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by each community, accompanied by binding commitments by the responsible jurisdictions for the preservation of the rural character of surrounding lands within the Plan Area, remains in the best interest of the citizens of the City; and WHEREAS, the limitation of rezoning or other discretionary land use approvals by Boulder County and of annexation or development by Lafayette or Louisville, of certain lands within the Plan Area, is intended to preclude increased development and urban sprawl which would obliterate the boundaries of Lafayette and Louisville and would, if permitted in the unincorporated area, require the provision of urban services by Boulder County, in contravention of provisions of the Boulder County Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, the Parties desire to plan for and regulate the use of the lands within the Plan Area through joint adoption of a mutually binding and enforceable comprehensive development plan; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that designating a portion of the Plan Area to remain rural in character for the purpose of preserving a community buffer continues to serve the economic and civic interest of the citizens and meets the goals of the Boulder County Comprehensive Plan and Louisville Comprehensive Plan; and WHEREAS, with respect to the annexation provisions in the Agreement, the City of Louisville declares that the rural preservation designations and land use regulations contained in the Agreement affect the future development of Louisville. Consistent with the municipal annexation, utility service, and land use laws of the State of Colorado, the Agreement, including specifically the annexation and utility service portions thereof, is intended to encourage the natural and well - ordered future development of the City; to promote planned and orderly growth in the affected areas; to distribute fairly and equitably the costs of government services among those persons who benefit therefrom; to extend government, services and facilities to the affected areas in a logical fashion; to simplify providing utility services to the affected areas; to simplify the governmental structure of the affected areas; to reduce and avoid, where possible, friction between the Parties; and to promote the economic viability of the City; and WHEREAS, the functions described in the Agreement are lawfully authorized to each of the Parties which perform such functions hereunder, as provided in article 20 of title 29; part 1 of article 28 of title 30; part 1 of article 12 of title 31; and parts 2 and 3 of article 23 of title 31; C.R.S., as amended; and WHEREAS, § 29 -1 -201, et seq., C.R.S., as amended, authorizes the Parties to cooperate and contract with one another with respect to functions lawfully authorized to each of the Parties and the people of the State of Colorado have encouraged such cooperation and contracting through the adoption of Colorado Constitution, Article XIV, § 18(2); and WHEREAS, the City has held a public hearing after proper public notice for the consideration of entering into the Agreement and the adoption of a comprehensive development plan for the subject lands, referred to as the "Plan Area ", as shown on the map portion of the Resolution No. 39, Series 2014 Page 2 of 3