CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO

 RESOLUTION NO. 147-99

 A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PETITIONS FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS,

DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS

MENDEZ ANNEXATION

IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION

LOCATED AT 2765 U S HIGHWAY 50

 WHEREAS, on the 20th day of October 1999, a petition was submitted to the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, for annexation to said City of the following property situate in Mesa County, Colorado, and described as follows:

PERIMETER BOUNDARY LEGAL DESCRIPTION

MENDEZ ANNEXATION

A parcel of land situate in the NW 1/4 SE 1/4 of Section 25, Township 1 South, Range 1 West of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the C 1/4 of Section 25; thence S 44º37’23” E a distance of 1287.77 feet to a point on the southerly right of way line for U.S. Highway 50 and True Point of Beginning of the parcel described herein; thence leaving the southerly right of way line for said U.S. Highway 50 S 21º55’00” W a distance of 435.19 feet to a point on the south line of the NW 1/4 SE 1/4 of said Section 25; thence N 89º56’37” W along the south line of said NW 1/4 SE 1/4 a distance of 513.92 feet to a point on the easterly bank of the Orchard Mesa Irrigation Co. ditch; thence along the easterly bank of said Orchard Mesa Irrigation Co. ditch the following 2 courses:

N 45º30’00” W a distance of 17.67 feet to a point;

N 14º13’48” W a distance of 74.46 feet to a point;

thence leaving said easterly bank N 21º55’00” E a distance of 547.44 feet to a point on the southerly right of way line for said U.S. Highway 50; thence S 69º23’00” E along said southerly right of way line a distance of 537.34 feet to the point of beginning, containing 6.57 acres more or less

 WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 1st day of December 1999; and

 WHEREAS, the Council has found and determined and does hereby find and determine that said petition is in substantial compliance with statutory requirements therefor; that one-sixth of the perimeter of the area proposed to be annexed is contiguous with the City; that a community of interest exists between the territory and the City; that the territory proposed to be annexed is urban or will be urbanized in the near future; that the said territory is integrated or is capable of being integrated with said City; that no land held in identical ownership has been divided without the consent of the landowner; that no land held in identical ownership comprising more than twenty acres which, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, has an assessed valuation in excess of two hundred thousand dollars is included without the landowner's consent; and that no election is required under the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965.

 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION THAT:

 The said territory is eligible for annexation to the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, and should be so annexed by Ordinance.

 ADOPTED this 1st day of December, 1999.

Attest:              /s/ Gene Kinsey      

             President of the Council

/s/ Stephanie Nye      

City Clerk