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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNatural Resources Advisory Board - Minutes - 10/21/1985MINUTES CITY OF FORT COLLINS NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD OCTOBER 21, 1985 7:00 p.m. Board Members Present: Dave DuBois Ari Michelsen Scott Duncan Bob Sanz Gil Fechner Tod Schwartz Tim Johnson Pat Sousa Denise LaRue Board Members Absent: (excused) Suzanne Bassinger Bill Fischer Staff Present• Roger Krempel Tracy Feldmann Don Yon Edith Felchle Andrea Lapointe Guests Present: Vicky Anthony Rick Ramirez Randy Balok Ricki Saftler—Slack Lauren Childers Ann Schroeder Tom Curren Karen Schubert Elaine Kleckner Leslie Stumpe Karen McWilliam Robert Wilkinson The meeting was called to order at 7:05 p.m., after which Sanz briefly reported on the October 18th joint meeting of the Natural Resources Advisory Board and the Water Board, stating that the Water Board voted to support the instream flow recommendations. Poudre Trail System Krempel then introduced Tom Curren, of the Larimer/Weld Council of Governments, who gave a presentation on the preliminary plan for the Poudre Trail System. Mr. Curren showed slides of various locations along the Poudre River between Fort Collins and Greeley, showing both positive and negative aspects that will have to be dealt with, and presented visual aids, which had been prepared by students at the University of Colorado at Denver, depicting various types of information relative to development of a trail system along the Poudre. He stated that a major objective is to get all groups and information together so that a goal can be defined and worked toward. He expects the Larimer/Weld Council of Governments to act as coordinator of the project, getting a great deal of help from staffs and volunteers from all entities involved. Various anticipated problems were mentioned, including business- concerns regarding security, land owners lack of desire to have their land included in the project, and areas of actual physical inaccessibility. Mr. Curren noted that the first phase of development includes a continuous bike trail from Fort Collins to Greeley, a pedestrian trail around Windsor Lake, picnic spots, and parking areas. He stated that he expected it would be at least one year before the project would progress far enough to begin acquiring land. Krempel stated that he felt that the key to the success of this project will be citizen participation, getting the public into a positive thinking mode rather than a negative one. Krempel advised that copies can be made of the summary report by the Department and two volumes of the study are on file and can be reviewed at the DNR office. Wetlands & Wildlife Program Lapointe presented her wetlands and wildlife mapping program stating that the reason for the program was to identify wetlands and wildlife areas within the Fort Collins city limits which need to be protected and that the mapping program is the first step toward preservation of these areas. She showed slides and viewgraphs which depicted the various processes of mapping and explained that the Cowardin classification system is being used in the mapping process. She stated that when the mapping is completed all identified areas will need to be put into resource categories and the information prepared so that it can be monitored for changes as they occur. It was stated that when the program has progressed sufficiently, it will be taken to Council, since the program, in order to carry any weight at all in the zoning process, will have to go through rigid public hearings and Council adoption. The Department of Natural Resources is aiming toward a mitigation policy as a result of this program. ByLaws Discussion After visitors were dismissed, the Board proceeded with discussion of the proposed bylaws, picking up at Article IV (where discussion had ended at the October 2nd meeting). Recommended changes are as follows: Article IV Section 4 b. Strike "by sign-up sheet" Insert: e. staff reports Reletter items "e" through "h" to become "f" through "i" Article VII Insert item "e." to read: e. Serve as spokesperson to Council or appoint another qualified person to serve in this capacity. Article VIII Section 1. It was voted 7-1 (Sanz opposed) to insert wording into this section which would require approval of 2/3 of the quorum present in order to close a meeting to the public. Article X Section 1. The Board will adopt annually a statement of goals and objectives and at the end of each year, evaluate the past year's work. Delete Section 2. Article XII Section 1. . Any of the foregoing By —Laws may be temporarily suspended, for a specified period of time, by a unanimous vote . . . Discussion was referred back to portions of the bylaws which had been discussed at the previous meeting and the following change was recommended: Article III Insert a Section stating that in the event the Chair does not serve out his/her entire term, the vice —chair shall serve until a new chair is elected or until the term is completed. In the event of the position of vice —chair becoming vacant, a new vice —chair shall be elected to serve the remainder of the term. Other Items After brief discussion, it was determined that the visit to the Larry Moss solar home would be put off until after the beginning of 1986. It was determined that from this point on it will be determined at each regular meeting whether or not a work session will be held that month. Krempel gave a brief description of the area being considered in Hank Brown's National Recreation Area proposal. The meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m. After adjournment, the issue of the up —coming corridor vote was addressed and it was decided that staff would prepare a letter —to —the —editor in support of the corridor, which letter would be sent to the Coloradoan. The letter will bear the names of all members of the Board. Board members present agreed to this; those not present will be contacted before the letter is mailed.