HomeMy WebLinkAbout20141438.tiff PETITION TO STATE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS For Office Use Only
1313 Sherman Street, Room 315 Phone: (303)864-7710
RECEI—Enver, Colorado 80203 Fax: (303) 864-7719 Docket No.
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MAY 222014
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WELD Date: May 21, 2014
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Pro e : R I arrett Corporation
Subject Property: Rural Weld County
Street Address City
Schedule Number(s): E3261805+ (see attached sheet)
Attach separate sheet if necessary
O Board of Equalization
Appeals the decision of the Weld 0 Board of Commissioners Dated: 5/12/2014
County ❑State Property Tax Administrator
This Appeal concerns: ❑Valuation 0 Refund/Abatement O Exemption ❑State Assessed Tax Year: 2013
The subject property is currently classified as:
O Agricultural OCommercial ❑Exempt ❑Industrial ❑Mixed Use ❑Natural Resources
O Oil &Gas O Personal ❑Possessory O Producing ❑Residential ❑State Assessed
❑Vacant Land Interest Mines
Actual Value assigned to subject property: Petitioner's estimate of value:
Estimated time for Petitioner to present the appeal: 60 minutes or 1 hours.
Not less than 30 minutes. Board will allow equal time to County or Property Tax Administrator.
Appearance:
O Petitioner will be present at the hearing ❑Petitioner will appear by telephone
0 Petitioner will be represented by an agent Petitioner is responsible for calling the Board at 303-866-5880
0 Petitioner will be represented by an attorney on the scheduled date and time of hearing(Mountain Time Zone)
D Petitioner would like to appear by video conference
Petitioner must contact the Board at 303-866-5880 at least 20 days in advance
of the scheduled hearing to confirm availability of video conference equipment
If the property owner is an entity,it must appear under the representation of an attorney licensed in Colorado except as follows. A closely held entity may be
represented by an officer of the entity as long as the amount in controversy does not exceed$10,000,exclusive of costs,interest or statutory penalties.
A closely held entity can have no more than three owners. See Section 13-1-127,C.R.S. A closely held entity that will be represented by an officer of the
entity must provide a letter to the Board with this petition stating that it has no more than three owners and that the tax amount at issue does not
exceed$15,000 as of August 7,2013.A trust filing a petition as of August 8,2012 may be represented by a trustee,an attorney or an agent.
Filing Fee:
g None Petitioner is appearing pro se(self-represented) and has not filed more than two Petitions with the Board
of Assessment Appeals during this fiscal year(July 1 —June 30).
O $ 33.75 Petitioner is appearing pro se (self-represented)and has filed more than two Petitions with the Board of
Assessment Appeals during this fiscal year(July 1 —June 30).
$101.25 Petitioner will be represented by an agent or by an attorney.
In the space below, please explain why you disagree with the value assigned to the subject property
Although Petitioner's leasehold mineral interests and production in rural Weld County are not
within its boundaries, Sand Hills Metropolitan District has erroneously and illegally levied ad valorem
taxes on Petitioner's property as described in the Amended Complaint submitted herewith.
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Required attachments to this form:
❑ Assessor's or Property Tax Administrator's Notice of Valuation or Notice of Denial
❑ Decision of County Board of Equalization, County Board of Commissioners or Property Tax Administrator
Attachments required under certain circumstances:
D A notarized Letter of Authorization if an agent will be representing Petitioner
❑ A list of names, last known addresses and telephone numbers of co-owners or parties directly interested in the subject
property if applicable.
Certificate of Service
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Petition to the State Board of Assessment Appeals and
attachments were mailed, faxed or hand delivered to:
O Board of Equalization
Weld ❑Board of Commissioners
County ❑State Property Tax Administrator
at the following address: 1550 O Street, Greeley, Colorado 80632
on C 1 sa,O J., .
Date
I hereby ce ify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Petition to the State Board of Assessment Appeals and
attachments were mailed, faxed or hand delivered to all co-owners or parties directly interested in the subject property
on
Date
I hereby certify that four (4) true and correct copies of the foregoing Petition to the State Board of Assessment Appeals
and attachments were mailed or hand
delivered to the Board of
+ Assessment Appeals at 1313 Sherman Street, Room
` 1 1 315, Denver, CO 80203 on p` ,`1 L .
Date
(One copy may be faxed to the Board but the o al and two additional copies must be mailed or hand delivered.)
Petitioner's Mailing Address is Required Even if Petitioner is Represented by An Agent or Attorney (per C.R.S.
39-8-109)
S4tiature f Agent El or Attorney m Signature of Petitioner
R. Kirk Mueller Ken Wonstolen
Printed Name Printed Name
1550 17th Street, Suite 500 1099 18th Street, Suite 2300
Mailing Address Mailing Address
Denver, CO 80206 Denver, CO 80206
City, State, Zip Code City, State, Zip Code
Telephone: 303.892.7456 Telephone: 303.312.8170
Daytime number
E-Mail: kirk.mueller@dgslaw.com E-Mail: konstolen@billbarrettcorp.com
Attorney Reg. No.: 16746 It is the Petitioner's responsibility to notify the BAA of any
change of address.
Petitioners are strongly encouraged to read the Instructions and Rules of the Board of Assessment Appeals prior to
completing this Petition Form. The Instructions and Rules are available on the Web at www.dola.Colorado.gov/baa or
may be requested by phone at 303-866-5880.
VBill Barrett Corporation
AGENT AUTHORIZATION LETTER
I, Kenneth A. Wonstolen, Senior Vice President—General Counsel and Secretary
for Bill Barrett Corporation (the "Corporation") hereby inform the State Board of
Assessment Appeals that I give permission to R. Kirk Mueller of Davis Graham &
Stubbs LLP as agent and attorney to represent on the Corporation's behalf the appeals
proceedings with regard to the petition for abatement.
Dated: act 211 2011
BILL BARRETT CORPORATION
By: if(A)r'1— S .
Kenneth A. Wonstolen
Senior Vice President—General Counsel;
and Secretary
STATE OF COLORADO
COUNTY OF ft/Lin
The foregoing was acknowledged before me this J/.� day of May, 2014 by Kenneth
A. Wonstolen, Senior Vice President—General Counsel; and Secretary of Bill Barrett
Corporation.
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NotaryFCcLl
MARY HOPE
Notary Public
[Notary Seal] State of Colorado
Notary ID 199140063511
Commission E ices Jan 19,2018
RESOLUTION
RE: ACTION OF THE BOARD CONCERNING PETITION FOR ABATEMENT OR REFUND
OF TAXES - BILL BARRETT CORPORATION
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 Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, State of Colorado, at a
duly and lawfully called regular meeting held on the 12th day of May, 2014, at which meeting there
were present the following members: Chair Douglas Rademacher, and Commissioners Mike
Freeman, William F. Garcia, and Barbara Kirkmeyer, with Sean P. Conway being excused, and
WHEREAS, notice of such meeting and an opportunity to be present has been given to
the taxpayer and the Assessor of said County, with said Assessor, Christopher Woodruff, being
present, and taxpayer, Bill Barrett Corporation, represented by R. Kirk Mueller, of Davis Graham
& Stubbs, LLP, and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has carefully considered the attached
petition, and is fully advised in relation thereto.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld
County, Colorado, that the Board concurs with the recommendation of the Assessor and the
petition be and hereby is, denied, and an abatement or refund be allowed as follows:
CORRECTION
TO ASSESSED ABATEMENT TAX
VALUATION OR REFUND YEAR
$0.00 $0.00 2013
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TAX ABATEMENT PETITION — BILL BARRETT CORPORATION
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The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 12th day of May, A.D., 2014.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Weld County Clerk to the Boardl, 't ���a
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Date of signature: 6/9D/14
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PETITION FOR ABATEMENT OR REFUND OF TAXES
County.WELD Date Received kJEJ/!V/7
(Use Assessor's or Commissioners Date Stamp)
Section I: Petitioner,please complete Section I only.
Date: April 11,2014
Month Day Year
Petitioner's Name: Bill Barrett Corporation
Petitioner's Mailing Address: 1099 18th Street,Suite 2300
Denver Colorado 80202
City or Town State Zip Code
SCHEDULE OR PARCEL NUMBER(S) PROPERTY ADDRESS OR LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
See Exhibit A See Exhibit A
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Petitioner requests an abatement or refund of the appropriate taxes and states that the taxes assessed against the m X m
above property for the property tax year 2013 are incorrect for the following reasons: (Briefly describe why V,f� -DC
the taxes have been levied erroneously or illegally,whether due to erroneous valuation, irregularity in levying, C C7
clerical error,or overvaluation. Attach additional sheets if necessary.) j(� o m
For the reasons set forth in the Amended Complaint filed in the Colorado District Court, District of Weld County, O t'
Case No.2013 CV 030928,a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit B,the taxes certified by the Sand Hills 0C Ilv C
Metropolitan District and collected by Weld County upon Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.'s property identified in ZZ m
Exhibit A hereto"have been levied erroneously or illegally"as described in C.R.S.§39-10-114 et seq.
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Petitioner's estimate of value: $337,113 (2013
Value Year
I declare,under penalty of perjury in the second degree,that this petition,together with any accompanying exhibits
or statements, has been prepared or examined by me,and to the best of my knowledge, information,and belief,is
true, correct and complete.
( )0t`- ,( 303 312-8170
yyy"` Daytime Phone Number( )
Petitioner's Signature
By Daytime Phone Number( )
Agent's Signature'
'Letter of agency must be attached when petition is submitted by an agent.
If the Board of County Commissioners.pursuant to§39-10.114(1),C.R.S.,or the Property Tax Administrator,pursuant to§39-2-116,C.R.S..
denies the petition for refund or abatement of taxes in whole or in part,the Petitioner may appeal to the Board of Assessment Appeals pursuant
to the provisions of§39-2-125,C.R.S..within thirty days of the entry of any such decision,§39-10-114.5(1),C.R.S.
Section II: Assessor's Recommendation
](For Assessor's Use Only)
Tax Year..c2-0i3
Actual Assessed Tax
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Abate/Refund
❑Assessor recommends approval as outlined above.
It the request for abatement is based upon the grounds of overvaluation,no abatement or refund of taxes shall be made if an objection or protest
to such valuation has been filed and a Notice of Determination has been mailed to the taxpayer,§39-10-114(1)(a)(I)(D),C.R.S.
Tax year: Protest? ❑No O Yes (If a protest was filed,please attach a copy of the NOD.)
'Assessor recommends denial for the following reason(s): S
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(Section Ill or Section IV must be completed)
Every petition for abatement or refund fired pursuant to§39.10-114.C R.S shall be acted upon pursuant to the provisions of this section by the
Board of County Commissioners or the Assessor.as appropriate,within six months of the dale of filing such petition.§39-1-113(1.71.C R.S
Section III: Written Mutual Agreement of Assessor and Petitioner
(Only for abatements up to$10,000)
The Commissioners of County authorize the Assessor by Resolution No.
to review petitions for abatement or refund and to settle by written mutual agreement any such petition?or- --
abatement or refund in an amount of$10,000 or less per tract,parcel,or lot of land or per schedule of personal
property,in accordance with§39-1-113(1.5),C.R.S.
The Assessor and Petitioner mutually agree to the values and tax abatementirefund of:
Tax Year
Actual Assessed Tax
original
Corrected
Abate/Refund _ _ _—__- ---
Note.The total tax amount does not include accrued interest penalties,and fees associated with late and/or delinquent lax payments,if
applicable. Please contact the County Treasurer for full payment information.
Petitioner's Signature Date
Assessor's or Deputy Assessor's Signature Date
Section iv: Decision of the County Commissioners
(Must be completed if Section III does not apply)
WHEREAS,the County Commissioners of County, State of Colorado,at a duly and lawfully
called regular meeting held on / / ,at which meeting there were present the following members:
Month Day Year
with notice of such meeting and an opportunity to be present having been given to the Petitioner and the Assessor
of said County and Assessor (being present—not present)and
Name
Petitioner (being present--not present).and WHEREAS,the said
Name
County Commissioners have carefully considered the within petition,and are fully advised in relation thereto,
NOW 8E IT RESOLVED that the Board(agrees--does not agree)with the recommendation of the Assessor,
and that the petition be(approved--approved in part--denied)with an abatement/refund as follows:
Year Assessed Value Taxes Abate/Refund
Chairperson of the Board of County Commissioners'Signature
County Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
in and for the aforementioned county,do hereby certify that the above and foregoing order is truly copied from the
record of the proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County
this day of
Month Year
County Clerk's or Deputy County Clerk's Signature
Note: Abatements greater than 510,000 per schedule,per year.must be submitted in duplicate to the Property Tax Administrator for review.
Section V: Action of the Property Tax Administrator
(For all abatements greater than 570,000)
The action of the Board of County Commissioners, relative to this petition,is hereby
❑Approved ❑Approved in part S O Denied for the following reason(s):
Secretary's Signature Property Tax Administrator's Signature Date
15.OPT-AR No.920-66/11
Bill Barrett Corporation
Sand Hills Metro Tax Paid
2011, 2012, 2013
Sand Hills
District Tax
Year Paid
2011 125,018.85
2012 91,249.95
2013 337,113.42
Total 553,382.22
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EXHIBIT B
DATE FILED:January 3,2014 4:21 PM
DISTRICT COURT, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO FILING ID:46D55B4D4DD51
Weld County Courthouse CASE.NUMBER:2013CV30928
901 9th Ave.
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Plaintiffs: Bill Barrett Corporation and
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.
Involuntary State of Colorado;
Plaintiffs: Weld County, Colorado; and
Noble Energy, Inc.
v.
Defendants: Sand Hills Metropolitan District, f/k/a
Altamira Metropolitan District No. 6;
United Water and Sanitation District;
and the Town of Lochbuie, Colorado
A COURT USE ONLY A
Richard Kirk Mueller, #16746
Ann T. Lebeck, #42424
DAVIS GRAHAM & STUBBS LLP
1550 Seventeenth St. Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202
Telephone: 303-892-9400 Case No. 2013 CV 030928
Facsimile: 303-893-1379
E-mail: kirk.mueller@dgslaw.com Ctrm. Division 5
ann.lebeck@dgslaw.com
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Bill Barrett Corporation and
Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.
AMENDED COMPLAINT
Plaintiffs Bill Barrett Corporation ("BBC") and Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. ("Bonanza
Creek") state and allege the following for their Amended Complaint against Defendants Sand
Hills Metropolitan District, formerly known as the Altamira Metropolitan District No. 6 ("Sand
Hills" or the "District"), United Water and Sanitation District ("United Water"), and the Town of
Lochbuie, Colorado ("Lochbuie" or the "Town"):
INTRODUCTION
Defendant Sand Hills was organized with Lochbuie's approval in 2004 for the purpose of
developing 1,496 single family home units and 70,000 square feet of commercial space within
the Town's boundaries. After several years of inactivity and zero revenue, Sand Hills
transplanted itself from a small area within Lochbuie to an isolated area owned by Sand Hills'
president Robert ("Bob") Lembke some 30 miles away and began collecting millions in taxes
from oil and gas producers operating within its new boundaries. In nearly a decade's time since
its organization, Sand Hills has done nothing to develop housing units or commercial space in
Lochbuie. Instead, using taxes collected under its 2004 service plan, it has prepared rough
engineering designs of fanciful water collection and delivery systems to accommodate estimated
future growth in the Weld County region. On December 23, 2013, the newly self-described
"regional special district" obtained Lochbuie's approval of a "modified" service plan by which
the District will provide special favors to the Town while developing "regional improvement"
projects paid for entirely by taxes on the District's few inhabitants.
PARTIES, JURISDICTION, AND VENUE
1. Plaintiff BBC is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of business at
1099 18`" Street, Suite 2300, Denver, Colorado 80202.
2. Plaintiff Bonanza Creek is a Delaware corporation with its principal place of
business at 410 17th Street, Suite 1400, Denver, Colorado 80202.
3. Defendant Sand Hills Metropolitan District, formerly known as the Altamira
Metropolitan District No. 6, is a special district organized under Title 32 of the Colorado Revised
Statutes with its principal office at 7995 Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village,
Colorado 80111. Sand Hills' President is Bob Lembke and its designated contact person is Sue
Blair, CRS of Colorado, LLC, 7995 Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, Colorado
80111.
4. Defendant United Water and Sanitation District is a special district organized
under Title 32 of the Colorado Revised Statutes with its principal office at 7995 Prentice
Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. United Water's President is Bob
Lembke and its designated contact person is Sue Blair, CRS of Colorado, LLC, 7995 Prentice
Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111.
5. Defendant the Town of Lochbuie, Colorado is a body politic and statutory town
located in rural Weld and Adams Counties, Colorado.
6. Involuntary Plaintiff the State of Colorado is a body politic with an interest in the
subject of this action and is so situated that disposition of this action in its absence might impair
or impede its ability to protect that interest or expose other parties to a substantial risk of
incurring double, multiple or otherwise inconsistent obligations by reasons of that interest and,
hence, should be joined as an involuntary plaintiff pursuant to C.R.C.P. 19(a). In addition, to the
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extent this Amended Complaint requests declaratory relief(see Eighth Claim for Relief, infra),
C.R.S. § 13-51-101 et seq. and corresponding C.R.C.P. 57 provide that entities so situated "shall
be joined" to the litigation. C.R.S. § 13-51-115; see also C.R.C.P. 57(j).
7. Involuntary Plaintiff Weld County, Colorado, is a body politic with an interest in
the subject of this action and is so situated that disposition of this action in its absence might
impair or impede its ability to protect that interest or expose other parties to a substantial risk of
incurring double, multiple or otherwise inconsistent obligations by reasons of that interest and,
hence, should be joined as an involuntary plaintiff pursuant to C.R.C.P. 19(a). In addition, to the
extent this Amended Complaint requests declaratory relief(see Eighth Claim for Relief, infra),
C.R.S. § 13-51-101 et seq. and corresponding C.R.C.P. 57 provide that entities so situated "shall
be joined" to the litigation. C.R.S. § 13-51-115; see also C.R.C.P. 57(j).
8. Involuntary Plaintiff Noble Energy, Inc. ("Noble") is a Delaware corporation with
its principal place of business located at 100 Glenborough Drive, Suite 100, Houston, Texas
77067 and an office at 1625 Broadway, Denver, Colorado 80202. Noble has an interest in the
subject of this action and is so situated that disposition of this action in its absence might impair
or impede its ability to protect that interest or expose other parties to a substantial risk of
incurring double, multiple or otherwise inconsistent obligations by reasons of that interest and,
hence, should be joined as an involuntary plaintiff pursuant to C.R.C.P. 19(a). In addition, to the
extent this Amended Complaint requests declaratory relief(see Eighth Claim for Relief, infra),
C.R.S. § 13-51-101 et seq. and corresponding C.R.C.P. 57 provide that entities so situated "shall
be joined" to the litigation. C.R.S. § 13-51-115; see also C.R.C.P. 57(j).
9. This Court has jurisdiction over this action pursuant to Art. VI, Section 9 of the
Colorado Constitution, which provides that the district courts "shall be trial courts of record with
general jurisdiction, and shall have original jurisdiction" in all civil cases.
10. Venue is proper in this judicial district pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-207(3) because
this Court approved the organization of Defendant Sand Hills in 2004.
GENERAL ALLEGATIONS
11. The preceding allegations are incorporated as though set forth fully herein.
12. Plaintiff BBC is an oil and natural gas exploration and development company
with assets in the Rocky Mountain region.
13. Plaintiff Bonanza Creek is an exploration and production company focused on the
extraction of oil and associated liquids-rich natural gas in the United States.
14. Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek operate in Weld County, Colorado, and within
the current boundaries of Defendant Sand Hills. Noble, an independent energy company, also
operates in that area.
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15. Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek are subject to and have paid ad valorem taxes
levied by Defendant Sand Hills as further detailed herein. Noble is also subject to and has paid
ad valorem taxes levied by Defendant Sand Hills.
16. Defendant Sand Hills is party to one or more "funding agreements" by which it
transfers money it has raised in ad valorem taxes levied upon Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek
to United Water and Sanitation District.
17. The Board of Directors of Defendants Sand Hills and United Water include three
or four of the same individuals, including Bob Lembke who is or at relevant times was the
president of both districts. Bob Lembke is also the owner of the surface property that is
contained within and comprises the boundaries of the Sand Hills District.
18. Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek pay severance tax revenues to the State of
Colorado. A portion of these severance taxes collected by Colorado is returned to Weld County
and local communities therein.
19. The ad valorem taxes collected by Sand Hills from Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza
Creek reduce the severance tax revenues that the State of Colorado collects and thereby reduce
the revenues the State of Colorado provides to Weld County and local communities therein.
Organization of the Altamira Metropolitan District No. 6
20. Defendant Sand Hills was organized in late 2004 under the name "Altamira
Metropolitan District No. 6." The District was formed in conjunction with five other
metropolitan districts identified as the Altamira Metropolitan Districts Nos. 1 through 5.
21. The District's boundaries at the time of its organization in 2004 were located
entirely within the Town of Lochbuie, Colorado.
22. On October 6, 2004, Lochbuie approved the service plan for the District. A copy
of the service plan for the Altamira Metropolitan District No. 6 is attached as "Exhibit A" (the
"2004 Service Plan"). Based on the approved 2004 Service Plan, on November 12, 2004, the
Weld County District Court issued an Order and Decree organizing the Altamira Metropolitan
District No. 6.
23. The District's actions were, from its inception until December 23, 2013, governed
by the 2004 Service Plan.
The 2004 Service Plan
24. The 2004 Service Plan states that the District's purpose was to provide
infrastructure to support the construction of a residential neighborhood called the "Altamira
Development" in the Town of Lochbuie, near the intersection of Weld County Road 4 and Weld
County Road 37. In particular, the District was formed to "finance, construct and install local
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and regional public improvements, including streets and traffic signals, and water, sewer, storm
drainage and park, open space and recreation facilities" for the Altamira Development on land
encompassed within the District and Altamira Metropolitan Districts Nos. 1 through 5. See
Exhibit A at 1, 3-4.
25. The 2004 Service Plan further states that the District "will work closely and
cooperate with the Town to serve and promote the health, safety, prosperity, security and general
welfare of the Altamira Development's inhabitants." Exhibit A at 4. Exhibits to the 2004
Service Plan identify and describe various improvements such as asphalt pavement, landscaping,
gutters and sidewalks, fire hydrants, water mains, sanitary sewers, manholes, "Turn-a-bouts
(including Curbing and Landscaping)," storm sewers, drainage facilities, and "Neighborhood
Park Landscaping." See Exhibit A at Exhibit F at 1, 2-3.
26. Upon information and belief, Sand Hills has not constructed, or even begun the
construction of, any of the features or projects described in its 2004 Service Plan.
Inclusion of 70 Ranch,LLC Property and
Activation of the District as a Funding Mechanism for United Water
27. From 2005 through the end of 2009, Altamira Metropolitan District No. 6 had
zero revenue and zero expenditures.
28. On November 25, 2008, the District's Board of Directors, including Bob Lembke,
approved certification of a mill levy of 51.118 mills for its "general operating expenses." At the
time of the District's mill levy certification, the District's Board of Directors certified that the
District's gross assessed valuation was $60, so that its revenue for the 2009 year would be $0.
29. In April 2009, Bob Lembke—owner of 13,000 acres of property known as 70
Ranch, LLC ("70 Ranch") —filed a "Petition for Inclusion" with the Sand Hills Board of
Directors seeking to include the ranch within the District. A copy of the Petition for Inclusion is
attached as Exhibit B. The petition was filed pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-401(1) (a), which
provides that the "fee owner or owners" of"one hundred percent of any real property" may
petition to include such property within a special district.
30. The 70 Ranch property is located outside of, and approximately 30 miles removed
from, the Town of Lochbuie. Although the 70 Ranch property reportedly has less than ten
human inhabitants, it is the site of significant mineral exploration and production activities by
companies such as Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek who own various subsurface mineral
rights at the ranch.
31. Bob Lembke's Petition for Inclusion described, by metes and bounds,
approximately 13,000 acres of surface land and recited that Bob Lembke was the "fee owner" of
the described property and that "no other person, persons, entity or entities owns any fee interest
in the Property." See Exhibit B at 1. The petition did not include or describe any real property
in the nature of subsurface mineral interests at the 70 Ranch and did not purport to include nor,
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pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-401(1)(a), could it have included the real property mineral interests
owned by Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek.
32. Within a few days, the District's Board of Directors (including Bob Lembke)
approved Bob Lembke's petition for inclusion of the 70 Ranch property. The inclusion of the 70
Ranch property was finalized on April 28, 2009, by Order of the Weld County District Court.
33. On November 24, 2009, the District's Board of Directors approved a budget and
mill levy certification for the following year. The certification was based on the newly included
70 Ranch property. However, despite the fact that they were not part of the newly included
surface property at 70 Ranch, the certification included the subsurface mineral leasehold
interests owned by Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek. The gross assessed valuation was
$17,785,350 and the Board of Directors approved a mill levy certification of 55.000 mills (for its
"general operating expenses").
34. The 2010 budget adopted by the District on November 24, 2009 earmarked
$912,275 for an "IGA [Intergovernmental Agreement] Payment" even though the District at that
time had not entered into any intergovernmental agreements.
35. In April 2010, Sand Hills entered into a "funding agreement" with Defendant
United Water (the "United Water Funding Agreement"). A copy of the United Water Funding
Agreement is attached as Exhibit C. In the United Water Funding Agreement, Sand Hills
pledged to "remit to United on a monthly basis as received, Net Revenues of Sand Hills." See
Exhibit C at 2, § 3.1.
36. Upon information and belief, the boundaries of United Water circumscribe a
small, vacant tract of land with no residents in Elbert County owned by Bob Lembke, or one of
his family members or entities.
37. In addition to Bob Lembke, who is president of both United Water and Sand
Hills, at least three other individuals are members of the Board of Directors of both the Sand
Hills and the United Water and Sanitation District.
38. Also in April 2010, the District moved for, and the Weld County District Court
issued, an Order Confirming Change of Name from Altamira Metropolitan District No. 6 to Sand
Hills Metropolitan District. Upon information and belief, the name "Sand Hills" is inspired by
the remote and desert-like landscape of the 70 Ranch property.
Exclusion of the District's Original Boundaries
39. On April 27, 2011, Sand Hills moved for an order excluding from its boundaries
that land originally comprising the Altamira Metropolitan District No. 6 in Lochbuie. The next
day, the Weld County District Court granted Sand Hills' motion.
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40. As a result of the March 30, 2009 inclusion of the 70 Ranch property into Sand
Hills, and the April 27, 2011 exclusion of the Town of Lochbuie property from Sand Hills, the
District encompassed only the 70 Ranch property that is entirely outside of and approximately 30
miles removed from the Town of Lochbuie.
41. Despite the fact that no property in the Town of Lochbuie is contained within
Sand Hills' current boundaries and, as described below, the only tax revenues collected by the
District have been paid by inhabitants of the District's current boundaries at 70 Ranch, the
District and the Lochbuie Board of Trustees wrongfully continue to operate as though Lochbuie
retains jurisdiction over the District's activities.
The District Collects Millions in Taxes
42. Each year since December 2008, Sand Hills has certified a mill levy for its
"general operating expenses." Through this mill levy certification, Sand Hills has collected
millions in property taxes from owners of subsurface mineral interests at 70 Ranch including
Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek (and its affiliates and subsidiaries), among others (such as
Involuntary Plaintiff Noble), despite the fact that such mineral interests are not included in the
District.
43. Upon information and belief, Sand Hills has transferred substantial sums of the
mineral taxes it has collected to Defendant United Water and Sanitation District.
44. Pursuant to Colorado's mineral tax code, the ad valorem taxes collected by Sand
Hills from Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek give rise to a credit against, and therefore reduce,
the severance taxes payable to the State of Colorado. Moreover, because the State of Colorado
returns a significant portion of the severance tax revenues it collects to local jurisdictions, Sand
Hills' ad valorem taxes reduce the revenues available to Weld County and its localities.
45. To date, and despite inquiries made to Sand Hills, it remains unclear how the
funds generated by Sand Hills' tax levies have been used, although it is apparent that none of the
funds were used to finance the activities set out in the 2004 Service Plan. Upon information and
belief, much of the tax revenue has been channeled to Defendant United Water and other special
districts with which Bob Lembke is involved.
The District Abandons the 2004 Service Plan and Proposes
to Pursue Different Activities Pursuant to an Amended Service Plan
46. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-207(1), a special district such as Sand Hills must
conform its activities as far as practicable to its approved service plan. Sand Hills has taken
virtually no steps to implement the 2004 Service Plan and its activities to date have deviated
widely from those set forth in the plan.
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47. After inquires by oil and gas producers within the District, including Plaintiffs,
about how their ad valorem tax revenues were being spent, the Sand Hills' Board of Directors
began developing drafts of a proposed modified service plan to legitimize its activities.
48. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-207(2), a special district may make material
modifications of its approved service plan only by petition to and with the approval of the
governing body of the county or municipality that approved the creation of the special district.
In April 2013, Sand Hills submitted a revised service plan to the Town of Lochbuie, followed by
another "Updated and Revised" service plan in September 2013. A copy of the September 2013
"Updated and Revised" service plan is attached as Exhibit D.
49. The "Updated and Revised" service plan, like the original 2004 Service Plan,
states that the District will make "local" improvements within Lochbuie by building such things
as streets, sidewalks, curbs and sanitation for the Altamira Development in Lochbuie, but states —
in addition—that the District will provide various "regional improvements" in Weld County such
as the construction of water truck depots and a "reservoir and recharge site" within the District's
boundaries, as well as a 36 mile-long pipeline to convey water from Kersey to Brighton,
Colorado. See Exhibit D at 7.
50. The "Updated and Revised" plan also calls for payment by Sand Hills to the
Town of Lochbuie to repair Lake Henry, a reservoir located in and belonging to Lochbuie that
has fallen into disrepair. Indeed, to encourage a "yes" vote by the Board of Trustees on its
proposed "Updated and Revised" service plan, Sand Hills committed to deliver a cashier's check
in the amount of$1.35 million to the Town immediately upon approval of the "Updated and
Revised" plan. See Proposed Stipulated Order to Joint Motion for Entry of Stipulated Order
herein, Filing ID 350978A0D95C6,
51. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-103(20), a special district must provide services for its
inhabitants and, pursuant to § 32-1-203(2) and Colorado case law, there must be a sufficient need
by and benefit to the taxpayers within a district's boundaries for the proposed services.
52. There is no need within Sand Hills' boundaries at 70 Ranch for the services
described in the 2004 Service Plan which would be provided 30 miles away in the Town of
Lochbuie. Likewise, there is no need for any of the services described in the"Updated and
Revised" service plan, many if not most of which would occur outside the boundaries and
vicinity of the 70 Ranch and some of which will benefit Lochbuie's inhabitants only.
53. Taxpayers within the District's boundaries at 70 Ranch, including Plaintiff
Bonanza Creek, notified Sand Hills that there is no need for the types of public infrastructure and
improvements described in the "Updated and Revised" service plan and that the improvements
would be of no benefit to the taxpayers within the District. See August 23, 2013 letter to Sand
Hills' counsel, Miller & Associates, Exhibit E hereto, at 1. Given that the District did not
implement the activities described in its 2004 Service Plan, and in the absence of any need for
the services described in the "Updated and Revised" plan, these taxpayers called upon the
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District to prepare and file a petition for dissolution pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-701 et seq., and to
return the taxes it has collected to the taxpayers. Id. at 2. Sand Hills has refused to honor these
requests.
54. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-202(2.1), a special district's proposed service plan may
not be approved if a petition objecting to the service plan is filed "by the owners of taxable real
and personal property, which property equals more than fifty percent of the total valuation for
assessment of all taxable real and personal property to be included in such district." On
December 6, 2013, BBC and Bonanza Creek filed a petition objecting to the proposed "Updated
and Revised" plan tendered by Sand Hills and verifying that they owed real and personal
property comprising more than fifty percent of the total valuation for assessment of all taxable
real and personal property within the District. See December 6, 2013 letter to Town of
Lochbuie's counsel, Maureen Juran, Exhibit F hereto, at 1.
55. On September 16, 2013, without having secured approval to amend its 2004
Service Plan, Sand Hills filed a "notice" with this Court declaring its intention to undertake the
"planning, design, construction and financing" of myriad "facilities and improvements in Weld
County." See "Notice of Intention Pursuant to § 32-1-207(3)(b) Sand Hills Metropolitan
District, Weld County, Colorado," Filing ID No. 205241870941, Case No. 04CV 1743 (Dist. Ct.,
Weld County, Colorado), Exhibit G hereto. The improvements described in the September 16,
2013 notice were entirely unrelated to any activities set forth in the District's then operative 2004
Service Plan but tracked the activities described in the District's proposed (but not yet approved)
"Updated and Revised" service plan. In sum, Sand Hills gave notice that it intended to break the
law and, accordingly, Plaintiffs initiated this lawsuit.
56. After this suit was filed, Sand Hills reversed course and decided to seek formal
approval of its Updated and Revised Service Plan from the Town of Lochbuie. A public hearing
on the plan was held by the Town of Lochbuie Board of Trustees on December 17, 2013 at
which representatives of Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek presented statements and testimony
in opposition to the plan. On December 23, 2013, in a four-against-three vote, the Board of
Trustees approved the "Updated and Revised" service plan.
57. Upon information and belief, the following day, the Town received from the
District a cashier's check in the amount of$1.35 million— not a penny of which was raised by
taxes on property or citizens in Lochbuie—for the purpose of repairing Lochbuie's Lake Henry,
a project that provides no benefit to the taxpayer inhabitants of the District who were the source
of the money.
FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Injunctive Relief Against Defendant Sand Hills
Based on District's Improper Assessment of Taxes
in Violation of C.R.S. § 32-1-1101(1)(a))
58. The preceding allegations are incorporated as though set forth fully herein.
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59. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-1101(1)(a), a special district may levy and collect taxes
only upon "taxable property within the special district."
60. When Robert Lembke petitioned to include his property within Sand Hills, he did
so pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-401(I)(a) which provides that the "fee owner or owners" of"one
hundred percent of any real property" may petition to include such property within a district.
61. Mr. Lembke's petition identified and described only the surface estate of which
he was the sole owner and did not purport to include, nor could it have, the subsurface mineral
interests belonging to Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek and Involuntary Plaintiff Noble.
62. Despite the fact that Mr. Lembke did not petition for, and Sand Hills and the
Weld County District Court did not approve, the inclusion of the subsurface mineral interests
belonging to Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek, the District has certified and collected taxes
from these mineral interests since 2009.
63. Accordingly, Sand Hills has exceeded its authority and improperly collected
revenues and an injunction should issue as described in the Prayer for Relief infra.
SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Injunctive Relief Against Defendant Sand Hills
Based on District's Failure to Conform With
2004 Service Plan in Violation of C.R.S. § 32-1-207(1))
64. The preceding allegations are incorporated as though set forth fully herein.
65. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-207, a special district must "conform so far as
practicable" to its approved service plan.
66. Since its inception in 2004, Sand Hills has not provided or attempted to provide
any of the services or facilities for which the District was organized despite the fact that it has
collected in excess of$4 million in ad valorem taxes pursuant to that plan.
67. Sand Hills now intends to expend funds raised pursuant to the authority it was
granted in its 2004 Service Plan on projects described for the first time in its newly approved
Updated and Revised Service Plan and, upon information and belief, has already delivered $1.35
million to the Town of Lochbuie to repair Lake Henry, a project not even mentioned in its 2004
Service Plan.
68. Accordingly, Sand Hills has failed to conform to its 2004 Service Plan and an
injunction should issue as described in the Prayer for Relief infra.
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THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Injunctive Relief Against Defendants Sand Hills and the Town of Lochbuie
Based on the Improper Approval of Service Plan in Violation of C.R.S. § 32-1-207(2))
69. The preceding allegations are incorporated as though set forth fully herein.
70. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-203(1), the "approving authority" with respect to the
creation and operation of a special district is the board of commissioners in the county in which
the district is located. The sole exception to this rule occurs when a district's boundaries are
located "wholly" within the boundaries of a municipality in which event the municipality may be
designated as the "approving authority." Id.
71. At the time of its organization in 2004, Sand Hills was located wholly within the
Town of Lochbuie's boundaries. Since the District included the 70 Ranch property in 2009,
however, it has never thereafter been located wholly within the boundaries of Lochbuie. Indeed,
commencing in 2011 and through the present, no part of the District is located within the Town.
72. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-207(2), a special district may make material
modifications of its approved service plan by petition to and with the approval of the governing
body of the municipality that originally approved the creation of the special district. However,
such modifications must happen "in substantially the same manner as is provided for the
approval of an original service plan . . . ." Id. The "manner" for approving an original service
plan is set forth in C.R.S. § 32-1-203O) which, as noted, dictates that the "approving authority"
is the board of county commissioners within whose boundaries the district is located.
73. While Sand Hills and the Town of Locbbuie have continued to operate as though
the Town remains the proper approving authority for the Updated and Revised service plan, the
Town was divested of its jurisdiction under C.R.S. § 32-1-203 in 2009 (or, at the latest, in 2011)
when the District transplanted itself to the 70 Ranch location.
74. Moreover, the District's modified plans constitute a radical departure from its
original service plan that cannot properly be characterized as a "modification." A "metropolitan
district" by definition provides for its "inhabitants," yet Sand Hills' modified plan—propounded
after the District transplanted itself to a new location— provides services specially benefiting
non-inhabitants like the citizens of Lochbuie, as well as "regional" projects for the benefit of
unspecified users. Effectively Sand Hills has become a "regional metropolitan district" whose
newly-authorized activities may benefit users outside of its boundaries, perhaps even outside of
Weld County. As such, assuming that there is even authority for such a creature, it must follow
the procedures for the organization of a new district set forth at C.R.S. § 32-1-203(1).
75. An injunction should issue as described in the Prayer for Relief infra.
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FOURTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Injunctive Relief Against Defendants Sand Hills and the Town of Lochbuie
Based on the Improper Approval of Service Plan in Violation of C.R.S. § 32-1-202 (2.1))
76. The preceding allegations are incorporated as though set forth fully herein.
77. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-202(2.1), no service plan proposal by a special district
may be approved if a petition objecting to the service plan is filed "by the owners of taxable real
and personal property, which property equals more than fifty percent of the total valuation for
assessment of all taxable real and personal property to be included in such district."
78. On December 6, 2013, BBC and Bonanza Creek filed a petition objecting to the
proposed "Updated and Revised" plan tendered by Sand Hills and verifying that they owned real
and personal property the value of which exceeded fifty percent of the total valuation for
assessment of all taxable real and personal property within the District.
79. Despite the petition from BBC and Bonanza Creek, on December 17, 2013, in a
four-against-three vote, the Board of Trustees approved the "Updated and Revised" service plan.
80. An injunction should issue as described in the Prayer for Relief infra.
FIFTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Injunctive Relief Against Defendant Town of Lochbuie
Based on Judicial Review of Lochbuie's Final Action
Pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-206(2) and/or C.R.S. § 24-4-106)
81. The preceding allegations are incorporated as though set forth fully herein.
82. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-206(2), the approval of a petition for organization of a
special district may be reviewed by a district court upon petition of any interested party and the
approval of a service plan may be denied upon a determination that the decision was arbitrary,
capricious or "unreasonable." Sand Hills' petition to modify its service plan should have been
presented as a petition for organization of a new district and, accordingly,judicial review should
be conducted pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-206(2).
83. In the alternative, Lochbuie's approval of Sand Hills' "Updated and Revised"
service plan is a final agency action reviewable pursuant C.R.S. § 24-4-106 upon petition of an
aggrieved party and subject to reversal by this District Court.
84. Plaintiffs herein are "interested parties" pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-206(2) and
appeared and presented objections to the Town of Lochbuie regarding the "Updated and
Revised" service plan. Plaintiffs are also parties adversely affected and aggrieved pursuant to
C.R.S. § 24-4-106 and had party status at the proceedings before the Town of Lochbuie
regarding the "Updated and Revised" service plan.
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85. The Town of Lochbuie's decision should be reversed as "unreasonable" pursuant
to C.R.S. § 32-1-206(2) and as arbitrary, capricious, a denial of statutory right, contrary to
constitutional right, power, privilege or immunity, in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority,
purposes or limitations, not in accord with procedures or procedural limitations and otherwise
contrary to law and not supported by the record pursuant to C.R.S. § 24-4-106.
86. In particular, in addition to the violations of Colorado constitutional, statutory and
case law described in Claims One through Four above, the Town of Lochbuie acted
unreasonably, arbitrarily and capriciously in approving the District's "Updated and Revised"
service plan given that 1) Sand Hills' inhabitants and taxpayers have no need for the
improvements and services described in the "Updated and Revised" service plan and 2) will
receive no meaningful benefit from the improvements and services described therein.
87. In addition, the Town of Lochbuie acted unreasonably, arbitrarily, capriciously,
and in contravention of law in approving the District's "Updated and Revised" service plan by
diverting District taxes to its own use, thereby depriving the State of Colorado, Weld County,
and local communities the benefit of severance tax revenues.
88. In further addition, the Town of Lochbuie acted unreasonably, arbitrarily,
capriciously, and in contravention of law by approving the District's "Updated and Revised"
service plan that is vague, ambiguous and lacking in specific descriptions or commitments to
construct projects or provide services in violation of C.R.S. §§ 32-1-202(2) and 32-1-203(2),
such that the District could not be held accountable to "conform" its activities to its plan as
required by C.R.S. § 32-1-207(1).
89. An injunction should issue as described in the Prayer for Relief infra.
SIXTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Injunctive Relief Against Defendant Sand Hills
Compelling Refund of Revenues Pursuant to
TABOR Amendment, Colorado Constitution,Article X, § 20(1))
90. The preceding allegations are incorporated as though set forth fully herein.
91. Pursuant to Colorado's "Taxpayer Bill of Rights," Colorado Constitution, Article
X, § 24(a) ("TABOR"), voter approval is required in advance for "any new tax, tax rate
increase," or "mill levy above that for the prior year . . . ."
92. Pursuant to TABOR, Colorado Constitution, Article X, § 20(1), "revenue
collected, kept or spent illegally . . . shall be refunded with 10% annual simple interest" to the
taxpayers along with costs and reasonable attorney fees.
93. Upon information and belief, the only approval by taxpayers for the collection
and expenditure of tax revenues by Sand Hills has been pursuant to the 2004 Service Plan. Sand
Hills has, through its funding agreement with United Water and otherwise, collected and
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disbursed revenues on matters or projects entirely unrelated to the services described in the 2004
Service Plan.
94. Accordingly, Sand Hills has illegally collected and disbursed tax revenues and
must refund those revenues with interest.
95. A mandatory injunction should issue as described in the Prayer for Relief infra.
SEVENTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Injunctive Relief Against Defendants United Water and Town of Lochbuie
Compelling Return of Revenues Illegally Collected By and Received From Sand Hills
Based on Doctrines of Constructive Trust and/or Unjust Enrichment)
96. The preceding allegations are incorporated as though set forth fully herein.
97. Upon information and belief, as a result of the actions described above, Defendant
United Water has received revenue collected and obtained illegally by Sand Hills and has
otherwise benefited from Sand Hills' illegal imposition and collection of taxes.
98. Also as a result of the actions described above, Defendant Lochbuie has received
$1.35 million of revenue collected and obtained illegally by Sand Hills.
99. The funds and other benefits received by Defendants United Water and Lochbuie
were received and obtained at the expense of the District's taxpayers, including without
limitation Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek, and Involuntary Plaintiff Noble, and at the
expense of Involuntary Plaintiffs Weld County and the State of Colorado.
100. Defendants United Water and Lochbuie received these funds and benefits under
circumstances that would make it unjust for them to retain the funds and benefits.
101. Therefore, a constructive trust should be imposed upon the funds received by
Defendants United Water and Lochbuie from Sand Hills, and/or Defendants United Water and
Lochbuie should be deemed to have been unjustly enriched by their receipt of such funds and/or
benefits, and the amount received should be returned to Sand Hills for refunding to its taxpayers.
102. A mandatory injunction should issue as described in the Prayer for Relief infra.
EIGHTH CLAIM FOR RELIEF
(Action for Declaratory Relief pursuant to C.R.S. § 13-51-101 et seq.)
103. The preceding allegations are incorporated as though set forth fully herein.
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104. Pursuant to Colorado's Declaratory Judgment Act, C.R.S. § 13-51-101 et seq.,
this Court has the "power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations" of the parties herein.
C.R.S. § 13-51-105.
105. Plaintiffs BBC and Bonanza Creek seek declarations including, without
limitation, that:
(a) Since its organization, Sand Hills has not provided or attempted
to provide any of the services or facilities in the 2004 Service Plan for which
the District was organized and by which it was bound until at least December
2013 nor has it otherwise conformed with that plan;
(b) The real property interests belonging to BBC and Bonanza Creek
at the 70 Ranch were not and are not included within the District and the
District had and has no power or right to certify taxes upon such property;
(c) The District's inclusion of surface property at the 70 Ranch and
exclusion of property within Lochbuie from its original boundaries (i) divested
the Town of Lochbuie's approving authority over the District, and (ii)
constituted a material modification of its 2004 Service Plan or the creation of a
new district either or both of which required approval by the Weld County
Board of Commissioners;
(d) Sand Hills' actions — including, without limitation, entering into a
funding agreement with United Water and Sanitation District and transferring
$1.35 million to the Town of Lochbuie to repair Lake Henry—are
unauthorized, illegal, and ultra vires because those actions (i) lack any link to
the 2004 Service Plan or district inhabitants, (ii) do not address any need or
bestow any benefit upon taxpayers within the District, and (iii) were not
approved by taxpayers as required by TABOR;
(e) Because BBC and Bonanza Creek, as owners of real and personal
property allegedly contained within the boundaries of the District, the value of
which exceeds fifty percent of the total valuation for assessment of all taxable
real and personal property, filed an objection, the "Revised and Updated"
service plan should not as a matter of law have been approved;
(1) The Town of Lochbuie erred in approving the "Revised and
Updated" service plan because, without limitation: 1) there was no need for the
improvements and services described in the plan by the inhabitants and
taxpayers of Sand Hills, 2) there would be no meaningful benefit to the
inhabitants and taxpayers of Sand Hills from the improvements and services
described in the plan, 3) the plan improperly diverts funds that would have
been paid to the State of Colorado, Weld County, and local communities, and
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4) the plan is vague, ambiguous and lacking in specific descriptions or
commitments to construct projects or provide services in violation of C.R.S. §§
32-1-202(2) and 32-1-203(2), such that the District could not be held
accountable to "conform" its activities to its plan; and
(g) Pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-701 et seq., the District should be
dissolved.
PRAYER FOR RELIEF
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs Bill Barrett Corporation and Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.
respectfully request that the Court enter judgment in their favor and against Defendants Sand
Hills Metropolitan District, United Water and Sanitation District, and the Town of Lochbuie,
Colorado, and grant relief as follows:
1. A preliminary and permanent injunction against Defendant Sand Hills prohibiting
it from certifying mill levies, collecting taxes, making expenditures, transferring any of its assets
or revenues, or taking any actions in furtherance of its 2004 Service Plan or "Revised and
Updated" service plan;
2. A declaration of the rights, status, and other legal relations and obligations of the
parties as described in the Eighth Claim for Relief above;
3. A preliminary and permanent injunction against Defendant Sand Hills
ordering it to refund all revenues collected by it to Plaintiffs and other taxpayers,
including all remedies provided by TABOR, Colorado Constitution, Article X, § 20(1);
4. A preliminary and permanent injunction against Defendants United
Water and Lochbuie ordering them to return all amounts received from Sand Hills for
Sand Hills to refund to Plaintiffs and other taxpayers;
5. An order directing Sand Hills Metropolitan District to implement
dissolution proceedings pursuant to C.R.S. § 32-1-701 et seq.;
6. Costs;
7. Reasonable attorneys' fees;
8. Pre-judgment and post-judgment interest to the extent permitted by law; and
9. Such other and further relief as the Court may deem proper and just.
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Dated this 3rd day of January, 2014.
/s/ R. Kirk Mueller
R. Kirk Mueller, #16746
Ann T. Lebeck, #42424
DAVIS GRAHAM &STUBBS LLP
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Bill Barrett Corporation
and Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc.
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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on this 3r° day of January, 2014, a copy of the foregoing
AMENDED COMPLAINT was filed and served on the following via the Integrated Colorado
Courts E-Filing System(ICCES):
Darrell G. Waas
Mikaela V. Rivera
Waas Campbell Rivera Johnson & Velasquez LLP
1350 Seventeenth Street, Suite 450
Denver, CO 80202
waas@wcrlegal.com
rivera@wcrlegal.com
Counsel for Defendant Sand Hills Metropolitan District
Service upon newly added defendants and involuntary plaintiffs will be made pursuant to
C.R.C.P. 4.
/s/Tamara A. Stires
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Graham Richard Kirk Mueller
L, 303 892 7456
L A W Stubbs LLP kirk.mueller@dgslaw.com
April 14, 2014
Via Federal Express
Christopher M. Woodruff John R. Lefebvre, Jr.
Weld County Assessor Weld County Treasurer
1400 N. 17th Street 1400 N. 17th Street
Greeley, CO 80631 Greeley, CO 80631
Re: Bill Barrett Corporation's Petition for Abatement and Refund of Taxes Certified by
Sand Hills Metropolitan District and Collected by Weld County
Gentlemen:
On behalf of Bill Barrett Corporation ("BBC"), I enclose herewith a second "Petition for
Abatement or Refund of Taxes" requesting the refund of all ad valorem taxes levied by and paid to the
Sand Hills Metropolitan District assessed in 2013. By letter date November 19, 2013, we previously filed
a petition for abatement of taxes paid to Sand Hills in 2012 and before.
As with the first petition for abatement, we believe the taxes on BBC's property identified in the
petition, certified by the Sand Hills Metropolitan District and collected by Weld County, "have been
levied erroneously or illegally" as described in C.R.S. § 39-10-114 et seq. The bases for our contention
are set forth in the Amended Complaint filed in the Colorado District Court, District of Weld County,
Case No. 2013 CV 030928, a copy of which is submitted with the petition.
Should you have any questions or concerns with regard to the foregoing, or should you need any
additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Sincerely,
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DAVIS GRAHAM&STUBBS LLP
APR i r 2014
Attorneys for Bill Barrett Corporation
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cc: Bruce Baker, Weld County Attorney
1550 17th Street,Suite 500 • Denver, CO 80202 • 303 892 9400 • fax 303 893 1379 • DGSLAW.COM
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EXHIBIT A
Rafaela Martinez
From: Rafaela Martinez
Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 12:46 PM
To: 'Kirk.M uel ler@dgslaw.com'
Cc: Esther Gesick; Rafaela Martinez; Stephanie Arries
Subject: Tax abatement Petitions for Bill Barrett Corp and Bonanza Creek Energy
Good Afternoon Kirk,
I was notified by Stephanie Arries, our Assistant County Attorney,that it would be best to have these petitions done as
quickly as possible. In order for us to get it going, I can set up a hearing date for you as early as Wednesday May 7,
however if you have any information you wish the Board to consider, it will need to be submitted at least 7 days prior to
the hearing.
The Commissioners meet every Monday and Wednesday morning at 9:00 AM. May 7, May 12, May 14, May 19, May 21,
May 26, and May 28 are the dates available for the Month of May.
Normal procedure requires us to allow 3 weeks time to our Applicants and Representatives to prepare and gather any
information for the hearing date. It is my understanding, and please correct me if I am wrong,that you wish to bypass
and waive this time allotment in order to bring the petitions to the Board sooner rather than later.
If that is the case, please utilize this Email as Notice of Petition for Tax abatements for Bill Barrett Corporation, Schedule
# E3261805+and Bonanza Creek Energy, Inc. (and its subsidiaries), Schedule# E9524892+.These items will go before
the Weld County Board of Commissioners on any given date referenced at the beginning of this E-Mail.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns on this matter. Also, please don't hesitate to contact me if you
require anything else or additional assistance.
I look forward to hearing from you and have a lovely weekend.
Sincerely,
Rgfaela.4. Martinez
Deputy Clerk to the Board
1150 O Street P.O. Box 758(Greeley, CO 80632
tel: (970)336-7215 X5226
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Rafaela Martinez
Subject: Tax Abatement Hearing for Bill Barrett Corporation
Location: BOCC Hearing
Start: Mon 5/12/2014 9:00 AM
End: Mon 5/12/2014 10:00 AM
Recurrence: (none)
Meeting Status: Meeting organizer
Organizer: Rafaela Martinez
Required Attendees: Jackie Weimer; Chris Woodruff; Brenda Dones; CTB
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Tax Abatement
BBC.pdf
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As a reminder,this Petition will not have a letter of Hearing Advisement, as this was confirmed via E-Mail with the
applicant.
Thank you,
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CLERK TO THE BOARD
PHONE: (970) 336-7215, Ext. 5226
1861 FAX: (970) 352-0242
1150 O STREET
P.O. BOX 758
\1 GREELEY, COLORADO 80632
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May 20, 2014
Bill Barrett Corporation
1099 18th Street Suite 2300
Denver, CO 80202
RE: SCHEDULE NUMBER E3261805+
Dear Property Owner:
On May 12, 2014, the Board of Weld County Commissioners considered your petition for
abatement or refund of taxes and denied same.
Pursuant to Section 39-2-125(f), C.R.S., you have the right to appeal this decision to the State
Board of Assessment Appeals within thirty days. You may obtain the appropriate forms and
instructions from:
Board of Assessment Appeals, Department of Local Affairs,
1313 Sherman Street, Room 315
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-866-5880
In preparation for appealing to the State Board of Assessment Appeals you may also go to the
following state link to obtain any further information you may need to proceed,
http://www.dola.state.co.us/baa/index.htm
Very truly yours,
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Rafaela A. Martinez
Deputy Clerk to the Board
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