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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNatural Resources Advisory Board - Minutes - 01/02/1986MINUTES CITY OF FORT COLLINS NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD JANUARY 2, 1986 7:00 p.m. Board Members Present: Suzanne Bassinger Dave Dubois Scott Duncan Gil Fechner Tim Johnson Board Members Absent: (excused) Bill Fischer Staff Present: Roger Krempel Guests Present: Steve Ryder, Planning Department Denise LaRue Ari Michelsen Tod Schwartz Bob Sanz Pat- Sousa Edith Felchle The meeting was called to order and the minutes of the previous meeting ,were approved as submitted with the following change: In the "Timberline Road Extension" section, Fischer was mentioned as a member of the Mitigation Committee; he is not a member of this committee. Land Use Committee Report -- Poudre River Trust Plan Bassinger handed out copies of a letter drafted by the committee for possible submission to City Council. She stated that the committee had reservations about several aspects of the Poudre River Trust Plan, but felt that an economic plan such as this was the only way to protect the river. During discussion it was mentioned that the letter should probably state that the Plan would have no impact on Hank Brown's proposal for study of the Poudre for possible designation as a National Recreation Area. It was also mentioned that the committee felt the Plan did a good job of protecting the natural resources aspects of the river, but that the Board realized that natural resources interests cannot stand alone, but are in fact a part of the whole consideration being addressed by the Plan. It was moved and seconded that the draft letter be adopted in substance, but that editorial changes be made, by the Board Chair and the committee chair, to reflect matters mentioned in this discussion. The motion passed unanimously. Mitigation Committee Report -- Timberline Extension Report Krempel presented view graphs of the three alignments under consideration. The City Engineer's preferred alignment, taking the least private land and providing the lowest cost facility, proposes to fill in a small one —acre fishing cove of the River —bend ponds. Alternative number two proposed to extend the river crossing bridge over the pond, to avoid filling it in, at a total cost increase of $1,200,000. Alternative number three relocates the proposed river bridge 200 feet up river, thus avoiding the fishing cove. Because of the longer bridge required, and the taking of a business building, the cost increase for this alternative is $600,000. Krempel stated that the Timberline extension would help to handle north -south traffic, thereby alleviating traffic congestion on College and Lemay Avenues, and would reduce air pollution problems caused by such congestion. He stated that the question at the present time is simply a matter of which alignment to adopt in order to proceed with land acquisition; it is not a matter of immediate construction. It was generally agreed that deepening a portion of the two remaining ponds would adequately mitigate the elimination of the present fishing pond. Other environmental impacts seem to be adequately addressed; however there needs to be a landscaping plan to replace lost trees and vegetation. Also, water quality in the river and in the ponds needs to be more adequately addressed. There was general consensus that alternative number one is the most reasonable and practical alternative. The fact that this was by far the least expensive of the three alternatives was a factor of consideration. Formal Board judgement was reserved until the project has proceeded further. Training Workshop Since the training workshop cannot be held on February 1 as previously scheduled, due to the unavailability of the workshop leader on that date, it was agreed to hold the workshop on Saturday, February 8, beginning with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. It was stated that the workshop leader, Carl Neu, had asked that this Board provide him with the following information: needs assessment; prioritization of needs; charge from City Council; make-up of the Board (including biographies previously prepared). Composting Krempel presented view graphs, briefly depicting various composting methods and sites under consideration. He stated that an engineer has been hired to review the various methods and determine the one most appropriate for Fort Collins. Anheuser-Busch will be contributing approximately one million dollars to the composting project. This will be a full scale project, not simply a pilot project. Recycling Directory In TYon's absence, Felchle reported on the status of the recycling directory, stating that all camera-ready graphics, typesetting, and printing are being donated. Purchase of the paper (recycled) is currently in the bid process. Due to the substantial donations being made, the entire project would probably be completed for approximately $2,000. It is expected that the directory will be out to the public early in February. Phone Book Drop-off Felchle reported that a recycler has made a truck available for the purpose of telephone book recycling and that to date approximately 1000 books have. been dropped off. She also stated that, due to excellent community interest, the time for phone book drop-off has been extended to January 13, from the original deadline of December 23. The truck is located in the Block 31 City/County parking lot, near the Mason Street entrance. Woodburning Tips Brochure Felchle handed out copies of a brochure which the department has produced for the purpose of public education relative to reduction of air pollution from woodburning. The brochure, entitled, "Woodburning Tips For Clean Air," will be distributed to the public in a variety of ways and will be used as a response to calls received from citizens regarding excessive smoke emissions from neighbor's chimneys. She stated that the final printing of the brochure will be done with different color ink, and probably on different color paper, since the silver ink did not show up as well as anticipated. Other Items LaRue mentioned that she has been appointed to the Economic Development Task Force and that she needs to provide, by January 7, a list of entities, companies, groups, or individuals who would want to be contacted regarding Task Force matters relating to natural resources. The matter of Mary Margaret's recall effort against four City Councilpersons was mentioned and briefly discussed. Krempel handed out copies of briefing reports recently prepared by the department at the request of City Council. The reports pertain to solid waste haulers, indoor air pollution, urban wildlife, City-wide recycling, and worker's and neighborhood's right -to -know. It was mentioned that information relative to the Land Use Guidance System would be mailed to the Board prior to the February meeting. The meeting adjourned at 9:15 p.m.