HomeMy WebLinkAbout042 - 05/02/2000 - AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT ON THE SAUER OPEN LAND PROPERTY TO LARIMER COU ORDINANCE NO. 42, 2000
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT
ON THE "SAUER" OPEN LAND PROPERTY TO LARIMER COUNTY
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins and the City of Loveland will become the co-owners
of approximately 785 acres of land located south of Fort Collins and west of Taft Hill Road, more
particularly described on Exhibit"A", attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference(the
"Property"); and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 2000, the Council approved Resolution 2000-50,
authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Loveland and Larimer County (the
"IGA"),whereby the City will pay$308,354 for an undivided 25 percent interest in the Property;the
City of Loveland will pay the amount of$1,892,770 and the County will pay $437,880 toward the
purchase of the Property; and the City of Loveland will agree to manage the Property,primarily for
agricultural, open space and natural area purposes; and
WHEREAS, the IGA further provides for the use of$500,000 in Open Space Grant funds
to be received from the Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund("GOCO Funds")for the
acquisition of the Property, in exchange for the imposition of a deed restriction or conservation
easement to protect the Property from uses contrary to the purposes of the GOCO Funds; and
WHEREAS,the parties have entered into the IGA, and have negotiated among themselves
and with the Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund a conservation easement on the
Property for the benefit of Larimer County, as easement holder, a copy of which, dated April 14,
2000, is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and available for review (the "Conservation
Easement"); and
WHEREAS, the Plan for the Region Between Fort Collins and Loveland as adopted by the
Council in Resolution 95-82,identifies the Property as a significant open space area to be protected;
and
WHEREAS,City Plan,as adopted by the Council in Resolution 97-25,identifies the property
as a significant Open Land on the City Structure Plan; and
WHEREAS, the terms of the Conservation Easement are consistent with the objectives of
the City's Natural Areas Policy Plan, the Plan for the Region Between Fort Collins and Loveland,
and City Plan; and
WHEREAS, under Section 23-111 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins, the Council is
authorized to sell or otherwise dispose of any and all interests in real property owned in the name
of the City,provided that Council first finds by ordinance that the sale or 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 grant of the Conservation Easement on the Property to Larimer County is
in the best interests of the City of Fort Collins.
Section 2. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to convey to Larimer County,by execution
of a Deed of Conservation Easement in substantially the form for the same dated April 14,2000,and
on file in the Office of the City Clerk,subject to such modifications in form or substance as the City
Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney,may deem necessary to effectuate the purposes of
this Ordinance or to protect the interests of the City.
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 18th day of
April, A.D. 2000, and to be presented for final passage on the 2nd day of May, A.D. 2000.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 2nd day of May, A.D. 2000.
Mayor
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EXHIBIT "A"
Legal Description of a parcel of land being portions of Sections 21 and 28, Township 8 North. Range 69
West of the 6th Principal Meridian. Lorimer County, Colorado being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at the Southwest Corner of sold Section 28 and considering the West line of the Southwest Quarter
of sold Section 28 as bearing South 00'03'32' West and with all bearings contained herein relative
thereto; thence along the South line of the Southwest Quarter of sold Section 28 North 89'36'54' East
50.00 feet; thence departing sold South line North 00'03'32' East 1013.51 feet; thence North
89'50'35' East 2626.58 feet to a point on the North—South centerline of sold Section 28, thence along
said North—South centerline North 00'05'42" West 1153.00 feet; thence deporting sold North—South'
centerline North 89050'35' East 2674.10 feet to a point on the East line of the Southeast Quarter of sold
Section 28, thence along said East line North 00014'02' West 529.32 feet to the East One Quarter
Comer of said Section 28; thence along the East line of the Northeast Quarter of said Section 28; North
00'1413' West 2651.13 fact to tho Northeast Corner of said Section 25; thence along tho East line of
the Southeast Quarter of said Section 21 North 00*12*58' West 2626.00 feet to the East One Quarter
Corner of sold Section 21; thence along the Eost—West centerline of sold Section 21 South 89'53'47"
West 2660.74 feet to the center One Quarter Corner of said Section 21; thence continuing along Bald East—
West centerline South 89'53'38" West 2708.47 feet to the West One Quarter Comer of said Section 21;
thence along the West line of the Southwest Quarter of said Section 21 South 01'00'49' East 2636.00
feet to the Southwest Comer of acid Section 21; thence along the West line of the Northwest Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter of said Section 28 South 00'03'02" West 1335.90 fact to the Northwest Corner of
the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 28; thence along the West line of the
Southwest Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of said Section 28 South 00'00'43' West 1335.51 feet to
the Wsst One Quarter Comer of sold Section 28: thence along the West line of the Southwest Quarter of sold
•tion 28 South 00'03'32" West 2670.98 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
The above described tract of land contains 784.751 acres more or less and is subject to the right—of—way for
Lorimer County Road No. 19 and all other casements and rights—of—woy of record.
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