Agenda Date: 08/04/2015
Subject:
Title
An ordinance of the City of Littleton, Colorado, submitting a ballot question to the registered electors of the city at the November 3, 2015 regular election, to amend section 60 of the city charter.
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Presented By: |
Michael Penny, City Manager |
POLICY QUESTION:
Does city council support amending the charter regarding the sale of open space?
BACKGROUND:
Council passed Resolution 28-2013 creating the 2013 Littleton Charter Review Committee (LCRC) and directed the committee to review the charter and to make recommendations to the council for amendments to address the current and future needs of the city. The LCRC met between 9/9/13 and 5/28/14 to review and discuss the charter, and on 8/5/14 made recommendations to council. On 5/26/2015, council requested staff bring forward ordinances for the charter amendment ballot questions.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
Currently, section 60 of the charter provides that park property may not be sold or conveyed without voter approval, unless it is sold or conveyed for other public use. Because it uses the term “park purposes,” but does not explicitly mention open space, the LCRC recommended an amendment to include the term “open space.”
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the ordinance.
PROPOSED MOTION:
Proposed Motion
I move to approve the ordinance on second reading submitting a ballot question to the registered electors of the city at the November 3, 2015 regular election to amend section 60 of the city charter.