Resolution No. 61-06 (Word Version)

RESOLUTION NO. 61-06

A RESOLUTION ACCEPTING A

PETITION FOR ANNEXATION, MAKING CERTAIN

FINDINGS, DETERMINING THAT PROPERTY KNOWN AS THE

ARBOGAST ANNEXATION

LOCATED AT 785 24 ROAD

IS ELIGIBLE FOR ANNEXATION

WHEREAS, on the 19^th day of April, 2006, 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:

ARBOGAST ANNEXATION NO. 1

A certain parcel of land located in the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4 NE 1/4) of Section 32, Township One North, Range One West of the Ute Principal Meridian, County of Mesa, State of Colorado and being more particularly described as follows:

Commencing at the Southeast corner of the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 32 and assuming the East line of the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 32 to bear N00°03’00”E with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence N00°03’00”E along the East line of said NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 32 a distance of 330.22 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence N89°57’56”W along the North line and the Easterly projection of Parcel A, Etcheverry Simple Land Division as recorded in Plat Book 16, Page 301 of the Mesa County, Colorado public records, a distance of 417.58 feet; thence N00°03’00”E a distance of 660.40 feet to a point on the South line of Appleton Ranchettes as recorded in Plat Book 13, Page 464 of the Mesa County, Colorado public records; thence S89°58’16”E along the South line of said Appleton Ranchettes a distance of 133.83 feet; thence S00°03’00”W along a line a distance of 170.00 feet, said line being a Boundary Agreement recorded in Book 4132, Page 607-15 of the Mesa County, Colorado public records; thence S89°58’17”E a distance of 61.00 feet; thence S00°03’00”W a distance of 160.21 feet; thence S89°58’07”E a distance of 222.75 feet to a point on the East line of the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 32; thence S00°03’00”W along the East line of the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 32 a distance of 330.22 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Said parcel contains 4.40 acres (191,254 square feet), more or less, as described.

ARBOGAST ANNEXATION NO. 2

Commencing at the Southeast corner of the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 32 and assuming the East line of the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 32 to bear N00°03’00”E with all bearings contained herein relative thereto; thence N00°03’00”E along the East line of said NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 32 a distance of 330.22 feet; thence N89°57’56”W along the North line and the Easterly projection of Parcel A, Etcheverry Simple Land Division as recorded in Plat Book 16, Page 301 of the Mesa County, Colorado public records, a distance of 417.58 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence N89°57’56”W continuing along the North line of said Parcel A, a distance of 900.49 feet to point on the West line of the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 32; thence N00°04’03”E along the West line of the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 of said Section 32 a distance of 660.32 feet to the Southeast corner of Lot 1, Appleton Ranchettes as recorded in Plat Book 13, Page 464 of the Mesa County, Colorado public records; thence S89°58’16”E along the South line of said Appleton Ranchettes a distance of 900.29 feet; thence S00°03’00”W a distance of 660.40 feet to the Point of Beginning.

Said parcel contains 13.65 acres (594,584 square feet), more or less, as described.

WHEREAS, a hearing on the petition was duly held after proper notice on the 7^th day of June, 2006; 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 7^th day of June, 2006.

Attest:

/s/ James J. Doody

President of the Council

/s/ Stephanie Tuin

City Clerk