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RESO LUTION NO. 2.,L(
SERIES OF 1993
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
MEMBER WIGGINS
A RESOL UT IO N AGRE EING TO NEG OTIATE T HE CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN
REAL PROPERTY TO A SITE FOR RELOCATION OF THE ENGLEWOOD RAILROAD
STATION AND ESTABLISHI NG ADD ITIO NAL TERMS OF THE TRANSACTION.
WHEREAS, the Engl ewood Rai lroad Station, locat ed at High way 285 and Sant.a Fe
Drive , has historical signi fi cance, having bee n built in 1915 and serving the Englewood
community until the mid 1950's : and
WHEREAS, the Englewood Railr oad Station wns constructed per the railroad'!t
"county-seat" standard and i:;: t he onl y s tation in existen ce bu ilt to such standard; and
WH EREAS, the Englewood Railroad Station is sign ificant in both architecture and
in th e his tory of American rail roads and is one of few Englewood build ings having
his tori cal significa nce; and
WHEREAS, the Englewood Ra ilrond Station i,, presently vacan t and in j eopardy of
bein g demo lished by th e own er to remove its u.nauth..,ri zed us e by transients ; and
WHE REAS, the own er ho s agreed to plac,• his plans on hold, pending potenti al
interest by 1.h e Ci ty or oth er inte res ted parti es, until Septe mbe r 1993; and
WHEREAS, the Englewo od Rail roa d Station hos been in spected by a cr edible,
licensed architect. who has indicated the building has structural integrity, and two
profe ssiu nal building mo vin g spt•cialists wt-,o sup port this initial architectural evalua tio n
of th e structure ; and
\VHEREA.S, co mmun ity organiza tions, such as the En glewood Chamber of
Co mmerce and th e Engl ewood Histo rica l Society, are seeki ng new locations and have
expressed their !n teres t in locating th eir operatio ns in the 2000-sq un re-foot En glewood
Ra il road Station : an d
WHEREAS , the fo ll ow ing organizations have in di cated th ei r willin gn ess to help
pr ovide funding fo r the acquisi tio n , r elocatio n , and restoration of the Englewood Railroad
Station along wi th endo rseme nt and exp ressed support from £NGL£\VOOD HISTORICAL
SOCIETY, ENGLEWGOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, by Ex.cutive Co mm ittee, Englewood
Development Committee, Outreach Committee, General Membership, THE HERITAGE
FINE ARTS GUILD OF AP.AP.WOE COUNTY. TNDNIDUAL OFFICERS OF THE
ENGLEWOOD POLICE D EPARTMENT, IN DNJDUAL MEMBERS OF T HE
LIITLETON FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCL4TlON. AREA ME RCHANTS AND BUSINESS
OWNERS, TROLLEY SQUARE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION, PUBLIC AND PRNATE
ENGLEWOOD CITIZENS, AREA LAIV FIRMS AND A ITORNEYS, AREA
ACCOUNTING FIRMS AND CPA "s, AREA PHYSI CIANS; and
WHEREAS, th e City of Englewoo d owns o vacant lot on the southwest co m er of
South Broa dway and Englewood Parkway, wh ich lot has been determined to be of a size that
would accommodate a structure the size of the Engle ,, "d Railroad Station; and
WHERE:AS, the Greater Engl ew ood Chombtr of Co mmerce has indicated its
willingne ss to cc,ordinate the mo ve, the resto ration, and the funding fo r this pr oject, and
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WHEREAS, the Cay Council does r.ol desire to expend addition•! funds; and
WHEREAS, I.he City Co uncil clesi res t.o protect the bx payers from the expenditure
of ad<iitinnal funds;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE[; llY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE Cl"'Y
OF ENGLEWOOD. C Oi '.)RADO, TH AT :
The City cgre,~s to neg,tiale for the conveyance or lease or property for the re locntion
of the Englewood Rail,•oad Stalion and designates as the appropriate site:
I. The so uthwes'; corr.er of South Brun dway and Englewood Parkway in the City of
Englewood, State ..:(C11 lor ad o.
2 . A Bond shall be post, d t.o insure compl etion of the exterior of the Depo t building
t.o acceptable st.an da nls and within Nine (9) months of the date the Englewood
Railroad Station is placed on the site. The Bond shall be 61ed v.;th the City
before th e mo ve ont.o the site .
Failure t.o com ply with all terms an d condition s of the Con 'ract sf.all entitle the
City t.o elect. its c·emedies and collect on the Bond t.o pay for the ex,.ense thereof.
ADOPl'ED, AMENDED AN D APPROVED this 2nd day of Augur', 1993 .
ATTEST:
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Polricio H. Crow, City Clerk
I, Patricia H. Crow , City Clerk for lhe Ci ty of Englewood , Colorado, h ereby ce rtify
lhe above is a true copy of Resulution No. 7S ~ Series of 1993. .
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Patri ci a H. Crow