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City of Lafayette request regarding statements about land located adjacent to 119th St and Baseline Rd (SH 7)
Department
DEPARTMENT: Legislation
Presenter
PRESENTER(S): Malcolm Fleming, Town Manager
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Time
TIME ESTIMATE: 5 minutes
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Fiscal
FISCAL SUMMARY: NA
Policy
POLICY ISSUES:
To maintain productive working relationships with the City of Lafayette, and to respond to the City of Lafayette City Council's request, Town staff proposes the Town Council approve the attached letter.
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve by motion the attached letter for Mayor Moore to sign.
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SUMMARY/KEY POINTS
* At the request of Mayor Moore, Town staff discussed with Boulder County and City of Lafayette representatives the possibility of jointly acquiring for open space purposes a 26-acre parcel of land located at the NW Corner of 119th Street and Baseline Road (SH 7).
* During the Town Council's August 26 meeting discussion of this issue, Town staff commented that they understood Lafayette would be taking the lead on efforts to jointly acquire the property for open space purposes.
* On September 10, the Lafayette City Council sent a letter to the Town Council indicating the parcel is currently under contract for sale to a private party, and both it and an adjacent parcel to the south are the subject of a binding Pre-Annexation Agreement with the City. Under the agreement, the City committed to process the owners' petition for annexation and to support mixed-use residential and commercial zoning for the parcels.
* The letter further stated, "Because the annexation process is underway and the Pre-Annexation Agreement is in effect, the City Council will not engage in discussions about alternate uses for the parcels, including their potential acquisition for open space.
* To address this situation, the Lafayette City Council requests "the Erie Tow...
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