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RESOLUTION NO. ~
(Series of 1976)
WHEREAS, there are held, within the Roaring Fork Valley,
numerous water rights of various capacities and priorities, some
of which are maintained and put to beneficial use on lands which
are from time to time proposed for annexation to the City or for
subdivision or other development within the City of Aspen, and
WHEREAS, the City Council, in order to more intelligently
manage the water resources of the Roaring Fork Valley, wishes to
establish a policy of acquisition of these water rights at the
time of annexation, subdivision, or development permit issuance,
~hen a proposed area or development will be serviced by the City
owned water utility (1) so as to avoid the establishment of
competitive water utilities within the City, (2) to insure that
all water used for domestic purposes meets minimum sanitary and
health standards, (3) to prevent the abandonment of water rights
by discontinuation of their beneficial use, (4) to provide for
the acquisition of more senior rights to guaranty water service to
Aspen area users in times of low supply, and (5) to reduce the
costs of condemnation for acquisition of water rights in the
future,
~OW, THEREFORE, 3E IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO:
i. ~hat the City Administration, in reviewing all
annexation petitions and applications for development within the
City, examine any and all water rights historically benefiting
lands proposed for annexation, subdivision, or other development,
or adjacent thereto, and acquire or provide for future acquisition
of any such rights by the City of Aspen when the holding of such
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water rights will achieve any or all purposes of this resolution
as stated above.
2. Provided, however, that nothing herein shall require
involuntary acquisition by the City of Aspen of any such rights or
shall predetermine the method of acquisition whether by gift, sale,
lease, option, right of first refusal, or otherwise, under such
terms and conditions as the City Manager shall deem appropriate.
I, KATHRYN HAUTER,
certify that the foregoing is a
duly appo~ted and~~ty Clerk,
true and accurate copy of a
/ion adopted by the City Council at its meeting held
KATHRYN S.JHAUTER, CITY CLERK