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Home My WebLink About2005 Resolution No. 051• • • RESOLUTION NO . fil_ SERI ES OF 2005 A RESO LUT ION SUPPORTING THE DED ICAT ION OF LAND BY THE ENG LEWOOD/MC LELLA N RESERV OIR FOUNDATION TO SHEA HOMES TO BUILD A RO AD TO SERVE PL ANN ING AREA 86. WHEREAS , th e Englewood/Mclellan Re servo ir Fo und ati on (E MRF) was fo rm ed to oversee the deve lopment of th e Mclell an Reservoir prope rt y; and WH EREAS , upon th e completion ofC-470 , Shea Homes (Mi ss ion Viejo) wa s left with a Pl an ning Arca, known as Planning Area 86 , north of C-470, south of County Line Road, wi th oct acc ess from publi c Right-of-Way; and WHEREAS, Pl annin g Arca 86, is east of propert y owne d by the City of Englcll'ood consisting of 27.89 ac re s; an d WHEREAS , ap pro ximately 7 years ago, a storm water pond wa s constructed on Planning Area 84, des igned to accept drainage from Highlands Ranch Business Park whi ch include s 40 acres owned by the City of Englewood ; and WHEREAS, the storm water pond facility ;1as build in an exis ting drainage area and ·nnstm ction was paid for by Highlands Ran ch Metro Di strict; and WHEREAS , th e edge of the drainage area was de signed to accommodate a roadway which would eventually access the Shea parce l (P lanning Area 86); and WHEREAS , Shea Homes has propo sed building a road to serve Pl anning Area 86 entirely at Shea's expense ; and WHEREAS, the road wi ll be built to Douglas Co unty stanrl ,r,ls and Douglas Co unty wo uld accept maintenan ce of such road ; and WHEKEAS , the propo sed ro ad wi ll provide access to Eng lewood property; NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF ENG LEWOOD, COLORADO , THAT : Section l. The City Counci l of the City of En glew ood, Co lorado. hereby support s the dedication of land by the Engl ewood/McC lellan Re se rv oir Foundati on to Shea Home s to build a road to srrvc Pl anning Area 86, attac hed hereto as "Exhibit A" and sub stanti all y in conform ance with the terms prese nted at the Cou ncil Study Se ss ion of June 6, 2005: Shea Home s wi ll build a road to serv e Planning Area 86 entirely at Shea's expense , with curb cut s to provide access to City owne r property . • The road will be built to Douglas County standards and Dougl as Co unty would accep t maintenance of such road . Shea Homes and the City will resolve access issues on the City 's properties so uth ofC- 470. Shea Hom es will support a high-den sity, transit-oriented de ve lopment of the City's fift y- fi ve (5 5) ac re parcel so uth of C-0470 where the future RTD Light Ra il line wi ll terminate. Section 2. Thi s re so lution of su rport in no way waives or delegates the City 's reg ul ato ry powers, duties and respo nsibiliti es with res pec t to zoning and gove rnm ental issues . ADOPTED AND APPROVED thi s 20th day of June, 2005 . I, Louc ri shia A. Ellis, City Cler~r ~e City ofEng~w above is a true copy of Resolution No . 5/ Series of2 . A. Elli s, City Clerk • • • • • -- CIW'!II.: SC.ll.ll D I IGO 200 & •• ........, (W ,mi IIKa•ZDGft • ., ., " z < . = ~ I ~-I I ~ i ' -----------"\ ' ! ~ ·, AAEA-1.8648 .ICRES \ ~ g ~ ~ \ \ /-::\ ' Z7.a15 ACIIES ,~• \ \ I '"--":.;€_:::~-~ --9. ~ \ '"--"...<'-' \ \ OU.lll'lffl'~"Hlll -----I I I ---*~ • • • • .. OUNCIL COMMUNICATION -· Date: Age nd a It em: Subject: Jun e 20, 20 05 11 C iii Sh ea Homes· Road across Eng lewoo d 's Mcl ellan Pr o perl y Initi ated By: I Staff Source: Ulilil ies Departm ent Stewa rt H. Fo nd a, Direc tor o f Ut ilities COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCI! ACTION O n Jun e 6, 2005 a mot io n was mad and passed un anim o usly, which sup po rt ed th e concept proposed by Sh ea Hornes to bui ld th e roa d at no expense to Eng lewood. RECOMMENDED ACTION Reco mm endati on fro m th e Mcl ell an Fou nd ati on to adop t a resolut io n supporting th e neg ot ia ti on o f an agreement, und er th e terms presen ted at th e Co un ci l Stud y Ses si o n ~n Jun e 6, 2005, betwee n th e Mclell an Reservo ir Fo und ati o n an d She a Homes fo r dedication of land fo r an d constru ction of a road ac ross Engl ewoo d's Mclell an prop erty to serve a parce l of la nd owned by Shea Hornes . Th e proposed roa d parc el is located off Lu cent Bo ul eva rd and ove r th e no rth ern porti on of Engl ewood 's property. BACKGROUND, ANA LYSIS, AND ALTERN ATIVE S IDENTIFIED Shea Hornes is pro posi ng t,, bui ld a road (see atta ched map), at no cos t to th e City, to serve adjac nt land owned by Sh ,·a Ho mes. The City wo uld donate the land needed wi th c urb c uts fo r th e Ci ty's acc ess bein g ins tall ed when th e roa d is constru cted. Th e roa d would be dedi ca ted tc Douglas Co un ty with Do uglas County acce ptin g maint enan ce of th e road. As pa rt of th e agree ment , Shea Homes ha s indi ca ted a willin gness to reso lve access issues on Englewoc,d's pro perti es so uth of C-470 and ha s indi ca ted a willin gnes s to supp ort a hi gh-d ensity, tran si t-o ri ent ed d evelo pment o n th e 55-acre parc el so uth of C-4 70 whe re th e RTD li ght rai l will ter min ate. FINANCIAL IMP ACT The Ci ty of Engl ewood wo uld be do nating th e parc el foo •pri rit fo r the road , wi th Shea pa ying fo r th e cos t of th e roa d constructi on • approxima tely S 1,000,000 . If th e parc el owne d by Shea Homes deve lops as prop osed, all of !he fa ciliti es needed to deve lo p Eng lewood's parcel will be in place. Th e curr ent pr o posa l is to devd o p an aut o dea lers hip on the Shea Hornes parc el. If this hap pens, o th er d ea lerships may desi re lo loca le on En glewoo d's property. Ac 1 dea lershi ps yieid hi gher per- square-fool reve nu e th an do offi ce pa rks. Curr enll y, th ere is no t a hi gh de'Tla nd for o ffi ce pa rks . LI ST OF ATTACHMENTS Me mo randum fr om Stewart Fo nd a dat ed May 30, 2005 Reso lu ti on MEMORANDUM DATE: May 30, 2005 RE: Shea Homes Presentation Attached please find a memo and a map from Shea Properties which describes a request by Shea Properties to constJUct a road across Englewood property at Mclellan Reservoir to serve an isolated piece owned by Shea. A representative from Shea Propenies will make a presentation to City Co uncil at the srudy sessio n June 6 co ncerning this road ... ,d will be available to answer any questions on this proposal. The Mclellan Reservoir FoundatioP Board has met with Shea Propenies on this issue and will also be present to answer qu estio ns during the executive session following the presentation . Prin ted on Ae cvct eo PJJltll -~ ·• • ,t By : S>iE.A ?ROP£RT!ES; 3033464.0 10 ; SheaProperties~ ~ Upon me aimpletlon of C-4i0, Shea Homes (Mission Viejo) was left wi!!1 a Plann ing Area nortti of C-470, south of County Une Road, without aa:ess from pubac Right of Wrf. This property, known as Planning Area 86, is east of property owned by the Cty of Englewood (27 .89 acr@S} and Planning Area 84, soutl1 of land awned by the Rainbow Foundadon. Approximately 7 years ago, a storm water pond was ccnstructed on Planning Area 84, designed to accept drainage from Highlands Ranch Business Par1< (which lndud<!S 40 aaes owned by the Qty of Englewood. This facility was bu ilt in an existing drainage area , and construction was pa id for by Highlands Ranch Metro District. The edge of the drainage area was designed to accommodm a roadway wh ich wou ld eventually access the Shea parcel (Planning Area 86). A sewer li ne serving the Englewood property was also installed in this area . Access to Plann jn a m 86 Toe most reasonable acce.s to the Shea Property is off Lucent Boulevard, over the northern portion or the Eng lewood pro~. Access to me north of me 511ea propetty (to County une ~~:14, is ver-1 dlffiC1Jlt, as the grade Is very steep and would result In an l!llCessive route east anc west . Cumondy, a ::0 foot -r li ne easement is adjacent tD the north property line, and udllzes approxtmately 1.73 acres. Shea 's proposed access alignment is south of the easement and uti lizes 2.05 acres of property . "11ca Prgpqsal Shea Homes has proposed to bui ld the endre road tD serve Planning Area 86 . Shea would install the road to Doug las C:iunty standards, and Douglas CountV would accept maintenanC? of the road . The road will provide access tD the Englewood prope,ty. Shea is also seeking a Sign easement at the comer of th is new road and Lu=t Boulevard f'Or construction of a 15' -a• monument sign to accommodate 5 user panels, 2 for the Shea property, and 3 for ttl e Englewood property . Shea would pay for the cost of the road and the si gn, approximately $1 ,000 ,000 . Pa ge 2 /2