HomeMy WebLinkAbout10826RESOLUTION NO. 10826
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR A COLORADO
DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS HERITAGE PLANNING GRANT AND AUTHORIZING THE
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME
WHEREAS, the Pueblo Regional Development Plan's Guiding Principles include efficient
and prudent extensions of infrastructure, seamless development regulations regardless of
jurisdictional boundaries, and identification of lands appropriate to accommodate future service and
industrial growth; and
WHEREAS, current and anticipated development pressures at the periphery of the city
involve lands not included within the existing three -mile urban planning boundary nor previously
studied or designated for development suitability;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
The City Council hereby approves the submittal of a grant application to the Colorado
Department of Local Affairs for a study updating the Pueblo Regional Development Plan Future
Land Use Map establishing an urban service area, revising future land uses within the urban service
area, and determining the applicability of the City- County Common Development Code within the
urban service area. The President of City Council is hereby authorized to execute the grant
application in the name of the City.
INTRODUCED October 10, 2006
BY Randy Thurston
Councilperson
APPROVED:
President of Cit Council
ATTESTED BY:
CITY CLERK
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Background Paper for Proposed
RESOLUTION
AGENDA ITEM # l
DATE: OCTOBER 10, 2006
DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT /JIM MUNCH
PLANNING DEPARTMENT /JIM MUNCH
TITLE
A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR A
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS HERITAGE PLANNING GRANT
AND AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAME
ISSUE
Should the City Council approve the submittal of a joint city- county 2006 -07 application
for a Colorado Department of Local Affairs Heritage Planning Grant?
Approval of this Resolution
BACKGROUND
The project is a joint City- County planning project designed to yield an
Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Pueblo, Pueblo County, and the
Pueblo West Metropolitan District. The IGA will identify urban service area boundaries
for the City and update the future land use designations in the Pueblo Regional
Development Plan within the three -mile planning area and the 125 corridor, especially
focusing on the Fountain Creek corridor. The IGA will further specify standards for
development within the urban service area, based partially on the previously developed
City -County Common Development Code, as well as policies for infrastructure
extensions, including water. Submittal of the application will be subject to approval by
Pueblo County. The Pueblo West Metropolitan District is not a signatory to the grant
application.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
$35,029 in match is proposed for the project, to come from the following sources:
$7,057 in City funding reprogrammed from the "Adoption" Step in the Common
Development Code project; $5,972 each from both Pueblo County and the Colorado
Department of Local Affairs, reprogrammed from the "Adoption" Step of the Common
Development Code Project; up to $10,000 in cash match from PACOG (UPWP Tasks
2.5 and 2.6), and up to $12,000 in in -kind match from the Urban Transportation
Planning Division Staff contracted for PACOG transportation planning. The Colorado
Department of Local Affairs has verbally approved use of PACOG matching funds for
this project.
Appendix A
STATE OF COLORADO # Department of Local Affairs (For Use by State) Office of Smart Growth
Colorado Heritage Planning Grant Program
APPLICATION
A. GENERAL AND SUMMARY INFORMATION
Name/Title of Proposed Project: Pueblo City /County Urban Service Area Boundaries
Applicants: City of Pueblo and Pueblo County
(In the was of a multi - jurisdictional application, name of the "lead' municipality, county, city and
county special district, irrigation district, ditch company or conservancy district).
3 Chief Elected Official (In the case of a multi - jurisdictional application, chief elected official of
the "lead" political subdivision):
Name: Michael Occhiato Title: President City Council
Mailing Address: 1 City Hall Place Pueblo, CO 81003
Phone: (719) 553 -2655
E -mail Address: mocchiato@ ueblo.us Fax: 719 553 -2698
4. Designated Contact Person for the Application:
5a.
Name: David Cockrell Title: Senior Planner
Mailing Address: Pueblo Dept. of Planning & Development, 211 E. "D" St., Pueblo, CO 81003
Phone: (719) 553 -2249
E -mail Address: dcockrell@pueblo.us Fax: (719) 553 -2359
Amount requested: $30,000. Does the applicant jurisdiction have the ability to receive and
spend state grant funds under TABOR spending limitations? Yes x No If no, please
explain.
5b. Does the applicant plan to or need to seek voter - approval of this state fund? Yes No x
a. Brief Description of Proposed Project (100 words or less):
The project will yield an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Pueblo, Pueblo County, and the
Pueblo West Metropolitan District identifying urban development areas for the City and updating the City /County
Comprehensive Plan future land use designations inside the urban development area. Based on the previously
developed Common Development Strategy, the IGA will specify standards for development within the urban
development area, to include site and lot design; building bulk, massing and articulation; parks and open space;
landscaping; and roadway standards, among others. Finally, the IGA will specify policies for infrastructure
extensions, including water.
2006 Pueblo City /County Heritage Planning Grant Proposal, P. 1