HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-112-07/21/1998-EXPRESSING COUNCIL SUPPORT FOR THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICES EFFORTS TO RELOCATE THE NATIONAL RESOLUTION 98-112
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
EXPRESSING THE COUNCIL'S SUPPORT FOR THE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE'S EFFORTS TO
RELOCATE THE NATIONAL BLACK-FOOTED FERRET CONSERVATION
CENTER TO A SITE ON THE CITY'S MEADOW SPRINGS RANCH
WHEREAS, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ("USFWS") has contacted the City of Fort
Collins (the "City") and expressed interest in relocating the National Black-Footed Ferret
Conservation Center(the "Center") to a site in northern Colorado; and
WHEREAS, representatives from USFWS and the City have discussed the possibility of
relocating the Center to a site on City owned property known as the Meadow Springs Ranch (the
"Ranch"); and
WHEREAS, there are various sites on the Ranch which have been determined to be very
viable locations for the Center; and
WHEREAS, the relocation of the Center offers the Fort Collins community a valuable
resource in terms of a potential educational facility for citizens and learning institutions; and
WHEREAS,the Council is supportive of the USF WS's efforts to relocate the Center to a site
on the Ranch; and
WHEREAS,the Council has determined that the relocation of the Center to the Ranch is in
the best interest of the City; and
WHEREAS,the Council has further determined that the use of 35 acres or less of the Ranch
for the Center would not impact the operations of the City's Wastewater Utility.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Manager is hereby directed to continue negotiations with the
USFWS to relocate the Center to a site on the Ranch.
Section 2. Upon the completion of successful negotiations, the City Manager is hereby
directed to prepare for and present to the City Council for its consideration an ordinance authorizing
the Mayor to enter into an agreement conveying 35 acres or less of the Ranch to the USFWS in
exchange for payment to the City of the appraised value of the land to be conveyed.
Passed and adopted at the regular meeting of the City Council he is 2 st day of July
1998.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk