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8/3/00 Jon wrote (responded) to Kim giving her suggestions on the
language for the development agreement:
1. That the developer make good faith efforts and negotiate with the ditch
company getting consent to plant grasses and shrubs it feels
acceptable.
2. Developer report back in writing to the Fort Collins Dept. of Natural
Resources what the results of its negotiations are.
Note: Jon also agreed to use the company's best efforts to encourage
concerned neighbors to set up, manage and run a non-profit corporation for the
purpose of holding title to the tract.
8/3/00 The same date as above — Jon wrote memo to Kim suggesting a
little different language be used in the development agreement. Jon reiterated
that he was disappointed that Turner had cooled off on gathering the dozen or so
neighbors as suggested to entertain the idea of creating and managing a no -
profit corporation for a privately owned mini -open space wildlife area.
8/18/00 Tom Shoemaker called Jon wanting to talk about P & Z's
requirement on Promontory to see if something additional could be done about
the vegetation between the backs of the buildings and the ditch. Tom made
several suggestions about what should be planted before Jon meets with the
ditch company. He wanted it to show on the final plans whether shrubs,
unmowed grasses, etc. be allowed rather than "something to be resolved as part
of the development agreement".
8/31/00 Pam Stevens, Trees, Water and People — 484-3678
Responding to fox article in the Coloradoan. Would like more
information. Kaye called her and talked about what we knew. Followed up by
sending her copy of the PUD (Somerset, Tract A)plus copy of Larimer County
real estate tax information. Gave her Sally Bridges number at the Coloradoan.
9/5/00 Pam Stevens, Trees, Water and People called to say her group had
taken a look at the tract. Said "It's awful weedy!!" Asked which of the trees does
the fox family reside in. Kaye told her the tree at the corner of JFK and
Troutman. (She was much more interested in the cluster of trees to the east.)
Kaye sent her a copy of our PUD. She has not responded since this date —
9/5/00.
10/4/00 Jon met with John Strachan and John Moen, Larimer County Canal
#2 on site to discuss vegetation.
Wildlife Corridor Discussions
Chronological List of Contacts with Interested Parties
6/2/00 Jon Prouty faxed memo to Tom Shoemaker asking for clarification
of Land Use Code language on wildlife corridor language — giving
Natural Resources opportunity to work with the appropriate other
city departments to resolve questions.
6/6/00 Nancy Howard, Dist. Wildlife Manager of DOW wrote letter to Kim
Kreimeyer at City Natural Resources Dept — "does not consider this
to be a wildlife movement corridor at this time"
6/30/00 Memo to Planning and Zoning Board
from Tom Shoemaker, Karen Manci, & Kim Kreimeyer
"Our records and observations in the area do not indicate any
extensive, ongoing use of the canal as a wildlife movement
corridor'
7/31/00 At Jon's request, Kaye called Jo Ella Turner (the fox lady who
spoke at P & Z meeting about her concern, and neighbors, about the foxes). I
Kaye was able to state Jon's proposal to contact the owner of the tract of land,
assist her in organizing her group of neighbors, and ask basically what she would
like to see done here. What was gathered from her comments were that all they
wanted to see here was that there be no passage way along either side of the
ditch which would allow people, dogs, bicycles, etc. and placement of signs
indicating this.
She said she did not know the names of all the people she talked with so
doubted that she could get them together for a meeting to discuss "taking over
the real estate and / or maintenance of same". It was left that if she could get
enough interested people to make a commitment to meet with Jon that she would
call back.
8/2/00 Jon faxed memo to Tom Shoemaker stating we followed up with Jo
Ella Turner and made offer to contact the owner of Tract A (Somerset). Jon let
Tom know that he would not be pursuing the acquisition of the lot from Somerset
unless Tumer called us back to say she had obtained enough people who would
be interested in meeting with Jon about taking over the tract.
8/2/00 Kim Kreimeyer called Jon about the statement "Jon made at the
P & Z meeting about organizing the fox people". She said Marc Virata had asked
her to consider starting on the language for the development agreement and that
this issue needed to be resolved before the language could be done. She also
stated that after discussing the acquisition of the Tract that Tom said the "City
would not want the area to be a City -owned natural area".
completed and closed. Notwithstanding this fact, Tom, if you have any new ideas about
a viable natural resource -open space use for this property, I would, of course, be happy
to assist you in whatever way I can.
Best regards.
Sincerely,
ti.
Jon Prouty
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Enclosures
cc: Steve Olt, City Planner`/
October 10, 2000
Tom Shoemaker, Director
City of Fort Collins
Natural Resources Department
P.O. Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Re: Promontory / Approximate One -Acre Outlot To South (Under Separate
Ownership) / Wildlife Considerations
Dear Tom:
I wanted to report to you what we have done to follow up my commitment to the P&Z
Board and concerned neighbors a) to acquire this approximate one -acre outlot south of
our property, south of the Post Office and north of Troutman (between JFK and
Boardwalk) for open space and wildlife habitat purposes, and b) to set up a non-profit
organization for the ownership and management of same. All the foregoing was -
subject, however, to securing evidence of the neighbors substantial interest in owning
and managing this property through such non-profit corporation for the purposes
described.
See our itemized list of our efforts in this regard attached.
Accordingly, Tom, I have to conclude that the idea of privately maintaining this property
through a non-profit corporation as a wildlife habitat is a) not of sufficient interest for the
neighbors to come forward in the minimal numbers necessary to assure that the efforts
we would make to acquire the property and set up a non-profit corporation would not be
for naught and/or b) this idea, while romantic, may simply not be feasible or realistic.
This conclusion furthermore is supported, I think, by the opinions indicated explicitly and
implicitly by the two enclosed letters, one from the Colorado Department of Wildlife and
the other a letter from me to the Larimer County Canal #2 following up my meeting with
them.
Therefore, I am reporting to you that I have made my best efforts to honor the
commitments that we have made with regard to the possibility of facilitating the
preservation of this one -acre outlot for wildlife habitat and will consider this matter
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