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MOtUII of eotto Park, Larimer County, Colorado, Jan. 30
Minutes of a Special
County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the
day of January , A. D. 19 58at regular meeting hour.
Meeting called to order by Mayor Clarence A. Graven
meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer
30th
Present: MayorClarenoe A. Graves Trustees: N.L. Bartlett, Ronald
Brodie, Henry Dannels, John Ramey, Richard Snart.
Also Present: Verne H. Fenton, Town Clerk.
Absent: Trustee Charles Herzog.
This meeting called by Mayor Graves for the purpose of reviewing the position
of the Town, as a stook -holder in the Estes Park Golf & Sountry Club, with re-
spect to the lease with the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Recreation District.
Mr. William Finley, President of the Recreation District was present. Follow -
in the review and open discussion, Trustee Dannels introduced the following
Resolution and moved that it be passed and adopted:
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Town of Estes Park is the owner of 111 shares of stock of
The Estes Park Golf and Country Club, constituting approximately fifty-one
per cent of all the issued and outstanding shares; and
WHEREAS, approximately sixty-nine per cent of all the shares outstanding
including those owned by the Town, have been voted in favor of a proposal that
the properties of such club,' consisting of a golf course, should be leased
to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Recreation District for a term of thirty years,
at an annual rent of Ten dollars, and said lease has subsequently been entered
into; and
WHEREAS, the validity of such lease has been questioned and Rocky Mountain
Metropolitan Recreation District has commenced proceedings for the purpose of obti
obtaining a deolaratory judgment that such lease is valid and edforceable
according to its terms; and
WHEREAS, in the judgment of the Town Council of the Town of Estes Park
such lease, which will result in the making of substantial improvements
to the golf course, will greatly benefit the Town of Estes Park and the
citizens thereof; and
WHEREAS, such lease and the improvements and operations to be carried
on thereunder will in the judgment of this Council carry out the corporate
purposes of The Estes Park Golf and Country Club in the manner contemplated
when the club was organized, and which has ever since been followed, that is,
the operation of a golf course available not only to its members but to the
public at large including the citizens of Estes Park, tourists and other
victors; and
WHEREAS THE OPERATION OF SUCH A GOLF COURSE is within the corporate
purposes of, and will benefit the Town and District,
NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby resolved as follows:
1. The action of officials of The Town of Estes Park in°'voting stock
of The Estes Park Golf and Country Club held by the Town in favor of said lease
is hereby RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED.
2. The action of officers of The Estes Park Golf and Country Club in
executing and performing the said lease is hereby RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED.
,3. All officials, employees, board, bodies and bureaus of the Town of
Estes Park are hereby authorized and directed to cooperate in every reasonable
manner with Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Recreation District in the prosecution
of the action above referred to and in the defense against the cross -claims
made therein by certain defendants; such cooperation shall include but
shall not be limited to the furnishing of advice, testimony, and assistance r"-1
and the discussion and loan of all records, documents and other data in
the possession of the Town of Estes Park. i
Trustee Snart seconded the motion. Upon roll call said motion carried,
and said Resolution adopted by the following vote: Those voting "Yes"
Trustees Bartlett, Brodie, Dannel8, Ramey and Snart. Those voting tl1No"
none.
The business of this meeting having been concluded, it was regularly moved,
seconded and carried that the meeting adjourn.
Attest:
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