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INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMEMBER FLASCO
RESOLUTION NO. 640
Series of 1979
TITLE: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE ACQUISITION OF A PORTION
OF THE RANCHO DEL SOL, LTD. PROPERTY LOCATED AT W. 32ND AVENUE AND
UN ION STREET IN WHEAT RIDGE FOR PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PURPOSES UNDER
THE JEFFERSON COUNTY OPEN SPACE PROGRAM.
WHEREAS, the City is interested in the acquisition of a portion of the
property located at W. 32nd Avenue and Union Street for Parks and Open Space
purposes, and
WHEREAS, the owner, Rancho del Sol, Ltd., has previously offered
11.6 acres of this 23 acre parcel to the City at a total price of $203,237,
and
WHEREAS, the City has been presented with an alternate proposal of
8.75 acres of this land for sale to the City by Rancho del Sol, Ltd., which
would include all of the existing 100-year flood plan area, Lena Gulch channel,
plus a small parcel bordering Union Street, and
WHEREAS, it will be necessary to negotiate a fair and equitable price
with Rancho del Sol, Ltd. based on qualified appraisals for that portion offered
to the City;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Wheat Ridge, that the Jefferson County Open Space, through its Executive
Director, be authorized and directed to negotiate with Rancho del Sol, Ltd.,
the property owner, for the purchase of 8.75 acres of land indicated above at
W. 32nd Avenue and Union Street in Wheat Ridge, for Parks and Open Space purposes
for acquisition under the Jefferson County Open Space Program and that funds
for such purchase be taken from Wheat Ridge's attributable share of the Open
Space Fund, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City hereby authorizes additional
appraisal reports and services as necessary to satisfactorily conclude this
purchase with such costs to be charged to Wheat Ridge's attributable share of
the Jefferson County Open Space Fund.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 16th day of April, 1979, by a vote of
5 to 1.
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OLIVER { PH LL PS, MAYO
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CAROL F. HAMPF, CITY CLERK