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Department of Parks and Recreation
Reference: A Resolution of the City Council Accepting the Deed of Conservation Easement in Gross for the Murata Property located at 14151 Potomac Street, Brighton, Colorado, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the Deed and the City Clerk to attest thereto
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip A. Rodriguez, City Manager
Marv Falconburg, Assistant City Manager
Prepared By: Gary Wardle, Director Parks and Recreation
Date Prepared: March 27, 2019
PURPOSE
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Brighton, Colorado, Accepting the Deed of Conservation Easement in Gross for the Murata Property located at 14151 Potomac Street, Brighton, Colorado, in favor of the City of Brighton, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the Deed and the City Clerk to attest thereto.
STRATEGIC FOCUS AREA
Facilities, Amenities, and Open Space
BACKGROUND
The Conservation Fund has completed the acquisition of the Murata Property, a 38.3-acre parcel of land located at 14151 Potomac Street, Brighton, Colorado (“Property”). The intended use of the Property is to remain as open space and farmland preservation. The next step is to have Adams County purchase the property from the Conservation Fund. To complete the transaction, a conservation easement must be placed on the Property. The City has received and reviewed the baseline report for the Property.
The funding sources for the acquisition include an Adams County Open Space Grant. The Adams County Open Space Fund requires that a conservation easement be placed on the Property. The conservation easement protects the natural resources and open space values of the land, and is held by either a nonprofit land conservation agency or a public entity. Adams County has requested the City of Brighton hold and perform the conservation easement for the Property.
Adams County currently holds three conservation easements for the City: the Hattendorf Property, the Eagle Preserve Property, and the Letterly Property. This will be the second conservation easement we hold for Adams County. (The first is Willow Bay.)
The City will be required to tour the Property once a year to document and provide a report on the condition of the Property.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
City staff will tour the Property once a year, document the condition of the Property to ensure it is in compliance with the terms of the conservation easement, and write a report of the findings. The total time to complete the report is estimated at two hours.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the Resolution.
OPTIONS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION
1. Approve the Resolution
2. Not Approve the Resolution
ATTACHMENTS
1. Deed of Conservation Easement
2. Resolution
3. Location map
4. Power Point Presentation