RESOLUTION NO. 129-00
A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS
REDLANDS PARKWAY BRIDGE ANNEXATION
IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION
LOCATED on the Redands Parkway across the Colorado River
and including the Redlands Parkway Road Right-of-way and Bridge
WHEREAS, on the 18th day of October 2000, 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:
That the property situate in Mesa County, Colorado, and described to wit:
A parcel of land situate in the NW 1/4 of Section 8, 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 W 1/4 corner of Section 8; thence N 00º00’00” W along the west line of the NW 1/4 of said Section 8 a distance of 641.53 feet to a point on the easterly right of way line for the Redlands Parkway; thence along the easterly right of way line for said Redlands Parkway the following 10 courses:
1) N 33º29’16” E a distance of 96.33 feet to a point;
2) N 73º13’39” E a distance of 36.83 feet to a point;
3) N 42º59’31” E a distance of 52.07 feet to a point;
4) N 51º21’45” E a distance of 54.73 feet to a point;
5) N 38º51’19” E a distance of 85.14 feet to a point;
6) N 40º08’25” E a distance of 92.46 feet to a point;
7) N 12º11’02” E a distance of 38.50 feet to a point;
8) N 10º19’42” W a distance of 47.96 feet to a point;
9) N 15º11’49” W a distance of 39.18 feet to a point;
10) N 20º12’31” W a distance of 42.29 feet to a point on the southwesterly bank of the Colorado River and True Point of Beginning for the parcel described herein;
thence along the southwesterly bank of said Colorado River the following 3 courses:
1) N 44º49’50” W a distance of 114.37 feet to a point;
2) N 30º12’07” W a distance of 8.62 feet to a point;
3) N 39º08’01” W a distance of 40.41 feet to a point;
thence crossing said Colorado River N 46º16’07” E a distance of 317.16 to a point on the northeasterly bank of said Colorado River ( said northeasterly bank also being the edge of accreted land as per Action No. 19066 recorded in Book 959 at Page 269-271 of the records of the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder ); thence along the northeasterly bank of said Colorado River the following 3 courses:
1) S 37º23’17” E a distance of 15.69 feet to a point;
2) S 43º02’50” E a distance of 256.14 feet to a point;
3) S 49º35’45” E a distance of 28.43 feet to a point;
thence crossing said Colorado River S 46º16’07” W a distance of 294.14 feet to a point on the southwesterly bank of said Colorado River; thence N 53º45’00” W along the southwesterly bank of said Colorado River a distance of 139.11 feet to the point of beginning.
WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 6th day of December, 2000; 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 6th day of December, 2000.
Attest:
/s/ Gene Kinsey
President of the Council
/s/ Stephanie Nye
City Clerk