IGA; Boulder County; parking enforcement on open space mountain parks lands; no end dateINTERGQVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
1 YV~
This Agreement made this ~ day of , 2007, between the County of
Boulder, a body politic and corporate of the State f Colorado (the "County"), and the
City of Boulder, a home rule city (the "City").
WHEREAS, C.R.S. §29-1-203 permits governments to enter into cooperative
agreements for the provision of services; and
WHEREAS, islands of unincorporated property exist within the City limits of
Boulder; and
WHEREAS, the City's Open Space/Mountain Pazks Department (OSMP) own
and maintain lands adjacent to unincorporated Boulder County; and
WHEREAS, the County maintains properties within the City limits; and
WHEREAS, the intermixing of City and County jurisdictions creates potential
confusion as to the actual jurisdiction of each entity's peace officers; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Title 8, Chapter 3, Section 12 of the Boulder Revised
Code, the City has authorized "park patrol officers" to enforce all provisions of the code,
other ordinances of the City and rules issued thereunder regulating conduct in any city
pazk, parkway, recreation area or open space, and has adopted rules and regulations for
ttte City's OSMP areas governing open space and mountain pazk areas as well as having
hired OSMP rangers, otherwise designated as park patrol officers ("rangers") to enforce
the City code and those ordinances and rules and regulations; and
WHEREAS, the County has designated "No Pazking" azeas and posted "No
Parking" signs along County roads in the vicinity of the City's OSMP areas; and
WHEREAS, the County also is authorized to issue pazking violations along roads
in the vicinity of the City's OSMP areas that aze in the right of way for State highways,
and are posted by the State; and
WHEREAS, as a direct result of the City's creation of public amenities, such as
trails, shelters and parking lots, on the City's OSMP lands, the County and the City are
experiencing difficulty with members of the public pazking along County roads and State
highway rights of way in the vicinity of the City's OSMP azeas and not complying with
the posted "No Pazking" signs; and
WHEREAS, regulating illegal pazking along County roads and State highway
rights of way adjacent to the City's OSMP azeas has become a matter of concern because
illegal parking in these azeas can create a dangerous condition for the public; and
OFFICIAL CENTRAL RECORDS COPY
20070502-3068
WHEREAS, the County and the City desire to declare that these certain azeas
along county roads in the vicinity, but outside the boundaries, of specific OSMP areas as
being within the jurisdiction of the City's Open Space and Mountain Pazks rangers, so
that rangers may enforce the Boulder County Tr~c Code pertaining to pazking in these
areas.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City of Boulder, through its Open Space/Mountain
Pazks Department and the County of Boulder, through its SherifPs Office hereby agree as
follows:
Boulder County, through its Boulder County Sheriff's Office conveys the
authority to the City of Boulder's Open Space and Mountain Parks rangers
to enforce any County or State posted "No Parking" violaUons on lands in
unincorporated Boulder County that are adjacent to City of Boulder Open
Space/Mountain Parks lands.
The ranger's jurisdiction to enforce the Boulder County Traffic Code in
these azeas shall be limited to both the City's and the County's Rules and
Regulations relating to pazking and shall be limited to the Boulder County
- owned portion of the road right of way, as well as any State-owned rights
of way in which Boulder County has authorization to enforce parking
violations.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement on the
date first written above. , , ,~_,
UNTY OF BOULDER
A
Clerk to the
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
~` ~
Mazk T. Doherty
Assistant County Attorney
Date: b/~ ~
~ s+~`'.~.__
Ben Peazlman, Chair
Board of County Commissioners
Date: 3 8" a~
BOULDER COUNTY SHERIFF
BY. ,
J eph K. Pelle
Date: v3~ 9/Q7
CITY OF BOULDER
ATTEST:
8~,~'~~~-~-
City Manager
Director of Finance and Recor ,
Ex-off:cio City Clerk Date: "J~'~i_Q ~
AP~D AS T~
Date: ~ ~~--~ /
Boulder City Attomey