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RESOLUTION 85- 143
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION BY EMINENT DOMAIN
PROCEEDINGS OF CERTAIN LANDS IN THE CITY
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins desires to acquire certain lands
hereinafter described for the purpose of the construction of the Northeast
Loop Waterline; and
WHEREAS, the City has attempted to negotiate the acquisition of said
property and rights from the owners thereof, which negotiations have been
been unsuccessful ; and
WHEREAS, immediate acquisition of the property and rights is necessary
to maintain the schedule for construction of the Northeast Loop Waterline;
and
WHEREAS, the acquisition of the same is desirable and necessary for
public use and said acquisition may, by law, be accomplished through
proceedings in eminent domain.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS:
Section 1. The City hereby finds and determines that it is necessary
that the City of Fort Collins acquire certain lands, together with
easements and right-of-way, more particularly described as follows to be
used for the construction of the Northeast Loop Waterline:
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF
BAKER PROPERTY
Two strips of land in that parcel in the W 1/2 of Section 6,
Township 7 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., described in
Book 1592, Page 590 of the Larimer County Records being described
as follows:
A 20 foot wide permanent utility easement lying 10 feet North and
10 feet South of the following described reference line and a 75
foot wide temporary construction easement lying 50 feet North and
20 feet South of the following described reference line:
BEGINNING at the West Quarter Corner of said Section 6 and
considering the West line of the NW 1/4 of said Section 6 to bear
N 00°17'03" E with all bearings contained herein relative
thereto; thence S 89°42'57" E, 30.00 feet to the Westerly line of
said parcel described in Book 1592, Page 590; thence Northerly
along said Westerly line N 00017'03" E, 649.28 feet to the TRUE
POINT OF BEGINNING of said reference line; thence departing said
Westerly line S 86°09'35" E, 2085.68 feet to the Easterly line of
said parcel described in Book 1592, Page 590 and the point of
terminus of this description. The above described permanent
utility easement contains 41,700 square feet, more or less and
the above described temporary construction easement contains
156,400 square feet.
Section 2. The City Council hereby finds and determines that it is
not possible to acquire such property, right-of-way and easement by
negotiating with the owners thereof and, therefore, authorizes the City
Attorney and other proper officials of the City to acquire the same for the
City by eminent domain proceedings.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of
Fort Collins held this 3rd day of September, A.D. 1985.
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ATTEST:
City Clerk