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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-06 Urging Passage of House Bill 1156 and Defeat of Other Pending Bills by the Colorado General AssemblyRESOLUTION N0. 6 Series of 1974 A RESOLUTION URGING PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 1156 AND DEFEAT OF OTHER PENDING BILLS BY THE COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Vail, Colorado, hereinafter referred to as the "Town", considers that comprehensive statewide land use and municipal boundary adjustment legislation is needed in the State of Colorado in order to preserve the environment of the state as a whore and to protect the quality of life of all its inhabitants; WHEREAS, adequate land use planning and control throughout the state can be accomplished only through comprehensive state legis- lation and cannot be left solely to local,county, and regional govern- mental agencies having limited authority over only the areas within their jurisdiction; WHEREAS, there is presently pending in the Colorado General Assemby a bill drafted by the Colorado Municipal League referred to as H.B. 1156, which provides for the designation of urban service areas throughout the state, control of land use within said areas, preserva- tion of nonurban areas from urban encroachment, expansion of urban service areas, annexation of areas within an urban service area by a municipality in accordance with existing annexation laws, limitations on incorporations of municipalities or formation or extension of special service districts, and creation or expansion of state boards and commissions to implement the legislation; WHEREAS, general control over the area within its jurisdiction is retained by a municipality under H.B. 1156; WHEREAS, other land control bills are a7 so pending in the state legislature, including H.B. 1092 and H.B. 1182, which essentially are boundary adjustment approaches that unduly restrict annexation but that do not sufficiently treat the serious problems of detrimental and largely uncontrolled utilization of Tand and urbanization in the state which are damaging the environment and the public; WHEREAS, the Town is presently seeking to annex a portion of the Bighorn area in the County of Eagle and future annexations of areas such as West Vail in said county are also contemplated, particularly if the Bighorn area is annexed, since it is desirable that contiguous areas which are a de facto part of the Vail community be brought within the jurisdiction of the Town; and WHEREAS, a number of pending bills, including H.B. 1099, H.B. 1119, and H.B. 1168, are anti-annexation proposals, which, if passed, could be disadvantageous to the Town and its citizens and detrimental to other municipalities and the state as a whole; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF VAIL, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Title. This resolution shall be known as the "Resolution Urging Passage of H.B. 1156". Section 2. Passage of H.B. 1156 Urged. The Colorado General Assembly is urged by the Town Council to pass H.B. 1156 during the current legis]ative session in an effort to preserve the environment of the State of Colorado and to protect the quality of life of all its inhabitants. Section 3. Defeat of H.B. 1092 and H.B. 1182 Urged. Because H.B. 1092 and H.B. 1182 are essentially boundary adjustment approaches which do not constitute comprehensive land use and urbanization control measures, said bills should be defeated by the Colorado General Assembly. Section 4. Defeat of H.B. 1099, H.B. 1119, and H.B. 1168 Urged. All pending bills, including H,B. 1099, H.B. 1119, and H.B. 1168, which are primarily anti-annexation measures, should be defeated by the Colorado General Assembly since controlled annexation under existing laws and H.B. 1156, if enacted, is an important aspect of proper land use and control in the state. Section 5. Transmission of Resolution to Legislature. The Town Manager is directed to promptly send reproduced copies of this resolution to all members of the Colorado General Assembly to inform them of the position of the Town with respect to the pending bills referred to herein and to such other parties as within his sound discretion he considers appropriate. Section 6. Effective Date. This resolution shall take effect upon the passage hereof. INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED, AND ENACTED, this 5th day of March, 1974. 9 r;' `l~ Z ayor . I,.ATTEST: '~ Gt.4 Town Clark - 2- r r - i , ~t CERTIFTCALE OP T~ISI'OSITIQ~I 0~' REvOT~~~TIO~T IT ZS FiLREbY CERTIT'ILD pursuant to the Charter of the Town oL Vail, Colerada, Article IV, Section 4.6, that F:esalution hTo- ~ aeries of 197, to the original of ~.~hich this certificate is affia:ed, was duly adapted by the Town Council at its regular meeting on the ,~~ day of , 197, its adoption was authenticated by the szgr.~.-,ures nT the Mayor and the Tov;n Clerk, and accord~.ngly an the date herenf said resolution was duly recorded in the oFficial recorc"s of res- olu~tions of the Town of Vail, Colcradn. BATES: Vail., Colorado, this ~~ day of i~~~~ ,1~7~=a U Ta~•in / w