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11-08aCRESOLUTIONNO.II-08ARESOLUTIONMAKiNGCERTAINLEGISLATIVEFINDINGSANDAPPROVINGTHEURBANRENEWALPLANFORTHE21STCENTURYURBANRENEWALPROJECTWHEREAS,inJanuaryof2007,theEstesParkUrbanRenewalAuthority(theAuthority)commissionedaconditionssurveyandretainedTerranceWareAssociates(theConsultant)toconductstudiesandsun’eysofthearea(Area)describedthereintodetermineiftheAreacontainsfactorsincludedinthedefinitionofblightedareaintheColoradoUrbanRenewalLaw,Sections31-25-101,etseq,,CR5.,(theAct);andWHEREAS.theConsultantprepared,submitted,andpresentedtotheAuthorityandtheBoardofTrusteesoftheTownofEstesPark,Colorado(theTown)aconditionssurveyentitledAnAnalysisofExistinaConditionsRelatingtoBlightTownofEstesPark(theSurvey)datedAugust2007,whichSurveyisincorporatedhereinbythisreference,andwhichdescribesindetailtheconditionsintheArea;andWHEREAS,theAuthorityhasprepared,approved,andsubmittedforreviewbytheBoardofTrusteestheUrbanRenewalPlanforthe2P1CenturyUrbanRenewalArea(thePlan),acopyofwhichisattachedheretoandincorporatedherein;andWHEREAS,theaforesaidPlanisamatterofpublicrecordinthecustodyoftheTownClerkandisavailableforpublicinspectionduringbusinesshoursoftheTown;andWHEREAS.noticeofthepublichearingonthePlanwaspublishedasrequiredbySection31-25-107(3).C.R.S.,atleastthirtydayspriortothepublichearing;andWHEREAS,writtennoticewasmailedordeliveredtoeachpropertyowner,business,andresidentoftheareaincludedinthePlaninfonningthemofthepublichearingatleastthirtydayspriortothepublichearing;andWHEREAS,theEstcsValleyPlanningCommissionhassubmittedwrittenrecommendationstotheBoardofTrusteesthatportionsofthePlancomplywiththe1996EstesValleyComprehensivePlan(theComprehensivePlan).whichisthegeneralplanforthedevelopmentoftheTownasawhole,andalsostatedthatthetaxincrementfinancingprovisionsandproposedprojectsofthePlandonotcomplywiththeComprehensivePlan;andWHEREAS,theAuthorityandtheTownhaveenteredintoaCooperationAgreementdatedSeptemberI,1998(theCooperationAgreement)andanIntergovernmentalAgreementdatedAugust16,1990includingfourAmendmentstotheIntergovernmentalAgreementdatedOctoberII,1994,March25,1997,March26,2003andOctober15,2003(collectively,theIntergovernmentalAgreement)whichprovideforthetransferofpropertyandsalestaxincrement C0revenuesfromtheAuthoritytotheTownandconceptreviewapprovalbytheTownofcertainagreementsrelatedtocarryingouttheUrbanRenewalProject;andWHEREAS,onMarch25,2008,theBoardofTrusteesconductedapublichearingandreviewedsaidPlanpursuanttotheproceduralandnoticerequirementsoftheAct,andtheBoardofTrusteeshavingconsideredtheevidencepresentedinsupportofandinoppositiontothePlan,theSurvey,theComprehensivePlan,andstaffrecommendationsandsohavingconsideredthelegislativerecordandgivenappropriateweighttotheevidence,includingevidencethatthetaxincrementfinancingprovisionsandproposedprojectsofthePlandocomplywiththeComprehensivePlan,makesthefindingssetforthbelow.NOW,THEREFORE.BEITRESOLVEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARK.COLORADO.THAT:SectionI.TheUrbanRenewalAreadescribedinthePlanisfoundanddeclaredtobeablightedareaasdefinedintheAct.ThisisalegislativefindingbytheBoardofTrusteesbasedupontheSurveyandotherevidencepresentedtotheBoardofTrustees.Section2.TheboundariesoftheUrbanRenewalAreahavebeendrawnasnarrowlyastheBoardofTrusteesdeterniinesfeasibletoaccomplishtheplanninganddevelopmentobjectivesofthePlan.Section3.ThePlanhasbeensubmittedtotheBoardofCountyCommissionersofLarimerCounty,Colorado,(theCounty)togetherwiththeinfonnationrequiredbySection31-25-107(3.5)oftheAct.Section4.ParkSchoolDistrictNo.R-3hasbeenpermittedtoparticipateinanadvisorycapacitywithrespecttotheinclusioninthePlanofthetaxallocationprovisionsauthorizedbySection31-25-107(9)oftheAct.Section5.ItisnotexpectedorintendedthattheAuthoritywillrelocateanyindividualsandfamiliesinconnectionwiththePlan,buttotheextentthatanysuchrelocationmayberequired,afeasiblemethodexistsfortherelocationofindividualsandfamiliesindecent,safe,andsanitarydwellingaccommodationswithintheirmeansandwithoutunduehardshiptosuchindividualsandfamilies.Section6.ItisnotexpectedorintendedthattheAuthoritywillrelocateanybusinessconcernsinconnectionwiththePlan,buttotheextentthatanysuchrelocationmayberequired,afeasiblemethodexistsfortherelocationofsuchbusinessconcernsintheUrbanRenewalAreaorinotherareasthatarenotgenerallylessdesirablewithrespecttopublicutilitiesandpublicandcommercialfacilities.Section7.TheBoardofTrusteeshastakenreasonableeffortstoprovidewrittennoticeofthepublichearingprescribedbySection31-25-107(3)oftheActtoallpropertyowners,residentsandownersofbusinessconcernsintheproposedUrbanRenewalAreaattheirlast 00knownaddressesatleastthirtydayspriortothepublichearingonthePlan.Section8.Section31-25-107(4)(d)oftheActdoesnotapplybecausenomorethan120dayshavepassedsincethecommencementoftheonlypublichearingonthePlan.Section9.Section31-25-I07(4)(e)oftheActdoesnotapplybecausetheBoardofTrusteesdidnotfailtopreviouslyapprovethisPlan.Section10.ThePlanconformswiththeComprehensivePlan,whichisthegeneralplanforthedevelopmentoftheTownofEstesParkasawhole.SectionII.ThePlanwillaffordmaximumopportunity,consistentwiththesoundneedsoftheTownofEstesParkasawhole,fortherehabilitationorredevelopmentoftheUrbanRenewalAreadescribedinthePlanbyprivateenterprise.Section12.AlloftheUrbanRenewalAreaiswithinthecorporatelimitsoftheTownandisanareathathasbeenbuilt-upformanyyears.Itconsistsoftheprincipalgovernmental,commercial,andretailareasoftheTown.ConstructionofpublicimprovementsandprovisionofservicesintheUrbanRenewalAreawillbetheprimaryresponsibilityoftheTown,theAuthority,privateenterprise,andprovidersofpublicservicesotherthantheCounty.TheAuthorityandtheTownhavereachedagreementwiththeCountypursuanttoSection31-25-107(11)oftheActwherebytheAuthoritywillremittotheCounty10%oftheannualpropertytaxincrementrevenuecollectedbytheAuthorityfromtheCountylevyintheUrbanRenewalAreaasallocatedtotheAuthoritypursuanttoSection31-25-107(9)oftheAct.TheAuthorityisauthorizedanddirectedtoenterintoanagreementwiththeCountyconfirmingthisunderstanding.Section13.TheUrbanRenewalAreadescribedinthePlanisabuiltupareaanddoesnotconsistofopenlandwithinthemeaningofSections31-25-107(5)and107(6)oftheAct.Theprincipalpublicpurposefortheurbanrenewalplanistofacilitateredevelopmentinordertopreventthespreadofphysicallyblightedareas.Section14.TheAuthorityshallobtaintheapprovaloftheBoardofTrusteespriortopledginganySalesTaxIncrementFinancingrevenueforthepaymentoftheprincipalof,theintereston.oranypremiumsdueinconnectionwithbonds,loans,advancesandindebtednessincurredbytheAuthoritytofinanceactivitiesandundertakingsunderthePlan.Section15.PriortoDecember31,2008.theAuthorityandtheTownshallnegotiateandenterintoanappropriateAgreementtoreplacethecurrentCooperationAgreementandIntergovernmentalAgreementbetweenthepartieswhichshalladdressthefinancingoftheadministrationoftheAuthority,thereviewandapprovalolfutureactivitiesandundertakingspursuanttothePlan,anduseofSalesTaxIncrementFinancingforfinancingsuchactivitiesandundertakings. 00Section16.TheUrbanRenewalPlanfortheEstesPark21SCenturyUrbanRenewalProlectAreahasbeendulyreviewedandconsideredandisherebyapproved.TheAuthorityisherebyauthorizedto.takeanyandallactionspursuaiittotheActtocarryoutthePlan.ANDAPPROVEDTHEjtAYOF_____2008.Clerk a0EXHIBITAMAPOFURBANRENEWALAREA 00EXHIBITBLealDescriptionoftheUrbanRenewalAreaTheboundariesoftheEstesPark2lCenturyUrbanRenewalAreaaredescribedasfollows:BeginningattheintersectionoftheeastlineofSection24,Township5North,Range73Westofthe6ibP.M.andthenortheasterlyright-of-waylineofSteamerDrive;thencesoutheasterlyalongsaidnortheasterlyright-of-waylinetoitsintersectionwiththesoutherlylineofLot1,StanleyHillsSubdivision;thenceeasterlyalongsaidsoutherlylinetothenortherlyright-of-waylineofHighway34(BigThompsonAvenue);thencesoutherly,crossingHighway34(BigThompsonAvenue),tothenortheasterlycornerofLotIA,ReplatofaPortionofLot4andallofLotI,StanleyMeadowsAddition;thencesoutheasterlyalongtheeasterlylineofsaidreplatofStanleyMeadowsAdditiontothesoutherlylineofsaidreplat;thencewesterlyalongsaidsoutherlylinetothesouthwesterlycornerofsaidreplatandthesoutheastcornerofLot2,StanleyMeadowsAddition;thencewesterlyalongthesoutherlylineofsaidLot2tothesouthwestcornerthereofthencesouthtothenortherlyright-of-lineofHighway36(St.VramAvenue);thenceeasterlyalongsaidnortherlyright-ofwaylinetothenorthwestcornerofLot44,LittLeProspectMountainAddition;thenceeasterlyalongthenortherLylineofsaidLot44tothenortheastcornerthereof;thencesoutheasterlyalongthenortheasterlylineofsaidLot44tothenortherlyright-of-waylineofHighway36(St.VramAvenue):thencesoutheasterlyalongthenortherlyright-of-waylineof1-Iighwav36(St.VramAvenue)toapointduenorthoftheintersectionofthesoutherlyright-of-waylineofHighway36(NorthSt.VramAvenue)andtheeasterlyright-of-wayofSecondStreetinReclamationSubdivision;thencesouthtothenorthwestcornerofSecondStreetright-of-wayinReclamationSubdivision;thencesouthwesterlyalongsaideasterlyright-of-waylinetoitsintersectionwiththenortheasterlyright-of-waylineofHighway7(SouthSt.VramAvenue);thencesoutheasterlyalongsaidnortheasterlyright-of-wayLinetothenorthwesterlyright-of-waylineof5hhlStreet:thencenortheasterlyalongsaidnorthwesterlyright-of-waylinetothesouthwesterlyright-of-waylineofEastLane;thencenorthwesterlyalongsaidsouthwesterlyright-of-waylinetoanextensionthereofwiththenorthwesterlyright-of-wayline0f4thStreet;thencenortheasterlyalongsaidnorthwesterlyright-of-waylinetothesoutherlyrightofwaylineofI-lighway36(NorthSt.VramAvenue);thencesoutheasterlyalongsaidsoutherlyright-of-waylinetoapointincommonwiththenortherlylineofLittleProspectMountainAddition;thencecontinuingalongsaidsoutherlyright-of-waylineandnortherlylineofLittleProspectMountainAdditiontoapointwherethenortherlylineofLittleProspectMountainAdditiondepartsfromsaidsoutherlyright-of-wayline,thencecontinuingalongthenortherlylineofLittleProspectMountainAdditiontothecastlineofSection30.T5N,R72W,thencesoutherlyalongtheeastlineofsaidsectiontothesoutherlyright-ofwaylineofManfordAvenueandthenortherlylineoftheParkR-3SchoolDistrictproperty;thencewesterlyalongsaidnortherlylineapproximately660’:thencesouth41WintotheParkR-3SchoolDistrict;thenceS38°W340’;thenceWest425’moreorlesstothewesterlylineoftheParkR-3SchoolDistrictandtheeasterlyright-of-waylineofCommunityDrive;thencenortherlyalongsaidright-of-waylinetothesoutherlyright-of-waylineofManfordAve.:thencewesterlyalongsaidsoutherlyright-of-waylinetothenorthwesterlycorneroftheLoneTreeVillageApartments;thencesoutherlyalongthewesterly 00hneoftheLoneTreeVillageApartmentsandtheextensionthereoftothesoutherlyright-of-waylineofGravesAvenue;thencewesterlyalongsaidsoutherlyright-of-waylineanditsextensionthereoftothesouthwesterlyright-of-waylineofHighway7(SouthSt.VramAvenue):thencenorthwesterlyalongsaidsouthwesterlyright-of-waylinetothesoutherlyright-of-waylineofStanleyAvenue:thencenorthwesterlyandnortherlyalongthesoutherly,southwesterly,andwesterlyright-of-waylineofStanleyAvenuetothesouthwesterlyright-of-waylineofHighway36(St.VramAvenue);thencewesterlyalongsaidsouthwesterlyright-of-lineofHighway36(St.VramAvenue)tothesoutherlyhighwatermarkoftheBigThompsonRiver;thencewesterlyalongsaidhighwaterlinetotheeasterlylineofRiversideSubdivision;thencesoutherlyalongsaideasterlylinetothesoutheastcornerofLot26ofRiversideSubdivision;thencewesterlyalongthesoutherlylineofsaidLot26toapointthatisN02degrees42minutesE85.3feetfromapointonthesoutherlylineofLot25,RiversideSubdivisionandSSidegrees53minutesE138.0feetfromthebaselineofRiversideSubdivision;thenceS02degrees42minutesWtothesoutherlylineofsaidLot25;thencewesterlyalongsaidsoutherlyline32.5feet;thenceS30degrees10minutes‘A’86.5feettothesoutherlylineofLot24,RiversideSubdivision;thencewesterlyalongsaidsoutherlyline5.2feet;thence528degrees33minutesXVtothesoutherlylineofLot23.RiversideSubdivision;thencesouthwesterlytoapointthatisN7degrees45minutesE50feetfromapointonthesoutherlylineofLot22,RiversideSubdivisionand15feeteasterlyfromthebaselineofsaidRiversideSubdivision;thence57degrees45minutesWtothesoutherlylineofsaidLot22;thenceeasterlyalongsaidsoutherlylinetothewesterlylineofLot1,CyteworthResubdivision;thencesoutherlyalongthewesterlylineofsaidLotItothesouthwestcornerthereof;thencesoutherlyacrossCyteworthRoadtothenorthwesterlycornerofLot5.MocassinAddition;thencesouthwesterlyalongthenorthwesterlylinesofLots5,4,2,andIofsaidMocassinAdditiontothesoutherlycornerofsaidLotI;thenceS51degrees55minutesXV25.4feet;thenceS78degrees50minutesW29.0feettothesoutherlylineofsaidMocassinAdditionandthesoutherlyright-of-waylineofEastRiversideDrive;thencewesterlyalongsaidsoutherlyright-of-waylinetotheeastright-of-waylineofCragsDrive:thencewesterlycrossingCragsDrivealongthesoutherlyright-of-waylineofRiversideDrivetothesouthwesterlylineofLot4.ProspectVillageSubdivisionextendedsoutheasterlytothesaidsoutherlyright-of-wayline;thencenorthwesterlyalongsaidsoutheasterlyextensionofsaidLot4andsouthwesterlylineofLot4tothevestlineofProspectVillageSubdivision;thencenortherlyalongsaidwestlineandtheextensionthereoftothenortherlyright-of-waylineofUSllighway36(MoraineAve.);thenceeasterlyalongsaidnortherly-right-of-waylinetotheeastlineofLot7.l’ResubdivisionofBuennaVistaTerrace;thencenortherlyalongsaideastlinetothenortheastcornerofsaidLot7;thenceeasterlytothenorthwestcornerofLot5oftheAmendedPlatofLotSandtheEast95FeetofLot6ofBuennaVistaTerrace;thenceeasterly,northerly,andeasterlyalongthenortherlylinesofsaidLot5totheeastlineofLot16BoflResubdivisionofBuennaVistaTerrace;thencenortherlyalongtheeastlineofsaidLot168,158,14B,13B,128.118,and108ofsaidresubdivisiontothenortheastcornerofsaidLotI08:thencewesterlyalongthenorthlineofsaidLot1013tothenorthwestcornerthereof;thencenorthalongthewestlineofLots98.8B.7B,6W58,andpartof4BofsaidresubdivisiontothenorthlineofLot39Bofsaidresubdivisionextendedeasterly;thencewesterlyalongsaidnorthlineextensionandthenorthlineofLots39.40.41.42and43ofsaidresubdivisiontothenortherlyright-of-waylineof 00CourtneyLane;thencewesterlyalongsaidnortherlyright-of-waylinetothesoutheastcornerofLot44ofsaidresubdivision;thencenortherlyalongtheeasterlylineofsaidLot44tothesouthwestcornerofLot45ofsaidresubdivision;thenceeasterly,northeasterly,andnorthwesterlyalongthepropertylinesofLot45ofsaidresubdivisiontothenorthboundarylineofsaidresubdivision;thencewesterlyalongsaidnorthboundarylinetotheTownLimits:thencenortherlyalongtheboundaryoftheTownLimitstothesoutherlyright-of-waylineofBusiness1-Iighway34(WestElkhornAvenue);thencewesterlyalongsaidsoutherlyrightofwaylineandtheboundarylineoftheTownLimitstothesoutheastcornerofElkhornAddition;thencealongthesoutherlylinesofElkhornAdditionandsaidboundary’lineoftheTownLimitstothesoutheastcornerofElkhomClubEstates;thencenortherlyandeasterlyalongtheeasterlyboundarylinesofElkhornClubEstatestothesoutherlyright-of-waylineofBusinessHighway34(WestElkhornAvenue):thenceeasterlyalongsaidsoutherlyright-of-waylinetothewesterlyright-of-waylineofFarViewDrive;thencenortherlyandeasterlyalongthewesterlyandnortherlyright-of-waylinesofFarViewDrivetoapointontherightofwaylineatthewesterlyextensionofthenortherlylotlineofLot7.FallRiverVillageFinalP.U.D;thenceeasterlytothenorthwestcornerofsaidLot7;thencesouthwesterlyalongthewesterlylinesofLot7,6and5ofFallRiverVillageFinalP.U.DtothenorthwestcornerofLot8FallRiverVillageFinalP.U.D;thenceeasterlyalongthenortherlylineofsaidLot8andthenortherlylineofLot1,AmendedPlatofBlock2,WestParkCenterResubdivisiontoapointonthewesterlylineofMountainGateCondominiums;thencesouthalongthewesterlylineofsaidCondominiumstothesouthwestcornerofsaidCondominiums;thenceeasterlyalongthesoutherlylineofsaidCondominiumstothenorthwesterlyright-of-waylineofSpruceDrive:thenceeasterly.crossingSpruceDrive,tothecorneroftheeasterlyright-of-waylinesofSpruceDriveandLawnLane:thencenortheasterNtothenorthcornerofPiltzResubdivision(alsothenorthcornerofLot23,Block10.TownofEstesPark);thencesoutherlyalongtheeasterlylineofsaidLot23tothesoutheastcornerofsaidLot23andthenorthlineofBlock8,TownoftEstesPark;thenceeasterlyalongthenorthlineofsaidBlock8tothenorthwestcornerofLot2.BlockS,TownoftEstesPark;thenceeasterly,crossingBigHornDrive,tothesouthwestcornerofLot19,Block10.TownofEstesPark:thenceeasterlyalongthesouthlinesofsaidLot19tothesouthwestcornerofLot18,Block10,TownoftEstesPark;thencenortherly212.23feetalongthewestlineofsaidLot18;thenceN88°51’52”W25feet;thenceN00°45’08”F100feet;thencenorth95feet;thenceeast30feettothecommonlinebetweenLots15and16,Block10,TownofEstesPark:thencenorthalongsaidcommonlinetothesoutherlyright-of-waylineofVirginiaDrive;thencecasterlycrossingVirginiaDrivetothewesternmostcornerofLot6.TheFirstNationalSubdivision:thencenortherlyalongthewesterlylineofsaidLot6;thenceeasterLyalongthenorthlineofsaidLot6tothesouthwestcornerofthatpropertyatBook468,Page659;thencenortherlyalongthewesterlylineofsaidBookandPagetothenorthwestcornerofsaidBookandPage;thenceeasterlyalongthenortherlylineofsaidBookandPageandtheextensionthereoftotheeasterlyright-of-wayofMacGregorAvenueandapointonthewesterlylineofLotI,BirchResubdivision;thencesoutheasterlyalongthewesterlylineofBirchResubdivisiontothesouthwestcornerofBirchResubdivision:thenceeasterlyalongthesoutherlylinesofBirchResubdivision,BirchAddition,andCliffsAdditiontothesoutheastcornerofCliffsAdditionandapointonasoutherlylineofLot1.StanleyKnollSubdivision;thencesoutherlyand 00northeasterlyalongthesoutherlylinesofsaidLotitothesoutheastcornerofStanleyKnollSubdivisionandthewesterlyright-of-waylineofHighway34Bypass(EastWonden’ievAvenue);thencesoutherlytothenortherlyright-of-waylineofHighway34Business(EastElkhornAvenue);thenceeasterlyalongsaidnortherlyright-of-waylinecrossingHighway34Bypass(EastWonden’iewAvenue)totheintersectionofthenortherlyright-of-waylineofHighway34(BigThompsonAvenue)andtheeasterlyright-of-waylineofHighway34Bypass(EastWonderviewAvenue)whichisalsothesouthernmostcornerofTract3,StanleyAddition;thenceeasterlyalongthenortherlyright-of-waylineofHighway34(BigThompsonAvenue)tothesoutheastcornerofTract3,StanleyAdditionandapointontheeastlineofSection24,Township5North,Range73Westofthe6111P.M.;thencenortherlyalongsaideastlineofSection24totheTruePointofBeginning.AllintheTownofEstesPark.CountyofLarimer,StateofColorado