RESOLUTION NO. 07-02

A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PETITIONS FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS

CIMARRON MESA ANNEXATION

IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION

LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER

OF LINDEN AVENUE AND B ½ ROAD

 WHEREAS, on the 5^th day of December, 2001, 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:

A certain parcel of land located in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW ¼ SE ¼), the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (SW ¼ NE ¼) and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (SE ¼ NW ¼) of Section 26, Township 1 South, Range 1 West of the Ute Principal Meridian and a portion of the Plat of Miles Craig Minor Subdivision as same is recorded in Plat Book 16, Page 38, Reception No. 1819902, Public Records of Mesa County, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:

ALL of Lot 2, said Plat of Miles Craig Minor Subdivision, TOGETHER WITH the following described parcel of land; BEGINNING at the Northeast corner of the NW ¼ SE ¼ of said Section 26, and considering the East line of the NW ¼ SE ¼ of said 26 to bear S 00°06’59” E with all bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence S 00°06’59” E along the East line of the NW ¼ SE ¼ of said Section 26, a distance of 627.94 feet; thence S 89°53’01” W a distance of 30.00 feet to a point being the Southeast corner of said Lot 2; thence N 00°06’59” W along a line 30.00 feet West of and parallel with the East line of the NW ¼ SE ¼ of said Section 26, being the East line of said Lot 2, a distance of 628.21 feet to a point on the North line of the NW ¼ SE ¼ of said Section 26; thence continuing along the East line of said Lot 2, N 00°11’27” E along a line 30.00 feet West of and parallel with the East line of the SW ¼ NE ¼ of said Section 26, a distance of 143.08 feet to a point being the Southeast corner of Lot 1 of said Plat of Miles Craig Minor Subdivision; thence S 89°36’24” E a distance of 30.00 feet to a point on the East line of the SW ¼ NE ¼ of said Section 26; thence S 00°11’27” W, along the East line of the SW ¼ NE ¼ of said Section 26, a distance of 143.08 feet, more or less, to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 16th day of January, 2002; 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 16^th day of January, 2002.

Attest:  

             /s/: Cindy Enos-Martinez

             President of the Council

/s/: Stephanie Tuin

City Clerk