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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20052809.tiff 0CT-03-2004(SUN) 07. 59 Applied Films (FAX)3036789275 P. 002/003 • 95861-25 Frontage Road T 303.774,3200 • Longmont,Colorado 80504 F 903.678,9275 - USA www.appllodflme.com Applied Films • September 13,2005 Mr.William H,"Bill"Jake,Chairman Weld County Commissioners 915'1OW Street Greeley,Colorado 80631 RE: Final Plat for'Applied Films, property described as Lot A of Recorded Exemption, RE- 1009 located in the part of the SW4 NW4 Section 14,Township 2 North,Range 68 West of the • 6t P.M,Weld County,Colorado. • Dear Mr,Jerkyand Members of the Board of County Commissioners; • On behalf of Applied Films Corporation, I herein detail my frustration with the.Town of Firestone,; This lack of timely response from the Town has hindered our ability to complete the Planned Unit Development Process in a timely manner. Our goal for the property is to have the zone changed,not further developed at this time: In.2002, the Weld County Planning Department stated that our physical location within the Intergovernmental Agreement Boundary for the Town of Firestone necessitated an Annexation to be submitted to accomplish our goal of zoning the property,`:We therefore submitted an application for annexation"and•zoning to the Town of Firestone on December 24 2002, We then waited for response and public hearing dates from the Town. We repeatedly asked for comments and hearing dates. It was not until June, 2003 that the Town provided response. The Town of Firestone stated that Applied Films would have to "Force'Annexation"properties north of our parcel to meet statutory requirements for Annexation. Applied Films did not want to proceed with Annexation in the Town of Firestone based upon this condition by the Town of Firestone. -We then met with Lee Morrison on August 27,,2003: Mr: Morrison stated that we could ,. withdraw our annexation application and:not violate the Intergovernmental Agreement due to contiguity requirements placed upon the annexation request that could not be reasonably met The Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town or Firestone and Weld County specifics in Section 19-2-70 .of the Weld County Code, "Each MUNICIPALITY will -give„serious consideration to all petitions for annexation of lands within,its Urban Growth Area and will not decline to annex such properties except for good cause. For the purposes of this Section, good cause includes without limitation the following: , 121 the area is not reasonably contiguous in het to the MUNICIPALITY'S'existinsr boundaries and its annexation '.would result la disconnected municipal-satellite." Our application was not eligible for annexation due to lack of reasonably-attainable contiguity with the result a disconnected municipal satellite. We withdrew our.Annexation Application to the Town of Firestone in the fill of 2003. The Town of Firestone stated they would send us an Annexation Agreement as early.as October,2003 for our review and to start the"good faith"negotiations. We submitted a Sketch Plan application on May 4. 2004 and a Change of Zone application on August 31, 2004. The Board of County Commissioners Resolution for our Change of.Zone hearing and award.(December 8, 2004) suited, "At the time of Final. Plan submission, the applicant shall provide written evidence of a request for an annexation-agreement with the Town EXHIBIT os- ac05- ao9 OCT-03-2005(SUN) 08: 00 Applied Films (FAX)3036789275 P. 003/003 • of Firestone." Upon this condition,we mailed a request to.the Town of Firestone on December 6, We attempted to submit our Tinal Plat application Weld County Planning in early April,2005 • - ' Our application was not accepted as we did not have an Annexation Agreement with the Town of Firestone. Our representatives at Todd Hodges Design reminded the Planner of the condition or an"Attempt" stated previously. The Planner then stated the December 6,2004 letter pre-dated the Change of tone hearing and therefore did not satisfy the "Attempt." We then sent another letter via Fed Ex to the Town of Firestone on Aprl 26,2005. With this delivery confirmation,we • were able to submit our application to Weld County. • Staff comments dated July.11, 2005 for.the Final Plat stated.'"Prior to recording the plat, the applicant shall provide the Departrnettt of Flawing Services with a copy of an approved/accepted annexation agreement with the Town of Firestone," We again sent a letter to the Town of Firestone requesting an Annexation Agreement be mailed to us viaFed Ex on August 3,2005.In this letter,we stated that if Applied Films or our representatives at Todd Hodges Design did not hear from the Town by August 15, 2005. their lack of response will be the determination for Planning Staff that the Final Plat can be recorded without the Annexation Agreement. 'Weld County Planning Services would not allow our"Good Faith" effort to suffice., We therefore . . requested a hearing with the Board of County Corn misioners in late August to make a determination that we can proceed to record our Final Plat Our hearing is scheduled br October 5.2005 at 10 a.m. On September 13.2005;our representatives at Todd Hodges Design received an email from the Town of Firestone with a draft Annexation Agreement attached. Based upon the Town's past history,negotiations on such agreement may delay our Final Plat from being recorded ror years, Applied Films'has illustrated our honest intention to provide adequate"time.to negotiate this agreement without any response from the Town.of Firestone. Our first documented request for an . • • Annexation.Agreement is October of 2003. Nearly two years is adequate time to grant our request. Our conditions of approval for the Final,Plat have been met with the exception of the Firestone issue. We are now required to pay$50.00 perthree•month increment the Final Plat is not filed This fee is due to the Town'of Firestone's lack of response to our repeated requests. We will be happy to pay this fee if our Final Plan can be recorded. We hereby requestthat this Condition of Approval and all associatednarrative-in'Staff Comments pertaining to an Annexation Agreement with'the Town of Firestone be removed from Staff Comments for our Final Plat' This request is hereby made due to a lack of"Good Faith Effort" and lack of an"Appearance of Due Diligence"f;om.theTown of Firestone. • Please make this letter,part of the record and we look forward to discussing this matter with you at our hearing scheduled for October 5,•2005. • : :Sincerely, Lawrence D.Firestone,Chief Financial Officer Applied Films`Corporation ' Copy: "Dodd Hodges Design,TLC ' Jacqueline Hatch,Weld County Planning Services Bruce Nickerson;Town of Firestone Lee Morrison,Weld County Attorney's Office KERR-MCGEE OCKT MOUNTAIN CORPORATION 10902 EpDADWeY,SURE sex • D V6R.DOLOMAD°S0202 ctober 4,2005 PHONE: 3 -2gsat00 ►Ak: 70g-2g04601 VIA FACSIMILE AND U.S. MAIL Weld Board of County Commissioners 915 l0"Street. Greeley,Colorado 80631 Re: Site Specific Developme t Plan and PUB Final Plat Applied Films Corporatiu n, Applicant Township 2 North. Rank 6 Wet of .M. Section 14: SW/4NW/4 Weld County,Colorado Dear Board of County Commissioners, The purpose of this letter is to i form you that Kerr-McGee's oil and gas rights may be adversely affected by the Annexation a d initial Zoning Request currently proposed by Applied Films Corporation. It is my understa ding that an initial public hearing on Applied Films' application for site specific developm nt plan and PUD final plat approval is scheduled for Wednesday, October 5,2005. Kerr-McGee owns interest in th3 oil and gas leasehold estate in Section 14, Township 2 North, Range 68 West. This real prope, interest,which has been recorded,entitles Kerr-McGee to produce oil and gas from these lands. Kerr-McGee also has the legal right to drill future wells on the Property in accordance with Col >rado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission Rule 318A and other applicable law. Kerr-MeGc believes that the oil and gas resources underlying the Property have significant value and, thi refore, is concerned about any surface use or plan of use that would restrict or preclude the use a d enjoyment of these rights. In addition, Kerr-McGee owns asemcnts and rights of way on the Property within which it has buried high pressure natural gasp pelines and a network of natural gas gathering lines. Care must be taken to insure that uses of the urface estate approved by the County above or near these pipelines and gathering lines are consis nt with both public safety and Kerr-McGee's legal rights of use. Kerr-McGee's preferred practi e is to meet with and attempt to conclude a mutually acceptable surface use agreement with he surface owners or their agents. Although it is crucial that an agreement be in place prior tote County's approval of the developer's application, as of this date no agreement has been reache and no surface use agreement relating to Kerr-McGee's EXHIBIT e Ijatea zo 'd L8 ELe60E 'ON Xicii 330'N-N83N WU ez; I 1311,E 5002-b0-100 - Weld Board of County Commissioners October 4,2005 Page 2 right to explore for and produce oil and gas in Section 14,Township 2 North,Range 68 West, is in place. For these reasons,Kerr-McGee bjects to any future plat approval or surface development that fails to fully recognize and acca modate Kerr-McGee's access to, and utilization of, its valuable property rights in Section 14, ownship 2 North, Range 68 West. Kerr-McGee requests that the County require an executed s trface use agreement between the surface owner and the mineral owners prior to final plat appro al as a condition of this application. Moreover, any future plans should incorporate and designat those lands to be set aside for mineral development and expressly address what measures will taken to protect Kerr-McGee's current and future wells, pipelines, gathering lines and related oi, and gas facilities and equipment. Please contact me at 720-264 2642 if you have any questions or comments about this matter. Kerr-McGee hopes to conclu e a mutually acceptable surface use agreement with the surface owner of the Property and look forward to cooperating with the County to accomplish its land use planning goals. Sincerely, Kerr-McGee Rocky Mountain Corporation Terry D. .ntt ht r Landman'Sp, alist cc: Applied Films Corporation, Ap licant(by facsimile and U.S. mail) James P. Wason—Kerr-McGee ocky Mountain Corporation Kevin Osif—Kerr-McGee Gathe ing LLC 80 'd LASEL6ZE0£ 'ON Xd_I 330°W-Na3A WU £Z:ll 30,L 9002-b0-100 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' SIGN POSTING CERTIFICATE THE LAST DAY TO POST THE SIGN IS ,56(7)- La'C ) THE SIGN SHALL BE POSTED ADJACENT TO AND VISIBLE FROM A PUBLICALLY MAINTAINED ROAD RIGHT- OF-WAY. IN THE EVENT THE PROPERTY BEING CONSIDERED FOR A SPECIAL REVIEW IS NOT ADJACENT TO A PUBLICALLY MAINTAINED ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY, THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES SHALL POST ONE SIGN IN THE MOST PROMINENT PLACE ON THE PROPERTY AND POST A SECOND SIGN AT THE POINT AT WHICH THE DRIVEWAY (ACCESS DRIVE) INTERSECTS A PUBLICALLY MAINTAINED ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY. I, Jacqueline Hatch, HEREBY CERTIFY UNDER PENH OF PERJURY THAT THE SIGN WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY AT LEA T FEN IFTEE "DAYS BEFORE THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HEARING FOR ( ' ! 7 IN THE AGRICULTURAL ZONE DISTRICT. Jacqueline Hatch Signature of Person Posting Sign STATE OF COLORADO ) ss. 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" "ri.r .v u 1 c ,� my 'G r as. •✓x t..4-A4, s '-t•.y r), y,r* S .'y } •%�r, hi$,y #. ,,e7`7 -tri �u�.t,". 1::tom: Pl h�'t -, .i c,YC An r.2,4.....z.,,,,,,..::,4n '� ,lt, °..�r I1t&t i. b`1,.. $`3„ -r - in ` "i•q, : a .fissi v.�:c:'Sf, .t>. ts4' r ,.'a t -sit ,.7°.,�, kR . t , 'n i ' : s.. cc.` y� ,,t t Y # -- ?mac cP. t t ti,. r i; �-r k ;iw • /} + +'i •# vic.74s .4., n ::. J ,•a F ' ,� s"+ , x�__ teas''d, Page 1 of 1 Jacqueline Hatch From: Bruce Nickerson [bruce@nickersonco.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 4:02 PM To: Jacqueline Hatch Cc: Cheri Andersen; Sam Light Subject: RE: Applied Films Jacqueline: The Town of Firestone yesterday received the correspondence provided to the County by Applied Films, which is a two-page letter dated September 13, 2005. As noted in the letter, Applied Films did previously attempt to annex the noted property to Firestone, however,for technical reasons the annexation did not proceed at that time. Subsequently Applied Films requested an agreement to annex in order to comply with the Coordinated Planning Agreement. For a variety of reasons there was some delay in providing them a specific draft agreement. However, a draft was transmitted to Applied Films on September 12, 2005. Applied Films has not provided the Town with any comments or requested revisions to the Agreement; rather, the only correspondence received since providing Applied Films with a draft Agreement is the letter received yesterday arguing that no Agreement is required. The Town disagrees with the characterization that negotiations of the annexation agreement will take years; again, Applied Films has not responded to the Town's draft and instead requests that the agreement requirement be dismissed. As you know, Section 4.3(b)of the Coordinated Planning Agreement requires an executed agreement to annex as a condition of approval of the subdivision. The Town stands ready to negotiate in good faith with respect to the draft previously provided to Applied Films. The Town disagrees that the County can or should waive the requirement for this agreement. Bruce Nickerson Town Planner From: Jacqueline Hatch [mailto:jhatch@co.weld.co.us] Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 12:05 PM To: Bruce Nickerson Subject: Applied Films Bruce, I wanted to remind you that the hearing for Applied Films is scheduled to go before the Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday October 5th at 10:00am. It would be greatly appreciated if you or one of the Town's representative is there to state your case. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me. Thanks, Jacqueline - 4�r 10/04/2005 Page l of 1 Jacqueline Hatch From: Bruce Nickerson [bruce@nickersonco.com] Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 3:11 PM To: Jacqueline Hatch Subject: Applied Films Attachments: AppliedFilmsPre-AnnexationAgmt(8-24-05 draft).doc Jacqueline-Attached is the draft pre-annexation agreement that we have preparded for the Applied Films project. Sorry for the delay in getting this out. Can you send me Ann Johnson's email so I can send it directly to her. Thanks, Bruce • EXHIBIT "Fr1D 09/12/2005 Draft 8/24/05 AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this day of 2005, by and between Applied Films Corporation, a Colorado corporation,hereinafter referred to as "Owner," and the TOWN OF FIRESTONE, a municipal corporation of the State of Colorado, hereinafter referred to as"Firestone"or"Town". WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Owner is the owner of certain real property located in Weld County, Colorado, with a street address of 9586 I-25 Frontage Road, Suite 200, Longmont, Colorado, 80504, which property has a Weld County Assessor's Parcel Number of 1313 14 000046, consists of approximately 5.29 acres, and is legally described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference(such property is hereinafter referred to as "the Property"); and WHEREAS, the Property is located within the Urban Growth Area of the Town, as identified in the Interim Coordinated Planning Agreement among Weld County, the City of Dacono and the Towns of Firestone and Frederick(the"ICPA"); and WHEREAS, Owner has submitted to Weld County an application for approval of a Final Plat PUD, with C-3 Business Commercial Uses, for development of portions of the Property, which development has received approval, with conditions, under Weld County Case No. PF-1059, and which development is hereinafter referred to as"the Project"; and WHEREAS, the Project constitutes Urban Development under the ICPA and, as a condition of any such approval and pursuant to the ICPA, the Owner is obligated to execute an annexation agreement with the Town; and WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire to set forth their understanding with respect to annexation of the Property to the Town, the development of the Project within the County, and related matters; and WHEREAS, it is to the mutual benefit of the parties hereto to enter into the following Agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, IN CONSIDERATION OF THE ABOVE PREMISES AND THE COVENANTS AS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH, IT IS AGREED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES AS FOLLOWS: 1. Incorporation of Recitals. The parties confirm and incorporate the foregoing recitals into this Agreement. 2. Purpose. The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth certain terms and conditions 1 Draft 8/24/05 with respect to annexation of the Property to the Town. Except as expressly provided for herein to the contrary, all terms and conditions herein are in addition to any and all requirements concerning annexation and development contained in the Town of Firestone Municipal Code, Access Code, Development Regulations, and Comprehensive Plan, and the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, as amended, C.R.S. §31-12-101 et seq. This Agreement shall not be construed to preclude further agreements concerning annexation of the Property to the Town or the provision or financing of municipal services to the Property. 3. Annexation. Owner shall apply for and consent to the annexation of the Property to the Town when requested in writing by the Town Board, so long as the Property is eligible for annexation to the Town. The Owner will also sign an annexation petition, or a petition for annexation election, when requested by the Town Board, and will vote for annexation to the Town if an annexation election relating to the Property is held. The Town agrees it will not make any request to Owner under this Paragraph sooner than four years from the date of execution of this Agreement, unless sooner permitted pursuant to Paragraph 5. 4. Property to be Annexed. The Property the Owner shall annex to the Town pursuant to this Agreement is the Property described on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, or such portion thereof as the Town may request. To facilitate any requested annexation of a portion of the Property, Owner hereby consents to the division of the Property for annexation purposes only, to the extent such consent is required by C.R.S. §31-12-105(1). Owner shall execute additional evidence of such consent upon request by the Town. 5. Failure to Annex; Appointment of Attorney-in-Fact. In the event Owner fails to annex the Property to the Town as required by this Agreement, the Town may at is sole option and without otherwise limiting its legal rights bring an action at law or equity, including an action for specific performance, to enforce Owner's obligations hereunder. Further, Owner, for itself, its successors, transferees and assigns, hereby irrevocably appoints the Town Administrator of Firestone as Owner's lawful attorney-in-fact for the purpose of signing any annexation petition or petition for annexation election, for voting in any annexation election, and for executing any and all other documents determined by the Town to be necessary for annexation of the Property to the Town. The Town Administrator shall exercise the powers under this appointment only upon written request of the Town Board, and only if the Owner and/or its successors, transferees or assigns, have not signed a petition for annexation within thirty (30) days after receipt of a written request made pursuant to Paragraph 3. This power of attorney is granted and intended to be valid for the longest period of time permitted by state statute. In the event the state statute is amended to shorten the validity of this power of attorney to a period of less than five years, the Town may exercise this power of attorney at any time prior to the expiration of the validity thereof, even if within the four-year waiting period set forth in Paragraph 3. 6. Development Standards. The Owner agrees that development of the Project shall comply with all applicable County zoning requirements and the requirements and conditions applicable to the Project under Weld County's approval of Case No. PF-1059. In addition to the 2 Draft 8/24/05 annexation provisions set forth above, Owner agrees that the Town may, at the Town's option, require the annexation of, or the execution of an additional annexation agreement for, all or any portion of the Property at any time in the event the Property or a portion thereof is proposed for development beyond that now existing on the Property or authorized under Weld County's approval under Case No. PF-1059. The foregoing in is addition to all rights of the Town under the ICPA. Upon annexation, the Town shall make available to the Property all of the Town's usual municipal services in accordance with the ordinances and policies of the Town, and upon such terms and conditions as Owner and the Town shall mutually agree. Upon annexation, Owner at its expense shall process a zoning application for initial Town zoning of the Property. 7. Obligations Enforceable. The parties agree that this Agreement, pursuant to C.R.S. §31-12-121, constitutes an enforceable obligation upon the Owner, its successors, transferees and assigns,to annex the Property to the Town under the terms hereof. 8. Annexation Documents. When requested by the Town, Owner shall provide at its expense a legal description, annexation petition, annexation maps, surveys, newspaper publications, and other reports and documents determined by Firestone to be necessary to accomplish the annexation of the Property to the Town. Firestone shall prepare the annexation impact report. 9. Plat Note. Owner shall include on any subdivision plat for the Property a note stating as follows: "The property platted herein is subject to that certain Agreement regarding annexation to the Town of Firestone which is recorded at Reception No. of the records of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. Such Agreement provides that the property platted herein may be annexed to the Town of Firestone." 10. Legislative Discretion. The Owner acknowledges that annexation of the Property is subject to the legislative discretion of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Firestone. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to require the Town to annex the Property or to initiate any annexation proceedings relating to the Property. 11. No Other Annexation. Under no circumstances shall the Property be annexed to another municipality without the prior written permission the Town Board of Trustees, which may be granted or denied in the sole and absolute discretion of the Town. 12. Subdivision Approval. This Agreement shall be null and void in the event Owner does not obtain and Weld County does not record Final Plat PUD approval documents for Case No. PF-1059. 13. Covenants to Run with Land/Binding Effect. This Agreement and all covenants herein touch and concern the real property described in Exhibit A and shall be covenants running with the land. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Owner and the Town, and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. This Agreement or, at the Town's discretion, a memorandum hereof, shall be recorded with the County Clerk of Weld County, 3 Draft 8/24/05 Colorado, at Owner's expense. 14. No Repeal of Laws. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall constitute or be interpreted as a repeal of the Town's ordinances or resolutions, or as a waiver of the Town's legislative, governmental, or police powers to promote and protect the health, safety, and welfare of the Town and its inhabitants. 15. Severability. The parties agree that if any part, term, portion, or provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal or in conflict with any law of the State of Colorado, the validity of the remaining parts, terms, portions, or provisions shall not be affected, and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced as if the Agreement did not contain the particular part,term,portion, or provision held to be invalid. 16. Future Cooperation. The parties agree that they will cooperate with one another in accomplishing the terms, conditions, and provisions of the Agreement, and will execute such additional documents as necessary to effectuate the same. 17. Amendment. This Agreement may be amended only by mutual agreement of the Town and Owner. Such amendments shall be in writing, shall be recorded with the County Clerk of Weld County, Colorado, shall be covenants running with the land, and shall be binding upon all persons or entities having an interest in the Property subject to the amendment unless otherwise specified in the amendment. 18. Entire Agreement. This Agreement embodies the entire agreement of the parties. There are no promises, terms, or obligations other than those contained herein, and this Agreement supersedes all previous communications, representations, or agreements, either verbal or written, between the parties. 19. Owner. As used in this Agreement, the term "Owner" shall include any of the successors, transferees or assigns of Owner, which include, but are not specifically limited to, owners of individual lots within any subdivision of the Property. All such parties shall have the right to enforce this Agreement and shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement as if they were the original parties thereto. 20. Amendments to Law. As used in this Agreement, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any reference to any provision of any Town ordinance, resolution, regulation, or policy is intended to refer to any subsequent amendments or revisions to such Town ordinance, resolution, regulation, or policy, and the parties agree such amendments or revisions shall be binding upon Owner. 21. Notice. All notices required under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be hand-delivered or sent by facsimile transmission or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the addresses of the parties herein set forth. All notices by hand 4 Draft 8/24/05 delivery shall be effective upon receipt. All facsimile transmissions shall be effective upon transmission receipt. All notices by mail shall be considered effective seventy-two (72) hours after deposit in the United States mail with the proper address as set forth below. Either party by notice so given may change the address to which future notices shall be sent. Notice to Town: Town of Firestone P.O. Box 100 Firestone, CO 80520 With copy to: Light, Harrington&Dawes, P.C. 1512 Larimer Street, #300 Denver, CO 80202 Notice to Owner: Applied Films Corporation 9586 I-25 Frontage Road, Suite 200 Longmont, Colorado, 80504 22. Governing Law. The laws of the State of Colorado shall govern the validity, performance, and enforcement of this Agreement. Should either party institute legal suit or action for enforcement of any obligation contained herein, it is agreed that the venue of such suit or action shall be in Weld County, Colorado. 23. Headings. The paragraph headings in this Agreement shall not be used in the construction or interpretation hereof as they have no substantive effect and are for convenience only. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above. TOWN OF FIRESTONE By: Michael P. Simone,Mayor ATTEST: Judy Hegwood,Town Clerk 5 Draft 8/24/05 OWNER: APPLIED FILMS CORPORATION, a Colorado Corporation By: President ATTEST: By: Secretary ACKNOWLEDGEMENT STATE OF COLORADO ) )ss COUNTY OF WELD ) The above and foregoing signatures of , as President, and , as Secretary, of Applied Films Corporation, a Colorado corporation, were subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , 2005. Witness my hand and official seal. My commission expires on: (SEAL) 6 Draft 8/24/05 EXHIBIT A Legal Description Lot A of Recorded Exemption RE-1009, Recorded , 199_ in Book as Reception No. ,being part of the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 14, Township 2 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., County of Weld, State of Colorado. [Legal description needs to be completed and verified) 8/24/2005 426 PM[sll]F\Office\Firestone Annexation\Appliea3mRtMneretionAgnrt(-24-05 draft) 7 Hello