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Substituted Copy: June 14, 2010
ORDINANCE NO. 8211
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE AREA COMMONLY
KNOWN AS THE BLACK HILLS ANNEXATION PHASE
3 AND DESCRIBED AS EAST OF BACULITE MESA
ROAD AND NORTH OF PETE JIMENEZ PARKWAY
AND APPROVING AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT
RELATING THERETO
WHEREAS, the City Planning and Zoning Commission has recommended that
the area described in Section 1 hereof be annexed to the City of Pueblo; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has heretofore found and determined by
Resolution that the Petition for Annexation and the area described in Section 1 hereof to
be in compliance with the notice and other applicable provisions of the Municipal
Annexation Act of 1965 and C.R.S. §31 -12 -104, 105 and 107(1); and
WHEREAS, the City Council has by Resolution found and determined that an
election is not required under C.R.S. §31 -12 -107 (2) and no additional terms and
conditions are to be imposed upon the area described in Section 1 other than those set
forth in the Petition for Annexation and the Annexation Agreement;
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The following described area situated in Pueblo County, Colorado, is hereby
annexed to Pueblo, a Municipal Corporation, subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in the Petition for Annexation and the Annexation Agreement, and the official map
of the City shall be amended to show such annexation:
AREA TO BE ANNEXED:
A parcel of land, located in the SE 1/4 of Section 10, and the SW 1/4 of Section 11,
Township 20 South, Range 64 West of the 6th P.M., County of Pueblo, State of
Colorado, with all the bearings contained herein based upon a bearing of N88 °01'15 "E,
as measured between the W 1/4 Corner of said Section 10, being marked on the
ground by a 3 1/4" aluminum cap on #6 rebar, PLS 10372, 1989, found in place, and the
E 1/4 Corner of said Section 10, being marked on the ground by an original axle, found
in place, said parcel being more particularly described as follows:
Beginning at said E 1/4 Corner of Section 10;
1. thence along said East -west centerline of said Section 11, N89 °08'58 "E, a distance
of 2746.60 feet, to the C 1/4 Corner of said Section 11;
2. thence along the North -south centerline of said Section 11, S00 °30'09 "E, a distance
of 2656.10 feet, to the S 1/4 Corner of said Section 11, being marked on the ground by
a 3 1/4" aluminum cap on #6 rebar, PLS 36061, 2009, found in place;
3. thence along the South line of the SW 1/4 of Section 11, S88 °53'11 "W, a distance of
1353.40 feet, to the W 1/16 Corner of said Section 11 and Section 14, said Township
and Range;
4. thence along the North -south centerline of said SW 1/4 of Section 11, N00 °55'55 "W,
a distance of 1331.14 feet, to the SW 1/16 Corner of said Section 11;
5. thence along the East -west centerline of said SW 1/4 of Section 11, S89 °01'08 "W, a
distance of 1363.35 feet, to the S 1/16 Corner of said Sections 10 and 11;
6. thence along the East -west centerline of said SE 1/4 of Section 10, S88°02'58'W, a
distance of 1300.85 feet, to the SE 1/16 Corner of said Section 10;
7. thence along the North -south centerline of said SE 1/4 of Section 10, N01 °25'38 "W,
a distance of 1000.22 feet, to the C- N -N -SE 1/256 Corner of said Section 10, being
marked on the ground by a 3 1/4" aluminum cap on #6 rebar, PLS 36061, 2009, found
in place;
8. thence along the South line of the N 1/2 of the N 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of said SE 1/4 of
Section 10, S88 °01'41 "W, a distance of 1302.05 feet, to the N -N -S 1/256 Corner of said
Section 10, being marked on the ground by a 3 1/4" aluminum cap on #6 rebar, PLS
36061, 2009, found in place;
9. thence along the North -south centerline of said Section 10, N01 °29'44 "W, a distance
of 333.24 feet, to the accepted location of the C 1/4 Corner of said Section 10, being
marked on the ground by a 3 1/4" aluminum cap, PLS 10372, 1991, found in place;
10. thence along said East -west centerline of said Section 10, N88 °01'15 "E, a distance
of 2604.89 feet,
to the point of beginning.
Said parcel contains 174.913 acres, more or Tess.
H. NEW CITY LIMIT:
Beginning at the SE 1/16 Corner of said Section 10;
1. thence along the North -south centerline of said SE 1/4 of Section 10, N01 °25'38 1 'W,
a distance of 1000.22 feet, to the C- N -N -SE 1/256 Corner of said Section 10, being
marked on the ground by a 3 1/4" aluminum cap on #6 rebar, PLS 36061, 2009, found
in place;
2. thence along the South line of the N 1/2 of the N 1/2 of the NW 1/4 of said SE 1/4 of
Section 10, S88 °01'41 "W, a distance of 1302.05 feet, to the N -N -S 1/256 Corner of said
Section 10, being marked on the ground by a 3 1/4" aluminum cap on #6 rebar, PLS
36061, 2009, found in place;
3. thence along the North -south centerline of said Section 10, N01 °29'44 "W, a distance
of 333.24 feet, to the accepted location of the C 1/4 Comer of said Section 10, being
marked on the ground by a 3 1/4" aluminum cap, PLS 10372, 1991, found in place;
4. thence along said East -west centerline of said Section 10, N88 °01'15 "E, a distance
of 2604.89 feet, to said E 1/4 Corner of Section 10;
5. thence along said East -west centerline of said Section 11, N89 °08'58 "E, a distance
of 2746.60 feet, to the C 1/4 Corner of said Section 11;
6. thence along the North -south centerline of said Section 11, S00 °30'09 "E, a distance
of 2656.10 feet, to the S 1/4 Corner of said Section 11, being marked on the ground by
a 3 1/4" aluminum cap on #6 rebar, PLS 36061, 2009, found in place;
7. thence along the South line of the SW 1/4 of Section 11, S88 °53' 11 "W, a distance of
1353.40 feet, to the W 1/16 Corner of said Section 11 and Section 14, said Township
and Range,
also being the point of terminus.
SECTION 2.
The owners of one hundred percent (100 %) of the property to be annexed have
petitioned for such annexation.
SECTION 3.
The Annexation Agreement in the form and content presented to the City Council
at this meeting is hereby authorized and approved. The President of the City Council is
hereby directed and authorized to execute and deliver the Annexation Agreement in the
name of the City and the City Clerk is directed to affix the seal of the City thereto and
attest same.
SECTION 4.
The City Council of the City of Pueblo hereby finds, determines and declares
that the health, safety and welfare of the People of Pueblo are dependent upon the
attraction of new private enterprises; that incentives are often necessary to attract
private enterprises; that providing such incentives stimulates economic development in
the City of Pueblo and results in the creation and maintenance of new jobs; that the
incentives offered to Petitioners Black Hills/ Colorado Electric Utility Company, LP and
Black Hills Colorado IPP, LLC (collectively, "Petitioner ") to annex their properties to the
City of Pueblo, Colorado set forth and contained in the Annexation Agreement are in
the best interest of the City of Pueblo and its citizens and will promote the public
health, safety and welfare; that such incentives and annexation will increase the City's
tax base, the availability of electric energy for use within the City, and the opportunities
for employment for the citizens of the City of Pueblo; and that such incentives and
annexation will further the economic development of the City of Pueblo and provide
funding for much needed and required infrastructure within the City of Pueblo.
SECTION 5.
Pursuant to Article XX of the State Constitution and the Charter of the City of
Pueblo, the City Council of the City of Pueblo hereby finds, determines and declares
that the incentives, economic and otherwise, granted to Petitioners pursuant to and
under the Annexation Agreement to be local matters and all provisions of statutes of
the State of Colorado which might be in conflict with such incentives are hereby
superseded to the extent of any such conflict, and to the extent such provisions of the
statutes of the State of Colorado are not in conflict with such incentives, the City of
Pueblo chooses to apply such provisions.
SECTION 6.
Within thirty (30) days after the effective date of the Ordinance, the City Clerk
shall:
(a) File one copy of the annexation map with the original of this Ordinance in the office
of the City Clerk;
(b) File for recording three certified copies of this Ordinance and annexation map with
the Pueblo County Clerk and Recorder;
(c) File one certified copy of the annexation map and this Ordinance with the
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District.
SECTION 7.
The officers of the City are hereby authorized and directed to take all other
actions necessary or appropriate, on behalf of the City, to effectuate the provisions of
this Ordinance and the Annexation Agreement.
SECTION 8.
If any provisions of this Ordinance or Annexation Agreement shall be held or
deemed to be illegal, inoperative or unenforceable, the same shall not affect any other
provisions or provisions of this Ordinance or Annexation Agreement or render the
same invalid, inoperative or unenforceable, except as otherwise expressly provided in
the Annexation Agreement.
SECTION 9.
The City Council hereby consents to the inclusion of the annexed area in the
Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District pursuant to C.R.S. §37-45 -136
(3.6).
SECTION 10.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage, but shall
not become effective unless a fully singed Annexation Agreement is deposited by
Petitioner on or before June 15, 2010 with the City Clerk. The annexation shall be
effective for ad valorem tax purposes on and after January 1, 2011.
INTRODUCED: May 10, 2010
BY: Chris Kaufman /COUNCILPERSON
PASSED AND APPROVED: June 14, 2010
Substituted Copy: June 14, 2010
Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
DATE: MAY 10, 2010 AGENDA ITEM # R-3
DEPARTMENT: PLANNING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
JERRY M. PACHECO, DIRECTOR
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING THE AREA COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE BLACK
HILLS ANNEXATION PHASE 3 AND DESCRIBED AS EAST OF BACULITE MESA
ROAD AND NORTH OF PETE JIMENEZ PARKWAY AND APPROVING AN
ANNEXATION AGREEMENT RELATING THERETO
ISSUE
Shall the City Council approve the proposed annexation of property that is located east
of Baculite Mesa Road and north of Pete Jimenez Parkway?
RECOMMENDATION
The Planning and Zoning Commission, at their April 14, 2010 Regular Meeting, voted 6-
0to recommend approval. This Ordinance shall be approved upon final passage, but
shall not become effective unless a fully signed Annexation Agreement is deposited on
or before June 15, 2010.
BACKGROUND
Black Hills/Colorado Electric Utility Company, LP is requesting to annex a 257.32-acre
site into the City to facilitate the construction of a new 380 megawatt natural gas power
plant, which includes four gas fired turbines a switchyard and supporting facilities. The
proposed annexation will be conducted in three-phases; Phase 3 will annex 174.913
acres. Black Hills currently purchases power from Xcel Energy; however their contract
will end December 2011. Because of this the proposed power plant will provide power
to service the Southern Colorado region.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The City of Pueblo will be responsible for providing police and fire protection services to
the property. In addition, the public roads will be maintained by the City of Pueblo once
they have been constructed and accepted by the City.