Title
A Resolution submitting to the eligible electors of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the Special Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, a ballot question in response to a referendum of Ordinance No. 25-16 passed on January 28, 2025, annexing to the City of Colorado Springs that area known as Karman Line Additional No. 6, the annexation consisting of 1,876.24 acres and located northwest of the Bradley Road and Curtis Road intersection, providing for the form of the ballot title and text, providing for certain matters with respect to the election, and providing the effective date of this Resolution
Presenter:
Sarah Johnson, City Clerk
Kevin Walker, Planning and Community Development Director
Body
Summary:
The attached resolution and the associated election referral is required by City Charter ? 12-60 when City Council does not repeal an ordinance subject to referendum.
Background:
On January 28, 2025, City Council approved Ordinance No. 25-16 (the "Ordinance"), annexing to the City of Colorado Springs ("City") that area known as Karman Line Addition No. 6, the annexation consisting of 1,876.24 acres and located northwest of the Bradley Road and Curtis Road intersection.
On January 31, 2025, a statement of intent to circulate a petition for a referendum of the Ordinance was submitted to the City Clerk by electors designated as the Petition Committee. On February 3, 2025, the City's Initiative Review Committee ("IRC") indicated the referendum item could proceed to the City's Title Board.
The title of the Ordinance as presented to City Council on January 28, 2025 incorrectly listed the acreage to be annexed as 1,760.74 acres, but the attached legal descriptions indicated the correct area to be annexed as 1,876.24 acres, and the Petition Committee and Title Board agreed that an accurate referendum question should correctly refer to the acreage approved by City Council. The City's Title Board met on February 3, 2025, ...
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