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HomeMy WebLinkAbout770560.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVAL OF UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR A GRAVEL PIT IN THE PAWNEE NATIONAL GRASSLANDS TO WELD COUNTY. WHEREAS , the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter , is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, has authorized Weld County, by Special Use Permit, to mine gravel from a pit in the Pawnee National Grasslands , at no expense to Weld County, and WHEREAS, the gravel will be used for public road maintenance in the area, and WHEREAS, the above-mentioned Special Use Permit, prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service , will expire on December 31 , 1986 , and Weld County will be responsible for reclaiming the area after it is no longer being mined. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Com- missioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Special Use Permit prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, authorizing Weld County permission to mine gravel from a pit in the Pawnee National Grasslands in Weld County, Colorado, be, and hereby is accepted, pursuant to the terms of said Special Use Permit, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 8th day of August, A.D. , 1977 . 4= 41)_,q ‘111(12.1.- .yy ' `�?`y�,� qy / BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS I(ii - " ^ WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: 1 Weld County Clerk and Recorder andlClerk to the B rd) By: / . I ��� Deputy County C erk n n d`_ APBR ED AS Tp_1\RM: /(,2 ( mo County Attorney 77056o C f • , Date Presented: August 17 , 1977 6:6OC) /!n . PER TTEE COPY United Siets. D.p.nmem of Agriculture a. Record no. (1.2) I b. Region (0-4) c. Forest (5.6) Forest Service 70 02 10 I SPECIAL USE PERMIT d. Oisrrict (7-8) e. User numb.r(9.12) f. Kind of use (12-15) I Act of June 4, 1897 06 1033 422 This permit is revocable and nontransferable g. Stare (16-17) I h. County (18.20) 4. Card no. (21) (Ref. FSM 2710) 08 123 1 Permission is hereby granted to WELD COUNTY (COMMISSIONERS) of Weld County Courthouse, P.O. Box 758 Greeley, Colorado 80631 hereinafter called the permittee, to use subject to the conditions set out below, the following described lands or improvements: SZSEaSW'a,Section 2 and NzNEILNWa Section 11 , T.10N. , R.64W. , 6th P.M. , located on a sparsely vegetated gravel ridge to the west of the east fork of the Willow Creek, as more specifically described on the map attached to and hereby made a part of this permit. This permit covers 40.0 acres otstletix midxx and is issued for the purpose of: • Production of gravel to be used for public road maintenance in the area. • 1. Lo u ancv and use under this permit shall begin within an construction, if any, shall be comp ere I[hin , om t e date of the permit. This use shall be actually exerci days eac - thenvise authorized in 'v'i.no 2. In cons' this use, the permittee shall pay to the Forest Service, U -, ent of Agriculture, the sum of Dollars( ) for the period from 19 , 19 , and thereafter annually on Do lars (S • Toovi.et, owever, arges for tnis use may be made or readjusted whenever necessary to place the charges on a basis commensurate with the value of use authorized by this permit. 3. This permit is accepted subject to the conditions set forth herein, and to conditions 18 to 41 attached hereto and made a part of this permit. NAME OF PERMITTEE SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICER DATE PERMITTEE ' I (WELD) COUNTY COM SSIONERS "may / 2 j/ 'e*zust 8, 1977 NAM AND SIGNA TUR TITLE DATE ISSUING I 'Vc_ :An OFFICER �� AY F. HOLDS I Forest Supervisor I r /, .j (CONTINUED ON REVERSE) 2700.4 I7'7,I 4. Development plans: layout plans; construction, reconstruction, or alteration of improvements; or revision of layout or construction plans for this area must be approved in advance and in writing by the forest supervisor. Trees or shrubbery on the permitted area may be removed or destroyed only after the forest officer in charge has approved, and has marked or otherwise designated that which may he removed or destroyed. Timber cut or destroyed will be paid for by the permittee as follows: Merchantable timber at appraised value; young-growth timber below merchantable size at current damage appraisal value; provided that the Forest Service reserves the right to dispose of the merchantable timber to others than the per- mittee at no stumpage cost to the permittee. Trees, shrubs, and other plants may he planted in such manner and in such places about the premises as may be approved by the forest officer in charge. 5. The permittee shall maintain the improvements and premises to standards of repair, orderliness, neatness, sanitation, and safety acceptable to the forest officer in charge. 6. This permit is subject to all valid claims. 7. The permittee, in exercising the privileges granted by this permit, shall comply with the regulations of the Department of Agriculture and all Federal, State, county, and municipal laws, ordinances, or regula- tions which are applicable to the area or operations covered by this permit. 8. The permittee shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent and suppress forest fires. No ma- terial shall be disposed of by burning in open fires during the closed season established by law or regula- tion without a written permit from the forest officer in charge or his authorized agent. 9. The permittee shall exercise diligence in protecting from damage the land and property of the United States covered by and used in connection with this permit, and shall pay the United States for any damage resulting from negligence or from the violation of the terms of this permit or of any law or regulation appli- cable to the National Forests by the permittee, or by any agents or employees of the permittee acting within the scope of their agency or employment. 10. The permittee shall fully repair all damage, ocher than ordinary wear and tear, to national forest roads and trails caused by the permittee in the exercise of the privilege granted by this permit. 11. No Member of or Delegate to Congress or Resident Commissioner shall be admitted to any share or part of this agreement or to any benefit that may arise herefrom unless it is made with a corporation for its general benefit. 12. Upon abandonment, termination, revocation, or cancellation of this permit,the oermitteeshall remove within a reasonable time all structures and improvements except those owned by the United States, and shall restore the site, unless otherwise agreed upon in writing or in this permit. If the pernittee fails to remove all such structures or improvements within a reasonable period, they shall become the property of the United States, but that will not relieve the permittee of liability for the cost of their removal and restoration of the site. 13. This permit is not transferable. If the permittee through voluntary sale or transfer, or through enforcement of contract, foreclosure, tax sale, or other valid legal proceeding shall cease to be the owner of the physical improvements other than those owned by the United States situated on the land described in this permit and is unable to furnish adequate proof of ability to redeem or otherwise reestablish title to said improvements, this permit shall be subject to cancellation. But if the person to whom title to said improvements shall have been transferred in either manner provided is qualified as a permittee and is willing that his future occupancy of the premises shall be subject to such new conditions and stipulations as existing or prospective circumstances may warrant, his continued occupancy of the premises may be authorized by permit to him if, in the opinion of the issuing officer or his successor, issuance of a permit is desirable and in the public interest. 14. In case of change of address, the permittee shall immediately notify the forest supervisor. 15. The temporary use and occupancy of the premises and improvements herein described may be sublet by the permittee to third parties only with the prior written approval of the forest supervisor but the rer- mittee shall continue to be responsible for compliance with all conditions of this permit by persons to whom such premises may be sublet. 16. This permit may be terminated upon breach of any of the conditions herein or at the discretion of the regional forester or the Chief, Forest Service. 17. In the event of any cor:P:lot between any of the preceding printedclauses oranv provisions thereof and any of the following clauses or any provisions thereof, the following clauses will control GPO 3:4-673 18. Unless sooner terminated or revoked by the Regional Forester, in accor- dance with the provisions of the permit, this permit shall expire and become void on December 31 , 1986, but a new permit to occupy and use the same National Forest land may be granted provided the permittee will comply with the then-existing laws and regulations governing the occupancy and use of National Forest lands and shall have notified the Forest Supervisor not less than six (6) months prior to said date that such new permit is desired. 19. This permit issued free of charge under regulation 36 CFR 251 .2 (U-11 ) . 20. The permittee does by the acceptance of this document covenant and agree for itself, its assigns, and its successors in interest to the property herein granted or any part thereof, that the covenant set forth below shall attach to and run with the land: That the described property and its appurtenant areas and its building and facilities whether or not on the land therein granted will be operated as a borrow pit, in full compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and all requirements imposed by or pursuant to the regulations issued thereunder by the Department of Agriculture and in effect on the date of this document to the end that no person in the United States shall , on the ground of race, color, or national origin, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any programs or activities provided thereon; and That the United States shall have the right to judicial enforcement of these covenants not only as to the permittee, its successors and assigns, but also as to the lessees and licensees doing business or extending services under contractual or other arrangements on the land herein conveyed. In the event of a breach of any of the conditions set forth above, all right, title, and interest in and to the above described property shall , at the option of the Grantor, revert to and become the property of the United States of America, which shall have an immediate right of entry thereon, and the permittee, its successors or assigns, shall forfeit all right, title, and interest in and to the above described property and in any and all of the tenements, herditaments and appurtenances thereunto belonging; provided, however, that the failure of the Grantor to insist in any one or more instances upon complete performance of any of the said conditions shall not be construed as a waiver or a relinquishment of the future performance of any such conditions, but the obligations of the permittee with respect to such future performance shall continue in full force and effect. 21 . The permittee shall indemnify the United States against any liability for damage to life or property arising from the occupancy or use of National Forest lands under this permit. 22. The permitted area will be maintained to present a clean, neat, and orderly appearance. Trash, debris, unusable machinery, improvements, etc. , will be disposed of currently. Building materials, firewood, etc. , will be neatly stacked. 23. Avalanches, rising waters, high winds, falling limbs or trees, and other hazards are natural phenomenons in the forest that present risks which the permittee assumes. The permittee has the responsibility of inspecting his site, lot, right-of-way, and immediate adjoining area for dangerous trees, hanging limbs, and other evidence of hazardous conditions and, after securing permission from the Forest Service, of removing such hazards. 24. The permittee shall pack out or otherwise remove from National Forest land all unburnable refuse resulting from operations under this permit. 25. The permittee shall protect the scenic esthetic values of the area under this permit, and the adjacent land, as far as possible with the authorized use, during construction, operation and maintenance of the improvements. 26. The permittee shall be responsible for the prevention and control of soil erosion and gullying on the area covered by this permit and lands adjacent thereto, and shall provide preventive measures as required by the District Ranger. 27. All earth cut or fill slopes favorable to revegetation or other areas on which ground cover is destroyed in the course of construction, will be revegetated to grasses or other suitable vegetation as required by the Forest Supervisor. 28. Topsoil shall be stripped from the permitted area and be deposited in storage piles apart from other excavated material . After the desired amount of material has been removed, and the resulting pit has been trimmed and smoothed as required, the stored topsoil shall be evenly spread over exposed subsoil to the extent that may be practicable, and shall be revegetated. 29. Seeding or planting will be done at a time of the year, in a manner, and with species which the District Ranger considers offer the best chance of success and will be repeated annually until such areas are accepted in writing by the District Ranger as satisfactorily revegetated and stabilized. 30. The permittee shall take reasonable precautions to prevent pollution of or deterioration of lands or waters which may result from the exercise of the privileges extended by this permit. 31 . The permittee agrees to take all reasonable precaution to avoid damage to property and resources of the United States, and diligently to under- take suppression action in the event of fire resulting from the exercise of the privileges herein granted. 32. After removal of the desired material , the permittee shall evenly grade and properly slope the bottom of the resulting borrow pit so that no water will collect or stand in it. All rocks encountered in the excava- tion shall , whenever possible, be hauled out and be used in construction. The service road then shall be obliterated, and the ground shall be left in as nearly its original condition as possible. To prevent erosion, tracks or marks of heavy equipment or other disturbed earth shall be smoothed or filled to the surrounding level . 33. A muffler or spark arrester satisfactory to the Forest Service shall be maintained on the exhausts of all trucks and tractors or other internal combustion engines used in connection with this permit. 34. The permittee shall do everything reasonably within its power and shall require its employees, contractors, and employees of contractors to do everything reasonably within their power, both independently and upon request of the Forest Service to prevent and suppress fires on or near the lands to be occupied under this permit. 35. Nothing in this permit shall be construed to imply permission to build or maintain any structure not specifically named on the face of this permit, or approved by the Forest Service in the form of a new permit or permit amendment. Additional structures requiring specific approval shall include, but are not limited to: signs, fences, nameplates, mailboxes, newspaper boxes, boathouses, docks, pipelines, and television antenna. 36. If, during excavation work, items of substantial archeological or paleon- tological value are discovered, or a known deposite of such items is disturbed, the permittee will cease excavation in the area so affected. He will then notify the Forest Service and will not resume excavation until written approval is given. 37. The permittee agrees to permit the free and unrestricted access to and upon the premises at all times for all lawful and proper purposes not inconsistent with the intent of the permit or with the reasonable exercise and enjoyment by the permittee of the privileges thereof. 38. This permit is subject to the rights and privileges granted in mineral , oil , and gas leases covering this land which have been issued by an authorized agency of the United States, and this permit does not authorize the prevention or obstruction of the reasonable exercise of the rights and privileges granted by said mineral , oil , or gas leases. 39. This permit shall not be exclusive. The Forest Service reserves the right to use or permit others to use any part of the permitted area for any purpose, provided such use does not interfere with the rights and privileges hereby authorized. 40. The acquisition or assumption by another party under an agreement with the permittee of any right or obligation of the permittee under this permit shall be ineffective as to the Forest Service unless and until the Forest Service shall have been notified of such agreement and shall have recognized and approved it in writing signed by the Forest officer who approved this permit, or by his successor or superior officer; and in no case shall such recognition or approval : a. Operate to relieve the permittee of the responsibilities or liabi- lities he has assumed hereunder; or b. Be given unless such other party (1 ) Is acceptable to the Forest Service as a permittee, and assumes in writing all of the obligations to the Forest Service under the terms of this permit as to the incomplete portion thereof, or (2) Acquires the rights in trust as security and subject to such conditions as may be necessary for the protection of the public interests. 41 . The gravel will be utilized by the County of Weld for construction and maintenance of public roads in northeastern Weld County. Subject to the following conditions: 1 . The top one foot (1 ' ) of overburden will be stripped from those portions of the pit area where gravel is to be produced, stock piled, then at the completion of mining operations on any 4 acre segment will be spread uniformly over the prepared bottom and backslopes of the pit. Any rock not utilized by crushing will be buried a minimum of two (2' ) feet prior to shaping and replacement of the overburden. 2. Provisions will be made for the protection of livestock at all times. 3. Excavation is to be done in such a manner that the pit area smoothly blends in with the adjoining land forms. 4. All backslopes are to be left no steeper than 3:1 . 5. All areas where vegetation was removed or disturbed will be seeded as provided for in Clause 29. 6. The areas to be seeded will be fenced with a standard 3-wire fence until seeding is well established. (Plans attached) . At such time that the District Ranger determines that the seeding is sufficiently established the fence will be removed and the material relocated or retained by the County. This permit supersedes a special-use permit designated: Weld County, Mineral Material Sales, 10/7/63. -0 -0 J ++ coo 0. 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We thank you for your cooperation. Sincerely yours, l/ /L STEWARD J. ADAMS District Ranger Enclosure (1) WPTER, C 09 3 U4S 0 0 F.RFCPE RECEIVES; UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE JUL 2 5 lido: Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forest Pawnee National Grasslands PAV%NEE 2009 9th Street NATIONAL GP V.I' n Greeley, CO 80631 2/eu Weld County Borrow Area yv{1M Opp r Board of County Commissioners Weld County Courthouse P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80631 Gentlemen: Enclosed you will find the original and two (2) copies of a special use permit authorizing production of a mineral material sales area on the Pawnee District, Roosevelt National Forest. Please read the permit carefully, and if acceptable sign and date all copies and return them to this office. Your approved copy will be re- turned following signature by the Forest Supervisor. Sincerely, �/ m r- J=4` r r N STEWARD ADAMS n District Ranger c r w �^ # Enclosures - IT 6200-HA(1-69) Hello