HomeMy WebLinkAboutR15-086 Forth Extension Wolcott Metropolitan Districts Nos.1-4 Commissioner N.,(NULL.'L 1/4-t moved adoption of the following Resolution: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO ,'^ n RESOLUTION NO. 2015 - 0r Approval of Fourth Extension of Deadline Contained in Conditions of Approval for the Consolidated Service Plan for the Wolcott Metropolitan Districts Nos. 1-4 File No. SD -3715 WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the "Special District Control Act", Part 2 of Article 1, Title 32, C.R.S., the petitioners of the Wolcott Metropolitan Districts Nos. 1-4 (the "Petitioners") filed a Consolidated Service Plan (the "Service Plan") for the proposed Wolcott Village Planned Unit Development (the "Wolcott PUD") with Eagle County on April 20, 2012; and WHEREAS, the Wolcott PUD, Eagle County File No. PDS-2714, received Sketch Plan approval by the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners (the"Board") on February 28, 2012; and WHEREAS, the Service Plan was submitted by Petitioners for approval by Eagle County prior to approval of a Preliminary Plan for the PUD in order to permit submission of the Service Plan to the District Court for the District of Colorado in time to allow submission of bonded indebtedness approval to the eligible voters on such indebtedness in November 2012; and WHEREAS, the Service Plan was reviewed and recommended for approval by the Eagle County Planning Commission by unanimous vote on May 16, 2012; and WHEREAS, at public hearings held on July 3, 2012 and July 10, 2012, the Board heard testimony from Eagle County staff and the Petitioners and received and reviewed documentation concerning the Service Plan, and at the conclusion of the public hearing held on July 10, 2012, voted to approve the Service Plan, together with the conditions of approval of the Service Plan. A copy of Resolution No. 2012-080 approving the Service Plan and the Conditions of Approval are attached hereto as Exhibit 1; and WHEREAS,the second condition of approval of the Service Plan states that: If the Preliminary Plan has not been approved by the County Commissioners by May 1, 2013, the Districts shall either be put on inactive status pursuant to Section 32-1-104, C.R.S., or be dissolved, with such determination made at the discretion of the Districts' Boards of Directors. The foregoing Preliminary Plan application deadline may be extended by the Board of County Commissioners (the"Preliminary Plan Application Deadline") and; WHEREAS,the third condition of approval of the Service Plan states that: The initial boundaries of all of the Districts shall be identical to the boundaries of the Service District as described in Exhibit B to the Service Plan. Property shall be included(the "Inclusions") into the Taxing Districts' boundaries after the closing of the sale of the real property within the Wolcott Development(the "Closing")by CJC Properties, Limited Partnership and G. Jouflas Ranches LLC to Wolcott Valley Land Investors, LLC (together, the"Parties"). After the Inclusions are completed, the Taxing Districts' boundaries are anticipated to be identical to the boundaries described in Exhibit B to the Service Plan. and; WHEREAS,the fourth condition of approval of the Service Plan states that: If the Closing does not occur by May 1, 2013, the Court Order forming the Districts shall either be rescinded or the Inclusions shall not be effectuated unless such deadline is extended by the unanimous written consent of the Parties in their sole and absolute discretion(the"Closing Deadline"). and; WHEREAS,neither the Closing nor the approval of the Preliminary Plan for PUD were expected to occur by May 1, 2013, and the Petitioners and the applicant for the Preliminary Plan for PUD (the"Applicant")requested that the Board extend the Preliminary Plan Application Deadline and the Closing Deadline to November 1, 2013; and WHEREAS, on April 23, 2013,by Resolution No. 2013-39, the Board approved extensions of the Preliminary Plan Application and the Closing Deadlines to November 1, 2013; and WHEREAS,the Applicant and the Petitioners subsequently requested a second extension of the Preliminary Plan Application Deadline and the Closing Deadline to November 1, 2014, to give the Applicant sufficient time to obtain all required approvals from the Colorado Department of Transportation("CDOT") for the re-location of US Highway 6 in Wolcott, Colorado ("Highway 6"); and WHEREAS,on September 10, 2013, by Resolution No. 2013-084, the Board approved a second extension of the Preliminary Plan Application and the Closing Deadlines to November 1, 2014; and WHEREAS, on October 15, 2013, by Resolution No. 2013-102, the Board approved the Zone Change and Preliminary Plan application for the Wolcott PUD; and WHEREAS, the Closing did not occur by November 1, 2014, and the Closing Deadline was extended to a date beyond November 1, 2014 by the written consent of the Parties described in the fourth condition of approval of the Service Plan; and 2 WHEREAS, the Applicant and the Petitioner requested the Board approve a third extension of the Closing Deadline to November 1, 2015, in order to comply with the conditions of the Service Plan, the Board's prior resolutions and the Petitions for Organization of the Districts as filed with the District and to accommodate the desire of the Parties; and WHEREAS, on October 14, 2014,by Resolution No. 2014-85, the Board approved a third extension of the Closing Deadline to November 1, 2015; and WHEREAS, the Closing is not expected to occur by November 1, 2015, and the Closing Deadline has been extended to a date beyond November 1, 2015 by the written consent of the Parties described in the fourth condition of approval of the Service Plan; and WHEREAS, Applicant and the Petitioner have requested that the Board approve a fourth extension of the Closing Deadline to November 1, 2016,in order to comply with the conditions of the Service Plan, the Board's prior resolutions and the Petitions for Organization of the Districts as filed with the District and to accommodate the desire of the Parties. NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Eagle County, Colorado: THAT, the Closing Deadline of November 1, 2015, is hereby extended to November 1, 2016; and THAT the Board hereby finds, determines and declares that this Resolution is necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the (.o{" day of October, 2015. COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, by and through its ATTEST: y�,j�° BOARD OF OUNTY COMMISSIONERS ..rd 4 % * z lo, ►;� � ,��, * By: f/ -dr Teak J. Simonton ath I' handler-Henry Clerk to the Board of Chairman County Commissioners By: rn l anne McQuee ommissioner / By: - Jill' ; H. Ryan C mmissioner 3 Commissioner -. seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll having been called, the vote was as follows: Commissioner Chandler-Henry Commissioner McQueeny p,. 14-4-t4 Commissioner Ryan • This Resolution passed by vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. e� 4 4