HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-116-10/01/1996-DANIEL NATURAL AREA PURPOSES PURCHASE TEN ACRES RESOLUTION 96-116
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF APPROXIMATELY TEN
ACRES OF LAND FOR NATURAL AREA PURPOSES
WHEREAS,Joseph C. Daniel,Jr. and Mary Daniel are the owners of approximately 10 acres
of land located west of Overland Trail Road, south of County Road 42C and adjacent to the City's
existing Pineridge Natural Area in Fort Collins,more particularly described on Exhibit "A," attached
hereto and incorporated herein by this reference and referred to herein as "the Property"; and
WHEREAS, Joseph C. Daniel, Jr. and Mary Daniel have agreed to sell the Property to the
City for the amount of$140,000; and
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,the Parks and Recreation Master Plan as adopted by the City Council delineates
an open space corridor along the Foothills west of the City which includes the Property; and
WHEREAS,the City Structure Plan delineates a rural/open land edge west of the City which
includes the Property; and
WHEREAS, the purchase of the Property will help the City meet the objectives of the City's
Natural Areas Policy Plan, Parks and Recreation Master Plan, and Structure Plan; and
WHEREAS, in the November 1992 General Election, the citizens of the City of Fort Collins
approved a one-quarter cent sales tax for the purpose of acquisition and maintenance of natural areas;
and
WHEREAS, sufficient funds are available and appropriated in the Natural Areas Project in
the Capital Projects Fund for the acquisition of said Property, and additional funds are available in
the Capital Projects Fund for maintenance of the Property following acquisition; and
WHEREAS, the Council has determined that the purchase price of said property is fair and
reasonable and in the best interests of the citizens of the City; and
WHEREAS,the Natural Resources Advisory Board and the Parks and Recreation Board have
recommended to the Council that the acquisition of the Property be completed.
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 for the City to acquire the Property comprising approximately ten (10)
acres of land, as described on Exhibit "A," for $140,000.
Section 2. That the ten (10) acres of land, while owned by the City, shall be used solely as
a public natural area, and that in the event that 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 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 h this
1 st day of October A.D. 1996.
Mayor /
ATTEST: C
City Clerk
EXHIBIT "A"
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
The subject is legally described as follows:
A tract of land in the Southeast 1/4 of Section 20, Township 7 North,'
Range 69 West of the 6th Prime Meridian beginning at a point which bears
N00—,2'E 1,088.61 feet and again N78°25'E 635.4 feet from the South 1/4
corner of said Section 20, Thence N78°25'E 522.79 feet, S00038'W
1,097.53 feet, West 166.66 feet, N5°26'E 70 feet, N27026'W 208.22 feet,
N56°55'W 298.86 feet, N00°38'E 574.87 feet to the Point of Beginning.