City of Colorado Springs - File #: 23-079

• File #: 23-079
• Version: 2
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 1/30/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 3/14/2023
• Final action: 3/14/2023
• Title: Ordinance No. 23-11 amending Budget Ordinance No. 22-90 (2023 Appropriation Ordinance) For A Supplemental Appropriation To The Trails, Open Space And Parks Fund In The Amount Of $7,655,000 To Complete The Acquisition Of Approximately 1,021 Acres Of Property For The Purpose Of Public Open Space And Trails Presenter: Britt Haley, Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department
• Related files: 23-078

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/14/2023	1	City Council	finally passed	Pass
2/28/2023	1	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass
2/27/2023	1	Council Work Session	referred

Title
Ordinance No. 23-11 amending Budget Ordinance No. 22-90 (2023 Appropriation Ordinance) For A Supplemental Appropriation To The Trails, Open Space And Parks Fund In The Amount Of $7,655,000 To Complete The Acquisition Of Approximately 1,021 Acres Of Property For The Purpose Of Public Open Space And Trails

Presenter:
Britt Haley, Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department

Body
Summary:
A supplemental appropriation to the Trails, Open Space and Parks Fund in the amount of $7,655,000 to complete the acquisition of approximately 1,021 acres of property for the purpose of public open space and trails

Background:
The 2014 Park System Master Plan ("Master Plan") identifies the Corral Bluffs area as an Open Space Candidate Area. In fact, this area has long been identified for land conservation in advance of development. It was first identified over 20 years ago in the 1996 City Open Space Plan and also in the 1997 El Paso County Open Space Master Plan. Beginning with a TOPS program purchase of the Case property in 2009, the Anderson property in 2010, the Kyle property in 2017, and the Bishop Ranch property in 2018, the Colorado Springs Utilities Jimmy Camp Connection properties in 2020 and the Greco inholding also in 2020, the TOPS Program has diligently and patiently worked to assemble adjoining property in this resource rich area.

The 2014 Park System Master Plan (Master Plan) includes several goals that are supported by this proposal. First it provides enhanced open space opportunity on the City of Colorado Spring's east boundary, just as development is preparing to move forward under a revised and restated Banning Lewis Ranch annexation agreement intended to revitalize development on the adjoining 21,000 acres. Second it provides for enhanced partnership opportunities through our work with The Conservation Fund (TCF), whose relationship with the seller made this negotiation and opportunity possible for consideration.

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