HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-038-03/01/1994-BIKE/PEDESTRIAN PATH NATURAL AREA NORTH COLLEGE PURCHASE 5 ACRES UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY RESOLUTION 94-38
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF APPROXIMATELY 5 ACRES OF LAND
AND RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR PUBLIC NATURAL AREA AND
BIKE/PEDESTRIAN PATH
WHEREAS, the Union Pacific RaiTroad Company is the owner of- approximateTy
5 acres of land adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad, more particularly
described on Exhibit "A," attached hereto and incorporated herein by this
reference and referred to herein as "the Property"; and
WHEREAS, the City has determined that the reasonable market value of the
Property is $23,453; and
WHEREAS, the Union Pacific Railroad has agreed to sell the Property to the
City for the amount of $23,453; and
WHEREAS, the City would use .3 acres of the Property for the North College
Bike/Pedestrian Path Project and 4.82 acres for public natural area purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Fort Collins has adopted the North
College Bike/Pedestrian Path Project; and
WHEREAS, one of the objectives of the City's 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; 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 purchase of the Property is necessary to complete the North
College Bike/Pedestrian Path Project and will help fulfill the objectives of the
Natural Areas Policy Plan; 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, $19,843 of the purchase price for the Property will come from the
Natural Areas Project in the Capital Projects Fund, and $3,610 of the purchase
price will come from the North College Bike/Pedestrian Path Project in the
Capital Projects Fund, which amounts represent the portions of the Property which
will be used for natural areas and bike path purposes, respectively; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore appropriated funds in the Natural
Areas Project in the Capital Projects Fund for the purpose of acquisition and
maintenance of natural areas, and there are sufficient amounts in this fund to
pay for the Natural Area's share of the cost of the Property; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore appropriated funds in the Capital
Projects Fund for the purposes of acquiring land and constructing the North
College Bike/Pedestrian Path Project and there are sufficient amounts in this
fund to pay for the bike path share of the cost of the Property; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the purchase price of the
Property is fair and reasonable, and the purchase of the Property is in the best
interests of the citizens of the City of Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, the Natural Resources Advisory Board and the Parks and Recreation
Board have recommended the acquisition of the Property on the terms and
conditions stated above.
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 five (5) acres of land, as described on Exhibit "A," for
the amount of Twenty-three Thousand Four Hundred and Fifty-three Dollars
($23,453) .
Section 2. That approximately 4.82 (4.82) acres of the Property shall be
used by the City for public natural areas, and approximately three tenths (0.3)
acres of the Property shall be used for bike/pedestrian path right-of-way.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort
Collins held this 1st day of March, A.D. 1994.
L
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City Clerk
EXHIBIT "A"
Parcel IA
The northerly 5 feet of the southerly 25 feet of the following
described land:
A parcel of land situate in the NE 1/4 of Section 2, Township 7
North, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M. , City of Fort Collins, Larimer
County, Colorado described as follows; commencing at the E 1/4
corner of said Section 2; thence along the east-west centerline of
said section, West 590. 0 feet to the southwesterly corner of that
certain parcel of land deeded to Earl R. Wilkinson, et al. , by
Warranty Deed dated March 22, 1960, UPRRCO. L. S.D.A. No. 2926;
thence along the westerly line of said deeded parcel North 328.5
feet to the NW corner of said deeded parcel; thence West 454 .92
feet more or less to the NE corner of that parcel conveyed to L &
W Supply Corporation by Deed recorded in Book 2043 at Page 745;
thence along the easterly line of parcel conveyed by Deed recorded
in Book 2043 at Page 745, South 328.50 feet more or less to the
east-west centerline of said Section 2; thence east along said
centerline to the point of beginning.
Parcel II
The westerly 20 feet of the following- descf bets land,
A parcel of land being a portion of Block 15, the vacated alley
therein, vacated Fourth Street and vacated Fourth Avenue, in
Riverside Park, City of Fort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado
described as follows; beginning at the intersection of the
centerline of vacated Fourth street, 80 feet wide, with the
centerline of vacated Fourth Avenue, 80 feet wide; thence along
said centerline of vacated Fourth Street N 89 degrees 58 minutes E
415.58 feet, more or less, to a point 125 feet distant
southwesterly, measured at right angles from the centerline of the
main tract of the Fort Collins Branch of the Union Pacific Railroad
Company as now constructed and operated; thence parallel with said
centerline to the main tract N 26 degrees 54_ minutes- W_ 180.11 feet-,-
thence S 63 degrees 06 minutes W 90. 0 feet; thence parallel with
said centerline of the main tract N 26 degrees 54 minutes W 180. 0
feet; thence N 63 degrees 06 minutes E 140. 0 feet, more or less, to
a point 75. 0 feet distant southwesterly, measured at right angles,
from said centerline of the main track; thence parallel with said
centerline of the main tract N 26 degrees 43 minutes W 208.44 feet,
more or less, to the east-west centerline of said Section 2 ; thence
along said east-west centerline, West 203 . 3 feet, more or less, to
a point in said centerline of vacated Fourth Avenue; thence along
said centerline of vacated Fourth Avenue S 0 degrees 02 minutes E
529. 8 feet to a point of beginning.
Parcel III
A parcel of land being a portion of Blocks 1, 8, 9, and 10, and the
vacated alleys therein, and vacated First and Second Avenues,
vacated First and Second Streets in Riverside Park, and other
property in the SE 1/4 of Section 2, Township 7 North, Range 69
West of the Gth P.M. , City of Fort Collins, Larimer County,
Colorado, bounded and described as follows; beginning at a point on
the centerline of vacated Second Avenue, 80. 0 feet wide, that is
125. 0 feet distant westerly, measured at right angles, from the
centerline of the main track of the Fort Collins Branch of the
Union Pacific Railroad Company, as now constructed and operated;
thence N 63 degrees 06 minutes E 65. 0 feet to a point 60. 0 feet
distant westerly,- maacured at right- angles,- from- said- centerline of
the main track; thence parallel with said centerline of the main
track S 26 degrees 54 minutes E 613 . 0 feet .to a point opposite the
beginning of an increased U.P. M.P.H. spiral curve in said
centerline of main track, having a spiral angle of 3 degrees 36
minutes and 8-30 foot chords; thence southeasterly and parallel
with said spiral curve said centerline of main track, a spiral
length of 236.24 feet, said spiral consists of the following chord
bearings and distances; S 26 degrees 51 minutes E 29. 90 feet; S 26
degrees 42 minutes E 29.79 feet; S 26 degrees 27 minutes E 29. 69
feet; S 26 degrees 06 ' E 29. 58 feet; S 25 degrees 39 minutes E
29. 48 feet; S 25 degrees 06 minutes E 29. 37 feet; S 24 degrees 27
minutes E 29 .27 feet; S 23 degrees 42 minutes E 29. 16 feet to a
point opposite the end of said spiral curve in said centerline of
main track, said point also being the beginning of a tangent curve
concave southwesterly, having a radius of 1850. 08 feet; thence
southeasterly along said curve and parallel with said centerline of
main track, through an angle of 6 degrees 01 minutes 23 seconds, an
arc distance of 194.48 feet, more or less, to the southerly bank of
Lake Canal; thence along the southerly bank of said Lake Canal N 70
degrees 02 minutes W 275. 0 feet; more or less, to the northeasterly
bank of the Cache La Poudre River; thence along said northeasterly
bank, the following approximate bearings and distances; N 19
degrees 58 minutes E 14 .0 feet; N 44 degrees 15 minutes W 96. 0
feet; N 62 degrees 00 minutes W 88 . 0 feet; N 46 degrees 45 minutes
W 90. 0 feet; N 44 degrees 04 minutes 43 seconds W 60. 22 feet to
said centerline of vacated Second Avenue; thence along said
centerline of vacated Second Avenue N 00 degrees 02 minutes W 590. 0
feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.