HomeMy WebLinkAbout1996-038-03/05/1996-COLORADO DEPT TRANSPORTATION REAL PROPERTY DISPOSAL PROCESS SB 96-200 RESOLUTION 96-38
OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 96-200 CONCERNING
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
REAL PROPERTY DISPOSAL PROCESS CHANGES
WHEREAS,current state law provides that local governments possess a right of first refusal
for purchasing excess road right-of-way owned by the Colorado Department of Transportation
(CDOT) while, with respect to other property of the CDOT, the original owners of such property
possess the right of first refusal; and
WHEREAS,such right of first refusal is currently provided for local governments contingent
on the local government making a written declaration that the property will be used for certain
specific public proposes such as "scenic beauty", "rest areas", or"greenbelts"; and
WHEREAS, current state law provides that the purchase price of such sale to local
governments will not exceed the cost incurred by CDOT in first acquiring the property; and
WHEREAS,Senate Bill 96-200,as it has been recently amended in the Senate Transportation
Committee, affords a right of first refusal to the local governments within the county where the
property is located, to acquire both excess right of way and other excess property owned by CDOT
at fair market value, and with no restrictions imposed upon the use to which the property must be
put by the unit of local government acquiring such property; and
WHEREAS, since the amended version of Senate Bill 96-200 affords units of local
government the right of first refusal to acquire both excess right of way and other property owned
by the CDOT without use restrictions, said Bill affords municipalities a priority right to acquire
additional property not presently possessed by such local governments, and further affords the
municipalities the ability to utilize such property with greater flexibility than is presently allowed
in the law, both of which rights are beneficial to the units of local government in Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 96-200 further preserves the right of first refusal currently existing
in the law which affords municipalities the ability to acquire, at no cost, excess rights of way when
such rights of way are acquired strictly for the purpose of utilizing the same for street/roadway
purposes.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the City Council of the City of Fort Collins supports the adoption of Senate
Bill 96-200 by the Colorado General Assembly (as it has been recently amended in the Senate
Transportation Committee), and encourages the members of the Colorado General Assembly who
represent the North Front Range region to support the passage of said Bill.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City4rFort C ins this 4rday oflarch,
A.D. 1996. Z
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