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HomeMy WebLinkAbout048 - 05/16/2000 - AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH LARIMER COUNTY REGARDING THE 80-ACRE PORTION OF THE ORDINANCE NO. 48, 2000 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH LARIMER COUNTY REGARDING THE 80-ACRE PORTION OF THE CATHY FROMME PRAIRIE ACQUIRED FROM DAN JENSEN AND AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF AN 11%UNDIVIDED INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY TO LARIMER COUNTY AS REQUIRED THEREBY WHEREAS, in 1995,the City acquired from Dan Jensen the 80-acre parcel which is now a part of Cathy Fromme Prairie,more particularly described as:the N 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of section 10, Township 6 North, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M., except the east 60 feet of the west 90 feet, County of Larimer, State of Colorado (the "Property"); and WHEREAS,City staff has negotiated an Intergovernmental Agreement with Larimer County (the"IGA"),whereby Larimer County would pay$60,000 toward the purchase price of the Property, in exchange for the quit claim by the City of an undivided 11%interest in the Property to the County; and WHEREAS,the IGA further provides that the City will manage the Property,primarily for open space, wildlife habitat, passive recreational use and natural area purposes; and WHEREAS, a copy of the IGA,dated May 2,2000,is on file in the Office of the City Clerk, and available for review; and WHEREAS,Article II,Section 16 of the City Charter and Section 29-1-203,C.R.S., provide that the Council may enter into agreements with other governmental bodies for the performance of cooperative or joint activities; 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 the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into the IGA,in substantially the form of the same dated May 2,2000,and on file in the Office of the City Clerk, together with such other terms and conditions, or subsequent modifications or amendments, as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, determines to be necessary and appropriate to protect the interests of the City and effectuate the purposes set forth herein. Section 2. That the quit claim of an undivided 11% interest in the Property to Larimer County, in accordance with the IGA, is in the best interests of the City of Fort Collins. City Clerk Section 3. That the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute a quit claim deed conveying an undivided 11% interest in the Property to Larimer County, upon execution of the IGA. Introduced,considered favorably on first reading,and ordered published this 2nd day of May, A.D. 2000, and to be presented for final passage on the 16th day of May, A.D. 2000. Mayor ATTEST: 11��k �).A ,-AA City Clerk , Passed and adopted on final reading this 16th day of May, A.D. 2000. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk -