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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION 07-15aCRESOLUTIONNO.#07-15ARESOLUTIONEXPRESSINGSUPPORTFORANDAUTHORIZINGTHESUBMI17ALOFANAPPLICATIONTOTHECOLORADOOFFICEOFECONOMICDEVELOPMENTFORAPPROVALOFAREGIONALTOURISMPROJECTINNORTHERNCOLORADO,INCLUDINGSPECIFICAREASWITHINTHETOWNOFESTESPARK,COLORADO.WHEREAS,theTownofEstesPark(“Town”)isaColoradostatutorymunicipalitywithallpowersandauthorityprovidedbyColoradolaw;andWHEREAS,underTitle24,Article46,Part3oftheColoradoRevisedStatutes(“ColoradoRegionalTourismAct”or“Act”)localgovernmentsmayapplytotheColoradoOfficeofEconomicDevelopmentforapprovalofaregionaltourismproject;andWHEREAS,acollectionoflocalgovernments,privatedevelopersandconcernedcitizenshaveformed“GoNoCo”,aprivatenot-for-profitentitytocoordinateandleadtheapplicationforanextraordinaryanduniqueregionaltourismprojectwhichwillcontributesignificantlytoeconomicdevelopmentandtourisminColoradoandinthecommunitieswhichhaveformed“GoNoCo”;andWHEREAS,“GoNoCo”ispreparingtheapplicationforsubmissiontotheColoradoOfficeofEconomicDevelopment;andWHEREAS,“GoNoCo”isseekingTownBoardsupportandauthorizationtosubmittheapplicationtotheOfficeofEconomicDevelopmentontheTown’sbehalf;andWHEREAS,theTownBoardofEstesParkherebyfindsthat,ifapproved,theapplicationwouldsignificantlyincreaseout-of-stateandqualifyingin-statetourismtoNorthernColorado,andwouldfacilitatethedevelopmentofuniquetourism-generatingprojectsnototherwisefinanciallyfeasiblebutfortheuseofthestatesalestaxincrementrevenuetobegeneratedbytheprojects.NOW,THEREFORE,BEITRESOLVEDBYTHEBOARDOFTRUSTEESASFOLLOWS:Section1.TheTownofEstesParkherebysupports“GoNoCo”asitpreparesandsubmitstotheColoradoOfficeofEconomicDevelopmentanapplicationforapprovalofaregionaltourismprojectasprovidedforintheRegionalTourismAct.Section2.ThisResolutionshallbeeffectiveasofthedateofitsadoption.ADOPTEDthisIDdayofFebruary,2015AflESr)7)_\By:(ILUJLJ.jluk7TowndierkTownMayor