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HomeMy WebLinkAboutresolution.council.029-89 RESOLUTION NO. 29 (Series of 1989) A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF ASPEN, COLORADO, RECOMMENDING TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF PITKIN, COLORADO, THAT iT ACCEPT CERTAIN LAND AND EASEMENT DONATIONS TO WIDEN AND IMPROVE A PORTION OF THE SOUTH 7TH STREET EXTENDED RIGHT OF WAY. WHEREAS, South 7th Street extended from its intersection with West Hopkins Avenue extended is a narrow public right of way within the jurisdiction of Pitkin County but by agreement main- tained by the City of Aspen; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County declared its intention to widen and improve South 7th Street extended and for that purpose adopted its Resolution No. 88-97 on September 27, 1988, which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A"; and WHEREAS, the proposed widening and improving of the South 7th Street extended right of way to a uniform width is only possible through the acquisition of additional lands or easements from private landowners abutting said right of way; and WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, that two landowners have offered to donate land and easements to Pitkin County in order to create a public right of way of a uniform width. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, that it is the City's recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado, that it should accept the land and easement donations from the landowners abutting the South 7th Street extended right of way. ~Wllliam L. St~ing, Mayor I, Kathryn S. Koch, duly appointed and acting City Clerk of the City of Aspen, Colorado, do certify that the foregoing is a true and. accurate copy of that resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Aspen, Colorado, at a meeting held on the 23rd day of October, 1989. ~athryn ~Koch,/City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FO~: ~afi-~f~ ~.-/~uller, City Attorney 02/SD2 I~ESOLUTION OF T]~ BOARD OF COUNTY COHHISSIONERS OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO DEC~IN~ ~TS INTENTION TO WIDEN A~D IHPROVE BOUTII 7TH STREET Reeolution No. SS - ~_ . WHERE;Lq, in conjunction with the 1973 approval by the Board %.~ cf County Commissioners of the Adams Subdivision a special warranty deed from James S. Adams and Florence p. Adams to Pitkin County, dated }lay 7, 1973, ' and covering approximately 2939.6 square feet of land iq the Adams subdivision was prepared~ and ~{EREAS, the unrecorded original of this deed is held by Holland & Hart in escrow, pursuant to the ~ubdivision approval and the plat recorded in compliance therewith, "until such time as the County issues a declaration of intention to widen and improve ?th Street into this area, at which time the deed will be delivered to the County for recordingl,, end WHEP~EAS, with the completion of the }larolt pedestrian bridge last summer non-motorized vehicular and pedestrian traffic at the intersection of South 7th S£reet end Hopkins Avenue has increased creating potential conflicts between pedestrians and motorized vehiclesl and W]~RF2~S, site distances at the above-referenced intersection have been limited by the growth of trees end the recent construction of e wood fence on the east side of south 7th Streetl and W~EREAS, in response to the problems referred to above the Board of County Commissioners desires to improve 7th Street and requires the use of the lands that are the subject of the above- referenced deed held in.escrow. , c .NOW T~{EREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County ommissioners of. Pitkin County, Colorado, that it does hereby declare its intention to widen and improve 7th Street extended so ~- as to require use of this land for such right-of-way, such lands " being more fully described in a ~pecial warranty deed from James S. Adams and Florence p. Adams to Pitkin County or it~ nominee dated May 7, 1973, covering 2939.6 ~quare feet in the Adams subdivision, which deed is held in escrow by the law firm of Holland & Hart. Accordingly the Board requests the release to it of the above-referenced deed. INTRODUCED, FIRST READ, AND APPROVED ON THE 27TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1988. ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COI~ISSIONERS OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO /~puty Cl~rk & ~ecordek APPROVED AS TO FOP~I: ~homas Per~t6n S----mith County Attorney ts9.335 EXHIBIT "A"