HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-028-03/16/1999-DIRECTING STAFF TO PROCEED TO NEGOTIATE A MUTUALLY AGREEABLE TRANSFER OF PROPERTIES BETWEEN THE CITY RESOLUTION 99-28
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
DIRECTING STAFF TO PROCEED TO NEGOTIATE A MUTUALLY
AGREEABLE TRANSFER OF PROPERTIES BETWEEN THE CITY,
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE COLOR-ADO STATE
UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE SITE
OF A COMMUNITY HORTI CI J LTU RE CENTER
WHEREAS,in April 1997,the voters of the C ity of Fort Collins approved a one-quarter cent
sales and use tax (the 'Building Community Choices Capital Improvements Tax") to fund the
construction of certain capital improvement projects identified in Ordinance No. 29, 1997; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 29, 1997, includes a project which funds the development of a
Community Horticulture Center at an estimated cost of$2,000,000 (1996 dollars); and
WHEREAS, staff solicited proposals for sites for the Community Horticulture Center
through a Request for Proposals process; and
WHEREAS, twelve sites were proposed for the Center; and
WHEREAS, the sites were evaluated by a committee comprised of Parks and Recreation
Board members,aNatural Resources Advisory Board member, two community members and staff,
and
WHEREAS, significant public input was gathered from the community at large as well as
potentially affected neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, Council, staff and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board met in Study
Session on December 8, 1998 to review two recommended sites for the Center, including Lee
Martinez Park and a joint project with Colorado State University ("CSU") on CSU Research
Foundation ("CSURF") land; and
WHEREAS,at that Study Session,Council directed staff explore possible arrangements with
Colorado State University and CSURF to determine if a viable agreement could be reached
regarding the purchase of the CSURF land; and
WHEREAS, the City and CSU have been negotiating in good faith to come to terms on a
transfer of properties between the entities involving the conveyance to the City of 11.7 acres of land
owned by CSURF along the future alignment of Centre Avenue, and the conveyance to CSURF of
2.8 acres of land owned by the City of Fort Collins known as High School Park; and
WHEREAS, City Council has reviewed the preliminary negotiations and is supportive of
staff s continued work toward completing an agreement; and
WHEREAS, such an agreement should be of mutual benefit to CSU and the City,as well as
the community as a whole; and
WHEREAS, the agreement should create an equal partnership between the entities.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the Council directs staff to continue negotiations to reach mutually
acceptable terms for the transfer of property between CSURF and the City, consisting of 11.7 acres
of land currently owned by CSURF and the City property known as High School Park.
Section 2. That the Council hereby directs staff to develop a real property exchange
agreement and proposed Intergovernmental Agreement with Colorado State University to be
presented to the Council for its consideration, which agreements will ensure that High School Park
will remain a public park in perpetuity and that the uses of the park site will be mutually beneficial
to the City and CSU, and will include any other such terms and conditions as may be necessary to
make the transaction fair and equitable to the residents of Fort Collins.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins held this
16th day of March, A.D. 1999.
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