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RESOLUTION NO. 1 (Series 1977;--- WHEREAS, the use of water related recreation activities now available in the Louisville area and in the Denver urban area has adequately demonstrated the desirability of such publicily owned leisure time facilities and the need for additional facilities; and WHEREAS, there exists near the City of Louisville and in the Denver urban area the Standley Lake which provides a water surface area of approximately one thousand acres which, along with surround- ing land, could be placed in public control for use as an open land and water related outdoor recreation facility; and WHEREAS, sinc~ 1957, when Standley Lake was first identified as a potential regiq~al outdoor park and recreation area in the Regional Park and O~doo:r Recreation Plan, prepared by the Inter- County Regional Planning Commission, the subsequent updates of that plan have all singularly recommended the acquisition of the Lake and surrounding land area for public park use; and WHEREAS, in 1975, the Colorado Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation commissioned i3 study of the feasibili ty of developing the Standley Lake for public outdoor recreation use, which study has been completed and concludes that the Lake surface and approximately 1,750 acres of surrounding land should be added to the Colorado State Park system; and WHEREAS, there is concern amoung local agencies that the recreational water uses of the Lake should not conflict with Standley Lake's continued use as a domestic water facility; which concerns can be recog~ized and met through State acquisition of a minimum conservation pool at the Lake; and WHEREAS, there is an expectation that continued growth and development of the land area in the vicinity of the Standley Lake will inexorably encroach upon the currently available land surround- ing the Lake, making future acquisition and use increasingly difficult and expensive; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Louisville, recognizes the growing urgency to formulate a plan of action to preserve and protect Standley Lake and the adjacent lands for public outdoor recreation use, and to develop the area for such use at the earliest practical date and wishes to join with other local governments, and public interest groups in declaring its support to the achievement of this desirable objective. NOW, THEREFORE, be it hereby resolved that: The City Council of the City of Louisville, hereby declares that the best interest of the citizens of this community would be well served by action on the part of the Colorado State Assembly and the Colorado State Parks Board to take expeditious and appropriate action to acquire and develop the surface of the Standley Lake and appropriate surrounding lands for a State Public Use outdoor recreation facility. lQtJO-&J~opi;-e-d t hi s II 1st day of February, 1977. CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO by Mayor ATTEST: LQIc e &-1:id-.. City Clerk