HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-022-02/19/2008-AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A REVOCABLE PERMIT TO PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY FOR INSTALLATION OF T RESOLUTION 2008-022
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A REVOCABLE PERMIT TO PLATTE RIVER
POWER AUTHORITY FOR INSTALLATION OF TWO METEOROLOGICAL TOWERS ON
MEADOW SPRINGS RANCH PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF EVALUATING WIND
GENERATION POTENTIAL
WHEREAS, Platte River Power Authority ("PRPA") provides electric generation and
transmission service to the City, as well as three other municipal members and owners of PRPA;
and
WHEREAS, PRPA is evaluating potential wind generation resources to meet the needs
of its four member cities; and
WHEREAS, PRPA has determined that it would be beneficial to study wind generation
in areas near its existing generation and transmission facilities, including Rawhide Energy
Station, for the purpose of collecting detailed wind speed and other data that can be correlated to
long-term data available from the Rawhide Energy Station and other sites; and
WHEREAS, the City is the owner of a certain parcel of real property located in Larimer
County, Colorado,known as Meadow Springs Ranch(the"Ranch"); and
WHEREAS, the Ranch is located near the Rawhide Energy Station; and
WHEREAS, PRPA has requested that the City cooperate with its effort to evaluate wind
generation on the Ranch by allowing the installation of two temporary meteorological towers
that are 60 meters tall near the north edge of the Ranch; and
WHEREAS, City Utilities staff have worked with PRPA staff to identify mutually
acceptable locations for the installation and operation of the two meteorological towers; and
WHEREAS, PRPA will bear all costs of installation, operation, maintenance and removal
of the towers; and
WHEREAS, City staff has reviewed the request by PRPA and believes that the towers
will not interfere with or adversely affect the Ranch, based on current expectations; and
WHEREAS, PRPA anticipates that the towers will be removed from the Property within
eighteen (18) months of installation; and
WHEREAS, based on these agreed upon conditions, PRPA has requested that the City
grant to it a permit or license for the installation of the two meteorological towers on the Ranch,
at or in the vicinity of the specific locations described on Exhibit "A", attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference; and
WHEREAS, in light of the public purpose to be served and the benefit to the City of
potential wind generation resources to meet the electric service needs of the City, the potential
benefit to the City of obtaining wind generation data for this portion of the Ranch and the fact
that the towers will have little or no impact on City operations, City staff recommends that no
compensation be required for the rights granted hereunder; and
WHEREAS, Article XI, Section 10 of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins authorizes
the Council to permit the use or occupation of any street, alley, or public place, provided that
such permit shall be revocable by the 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 such documents as are
necessary to grant a revocable permit to PRPA as described herein, 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 corrections to the legal description thereof that do not result
in a material increase or change in character of the intended license.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Pwncil of the City of Fort Collins this
19th day of February A.D. 2008.
May
ATTEST:
City Clerk
EXHIBIT "A"
Met Tower Site Plan
City of Fort Collins Property
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Met Tower A(Met A on map):
Latitude / Longitude--40deg 58min 48.4sec N; 104deg 58min 45.1sec W (NAD27)
Parcel--82260-00-918
Section 26,Township 1.2 N, Range 68 W,6th Prime Meridian,Larimer County,State of Colorado
Setback from adjacent property approximately 2,000 feet(north) and 5,500 feet (west)
Met Tower B (Met B on maR):
Latitude/Longitude—40deg 57min 8.5sec N; 104deg 59min 6.5sec W (NAD27)
Parcel--81030-00-930
Section 3,Township 11. N, Range 68 W,6th Prime Meridian,Larimer County,State of Colorado
Setback from adjacent property approximately 4,000 feet(west) and 4,000 feet(south)