HomeMy WebLinkAbout1261 - ACCEPTING designation of the City Council as the approving authority for the Knollwood Metropolitan District pursuant to Colorado’s Special District ActRESOLUTION I261
A RESOLUTION BY CITY COLTNCIL TO ACCEPT A
DESIGNATION AS THE APPROVING AUTHORITY FOR
THE KNOLLWOOD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS KNOLLWOOD WATER
DISTRICT), AND SETTING FORTH RELATED DETAILS.
THE CITY COLINCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO, HEREBY
FINDS AND RECITES THAT:
A. On September 3, 2019,the City Council of the City of Boulder finally passed
Ordinance 8348 (the "Annexation Ordinance") annexing all of the property within the
Knollwood Metropolitan District (formerly known as Knollwood Water District and
hereafter referred to as the "District") to the City of Boulder;
B. The Annexation Ordinance is anticipated to take effect thirty days following
its final passage, on October 3,2019 (the "Effective Date");
C. Upon the Effective Date of the Annexation Ordinance, the District becomes
wholly contained within the boundaries of a municipality by annexation; and
D. The governing body of the District has petitioned the City Council to accept a
designation as the approving authority for the District pursuant to Section 32-1-204.7(l),
C.R.S. and consistent with the Intergovernmental Agreement Regarding Annexation and
Transaction of Municipal Services between the City of Boulder and the Knollwood
Metropolitan District dated April 15,2019.
BASED ON THE FINDINGS MADE IN THIS RESOLUTION, ABOVE, BE IT
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COLINCIL OF THE CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO,
THAT:
L The City Council hereby accepts the designation as the approving
authority for the District as of the Effective Date of the Annexation Ordinance and
conditioned upon effectiveness of the Annexation Ordinance, pursuant to Section 32-
1-204.7 C.R.S.
2. With effectiveness of and as of the Effective Date of the Annexation
Ordinance, all powers and authority vested in the board of county commissioners
pursuant to Article I of Title 32, "Special Districts," C.R.S. regarding the District
shall be transferred to the City Council as the governing body of the City of Boulder.
The City Council shall constitute the approving authority for the District for all
purposes under Article 1 of Title 32, "Special Districts," C.R.S.
2019
INTRODUCED, READ, PASSED, AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of September
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City Clerk
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Certificate of Transmittal to Petitioner and County of Boulder
I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing Resolution l26l was
transmitted to the Petitioner and the County of Boulder by placing it in the U.S. Mail, first-
class postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
Colonel Barry S. Baer US Army (Retired)
Treasurer, Knollwood Metropolitan District
2265 Knollwood Drive
Boulder, CO 80302
With a copy to:
Carolyn R. Steffl, Esq.
Moses, Wittemyer, Harrison & Woodruff, P.C.
2595 Canyon Boulevard, Suite 300
Boulder, CO 80302
Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County
P.O. Box 471
Boulder, CO 80306