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HomeMy WebLinkAbout992525.tiff ;�`ri, City of Dacono , Colorado "1"4 October 7, 1999 Ms. Barbara Kirkmeyer, Weld County Commissioner Office of Board of Commissioners ._ Weld County Government Offices ' P. O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632 RE: Intergovernmental Agreement with Broomfield Dear Barb, As I mentioned to you briefly in late September, the Cities of Dacono and Broomfield recently negotiated an IGA that establishes common boundaries and referral processes for projects near the I-25/Weld County Road 8 interchange. For your reference and information, I have enclosed a copy of the executed agreement. If you need additional information regarding this IGA, please do not hesitate to call. Sincerely, Helen Gray, PE City Administrator Cc: City Clerk Nancy Elliott 512 Cherry Street • Post Office Box 186 • Dacono, Colorado 80514 Local—(303) 833-2317 Metro—(303) 833-5562 Fax—(303) 833-5528 io- /3- 99 g`l 992525 AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF BROOMFIELD AND THE CITY OF DACONO REGARDING FUTURE GROWTH AREAS THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is made and entered into this day of Secifsntst1999, by and between The City of Broomfield, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, (Broomfield) and the City of Dacono, a Colorado Municipal Corporation (Dacono), collectively the "parties" or "municipalities". WHEREAS, Broomfield and Dacono each find that: 1. Growth and development and demands for municipal services exist, and will continue to exist, within the vicinity of the municipalities. 2. Each municipality has a commitment to orderly growth and quality development; to promoting the economic viability and environmental integrity of their respective communities; to planning the location and timing of activities and development which may result in increased demands for its services; to providing for the efficient development and extension of municipal services, facilities, and regulation; and to avoiding unnecessary duplication of governmental services. 3. Cooperation and increased coordination between the municipalities as represented in this Agreement, in planning for the affected geographic area, will enhance the ability of the municipalities to achieve their respective and common goals. 4. The people of the state of Colorado have authorized the municipalities to exercise the powers and to cooperate and contract in the matters set forth in this Agreement through Colorado Constitution, Article XIV, Section 18(2)(a), and Article XX. 5. The General Assembly of the state of Colorado has authorized and encouraged the municipalities to exercise the powers and to cooperate and contract in matters set forth in this Agreement through the enactment of state statutes including, but not limited to: C.R.S. §29-20-101, et seq., C.R.S. §29- 1-201, et seq., C.R.S. §31-12-101, et seq., and C.R.S. §§31-15-708 and — 710; Parts 2 and 3 of Article 23, title 31 of the Colorado Revised Statutes; and Part 4 of Article 35, Title 31 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. 6. Specifically, the Local Government Land Use Control Enabling Act of 1974, as amended, C.R.S. §29-20-101, et seq., (the Act) enables the parties to enter into an intergovernmental agreement for the purpose of planning or regulating the development of land including, but not limited to, the joint exercise of planning, zoning, subdivision, building, and related regulations. 7. The Act further provides that local governments may provide through intergovernmental agreements for the joint adoption by the governing bodies, after notice and hearing, of mutually binding and enforceable comprehensive development plans for areas within their jurisdictions. 8. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to the authority granted by the General Assembly and the people of the state of Colorado, as described above, and the subject matter and agreements contained herein are logical and foreseeable results of the foregoing statutes and constitutional provisio;is. WHEREAS, the municipalities desire to see the area develop in a coordinated, orderly, high-quality manner as defined by the respective parties; and WHEREAS, in view of the foregoing findings, it is appropriate that this Agreement be executed by each of the parties hereto. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, it is agreed by and between the parties as follows: 1. GEOGRAPHICAL CORRIDOR. The "Corridor" referenced in this Agreement is the Weld County Road #8 corridor from Interstate 25 to Weld County Road #11. 2. LAND USE. The municipalities agree to use their best efforts using their respective adopted ordinances, plans and policies to see the Corridor develop in a coordinated, orderly, high-quality manner. 3. RECREATION AND ENVIRONMENT PLANNING. The municipalities agree to cooperate with each other and other affected agencies and individuals in the planning of recreational opportunities within the Corridor and in planning to maintain and enhance the environmental integrity of the Corridor. 4. DEVELOPMENTAL REFERRAL. Each municipality shall provide the other municipality with a copy of any annexation petition, initial zoning, rezoning, planned unit development, site development plan, variance, conditional use or special use, subdivision application, and injection well application affecting property located within 0.5 miles of the Corridor for review and comment at least 30 days prior to any formal action thereon by any municipal official, commission, agency, council or other body. 5. ANNEXATION. In order to achieve the purposes of the Agreement as described herein, the parties agree as follows with respect to annexation by each wil:hin the Corridor: (a) Broomfield agrees to refrain from exercising its annexation power north of Weld County Road #8 and east of Weld County Road #11; (b) Dacono agrees to refrain from exercising its annexation power south of Weld County Road #8 and west of Weld County Road #11; (c) Annexation by a party contrary to (a) or (b) above shall be permitted only upon mutual agreement of the municipalities. 6. PARTIIES TO EXERCISE GOOD FAITH. Each municipality agrees to devote its best efforts and to exercise good faith in implementing the provisions of this Agreement. 7. INTENT OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement is intended to describe the rights and responsibilities only as between the named parties hereto. It is not intended to and shall not be deemed to confer rights to any persons or entities not named as parties hereto, not to require either of the municipalities to annex any property, or to provide any services to any real property. This Agreement is not intended to limit in any way the powers or responsibilities of any other political subdivision of the State of Colorado not a party hereto. 8. REMEDIES. Should either party fail to comply with the provisions of this Agreement, the other party, after providing written notification to the non- complying party and upon the failure of said party to achieve compliance within ninety (90) days after said notice, may at its option, either terminate this Agreement in its entirety or file an action in district court pursuant to C.R.S. §29-20-105 (2)(g). In no event shall damages relief be available to any party for default of this Agreement. In the event of such litigation, each party shall be responsible for its own costs, including attorneys' fees. 9. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Agreement shall become effective when executed by all of the municipalities. 10. TERMINATION. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect for a period of three years beginning from the date of its execution unless earlier terminated by mutual agreement of the parties. Thereafter, it shall be automatically renewed for successive on one-year terms unless, at least ninety days prior to the expiration of a term, notice is given of a party's decision not to renew the Agreement. Such decision will be by formal action of the governing body requesting termination. 11. AMENDMENT. This Agreement may be amended only in writing by the parties hereto. 12. EFFECT OF INVALIDITY. If any portion of any paragraph of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by a Court of competent jurisdiction as to any party, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the other paragraphs of this Agreement except that, if a requirement or limitation is such paragraph is declared invalid as to one party, any corresponding requirement or limitation shall be deemed invalid as to the other party. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the above parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed. CITY OF DACONO, a Colorado Municipal Corporation By: t4-- /IC)6111r"—) Ma or ATTEST: -qrn� 19 City Cler CITY OF BROOMFIELD, a Colorado Municipal Corporation By: (.1 )4 Qfl,ext,, VIA• & rMayor ATTEST: City Clerk tr APP AS FOR e, City Attoy 1 Hello