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HomeMy WebLinkAbout160 - 12/20/2005 - AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF PORTIONS OF SOAPSTONE PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA TO FOLSOM GRAZING ASSOCIATION ORDINANCE NO. 160, 2005 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE LEASE OF PORTIONS OF SOAPSTONE PRAIRIE NATURAL AREA TO FOLSOM GRAZING ASSOCIATION WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins, Colorado (the "City"), is the owner of approximately 12,579 acres of land known as Soapstone Prairie Natural Area (the "City Property"), and is the lessee of 3,873 acres of land owned by the State Land Board (the "Land Board Property") all in northern Larimer County, Colorado (together referred to herein as "Soapstone Prairie Natural Area" or the "Natural Area"); and WHEREAS, in order to continue grazing as a habitat management tool while the management plan for Soapstone Prairie Natural Area is being completed, staff has proposed to lease portions of the City Property described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Lease Property") and sublease the Land Board Property described on Exhibit "B" attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference (the "Sublease Property") to a local grazing association through 2008; and WHEREAS, after requesting and reviewing proposals for said lease arrangement, City staff has selected Folsom Grazing Association, the current lessee on portions of the proposed lease area, for the grazing lease; and WHEREAS, staff has negotiated with Folsom Grazing Association a lease for the period beginning in January 2006 and renewable annually through the end of 2008, by which the City will lease the City Property for grazing; and WHEREAS, a copy of the negotiated grazing lease agreement dated November 21, 2005 (the "Grazing Lease Agreement') is on file in the Office of the City Clerk and available for public review; WHEREAS, in order to sublease the Land Board Property to Folsom Grazing Association through 2008 a sublease form must be completed and approved by the State Land Board; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 23-114 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins, the Council is authorized to lease any and all interests in real property owned in the name of the City,provided that Council first finds that the lease 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 proposed lease of the Leased Property and sublease of the Sublease Property to Folsom Grazing Association is in the best interests of the City. Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a lease agreement in substantially the form of the Grazing Lease Agreement, together with such additional terms and conditions as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, determines to be necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the City and consistent with the terms of this Ordinance. Section 3. That the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a sublease agreement to sublease the Sublease Property to Folsom Grazing Association, in a form acceptable to the State Land Board and consistent with the terms of this Ordinance. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 29th day of November, A.D. 2005, and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of December, A.D. 2005. Mayor A' TEST: kl�)� dal City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 20th day of ember, A.D. 2005. Mayo ATTEST: City Clerk EXHIBIT "A" LEGAL DESCRIPTION Township 11 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. Section 5 : ALL Township 12 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M. Section 19 : All in State of Colorado Section 20: S 1/2 SW 1/4 and SW 1/4 SE 1/4 Section 21 : All in State of Colorado Section 28 : NE 1/4 NW 1/4, W 1/2 NE 1/4 and N 1/2 SE 1/4 Section 29 : ALL Section 30: NW 1/4 Section 31: ALL Section 33 : ALL Township 11 North, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M. Section 1: ALL Section 4 : NE 1/4 Township 12 North, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M. Section 20: All in State of Colorado Section 21: All in State of Colorado Section 22 : All in State of Colorado Section 23 : All in State of Colorado Section 24: All in State of Colorado Section 25 : ALL Section 27 : ALL Section 28: ALL Section 29 : ALL Section 32 : ALL Section 33 : ALL Section 34 : ALL Section 35 : ALL TOWNSHIP 11 NORTH-RANGE 68 WEST Section 4 Lot 1 78.22 acres S2NE 80.00 " Lot 2 78.18 " S2NW 80.00 " S2 320.00 " Section 6 Lot 1 78.80 " S2NE 90.00 " Lot 2 39.70 " Lot 3 75.90 " SENW 40.00 " NESW 40.00 " Lot 4 76.30 " SESW 40.00 " SE 160.00 " TOWNSHIP 12 NORTH-RANGE 68 WEST Section 20 Lots 1 -4 50.78 " S2N2 I60.00 " N2S2 I60.00 " SESE 40.00 " Section 28 E2NE 80.00 " NWNW 40.00 " S2NW 80.00 " SW 160.00 " S2SE 80.00 " Section 30 NE 160.00 " S2 314.88 " Section 32 All 640.00 " TOWNSHIP 12 NORTH- RANGE 69 WEST Section 36 All 640.00 acres The premises are leased only for the following purposes by Lessee: A. For grazing purposes 3,872.76 acres B. For Irrigated agricultural purposes 0.00 acres C. For dryland agricultural purposes 0.00 acres D. For other purposes 0:00 acres Total 3,872.76 acres