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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12.11.81 Addressing Committees concernsIi w. Jedidoiv, c,., c.ce.. ) December 11, 1981 Committee for Organization Garfield County Recreation Districts Garfield County, Colorado Ladies and Gentlemen: Telephone (303) 623 -2477 892 -0900 Suite 9, The Equitable Building 730 Seventeenth Street Denver, Colorado 80202 Re: Battlement Mesa - Parachute Recreation District and West Garfield Recreation District Addressing the concerns expressed by the Committee, Mr. Steve Bell of Hanifen, Imhoff, Inc., Mr. Paul-Brown of Battlement Mesa, Inc., and I have prepared the draft description of the pro- posed "Facility Sharing Agreement" now being submitted to you. After many hours of discussion about the issues in- volved, and researching the possible solutions, it is our opinion that a valid intergovernmental contract, as generally outlined in the draft proposal, could be entered into and made operative by the Districts when they have been organized. We feel that it is appropriate that the proposed agreement be described in the Ser- vice Plan for each of the districts essentially as set forth in the draft. We hope the draft will be useful to you in your work, and we would be happy to discuss the draft, and any other aspect of the proposed agreement or districts, with you firther if it would helpful. JGW:dz cc: Mr. Steve Bell Mr. Paul Brown Hanifen, Imhoff Inc. Investment Bankers PROPOSED FACILITY SHARING AGREEMENT DRAFT I. PURPOSE: To provide residents of both recreation districts with the best recreational service and facilities available and to provide for the financial support of such service and facilities by both districts. II. SERVICE PLAN: The Facility Sharing Agreement shall be incorporated in the Service Plan to be submitted to the Garfield County Commissioners for approval. It shall be the intent of the Service Plan that the respective Boards of Directors, after the districts are organized and the Boards elected, shall negotiate in good faith the terms of a Facility Sharing Agreement and shall do all other things necessary or appropriate to adopt and implement an inter- governmental contract providing for joint facility usage and financial support for such facilities within the following guidelines: a) It is intended that residents of either district shall' have access to the facilities provided by both districts without a differential in user fees. In order to enable each district to provide such recrea- tional service and facilities, the following provisions shall become a part of this Facility Sharing Agreement: 1) Upon a determination in any year that the assessed valuation of all taxable property located within one of the districts equals or exceeds 1.5 times the assessed valuation of the other district, the following additional provisions become operative: 2) Population. During July of each year, a determina- tion of the population of each district will be made in the following manner: 1. Base population figure determined from 1980 Census, 2. Plus the employee and family population increase (subsequent to the 1980 Census) as determined by the Garfield County Quarterly Monitoring Reports, 3. Plus a factor applied to the population under item 2, above, for support population as determined by the Colorado West Area Council of Governments, Hanifen,lmhoff Inc. Investment Bankers Facility Sharing Agreement Page Two DRAFT 3. The year immediately following the determination of valuation and population within each district a dollar amount equivalent to a 1 mill levy will be deposited by each district in a special fund. Such deposits may be made on a monthly, quarter- ly, semiannual, or annual basis, as agreed by the districts. 4. Monies deposited in said special fund for such year shall be allocated and disbursed to each district in accordance with the relative popu- lations of such districts as determined in Section 2) above. Payments may be made on a monthly, quarterly, semiannual, or annual basis as agreed upon by the districts. III. TERMINATION: It is intended that this Facility Sharing Agreement would,be effective for a term beginning upon its execution (at the earliest possible date) and expiring on or about the end of calendar year 1987 (i.e. facility sharing and economic support last provided during 1987). At or prior to such time, the respective Boards of Directors may renegotiate, terminate or extend the provisions set forth in this Agreement.