HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-014-02/18/2014-AUTHORIZING A LICENSE TO ENTER TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR USE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 2 RESOLUTION 2014-014
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING A LICENSE TO ENTER TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FOR
USE OF CITY-OWNED PROPERTY AT 215 NORTH MASON FOR NINE MONTHS
WHEREAS, the City is the owner of an office building located at 215 North Mason
Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, which includes the courtroom and waiting area for the Fort
Collins Municipal Court (the "Courtroom Space"); and
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WHEREAS, the United States Trustee Program (the "Program") is a division of the
United States Department of Justice (DOJ); and
WHEREAS, the Program oversees and administers all the bankruptcy cases filed in the
federal courts for the District of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, part of the Program is a Meeting of Creditors, presided over by the Case
Trustee, which a debtor is required to attend after filing bankruptcy; and
WHEREAS, in Fort Collins these meetings have usually been held in the Larimer County
Courthouse, but the Courthouse does not have room to accommodate all the required meetings,
so the DOJ has beealooking for additional space; and
WHEREAS, the DOJ has asked to use the Courtroom Space for up to ten meetings in
2014; and
WHEREAS, the meetings would all be held on Fridays when the Courtroom Space is not
usually in use, and should not interfere with Municipal Court business; and
WHEREAS, the DOJ would pay a one-time processing fee of $500 for use of the
Courtroom Space; and
WHEREAS, Article XI, Section 10 of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to
permit the use or occupation of any street, alley or public place, provided that such permit shall
be revocable by the City Council at its pleasure, whether or not such right to revoke is expressly
reserved in such permit.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a license to enter for the
DOJ to use the Courtroom Space on terms and conditions consistent with this Resolution,
together with such additional terms and conditions as the City Manager, in consultation with the
City Attorney, deems necessary or appropriate to protect the interests of the City or to effectuate
the purposes of this Resolution, including any necessary changes to the description of the license
area, as long as such changes do not materially increase the size or change the character of the
license area.
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this
18th day of February, A.D. 2014.
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ATTEST:
SEAL
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