HomeMy WebLinkAbout1985 Resolution No. 039RESOLUTION NO •• ::) 1
SER[ES OF 1985 __ _
A RESOLUTION APPROVING AND SUPPORTING TH E aJLORAOO STATE LEGISlA-
TUR E AUTHORIZING •rHF. LEVY Of AN ADDITIONAL 0 .1 MILL BY URBAN
DRA INAGE AND FLOOO CWJ'ROL DISTRI CT TO BE USED FOR aJNSTRUCTIO N
AND MAINTENANCE OF IMPllOV™ENTS ON THE SO\!l'll PLA'M'E RIVER.
WHE REAS , the City of Englewood (City) has been a public body
include:l wi thi n the Ur ban Dra inage aoo Flood Con trol District
(District) s ine the adopti on of the Ur ban Drainage aoo Flood
Co ntrol Act in 1969 ; aoo
wl-lEREAS , the City aoo District have worked togethe r on
severa l projects of bene fi t to the Ci ty ; and
1'11-!EREIIS , the Dist rict r ecently c oord inated the d evelopnent
of a maste r plan for t he south Platte River that involves a ll t1ie
l ocal governme n ts a l ong the River , including the City ; and
WHE HFAS , a total of $68 million of flood control improve-
ments and $665 ,000 i n annual mai nte nance needs are identified in
the master plan in addit i on to recreation improvenents , arrl a long
term and dependabl e fund i ng base is needed to implenent t he master
pl an recotmervi ations ; arrl
WH ERE'AS , the South Pl a t te Ri ver i s the l a rgest d rainageway
in the Distr i ct and r ece i ves drainage and flood flows Eran throug h-
out the Denver M:?tro Ar ea ; ard
WHEm:AS , the South Platte River is being devel oped into a
valu:ib l e recrclational corridor enj oyed by cit i zens froot throughout
the Denver t-'et ro Area , ard the cost of co11str ucting and mai ntaining
these improvenents shou l d be shared by all the citizens in t he
Denver t-Etro Ar eu ; and
WHER,:~s , the City has a great interest i n the South Plat t e
River and wishes to insur e that adequate resou rces will be ava i l -
abl e to d evelop and maintain the River as an important asset to the
City and the entire l'latro Ar ea ;
NOi,, 'l'HEREFO RE , BE IT RESOLVED BY 1'HE CI TY COUNCI L OF THE
CI'l'Y Of ENGLEWOOD, aJLORAOO , that the Ci ty approv.as a r.d supports
the Dis:r ict being authori zed by the Colorado State Legisl ature to
l evy a n additional 0 .1 mill to be used by the District for the
c onstruc t ion and m3intenance of improveTients on the Scuth Pl utt e
River .
APPROVED AND ADOPTED the 21st day of October , 19 8 5 .
I, Gary R. Higbee, ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer of the
City of Englewood, C:Olorado, hereby certify that the above an:l
foregoing is a true , accurate an:l canplete copy of Resolution
No.~, Series of 1985 .
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