Commissioner Ferdinandsen moved that the following Resolution be adopted:
BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON
Request for Reimbursement - City of Arvada
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, adopted a Resolution on November 7, 1972, which imposed a one-half percent (l/2%) County-wide sales tax; and
WHEREAS, the Resolution was approved by the voters of Jefferson County in the General Election of l972; and
WHEREAS, said Resolution was amended by a Resolution adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on September l9, l980; and
WHEREAS, said Amendment to the l972 Sales Tax Resolution was approved by the voters of Jefferson County in the General Election of l980; and
WHEREAS, the Resolution, as amended, specifies that the proceeds of the sales tax can be expended only for the purposes which are set forth in the Resolution as amended, provided that expenses resulting from constructing, acquiring and maintaining park and recreational capital improvements be paid only from monies generated subsequent to January l, l98l; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arvada has, by its Resolution No. R90-169 approved December 17, 1990, and its Request for Reimbursement and Certification of Expenditures asserted that it has expended its own municipal funds for Open Space uses in the amount of $291,616.68 as follows:
Planning for Open Space $ 19,306.66
Construction, Acquisition of
Recreation Capital Improvements 44,990.20
Maintenance of Recreation
Capital Improvements 227,3l9.82
Total: $291,616.68
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which constitute purposes authorized by the Jefferson County Open Space resolution as amended; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arvada has requested reimbursement from Jefferson County for those expenditures 100% from the City of Arvada's attributable share of the Open Space Fund; and
WHEREAS, on January 17, l99l, the Jefferson County Open Space Advisory Committee, through its Resolution No. 2-9l by a unanimous vote, 9 voting yes, 0 voting no, and 0 abstaining from a vote on the question, recommended that the Board of County Commissioners approve reimbursement of $291,616.68 to the City of Arvada; and
WHEREAS, the Open Space Department represents that there exist sufficient funds in the City of Arvada's attributable share of the Open Space Fund to make such a reimbursement; and
WHEREAS, the City of Arvada has certified to the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County that all of the funds requested to be reimbursed were expended only for the purposes authorized by the Resolution, as amended.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, that in reliance upon the certification by the City of Arvada that all of the funds which the City has requested were expended only for purposes authorized by the Resolution, the Board hereby authorizes and approves the reimbursement to the City of Arvada of the sum of $291,616.68 to be paid as follows:
City of Arvada Jefferson County
Attributable Share Attributable Share
-0- -0- Funds generated
prior to l/l/8l
$291,616.68 Funds generated
subsequent to
l/l/8l
TOTAL: $291,616.68
GRAND TOTAL: $291,616.68
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Director of Accounting is hereby authorized to issue and transmit a Jefferson County Warrant to the City of Arvada in the amount of $291,616.68 such payment to be made in accordance with the schedule set forth above.
Commissioner Clement seconded the adoption of the foregoing Resolution. The roll having been called, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Rich Ferdinandsen AYE
Commissioner Marjorie E. Clement AYE
Commissioner John P. Stone, Chairman AYE
The Resolution was adopted by unanimous vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.
Dated: February 25, 1991