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RESOLUTION 2001-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS,ARIZONA,SUPPORTING THE ARIZONA PRESERVE
INITIATIVE GRANT APPLICATION TO OBTAIN MATCHING FUNDS FOR THE
ACQUISITION OF A 1,276.02 ACRE PORTION OF STATE TRUST LAND ABUTTING
THE NORTHEASTERN BORDER OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS,LYING
WITHIN:SECTION 1,LOTS 9 THROUGH 11,ALL OF SECTION 2,AND ALL OF
SECTION 3,WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 34.96 ACRE FOUNTAIN HILLS
MIDDLE SCHOOL SITE,T3N R6E;AND THE TOWN'S INTENT TO PROVIDE
MATCHING FUNDS AS APPROPRIATE.
WHEREAS,TheTown Council of theTownof Fountain Hills,as the governing body of real
property located in the Town of Fountain Hills, may determine the need to set
aside lands for conservation purposes,and
WHEREAS,The Town Council of the Town of Fountain Hills has the authority to acquire
conservation lands,and
WHEREAS,All affected Town departments have received notification of the proposed land
purchase;
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS,ARIZONA,as follows:
Section 1. Approves the filing of an application to purchase 1,276.02 acres of State Trust
Landabuttingthe northeastern borderof the Town of Fountain Hills lying within
Section 1, lots 9 through 11,all of Section 2, and all of Section 3, with the
exception of the 34.96 acre Fountain Hills Middle School site,T3N R6E,legally
described and depicted herein as Attachment "A";and
Section2.Certifies that the Town of Fountain Hills will comply with all appropriate State
andFederal regulations,policies,procedures,guidelines,and requirements as they
relate to the application;and
Section 3,Agrees that the Town of Fountain Hills will diligently work with the Fort
McDowell Mohave-Apache Indian Community to share the costs of the land
acquisition,and that the Town of Fountain Hills will enter a bond election within
a time period sufficient to provide the Town's portion of funding needed for the
acquisition or provide funding from another municipal source; and
Section 4.Certifies that the Town of Fountain Hills will apply for a grantof matching funds
of at least fifty percent (50%) of the allowable acquisition costs through the
Arizona State Parks Growing Smarter State Trust Land Acquisition Program; and
Section 5.Appoints PaulL.Nordin,Town Manager,as agentof theTown of Fountain Hills
to conduct all negotiations,execute and submit all documents including, but not
limited to, applications, agreements, amendments, billing statements, etc. which
are necessary for the completion of the aforementioned project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY the Mayor and Common Council of the Town of Fountain Hills,
Arizona,this 15th day of March,2001.
FOR/THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS ATTESTED TO:
/ Sharon Morgan,Mayor
REVIEWED BY:
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Cassie B.Hansen,
Director of Administration/Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
William E.Farrell,Town Attorney
Resolution No.2001-14
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BOUNDARY SURVEY LEGAL
That portion of Sections 1,2,3 &12,Township 3 North,Range 6 East of the Gila and Salt
River Base and Meridian,Maricopa County, Arizona, and being more particularly
described as follows:
BEGINNING at the common corner of Sections 2,3,10 &11 of said T.3 N., R.6 E., said
point also being on the Northerly line of the Town of Fountain Hills Incorporated
Boundary (TOFH INC BDRY),according to Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
resolution declaring the incorporation of the Town of Fountain Hills, dated the 29 of
December,1989;
THENCE South 89degrees53minutes45seconds East along the North line of said TOFH
INC BDRY,said line also being the South line of said Section 2, a distance of
2628.94 feet to the South 1/4 corner of said Section 2;
THENCE South 89degrees55minutesl0seconds East along saidNorth line of TOFH INC
BDRY, said line also being the South line of said Section 2, a distance of 2639.95
feetto the Southeast corner of said Section2, saidcorner alsobeingcommonwith
said Sections 1, 11 & 12;
THENCE South OOdegreesl lminutes39seconds East along the East line of said TOFH
INC BDRY,said line also being the East line of said Section 11 a distance of
341.32 feet to a point of intersect of the East line of said Section 11 and the West
boundary of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation;
THENCE leaving said TOFH INC BDRY and said East line of Section 11
North 06degrees22minutes47seconds East alongthe West boundary of saidFort
McDowellIndianReservation, a distance of 343.13 feet to a point of intersectwith
the line between said Sections 1 & 12;
THENCE continuing along said West line of the Fort McDonnell Indian Reservation
North 06degrees33minutes21 seconds East, a distance of 5314.96 feetto a pointon
the North line of said Section 1;
THENCE leaving the Westline of saidFort Mcdowell Indian Reservation alongtheNorth
line of said Section 1, South 89degrees45minutes30seconds West, a distance of
656.48 feet to the Northwest corner of said Section 1;
THENCE South 89degrees37minutesl 1seconds West along the North line of said Section
2, a distance of 2639.25 feet to the North 1/4 corner of said Section 2;
THENCE continuingalong saidNorth line of Section 2, South 89degrees
40minutes27seconds West,a distance of 2638.92 feet to the Northwest
corner of said Section 2;
THENCE along the North line of said Section 3, South 89degrees38minutes30seconds
West,2708.95 feet to the North 1/4 corner of said Section 3;
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THENCE continuing alongsaidNorth line of Section3 South 89degrees41 minutes
52seconds West, a distance of 2571.89 feet to the Northwest corner of said
Section 3, said corner also being a Northeast corner of said TOFH INC BDRY;
THENCE South 00degreesl9minutesl7seconds East alongthe West line of said Section
3, said linealso being an East line of said TOFH INC BDRY, a distance of
2566.57 feet to the West 1/4 corner of said Section 3;
THENCE continuing along said West line of Section 3 and said East line of TOFH INC
BDRY South 00degrees21minutes07seconds East, a distance of 2642.12 feet to
the Southwest corner of said Section 3, said point also being an angle point on said
TOFH INC BDRY line;
THENCE North 89degrees56minutes54seconds East along the South line of said Section
3, said line also being the North line of said TOFH INC BDRY,a distance of
2640.82 feet to the South 1/4 corner of said Section 3;
THENCE continuing along said South line of Section 3 and said North line of TOFH INC
BDRY North 89degrees59minutesl4seconds East,a distance of 2638.76 feet to
the Southeast corner of said Section 3, said point also being the POINT OF
BEGINNING
EXCEPT the following described parcel of land:
Commencing at said Southeast corner of Section 3;
THENCE along the South line of said Section 3, South 89degrees59minutesl4seconds
West, a distance of 281.70 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE continuing along said South line of Section 3, South 89degrees59minutes
Hseconds West,a distance of 1037.73 feet;
THENCE North 00degrees42minutes04seconds West, a distance of 1319.10 feet;
THENCE South 89degrees59minutes52seconds East, a distance of 1186.09 feet;
THENCE South 00degrees42minutes04seconds East, a distance of 897.42feetto a point
on the westerly Right-of-Way line of McDowell Mountain Road;
THENCE alongthethe westerly Right-of-Way lineof McDowell Mountain Road being a
non-tangent curve to the left, having a local tangent bearing of South
38degrees30minutes20seconds Westwitha radius of 612.96feetwitha length of
334.73 feet;
THENCE along the westerly Right-of-Way line of McDowell Mountain Road
South 07degreesl3minutes00seconds West,a distance of 117.68 feet to the
POINT OF BEGINNING
Subject to all recorded easements.
This parcel contains 1,276.02 gross acres more or less
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