HomeMy WebLinkAbout6681RESOLUTION NO. 6681
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF
LAND BY PURCHASE OR CONDEMNATION FOR SOLID
WASTE DISPOSAL SITE AND FACILITY PURPOSES
WHEREAS, the provision of adequate solid waste disposal sites
and facilities is in the best interests of the residents of the
City of Pueblo, Colorado and necessary for the preservation of the
public health, safety and general welfare, and
WHEREAS, the safe and convenient operation and closure of the
existing southside solid waste disposal site and facility requires
the acquisition of land adjacent thereto; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SE 1.
The City Council hereby finds and determines that the
interest of the City of Pueblo and its residents, the preservation
of the public health, safety and general welfare, the public need,
interest and necessity, and the safe and convenient operation and
closure of the existing southside solid waste disposal site and
facility demand and require that the real property described in
Exhibit "A" attached hereto located adjacent to the existing
southside solid waste disposal site and facility in Pueblo County,
Colorado (the "Property ") be acquired, and that the Property be
used, developed and closed in conjunction with the southside solid
waste disposal site and facility in a manner necessary and con-
venient for public purposes, health and safety.
SECTION 2
The City Manager or his designated representative be and
hereby is authorized and directed to negotiate for and on behalf_
of the City of Pueblo with the owner or owners of the Property for
the purchase thereof by the City of Pueblo. If the City Manager
or his designated representative is unable to agree with the
owners of the Property as to the acquisition thereof or the
compensation to be paid therefor, then possession of and title to
the Property shall be acquired by the City of Pueblo trough
condemnation and the City Attorney is hereby authorized, empowered
and directed to institute appropriate proceedings in the District
Court, County of Pueblo, State of Colorado to acquire possession
of and title to the Property in accordance with the eminent domain
laws of the State of Colorado, §38 -1 -101 et seq., C.R.S. and
pursuant to the authority of §30- 20- 108(3), C.R.S. and Article XX
of the Constitution of the State of Colorado.
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This Resolution shall become effective upon final passage.
INTRODUCED: January 28, 1991
By DR GILBERT GARBI
Councilperson
ATTEST; APPROVED;
City Clerk of the City Council
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ExHIB CT "A"
The South 990 feet of the East 1600 feet of the North
one -half_ of the NW 1/4 of Section 18, T. 21 S. R. 65 W.
of the 6th P. M.; Pueblo County, Colorado, containing
36.364 acres.
The South 990 feet of the West 660 feet of the NW 1/4 of
the NE 1/4 of Section 18, T. 21 S., Range 65 West of the
6th P. M. AND
The West 660 feet of the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section
18, T. 21 S., Range 65 West of the 6th P. M.; Pueblo
County, Colorado, containing 35 acres.