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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1998-04 IGA with Surrounding Towns to Employ Joint and Cooperative Efforts with Eagle CountyRESOLUTION NO. ~ SERIES OF 1998 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN AND AMONG THE TOWNS OF AVON, BASALT, EAGLE, GYPSUM, MINTURN, RED CLIFF AND VAIL, COLORADO {MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS ANll POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO}, TO EMPLOY IOfNT AND COOPERAT[Vr EFFORTS WITII EAGLE COUNTY TO OBTAIN THE MUTUAL GENERAL GOALS OF THE EFFICIENT, WELL ORDERED AND ECONOMIC PROVISION OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES AND THE MITIGATION OF THE DISAGREEABLE IMPACTS OF UNCOORDINATED GROWTH. WIIEREAS, the Town of Vail Town Council desires to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with other municipal corporations and political subdivisions in Eagle County to address impacts of growth. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Town Council ofthe Town of Vail, Colorado, that; The Town Council hereby adopts the Intergovernmental Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A_ 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its passage. INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of February, 1998. Ludwig Ku~e,~Mayor Pro-Tem ATTEST: , Lorelei D aldson, Town Clerk p~N~e yr I;~~C SEAL h~, ~a~ ~~ AVM ,`; INTERGpVERNMENTALgGREEMENT BETWEEN AND AMdNG THE TOWNS OF AVON, BASALT+ Fr4Gf.E, GYPSUM, MINTLIRN, RED CLIFF ANp VAIL PARTIES THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (The "Agreement") is made and entered into #his day of , '1998, by, between and among the TOWNS OF AVON, BASALT, EAGLE, GYPSUM, MINTURN, REd CLIFF AND VAIL C(?LORApQ, municipal corporations and political subdivisions of the state (hereinafter "Municipalities"). AUTHORITY This Agreement is entered into, inter ells, pursuant to C,R.S. 29-7-209 etsea, arld Article XIV, Seciian 10 of the Colorado Constitution. RECITALS WHEREAS, the Municipalities are political subdivisions of the s#ate located whplly ar partly within Eagle County (hereinafter "County"~ and are responsible for ztining and land use contrt~l within the Municipalities; and WHEREAS, the County is a political subdivision of the state responsible #or zanir;g and land use control within the unincorporated areas of the County; and WHEREAS, the natural beauty, recreational opportunities and amenities of the County and its Towns have attracted high rates of growth in population and in land development for years and are predicted to attract high rates of growth in the future; and WHEREAS, the high rates of growth in the County and In the Municipalities have resul#ed in land use changes that have Contributed to transportation problems and traffic congestion, degradation of air and w$ter quality, foss of agrieui#ural resources, increased demands on social services and law en#orcement services, development sprawl and related inefficiencies in provision of wa#er, sewer and utility services and road maintenance, deficiencies in the provision of diverse and reasonable priced iZausing and a general, naticealale and Qbjeetionabie decline in the quality of life and of the aesthetic er~viranment throughout the County; and WHEREAS, generally accepted tenets and principles of planning, including those central to the Colorado Smart Growth Program, gall forcoordinated planning efforts among entities whose planning decisions affect one another, and that the benefits of such planning coordination are fundamental, numerous and well xh ib i t A known and WiN help mitigate the aforementioned problems associated with growth and land use change; and WHEREAS, ail of the municipalities of the Gounty have expressed concern to the Commissioners of Eagle County about land use change in unincorporated areas of the County that may adversely affect the residents of the municipalities and, further, some municipalities have formally proposed plans and procedures to said Commissioners for coordinating planning efforts between themselves and the County; and WHEREAS, the expressed concerns and formally prapased plans of the Municipalities have been inadequately addressed by the County and meaningful coordination and control of planning, growth and development has been unsuccessful throughout the County; and WHERFJ~S, each of the Municipalities has noW, or will have, important land use issues with the County related to the coordination and control of planning, growth and development such that the continued absence of such coordination and control with the County is a significant regional problem and is no langet an acceptable situation for the residents of the Municipalities and the unincorporated areas of the County. AGREEMENT NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements of the parties and other good and valuable consideration, the adequacy and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as fallaws: 1. hAutual Goals, The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that the mutual general goats of the parties, namely the efficient, well ordered and economic provision of general government services to municipal residents and to residents of unincorporated areas of Eagle County and the mitigation of the generally recognized disagreeable impacts of uncoordinated growth herein above recited can only be achieved through the joint and cooperative efforts of the parties and that this Agreement furthers those goals, 7. ~trnicioallCounty Growth and pet~~pment Coordination. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that their specific gva~l is to enter into an agreement or agreements with the County, employing sound regionally oriented planning principles, that encourage the following: a. Concentration of planned and needed growth and density in municipalities where such growth is more efficiently and cost effectively served by centralized infrastructure and services and 2 Where 1t8 IOC~tian Will help pfeSeNe open spaces and agrict~itural land, b. Coordination of land use decisions between the County and Municipalities within those areas identified by the Municipalities and the County within which land use change will have a significant impact on either the County or a Municipality. 3. Joint Reouest to County for Meeting. Parties hereto agree to forward to the County a r~uest for an early joint meeting and to appear at any such meeting to present their views and opinions regarding the importance of coordinated planning. The purpose of such meeting will be to identify and communicate to the County the essential common principles of coordinated planning, the absence of which has united the parties to this Agreement, to seek the cooperation of the County to address these principles and to invite a meeting to accommodate mare de#aiied and substantive discussions and agreements. 4. Notice. Al! notices required under this Agreement shalt be in writing and shall be hand delivered or sent by registered ar certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the addresses of the parties herein set forth. All notices so given shall be considered effective seventy-two ~72j 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 natives e~hall foe sent. Native to Red Cliff: Town Cterk Town of Red ClifF Box 40 Red Cliff, CO 81649 Notice to Mittturn; Town Manager Town of Minturn Box 309 Minturn, CO 81645 Notice to Vail: Town Manager Town of Vail 75 South Fr©ntage Roar# West Vail, CD 8185? Notice to Avon; Tawn Manager Town of Avon Bax 975 Avon, CO 81620 3 Notice to Eagle: Town Manager Town of Eagle Bpx 809 Eagle, CO 8163'3 Notice to Gypsum: Town Manager Town of Gypsum Box 130 Gypsum, CO 81637 Notice to BaQa~: Town Administrator Town of Basalt 101 Midland Avenue Basalt, CQ 81621 5. Severability. if any provision of this Agreement shall be determined to be invalid by a court of competent ~urisdiatian, such determination shah not affect any other provision hereof, all of which ether provisions shall remain in foil orce and effect, and such invalid provision shall be replaced with a valid provision which most closely sets forth the intentions of the parties. B. Enfnrcement• The parties agree tf~at the provisions of this Agreement shall be impiernented immediately upon the signing of the Agreement, or as soot? thereafter as possible. 7. Modifr~ation. This Agreement may be changed ar modified only in writing by an agreement approved by the rQSpective Boards of the Parties, and signed by authorized officers of each party. S. Termination. This Agreement shall remain in #ull force and effect unless terminated by any signatory municipality upon thirty {3U} days` r~atice. The foregoing Agreement is approved by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Red CIifI', Cnforado at its regular meeting held on the of . 9 998. TOWN OF RED C[.IFF, COLORADO 13y A t ~ rST: Tpwn Cleric Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: gy Ailen Christensen, Town Attorney 5 The foregoing Agreement is approved by the Town Council of the Town of Mintucn, Colorado at its regular meeting held an the of 1998. 7"t~WN 4F MiNTURN, CC}LORADO sy ATTEST: Town Clerk Mayer APPROVED AS TO FARM: By Allen Christensen, Town Attorney fi The foregoing Agreement i~ approved by the Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado at its regular meeting held on the of 1 X88. TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO ay A ~ i tST; Town Cleric Mayor APPROVI^D AS TO FORM: By Tom Moorhead, Town Attorney 7 3 t 1 The foregoing Agreement is approved by the Town CounciC of the Town of Avon, CaiOrado at its regular meeting held on the of 998, TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO By Mayor ATTEST: Town Clerk AI'pROVED AS TO FORM: ey John i]unn, Trnvn Attorney J 8 The farsgoir~g Agreement is approved by the Town Council of the Town of Eagle, Colorado at its regular meeting held on the of 4 g88. TOWN OF EAGLE, COLORADO gy ATTEST: Town Clerk Mayor APPROVEi~ AS TO FtJRM: ay Edward Sands, Town Attamey The foregoing Agreement is approved by the Town Council of the Town of Gypsum, Cofarado at its regular rneetir3g held on the of 1998. TOWN OP GYPSUM, COt,ORADO ay ATTEST: Town Cierk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: ey Robert Cale, Town Attorney o 1 F r The foregoing Agreement ~s approved by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Basalt, Calorada at its regular meeting held ot~ the of , 1998. TOWN OF BASALT, cot_Q~-oo By ATTEST; Town Clerk Mayor AP~'RO~lED AS TU FURM: By Jody Edwards ifi, Tawn Attamey 1~ TOWN OF vAIL ~ 75 South Frontage Road Vail, Colorado 81 b57 970479-2100 FAX 970-479-2157 FAX. PHONE TRANSMi i i AL SHEET TO: ~'~ ~t COMPANY NAME: ~/!~ ~~~ C fAX PHONE NUMBER: „~~~'- .~~?Q_3 FROM; ~1 L~~ DATE: ~2~.3/9~' TIME: / ~ /~~ OF PAGES iN DOCUMENT (including cover sheet): \ 1-; , RESPONSE REQUIRED? SENT BY: s'own of Vail Fax Phoue Number: (9701479-2157 Tawn of Vail Phone Number: X9701 479-2X00 i ,• xer, rctE•n Par~En