County Fleet

[Carin Avila]

Hi John, 

I wanted to connect with you about the County Land and the City.   Communications.  

I contacted Lorenda and Laurie last month, but they said they could not comment as the conversations were still in progress. I was just wondering how that was going. I am trying to stay on top of this so that if the city was going to land as the property owner, I wanted to jump on that conversation as soon as possible.

Thanks for your support! 

Carin  

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[John Kefalas]

Hello Carin,

Thank you for checking in regarding the property on east vine, and I will need to speak with Lorenda and see if there is any update regarding the city/county discussions and what information we may be able to share. As far as I know, the discussions are ongoing at this time, although you may be aware that we've begun the process of moving fleet services staff, offices and equipment to the new fleet services facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled for 11/1. Hope you are well.

	John Kefalas (he/him) County Commissioner, District 1
	Commissioners' Office 200 W Oak St | 2nd Floor PO Box 1190, Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190 W: (970) 498-7001 Cell:  (720) 254-7598 jkef...@larimer.org | www.larimer.org

[John Kefalas]

Hello Carin,

Hope you are well these post-election days and that you had a chance to spend time outside today. While running along the Poudre Trail, there was a magnificent red-tail hawk perched on a branch above the trail near the McMurray Bridge and of course Grey Eastern Screech Owl remained poised and vigilant in her/his nest/tree. Screech has carved a perfect fit in the hole that is her/his lookout. Regarding the East Vine Drive county property, we had a 11/1 ribbon cutting ceremony at the new fleet services facility on East CR 30 near the Humane Society, and it will be open for business on Tuesday, 11/12. There remains equipment, vehicles and materials that need to be moved and not sure when this process will be completed - probably soon. Regarding the proposed land swap with FC, there is tangible progress. The most recent 3rd party appraisals of the two properties have gotten us closer to agreement on the property values, and it all goes well, we hope for an agreement on the details of the land swap before the end of next year. I've discussed the RMRP's continued interest in the county property with Lorenda, and we both agree that it may be best to wait until 2025 to reach out directly to Kelly Dimartino so we can advance the process more. Lorenda met with Kelly on Friday to discuss this matter and others so we should have a better sense of where the City is at with the appraisals and the process. Lorenda was going to mention to the City Manager your interest in the property. If you have questions, please reach out to Lorenda, and take good care.

	John Kefalas (he/him) County Commissioner, District 1
	Commissioners' Office 200 W Oak St | 2nd Floor PO Box 1190, Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190 W: (970) 498-7001 Cell:  (720) 254-7598 jkef...@larimer.org | www.larimer.org

[Carin Avila]

Thank you, John, for the email and for sharing your stories of raptors along the Poudre Trail!  I am glad to know that your runs have such good company!  

Thank you for letting me know about the property.  I will keep in touch with Lorenda.  It seems this is out of our reach, but I will stay in touch with the players.  

Carin