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RESOLUTION 21-18
00RESOLUTION#21-18ARESOLUTIONOPPOSING“AMENDMENT74”,ANATTEMPTTOAMENDTHECOLORADOCONSTITUTIONTOLIMITSTATEANDLOCALGOVERNMENTSERVICESATAHIGHCOSTTOTAXPAYERSWHEREAS,localgovernmentservicesareessentialtothecitizensoftheTownofEstesPark;andWHEREAS,Amendment74hasbeenwrittenbycertaincorporateintereststochangethetextoftheColoradoConstitution,ArticleII,Section15;andWHEREAS,Amendment74declaresthatanystateorlocalgovernmentlaworregulationthat“reduces”the“fairmarketvalue”ofaprivateparcelissubjectto“justcompensation;”andWHEREAS,whileAmendment74isstatedinsimplelanguage,ithasfarreachingandseriousimpacts;andWHEREAS,underthecurrentColoradoConstitution,apropertyowneralreadyhastherighttoseekcompensationfromstateorlocalgovernments;andWHEREAS,Amendment74wouldexpandthiswell-establishedconceptbyrequiringthegovernment—i.e.,thetaxpayers—tocompensateprivatepropertyownersforvirtuallyanydecreasewhatsoeverinthefairmarketvalueoftheirpropertytraceabletoanygovernmentlaworregulation;andWHEREAS,Amendment74wouldseverelylimittheabilityofColorado’sstateandlocalgovernmentstodoanythingthatmightindirectly,unintentionally,orminimallyaffectthefairmarketvalueofanyprivateproperty;andWHEREAS,Amendment74woulddrasticallydiminishtheabilityofourstateandlocalgovernmentstoadopt—letaloneattempttoenforce—reasonableregulations,limitations,andrestrictionsuponprivateproperty;andWHEREAS,Amendment74wouldplacelaws,ordinances,andregulationsdesignedtoprotectpublichealthandsafety,theenvironment,ournaturalresources,publicinfrastructure,andotherpublicresourcesinjeopardy;andWHEREAS,Amendment74woulddirectlyimpactzoning,densitylimitations,andplanneddevelopmentincludingrestrictionsondevelopmentinresidentialzonedareas;andWHEREAS,Amendment74wouldmakeinherentlydangerousorenvironmentallydamagingactivitiesprohibitivelycostlytoattempttolimitorregulate,evenintheinterestofpublichealth,safety,andwelfare;and 00WHEREAS,anyarguableimpactuponfairmarketvalue—howeverreasonableorjustifiedorminimalorincidentalortemporary—resultingfromstateorlocalgovernmentactioncouldtriggeraclaimforthetaxpayerstopay;andWHEREAS,governmentswouldbevulnerabletolawsuitsforalmosteverydecisiontoregulateornottoregulate,makingregulargovernmentfunctionprohibitivelyexpensiveforthetaxpayer;andWHEREAS,similareffortshavebeenattemptedanddefeatedinotherstates,suchasthestatesofWashingtonandOregon;andWHEREAS,thefiscalimpactforsimilarlanguageinWashingtonwasestimatedat$2billiondollarsforstateagenciesand$1.5billionforlocalgovernmentsoverthefirstsixyears;andWHEREAS,individualsfiledseveralthousandclaimsagainststateandlocalgovernmentswithanestimatedvalueinexcessofseveralbillionsofdollarsinclaimsinOregonbeforetheresidentsrepealedthetakingsinitiativethreeyearsafteritspassage.NOW,THEREFOREBEITRESOLVEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESOFTHETOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADOthattheBoardofTrusteesherebyexpressesitsoppositiontoAmendment74thatwillbeplacedontheNovember6,2018Ballot,andstronglyurgesavoteof“NO”.DATEDthisL4’dayof___________________________2018.TOWNOFESTESPARKMayorATTEST:npT4Clerk