HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-161-10/04/1994-NATURAL AREA PURCHASE W.R.E.N. BROADCASTING CO RESOLUTION 94-161
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF THIRTY-FIVE
ACRES OF LAND FOR NATURAL AREA PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the W.R.E.N. Broadcasting Company, Inc. is the owner of
approximately 35 acres of land located east of the Poudre River and south of
Prospect Street 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, the W.R.E.N. Broadcasting Company, Inc. has agreed to sell the
Property to the City for the amount of $1,000 per acre, or approximately $35,000;
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 Cache La Poudre River within
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 and Parks and Recreation
Master 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 of 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 the 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,
individually authorized to execute such documents as are necessary for the City
to acquire the Property comprising approximately thirty-five (35) acres of land,
as described on Exhibit "A," for One Thousand Dollars ($1,000) per acre.
Section 2. That the thirty-five (35) 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 held this 4th day of October, A.D. 1994.
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City Clerk
EXHIBIT "A"
Lots 1 and 2 and the NE 1/4 of Section 20, Township 7 North, Range
68 West of the 6th P.M. , EXCEPT a tract of land situate in Lot 2 of
the NE 1/4 of Section 20, Township 7 North, Range 68 West of the
6th P.M. , which considering the North line of the NE 1/4 of said
Section 20 as bearing West and with all bearings contained herein
relative thereto is contained within the boundary lines which begin
at the North 1/4 corner of said Section 20 and run thence South 01
degrees 16 minutes E 660.73 feet along the West line of said NE
1/4 , thence South 44 degrees 50 minutes East 962 . 28 feet; thence
South 88 degrees 50 minutes East 349. 60 feet along the South line
of the said NW 1/4 NE 1/4; thence North 01 degrees 39 minutes East
542 . 37 feet, thence North 40 degrees 28 minutes West 719 . 00 feet,
thence North 10 degrees 09 minutes West 265 . 10 feet to a point of
the North line at the said NE 1/4, thence West 544 . 85 feet along
the North line of the said NE 1/4 to the point of beginning,
Larimer County, Colorado.