HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-147-10/05/1993-NATURAL AREA PURCHASE 173 ACRES SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY PARK WHITHAM YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX RESOLUTION 93-147
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF 173 ACRES OF LAND
FOR A SITE FOR A SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY PARK/
YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX, AND FOR PUBLIC NATURAL AREAS
WHEREAS, one of the objectives of the Natural Areas Policy Plan as adopted
by the City Council is to establish a system of publicly-owned natural areas to
protect the integrity of critical conservation sites; protect corridors between
natural areas; preserve outstanding examples of Fort Collins' diverse natural
heritage; and provide a broad range of opportunities for educational ,
interpretive and recreational programs to meet community needs; and
WHEREAS, in the November 1992 General Election, the citizens of the City
of Fort Collins approved a 1/4 cent sales and use tax for the purpose of
acquisition and maintenance of natural areas; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore appropriated funds for the 1/4
cent sales and use tax in the Capital Projects Fund for the purpose of
acquisition and maintenance of natural areas; and
WHEREAS, the City Council , pursuant to Ordinance No. 9, 1989, provided for
the imposition of the Choices 95 1/4 cent sales and use tax and included within
the list of projects to be funded from the proceeds of the tax the acquisition
of land for a Southwest Community Park/Youth Sports Complex; and
WHEREAS, David and Mary Whitham have entered into a contingent Purchase and
Sale Agreement with the City, whereby the City may acquire approximately 103
acres of land in the southwest portion of the City described on attached Exhibit
"A," which is incorporated herein by this reference ("the Property") ; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the aforesaid Purchase and Sale Agreement, the City
is in a position to acquire the Property for the cash sum of $1,425,000; and
WHEREAS, 70 acres of the Property would be acquired for public natural
areas for the amount of $560,000, and sufficient funds are available and
appropriated in the Capital Projects Fund for the acquisition of said Property,
and additional funds are available in the Capital Projects Fund for maintenance
of this natural area following acquisition; and
WHEREAS, 103 acres of the Property would be acquired as the site for the
Southwest Community Park/Youth Sports Complex for the amount of $865,000; and
WHEREAS, Choices 95 tax revenue proceeds are not presently available for
the acquisition of a Southwest Community Park/Youth Sports Complex site, but will
be available in 1996; and
WHEREAS, there is available from reserves in the Street Oversizing Fund
$865,000 that could be used for the acquisition of the Southwest Community
Park/Youth Sports Complex site, which sum represents contributions from the
General Fund to the Street Oversizing Fund; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the purchase price of the
Property is fair and reasonable and that the purchase of the Property is in the
best interest of the citizens of the City of Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, the Natural Resources Board and the Parks and Recreation Board
unanimously recommended the acquisition of the natural areas portion of the
Property during a joint meeting on September 15, 1993, and the Parks and
Recreation Board reviewed the proposed acquisition of the Southwest Community
Park/Youth Sports Complex site on September 22, 1993, and unanimously recommended
that Council approve the acquisition of this park site.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
as follows:
Section 1. That the City Manager and Mayor be, and hereby are, authorized
to execute such documents as are necessary to fully perform the City's
obligations under that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement with David W. Whitham
and Co. and Mary E. Whitham and Co. , dated September 22, 1993, to acquire
approximately one hundred seventy-three (173) acres of land in the southwest
portion of Fort Collins, which is more particularly described on attached Exhibit
"A," which is incorporated herein by this reference, for a cash purchase price
of One Million Four Hundred Twenty-five Thousand Dollars (E1,425,000) .
Section 2. That the seventy (70) acres of the Property purchased for
natural areas, while owned by the City, shall be used solely as a public natural
area, and that in the event the City Council subsequently determines that it is
in the best interests of the City to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any
portion of the natural areas portion of said Property, the proceeds of such sale
shall be dedicated to the acquisition or maintenance of other public natural
areas.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort
Collins held this 5th day of October, A.D. 1993.
4 ayor ��—
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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EXHIBIT "A"
Legal Description
The SW; and the W= of the SW4 of the SE; Section 28, Township
7 North, Range 69 West of the 6th PM, Larimer County, Colorado,
containing 173 acres, more or less.