HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026 - RESO 05 - JCPOS Land ConservationCITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 05
SERIES OF 2026
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR AN APPLICATION TO THE
JEFFERSON COUNTY PARKS AND OPEN SPACE LAND CONSERVATION
PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM FOR FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE ACQUISITION
OF A REMNANT RTD PARCEL AT THE WHEAT RIDGE WARD COMMUTER
RAIL STATION
WHEREAS, multiple recent public engagement campaigns, including the Let’s Talk
program, the City Plan, and the Parks and Recreation Pathway, documented that residents
in the “North I-70” neighborhood desire increased parkland and open spaces in their
neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado (the “City”) is interested in considering the potential acquisition of future parkland in the city in the “North I-70”
neighborhood near Taft Ct. and W. 51st Ave; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Transportation District (RTD) currently owns a 1.15-acre
parcel and is interested in selling it to the City; and
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Parks and Open Space Land Conservation Partnership Program exists as a potential funding and partner resource for open space
and parkland acquisition and the City desires to submit an application to this program to
request funds to potentially acquire the RTD parcel; and
WHEREAS, City Council supports a funding application to the Jefferson County
Parks and Open Space Land Conservation Partnership Program to request funding to
potentially acquire the RTD parcel.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO THAT:
Section 1. The Mayor or the City Manager of the City or any other member of
the City Council and all appropriate City officers are hereby authorized and directed to
execute and deliver and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest and
deliver such other agreements and certificates and to take such other actions as may be necessary or convenient to carry out and give effect to the Assignment and this
Resolution.
Section 2. Nothing contained in this Resolution, or the Assignment shall
constitute a debt, indebtedness, or multiple-fiscal year direct or indirect debt or other
financial obligation of the City within the meaning of the Constitution or statutes of the State or the home rule charter of any political subdivision thereof, nor give rise to a
pecuniary liability of the City or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers.
Section 3. If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this Resolution shall
for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of
any such section, paragraph, clause, or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Resolution.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 26th of January 2026
Korey Stites, Mayor
ATTEST:
Onorina Maloney, Interim Sr. Deputy City Clerk