HomeMy WebLinkAbout094 - 06/15/1999 - AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO GRANT A QUIT CLAIM DEED TO WALTER EDWARD SPERRY AND LEONA VERONICA KELLEY TO ORDINANCE NO. 94, 1999
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE CITY TO GRANh A QUIT CLAIM DEED TO
WALTER EDWARD SPERRY AND LEONA VERONICA KELLEY
TO CLARIFY OWNERSHIP OF A TRACT OF LAND (.246 Acres)
AT OVERLAND TRAIL PARK
WHEREAS,the City of Fort Collins is the owner of certain real property known as Overland
Trail Park in Larimer County, Colorado (hereinafter referred to as the "Park"); and
WHEREAS, during development of the Park, the City had an unresolved dispute with the
adjacent landowners over the northerly boundary of the Park; and
WHEREAS, the present adjacent landowners, Walter Edward Sperry and Leona Veronica
Kelley (the "Landowners") have executed a contract to sell their property; and
WHEREAS, the Landowners have requested a quit claim deed from the City to resolve the
ownership issue of the .246 acres tract of land as legally described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto
and incorporated herein by this reference(the "Property"); and
WHEREAS,the Parks and Recreation Department needs 10 new parking spaces for the Park
along the easterly 100 feet of the Property; and
WHEREAS,the Landowners have agreed to the reservation of a vehicular parking easement
in the quit claim deed; and
WHEREAS, Section 23-111 of the City Code provides that the City Council is authorized
to sell, convey or otherwise dispose of real property owned by the City, provided the Council first
finds by ordinance that any sale or disposition of real property owned by the City is in the best
interest of the City of Fort Collins.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE, COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the above described conveyance of the Property will be for the benefit of the
City's citizens and is in the best interests of the City.
Section 2. That the Mayor is authorized to execute such documents of conveyance as are
necessary to convey the City's interest in the Property to Walter Edward Sperry and Leona Veronica
Kelley upon the term and conditions described above.
Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 1 st day of June,
A.D. 1999, and to be presented for final passage on the l 5th day of June, A.D. 1999.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading this 15th day of June, A.D. 199,9.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
EXHIBIT "A"
Tract "C": A tract of land situate in Tract "C", Overland Trail Farm, and in the Southwest 1/4 of
Section 16, Township 7 North, Range 69 West of the 6t' P.M., City of Fort Collins, County of
Latimer, State of Colorado which considering the North line of the said Southwest 1/4 as bearing
S89°24'30"E and with all bearings contained herein relative thereto is contained within the boundary
lines which begin at the Northeast corner of said Tract "C" which bears S89°24'30"E 1294.00 feet
and again S00°00'00"E 850.00 feet from the West 1/4 corner of said Section 16 and run thence
S89024'30"E 28.80 feet; thence S00°00'00"E 19.02 feet to a point on an existing fence line; thence
along the said existing fence line S89°36'48"W 458.76 feet to a point on the boundary line of said
Tract "C";thence N00°00'00"W 26.85 feet along the said boundary line to a point on the North line
of said Tract "C"; thence S89024'30"E 430.00 feet along the said North line to the point of
beginning, containing 0.2416 acres more or less.