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BY AUTHORITY
ORDINANCE NO , /.._5'
SERIES OF 19Br-
COUNCIL BILL NO. 14
:, ll TRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER_a~I~IwQ.,._ ____ _
AN ORDINANCE APPROV ING AN AGREEMENT WITH SCHOOL DISTRICT NO, 1,
ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO, GRANTING CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO ,
AN EASEMENT TO USE SCHOOL PROPERTY FOR II STORM WATER DETENTION
/\REIi AND ESTAB LISHING OTHER RELATED TERMS AND CO NDIT IONS.
WHEREAS , the City of Engl ewo od has embarked upon a program
o f limiti ng Littl e Dr y Creek to the confines of its c ha nnPl in
the City of En g l e wo od : a nd
WHER EAS , the go al i s t o preven t l os s of publ i c a nd pr ivate
prope rty t o flood da mage: a nd
WHEREAS , School Di.s trict No . 1 , Arapa hoe Cou nty , Colorado ,
En g lewood Schools , des ires t o a ssi st i n cont rolli ng flo od wate rs
in t he City of Englewo o d to protect, amon g other things, the
schoo l t ax base ; and
WH ERE/IS , the City of En glewood desires t o coope rate with and
protect th e Sc hool Boa rd.
NO W, THE REF ORE , BE IT OR DAINE D !3 Y '!'HE Cl'l'Y COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ENG LEWOOD , COLO RADO, /IS FOLLOWS :
Section 1. There is hereby approved a n agre ,,ment ti1:led
"Agreeme nt Storm Water Detention Area" between t he City of
Englewood, Co l orad o , and Schoo l District No , 1, Ar a p ahoe County,
Co l orado , as attache d hereto a nd incorpo rated by referen ce a s
Exhibit A.
Section 2. The a fo redes,ribed Agreeme nt ge ner ally provides
a s f ollow s :
1) School 's use f, r ed ucational pur po se is paramoun t use.
2 ) II nonexclusive easemen t is grante d by the Sc hool
District to the Ci t y of Eng lewood for s to rm wa t e r detention over
property owned by the School District a nd used f o r a lh letic purposes.
3 ) Th e School District shall revi e w anc approve final
plans f c r co ns t ruct ion of the storm water de t e ntion a rea.
4 ) The City s hall save a nd hold harmle ss the Schoo l
District a nd its Board of Directors a g ainst any and al l c laims
a r ising fro m the City 's use of the de t e ntion area .
5) City s ha l l not use the pr operty in a manne r that
creates a nuisance; constr uc tion and maintenance shall be
coordinated with the School Board and s h all be at City's ex pense;
City recognize s the need for o pen space and s hall attempt to
provide for the s ame along h i sto r ic Little Dry Creek;City s hal l
no t mak e alterations unless approved by the Sc hool Board; City
s hall c a use no lie ns t o attac h t o the property; School 's use s ha ll
not hinder capacity of t he s torm water holdin g a rea .
6) City s hall prope r ly insure the proper ty.
Section 3. The Mayo r of t he City of Englewood, Colorado, is
hereby authorized to affix his signatu re to the aforedescribed
Agreement for and in behalf of the Ci ty Co u,1 cil of the Ci ty o f
Eng lewood, Colorado , a nd the ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer is
authoriz ed t o a ttest the same .
Introduced, re ad i n full , and p assed on fi rst reading on
the 16 th da y of Fe brua r y, 1982.
Publi ,he d as a Di ll for c1 n Ordinance on the 17th day o f
February , 1982 .
Rea d by title and passe d o n f inal reading on the 8 t h day of
Marc h, 1982.
Pu blished by title as Ordinance No._/.._~_-_,
on the 10th d ay of March , 1982.
Series of 198 2,
Eug eL. Otis , Mayor
Atte st:
~c$tfc~er
I , Gary R. Higbe e , e x officio Ci ty Clerk-Tr e asurer of the City
o f En g lewood , Co lorado, hereby certify that the above an d foregoing
is
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t rue , acc ur a t e a nd complete co py of the Ordin a nce pa ssed on .
fi nal re ad ing a nd published by t it l e as Ordina nc e No ._&_, Series
o f 1902 .
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EXHIB IT A
AGREEMEN'r
STORM WATER DETENTION AR EA
1'HIS AGREEMEN"r, made a nd entered into thi s ____ day o f
----------' 198 2 , by i\lld between SC HO OL DIS'!'IU C'r NO. 1,
ARAPAHO E COUNTY, CULORADO, by a nd through i ts Boa r d o f Education ,
hereinaf te r refe rred to as "Distr ict", a nd t he CI 'l'Y OF ENGLEWOOL .
COLORADO, a Co l orado municipal corporatio n, hereinafter referred
to as "Ci ty ",
WITNESSETH
WHE RE AS , the School Di strict is the o wner o f c ertain real
proper t y locat ed in the County o f Arapahoe , Sta te of Colorado,
which is adjac e nt to Little Dry Creek; a nd
WHER EAS , the City desi res to construct a storm water de t e n-
tion area a s part of a publi c drai nage project t u provide for
"100-yc ar fl ood " protect ion fr om Lit tle Dry Creek , adjoi ning th e
aforesa id prope r ty; and
WHEREAS, the aforesaid property is suitable for the const r uc-
tion of the needed storm water dete nt ion area which is in the best
i nteres ts of the citizen s of the Distric t and the City by elimi nat-
ing r isk of damage to live s anri property from Little Dr y Creek
f l oodin g; and
WH EREAS , the District can con t i nue the use of the afo r esaid
proper ty for its general purposes fol lowin g the reconstruc tion
the reof to be u sed conc u rren tly as a stor m water detention area;
and
WHER EAS, the Ci t y is a pub l ic body pursuant to C .R.S. 1973,
32-11-101 et seq ., and is a subdivi sion of the State purouant t o
C.R .S. 1973 , 22-32-110; a nd
WHEREAS, it i s necessary for the City to acquire an easement
in certai n property of t he Distr ict in conn ection with the
construction of t h e sto rm water detention pond as part of the
drainage project;
NOW , THER EFORE , in consideration of the premi ses a nd other
good and valuable considera tio n , hereinafter appeari ng , the parties
here t o ag ree as fo l lows:
l. GRANT OF EASEME NT.
'!'he District hereby grants and conveys to the City an
e a sem.:?nt for the purpose of constr uction, use , and ma intena nce of
a storm water de tention pond upon the District property des cribed
as follows :
Beginning at a point on the West line of Lot 30,
Block 5 , ·•1GGINS ENGLEWOOD GARDENS, fr om which
the NW co .. ,,er of sdd Lot 30 bear s Nor t h a di s-
t a nce of 5 .57 feet ; the nce South along the West
line of Lots 30 ~o 25 (inc lusive) said Block 5
a d istance of l i 4.73 feet to the Nor th line of
that parcel descri bed in Bo ok 10 63, p age 26 4,
Ar apahoe Co un ty Records; the nce Sou th along a
line 180 feet East of and parallel to t he West
lin e of the SE 1/4 of NE l /4 said Sectio n 3 a
distance of 515 fee t; the n ce East d long a line
515 feet South of and parallel to the Nor th l ine
of the SE 1/4 of NE 1/4 said Section 3 a dis tanc e
of 440 f ee t; thence deflec ting right 67° a dis -
tance of 75 feet; thence defl ec ting left 49° a
dis tanc e of 200 feet to the South line of that
pa rcel descri b ed i n Book 927, page 29 , Ara p ahoe
Co unty Re c ords ; the n ce East alon g sa i d Sou th
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line a di&tance of 140 feet to the SW corn er
of that pz.rcel describe d in Book 855, pag E.: 542,
Arapahoe Co unty Re co rds; thence Eas t 1 55 .l feet
a nd North 125 feet a l ong the South and East
lines, re spectively, of said parcel described in
Book 8 55 , page 5 42; thence North a dis tance of
127.3 2 f eet alo n g the East line of that parce l
de scribed in Book 1403, page 41, Arapahoe Co unty
Records , to the South l ine of that parcel described
i n Boo k 1282, page 57 9, Arapahoe County Record s;
th e n ce Southe asterly along said Sou t h line a
~istance of 13.52 feet; thence North alon g the East
1ine of said parcel described in Book 1 282, page
579, a distance of 196 feet; thence Northwesterly
a l ong the North line of Lots 1, 2 , and 3, SANDRA 'S
SUBDIVISION , a distance of 183.2 feet to the NW
corner of Lot 1, SANDRA'S SUBDIVISION; thence
Nor thwe s t er ly a l o ng th e South line o f th at parcel
descri bed in Book 4 52 , page 5 92, Arapahoe Coun ty
Records, a distanc e of 327 2 fee t t o a point;
thence Northwesterly t 0 a point on the South line
of Lo t 25, Block 6 , HIG GINS ENGLEl</OOD GARDENS,
from wh i ch the SW corner o f said Lot 25 bears
West 70.Y2 feet; t he nc e Northweate rly along the
North line of t hat parce l described i n Book 1124,
p a ge 10 4, Arapah oe County Records, a dis tance of
75.2 feet to the NW corner o f said Lot 25; thence
Nor thwesterly t o a point o n the Eas t line o f Lot
23 of said Block 6 , from which the SE corner of
said Lot 23 bears South a distance o f 2 fe et;
thence Northweste rly along the North l i ne of that
parcel described in Book 1094, page 600, Arapahoe
Cou nty Records a distance of 132.85 feet to a
poin t on the West line o f Lo t 22 of said Block 6
from which the NW corner of said Lot 22 bears No rth
a d istance of 3 feet; thence Northwesterly t o a
point on the East l ine of Lot 28 , Bl ock 5 , HIGGINS
ElGLEWOO D GARDENS, from which the NE corner of said
Lot 28 bear s North a distance o f 5 .72 feet : thenc e
Northwesterly alon g the South line of that parcel
des cribed i n Book 1124, pa ge 103, Arapahoe Coun ty
Records a dist~nce of 145 .09 f ee t t ot:~ Point of
Uey in n ing , Arapahoe Cou nty, Colorado.
Storm water dete n t i on area , as used in thi s Ag reemen t , shall be a
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constructed proportioned reduction in the existing elevation of
the aforesaid property by approximately six (6) to e ighteen (18)
feet , in order t o form the bottom and sides of the detention area,
along with other nece s sary e x c avation and cons t ru c tion generally
in accordance with the qttached sketch, designated Exhibit A,
prepared by Sellards & Griggs Consul ting Engineer s , It is under-
stood and agre e d that fi n al pl a ns for this wate r detention area must
be a pproved by the llo ard o f Educa tio n o f the Di s tri c t . Said wate r
detention area s hall be d e signe d in accordan ce with Sellards
Gri g gs Rep o rt No. 75019-44, dated February 1978 (Exhibit B),
2. DURATION OF EASEMENT AN D REVERSION OF INTEREST.
Th e durat i o n o f th e a fo r e s a id e ase men t shall be perpe tual,
su b j e ct t o wr itten mo difications upon the mu tu a l consent o f both
the Di s t rict a nd th e City, or their s uccessor s , or the termi n atio n
by the Ci t y of the a foresaid easement in said property.
The duration of the occupancy of the water detention
are a by fl o od wa ters is understood to be temporary and intermittent,
d epend ent o n weather c o n d itio ns. Th e City agrees t o promp tly
c l ean up a ny c;l e b r is and d e po s i t s r e maining af t er storm water has
been returned t o Little Dr y Creek f r om t h e storm wa t e r detentio n
area and pa y the c o s ts ther<:of .
3 . CONSID ERII TI ON .
The Ci t y sh a l l pa y as conside ration t o the Di strict the
sum o f One Dol l a r (~l) per ye ar , th e re ceipt of which is hereby
con fe ssed cind ackn,>wled gcd , ai,d o th er g o od and va luable con sid e ra-
tion us se t forth i.n t h is ll g r<:e mc nt.
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4. HOLD HAR MLESS.
The City agrees fully to save ha rmless and defend the
Di strict fro m a ll sui ts, ac t ion s, demands,or clain1s i n l aw or in
equity, arising oul of the e xecution of this Agreeme nt, or the
use, construction, and maintenance of the rea l prope rty herein
described. The City shall be res ponsible for any litigation and
shall pay t he cos t s of suit, attorneys f ees, appellate co sts,and
any o ther cost s or expenses whi ch may be assess e d a gainst the
Di s trict ~s ~ res ult o f any s u i t , de mand , o r c lai m f iled concern-
ing this Agreement .
5. OBLIGATIONS OF CITY.
a . Purpose .
1'hc p remi ses s hall be used so l e ly (or t he fac ility
a nd purpose descr ibe d in p a rag r a ph l a bove 0r f or s uch o ther
purpos es as the Di s trict ma y a pprove . '!'he City will no t carry on
or permit upon the premises any offensive, noisy, or dange rous
activity or any nui san c e t o c he public o r t o the adjoi nin g
neighbors. Th e City will pay , upo n demand , a ny damag es to the
premises c a u sed by the misuse of same by it o r it s agent s o r its
employees. Th e City shall not e xerc ise a ny c o ntro l over the
routine use of the facilitie s by the District. The Ci ty shall
not use the fac i l i t y to deta i n wa ter except whe n in its best
j udgme nt Sdid use is necessita t ed by virtue o( stonn ·or o ther
e mer g ency cond itions.
b . Co n s t ruc tion a nd Ma intenance.
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Th e storm water dec ~ntion area de scribed above shall
be co n structed by t he City at its sole c ost and expense accordi ng
to approv d plans a nd specificatio ns . The City s hall mai n tain sai d
de tention pond a nd facilities a nd be responsible for costs nec es-
sary for use a nd maintenance of property as a storm water detent ion
area. The District shall mainta in all portions no t re l a t e d to
storm wate r de t ention area pu rposes as the Dis t r.; c t determin es
neces sary so l o ng as the capacity o f the storm water detention
are a is not dimi ni shed or i nfringed upon.
It is a nt icipated th at con~:truction shal l take one
(1) year to complete from ;etting of bids f or constru ction and
retur n ing facili ties to a condition us able by the District. City
agre e s t o take whatever s t eps are necessary t o ret urn f a c ili ties
to a condition u sable by District as ne ar as practicable as tha t
currently on the p roperty and install permanent underground
sprinkl i n g system , a ll at City cost . The City shall provide
District with Ci ty park f acilities necessary f or District 's use
t o include those func tions found on Exhib it Cat the locations
desig nated therein, for the period during the constr uction and in
t he f uture at such times as the water detentio n area is fil l ed with
~te rm wat er a nd no t r e turn ed to a usable c o nditio11 f o r District
f un c tion s with in f i ve (5 ) day s o r i t s t e mp ora r y .ind i nte rmit t e n t
u s• by sto rm wa t ers . Th e City 's o bl i ga tio n t o p r o v ide the Distri c t
with City park f a cilitie s duri ng temporary and intermittent use of
the a r ea by s t o r m wate r s shal l continue unt i l the City has removed
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a ny debri s and deposits rema i ning after storm water has been
r eturn ed to Little Dry Cre ek from the area, The City agrees to
pay all transporta tion co s t s using District's transportation facili-
ties based o n ac tual c ost of transpor t i n g stude nts a nd f a culty to
and from schoo l located ad j ace nt to site c,f storm wat e r de tention
area to the appropriate City fa c ilities designate d in Exhibit_£_,
said actual cos t based on District's normal uni t operating expenses
f or transportation f acilitie s , Gi1 a per pupil, per mil e basis,
plus additional eq uipment and hiri ng o f add itional dr ivers n eces -
sar y to ca r ry o ut said purposes , the i n tent bein 9 fo r the Di s trict
to recove r ,,at less than the e xa ct costs of suc h transportation.
Dis t rict shall a pp rove the constr uc t ion schedu l e and
City shall r e quire sufficient se c uri ty f rom the contractor to
insure prom pt execut i on of th e wo rk.. lloth partie s un derstand that
con struc t ion may take longe r than on e year but City s hall insure
t ha t contrac tor, in no even t , s hall take mor e than on e a nd one-
hal f yea r s to complete construction of the detention pond facilities.
c . Li ttle Dry Cree k I mpro vem e nt s .
The C!.ty agree s t o construct i mprovements generally
in conformance t o Sellards & Grigg Report No . 7501 9-44 da t ed
February, 1978 , excluding the op tio ns to c o nstruct ups tream dams.
(Exhibit B). The City recogn ize s the n e e d and de sira bili ty of
providing op en space and a ped e st ri an and bi cyc l e l ink between
the Di s t rict 's p r o pe rty and th e So u t h Pl a tte River . The City
in t ends t o deve lop ap propriate routes in the vi cini t y of Historic
Little Dry Creek fo r such a link . Furth er , Ci t y r ecog niz es the
need t o i mprove the general appe a r ance of downtown En g lewood a n d
1nle nds t o deve l op aes the t ic stand ard s th at a ce p ople or iented
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with land scaping a nd open spaces _applicable t o both public and
priva te development in the City and cons ider ordinance changes
to accompl i hh this goal .
d . Al terations.
With the exception of t h e i nterim faci l ities a nd
initi a l compl e t ed con str uc tio n o f the storm wa t er de tention area ,
the City will not make or permit any al terations or additions to
the premises or place a ny additiona l structureG , fa cilities or
e qu i pment o n the premises without th e District's prior written
approval. •rh e City shall submit plans for minor remodeling to
the Board of Ed uc ation for approval. No ma j o r remode ling will be
permitted that would preclude the Dis trict's use of the real
property for its ge nera l purposes pr ior t o this Agr eement. Up on
terminatio n by Ci t y of the above -descri bed ea s ement in sa id
property, Ci ty shall restore or r eplac e any portion of the premises
damaged o r othe rwise affected by such alter ation s , additions,
structures , f acilities, or equipment , unless suc h restoration
re pa i r was waive d by the Distric t a t t he time approval was g iven
for such ad dition or altera tion . The District shall approve
construct ion schedules a nd the City s hall require su fficie nt
!ecur ity from co n trac tor t o i nsure promp t exec ution of work .
e. Facil i ty Expense s .
The City shall p ay (1) all license , use , o r other
fees ; (2) all wa t er , elec t rici t y , sewer, or o ther ut il ity or
service charyes ; a nd (3) all o th,,r ope ra tin g and cons truction
expe n ses in co nn ec t ion with t l1 c cons truc t ion , u se a nd maintena nce
of t hat 11o rtion of the aforesaid property used a s a storm water
dete nt ion area .
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f , Compli a nce wi th Law,
The City will comp ly with a ll appli :.:a b le federal,
state, county, m4nicipal and o the r laws, ordinances, ru l es and
reg u lations rela ting to all or any par t o f the follo wi ng: (i)
thP. premises; (ii) the operation of the facil ity c o nducted thereon;
(i ii ) the mai nte nance of the premises; an d the City s ha ll refrain
from using the premises in any way in v i olation o f s uch law,
ordinan ce, rule or reg ul a tio n .
g . Liens.
1~0 City will keep t he premi ses free of all liens and /
or claims to be p l aced o n t he pre mi ses, for whatever reason. t o be
removed within 30 days after the Ci t y ha s kn owledg e of snch lien ;
and t he Ci ty agree s t o r elease , indemnify a nd ho ld the Dis:rict
harmless f rom and again s t suc h l iens and/or c l a ims .
h. Su rrender of Pr e 1nises.
Th e City will , upon t ermination of its ea s e ment in
said p r operty , surrender the premises t o t he Dis trict , in a good
ord e r an rl c o nd itio n , .:i nd wh e n upplicable , in compliance with the
prov isions o f par a g ra ph S(d).
6, COMPATIBLE USE BY DISTR IC T ,
The Di stri ct may make improvemen t s and undertake c o nstruc-
tio n o n the a bove -d e scribed pro perly so lon g a s s uc h i mprovemen t s
and c onstru c t ion do not reduce th e capacity of the site for sto r m
water d ete ntion or r edu ce its hyd rol ogi c a l eff icienc y f o r sa id
purpose. The District sh a ll request o f t he Ci t y i ts d ppr oval and
the City s ha ll. not wi thhold ap proval provided t he pr oposed construc-
tio n and im pro vemen t satisfy the s torm wa ter de t E•.cion requi rements
here in . '!'l1 u Di strict 's 11 se of Lh e p roper ty fo r i ts p1·e sent p ur -
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poses as a thletic field and for SJJbsequent compatible uses approved
by the City s hall be deemed dominant and accommocated by the City
if possible .
7. IN SURANCE.
The Distri ct shall continue its insuran ce coverage o n the
real property d escr ibed here in during its use o f the property for
its general purposes.
Th e City sha l l , i n addition , include the above -described
real property in it s i nsuranc e coverage for loss resulting from
t he us e of said property as a storm water detention area f or
liabili t y in excess of the coverage mainta ine d by the District,
at the City 's ex pen~e. Sa id e xcess coverage shall be obtained and
ke p t i n force d uring the term of th is Easement Agr eeme nt and shall
i nc lude, in t e r a lia , a comprehensive public liabili t y insurance
coverage, insuring the District and the City agai nst any liability
arising out of the use , occupancy and maintenance, and all areas
appur ten ai:c thereto by the Ci ty i n excess of coverage provided by
the Distri c t. The City shall del iver to the District, prior to
right of entry , copies of po licies of insurance req ui red he•~in ,
or certificates evidencing the ex is tence of such i nsu rance with a
l oss payable cla use satisfac t ory to t he District . No policy sha ll
be cancellable or subject co reduction of cove rage .
8. BJNOJNG ON SUCCE SSO RS AND ASSIGNS.
'!'he terms and co ndi tions of this Agreement shall be binding
on t he su cce ssors and assi g ns of both parties hereof.
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9. RE MEDIES UPON BREACH.
In the event of breach of the te r ms a nd condi t<hns hereof
by either party the other party shall be entitled to specif ic
performance of thi s Agreeme nt or , in the alte r~a tive , the non-
hreaching party shall be entitled to damages suffered ae a result
of the breach. The District may not revoke or cance l this
Agreement in the event of the City's breach but must resort to
the remedies herein provided ,
IN WITNESS WH EREOF , the District ha s c a used these presents
to be execute d by the Pres i dent of its Board o f Edu ca tion a nd
atte sted by the Sec retary thereof, and the City ha s caused these
presents to be execute d by the Mayor and a t t e s ted by t he Di rector
of Finance ex officio City t:~rk-Treasurer .
ATTEST :
Secretary
ATTEST:
SCHOOL DISTRI CT NO. 1,
Ara pahoe County, Colorado
By _________________ _
President o f its Board o f Education
Cl'rY OF ENGLEWOO D, COLORADO
a Colorado Municipal Corporation
By _~--~~~-~-------Eu gene L. Otis, Mayor
Gary R. Higbee , Director o f Fin an c e
ex of f icio City Clerk-Trea surer
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