HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-030--APPROVING AN AGREEMENT TO SECURE PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR MULBERRY DEVELOPMENT AS PROVIDED IN SERVICE PLA RESOLUTION 2021-030
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING AN AGREEMENT TO SECURE PUBLIC
BENEFITS FOR MULBERRY DEVELOPMENT AS PROVIDED IN SERVICE PLAN FOR
MULBERRY METROPOLITAN DISTRICTS NOS. 1 THROUGH 6
WHEREAS, Mulberry Development LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (the
"Developer")is currently under contract to purchase approximately 232 acres of vacant land in two
separate parcels from two different owners, which real property is legally described in Exhibit"A"
attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference(the"Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Property is located north of Mulberry Street (Highway 14) along both
sides of Greenfield Court; and
WHEREAS, the Developer has not yet submitted to the City a development application
for the Property but intends to apply to the City for approval of a planned unit development
("PUD") for the Property as such PUDs are authorized under the City's Land Use Code; and
WHEREAS, the Developer desires to develop the Property under a PUD in phases and
proposes to construct approximately 1,600 dwelling units consisting of single-family attached
and detached units and multi-family units, up to 160,000 square feet of commercial and retail
uses including a grocery store, and up to 86,000 of square feet of office uses integrated into a
pedestrian-oriented market street(the "Project"); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Colorado's Special District Act, the Developer
previously submitted to the City an application for approval of a Consolidated Service Plan for
the Mulberry Metropolitan District Nos. 1-6 (the "Service Plan"), which Service Plan the City
Council approved on April 16, 2019, in Resolution 2019-050; and
WHEREAS, the Developer sought the organization of Mulberry Metropolitan District
Nos. 1-6(the"Districts") to enable development of the Property in a manner that will provide the
public benefits described in Exhibit "I" of the Service Plan, which are: (1) affordable housing;
(2) critical on-site and off-site public infrastructure; (3) high-quality and smart growth elements;
and(4)environmental sustainability (collectively, the"Public Benefits"); and
WHEREAS, Section IV.B.2. of the Service Plan requires that Developer's provision of
the Public Benefits be secured by a development agreement between the City and the Developer
that has been approved by resolution of the City Council before the Districts can, among other
things, impose any property taxes or issue any debt; and
WHEREAS, City staff and the Developer have negotiated the "Agreement to Secure
Public Benefits for the Mulberry Development as Provided in Service Plan for Mulberry
Metropolitan District Nos. 1 Through 6" attached as Exhibit "B" and incorporated herein by
reference (the "Public Benefits Agreement"), which sets forth the terms and conditions by which
the Developer's provision of the Public Benefits will be secured for the City; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council hereby finds that approval of the Public Benefits
Agreement is in the City's best interest and will serve the public's health, safety and welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby approves the Public Benefits Agreement.
Section 3. That the City Manager is authorized to enter into the Public Benefits
Agreement on the City's behalf in substantially the form attached as Exhibit "B," subject to
minor modifications as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, may determine
to be necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the City or to the effectuate the
purposes of this Resolution.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
23rd day of March, A.D. 202 1.
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EXHIBIT A
The Whitham Property
The NW1/4 of Section 9, Township 7 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., EXCEPT Right of
Way for County Road 48 and EXCEPT Right of Way in Book 245 at Page 77,County of Larimer,
State of Colorado.
The Springer-Fisher Property
The West '/2 of the Southwest '/4 of Section 9, Township 7 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M.,
EXCEPT that portion thereof conveyed in Deed recorded July 3, 1959 in Book 1097 at Page 148
and corrected in Deed recorded May 20, 1965 in Book 1290 at Page 520;
ALSO EXCEPT that portion thereof conveyed in Deed recorded December 3, 1984 in Book 2300
at Page 1701,
ALSO EXCEPT that portion conveyed to Larimer County by Special Warranty Deed recorded
July 10, 2017 at Reception Number 20170044766,
County of Larimer, State of Colorado.
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EXHIBIT B
AGREEMENT TO
SECURE PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR
MULBERRY DEVELOPMENT AS PROVIDED IN SERVICE PLAN FOR
MULBERRY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 THROUGH 6
THIS AGREEMENT TO SECURE PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR MULBERRY
DEVELOPMENT AS PROVIDED IN SERVICE PLAN FOR MULBERRY METROPOLITAN
DISTRICT NOS. 1 THROUGH 6 (this "Agreement") is made and entered into this day of
, 2021, by and between the CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a home rule
municipality of the State of Colorado (the "City") and MULBERRY DEVELOPMENT LLC, a
Colorado limited liability company (the "Developer"). The City and the Developer may be
referred to herein individually as a"Party"and jointly as the"Parties."
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Whitham Farms LLC ("Whitham") is currently the owner of the
approximately 157.55 acres of real property legally described in Exhibit"A" attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference(the"Whitham Property"); and
WHEREAS, Springer-Fisher Inc. ("Springer-Fisher") is currently the owner of the
approximately 75 acres of real property legally described in Exhibit "B" attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference(the"Springer-Fisher Property"); and
WHEREAS, Whitham and Springer-Fisher shall hereafter be referred to jointly as "the
Owners" and the Whitham Property and Springer-Fisher Property shall hereafter be referred to
jointly as"the Property"; and
WHEREAS,the Developer is currently under contract with each of the Owners to purchase
from them their respective portions of the Property, which Property is generally located north of
East Mulberry Street, south of East Vine Drive and east of the East Ridge Subdivision; and
WHEREAS, although the Developer has not yet submitted to the City under the City's
Land Use Code (the "LUC") any development approval applications for the Property, the
Developer anticipates that such future development approval applications will seek development
review approval for approximately 1,600 dwelling units, including single-family detached,single-
family attached, and multi-family living options, as well as a neighborhood town center and
pedestrian-oriented market street, including approximately 20-30 acres of retail, commercial, and
office uses to be developed on the Property (the"Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project will be developed on the Property in phases and for each phase
the Developer will be required to obtain the approval of a "final plan" as provided in the LUC
("Final Plan") and, as part of that approval of the Final Plan for each phase, the Developer will be
required under the LUC to enter into a development agreement with the City for each phase setting
forth, among other things, the Developer's obligations for constructing public improvements
related to that phase of the Project and any restrictions placed on the issuance on building permits
and certificates of occupancy for structures built in that phase (the "Development Agreement");
and
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WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Parties that this Agreement, the Final Plans and the
Development Agreements for all the phases of the Project shall be read together in determining
the Developer's obligations to provide the "Public Benefits" as hereafter described and required
in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Developer's goals for the Property align with and promote the City's
Triple Bottom Line priorities of economic health,environmental services and social sustainability;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Article 1 of Title 32 of the Colorado Revised
Statutes (the "Special District Act"), the City Council of the City (the "Council") approved on
April 16,2019,the Consolidated Service Plan(the"Service Plan") for the Mulberry Metropolitan
District Nos. 1-6 (each a"District"and collectively the"Districts")by Resolution 2019-050;and
WHEREAS,organization of the Districts is intended to enable development of the Property
in a manner that will provide the public benefits generally described in Exhibit I of the Service
Plan,and more particularly defined and described in Paragraph I.B.below(the"Public Benefits");
and
WHEREAS, Section IV.13.2. of the Service Plan requires that the Public Benefits to be
provided by the Developer for its planned development shall be secured by a development
agreement between the City and the Developer and the City and the Developer desire to secure the
Public Benefits in accordance therewith through this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Parties also desire to more fully address in this Agreement the timing and
requirements related to the provision of certain of the Public Benefits that shall be delivered
through approved Final Plans and related Development Agreements entered into as part of the
development review approval of each phase of the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and agreements
of the Parties contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, it is agreed as follows:
1. SECURING OF PUBLIC BENEFITS
A. Overview
I. _Method of Securing Public Benefits. Although the intent is that one
or more of the Districts will ultimately reimburse the Developer for those Public Benefits they
have the legal ability to fund, the Developer shall have the obligation to develop, construct and/or
install the Public Benefits in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
2. Public Benefits Summary. Exhibit I to the Service Plan generally
summarizes four (4) categories constituting the Public Benefits which are required to be secured
under this Agreement: (1) Affordable Housing, (2) Critical On-Site and Off-Site Public
Infrastructure, (3) High-Quality and Smart Growth Elements, and (4) Environmental
Sustainability. Each of these categories are defined and addressed in Sections I.B.I through I.B.4.
below.
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B. Public Benefits Secured
1. Affordable Housing.
a. The Developer has not yet submitted final site plans or
development approval applications to the City for the Property, but the Developer anticipates that
such future site plans and development approval applications will include approximately 1,600
dwelling units to be constructed on the Property. The"Total Dwelling Units"shall mean the total
number of dwelling units authorized under one or more approved Final Plans for the Property. For
the purposes of determining compliance with this Section I.B.La., at least fifteen percent (15%)
of the Total Dwelling Units approved within the Project(with any fraction rounded up to the next
whole number) must each be a dwelling unit affordable for households earning eighty percent
(80%) or less of the area median income, as adjusted for household size, in the for-sale context,
and an average of not more than sixty percent(60%)or less of the area median income,as adjusted
for household size, in the for-rent context, both as measured against the Fort Collins/Loveland
Metropolitan Statistical Area published annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development ("AMI"), which units may be offered either for-sale or for-rent consistent with the
additional parameters set forth below("Required Affordable Units"). If more than 1,600 Total
Dwelling Units are approved for the Property, the number of the Required Affordable Units shall
be increased accordingly so that the Required Affordable Unit count meets or exceeds the fifteen
percent(15%)requirement. On the other hand, if less than one thousand six hundred(1,600)Total
Dwelling Units are approved, the number of Required Affordable Units shall not be less than two
hundred forty (240) dwelling units. Of the Required Affordable Units, a minimum of forty (40)
dwelling units shall be offered for-sale at a price that is affordable for households earning eighty
percent (80%)or less of AM[, as adjusted for household size (the "For-Sale Affordable Units").
The For-Sale Affordable Units shall be built as"dispersed site"units, integrating market rate units
and affordable housing units within the Project. The above-referenced disbursement requirement
does not apply to The Required Affordable Units offered for rent.This sixty percent(60%)average
AMI in the for-rent context shall be calculated using the averaging methodology adopted by the
Colorado Housing and Finance Authority in effect at the time the affected Required Affordable
Units are determined by the City to count toward the Required Affordable Units as provided in
Section I.B.I.c. below.
b. Each of the Required Affordable Units must continue to
satisfy its affordability standard as defined in Section I.B.La. above for at least twenty (20)years
from the date of issuance of the first certificate of occupancy for each such unit. This means that
it is the intent of the Parties that the initial and subsequent conveyances and leases of each of the
Required Affordable Units during the twenty (20)-year period must be to purchasers or lessees
whose AMI qualifies them for that Required Affordable Unit as defined in Section I.B.La. above.
This requirement shall be deemed satisfied upon recording of a restrictive covenant or deed
restriction for each of the Required Affordable Units in a form reasonably acceptable to the City,
which shall include (without limitation) the information set forth in the last paragraph in Section
I.B.I.c. below, that is for the City's benefit and enforceable by the City at law and in equity and
recorded with the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder(the"20-Year Covenant"). When recorded,
the 20-Year Covenant shall not be subordinate to any lien or other financial encumbrance other
than liens for real property taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing,the Developer may use methods
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other than the 20-Year Covenant to ensure for twenty (20)years the affordability of the Required
Affordable Units if the method is first approved in writing by the City.
C. The Required Affordable Units may be provided through
any of the following four (4) mechanisms or by any other mechanism mutually agreed upon in
writing by the Developer and the City, or any combination of the same:
(i) Developer has developed any portion of the Required
Affordable Units within the Project under one or more approved Final Plans for the Project.
(ii) Execution of a contract for the sale of land of any
portion of the Project by the Developer to a non-profit or for-profit builder with a legally
enforceable contract obligation to the City in a form reasonably acceptable to the City to develop
such land as part or all of the Required Affordable Units, and the subsequent development of that
land under one or more future approved final development plans for the Project by such builder as
part or all of the Required Affordable Units. At the time any such sale is closed and relevant
documentation provided to the City by the Developer for each such sale, the City shall determine
the number and type of Required Affordable Units which reasonably could be expected to develop
on such acreage pursuant to the future approved final development plan and all other applicable
City ordinances,regulations,standards and policies and,upon such determination,those units shall
count toward the Required Affordable Units.
(iii) A reservation of any portion of the Property to be
developed under one or more future approved Final Plans by the Developer for the benefit of and
legally enforceable by the City at law and in equity for the eventual sale to an entity for
development of all or a portion of the Required Affordable Units. At the time such reservation is
made by the Developer and the reservation is in a form reasonably acceptable to the City that is
for the City's benefit and enforceable by the City at law and in equity and recorded with the
Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, the City shall determine the number and type of Required
Affordable Units which could reasonably be expected to develop on such acreage pursuant to the
future approved Final Plan(s) and all other applicable City ordinances, regulations, standards and
policies. Upon such determination, those units shall count toward the Required Affordable Units.
(iv) The Developer conveys any portion of the Property
to the City to be used by the City in its land bank program for affordable housing. At the time
such conveyance is made by the Developer to the City, the City shall determine the number and
type of Required Affordable Units which could reasonably be expected to develop on such acreage
pursuant to the future approved Final Plan(s) for that Property and all other applicable City
ordinances, regulations, standards and polices. Upon such determination, those units shall count
toward the Required Affordable Units.
d. As to any Required Affordable Units provided pursuant to
subparts I.B.L(ii)and(iii)above,in the deed conveying the land for development of such Required
Affordable Units from Developer to the initial purchaser thereof from the Developer(the"Initial
Purchaser"), the Developer must include the following:
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(i) A specific reference in the body of the deed,
reflecting that the property conveyed thereby is conveyed subject to the 20-Year Covenant,
(ii) A copy of the 20-Year Covenant as an exhibit to such
deed,
(iii) A requirement that the Initial Purchaser include, in
the body of the deed conveying each such Required Affordable Unit to a residential purchaser
from such Initial Purchaser, a statement that, in accordance with the 20-Year Covenant, if such
residential purchaser or any subsequent owner of such Required Affordable Unit sells or leases
such Required Affordable Unit while the Required Affordable Unit is subject to the 20-Year
Covenant, such subsequent owner or lessee must comply with the affordability requirements of
the 20-Year Covenant as set forth in Section I.B.La. above(the"Affordability Notice"), and
(iv) A provision that, while the Required Affordable
Units to be developed on such land are subject to the 20-Year Covenant, the Initial Purchaser
thereof is responsible for causing to be prepared and filed annually with the City Manager's Office,
as provided in Section I.B.I.f. below, a written report stating compliance of such Required
Affordable Unit with the 20-Year Covenant as set forth in Section I.B.I.a. above (the
"Compliance Report").
e. As to any of the Required Affordable Units provided
pursuant to subpart I.B.I.c.(i)above, the Developer shall:
(i) Include in any deed by which it conveys a Required
Affordable Unit to the Initial Purchaser of the Unit: (1)a specific reference in the body of the deed,
reflecting that the property conveyed thereby is conveyed subject to the 20-Year Covenant, (2)
attach a copy of the 20-Year Covenant as an exhibit to such deed,and(3)the Affordability Notice;
and
(ii) Cause the Compliance Reports for these Units to be
prepared and delivered to the City on an annual basis.
f. Each annual Compliance Report for the Required Affordable
Units provided under subparts (i), (ii) and (iii) above must be delivered to the City Manager's
Office within ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar year and must report whether any
Required Affordable Units which were for-rent at any time during the past calendar year and
whether any Required Affordable Units which were sold during such preceding calendar year,that
such rentals and/or sales,as applicable,were to a household satisfying the requirements of Section
I.B.La. above.
g. At least sixty-six percent (66%) of the Required Affordable
Units must be provided through one of the mechanisms described in Sections I.B.I.c.(i) through
(iv) above (or through any other mechanism agreed upon in writing between the City and the
Developer) before the City is required to issue any building permit that will authorize the
construction of more than eight hundred (800) Total Dwelling Units within the Project, and the
remaining thirty-four percent (34%) of the Required Affordable Units must be so provided prior
to the City being required to issue a building permit that will authorize the construction of any of
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the last one hundred (100) of the Total Dwelling Units within the Project. The City agrees that
this hold on the last one hundred (100) Total Dwelling Units shall not apply to the issuance of a
building permit for any Required Affordable Unit.
2. Critical On-Site and Off-Site Public Infrastructure. The Developer
agrees that one or more of the future Final Plans for the Property-and related future Development
Agreements between the City and Developer shall require that the following critical public
infrastructure and contributions be provided by the Developer:
a. Rail Crossing. Fund, design and construct a railroad
crossing of the Great Western Railroad for both vehicular and pedestrian access in the dedicated
Greenfield Court right of way(the"Rail Crossing Improvements");
b. Greenfields Roundabout. Fund, design and construct a
traffic roundabout on Greenfields Court planned near East Mulberry Street (the "Greenfields
RAB"
C. Vine & Timberline Intersection Contribution. Contribution
to the City by the Developer of$250,000 for the design and construction, or alternatively design
and construction by the Developer at a cost of$250,000 or greater, of the improvements to the
intersection of East Vine Drive and North Timberline Road (the "Vine & Timberline
Contribution");
d. Frontage Road and Highway 14_ Median Contribution.
Contribution to the City by the Developer of $800,000 for the design and construction, or
alternatively design and construction by the Developer at a cost of $800,000 or greater, of
landscape improvements in the North Frontage Road and Highway 14 Median and at the
intersection of North Frontage Road and Highway 14(the"Median Contribution"); and
e. Community Gateway Contribution. Contribution to the City
by the Developer of $500,000 for the design and construction, or alternatively design and
construction by the Developer at a cost of$500,000 or greater, of monumentation and landscape
improvements on parcels located between the realigned North Frontage Road and East Mulberry
Street to create a welcoming entry feature (the "Community Gateway Contribution"). Despite
this parcel of property's ideal location for a profitable convenience store or drive-thru site, the
Developer has committed to developing this site as a City monument and community entry feature,
at a lost opportunity cost to Developer of approximately $1,250,000 in foregone land value.
The timing for each of the above-described critical onsite and off-site public
infrastructure shall occur as reasonably determined by the City as part of its consideration of the
development application filed with the City under the LUC for each phase of the Project and with
the resulting obligations included in the Final Plan and Development Agreement approved for each
such phase of the Project. The City's approval of one or more future Final Plans and Development
Agreements for the Project, as required under the LUC, that legally obligates the Developer to
provide the Rail Crossing Improvements, Greenfields RAB, Vine & Timberline Contribution,
Median Contribution and/or the Community Gateway Contribution shall be prerequisites to the
Developer's receipt from the City of any residential building permit for construction under the
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applicable future approved Final Plan and Development Agreement for the relevant phase of the
Project.
3. High-Ouality and Smart Growth Elements. The Developer agrees
that the future approved Final Plans for the Property and the related future Development
Agreements between the City and Developer shall include the following smart growth elements:
(i) increased density from Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood District standard of 4 units per
acre in LUC Division 4.5, (ii) alley access to the garages of at least 40% of the Total Dwelling
Units,(iii)added utility services and raw water dedication, (iv)enhanced pedestrian crossings, (v)
a central pedestrian-oriented greenway spine through the center of the neighborhood, (vi) a
secondary bicycle path to provide a more direct route for cyclists, (vii) an enhanced east-west
greenway to connect from the railroad crossing to Cooper Slough, and (v) a mixed-use design.
Such future approved Final Plans shall also include neighborhood parks, pocket parks adjacent to
the pedestrian-oriented greenway spine,and a commercial center promenade(collectively,"Smart
Growth Elements"). The timing of Developer's obligation for each of the Smart Growth Elements
shall occur as reasonably determined by the City as part of its consideration of the development
applications filed with the City under the LUC for each phase of the Project and with the resulting
obligations included in the Final Plan and Development Agreement approved for each such phase
of the Project. The City's approval of one or more future Final PIans and Development
Agreements for the Project that legally obligates the Developer to provide any of the Smart Growth
Elements,shall be prerequisites to the Developer's receipt from the City of any residential building
permit for construction under the applicable future approved Final Plan and Development
Agreement for the relevant phase of the Project.
4. Environmental Sustainability.
a. Solar Photovoltaic Enemy. The Developer agrees that one
or more of the future approved Final Plans for each of the phases of the Project and related future
Development Agreements shall require the Developer to construct a solar power generation system
or systems that shall generate a minimum of 800 kilowatts (each a "Solar Power Generation
System").At Developer's option,each Solar Power Generation System shall be certified by either
(i)a licensed, independent,third-party electrical engineer or solar professional in accordance with
the requirements of the City, or(ii) an agent or representative of the City, in accordance with the
requirements of the City. The Developer shall also provide documentation satisfactory to the City
certifying that each Solar Power Generation System will be owned, operated and maintained by
the owner of the property on which the Solar Power Generation System is located (the "Owner's
Certification"). The City must have received certification of one or more Solar Power Generation
Systems generating at least 400 kilowatts and the related Owner's Certification before the City is
required to issue any certificate of occupancy for more than fifty percent (50%) of the Total
Dwelling Units within the Property, and certification of one or more Solar Power Generations
Systems generating the remaining 400 kilowatts and the related Owner's Certification shall be
received by the City prior to the City being required to issue a certificate of occupancy for any of
the last one hundred(100)of the Total Dwelling Units within the Property.
b. Water Conservation through Non-Potable Irrigation System.
The Developer agrees that the future approved Final Plans for each phase of the Project and related
future Development Agreements shall require the Developer to design and install a non-potable
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water system to provide irrigation water to all the natural areas and private lots in that phase of the
Project(the"Water System"). The Parties acknowledge that it is the Developer's intention that the
Water system shall be owned, operated and maintained by Mulberry Metropolitan District No. I
or one of the other Districts. The Developer shall apply to the applicable District for acceptance of
the Water system in accordance with the relevant agreement(s) in place between the Developer
and the District concerning the District's acquisition of public improvements and infrastructure.
Nevertheless,the Developer shall be responsible for ensuring the Water System and each phase of
it is in full compliance with all applicable federal and Colorado law including, without limitation,
the Colorado Constitution, statutes and regulations regarding water use, applicable court decrees
regarding water rights and well permitting requirements. The Developer shall also provide to the
City, for its prior approval, the Water System design plans for each phase of the Project and such
plans must comply with all applicable City ordinances, regulations, standards and policies,as well
all applicable county, state and federal laws and regulations. Developer's legal obligation to
provide the Water System for each phase of the Project, as provided in this Agreement, shall be
included in the Final Plan and Development Agreement for that phase, and Developer agreeing to
this obligation in the Final Plan and Development Agreement is a prerequisite to Developer's
receipt from the City of a building permit for the construction of any building in that phase of the
Project. In addition, the approved Final Plan and Development Agreement for each phase of the
Project must provide that the City shall not be required to issue a certificate of occupancy for any
building in that phase if the portion of the Water System designed to serve that building has not
been installed in accordance with the City-approved design plans for that phase of the Water
System and the Water System is operational to serve that building.
C. Sustainable Landscape Design. The Developer desires to
promote water conservation in the Project through its landscaping design. The Developer agrees
that all the future approved Final Plans for the Project and related future Development Agreements
related to each phase of the Project shall require xeric plantings and grouping of plant species with
similar water needs to allow for efficiency in irrigation (the "Sustainable Landscape Design").
The Developer also agrees that its legal obligation to provide the Sustainable Landscape Design
for each phase of the Project shall be a prerequisite to Developer's receipt from the City of any
building permit for residential construction within that phase of the Project.
d. Enhanced Community Resiliency. The Developer agrees
that one or more of the future approved Final Plans for the Project and related future Development
Agreements shall require that the following improvements to provide for enhanced community
resiliency be provided by the Developer:
(i) Improvements to the Cooper Slough to reduce runoff
and lower peak flows through upstream planting and mitigation;
(ii) Improvements to Lake Canal to help bring it out of
the current flood plain; and
(iii) Landscape architecture designed to support the flight
distances and migration patterns of applicable pollinators (together, the "Enhanced Community
Resiliency Improvements").
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The timing of Developer's obligation for each of the Enhanced Community
Resiliency Improvements shall occur as reasonably determined by the City as part of its
consideration of the development applications filed with the City under the LUC for each phase of
the Project and with the resulting obligations included in the Final Plan and Development
Agreement approved for each such phase of the Project. The City's approval of one or more future
Final Plans and Development Agreements for the Project that legally obligates the Developer to
provide any of the Enhanced Community Resiliency Improvements, shall be prerequisites to the
Developer's receipt from the City of any residential building permit for construction under the
applicable future approved Final Plan and Development Agreement for the relevant phase of the
Project.
C. City Acknowledgement. The City and Developer specifically acknowledge
and agree that the Public Benefits described and secured in paragraphs I.B.I through I.B.4. above,
shall only be deemed to have satisfied the requirement and precondition set forth in Section IV.B.
of the Service Plan for securing the Public Benefits as generally described in Exhibit I of the
Service Plan when this Agreement goes into full effect as provided in Section IL R. below.
❑. MISCELLANEOUS
A. City Findings. The City hereby finds and determines that the approval of
this Agreement is in the best interests of the City and the public's health, safety and general
welfare.
B. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute
one and the same agreement.
C. Covenants/Binding Effect. This Agreement shall run with the Property,
including any subsequent replatting of all, or a portion of the Property. This Agreement shall also
be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective personal representatives,
heirs, successors,grantees and assigns. It is agreed that all improvements required pursuant to this
Agreement touch and concern the Property regardless of whether such improvements are located
on the Property. Assignment of interest within the meaning of this paragraph shall specifically
include, but not be limited to, a conveyance or assignment of any portion of the Developer's legal
or equitable interest in the Property,as well as any assignment of the Developer's rights to develop
the Property under the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Final Plans and
Development Agreements approved for the Property.
D. Default.
1. Notice;Cure. If either Party defaults under this Agreement,the non-
defaulting Party shall deliver written notice to the defaulting Party of such default in accordance
with Section ILL, and the defaulting Party shall have thirty(30)days from and after receipt of such
notice to cure such default. If such default is not of a type which can be cured within such thirty
(30) day period and the defaulting Party gives written notice to the non-defaulting Party within
such thirty(30)day period that it is actively and diligently pursuing such cure,the defaulting Party
shall have a reasonable period of time given the nature of the default following the end of such
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thirty(30)day period to cure such default,provided that such defaulting Party is at all times within
such additional time period actively and diligently pursuing such cure and provided further that in
no event shall such cure period exceed a total of six (6) months. Notwithstanding the cure period
set forth in this Section II.D.1,Developer, its successors and assigns,shall have the right to include
a claim for breach of this Agreement in any action brought under C.R.C.P. Rule 106 if Developer,
its successors and assigns,believes that the failure to include such claim may jeopardize its ability
to exercise its remedies with respect to this Agreement at a later date. Any claim for breach of this
Agreement brought before the expiration of the applicable cure period set forth in this Section II.D.
shall not be prosecuted by Developer, its successors and assigns, until the expiration of such cure
period except as set forth in this Agreement, and shall be dismissed by Developer, its successors
and assigns, if the default is cured in accordance with this Section II.D.
2. Remedies. If any default under this Agreement is not cured as
described above, the non-defaulting Party shall have the right to enforce the defaulting Parry's
obligation hereunder by an action at law or in equity, including, without limitation, injunction
and/or specific performance, and shall be entitled to an award of any damages available at law or
in equity.
E. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed under and governed by
the laws of the State of Colorado.
F. Integration; Amendment. This Agreement represents the entire agreement
between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no oral or collateral
agreements or understandings. The Parties agree that this Agreement may be amended only by an
instrument in writing signed by the City and the Developer, and successors and permitted assigns
of the Developer to whom the Developer has granted in writing the right to consent to any such
amendments. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Agreement shall be in addition to and
supplemented by the Development Agreements that will be entered into by the Developer with the
City for the Property as required in the LUC.
G. Jurisdiction and Venue. The City and the Developer, its successors and
assigns,stipulate and agree that in the event of any dispute arising out of this Agreement,the courts
of the State of Colorado shall have exclusive jurisdiction over such dispute and venue shall only
be proper in Larimer County, Colorado. The Parties hereby submit themselves to jurisdiction of
the State District Court, 8th Judicial District,County of Larimer, State of Colorado.
H. CityApprovals. Where this Agreement requires the City's future approval
or consent, such approval or consent may be given by the City Manager of the City within his or
her sole discretion. Where this Agreement requires the City Council's approval or consent, such
approval or consent shall be within the Council's sole discretion.
I. Multiple-Fiscal Year Obligations. To the extent that any of the obligations
of the City contained in this Agreement are or should be considered multiple-fiscal year
obligations, such obligations shall be subject to annual appropriation by the Fort Collins City
Council, in its sole discretion.
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J. No Joint Venture or Partnership. No form of joint venture or partnership
exists between the Developer and the City, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed as making the Developer and the City joint venturers or partners.
K. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, enforcement of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and all rights of action
relating to such enforcement, shall be strictly reserved to the City and the Developer, and its
successors and assigns,and nothing contained in this Agreement shall give or allow any such claim
or right of action by any third party.
L. Notices. Any notice or communication required under this Agreement
between the City and the Developer, and its successors and assigns, must be in writing and may
be given either personally, by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, by Federal
Express or other reliable courier service that guarantees next day delivery or by facsimile
transmission (followed by an identical hard copy via registered or certified mail). If personally
delivered, a notice shall be deemed to have been given when delivered to the Party to whom it is
addressed. If given by any other method,a notice shall be deemed to have been given and received
on the first to occur of. (a)actual receipt by any of the addressees designated below as the Party to
whom notices are to be sent; or(b) as applicable: (i) three (3) days after a registered or certified
letter, return receipt requested, containing such notice, properly addressed, with postage prepaid,
is deposited in the United States mail; (ii) the following business day after being sent via Federal
Express or other reliable courier service that guarantees next day delivery; or (iii) the following
business day after being sent by facsimile transmission(provided that such facsimile transmission
is promptly followed by an identical hard copy sent via registered or certified mail, return receipt
requested). Any Party hereto may at any time, by giving written notice to the other party hereto as
provided in this Section II.L, designate additional persons to whom notices or communications
shall be given and designate any other address in substitution of the address to which such notice
or communication shall be given. Such notices or communications shall be given to the Parties at
their addresses set forth below:
If to City: City of Fort Collins
ATTN: City Manager
300 LaPorte Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80521
With a copy to: City of Fort Collins
ATTN: City Attorney
300 LaPorte Avenue
Fort Collins, CO 80521
If to Developer: Mulberry Development LLC
4801 Goodman Road
Timnath, CO 80547
ATTN: Patrick McMeekin
With copies to: WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA& WALDRON
Attorneys at Law
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ATTN: Robert Rogers, Esq.
2154 East Commons Avenue, Suite 2000
Centennial, Colorado 80122
M. Paragraph Captions. The captions of the paragraphs are set forth only for
the convenience and reference of the Parties and are not intended in any way to define, limit or
describe the scope or intent of this Agreement.
N. Recordation. The Developer agrees to record this Agreement with the
Larimer County Clerk and Recorder after the recording of each of the deeds from the Owners
conveying their respective portions of the Property to the Developer and prior to recording any
other encumbrance on the Property,and the Developer shall pay the cost of both recordings of this
Agreement.
O. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or condition of this
Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the
remaining provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force.
P. Survival. The covenants, representations and warranties and agreements to
be performed or complied with under this Agreement by the Parties shall be continuing obligations
of the Parties until fully complied with or performed, respectively.
Q. Waiver. No waiver of one or more of the terms of this Agreement shall
constitute a waiver of other terms. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement in any instance
shall constitute a waiver of such provision in other instances.
R. Effective Date and Termination. This Agreement shall not go into full
effect unless and until all of the following events have occurred: (i)the Owners have both deeded
their respective portions of the Property to the Developer, (ii) both deeds have been duly recorded
with the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder, and (iii) this Agreement has been duly recorded as
against both the Whitham Property and the Springer-Fisher Property as provided in Section ILN
above. However, if any of these events has not occurred on or before June 30,2023,this Agreement
shall terminate on July 1, 2023, and the Parties shall be released from all obligations hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement the day and
year first written above.
CITY: CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO,
a Municipal Corporation
By:
Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Date: , 2021
ATTEST:
Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
John R. Duval, Deputy City Attorney
STATE OF COLORADO )
) ss
COUNTY OF LARIMER )
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of ,
2021, by I as City Manager of the City of Fort Collins.
Witness my hand and official seal.
My Commission expires:
Notary Public
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DEVELOPER: MULBERRY DEVELOPMENT LLC, a Colorado
limited liability company
By:Its:
STATE OF COLORADO )
) ss.
COUNTY OF LARIMER )
The foregoing Agreement was acknowledged before me this _ day of ,
2021, by of Mulberry Development LLC.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
Notary Public
My commission expires:
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EXHIBIT A
The Whitham Property
The NWV4 of Section 9, Township 7 North, Range 68 West of the 6th F.M., EXCEPT Right of
Way for County Road 48 and EXCEPT Right of Way in Book 245 at Page 77,County of Larimer,
State of Colorado.
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EXHIBIT B
The Springer-Fisher Property
The West 'l2 of the Southwest 1,4 of Section 9, Township 7 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M.,
EXCEPT that portion thereof conveyed in Deed recorded July 3, 1959 in Book 1097 at Page 148
and corrected in Deed recorded May 20, 1965 in Book 1290 at Page 520;
ALSO EXCEPT that portion thereof conveyed in Deed recorded December 3, 1984 in Book 2300
at Page 1701,
ALSO EXCEPT that portion conveyed to Larimer County by Special Warranty Deed recorded
July 10, 2017 at Reception Number 20170044766,
County of Larimer, State of Colorado.
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