HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023 Ordinance No. 054
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ORDINANCE COUNCIL BILL NO. 59
NO. 54 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
SERIES OF 2023 MEMBER NUNNENKAMP
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING A SERIES OF AGREEMENTS NECESSARY
FOR A PLANNED DEVELOPMENT LOCATED AT 3570 SOUTH FEDERAL
BOULEVARD IN THE CITY OF SHERIDAN, INCLUDING THE MCBROOM
DITCH TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT WITH BONSAI
APARTMENTS LLLP, AN AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL
WASTEWATER CONNECTOR’S AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SHERIDAN
SANITATION DISTRICT NO. AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO, AND CONSENTING TO A SEWER CONNECTION
AGREEMENT TO ACCOMMODATE THE DEVELOPMENT.
WHEREAS, staff for the Department of Utilities is seeking City Council to
authorize approval of a series of agreements necessary for a planned development located
at 3570 South Federal Boulevard in the City of Sheridan, including a temporary
construction agreement with Bonsai Apartments LLLP for the installation of an eight-
inch water main crossing under the existing McBroom Ditch, a carrier ditch that supplies
water to the City of Englewood (City) and other shareholders, and Amendments to the
Sheridan Sanitation District No. 1 Connector District Agreement and Sewer Connection
Agreement to accommodate the proposed development; and
WHEREAS, the McBroom Ditch is owned by the McBroom Ditch Company;
and
WHEREAS, the City is the president and major shareholder of the McBroom
Ditch Company; and
WHEREAS, per the McBroom Ditch Company Bylaws, the City operates and
maintains the piped ditch; and
WHEREAS, the McBroom Ditch overlaps with the property located at 3570
South Federal Boulevard in the City of Sheridan which Medici Consulting Group intends
to develop for affordable apartments; and
WHEREAS, the proposed development will be served by Denver Water, and the
developer intends to install an eight-inch water main crossing the McBroom Ditch to
reach the development; and
WHEREAS, Medici Consulting Group seeks permission to install the pipeline
within the McBroom Ditch Right-of-Way, which can be granted through a Temporary
Construction Easement (Easement), establishing the terms and conditions for
construction and providing temporary access to the McBroom Ditch Company’s
easement; and
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WHEREAS, the McBroom Ditch shareholders authorized the City to approve the
Easement as president of the McBroom Ditch Company in a meeting on September 8,
2023, subject to the approval of the City’s Water and Sewer Board and City Council; and
WHEREAS, due to the development within the area serviced by Sheridan
Sanitation District No. 1, the District has requested a change to the service area included in
the Connector Agreement and requested the City’s approval of a Sewer Connection
Agreement between Sheridan Sanitation District No. 1 and Valley Sanitation District,
consenting to the same increased service area; and
WHEREAS, City staff has identified no negative operational impacts to the
proposed alteration of the District’s service area; and
WHEREAS, the Englewood Water and Sewer Board reviewed and recommended
approval of the Temporary Construction Easement, Amended Wastewater Connector’s
Agreement and Sewer Connection Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby authorizes
execution by the City of a Temporary Construction Easement with Bonsai Apartment
LLLP for the Installation of a Water Main Crossing The McBroom Ditch in the form
substantially the same as that attached hereto.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby authorizes
execution by the City of the Amendment to the Intergovernmental Wastewater Connector’s
Agreement between the City of Sheridan and the City of Englewood, in the form
substantially the same as that attached hereto.
Section 3. The City Council of the City of Englewood, Colorado hereby authorizes
execution by the City consenting to the Sewer Connection Agreement between Sheridan
Sanitation District No. 1 and Valley Sanitation District, in the form substantially the same
as that attached hereto.
Section 4. General Provisions Applicable to this Ordinance. The
following general provisions and findings are applicable to the interpretation and
application of this Ordinance:
A. Severability. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or the
application thereof to any person or circumstances shall for any reason be adjudged by a
court of competent jurisdiction invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or
invalidate the remainder of this Ordinance or its application to other persons or
circumstances.
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B. Inconsistent Ordinances. All other Ordinances or portions thereof inconsistent or
conflicting with this Ordinance or any portion hereof are hereby repealed to the extent of
such inconsistency or conflict.
C. Safety Clauses. The City Council hereby finds, determines, and declares that this
Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of the City of Englewood, that
it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare of the public, and that this Ordinance
is necessary for the preservation of health and safety and for the protection of public
convenience and welfare. The City Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a
rational relation to the proper legislative object sought to be obtained. This Safety Clause
is not intended to affect a Citizen right to challenge this Ordinance through referendum
pursuant to City of Englewood Charter 47.
D. Publication. Publication of this Ordinance may be in the City’s official
newspaper, the City’s official website, or both. Publication shall be effective upon the
first publication by either authorized method.
E. Actions Authorized to Effectuate this Ordinance. The Mayor is hereby authorized
and directed to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the approval authorized by
this Ordinance, and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest to such
execution by the Mayor where necessary. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro
Tem is hereby authorized to execute the above-referenced documents. The execution of
any documents by said officials shall be conclusive evidence of the approval by the City
of such documents in accordance with the terms thereof and this Ordinance. City staff is
further authorized to take additional actions as may be necessary to implement the
provisions of this Ordinance.
Introduced and passed on first reading on the 18th day of September, 2023; and on second
reading, in identical form to the first reading, on the 2nd day of October, 2023.
Othoniel Sierra, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk
I, Stephanie Carlile, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify
that the above and foregoing is a true copy of an Ordinance, introduced and passed in
identical form on first and second reading on the dates indicated above; and published
two days after each passage on the City’s official website for at least thirty (30) days
thereafter. The Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after first publication
on the City’s official website.
Stephanie Carlile
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