HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-069-06/04/2019-NAMING THE GARDENS ON SPRING CREEK PAVILION IN HONOR OF THE EVERITT FAMILY RESOLUTION 2019-069
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
NAMING THE GARDENS ON SPRING CREEK PAVILION
IN HONOR OF THE EVERITT FAMILY
WHEREAS, on November 1, 2011, City Council adopted Ordinance No 134, 2011,
amending Chapter 23, Article V of the City Code to add new provisions regarding the naming of
City properties and facilities, and
WHEREAS,on September 1,2015,City Council adopted Ordinance No 090,2015,which
repealed and re-adopted those provisions in Section 23-141 and authorized the City Manager to
establish administrative rules and procedures for the consideration and recommendation to City
Council of names for City-owned or-operated properties or facilities, and
WHEREAS, Section 23-141 provides that only in the event that a significant financial
donation has been made for its acquisition,construction or improvement may a property or facility,
or a portion thereof, be named either for the donor or in consideration of the wishes of the donor,
and
WHEREAS, to be considered significant the donation must be for at least seventy-five
percent of the total value or cost of the property or facility or portion thereof to be named, and
WHEREAS,Section 23-141 also provides that City Council will give significant weight to
a naming or recognition request from the donor, but will consider such a request in light of other
policy or practical priorities and concerns to the public interest, and
WHEREAS,the City is making additions to the Gardens on Spring Creek in midtown Fort
Collins("the Project"), and
WHEREAS, as part of the Project, a pavilion is being constructed at a cost of$500,000,
and
WHEREAS, the Friends of the Gardens, a local non-profit with the mission of cultivating
a world-class botanic garden through fundraising and advocacy, has helped to raise $375 000
toward the construction of the pavilion, and
WHEREAS, the Friends of the Gardens raised the $375,000 to honor Bob and Joyce
Everitt, who have made numerous philanthropic, community and business contributions to Fort
Collins and
WHEREAS, City Council finds that in considering all policy and practical priorities, it is
appropriate to name the Project's pavilion"Everitt Pavilion" in accordance with the wishes of the
Friends of the Gardens and the Everitt family
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows
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Section I That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above
Section 2 That the City Council hereby directs that the Project's pavilion be
designated"Everitt Pavilion"
Section 3 That the City may modify or remove the approved name in the future in the
event the City Council determines such modification or removal to be appropriate to light of
changed circumstances or other matters of public interest or convenience
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 4th
day of June, A D 2019
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