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Rr ~n• IJTJON NO. I'? • 'lFRrrc; OF 1q7 5 ,
A RESOLUTION APPROVING ANO ADOPTING THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SENIOR
CITIZENS RECREATION CENTER FOR THE CITY OF ENGLEt«>OD AS ITS OFFICIAL
CENTENNIAL-BICENTENNIAL PROJECT; APPROVING THE TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT
OF ELWIN D. BATCHELOR, A PROFESSIONAL FUND-RAISER, TO SUPERVISE THE
ENGLEWOOD CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SAID PROJECT; AND DIRECTING
THE SALARY FOR SAID FUND-RAISER TO C<JtE FR"4 VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS,
AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 44, SERIES OF 1975.
WHEREAS, the Englet«>Od Centennial-Ricentennial Connittee was
organized by the City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado,
to provide direction and methods, in conju~ct1on with state and
federal agencies, to celebrate not only the nation's 200th Anniver-
sary, but also the lOOth Anniversary of the State of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, the Englewood Centennial-Bicentennial Conmittee has
rec01111ended that the official project adopted on behalf of the City
of Englewood for said celebration be the construction of a Senior
Citizens Recreation Center; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to secure financing for such project
through voluntary contributions of residents of the City and citizens
who support the Senior Citizens Recreation Center concept •
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1
That the City Council hereby approves and adopts the undertaking
for a fund-raising campaign to raise One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000) toterd the construction of a recreational center for the
elderly.
Section 2
That City Council approves the use of City funds for the remainder
of the construction costs, estimated to be an additional Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000).
Section 3
Contributions received fran the conmunity (individuals and
businesses) •Y be designated as "living memorials" in memory of a
loved one, friend, or business associate, said manorial to be placed
in bronze plaque fonn in the appropriate area of the new center in
perpetuity •
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Section 4
Contrtbuttons received may be pledged and payable over a three
year period, and that Ctty Counctl hereby directs the City Manager to
appoint a Ctty e11Ployee to be responsible for all b1111ng and collec-
tion of satd pledges for and on behalf of the Englewood Centenn1a1-
Btcentenntal Conntttee after the offtctal discharge of satd Contn1ttee.
Section 5
Portions of the center 1111y be open for memorta11zat1on by
tndtvtduals or businesses that may wtsh to donate tn excess of
Ftfty Thousand Dollars ($50,000). Satd a1110unt may be payable over
a ftve-yeer spectal pledge program. In the event that no such con-
tribution ts forthc0111ng, the Ctty Council should then reserve the
rtght to n111e the center appropriately.
Section 6
If the Ctty Counctl detenntnes that the center wtll not be
butlt, all funds donated, and any accrued interest, less expenses
incurred for the fund-ratstng campaign, will be proportionately
returned to the donors should the center not be built.
Section 7
The funds are to be gtven to the City of Englewood as a gift
for the ctttzens, and that the funds be used for a recreational
center for the sentor citizens of Englewood.
Sectton 8
The City Manager ts hereby directed to prepare, or to have pre-
pared, the preltmtnary plans for the aforementioned center, whtch
should include construction cost estimates broken down into the many
different areas of the center, thus enabling individual room memor1al-
ization apportionate to the cOllllllnity support.
Section 9
That Resolution No. 44, Series of 1975, adopted and approved
on the 15th day of September, 1975, ts hereby expressly repealed.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 1st day of December, 1975.
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ATTEST:
I, William D. James, ex officio City Clerk-Treasurer of the
City of Englewood, Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing is a true, accurate and complete copy of the Resolution
No. 62 • Series of 1975.
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