HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-104-12/05/2023-AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH LARIMER COUNTYRESOLUTION 2023-104
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH LARIMER COUNTY AND THE CITY OF
LOVELAND REGARDING THE HEAVEN’S DOOR RANCH CONSERVATION PROJECT
WHEREAS,on November 15,2022,City Council adopted Resolution 2022-112 approving
an intergovernmental agreement with Larimer County and the City of Loveland (the “IGA”)to
purchase a 1,547-acre property adjacent to the City’s FoothillslBuckhornlRedstone Priority Area
known as Heaven’s Door Ranch (the “Property”);and
WHEREAS,the City and the City of Loveland have contributed funds towards the
acquisition of the Property and will jointly hold a conservation easement on the Property;and
WHEREAS,the anticipated time the City and the City of Loveland will receive the joint
conservation easement has been delayed because Larimer County requires additional time to seek
Great Outdoors Colorado (“GOCO”)grant funds to help acquire the Property;and
WHEREAS,an amendment to the IGA is required to extend the deadline for the
conveyance of the joint conservation easement from December 1,2023 to September 1,2024 to
allow Larimer County to seek the GOCO grant funds;and
WHEREAS,extending this deadline will not have an adverse impact on the
implementation of the IGA or purchase of the Property;and
WHEREAS,City Council reviewed and approved of the IGA pursuant to Section 1-22 of
the City Code and any amendments thereto require City Council approval.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED 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 authorizes the Mayor to execute an
amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement with Larimer County and the City of Loveland
regarding the Heaven’s Door Ranch Conservation Project to extend the deadline for the
conveyance of the joint conservation easement from December 1,2023 to September 1,2024.
Passed and adopted at a
day of December,2023.
AflEST:
il of the City of Collins this 5th
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