HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board Special Meeting 1994-03-1771nm ("Estes Park,Larimer County, Colorado,.March . 17 1994 ..
specia lMinutes of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town o f
Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado . Meeting held in the Municipal Building i n
said Town of Estes Park on the . 17th . day of ....March..., A .D ., 1994..
at regular meeting hour .
Meeting called to order by Mayor ..H .. Berrierd .Dannels ..
Present : Mayor H . B . Dannels
Trustees :George J . Hix ,
Mayor Pro Te m
Robert L . Dekke r
Susan L . Doyle n
Stephen W . Gillett e
David Habecke r
Also Present :
Gary F . Klaphake ,
Town Administrato r
Tina Kuehl ,
Deputy Town Cler k
Absent :
Town Attorney Gregory A . Whit e
Mayor Dannels called the special meeting to order at 10 :00 a .m .
OPTION TO PURCHASE LAND FOR LOW COST HOUSIN G
Staff has recommended purchase of 4 .748 acres located at Community
Drive and Manford Avenue for the purpose of low cost housing . Th e
site has public streets on two sides, access to water and sewer, an d
is close to day care, schools, pool, and playgrounds . Sales tax wil l
be used to fund this program . The option to purchase includes :
6 Purchase price : $397,072 or $83,000 per acre ..
Option payment : $15,000 down due at signing of Option t o
Purchase Agreement .
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Terms of Option : If option is exercised by December 31, 1994, th e
$15,000 is deducted from the purchase price . I f
not, the $15,000 is forfeited .
The voters will be asked to approve this land purchase at th e
November election . The Board agreed the investment in land i s
reasonable . The Board commented that local employers should also b e
responsible for this type of project . Louis O°Riordan commended th e
Board and Staff for this plan, and announced that efforts to repea l
the sales tax have been officially terminated and his supporters wil l
endorse passage of the proposal .
Because the Housing Authority has no power to appropriate funds a t
this time, this special meeting was convened by the Board o f
Trustees . If election is successful, the Board will transfer th e
land to the Housing Authority .
It was moved and seconded (Doylen®Hix)authorization be given to th e
Mayor and Town Clerk to sign the Option to Purchase this land for lo w
cost housing,and it passed unanimously . It was moved and seconde d
(Dekker®Doylen)authorization be given to the Finance Officer t o
transfer $15 ®000 from the General Fund to activate the Option t o
Purchase,and it passed unanimously .
There being no further business, Mayor Dannels adjourned the meetin g
at 10 :20 a .m .
Mayo r
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Deputy Town Clerk