HomeMy WebLinkAboutR16-033 Edwards Metro District Sales Tax Ballot Question Commissioner moved adoption
of the folio ing Resolution:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
EAGLE COUNTY, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO 2016- 0 li/
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE
EDWARDS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT'S
SALES TAX BALLOT QUESTION
WHEREAS, the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners (the "Board")
has determined the need for street and pedestrian pathway improvements to facilitate safe
flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic within the jurisdictional boundaries of the
Edwards Metropolitan District ("Regional Transportation Projects"), which boundaries
are located within Eagle County, Colorado; and
WHEREAS, the Edwards Metropolitan District (the "District") has determined to
participate with the County in such Regional Transportation Projects within its
jurisdictional boundaries; and
WHEREAS, there are Colorado Department of Transportation ("CDOT") capital
improvement funds available to Eagle County and the District to achieve these Regional
Transportation Projects, but such CDOT funds are only available if local funds can be
supplied to pay for the balance of the costs required to plan, design, bid and construct
such Projects (the "local match"); and
WHEREAS, the Edwards area constituents have considered multiple alternative
mechanisms to provide the local match for the needed improvements, and have
determined that a sales tax in the core Edwards Central Business area is the most
reasonable and equitable method of supplying the District's share of the local match
necessary to achieve these Regional Transportation Projects; and
WHEREAS, the Edwards Metropolitan District has pledged formally that it will
adjust the sales tax up and down in an amount not more than 1%, only as is necessary to
pay for the required capital improvements and maintenance costs; and
WHEREAS, the Colorado Fair Campaign Practices Act expressly authorizes local
governments to adopt and distribute in normal fashion a Resolution regarding any b.not
issue of import to that local government. A V../-
APR; ` • „
By: KI
Eagle C. my Attorney's Office
By:.
Eagle County Commissioners'Office
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Eagle County Board of County
Commissioners,
THAT the Board supports the Sales Tax Ballot Issue placed before the Eligible
Electors within the Edwards Metropolitan District on the May 3rd Ballot, for the purpose
of raising only that amount of money necessary to annually pay the local match required
to fund the construction and maintenance of the Regional Transportation Projects
required to facilitate safely the flow of pedestrian and vehicular traffic in the Edwards
area; and
THAT the Board hereby demonstrates its support by approving this Resolution.
MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of
the County of Eagle, State of Colorado at its regular meeting held the, day of
2016.
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF
$- COLORADO, By and Through Its
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c `. v BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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By:
Clerk to the oard of J n1 1 'ne cQueeney
County Commissioners .it
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athy Chi dler-Henry
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On H. Ryan
/ ommissioner
Commissione0a4A seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll
having been called, the vote was as ollows:
Commissioner McQueeney l
Commissioner Chandler-Henry
Commissioner Ryan �l
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This resolution passed by /s() vote of the Board of County Commissioners of
the County of Eagle, State of Colorado.
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