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Department of Community of Development
Reference: Resolution Authorizing the Submittal of a Grant Application to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs for an Amount Not to Exceed $700,000.00 for the "Brighton Historic Depot Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse"; and to Authorize the City Manager to sign the Grant Application
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Ryan Johnson, Executive Director of Urban Renewal
Date Prepared: March 7, 2018
PURPOSE
Resolution Authorizing the Submittal of a Grant Application to the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) for an amount not to exceed $700,000.00 for the "Brighton Historic Depot Rehabilitation and Adaptive Reuse" under the Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance Program; and to Authorize the City Manager to sign the grant application.
BACKGROUND
Dating back to the early 1980's the City has recognized the significance of the historic train depot building and sought to preserve it from eventual disrepair and demolition. Initially, this entailed relocating the train depot from its original location (on the west side of the railroad tracks) to its current location. This also involved placing certain covenants on the use of the property such that it may always be an active site for families in the community. For decades, the site housed several restaurants until a change in use was granted by the City Council in 2012.
The City Council in 2012 added certain conditions upon the granting of the change of use and approval of Resolution No. 2012-106. One such condition was that the seller would enter into an agreement with the City for a First Right of Refusal in the event the owner desired to sell the property. As such, the current property owner is desirous to...
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