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R~SOLUT lO N NO. 2 5 , SERIES OF 1971
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE,
TOGETHER WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY, TO NEGOTIATE FOR AND PURCHASE CERTAIN
REAL PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN THE SOUTHLAWN GARDENS SUBDIVISION OF THE
C ITY OF ENGLEWOOD IN ORDER TO ACCOMODATE NATURAL DRAINAGE IN THE AREA
KNOWN AS COLLEGE VIEW GUICH, ALSO KNOWN AS WEST HARVARD GUICH, TO BE
INTEGRATED WITH A PARKWAY DEVELOPMENT AND Al11'HORIZING CONDEMNATION PRO-
CEEDINGS IN THE EVENT NEGOTIATIONS ARE UNSUCCESSFUL.
WHEREJ\S, the C ity counc i l of the City of Englewood h .:::i s found
a nd determined that it would be in the public interest, convenience and
n ccCHHily lo Jcquiru cor lJ i n l r Jcl H of r eal p roperty loc nted within South-
lawn Gardens, Block 13, which area hereinafter designated contains a
m<ljor n ilt ur..il drain, commonly known a nd re f erred to a s West Harvard Gulch
or College View Gulch, which gulch traverses Block 13, Southlawn Gardens
Subdiv ision within the City of Englewood: and
WHEREAS, the city Council has heretofore appropriated sufficient
funds contained in the capital Improvement Fund Account No. 18.14,
denominated Greenbelt -Northwest Englewood, for the acquisition 9f said
p r ope rty: a nd
WHEREAS, the Denver Urban Renewal Authority proposes immediate
construction of a concrete box for drainage to pass beneath South Zuni
.Slrccl .. 1l Lhc .. 1µp 1 u xim.ilc luc..:.1lion uf Lola 1 a nd 2, Dl oc k 13, SOUTIILAWN
GARDENS SUBDIVISION. Said drainage to be conducted through said box and
proceed easterly in its natural channel, mid-block between West Vassar
Avenue and West College Avenue in said Block 13 of Southlawn Gardens: and
WHEREAS, the City council further finds and determines that it
would be in the best public interest and convenience of the City of
Englewood, as well as the citizens and residents of the area immediately
adjoining said gulch, that said drain should be opened, preserved and
protected in the area of Southlawn Gardens Subdivision.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO:
1. That the City Manager or his designee and the City Attorney
are hereby directed to negotiate for and to purchase at private or public
sales the following described real property, to-wit:
Lots 1 through 19, inclusive Block 13,
SOUTHLAWN GARDEN~ City of Englewood,
Arapahoe county, Colorado, together with
the North 80 feet of Lots 20, 21, and 22,
Block 13, SOUTHLAWN GARDENS, City of
Englewood, county of Arapahoe, State of
Colorado
at the apprais ed values thereof for the purposes hereinabove set-out.
2. That in the event that negotiations in good faith for the
purchase and acquisition of the above-described real property are unsuccess-
ful, the City Attorney is hereby authorized and directed to institute court
proceedings to acquire the property under the authority of Chapter SO!C.R.S.
'63 as amended, entitled, "Eminent Domain".
3. That the funds heretofore appropriated for the acquisition of
the abov e-described property, being Capital Improvements Account No. 18.14,
1971 Budget, shall be held exclusively for the acquisition and cost of
acquisition of the real property herein described.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 17th day of May, 1971.
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ATTEST:
I, Stephen A. Lyon, ex officio City Clerk of the City of Englewood,
State of Colorado, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true,
accurate and complete copy of Resolution No. 25, Series of_l971.
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