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I. BACKGROUND
As the BOCC is aware, the County is in the process of upgrading the County
Regional Airport in order to satisfy FAA requirements / standards so that the
facility can accommodate business jets that currently frequent the airpoft. The
County has received significant funding from the FAA for these upgrades which
includes, most significantly, a runway re-alignment. ln order to accommodate this
realignment, the County needs to acquire a parcel of land at the southwest end
of the airporl properly. To this end, the FAA has awarded the County with a grant
to purchase this necessary property (known as Parcel 15) for approximately
$135,500.00.
The County's consulting engineer on this project states that "realigning the
runway and expanding the safety areas to C-lll standards requires the
realignment of Dry Creek and County Roads 3'19 and 346 as well as associated
water, sewer and gas lines. Pofiions of the relocated County Road 319, water,
sewer and gas lines must pass directly through the 4.305 acre Parcel 15
currently owned by Public Service Company of Colorado. ln addition a poftion of
the new Runway Protection Zone falls within this parcel and so it is also required
for approach protection purposes."
The County Airpofi Manager states that "Parcel 15 is needed in order to
accommodate the relocation of County Road 319 and associated utility lines as
well as for aircraft approach protection. Parcel 15 has been investigated for-,
suitability to serve its intended purpose. These investigations have included/
environmental assessments, topographic surveys, boreholes and test pits. No\
other testing has been deemed necessary. No portion of the parcel will be \
developed for housing, business or industrial use and therefore, water and sewer Jservice is not necessary or planned for."
The County Airporl Manager also provides that "Construction on the runway
upgrade project could stafi as early as next year pending continued FAA funding.
After acquisition, Parcel 15 will become part of the airpoft, and I will be
requesting the BOCC rc-zone it and the other parcels we are acquiring from
ARRD to P/A. The initial airport upgrade work will include relocation of County
Road 319 for which the acquisition of Parcel 15 is essential. Thank you for your
consideration of this matter."
lt.REOUEST
The property is owned by Public Service Company of Colorado which serves as
co-applicant for this request for an Exemption from the Definition of Subdivision
to create a 4,305 acre tract which will be purchased by Garfield County and
leaving the remainder as a 55 acre tract for the continued operations of Public
Service.
I1I. BOCC AUTHORITY
This request is somewhat different than typical Exemption requests the Board
and not asees, in that, this request is being done ic
8:00 of the-an Exemption governed
provides for
(d) The boarclg!__Qounty commissioners may, pursuant to rules and
regulationt@lS:pJy!@exempt from this definition of the terms "subdivision"
and "subdivided land" any division of land if the board of county
commissioners determines that such division is not within the purposes of this
part 1.
IV. COMMENTS FROM PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF COLORADO
@representativefromthePublicServiceCompanyofColorado
provided a letter which indicates that the sale of this 4.305 acre tract to Garfield
County Will not affect ions or their ability to
service and that water and sewer exist to serve lgls offief parcel with no
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Staff finds the BOCC has complete authority to exempt the creation of Parcels A
and B by resolution as provided for in 530-28-101(1OXd) C.R.S. Additionally,
Staff finds there are no adverse impacts from this action and that it serves a
specific public purpose of accommodating the realignment of the County
Regional Airport to the benefit of Garfield County consistent with the requirement
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Public Service Sornpany, by virtue of the Colorado-Ute bankruptcy proceedings,
acquired an access easement to the property. Access is not irynaqqd ^by this
transaction. Access to the property is from the east end oft of County Road 319, and is-noi'mplcted by this transaction. The- acc.e.,ss-ease-HgttlgB!|a$hgd hp-tflo.-"
Finally, the real property transactlon between Public Service Company and the
Sarfeld County Eoard of eounty Comrnissioner$ will not have any adverse impact on
the water and sewer fasili;!fitie* cunently located . on the .prnBetly,. fhe S/?rqhouse-*6l{ili*iils-sn*
ttre" jelecornmunications building bolh ]?gY:t:: tl,llil:.fj6itE-watef wqll. Threse two buildings are atso connected to an p3:Hlje*Septi"c, "qyslgmv:rY."1Jr4iY_: . :tI =1.. 'r- -' "*,'*-"*-'
The water and septic faeilities existed when PSCO origlnally took title to the property,
are located entirely within the boundaries of the Rernainder Parcel and neither the
requested division of the SS.48 a$re parcel by Subdivision Exemption, nor the real
property transaction will have an impact on thern.
V. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
;iffS6dng processed by way
the following allowing the Board to act by
of the FAA. Staff recommends the BOCC approve the action with the following
conditions:
1. That all representations of the Applicant are considered conditions of
approval unless specifically altered by the BOCC.
2. That the Applicant provide a mylar and resolution to the BOCC within 120
days of approval of this Exemption.
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