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HomeMy WebLinkAbout014 - 02/03/1981 - CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING THE QUESTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DOWN T �R CERTIFIED RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO RELATING TO AN ORDINANCE CALLING FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING THE QUESTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT STATE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF LARIMER ) ss CITY OF FORT COLLINS ) The Council of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, held a regular meeting at Council Chambers, City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, on Tuesday, the 20th day of January, 1981, at the hour of 5 30 pm The following persons were present Council Members Nancy Gray, Mayor Elery Wilmarth, Assistant Mayor Charles Bowling Peggy Reeves Burt Kross Lloyd St Croix Earl Wilkinson City Manager John Arnold City Clerk Wanda Krajicek The following persons were absent None Council Member Wilkinson _ introduced the following Ordinance, which was read by title, copies of the full Ordinance having been available in the office of the City Clerk at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time said Ordinance was introduced for each Council Member and for inspection and copying for the general public -1- ORDINANCE NO 14, 1981 AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING THE QUESTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONDUCT THEREOF WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, has determined and does hereby determine that it is necessary to establish a Downtown Development Authority for the public health, safety, prosperity, security and welfare and to halt and prevent deterioration of property values in the central business district, and WHEREAS, it is first necessary to submit the question of the estab- lishment of such an Authority to a vote of the qualified electors of the District within which the Authority is to exercise its powers BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS THAT 1 Pursuant to Part 8 of Article 25 of Title 31, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973, as amended, and the 1979 Cumulative Supplement thereto, there shall be submitted to the qualified electors of the District herein- after described at a special election to be held for that purpose on Tuesday, the 17th day of March, 1981, between the hours of 7 00 a m and 7 00 p m at the polling places hereinafter designated the following question Shall a Downtown Development Authority be formed pursuant to Part 8 of Article 25 of Title 31, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973, as amended, and the 1979 Cumulative Supplement thereto, thereby empowering the Council of the City of Fort Collins to assess, levy and collect an ad valorem tax upon the taxable property within the jurisdiction of the Authority not to exceed 5 mills for the use and benefit of the Author- ity, said Authority to exercise its powers within a District in the City of Fort Collins to be bounded as follows Beginning at the center of the intersection of College Avenue and Laurel Street, thence Westerly to the intersection of the centerline of Laurel Street with the centerline of the alley in Block 116 extended, thence Northerly along the centerline of the alleys in Blocks 116 and 115 to the center of Mulberry Street, thence Westerly along said centerline to the intersec- tion of Mulberry Street and Howes Street, thence Northerly to the intersection of Howes Street and Magnolia Street, thence Westerly along said centerline to the intersection of Magnolia Street and Meldrum Street, thence Southerly along said centerline to the -2- intersection of Meldrum Street and Mulberry Street. thence Westerly along said centerline to the intersec- tion of Mulberry Street and Whitcomb Street, thence Northerly along said centerline to the intersection of Whitcomb Street and Magnolia Street, thence Easterly along said centerline to the intersection of Magnolia Street, Sherwood Street, and Canyon Avenue, thence Northeasterly along the centerline of Canyon Avenue to the intersection of said centerline and the lot line between Lot 5 and Lot 6 of Block 83 extended, thence Northwesterly along said lot line 123 1 feet, thence Northwesterly 86 feet to a point 50 feet Easterly from the Northwest corner of Block 83, thence Northerly 50 feet to the centerline of Olive Street, thence Easterly to the intersection of the centerline of Olive Street, and the extension of centerline of alley in Block 82, thence Northerly along alley centerlines through Blocks 82, 81. and 51 to the intersection of alley centerline and North lot line of Lot 5, Block 51 extended, thence Easterly along said lot line to the centerline of Meldrum Street, thence Northerly along said centerline to the Southerly right-of-way line of the Colorado and Southern Railroad, thence Northwesterly, along said right-of-way line, to the centerline of Sherwood Street, thence Northerly on said centerline to the intersection of Elm Street and Sherwood Street, thence Easterly along the North line of Blocks 55, 45, and 35 to the Northeast corner of Block 35, thence Northerly to the Northwest corner of Block 26, thence Easterly along the North line of Block 26, to the centerline of College Avenue, thence continuing Easterly along the centerline of Vine Drive to the North 1/4 corner of Section 12, UN, R69W of the Sixth P M , thence South- erly along the East line of the West 1/2 of said Section 12 to the intersection with the City of Fort Collins City Limits line, thence Westerly along said City Limits to the Southwesterly bank of the Cache La Poudre River, thence continuing along said City Limits and bank of river Southeasterly to the intersection with the said East line of West 1/2 of Section 12, thence continuing along said City Limits Southerly to the Northerly right-of-way of Riverside Avenue as originally platted, said right-of-way also being the City Limits, thence Southeasterly along said City Limits to the Southerly right-of-way of Mulberry Street. thence Westerly along said Southerly right-of- way to the Westerly right-of-way of Riverside Avenue, thence Northwesterly along said Westerly right-of-way to the Southerly right-of-way of Mountain Avenue. thence Westerly along said Southerly right-of-way to the property line between Lots 3 and 4 of Block 141, thence Southerly along said lot line to the center of the alley in Block 141, thence Westerly along center of said alley to a point 20 feet West of the Northeast corner of Lot 17, Block 141, thence Southerly along a line parallel to and 20 feet Westerly from the East line of said Lot 17, to the center of Oak Street, thence Westerly along the centerline of Oak Street to the intersection of said centerline and the extension of the centerline of an alley in Block 132, thence Southerly along the centerline of said alley to a point 10 feet South of the Northwest corner of Lot 2, thence -3- thence Easterly and parallel to the North line of Lot 2 to the centerline of Mathews Street, thence Southerly to the center of the intersection of Mathews Street and East Olive Street, thence Westerly to the intersection of East Olive Street and Remington Street, thence Southerly along said centerline to the intersection of Remington Street and Mulberry Street, thence Westerly along the centerline of Mulberry Street to the inter- section of the extension of the centerline of the alley in Block 125, thence Southerly on centerlines of alleys through Blocks 125 and 126 to the centerline of Laurel Street, thence Westerly on said centerline to the point of beginning. Block E, F, G, Block 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 55, except the portion Southwest of the Southerly right-of-way of the C & S Railroad, 74, 84, 91, 92, 93, 101, 102, 103, 104, 111, 112, 113, 114, 121, 122, 123, 124, 131, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Block 51, the East 1/2 of Block 81, the East 1/2 of Block 82, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 except the portion in the Northwest corner of Block 83, the East 1/2 of Block 115, the East 112 of Block 116, the West 1/2 of Block 125, the West 112 of Block 126, the West 1/2 and Lots 1 and 2 less the Northerly 10 feet of Lot 2 of Block 132, Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and the West 30 feet of Lot 17 of Block 141, and all of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 12, Township 7 North, Range 69 West, not previously mentioned, also all of the railroad rights-of-way located in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 12, Township 7 North, Range 69 West, all in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, according to the Town Plat dated January 16, 1873, and recorded January 18, 1873, in the office of the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder 2 Said special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, the Constitution of the State of Colorado, and the Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965, as amended, insofar as the same may be applicable 3 No vote, either for or against the question to be submitted at said special election, shall be received or permitted by the fudges of election unless the person offering the same shall be a qualified elector of the District A qualified elector of the District is one who is either a "resident", a "landowner" OR a "lessee" as these terms are defined below "Resident" means one who is a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Colorado, eigh- teen years of age or older, who makes his primary dwelling place within the District -4- "Landowner" means the owner in fee of any undivided interest in real property or any improvement p, rma- nently affixed thereto within the District "Owner in fee" includes a contract purchaser obligated to pay general taxes, an heir, and a devisee under a will admitted to probate and does not include a contract seller of property with respect to which the contract purchaser is deemed to be the owner in fee "Lessee" means the holder of a leasehold interest in real property within the District "Leasehold inter- est" does not include a license or mere contract right to use real property within the District Any landowner or lessee which is not a natural person may vote only if it designates by some official action a representative thereof to cast its ballot No qualified elector may cast more than one vote even though any person qualified or lawfully designated may be entitled to cast the vote of more than one qualified elector 4 The qualified electors of the District shall vote at said special election by secret paper ballot, either by submitting an absent voter ballot or by appearing and casting a ballot at the polls Voting machines will not be used 5 Qualified electors of the District who meet the requirements of the Colorado Municipal Election Code of 1965, as amended, relating to absent voter balloting, and who intend to vote by absent voter ballot, may obtain information and apply for and receive an absent voter ballot at the office of the City Clerk at City Hall , 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, at any time during regular business hours on or before Friday, the 13th day of March, 1981, by following the procedures set forth in said Election Code 6 There is hereby established, for purposes of said special elec- tion only, one election precinct, the polling place for which shall be the Fort Collins Parks and Recreation Building (basement) , 145 East Mountain, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 and the boundaries of which shall be the same as those of the proposed District The absent voter polling place shall be at the City Clerk's Office, Fort Collins Municipal Building, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521 -5- r� _ J 7 The following qualified electors of the proposed District are hereby appointed and shall act as judges of said special election Ray Dixon Delores J Turman Lameza Jeanne Soares Charles A Wanner, Jr (alternate) Said judges shall receive in full compensation for their services the sum of $30 00 each The City Clerk is hereby instructed to mail certificates of appointment to such election officials and to maintain a list for public inspection of those so appointed 8 The City Clerk is hereby instructed to publish a Notice of Special Election not more than fifteen (15) days nor less than ten (10) days prior to the election in The Coloradoan, a daily newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Fort Collins The City Clerk is further instructed to post a copy of said Notice at the polling place in each precinct at least ten (10) days before said special election Said Notice of Special Election shall be in substantially the following form -6- _I NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MARCH 17, 1981 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at a special election to be held at the polling place hereinafter designated on Tuesday, the 17th day of March, 1981, between the hours of 7 00 a m and 7 00 p m , there will be submitted to the qualified electors of the District the following question Shall a Downtown Development Authority be formed pursuant to Part 8 of Article 25 of Title 31, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973, as amended, and the 1979 Cumulative Supplement thereto, thereby empowering the Council of the City of Fort Collins to assess, levy and collect an ad valorem tax upon the taxable property within the Jurisdiction of the Authority not to exceed 5 mills for the use and benefit of the Author- ity, said Authority to exercise its powers within a District in the City of Fort Collins to be bounded as follows Beginning at the center of the intersection of College Avenue and Laurel Street, thence Westerly to the intersection of the centerline of Laurel Street with the centerline of the alley in Block 116 extended, thence Northerly along the centerline of the alleys in Blocks 116 and 115 to the center of Mulberry Street, thence Westerly along said centerline to the intersec- tion of Mulberry Street and Howes Street, thence Northerly to the intersection of Howes Street and Magnolia Street, thence Westerly along said centerline to the intersection of Magnolia Street and Meldrum Street, thence Southerly along said centerline to the intersection of Meldrum Street and Mulberry Street, thence Westerly along said centerline to the intersec- tion of Mulberry Street and Whitcomb Street, thence Northerly along said centerline to the intersection of Whitcomb Street and Magnolia Street, thence Easterly along said centerline to the intersection of Magnolia Street, Sherwood Street, and Canyon Avenue, thence Northeasterly along the centerline of Canyon Avenue to the intersection of said centerline and the lot line between Lot 5 and Lot 6 of Block 83 extended, thence Northwesterly along said lot line 123 1 feet, thence Northwesterly 86 feet to a point 50 feet Easterly from the Northwest corner of Block 83, thence Northerly 50 feet to the centerline of Olive Street, thence Easterly to the intersection of the centerline of Olive Street, and the extension of centerline of alley in Block 82, thence Northerly along alley centerlines through Blocks 82, 81, and 51 to the intersection of alley centerline and North lot line of Lot 5, Block 51 extended, thence Easterly along said lot line to the centerline of Meldrum Street, thence Northerly along said centerline to the Southerly right-of-way line of the Colorado and Southern Railroad, thence Northwesterly, along said right-of-way line, to the centerline of Sherwood -7- Street, thence Northerly on said centerline to the intersection of Elm Street and Sherwood Street, thence Easterly along the North line of Blocks 55, 45, and 35 to the Northeast corner of Block 35, thence Northerly to the Northwest corner of Block 26, thence Easterly along the North line of Block 26, to the centerline of College Avenue, thence continuing Easterly along the centerline of Vine Drive to the North 1/4 corner of Section 12, UN, R69W of the Sixth P M , thence South- erly along the East line of the West 1/2 of said Section 12 to the intersection with the City of Fort Collins City Limits line, thence Westerly along said City Limits to the Southwesterly bank of the Cache La Poudre River, thence continuing along said City Limits and bank of river Southeasterly to the intersection with the said East line of West 1/2 of Section 12, thence continuing along said City Limits Southerly to the Northerly right-of-way of Riverside Avenue as originally platted, said right-of-way also being the City Limits, thence Southeasterly along said City Limits to the Southerly right-of-way of Mulberry Street, thence Westerly along said Southerly right-of- way to the Westerly right-of-way of Riverside Avenue, thence Northwesterly along said Westerly right-of-way to the Southerly right-of-way of Mountain Avenue, thence Westerly along said Southerly right-of-way to the property line between Lots 3 and 4 of Block 141, thence Southerly along said lot line to the center of the alley in Block 141, thence Westerly along center of said alley to a point 20 feet West of the Northeast corner of Lot 17, Block 141, thence Southerly along a line parallel to and 20 feet Westerly from the East line of said Lot 17, to the center of Oak Street, thence Westerly along the centerline of Oak Street to the intersection of said centerline and the extension of the centerline of an alley in Block 132, thence Southerly along the centerline of said alley to a point 10 feet South of the Northwest corner of Lot 2, thence thence Easterly and parallel to the North line of Lot 2 to the centerline of Mathews Street, thence Southerly to the center of the intersection of Mathews Street and East Olive Street, thence Westerly to the intersection of East Olive Street and Remington Street, thence Southerly along said centerline to the intersection of Remington Street and Mulberry Street, thence Westerly along the centerline of Mulberry Street to the inter- section of the extension of the centerline of the alley in Block 125, thence Southerly on centerlines of alleys through Blocks 125 and 126 to the centerline of Laurel Street, thence Westerly on said centerline to the point of beginning Block E, F, 6, Block 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 55, except the portion Southwest of the Southerly right-of-way of the C & S Railroad, 74, 84, 91, 92, 93, 101, 102, 103, 104, 111, 112, 113, 114, 121, 122, 123, 124, 131, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Block 51, the East 1/2 of Block 81, the East 1/2 of Block 82, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 except the portion in the Northwest corner of Block 83, the East 1/2 of Block 115, the East 112 of Block 116, the West 1/2 of Block 125, the West 112 of Block 126, the West -8- 1/2 and Lots 1 and 2 less the Northerly 10 feet of Lot 2 of Block 132, Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and the West 30 feet of Lot 17 of Block 141, and all of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 12, Township 7 North, Range 69 West, not previously mentioned, also all of the railroad rights-of-way located in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 12, Township 7 North, Range 69 West, all in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, according to the Town Plat dated January 16, 1873, and recorded January 18, 1873, in the office of the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder The purpose of the proposed Downtown Development Authority is gene- rally to serve as a vehicle for planning and improving the above-described central business district by the exercise of the powers granted to it by the governing statute A qualified elector of the District is one who is either a "resident", a "landowner" OR a "lessee" as these terms are defined below "Resident" means one who is a citizen of the United States and a resident of the State of Colorado, eigh- teen years of age or older, who makes his primary dwelling place within the District "Landowner" means the owner in fee of any undivided interest in real property or any improvement perma- nently affixed thereto within the District "Owner in fee" includes a contract purchaser obligated to pay general taxes, an heir, and a devisee under a will admitted to probate and does not include a contract seller of property with respect to which the contract purchaser is deemed to be the owner in fee "Lessee" means the holder of a leasehold interest in real property within the District "Leasehold inter- est" does not include a license or mere contract right to use real property within the District Any landowner or lessee which is not a natural person may vote only if it designates by some official action a representative thereof to cast its ballot No qualified elector may cast more than one vote even though any person qualified or lawfully designated may be entitled to cast the vote of more than one qualified elector Those qualified electors of the District who are otherwise fully qualified to vote on said question at said special election, but who shall be absent from their precinct on the day of said special election, or who -9- by reason of their work or the nature of their employment are likely to be absent and fear that they will be absent from their precinct on the day of said special election, or who because of serious illness or physical disability, or who for reasons based upon the doctrines of an established religion shall be unable to attend the polls, may apply in writing at the office of the City Clerk at City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, for absent voter ballots at any time during regular business hours on or before Friday, March 13, 1981 The Council has established, for purposes of said special election only, one election precinct, the polling place for which shall be the Fort Collins Parks and Recreation Building (basement) , 145 East Mountain, Fort Collins, Colorado, 80521 and the boundaries of which shall be the same as the boundaries of the proposed District The absent voter polling place shall be the City Clerk' s Office, Fort Collins Municipal Building, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado The votes cast shall be recorded on paper ballots, and said special election shall be held and conducted, the returns thereof canvassed, and the results thereof declared, to the manner prescribed by law for other municipal elections IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Council of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, I has caused this Notice to be given /s/Wanda Kra icek (CITY) My C erk (SEAL) City of Fort Collins, Colorado Publish in The Coloradoan Publish on March 4, 1981 Post at The Precinct -10- 9 Ballots to be used in voting upon the question to be submitted at said special election shall be prepared and furnished by the City Clerk to the judges of election, to be by them furnished to the qualified electors of the District Said ballots shall be in substantially the following form -11- Official Ballot Stub No 1 Official Ballot Duplicate Stub No 1 OFFICIAL BALLOT CITY OF FORT COLLINS STATE OF COLORADO SPECIAL ELECTION MARCH 17, 1981 (Each elector desirous of voting FOR or AGAINST the following question shall designate his or her choice by placing a cross (x) in the square opposite the words expressing his or her choice ) Shall a Downtown Development Authority be formed pursuant to Part 8 of Article 25 of Title 31, Colorado Revised Statutes, 1973, as amended, and the 1979 Cumulative Supplement thereto, thereby empowering the Council of the City of Fort Collins to assess, levy and collect an ad valorem tax upon the taxable property within the jurisdiction of the Authority not to exceed 5 mills for the use and benefit of the Author- ity, said Authority to exercise its powers within a District in the City of Fort Collins to be bounded as follows Beginning at the center of the intersection of College Avenue and Laurel Street, thence Westerly to the intersection of the centerline of Laurel Street with the centerline of the alley in Block 116 extended, thence Northerly along the centerline of the alleys in Blocks 116 and 115 to the center of Mulberry Street, thence Westerly along said centerline to the intersec- tion of Mulberry Street and Howes Street, thence Northerly to the intersection of Howes Street and Magnolia Street, thence Westerly along said centerline to the intersection of Magnolia Street and Meldrum Street, thence Southerly along said centerline to the intersection of Meldrum Street and Mulberry Street, thence Westerly along said centerline to the intersec- tion of Mulberry Street and Whitcomb Street, thence Northerly along said centerline to the intersection of Whitcomb Street and Magnolia Street, thence Easterly along said centerline to the intersection of Magnolia Street, Sherwood Street, and Canyon Avenue, thence Northeasterly along the centerline of Canyon Avenue to the intersection of said centerline and the lot line between Lot 5 and Lot 6 of Block 83 extended, thence Northwesterly along said lot line 123 1 feet, thence Northwesterly 86 feet to a point 50 feet Easterly from the Northwest corner of Block 83, thence Northerly 50 feet to the centerline of Olive Street, thence Easterly to the intersection of the centerline of Olive Street, and the extension of centerline of alley in Block 82, thence Northerly along alley centerlines through Blocks 82, 81, and 51 to the intersection of alley centerline and North lot line of Lot 5, Block 51 extended, thence Easterly along said lot line to the centerline of Meldrum Street, thence Northerly along said centerline to the Southerly right-of-way line of the Colorado and Southern Railroad, thence Northwesterly, along said right-of-way line, to the centerline of Sherwood Street, thence Northerly on said centerline to the intersection of Elm Street and Sherwood Street, thence Easterly along the North line of Blocks 55, 45, and 35 -12- to the Northeast corner of Block 35, thence Northerly to the Northwest corner of Block 26, thence Easterly along the North line of Block 26, to the centerline of College Avenue, thence continuing Easterly along the centerline of Vine Drive to the North 1/4 corner of Section 12, T7N, R69W of the Sixth P M , thence South- erly along the East line of the West 1/2 of said Section 12 to the intersection with the City of Fort Collins City Limits line, thence Westerly along said City Limits to the Southwesterly bank of the Cache La Poudre River, thence continuing along said City Limits and bank of river Southeasterly to the intersection with the said East line of West 1/2 of Section 12, thence continuing along said City Limits Southerly to the Northerly right-of-way of Riverside Avenue as originally platted, said right-of-way also being the City Limits, thence Southeasterly along said City Limits to the Southerly right-of-way of Mulberry Street, thence Westerly along said Southerly right-of- way to the Westerly right-of-way of Riverside Avenue, thence Northwesterly along said Westerly right-of-way to the Southerly right-of-way of Mountain Avenue, thence Westerly along said Southerly right-of-way to the property line between Lots 3 and 4 of Block 141, thence Southerly along said lot line to the center of the alley in Block 141, thence Westerly along center of said alley to a point 20 feet West of the Northeast corner of Lot 17, Block 141, thence Southerly along a line parallel to and 20 feet Westerly from the East line of said Lot 17, to the center of Oak Street, thence Westerly along the centerline of Oak Street to the intersection of said centerline and the extension of the centerline of an alley in Block 132, thence Southerly along the centerline of said alley to a point 10 feet South of the Northwest corner of Lot 2, thence thence Easterly and parallel to the North line of Lot 2 to the centerline of Mathews Street, thence Southerly to the center of the intersection of Mathews Street and East Olive Street, thence Westerly to the intersection of East Olive Street and Remington Street, thence Southerly along said centerline to the intersection of Remington Street and Mulberry Street, thence Westerly along the centerline of Mulberry Street to the inter- section of the extension of the centerline of the alley in Block 125, thence Southerly on centerlines of alleys through Blocks 125 and 126 to the centerline of Laurel Street, thence Westerly on said centerline to the point of beginning Block E. F, G, Block 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 55, except the portion Southwest of the Southerly right-of-way of the C b S Railroad, 74, 84, 91, 92, 93, 101, 102, 103, 104, 111, 112, 113, 114, 121, 122, 123, 124, 131, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 of Block 51, the East 112 of Block 81, the East 1/2 of Block 82, Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 except the portion in the Northwest corner of Block 83, the East 1/2 of Block 115, the East 112 of Block 116, the West 1/2 of Block 125, the West 1/2 of Block 126, the West 1/2 and Lots 1 and 2 less the Northerly 10 feet of Lot 2 of Block 132, Lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and the West 30 feet of Lot 17 of Block 141, -13- and all of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 12, Township 7 North, Range 69 West, not previously mentioned, also all of the railroad rights-of-way located in the Southwest 1/4 of Section 12, Township 7 North, Range 69 West, all in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, according to the Town Plat dated January 16, 1873, and recorded January 18, 1873, in the office of the Larimer County Clerk and Recorder YES NO OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR SPECIAL ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, ON MARCH 17, 1981 (Facsimile Signature) City Ulm City of Fort Collins, Colorado -14- 10 The boundaries of the District within which the Authority shall exercise its powers, if organized, are as stated in the forms of Notice of Special Election and ballot hereinbefore prescribed 11 If the establishment of the proposed Downtown Development Author- ity is approved, an ad valorem tax not to exceed five (5) mills may be assessed, levied and collected by the Council of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, for the use and benefit of the Authority in accordance with the provisions of said Part 8 of Article 25 of Title 31, Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, as amended, and the 1979 Cumulative Supplement thereto 12 The votes cast at said special election shall be canvassed, the returns thereof made, and the results thereof declared in the manner provided by law for the canvass, return and declaration of Lhe result of votes cast at regular municipal elections for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado 13 If a majority of the qualified electors of the District voting on the question set forth hereinbefore to be submitted at said special election vote for the establishment of the proposed Downtown Development Authority, the Council shall proceed forthwith by ordinance to establish paid Author- ity 14 All action, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordi- nance, heretofore taken by the officers of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, whether elected or appointed, directed toward holding a special election on the question of the establishment of a Downtown Development Authority, are hereby ratified, approved and confirmed 15 All ordinances, resolutions, motions , or parts thereof, in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed, except that this repealer shall not be construed to revive any ordinance, resolution, motion, or part thereof, heretofore repealed 16 If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this Ordinance is Judicially adjudged invalid or unenforceable, such Judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate any of the remaining sections, paragraphs, clauses, or provisions of this Ordinance, the intention being that the -15- various sections, paragraphs. clauses, or provisions hereof are severable INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED ON FIRST READING. AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE IN FULL this 20th day of January, 1981 CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO fIl-V ayo (CITY) (SEAL) ATTEST n�� ���� City erer The foregoing Ordinance will be presented for final passage at a regular meeting of the Council to be held at Council Chambers, City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, on Tuesday, the 3rd day of February, 1981 at 5 30 p m -16- READ, FINALLY PASSED ON SECOND READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY this 3rd day of February, 1981 CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO By R,, r (CITY) (SEAL) ATTEST hfl (t o Y� City Clerk -17- Council Member Wilkinson moved that the foregoing Ordinance heretofore introduced and read by title be approved on first reading Council Member Bowling seconded the motion The question being upon the approval on first reading of the Ordi- nance, the roll was called with the following results Council Members voting "AYE" Charles Bowling Nancy Gray Burt Kross Peggy Reeves Lloyd St Croix Earl Wilkinson Elery Wilmarth Council Members voting "NAY" None The Mayor thereupon declared that, a majority of the Council Members present having voted in favor thereof, the motion was carried and the Ordinance duly approved on first reading Thereupon the Mayor ordered said Ordinance published once in full together with a notice giving the date when said Ordinance will be pre- sented for final passage in The Coloradoan, a newspaper of :eneral circu- lation published in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, at least seven (7) days before presentation for final passage After consideration of other business to come before the Council , the meeting was adjourned ay CS y of Fort Coll Ins, Colorado CITY SEAL ATTEST 4� City of Fort Collins, Colorado -18- STATE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF LARIMER )) ss CITY OF FORT COLLINS ) The Council of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, held a regular meeting at Council Chambers, City Hall , 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, on Tuesday, the 3rd day of February, 1981, at the hour of 5 30 pm The following persons were present Council Members Nancy Gray, Mayor Elery Wilmarth, Assistant Mayor Charles Bowling Burt Kross Peggy Reeves loyd .-Cx-au4 Earl Wilkinson City Manager John Arnold City Clerk Wanda Krajicek The following persons were absent Lloyd St Croix The Mayor informed the Council that Ordinance No 14, 1981 calling a special election for the purpose of submitting the question of the estab- lishment of a Downtown Development Authority to a vote of the qualified electors of the District and providing for the conduct thereof, which was introduced, approved on first reading, and ordered published once in full at a regular meeting of the Council held on January 20, 1981, was duly published once in full in The Coloradoan, a newspaper of general circula- tion published in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, in its issue of January 25, 1981 Council Member Wilkinson then read said Ordinance by its title Thereupon, Council Member Wilkinson moved the final passage of Ordinance No 14, 1981 Council Member Reeves seconded the motion, and the question being upon the final passage of said Ordinance, the roll was called with the following result -19- Council Members voting "AYE" Charles Bowling Nancy Gray Burt Kross Peggy Reeves 4.4ryd--&L,r1'r:o-uc Earl Wilkinson Elery Wilmarth Council Members voting "NAY" None The Mayor thereupon declared that a majority of the Council Members present having voted in favor thereof, the motion was carried and the Ordinance finally passed Thereupon the Mayor ordered said Ordinance published by number and title only together with a notice of final passage of the Ordinance in The Coloradoan, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, within five (5) days after said final passage After consideration of other business to come before the Council, the meeting was adjourned 0 ity of Fort Collins, Colorado (CITY) (SEAL) ATTEST city Clei-K City of Fort Collins, Colorado -20- STATE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF LARIMER ) ss CITY OF FORT COLLINS ) I, Wanda Krajicek, City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, do hereby certify that the attached copy of Ordinance No 14, 1981, calling a special election for the purpose of submitting the question of the establishment of a Downtown Development Authority to a vote of the quali- fied electors of the District and providing for the conduct thereof, is a true and correct copy, that said Ordinance was introduced and approved on first reading by the Council of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, at a regular meeting thereof held at Council Chambers, City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, the regular meetirg place thereof, on Tuesday, the 20th day of January, 1981, that said Ordinance was finally passed on second reading by said Council at a regular meeting thereof held at Council Chambers, City Hall, 300 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, the regular meeting place thereof, on Tuesday, the 3rd day of February, 1981, that a true copy of said Ordinance has been authenticated by the signatures of the Mayor of said City and myself as City Clerk thereof, sealed with the seal of said City, and numbered ana recorded in a book marked "Ordinance Record" kept for that purpose in my office, and that said Ordinance was duly published once in full together with a notice giving the date when said Ordinance would be presented for final passage and once by number and title only together with a notice of the final passage thereof in The Coloradoan, a newspaper of general circulation published in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, in its issues of January 25, 1981, and February 8, 1981, as evidenced by the certificates of the published attached hereto at pages 22 and 23 I further certify that the foregoing pages 1 through 20, inclusive, constitute a true and correct copy of the record of the proceedings of said Council at its regular meetings of January 20, 1981, and February 3, 1981, insofar as said proceedings relate to said Ordinance, that said proceedings were duly had and taken, that the meetings were duly held, and that the persons were present at said meetings as therein shown IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, this 26th day of February, 1981 - -- (CITY) i y Clerk (SEAL) City of Fort Collins, Colorado -21- l STATE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF LARIMER ) ss CITY OF FORT COLLINS ) (Attach affidavit of publication to full of Ordinance and notice giving date when Ordinance to be presented for final passage ) -22- STATE OF COLORADO ) COUNTY OF LARIMER )) ss CITY OF FORT COLLINS ) (Attach affidavit of publication of Ordinance by number and title only and notice of final passage thereof ) -23- STATE OF COLORADO * NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the COUNTY OF LARIMER //q SS FFon eOrv�ary],911 peaaed A^aTyop O NAB wing oNIftneaF an r nd Holly h�1 1 S _ _ being first rluly sworn upon oath deposes and says ORDINANCE NO ! RFF1 That 5__he is the 1 M 1 C 1 i-r k_of the Fort Collins Coloradoan that _5 he ha_s per C„AAP AN ER OF THE CODE OFLTIH�E sonal knowledge of all facts set foi th in this affidavit that the Fort Collins Coloradoan is Gin'OF FORT COLLINS ENTITLED LANDMARK STRUCTURES AND a public d'Lily new spaper of general circulation having its principal office and place of DISTRICTS pANDp EEEENArnTNG CHAPbu�uiess situated in said County of L arLmer that said Fort Collins Coloradoan is printed CHAPERNEPROCEDURE FOR SHINHEG A DESIGNATION AND PRESERVATION 'ind published daily that s Lid Fort Collins Coloradoan is a daily newspaper duly OF STRUCTURES AND AREAS HAV ING HISTORICAL ARCHITECTURAL qua itied for the purpose set forth within the meaning of Chapter 109 Article 1 Sections OR GEOGRAPHIC IMPORTANCE 1 1 to 1 6 inclusive of Colorado Revised Statutes 1963 and any amendment thereof pass PR ESTABLISHING A LANDMARK ESERVATION COMMISSION AND VESTING IT WITH CERTAIN ed prior to the date hereof that said newspaper had prior to January 1 1936 and has DUTIES AND POWERS PROVIDING ever since said date been admitted to the United States Mails as second class matter FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THEMEMBERS OF SAID COMMISSION under the prop isions of the Act of March 3 1879 and any amendments thereof that said AND THE STAFF THEREOF ANDPROVIDING FOR A PROCEDURE newspaper is printed in whole in said County of Larimer and his 'L general circulation FOR THIS ENFORCEMEENT OF therein that said newspaper had been so printed and published as a public daily ORDINANCE NO 7 III" newspaper of general circulation in said County of Larimer uninterruptedly and con ZENO AN ORDINA THE ENDING tinuously during the period of more that fifty two consecuti,.e weeks prior to the first ODE ORELATINF THE GTO THE DUTIES OF FORT OFs issue thei eof containing the annexed legal notice or advertisement that said annexed THE CULTURAL RESOURCES I legal notice of advertisment was published in the regular and entire editions of said ORDINANCENO 1D Isel newspaper for /L OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COINS A BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECIION Zd!OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS PERTAINING TO CONTRACTS FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES —_ successive weeks on Sunday of each successive week that the first ORDINANCE NO 11 1981 publication of said legal notice or advertisement was in the regular and entire edition of OFFTTHE OUNCIILLLO FTNSE said new spaper on the _8th— day of February BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF A D 19 81 _ that the last publication of said legal notice or advertisement was in the BYECHITY OF ANGNG THECZONING rej,ul-ii And entire edition ofsLidnewspaperof the _ -8t�— day of_Fe_bruAry OPROPEI"KN FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE REPUT OF EN PARK 1 A D 19 _ and that copies of each number of said paper in which said notice SECOND FILINGILING R REZONING of adhtitisment was published were delivered b} carriers or transmitted by mail to ORDINANCE NO 12 19111 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE e'Lch of Ilse subscribers of said p iper according to the accustomed mode of business in CITY OF FORT COLLINS bib office AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF CHAPTER its OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS BEING A PART OF THE V 1 n G ORDINANE AS IT RELATES TO CHILD CARE CENTERS ORDINANCE NO 14 1"1 AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE SLil,scribcd and sworn to before me at and within the County of Larimer State of Col PURPOSEOFSUBSTION SUBMITTINGTHE oildo this day _ _ $th_ day of Februar 81 ESTABLISHMENT OFADOWNTOWN /. Y ——_ _l — A D 19 DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO 11Z Ccrrl,ruJ�I�l �nY rD filly 4L 198-* A VOTE OF THE OUAUFIED r ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT %ly commission expires AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONDUCT THEREOF Wan"M KrNlcs4 CITY Clatit " Fon"jnVCPldridoAn Oi17V1 F*Ww I e Notary Public Frye IM I , I , Itellxercd to C1 ty of Fort Col 1 i ns P 0 Box 580 S 732 m bum Fort Collins , CO 80522 ORDINANCE NO 14, 1981 AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING THE QUESTION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR THE CONDUCT THEREOF READ, ADOPTED ON SECOND READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED ONCE BY NUMBER AND TITLE ONLY this 3rd day of February, 1981 i CITY OF OR ICOLLINS, COLORADO I 6- Mayor (CITY) (SEAL) ATTEST- City ClerK -24-