HomeMy WebLinkAbout157 - 01/02/1996 - AUTHORIZING A THREE YEAR FARM LEASE AGREEMENT WITH GREG WALKER FARMING OF THE RESOURCE RECOVERY FARM ORDINANCE NO. 157, 1995
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS TO ENTER INTO
A THREE YEAR FARM LEASE AGREEMENT WITH GREG WALKER
FOR FARMING OF THE RESOURCE RECOVERY FARM
WHEREAS, in 1979,the City purchased 328 acres east of the Wastewater Treatment Plant
#2 at Prospect Street and I-25, now known as the Resource Recovery Farm; and
WHEREAS, a portion of said land was leased for farming purposes until the City installed
the sludge disposal system in 1982; and
WHEREAS, in 1988, the City began farming the Resource Recovery Farm for the purpose
of recovering expenses of sludge application; and
WHEREAS,during the years from 1988 through 1990,profits offset operating expenses; and
WHEREAS, during 1990 through 1993, market conditions changed and farm operations
proved to be unprofitable; and
WHEREAS, in 1994, staff recommended that the Resource Recovery Farm be returned to
contract farmine and with approval of the City Council did so by leasing the Resource Recovery__
Farm to Greg Walker ("Walker") for a term ending on December 31, 1995; and
WHEREAS, City staff again recommends that the farming operations for the Resource
Recovery Farm be contracted out to a local farmer and towards this end a Request for Proposal to
lease the Resource Recovery Farm was issued and the City received one proposal from Walker; and
WHEREAS, Walker has offered to lease the Resource Recovery Farm for agricultural
purposes for a three-year term beginning January 1, 1995, and ending on December 31, 1997, for the
sum of Seven Thousand Dollars ($7,000) each year; and
WHEREAS, City staff and Walker have negotiated a Lease Agreement containing Walker's
said offer, a copy of which is on file with the City Clerk's office (the "Lease Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the Resource Recovery Farm constitutes a part of the City's Wastewater Utility
System; and
WHEREAS, Section 23-114 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins authorizes City Council
to lease the Resource Recovery Farm to Walker for a three-year term,provided that the Council first
finds,by Ordinance,that: (1) it is in the best interests of the City; (2) it will not materially impair the
viability of the City's Wastewater Utility System as a whole; and (3) it will be for the benefit of the
citizens of the City.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the Council hereby finds that the City's lease of the Resource Recovery
Farm on the terms and conditions described in the Lease Agreement are in the best interests of the
City, will not materially impair the viability of the City's Wastewater Utility System as a whole, and
it will be for the benefit of the citizens of the City.
Section 2. That the Council hereby approves the Lease Agreement.
Section 3. That the Council hereby authorizes the lease of the Resource Recovery Farm
to Walker on the terms and conditions set forth in the Lease Agreement.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, ordered publishe s, 19th day of
December, A.D. 1995, and to be presented for final pa ge the 2nd day anuar \A.D. 1996.
ayor
ATTEST:
City
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 2nd day of January, A.D. 1996.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk