HomeMy WebLinkAbout087 - 08/17/1993 - AUTHORIZING A REVOCABLE PERMIT AGREEMENT WITH OUTDOOR BUDDIES, INC. ORDINANCE NO. 87, 1993
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING A REVOCABLE PERMIT AGREEMENT WITH
OUTDOOR BUDDIES, INC.
WHEREAS, in late 1990, the City purchased from Meadow Springs Grazing
Association ("MSGA") that certain real property known as Meadow Springs Ranch
("the Property") ; and
WHEREAS, in connection with that purchase, the City granted to MSGA a
"first right of refusal" to lease the Property from the City for livestock
grazing; and
WHEREAS, MSGA assigned all of its rights to its "first right of refusal"
to Natural Fort Grazing, Ltd. ("NFG") ; and
WHEREAS, in Resolution 92-70, adopted April 21, 1992, the City Council
approved a two-year lease of the Property to NFG for livestock grazing ("the
Lease") ; and
WHEREAS, Article XXIII of the Lease granted NFG the right to sublet the
Property for hunting purposes; and
WHEREAS, NFG has recently relinquished and waived its rights to so sublet
the Property; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to continue limited hunting on the Property
consistent with generally accepted game management practices; and
WHEREAS, the City does not want to be directly involved in managing such
hunting on the Property; and
WHEREAS, the Outdoor Buddies, Inc. , a charitable organization that conducts
a program of providing a beneficial hunting experience to disabled hunters ("the
Disabled Hunters Program") , has offered to use the Property for its Disabled
Hunters Program for the hunting of pronghorn antelope; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that Outdoor Buddies, Inc. , has the
experience and qualifications necessary to carry out a managed controlled-hunting
program on the Property; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to grant to Outdoor Buddies, Inc. , a revocable
permit giving Outdoor Buddies, Inc. , the right to use the Property for its
Disabled Hunters Program; and
WHEREAS, Section 10 of Article XI of the City Charter permits the City
Council to grant a revocable permit at any time to permit the use and occupancy
of City real property; and
WHEREAS, Section 23-I11 of the City Code requires that, prior to the
conveyance or other disposition of any interest in real property used as part of
the City's Water Utility System, the City Council must find, by ordinance, that
such conveyance or other disposition is in the best interests of the City, that
such disposition will not' materially impair the viability of the City's Water
Utility System as a whole, and that it will be for the benefit of the citizens
of the City; and
WHEREAS, granting a revocable permit to Outdoor Buddies, Inc. , will serve
the dual public purposes of management of the population of pronghorn antelope
on the Property and of providing disabled hunters, and possibly other hunters,
in the community with the experience of hunting; and
WHEREAS, City staff and Outdoor Buddies, Inc. have negotiated a Revocable
Permit Agreement to be signed by the Mayor upon this Ordinance becoming law,
which Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions for the City's grant of a
revocable permit to Outdoor Buddies, Inc. , to use the Property as part of its
Disabled Hunters Program for pronghorn antelope hunting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
as follows:
Section 1. That granting to Outdoor Buddies, Inc. , the right to use the
Property for hunting purposes pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
proposed Revocable Permit Agreement is in the best interests of the City, will
not materially impair the viability of the City's Water Utility System, and will
be beneficial to the citizens of the City.
Section 2. That granting to Outdoor Buddies, Inc. , the right to use the
Property for hunting purposes pursuant to the terms and conditions of the
proposed Revocable Permit Agreement will serve the dual public purposes of
managing the population of the pronghorn antelope on the Property and of
providing disabled hunters, and possibly other hunters, in the community with the
experience of hunting.
Section 3. That the Mayor be, and hereby is, authorized to execute the
Revocable Permit Agreement containing the terms and conditions previously
negotiated by City staff and Outdoor Buddies, Inc.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published
this 3rd day of August, A.D. 1993, and to be presented for final passa n the
17th day of August, A.D. 1993.
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Passed and adopted on final reading this 17 d of gust, D. 1993.
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