HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.ord.037.1998AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO AUTHORIZING A CONVEYANCE OF
THE EMMA BRIDGE TO THE TOWN OF BASALT AND THE ENTRY OF AN
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT CONCERNING THIS
CONVEYANCE.
/ `S'Ordinance No. 98-37
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1. Pitkin County is the owner of a bridge known as thef'Emma Bridge, State
Bridge No. PIT-002-00.1, to the extent that such bridge is located in Pitkin County,
Colorado, and the County road known as County Road No. 2 from the Eagle County line
across the Emma Bridge to the intersection of the CDOT Right -of -Way for Highway 82.
This road is also known as Basalt Avenue and has previously been known as the Emma
Road.
2. Pitkin County has entered into certain agreements with the Town of
Basalt, both through a written Memorandum of Understanding relating to the Emma
Bridge in November of 1997, and oral discussions and understandings concerning
funding of a round -about and westbound slip lane at the intersection of Highway 82 and
Basalt Avenue, in the Spring of 1998.
3. Pitkin County has authorized expenditures from the Pitkin County
Highway 82 Use Tax Fund in the amount of $350,000.00 for construction of the round-
about and a westbound slip lane from Emma Road to Highway 82, partly based upon
representations by Basalt that it would annex the portion of Basalt Avenue from Two
Rivers Road to the Highway 82 Right -of -Way and accept ownership of the Right -of -Way.
4. With respect to the agreement relating to the Emma Bridge, the County
delayed any improvements on the Emma Bridge in order to allow Basalt to construct a
new bridge as a replacement for the Emma Bridge, allowed the State Bridge Grant funds
to be used by Basalt for the new bridge, upon conditions which include that the Town of
Basalt would construct the new bridge, and the Town of Basalt would take possession of
the existing Emma Bridge no later than September 1, 1998, all as set forth in the written
Memorandum of Understanding between Pitkin County and Basalt dated November 20,
1997.
5. The Town of Basalt has substantially completed the new bridge replacing
the Emma Bridge and the round -about and has requested funds for those projects from
Pitkin County.
6. An intergovernmental agreement is necessary to establish the
responsibilities of both entities in connection with the transfer of ownership of Basalt
Avenue and the Emma Bridge.
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7. It is in the best interest of the County, and the public to transfer ownership
of the Emma Bridge to Basalt.
8. A draft Intergovernmental Agreement in a form acceptable to Basalt is
attached as Exhibit A and incorporated by this reference.
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Board of County Commissioners of
Pitkin County, Colorado that the Board of County Commissioners does hereby authorize
the conveyance of the Emma Bridge to the Town of Basalt and the entry of an
Intergovernmental Agreement concerning this conveyance.
INTRODUCED, FIRST READ, AND SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON
THE 26th DAY OF AUGUST, 1998.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PUBLISHED IN THE WEEKEND
EDITION OF THE ASPEN TIMES ON 29TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1998.
APPROVED UPON SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON
THE 9TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1998.
PUBLISHED AFTER ADOPTION IN THE WEEKEND EDITION OF THE
ASPEN TIMES ON THE 19TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1998.
ATTEST:
Jea f : to Jones
De ty Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Deborah Quinn
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO
Dorothea Farris
Chair
Date: - 9 - 78'
K„,t„,
Su e Konchen
Assistant County Attorney County Manager
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