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Ordinance No. 19-54 submitting a Charter amendment to the registered qualified electors of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado at the special municipal election to be held at the coordinated election conducted by mail ballot to be held on November 5, 2019, adding a new section 11-80 of the City Charter relating to conveyances of City-owned parkland, providing for the form of the ballot title, providing for certain matters with respect to the election, and providing the effective date of this ordinance.
Presenter:
Marc Smith, Corporate Division Chief, City Attorney's Office
Karen Palus, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Director
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Summary:
If referred by the Council and passed by the electors, this proposed Charter amendment would approve a Parkland Designation List. Any conveyance of parkland contained on the list that does not fall within the specified listed exceptions would be subject to a vote of the electors of the City. The Council would have the authority to add future parks to the list by ordinance.
Background:
At the August 13, 2019 regular meeting, City Council had a great deal of discussion regarding this ordinance and its companion proposals. At the end of the item, the attached ordinance was referred to the ballot on first reading with a 5-4 vote.
The original version of the ordinance, which was known as "Option 1," contemplated Council passing an ordinance adopting the Parkland Designation List following passage and implementation of the new Charter section 11-80. Upon the motion for approval, the list of parkland submitted by the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department on July 31, 2019 was added to the proposed Charter section.
Upon a successful vote of the electors, this proposal would approve a Parkland Designation List, which is attached as Exhibit A. The Parkland Designation List would then be set out in an appendix within the Charter.
As with several other proposals that have been discussed ...
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