The City of Golden, a Colorado Home Rule Municipal Corporation, by and through its
<br />attorneys alleges as follows:
<br />ALLEGATIONS
<br />1. The City of Golden, a Colorado Home Rule Municipal Corporation (hereinafter the
<br />"Petitioner"), exists and operates pursuant to Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado
<br />and the City of Golden Home Rule Charter.
<br />2. The Petitioner is vested with the power to condemn land for public purposes by the
<br />right of eminent domain and derives its authority from Article XX of the Constitution of the State of
<br />Colorado, from Section 15.2 of its Home Rule Charter and ordinance passed and adopted by its City
<br />Council.
<br />3. This proceeding.is brought pursuant to the provisions of C.R.S. § 38-1-101, et sue.,
<br />as amended.
<br />4. The Petitioner has determined pursuant to Resolution No. 1390 duty passed by its
<br />City Council, that there is a public need and necessity to obtain immediate possession of and to
<br />acquire the property described in Exhibits A and B ("the Property") along with water rights
<br />appurtenant thereto as more fully described herein. The Property will be used for the construction
<br />of a water storage reservoir and related facilities (the "Project"). The Property is being acquired
<br />for a public purpose and use.
<br />5. The Petitioner needs to acquire in fee simple the Reservoir Si[e identified as Parcel #
<br />1, containing 3,762,891 square feet or 86.384 acres, more or less, the Inlet Site identified as Pazcel #
<br />3 containing 261,714 squaze feet or 6.008 acres, more or less, the Outlet Works Site identified as
<br />Parcel # 6 containing 94,194 squaze feet or 2.162 acres, more or less, Monitoring Well No. 1
<br />identified as Parcel # 7A containing 10,000 square feet or 0.230 acres, more or less, Monitoring
<br />Well No. 2 identified as Parcel # 7B containing 10,000 square feet or 0.230 acres, more or less,
<br />Monitoring Well No. 3 identified as Parcel # 7C containing 10,000 square feet or 0.230 acres, more
<br />or less, and Monitoring Well No. 4 identified as Parcel # 7D containing 10,000 square feet or 0.230
<br />acres, more or less, all as described in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by
<br />reference.
<br />6, The Petitioner needs to acquire as perpetual, non-exclusive, permanent easements
<br />the Easement identified as Pazcel # 2, containing 242,530 square feet or 5.568 acres, more or less,
<br />the South Abutment Slurry Wall Easement identified as Parcel # 4 containing 121,427 square feet or
<br />2,787 acres, more or less, the Northern Slurry Wall Easement identified as Parcel # 5 containing
<br />94,199 square feet or 2.162 acres, more or less, the Outlet Works Site Easement identified as Parcel
<br /># 6A containing 43, 173 square feet or 0.991 acres, mare or less, a Monitoring Wells Access
<br />Easement identified as Parcel # 7E containing 14,828 square feet or 0.340 acres, a Monitoring Wells
<br />Access Easement identified as Parcel # 7F containing 19,274 square feet or 0.442 acres, more or
<br />less, and a Monitoring We11s Access Easement identified as Parcel # 7G containing 12,217 square
<br />feet or 0.280 acres, all as described in Exhibit B, attached hereto and incorporated herein by
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