HomeMy WebLinkAbout041 - 03/20/2018 - AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF AN ELECTRIC LINE EASEMENT ON CITY PROPERTY AT SOARING VISTA NATURAL AR ORDINANCE NO. 041, 2018
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF AN ELECTRIC LINE EASEMENT ON CITY
PROPERTY AT SOARING VISTA NATURAL AREA TO THE CITY OF LOVELAND
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins owns property located in southeast Fort Collins
known as Soaring Vista Natural Area(the ``Property"); and
WHEREAS, the City of Loveland ("Loveland") wishes to construct a duct bank for an
electric transmission line connecting the Boyd Lake substation to a switch just west of Fairgrounds
Avenue (the"Project") by boring under the Property for approximately 668 feet, and is requesting
an easement from the City to complete this work; and
WHEREAS, the location of the proposed electric line easement, totaling .4 acres, is more
particularly described .in Exhibit "A", attached and incorporated herein by reference (the
"Easement"); and
WHEREAS, the Easement would be 25 feet in width and run along the south edge of the
Property directly adjacent to the right-of-way for County Road 30; and
WHEREAS, Loveland would pay the Natural Areas Department $2,752.64 for the value
of the easement and reimburse the Department for staff time involved in processing this request;
and
WHEREAS, the Project should have minimal to no impact on the surface of the Property,
and Loveland would restore any disturbed areas in compliance with the Natural Areas
Department's Resource Protection Standards; and
WHEREAS, the Land Conservation and Stewardship Board, at its regular meeting on
February 141 2018, voted to recommend the City Council approve conveying the Easement to
Loveland; and i
WHEREAS, Section 23-111(a)of the City Code authorizes the City Council to sell,convey
or otherwise dispose of any interest in real property owned by the City, provided that the City
Council first finds, by ordinance, that such sale or other disposition is in the best interests of the
City.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS 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 finds that the City's conveyance of the
Easement to Loveland as provided herein is in the best interests of the City.
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Section 3. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute such documents as are
necessary to convey the Easement to Loveland on terms and conditions consistent with this .
Ordinance,together with such additional terms and conditions as the City Manager, in consultation
with the City Attorney, determines are necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of the City,
including, but not limited to, any necessary changes to the legal descriptions of the Easement, as
long as such changes do not materially increase the size or change the character of the interest to
be conveyed.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 6th day of
March, A.D. 2018, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of March, A.D. 2018.
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EXHIBIT"A"
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
A strip of land for easement purposes,being a portion of that parcel of land as described
in Special Warranty Deed recorded on October 2,2015 at Reception No.20150065994
within the records of Latimer County,situate in the West Half(W I/2)of Section
Twenty-two(22),Township Six North(T.6N.),Range Sixty-eight West(R.68W.)of the
Sixth Principal Meridian(6`h P.M.),County of Latimer,State of Colorado,being more
particularly described as follows:
The South Twenty-five(25)feet of that parcel of land as described in said Special
Warranty Deed.
Said strip of land contains 17,204 Sq. Ft.(0.40 Acres),more or less(+/-),and is subject
to any rights-of-way or other easements of record as now existing on said described strip
of land.
SURVEYORS CERTIFICATE
1,Jason S.Allee,a Colorado Licensed Professional Land Surveyor do hereby state that
this Property Description was prepared by me or under my personal supervision and
checking,and,that it is n co rect to the best of my knowledge and belief.
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