RESOLUTION NO. 111-02

A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A

PETITION FOR THE ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN

FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE

CRISTA LEE ANNEXATION

LOCATED at 2933 B ½ ROAD

IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION

 WHEREAS, on the 16th day of October, 2002, a petition was referred 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 lying in the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (NE 1/4 SW 1/4) of Section 29, Township 1 South, Range 1 East of the Ute Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows:

COMMENCING at the Northwest Corner of the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 29, and considering the North line of the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 29 to bear N 90°00’00” E with all bearings contained herein being relative thereto; thence from said Point of Commencement, N 90°00’00” E along the North line of the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 29, a distance of 348.08 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING; thence from said Point of Beginning, continue N 90°00’00” E, along the North line of the NE 1/4 SW 1/4 of said Section 29, a distance of 114.19 feet; thence S 00°00’00” E a distance of 40.00 feet; thence S 43°15’05” E, along the Northeasterly bank of the Mesa Mutual Canal, a distance of 288.32 feet; thence S 00°01’19” W a distance of 408.68 feet, more or less, to a point on the North line of Loma Linda Subdivision First Addition, as same is recorded in Plat Book 11, Pages 322 and 323, Public Records of Mesa County, Colorado; thence S 89°57’43” W, along said North line, a distance of 493.21 feet; thence N 00°00’12” E a distance of 494.01 feet; thence 90°00’00” E a distance of 181.59 feet; thence N 00°00’00” E a distance of 165.00 feet, more or less, to the Point of Beginning.

CONTAINING 6.1157 Acres or 266,399.16 Square Feet, more or less, as described.

 WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 20^th day of November, 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 therefore; 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 20^th day of November, 2002.

Attest:  

           /s/: Cindy Enos-Martinez        President of the Council

/s/: Stephanie Tuin

City Clerk