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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 -Y Met 'J J AM ral*q ev Aros 166 J 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)