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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES-12/18/1984-Regular1 December 18, 1984 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO Council -Manager Form of Government Regular Meeting - 5:30 p.m. A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins was held on Tuesday, December 18, 1984, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers in the City of Fort Collins City Hall. Roll call was answered by the following Councilmembers: Clarke, Elliott, Horak, Knezovich, Ohlson, Rutstein, and Stoner. Staff Members Present: Arnold, Huisjen, Krajicek, Lewis, Shannon Agenda Review: City Manager City Manager Arnold asked that Item #42, Items Relating to the Acquisition of a Neighborhood Park Site in the Evergreen Park Subdivision, be withdrawn from the agenda for further staff review. He asked that Item #34, Reso- lution Expressing Opposition to Sales Tax "Simplification" Legislation which would Reduce Local Control, be tabled until January 15 to allow a public hearing to be held at t at time. Councilmember Ohlson requested Item #27, Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 196, 1984, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in t e DD Fund to provide for the renovation and upgrading of pedestrian ways in the downtown, be removed from the Consent agenda. Councilmember 176, 1984, A be witFdawn Clarke asked that Item #8, Second propriating Unanticipated Revenue rom the Consent calendar. Reading of Ordinance No in the FAUS Grant Fund Bruce Lockhart, 2500 E. Harmony Road asked that Item #20, Second Reading of Ordinance No. 188, 1984, Appropriating Funds for Unanticipated Revenue to the Capita Projects Fund forte B oc 31 Project, be withdrawn rom t e Consent agenda. Consent Calendar This Calendar is intended to allow the City Council to spend its time and energy on the important items on a lengthy agenda. Staff recommends approval of the Consent Calendar. Anyone may request an item on this calendar be "pulled" off the Consent Calendar and considered separately. 1 -344- December 18, 1984 ' Agenda items pulled from the Consent Calendar will be considered separately under Agenda Item #50, Pulled Consent Items, except items pulled by anyone in the audience or items that any member of the audience is present to discuss that were pulled by staff or Council. These items will be dis- cussed immediately following the Consent Calendar. 4. Minutes of regular meetings of November 20 and December 4 and ad- journed meeting of December 11. 5. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 173- 'n T^^^- sition of an Additional Twenty -Five Hundredtns Hercent (.25%) Retail Sales and Use Fax to be Effective January 1, 1985. This Ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4. Chapter 104 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins presently establishes a Sales and Use Tax in the amount of two and fifty hun- dredths percent (2.50%). By Resolution 84-32, the Council referred a Sales and Use Tax Ordinance to the qualified electors of the City for the construction of a pool/ice rink. On May 1, 1984, the qualified electors of the City of Fort Collins approved the imposition of an additional twenty-five hundredths percent (.25%) Sales and Use Tax to begin on January 1, 1985, and continue through December 31, 1989, for the purpose of raising revenues to construct and maintain the pool/ice ' rink facility. This tax was to be effective as to sales and use of all taxable transactions as defined in Chapter 104, with the exception of food. Second Reading of Ordinance No. i74, 1934 Establishin a Saies Tax Rebate Program to Provide Relief from Sales Tax Paid on Food Purchases. This Ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4. Durino the 1985 budget worksessions, Council directed staff to develop a Sales Tax Rebate Program which would provide low income residents relief from sales tax paid on food purchases. The Sales Tax Rebate Program will be administered August 1 through December 31 with the Property Tax/Utility Charge Refund Program. If eligible, a refund of $25 per person per eligible household will be given. 7. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 175, 1984, Relating to Precincts and Pollinq Places for Municipal Elections. A general municipal election will be held on March 5, 1985. At that time, four District Councilmembers will be elected to serve on the City Council, and various Charter amendments will be submitted to the voters. Staff is recommending the addition of one precinct and changes in three polling places. -345- ' This ordinance, which was December 4, establishes the Precinct Map. The ordinance precincts. This map does n established for the 1985 ele December 18, 1984 unanimously adopted on First Reading on 1985 precincts contained in the District - also sets the polling places for City of change District boundaries, which were ction earlier this year. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 176, 1984, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the FAUS Grant Fund. This ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4. The City of Fort Collins received Federal and State approval in 1983 to use Federal Aid Urban Systems (FAUS) monies totaling i76,-1 for the expansion of the computerized signal system. These grant funds were to be used for engineering, material procurement, and installation of the system expansion. The City of Fort Collins has since received notification of an additional $352,772 available in FAUS funds which will be used to install new traffic signals over the next three years and for construction of railroad preemption and traffic signal modification work associated with the Mason/Howes one-way couplet project. Original Allocation (Ordinance 121, 1983) $176,760 Additional Allocation 352,772 $529,532 9. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 177, 1984, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue u the Communications Fund. On July 3, 1984, City Council authorized the City Manager to enter' into a lease agreement with Northern Telecom, Inc, to upgrade the City's telephone system. The upgrade is necessary because the City has no capacity to add telephone or data lines to the existing PBX. Accounting principles require that the lease agreement be recorded as a capital lease. This principle requires that we recognize a revenue (lease proceeds) and an expenditure (equipment to be leased) this year. Hence, it is necessary to make an appropriation for the amount of the expenditure related to the equipment to be leased. This ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4 and appropriates $250,000 in unanticipated revenue from lease proceeds. 10. Second Reading of Ordinance N6,.:178, 1984, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the General Fund. This ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4. The General Fund has received payment in the amount of $14,008 for -346- December 18, 1984 I YICi perfor,;;.._ Jy -ia .. 'ca _..�Orm atiGri J Communication $y SL ci ._. This revenue, totalling $14,008 needs to be appropriated in the ICS budget to cover the direct and contractual expenditures associated with the following systems projects: $ 3,958 Reimbursement from Loveland for Police system user group fee 1,750 Reimbursement from Water Fund for addition of water surcharge to utility bills 8,300 Reimbursement from Transportation Fund for addition of Transportation utility charge $14,008 Total 11. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 179, 1984, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Larimer County Library Services Fund. This ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4. The Fort Collins Public Library, Loveland Public Library and Estes Park Public Library have been awarded a federal grant in the amount of $9,895 under the Library Services and Construction Act, Title I, to establish and maintain a collection of videocassettes for loan. Each of the participating libraries is adding $1,000 to the project bring- ing the total project funding and cost to $12,895. ' The City of Fort Collins will be the fiscal agent for the project, re- ceiving and expending all project funds. Our contribution of $1,000 will be funded from existing appropriations, leaving $11,895 to be appropriated at this time. 12. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 180, 1984, Amending Section 114-2 of The Code of the City of Fort Collins Relating to the Model Traffic Code For Colorado Municipalities", 1977 Edition. This ordinance was unanimously adopted as amended on First Reading on December 4. The State of Colorado adopted a child restraint system law (Section 42-4-235, C.R.S.) that went into effect on January 1, 1984. Enforcement of this state law in the County Court system is difficult due to the backlog of cases, such as those involving alco- hol -related offenses. For this reason, it would be advantageous to have a child restraint system law adopted by the City so that this i portant r qu ;e;2nc could be enforced cnrough Municipal Court. In Municipal Court, this offense could be handled as a violations bureau offense. The proposed ordinance, which is similar to the State law and an ordinance adopted by the City and County of Denver,'would enhance the -347- ' 1 December 18, 1984 Police Department's position in enforcement and compliance regulation. Automobile safety is a concern that the Police Department shares with local officials and citizens. With a local emphasis on this issue, our safety interests Can be better :onitcrea J and safeguarded. 13. Second Readin Reserves and Appropriations of Ordinance No. 181, 1984, Appropriating Prior Year anticipated Revenue in Various Funds and Transferring en funds. This ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4. As part of the 1985 Budget process, we have identified various funds which require a supplemental appropriation for 1984 expendi- tures. Council has received detailed explanations on what each appro- priation is for and how the appropriation is being financed. 14. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 182, 1984, Vacating Easements and ROW at Centerpoint Par . This ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4. Centerpoint Park has been replatted as Prospect Park East with all easements and rights -of -way dedicated and in place. The owner has requested the easements and rights -of -way be vacated at Centerpoint Park to avoid conflicts. All utilities have been notified and have no problems with the vacation. 15. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 183, 1984, Authorizing the Transfer i Funds Between Storm Drainage Capital Projects. The 7-year Sales Tax program provided $2 million for storm drainage improvements. Some of these funds were used to complete the city's drainage basin master plans, which eventually led to the development of the present storm drainage utility. Capital improvements for storm drainage are now financed within the City's eight major drainage basins by drainage fees collected in those basins. This ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4 and transfers several older appropriations to ensure consistency in the new drainage utility accounting system. 16. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 184, 1984, Appropriating Rev Payment of Debt Service. This Ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4 and is the Appropriation Ordinance for payment of interest charges on the Bond Anticipation Notes for the Downtown Development Authority. The City Council authorized the issuance of Tax Increment Bond Anti- cipation Notes in the amount of $3,100,000 in Ordinance 53, 1983. The -348- December 18, 1984 monies from the sale of the notes are used by the Downtown Development ' Authority to finance projects approved by the Authority, and adopted as being in accordance with the Plan of Development by the Fort Collins City Council. Tax Increment monies were pledged in Ordinance 53, 1983 for payment of the debt on the Bond Anticipation Notes. Tax increment monies are the ad valorem property taxes received from property within the DDA district, which are in excess of the amount received in the Base year (1981). Payment of the interest due on the Bond Anticipation Notes is now due and payable. 17. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 185, 1984, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the Genera Fund or Transfer to t e Capita Projects runa. This Ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4 At the Council work session on November 13, 1984, a presentation was made on a proposed project to reconstruct Timberline Road from Harmony to Prospect. The improvement would consist of reconstructing the pavement for two lanes of traffic, widening to three lanes at major intersections to provide left turn lanes, constructing an off-street bike path on both sides of the street and other drainage and street improvements as needed. The estimated cost of the project is $750,000. Following the work session an intergovernmental agreement was drafted ' and presented to Larimer County. The agreement provides for partici- pation in the project by the County. The City and County would agree to share equally in the cost with each paying an estimated $375,000. The project will begin after both the City and County have appropri- ated funds. 18. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 186, 1984, Changing the Regular Council Meeting Time to 6:30 P.M. At the meeting of November 20th on a 6-1 vote, Council directed staff to prepare this Ordinance, which changes the Council's regular meeting time to 6:30 p.m. from 5:30 p.m. This Ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4 and, if adopted on Second Reading on December 18th, would take effect for the regular meeting of January 15th. 19. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 187, 1984, Authorizing a Short-T Loan from the Water Fund to the Capital Projects Fund for the Block Project. This ordinance was unanimously adopted as amended on First Reading on December 4. In November, 1984, City Council approved an Intergovern- -349- 1 December 18, 1984 mental Agreement with the County establishing a City/County center fund in which the County and City each will deposit $1.2 million dollars for the purpose of: 1. The acquisition of the remaining five parcels of property not previously acquired by the City and County in Block 31 2. The development of a Master Plan for Block 31 3. The development of a plan for the management, operation, and maintenance of the buildings located on Block 31 This short-term loan would provide the funds necessary to satisfy the Intergovernmental Agreement. Said loan would be repaid to the Water Fund within one year. Staff anticipates retirement of the loan within six months through the issuance of Sales and Use Tax Revenue securi- ties. 20. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 188, 1984, Appropriating Funds for Unanticipated Revenue to the Capital Projects Fund for the Block 31 Proiect. Ordinance No. 187, 1984, has provided unanticipated revenues in the form of a short-term interfund loan to the Capital Project Fund for Block 31, and $1.2 million dollars from Larimer County will be re- ceived in accordance with the terms of the Intergovernmental Agree- ment. The appropriation Ordinance which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4, appropriates both the City's and Larimer County's monies for Block 31. 21. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 190, 1984, Annexing Approx- imately 33.63 Acres Known as the Corral Annexation. The applicant, Jack Hahn, is requesting annexation of approximately 33.63 acres located east of South College Avenue, east of the South 13 Subdivision, and south of the Fossil Creek Meadows Subdivision. The annexation is a 100% voluntary annexation in that the applicant is the sole owner of the property. This annexation achieves its one -sixth contiguity requirement through a common boundary with the Huntington Mews Annexation. 22. Hearin mTat ely Plannec and First Reading of Ordinance No. 191, 1984, Zoni 3.63 Acres, Known as the Corral Annexation, in usiness, Loning District. e The applicant, Jack Hahn, is requesting zoning on approximately 33.63 acres, known as the Corral Annexation, into the B-P, Planned Business, zoning district. 1 -350- December 18, 1984 ' 23. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 192, 1984, Annexi proximately 5.00 Acres Known as the Smith Annexation. The applicant, Mary Ellen Smith, is requesting annexation of approxi- mately 5.00 acres located south of Harmony Road and south of the Hewlett Packard plant. The annexation is a 100% voluntary annexation in that the applicant is the sole owner of the property. This an- nexation achieves its one -sixth contiguity requirement through a common boundary with the Harmony Fourth Annexation. 24. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 193, 1984, Zoning Approxi- mately 5.00 Acres Known as the Smith Annexation, Into the B-P, Planneo Business Zoning District. The applicant, Mary Ellen Smith, is requesting zoning of a approxi- mately 5.00 acres, known as the Smith Annexation, located south of Harmony Road and south of the Hewlett Packard plant, to the B-P, Planned Business, zoning district with a condition that all develop- ment proceed as a planned unit development. 25. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 194, 1984, Annexing Ap- proximately 2.96 Acres Known As the Sheridan First Annexation. ' The applicants, Don and Rosemary Sheridan, are requesting annexation of approximately 2.96 acres (Lot 10, Block 4 of the Lynn Acres Sub- division) located on Lynn Drive. The annexation is a 100% voluntary annexation in that the applicants are the sole owners of the property. This annexation achieves its one -sixth contiguity requirements through a common boundary with the Village Grove Annexation. 26. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 195, 1984, Zoning Approxi- mately 2.96 Acres, Known as the Sheridan First Annexation into tie R-E, Residential Estate. Zoninq District. The applicants, Don and Rosemary Sheridan, are requesting zoning on approximately 2.96 acres (Lot 10, Block 4 of Lynn Acres Subdivision) known as the Sheridan First Annexation into the R-E, Residential Estate, zoning district. 27. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 196, 1984, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the DDA Fund to provide for the renovation and upqradinq of pedestrian ways in the downtown. Early in 1984 the DDA received a number of inquiries from private developers seeking financial assistance for sidewalk improvements around buildings planned for renovation. Such assistance falls within -351- I December 18, 1984 the scope of services provided by the DDA and sidewalk improvements are listed as a goal in the Authority's Plan of Development. However, concerns were raised that a series of unrelated sidewalk improvement efforts could result in a disjointed, patchwork effect. It was therefore decided to commission the development of guidelines to govern sidewalk improvements within the DDA district. Plum Street Professional Associates was hired to develop the guide- lines. The completed document was formally adopted by the DDA, July 12, 1984. To finance pedestrian -way improvement projects, the DDA passea a resolution recommending to City Council an appropriation of $58,500. This sum is included in the recent $8.2 million tax increment bond issue. Of the $58,500, $17,500 has been allocated. Sums of $7,500 were recommended by the Sidewalk Committee and approved by the full Board for each of the two projects developed prior to the completion of the guidelines (the Kissock Building and the former Bodies Restaurant Building). The remaining $2,500 was allocated to the City Parks and Recreation Department for the purchase of tree grates for the trees planted along the northwest corner of College Avenue and Mulberry. The remaining funds in this account are anticipated to be spent on projects presently being considered by the DDA. 28. Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance No. 197, 1984, Establishing a Street Oversizinq Line -of -Credit. City Council has discussed the creation of the Street Oversizing Line -of -Credit with First Interstate Bank at a Worksession. The Line -of -Credit is being established to level out the cash flow re- quirements of the City's Street Oversizing Fund. The Line -of -Credit has the ability to be increased up to a total amount of $2,000,000; however, we are only establishing a Line -of -Credit of $500,000 at this time. The Ordinance provides a mechanism for increases up to the maximum of $2,000,000. 29. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 198, 1984 Vacating the Right of Way of Rocky Road. The owner of the proposed park site, to be purchased by th, City of Fort Collins, is requesting the vacation of right-of-way of Rocky Road which is situated on the site. The right-of-way for Rocky Road as currently deeded from Mulberry south to where the street currently exists, does not meet current City -352- December 18, 1984 standards. For any development to occur on the Rogers park property, the street network needs to be redesigned. The Parks staff put together a conceptual plan of the park for a neighborhood meeting which shows the street network in this area complete without the need for this portion of the street. Basically Laurel Street and Pear Street will be tied into a parking lot to serve the park and Rocky Road will have a 30. Hearing and Undesignated Tandem Dump First Reading of Ordinance No. 199, 1984, Appropriating 2eserves in the Transportation Fund or the Purchase of a The Department of Transportation requests appropriation of $39,535 of undesignated reserves in the Streets and Traffic Divisions' budget for the purchase of a tandem dump truck. This diesel truck, complete with a quick hitch latch designed for snow removal, will increase the efficiency of snow plowing, sanding and hauling as well as assist in the expeditious repair of potholes. This truck is essential to meet street repair demands and maintain clear, safe streets during winter snow storms. The total cost of the truck is $52,640. 31. Items Relating to Spaulding Lane. A. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 200, 1984, Amending ' Chapter 95 of the Code to Provide for the Reimbursement of City Expenses in Constructing the Local Portion of Streets Adjacent to Undeveloped Land. B. Tabling of the Second Reading of Ordinance No. 155, 1984, Auth- orizing the Transfer of Appropriaciurs=._;ween Capitai Pruject:. for the Construction of Spaulding Lane. This item was first considered by Council on November 20, 1984. The County Commissioners are considering the establishment of an improve- ment district on Spaulding Lane just north of Fort Collins. A portion of that road would cross the north boundary of a property inside the City Limits. The County cannot include property within the City in their improvement district. The County staff attempted to negotiate with the owner of the property within the City Limits to have the owners pay for the construction of the road. The owners are not ready to develop and did not want to pay. They were willing to donate the right-of-way, however. The fo„nty staff next approached the City staff to see if the City would be willing to cooperate. City staff prepared Ordinance No. 155, -353- 1 IDecember 18, 1984 1984, and attempted to negotiate with the property owner on the basis that the City would pay the cost of the improvements up front if the property owner would donate the right-of-way and repay the City for the cost of constructing the street at the time the property wds developed. (This would be the developer's normal obligation.) After several attempts, the property owner is still unwilling to agree to these terms. Staff supports tabling Ordinance No. 155 until the January 15th, 1985 meeting so that the contribution to the Spaulding Lane project clearly becomes subject to the provisions of the new ordinance on repayment to the City. The additional cost of the right-of-way that the City probably will have to pay will be estimated by the January 15th meeting. 32. Resolution Endorsinq Appointments to the Task Force on Women's Issues At its July 24 Worksession, Council requested that the Human Relation Commission (HRC) discuss creating a task force that would work for one year to identify issues of importance to women in Fort Collins. The HRC decided to create the Task Force on Women', Issues, which will serve as a subcommittee of the HRC. The Task Force will begin its work in January of 1985. Using tradi- tional and non-traditional methods of data collection, the Task Force will not only identify important issues, but shall report and make recommendations to Council, with thL, approval of ti.-e ':;RC, based findings. This Resolution serves as Council's endorsement of the fifteen members the HRC appointed to the Task Force. 33. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement to Purchase Burlington Northern Railroad Company Property Adjacent to Lee Martinez Park for Farm Development. The Burlington Northern Railroad Company has agreed to sell to the City approximately one-half acre of their property, which is. adjacent to Lee Martinez Park. The parcel is bounded on the north by the park and to the south by the Burlington Northern Railroad tracks. The offered price of $2,500 for the parcel has been reviewed by the City Right -of -Way Agent and is considered to be reasonable for this particular piece of land. -354- December 18, 1984 ' 34. Resolution Expressing Opposition to Sales Tax "Simplification" Legis- lation which would Reduce Local Control. During 1984 the State Legislators turned their attention toward simplification of the State's Sales/Use Tax system. The State Legis- lators simplification efforts have been directed toward reducing or, for the most part, eliminating local control of the sales tax base and the collection and enforcement functions. The General Assembly's interim Business Issue Committee has reported a bill for consideration by the General Assembly in 1985 which (1) requires conformity of the local sales tax base to the state base with several local options, (2) establishes a cumbersome and centralized auditiig and enforcement process in the State Department of Revenue, and (3) repeals local authority to impose a Use Tax on storage. The Colorado Municipal League opposes this legislation and asks that the 33 home -rule cities adopt resolutions expressing their oppositic:v to such legislation. 35. Resolution Reappointing Bill Carnahan as the City's Representative on thn Rn�rrl of ni ro�tnrc of t a Dl�tfe Divnr Dneer flirt hnrity In 1981, Council appointed Bill Carnahan as the City's representative ' on the Board of Directors of the Platte River Power Authority for the remainder of the unexpired term of Stan Case. That term expires on December 31, 1984. This Resolution appoints Bill Carnahan for a new four-year term as the City's representative on the Board. Councilmember John Knezovich ..; _ _ ,...._,.;.,,ter re-resentative on the Board. 36. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into an Intergovern- mental Agreement with Poudre Valley Hospital District for Twenty -Four Hour Dispatch Services to the District. The Poudre Emergency Communication' Center has provided these same services_ for the Poudre Valley Hospital District for the past five years under similar agreements. The agreement is Twenty -Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($22,500) for services and One Thousand Eight Hundred Dollars ($1,800) for phone expenses or a total of Twenty -Four Thousand Three Hundred Dollars ($24,300) per year, payable in four equal installments during 1985. The agreement has been aprroved by the Poudre Valley Hospital District. -355- 1 ' December 18, 1984 37. °ecoiuticn Approving the Terms of An Airport Property Lease and Agreement Between the Fort Collins- Loveland Airport Authority and Fort -Love Aviation Services, Inc. The Fort Collins -Loveland Airport Authority has negotiated the terms of an F.B.O. lease agreement with a corporation known as Fort -Love Aviation Services, Inc. The property lease is for a period of three years with extensions of two and five years thereafter. The lease describes the services to be provided by the tenant as the F.B.O. at the Fort Collins -Loveland Airport. The Cities of Fort Collins and Loveland have leased the Airport property to the Airport Authority under terms of a lease which pro- vides that the Cities must approve any long-term leases. Therefore, the lease with Fort -Love Aviation Services, Inc, for F.B.O. facilities is presented to the City of Fort Collins for its approval. The Airport Authority and the staff have negotiated the terms of the proposed lease and recommend approval. 38. Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Professional Services Agreement with Cityscape Urban Design for Completion of the Laurel SchooI Neighborhood Plan. In March, 1983, the Laurel School Neighborhood submitted a $25,000 funding proposal to the City's Community Development Block Grant Program office for consideration as part of the City's FY 1983-84 CDBG Program. — Downing/Leach started work on the Laurel School Neighborhood Plan in June 1984, however, before the completion of the first section of the contract's Scope of Services the Planning Steering Committee became dissatisfied with the consultant's performance. After several meetings between the consultants and the Committee, the consultants asked to be relieved of their obligations under the contract. The Committee agreed to a mutual dissolvement of the contract and directed City staff to assist in the finding of another consultant. Staff contacted Cityscape Urban Design and Community Services Colla- borative, the consulting firms who were interviewed with Downing & Leach for the first contract, to see if they were still interested in the planning project. Both firms were interested and submitted revised bids for the project. The bids were reviewed by the Planning Steering Committee and based on the review the Planning Steering Committee selected Cityscape Urban Design. This resolution would authorize the City Manager to enter into a new professional services agreement with Cityscape Urban Design for a sum not to exceed $25,000, for completion of the East Side Neighborhood Plan. -356- December 18, 1984 ' 39. Resolution Authorizing the Mayor to Enter Into A License Agreement with Larimer County for the Use of Certain Property in Connection with the Construction of a Public Recreation Trail. In developing the Foothills Trail, a public recreation trail, the Parks and Recreation Department has negotiated with the County of Larimer to obtain a license from the County granting the City the right to construct, operate, maintain and use a public recreation trail across certain property. The property involved is owned by the United States but it has transferred the custody, manageme.n- and administration of the property to the County as a portion of the Horsetooth Reservoir area. The trail will go from the Pineridge property, located south of the CSU stadium, to a point north of the Citv's Soldier Canyon Treatment Plant. As the trail traverses through the property owned by the United States and managed by the County, the license is necessary in order to complete the trail. 40. Routine Deeds and Easements. The following is a routine easement agreement which has been reviewed and approved by affected staff and the legal department: Easement agreement for acquisition of right-of-way located north ' of Laporte and west of Overland Trail from the State of Colorado (Department of Military Affairs) for the Westside Transmission Main. This is the last agreement needed for the project, which is for a transmission main from Water Treatment Plant #2 to Lake Street at Overland Trail (Map 1). The project will provide increased water transmission capacity and pressure for the western and southern parts of the City. Funds are available for this acquisition. Consideration: $1,075 (based on .084 per square foot). Ordinances on Second Reading were read by title by Wanda Krajicek, City Clerk. Item #5. Second Reading of Ordinance. No. 173, 1984, Providing for the Imposition of an Additional Twenty -Five Hundredths Percent .25% Retail Sales and Use Tax to be Effective January 1, 1985. Item #6. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 174, 1984 Establishing a Sal ax a ate Program to Provide Relief rom a es ax Paid on o Purchases. Item #7. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 175, 1984, Relating to Precincts and Polling Places for Municipal E ect- ns. -357- 1 u I December 13, Item #8. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 176, 1984, Appropriating Unanti- cipated Revenue in the FAUS Grant Fund. Item #9. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 177, 1984, Appropriating Unanti- cipated Revenue in the Communications Fund. Item #10. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 178, 1984, Appropriating Unanti- cipated Revenue in the General Fund. Item #11. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 179, 1984, Appropriating Unanti- cipated Revenue in the Larimer County Library Services Fund. Item #12. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 180, 1984, Amending Section 114-2 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Relaiing to ne "5ouci Traffic Code For Colorado municipalities". 1977 Edition. Item #13. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 181, 1984, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves and Unanticipated Revenue in Various Funds and Transferring Appropriations Between Funds. Item #14. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 182, 1984, Vacating Easements and ROW at Centerpoint Park. I Item #15. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 183, 1984, Authorizing the Transfer of Funds Between Storm Drainage Capital Projects. Item #16. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 184, 1984, Appropriating Revenue for Payment o De t Service. Item #17. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 185, 1984, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the General Fund for Transfer to the Capital Projects Fund. Item #18. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 186, 1984, Changing the Regular Council Meeting Time to 6:30 P.M. Item #19. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 187, 1984, Authorizing a Short - Term Loan from the Water Fund to the Capital Projects Fund for the Block 31 Project. Item #20. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 188, 1984, .Appropriating Fun:'s Tor Unanticipated Revenue to the Capital Projects Fund for the Block 31 Project. Item #31. B. Tabling of the Second Reading of Ordinance No. 155, 1984 Authorizing the Transfer of Aropriations Between Capita Projects for the Construction opp f Spaulding Lane. -358- December 18, 1984 Ordinances on First Reading were read by title by Wanda Krajicek, City ' rl,erU. Item #21. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 190, 1984, Annexing Approximately 33.63 Acres Known as the Corral Annexation. Item #22. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 191, 1984, Zoning Approximate Ty 33.63 cres, Known as the Uorral AnneTxation, into the B-P, Planned Business, Zoning District. Item #23. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 192, 1984, Annexing pproxlmate y 5.00 Acres Known as the Smit Annexation. Item #24. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 193, 1984, Zoning Approximately 5.00 Acres Known as t e Smithnnexatlon, Into t e B-P, Planned Business Zoninq District. Item #25. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 194, 1984, Annexing Approximately 2.96 Acres Known As the Sheridan First Annexation. Item #26. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 195, 1984, Zoning Approximately 2.96 Acres, Known as the Sheridan First Annexation into the R-E, Residential Estate, Zoning District. Item #27. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 196, 1984, Appropri- ating Unanticipated Revenue in the DDA Fund to provide for the renovation and upgrading of pedestrian ways in the downtown. Item #28. Hearing and First Reading of an Ordinance No. 197, 1984, Estab- lishing a Street Oversizing Line -of -Credit. Item #29. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 198, 1984 Vacating the Right of Way of Rocky Road. Item #30. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 199, 1984, Appropri- ating Undesignated Reserves in the Transportation Fund for the Purchase of a Tandem Dump Truck. Item #31. A. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 200, 1984, Amend- ing Chapter 95 of the Code to Provide for the Reimbursement of City Expenses in Constructing the Local Portion of Streets AdJacent to Undeveloped Land. Councilmember Elliott made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Stoner, to adopt and approve all items not removed from the Consent Calendar. Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Horak, Knezovich, Ohlson, Rutstein, and Stoner. Nays: None. THE MOTION CARRIED. -359- ' December 18, 1984 Ordinance Appropriating Funds for Unanticipated Revenue to the Capital Projects Fund for the Block 31 Project, Adopted on Second Reading Following is the staff's memorandum on this item: "Ordinance No. 187, 1984, has provided unanticipated revenues in the form of a short-term interf.!nd loan to the Capital Project Fund for Block 31, and $1.2 million dollars from Larimer County will be received in accordance with the terms of the Intergovernmental Agreement. The appropriation Ordinance which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4, appropriates both the City's and Larimer County's monies for Block 31." Councilmember Clarke made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Stoner, t-3 adopt Ordinance No. 188, 1984 on Second Reading. Bruce Lockhart, 2500 East Harmony Road, asked if the City was planning to hire an additional 150 employees to occupy the 30,000 square feet of office space that is projected to be needed over the next 5-10 years. City Manager Arnold replied that the space needs study dealt with office space, vehicle storage, material storage, and maintenance facilities. He noted the Block 31 project would be very much needed over the long term and stated several Councils had made the decision to acquire the block before it developed. The vote on Councilmember Clarke's motion to adopt Ordinance No. 188, 1984 on Second Reading was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Horak, Knezovich, Ohlson, Rutstein, and Stoner. Nays: No.n.-. THE MOTION CARRIED. Ordinance Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the DDA Fund to Provide for the Renovation and Upgrading of Pedestrian Ways in the Downtown, Adopted on First Reading Following is the staff's memorandum on this item: "Early in 1984 the DDA received a number of inquiries from private devel- opers seeking financial assistance for sidewalk improvements around buil- dings planned for renovation. Such assistance falls within the scope of services provided by the DDA and sidewalk improvements are listed as a goal in the Authority's Plan of Development. However, concerns were raised that a series of unrelated sidewalk improvement efforts could result in a disjointed, patchwork effect. It was therefore decided to commission the -360- December 18, 1984 , development of guidelines to govern sidewalk improvements within the DDA district. The Board agreed to retroactively review the projects submitted by two developers since their construction schedules did not permit th--. to delay development pending completion to the guidelines (the two projects were the Kissock Building at 121 East Mountain and the Old Bodies Restau- rant at 330 South College). Plum Street Professional Associates was hired to develop the guidelines. The completed document was formally adopted by the DDA, July 12, 1984. The guidelines subdivide the DDA district into four major subdivisions identified by their existing environmental character. For instance, "near town" encompasses that portion of the district characterized by grass strips between sidewalk and curb, larqe trees, and landscaped or grassy areas between buildings and sidewalk. The other areas defined by the guidelines are Town Center, Old Town, and Mid -Town. The guidelines provide recommended improvements beyond what is required by the City. No developer is bound by the recommendations. However, within flexible bounds, any project requesting DDA financial participation must adhere to the guidelines. The Authority has established a review committee composed of three Board members which checks submittals and makes recom- mendations to the full Board. As a general guideline, the DDA level of financial participation is limited to a maximum of 50 percent of the costs of a project which exceed minimum City standards with a ceiling of $10,d00. The Authority also intends to apply the guidelines to all projects reques- ting DDA financial participation through use of the tax increment the development is anticipated to generate. To finance pedestrian -way improvement projects, the DDA passed a resolution recommending to City Co.ncil an appropriation of $58,500. This sum is included in the recent $8.2 million tax increment bond issue. Of the $58,500, $17,500 has been allocated. Sums of $7,500 were recom- mended by the Sidewalk Committee and approved by the full Board for each of the two projects developed prior to the completion of the guidelines (the Kissock Building and the former Bodies Restaurant Building). The remaining $2,500 was allocated to the City -Parks and Recreation Department for the purchase of tree grates for the trees planted along the northwest corner of College Avenue and Mulberry. The remaining funds in this account are anticipated to be spent on projects presently being considered by the DDA." Councilmember Rutstein made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Elliott, to adopt Ordinance No. 196, 1984 on First Reading.. -361- ' December 18, 1984 Councilmember Ohlson asked what portion of the improvements to the Kissock block went towards bringing the sid-2walks .:p to minimum City standards. Chip Steiner, DDA, replied that $2 per square foot was the formula used or $2,200 in this case. He noted the unusual problems found with this side- walk had been felt to be fundable by the DDA Board. He noted the DDA Board had also felt the stone staircase was an improvement above minimum City standards since a portion of it was within the public right-of-way. Councilmember Ohlson noted he disagreed with the committee's ruling on this project and felt it had been over funded under the guidelines. Councilmember Rutstein noted the DDA Board could have come to Council every time there was a need for an appropriation for a sidewalk improvement but had chosen to ask for $58,500 now and be very judicious in spending it over the next year. She suggested a worksession be held on the sidewalk guide- lines or that Councilmembers meet individually with the sidewalk committee. The vote on Councilmember Rutstein's motion to adopt Ordinance No. 196, 1984 on First Reading was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Horak, Knezovich, Ohlson, Rutstein, and Stoner. Nays: None. THE MOTION CARRIED. Ordinance Adopting 1985 Pay Plan, Adopted on First Reading Following is the staff's memorandum on this item: "I. 1985 Pay Plan The attached ordinance will implement the 1985 performance pay plan beginning the first pay period in January, 1985. The recommended ordinance continues the City's commitment to our pay for performance philosophy. The increases represented in that ordinance are as follows: Percent Increase Police 6.9% Fi re 5.9% Labor/Trades 5.4% Clerical/Technical 5.3% Professional/Administrative/ 4.6% Technological Light & Power Labor/Trades 3.7% -362- December i8, irs ' Overall, this is a 5.2% increase in salaries and fringe benefits which are computed based on the employees' salaries. The cost of these increases is as follows: Salaries including Benefits $1,201,572 (except increased medical cost) Increased Medical cost (15% increase) $ 158,460 TOTAL $1,360,032 The increase in salaries, fringe benefits computed as a function of salary, and medical expenses equals a total increase for 1985 of 5.6%. Earlier this year Council discussed a 5% cap on salaries and benefits (excluding medical costs) for the 1985 pay plan. This 5% was set aside to cover pay and benefit increases. in October of 1984, the total City budget was approved which included the increased cost of the medical insurance plan. The additional amount needed in the general fund to continue the performance pay plan for 1985 is $75,075. Staff is recommending that this minimal amount of money be appropriated from prior year reserves to con- tinue the performance pay plan for 1985. ' We feel this difference is minimal when we consider the gains to the City. The performance pay plan allows us to recognize employees for the quality performance they have put forth as indicated by the data collected earlier in the year to measure the City's performance. The continuation of this pay for performance philosophy will enable the City to continue to provide a quality ^rodurt. The conrin,.­!nce of this nhilosoohy for one more year will allow us time to develop systems which meet Council's expressed needs. In summary, these desires can be expressed as a refinement of the perfor- mance pay system and the potential for reconciling the comparable worth -pay equity issue. II. Changes for 1986 During 1985, the City will be analyzing its work force and developing new personnel systems. All employees will be evaluated in terms of the tasks they perform and the internal worth of the employees to the organization. New pay systems which recognize internal worth and the labor market, but which place more of an emphasis on employee's performance, will be developed. We will spend a considerable amount of time looking at the distribution of men and women in our work force and the pay provided. From this analysis, we will generate options for Council's consideration to reconcile the issues of pay equity. -363- 1 December 18, 1984 We will continue to collect data to define the performance indicator system. This system allows us to take a proactive look at what we do and how well we do it. It allows us to set goals and measure our achievements on day-to-day operations. It also allows us to compare how well we do to like jurisdictions. From this, we can then deter- mine what citizens oet for their tax dollars and how cost efficient our services compare to that of other organizations. We will have these changes and refinements in place by December, 1985. This wi l ; a' .. us -,': ._;n:, ,tems b_v .-anuary " These new systems should address the issuesCouncilraised over the prior few years concerning our personnel systems. We are recommending the 1985 adoption of the performance pay system to not only recognize employees for a quality job and retain the City's ability to attract and keep quality people, but also, to provide for a smooth transition to some major systems changes in 1986. The trauma incurred in changing these systems can be significant. We therefore recommend that the performance pay system be continued for 1985 so that we can make a smoother transition to 1986." Councilmember Rutstein made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Ohlson, to ' adopt Ordinance No, 201, 1984 on First Reading. Director of Employee Development Mike Powers reviewed the performance pay plan for 1985. He described the data collection process, the current 1985 pay plan, and then gave a detailed description of the plans to change the systems. He spoke of the increases being given by other front range entities and noted the issue of pay equity or comparable worth would be addressed. Bruce Lockhart, 2500 East Harmony Road, asked if this move towards the concept of comparable worth could result in City employees being paid more than their counterparts in the private sector. Councilmember Clarke replied that staff had been instructed to look at the concept of comparable worth as it relates to the performance pay plan but that no commitment had been made to go with that approach. He hoped a hybrid embracing both the concept of market value and pay equity could be implemented. Councilmember Knezovich noted he felt this proposal met the .targets Council had set for the City Manager in May and recommended its adoption. Councilmember Elliott felt the package respected the activity in the economy and reflected the policy set by Council earlier. -364- December 18, 1984 ' T'ne voce on Councilmember Rutstein's motion to adopt Ordinance No. 201, 1984 on First Reading was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Horak, Knezovich, Ohlson, Rutstein, and Stoner. Nays: None. THE MOTION CARRIED. A. Presentation to Tr Titter pickup prolec Citizen Participation )y Shutes and Life Scout Troo E82 for roadside Troy Shutes, Adrian Shutes, and Terry Anderson accepted the certificate of appreciation on behalf of Life Scout Troop N82. B. Presentation of 1984 Facility of Merit awards by Athletic Business magazine for Rolland Moore Community Park was made to Bill Loy of the Parks and Recreation Board and to H.R. Phillips, Parks and Recreation Director. C. Proclamation Naming December 18 as Ethiopian Famine Awareness Day was accepted by Micky Carlsson, CSU grad student, Ron Wemple, and Mark Carlson, Lesher student. Barbara Allison, 1212 Lynnwood Drive, spoke relative to the recently I implemented smoking ordinance and noted the Tobacco Institute had become involved in the issue at her request. Terry Foppe, 622 Whedbee, suggested Council adopt an ordinance placing a proposed Charter amendment on the March 5 ballot providing for the direct election of the Mayor. City Manager's Report City Manager Arnold spoke of the improvements being made in the area of parking enforcement and of the new logo called "General Parking". He noted the gutters on the downtown canopies appeared to be working very well and added on December 20, several intersections would be closed briefly to allow the installation of ribbon rail by the railroad. Councilmembers' Reports Councilmember Rutstein spoke on the reception given for the newly formed Task Force on Women. She noted 57 well -qualified persons had been inter- viewed prior to making the 15 appointments. December 18, 1984 ' Councilmember Elliott reported on the recent Poudre Fire Authority Board meeting. He noted the budget for the new operating year had been approved and that design for the new Station N6 had been discussed. Mayor Horak reported on the meetings held with Representatives Ron Strahle and Hank Brown and noted several Councilmembers had attended the Colorado Municipal League District II meeting in Greeley where Councilmember Elliott had been elected President. He reported on the 10th anniversary celebra- tion held at the Indoor Pool and on the SAINT Program volunteer recognit'.r., ceremony. Ordinances Submitting Proposed Charter Amendments to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins at the Next Regular City Election to be Held on March 5, 1985 Following is the staff's memorandum on this item: "The City Council has met previously to discuss various amendments to the Charter of the City of Fort Collins. The following ordinances address those issues in which Council expressed interest for Charter changes. Proposed Charter Amendment No. 7 has two options concerning residency requirements. Following is a brief summary of each ordinance proposing ' a Charter Amendment: A. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 203, 1984, Submitting a Proposed Charter Amendment to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins Concerning a Method of Electing Councilmembers from Districts. Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1 changes the method of electing Coun- cilmembers by districts so that such Councilmembers are elected only by the voters from within each district. The proposed language of the Charter would also require that a person elected to fill a Council district vacancy shall be nominated and elected by the voters of the district represented. The Charter amendment also would repeal provi- sions in the present City Charter concerning transitional matters which existed in April of 1973 when the Council was expanded from five to seven members. B. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 204, 1984, Submitting a Proposed Charter Amendment to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins Concerning the Salaries of Councilmembers. Proposed Charter Amendment No. 2 concerns the salaries of members of City Council. The proposed amendment would increase the salary of Councilmembers from $100 to $500 per month and the salary of the mayor would be increased from $125 to $750 per month. -366- December 18, 1984 ' C. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 205, 1984, Submitting a Proposed Charter Amendment to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins Concerning Ordinance Publication Dates and Publi- cation of Ordinances by Title. Proposed Charter Amendment No. 3 provides for a change in the number of days from five to seven for the publication of an ordinance after final passage. Also, it changes the time for the publication of an emergency ordinance from five to seven days after passage. These amendments are suggested so that newspaper publication deadlines can be met. Another amendment would permit publication by title of long and expen- sive to publish ordinances when the Council deems it appropriate to publish by title only. D. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 206, 1984, Submitting a Proposed Charter Amendment to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins Concerning a Change in the Date for the Completion of an Audit of the Books and Accounts of the City. Proposed Charter Amendment No. 4 changes the date of the independent annual audit, so that it is accomplished within five months after the end of each fiscal year rather than within three months. The Finance ' Director recommends approval of this change. E. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 207, 1984, Submitting a Proposed Charter Amendment to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins Concerning the Number of Signatures Required by Candidates for Nomination to the Office of City Councilmember. Proposed Charter Amendment No. 5 changes the number of signatures required on petitions for nomination to the office of City Council from 25 to 250 for each candidate. F. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 208, 1984, Submitting a Proposed Charter Amendment to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins Concerning Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Limitations. Proposed Charter Amendment No. 6 is a housekeeping matter concerning contribution limits. The Supreme Court has previously held that it is unconstitutional to limit the amount of money that a person or an entity may contribute in support of or in opposition to any issue. Also, the Court has ruled that it is unconstitutional to limit the amount of money that a candidate may expend in seeking an office. However, the Court has upheld provisions which set limits on campaign contributions to individuals seeking elected office. -367- ' December 18, 1984 Portions of Article XVII, Section 9 concerning contribution limits in support of or in opposition to an initiative or referendum are uncon- stitutional. Therefore, Section 9 of Article XVII should be repealed. It is suggested that the provisions concerning contribution limitations for candidates be placed in Article XVI, Section 13. Presently, the second numbered paragraph of Section 13, Article XVI provides that "the City Council may act by ordinance to establish limits on campaign expenditures for candidates for City offic n2w seC+i r •!, '. provide that the City of Fort Collins shall act by ordinance to estab- lish a ceiling limit on the amount that any person or entity may contribute in support of a candidate for City Council on the ballot at any City election. The provision is constitutional and previous City Councils have adopted campaign contribution limitations as set out in Section 9-15 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. The proposed Charter amendment would also repeal Section 2.2(f) which provides that each candidate in a runoff election is allowed to spend the maximum amount authorized by ordinance for campaign expenditures by Council candidates in a regular election. Because there is no limita- tion which may be placed upon campaign expenditures, this paragraph should be repealed as it also is unconstitutional. G. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 209, 1984, Submitting a Proposed Charter Amendment to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins Concerning Residency Requirements for the City Clerk and Directors of Departments. Proposed Charter Amendment No. 7 - Option A amends the Charter so that the City Clerk and Directors of Departments would no longer, while so employed, be required to be a resident of the City. Option B would establish the requirement that the Clerk, Directors of Departments and Chiefs of Divisions 11ould, whil.- so employed, be required t `.e resi- dents of the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area. The Charter is amended by including a definition of the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area to include that geographical area within and adjacent to the City identified by intergovernmental agreement between the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County as that area identified for annexation and urbanization by the City of Fort Collins, including the Urban Growth Area as it exists on March 5, 1985 together with any amendments or changes there- to." Councilmember Rutstein made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Ohlson, to adopt Ordinance No. 203, 1984 on First Reading. Terry Foppe, 622 Whedbee, suggested the words "City at large" be replaced by "City Council" in the last line of Section (b) on page one of Ordinance No. 203, 1984. 1 -368- December 18, 1984 City Attorney Huisjen agreed that the change should be made. Councilmembers Rutstein and Ohlson agreed to that friendly amendment to their motion. The vote on Councilmember Rutstein's motion to adopt Ordinance No. 203, 1984 as amended on First Reading was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Horak, Knezovich, Ohlson, Rutstein, and Stoner. Nays: None. THE MOTION CARRIED. i IIlei7lDef "Zickc iilade a ii1CL iCn, >eccnded 'by UiiiSon, tC adopt' Ordinance No. 204, 1984 on First Reading replacing the figures "$500 and $750" in Section 3 with the figures "$450 and $625". This would propose the salaries of the Council and Mayor be $450 and $625 respective- ly. Councilmember Clarke noted Councilmembers compensation had not been changed in a number of years and noted he felt Councilmembers should be reimbursed for their time involved in City business. He noted the amount of Council involvement had increased substantially over the last few years. He felt the original amounts proposed were slightly too high at this time. Barbara Allison, 1212 Lynnwood Drive, spoke in support of the proposed increase. She questioned the reason for the difference between the sala- ries of the Mayor and Councilmembers. Carol Giger, 425 North Whitcomb, supported the proposed increase. Bruce Lockhart, 2500 East Harmony Road, spoke of the $96,000 budget allot- ted to Council. He asked for a breakdown of that figure. Mayor Horak asked staff to provide that breakdown to Mr. Lockhart prior to Second Reading. Councilmember Elliott made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Horak, to amend the Ordinance to reflect a $300 annual salary for Councilmembers and a $400 annual salary .for the Mayor. Councilmember Stoner noted he would prefer $400 and $500 figures. Councilmember Knezovich stated he felt the $450 and $625 figures were reasonable and would allow persons who might not otherwise have been able to serve on Council to run for the office. He urged defeat of the amend- ment. 1 -369- December 18, 1984 The vote on Councilmember Elliott's amendment was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers Elliott and Horak. Nays: Councilmembers Clarke, Knezovich, Ohlson, and Stoner. THE MOTION FAILED. Councilmember Stoner noted he would not support the original motion since he felt there was too large a disparity between the salaries of Council - members and the Mayor ($450-$625). The vote on Councilmember Clarke's original motion to adopt Ordinance No. 204, 1984 on First Reading inserting the figures "$450 and $625" was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Horak, Knezovich, Ohlson, and Rutstein. Nays: Councilmember Stoner. THE MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Knezovich made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Ohlson, to adopt Ordinance No. 205, 1984 on First Reading. Barbara Allison, 1212 Lynnwood Drive, opposed the proposal noting she felt ordinances needed to be published in full and suggested they be printed in larger type. Bruce Lockhart, 2500 East Harmony Road, felt it was important that the entire text of the ordinance be published. He suggested some provision be made for lengthy ordinances such as bond issue ordinances. Mayor Horak suggested staff attempt to incorporate Mr. Lockhart's comments into the ordinance prior to Second Reading. Councilmember Knezovich felt the comments were the result of a strong newspaper lobby and felt the ordinance was correct as proposed. He added he felt times had changed since the original Charter provision was drafted and supported the proposed Charter amendment. The vote on Councilmember Knezovich's motion to adopt Ordinance No. 205, 1984 on First Reading was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Horak, Knezovich, Ohlson, Rutstein, and Stoner. Nays: None. THE MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Knezovich made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Rutstein, to adopt Ordinance No. 206, 1984 on First Reading. Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Horak, Knezovich, Ohlson, Rutstein, and Stoner. Nays: None. THE MOTION CARRIED. -370- December 18, ' Councilmember Clarke made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Knezovich, to adopt Ordinance No. 207, 1984 on First Reading and to amend the ordir-^ to delete in Section 3 omintion, the phr.>e "qualified electors" and replace it with "registered electors". Councilmember Clarke felt the change from 250 qualified to '250 registered would reduce the number of candidates to the point that the electorate would be able to make intelligent decisions based on individuals' stances on issues. He felt that people who sign petitions that require things to happen should at least be registered to vote which indicates a willingness to participate in the political process. City Attorney Huisj;_:n noted if this change were to be made, other sections of the Charter relating to the nomination process would be affected. He noted the recently adopted Constitutional amendment did not apply in this instance but would apply to the recall process. He stated the Charter should be amended in the future to reflect the Constitutional amendment. 3ruce Lockhart, 2500 East Harmony Road, opposed the number of signatures proposed. He cited the numbers required to run for the Senate and House of Representatives and noted time constraints would make the larger number difficult. Terry Foppe, 622 Whedbee, asked what numbers were used when setting the I district boundaries. Mayor Horak replied those boundaries were based on the numbers of regis- tered voters in each district. Ms. Foppe stated she would support the change to registered electors but questioned the 250 number. Councilmember Knezovich described the distinction between qualified and registered electors and urged the appropriate Charter changes be proposed. Councilmember Rutstein made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Elliott, to amend the ordinance to require 50 signatures instead of 250. Councilmember Rutstein spoke against the 250 signature requirement noting she felt Council had worked diligently to make Council more accessible. She felt 250 was unreasonable and urged support of her amendment. Councilmember Ohlson noted he did not favor the change from qualified to registered but noted the 50 signature requirement was more appealing. Barbara Allison, 1212 Lynnwood, stated she would like the requirement to remain as it currently stands. -371- u ' December 18, 1964 Councilmember Stoner noted he would not support either the motion or the amendment but was open to a compromise. Councilmember Clarke made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Stoner, amend the ordinance to require 100 signatures. Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Knezovich, and Stoner. Nays: Councilmembers Elliott, Horak, Ohlson, and Rutstein. THE MOTION FAILED. The vote on Councilmember Rutstein's motion to amend the ordinance to require 50 signatures was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Knezovich, and Stoner. Nays: Councilmembers Elliott, Horak, Ohlson, and Rutstein. THE MOTION FAILED. Councilmember Clarke noted he would like to amend his original motion to read "25 registered electors". Councilmember Knezovich noted he would accept the amendment as a friendly one. The vote on Councilmember Clarke's motion to adopt Ordinance No. 207, 1984 on First Reading with the "25 registered electors" requirement ,was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Knezovich, and Stoner. Nays: Councilmembers Horak, Ohlson, and Rutstein. THE MOTION CARRIED. City Attorney Huisjen noted that prior to Second Reading, staff would make the appropriate changes to Article XVI to reflect the registered elector requirement. Councilmember Elliott made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Rutstein, to adopt Ordinance No. 208, 1984 on First Reading. Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Horak, Knezovich, Ohlson, Rutstein, and Stoner. Nays: None. THE MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Elliott made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Rutstein, to adopt Ordinance No. 209, 1984 (Option "B") on First Reading. Councilmember Rutstein noted she preferred Option "B" and noted she did not feel people living in the UGA had allegiances to other cities and that they identified with Fort Collins. She felt Option "B" was a reasonable requirement for the City's employees. -372- December 18, 1984 ' Bruce Lockhart, 2500 East Harmony Road, felt there was no need for this change at this time. He noted the ballot was going to be cluttered in March. City Manager Arnold noted this was an original Charter provision and probably made sense at that time. The Poundstone amendment has made annexation more difficult for cities to control their boundaries as they might wish. He noted recent increases in mortgage interest rates have made it a hardship for persons to move into the City in order to be able to accept a promotion. He noted the UGA boundary made sense at this time. Councilmember Clarke noted this was a management problem for the City Manager and should be addressed. He stated residents of the UGA consider themselves residents of Fort Collins as much as those who live within the corporate limits. He felt the UGA was a viable boundary. Councilmember Knezovich felt Option "B" was flawed and suggested the UGA concept should not be written into the Charter. He noted the concept was subject to the whims of the three County Commissioners and might disappear. He objected to the "grandfather clause" with regard to residency require- ments for division heads. He urged adoption of Option "A". Councilmember Stoner noted the City Attorney had ruled that if the UGA was abolished, the residency boundary would remain as it existed when the UGA ' was abolished. He noted he would support Option "B". Mayor Horak noted he did not feel the UGA argument was a strong one. He felt living within the City gave policymakers a better understanding of the The vote on Councilmember Rutstein's motion to adopt Ordinance No. 209, 1984 (Option "B") on First Reading was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Rutstein, and Stoner. Nays: Councilmembers Horak, Knezovich, and Ohlson. THE MOTION CARRIED. Councilmember Knezovich made a motion,, seconded by Councilmember Ohlson, to draft an ordinance placing the following Charter amendment on the March 5 ballot: An ordinance providing for the direct at large election of the Mayor, for a four-year term beginning in 1987; at that same election two Councilmembers be elected from districts; the job of Mayor would encompass a 3/4 time commitment at a monthly salary of $2,500. Yeas: Councilmembers Knezovich and Ohlson. Nays: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Horak, Rutstein, and Stoner. THE MOTION FAILED. -373- I December 13, 1984 Councilmember Knezovich made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Clarke, `: draft an ordinance placing the following Charter amendment on the March 5 ballot: An ordinance amending the Charter to change the term "qualified electors" to "registered electors" as it pertains to the recall process, the initiative and referendum process, and any other election petitioning process now contained in the Charter. He noted there might be a need to modify the percentages now required. Yeas: CouncilmemDers Ciarze, ,\rrEz - vich, and Stoner. Nays: Councilmembers Elliott, Horak, Ohlson, and Rutstein. THE MOTION FAILED. Ordinance Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the FAUS Grant Fund, Adopted on Second Reading Following is the staff's memorandum on this item: "This ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 4. The City of Fort Collins received Federal and State approval in 1983 to use Federal Aid Urban Systems (FAUS) monies totaling $176,760 for the expansion of the computerized signal system. These grant funds ' were to be used for engineering, material procurement, and installa- tion of the system expansion. The City of Fort Collins has since received notification of an additional $352,772 available in FAUS funds which will be used to install new traffic signals over the next three years and for construction of railroad preemption and traffic signal modification work associated with the Mason/Howes one-way couplet project. Original Allocation (Ordinance 121, 1983) $176,760 Additional Allocation 352,772 $529,532" Councilmember Clarke made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Elliott, to adopt Ordinance No. 176, 1984 on Second Reading. Councilmember Clarke expressed his concerns with the computerized traffic signalization. He cited examples of where problems exist along College Avenue and noted something needed to be done to improve the situation. Traffic Engineer Rick Ensdorff explained the problems associated with the system and the solutions proposed for them. He stated the system was greatly improved and noted the problems associated with the loop imbedded in the roadway especially in this area of the country where frequent freeze/thaw cycles are experienced. 1 -374- December 18, 1_984 11 The vote on Councilmember Clarke's motion to adopt Ordinance No. 176, 1984 on Second Reading was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Horak, Knezovich, Ohlson, Rutstein, and Stoner. Nays: None. THE MOTION CARRIED. Because of the lateness of the hour, Council postponed the consideration of the three ordinances relating to the compensation of the City Manager, City at.tM1'1-;,inp1 :ludt0 t.hP next rariularly scheduled meetln0 on January 15, 1985. An Executive Session to rurther discuss the perform- ance and compensation of these three individuals will be held at 6:00 p.m. on January 8, 1985. Adjournment Councilmember Clarke made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Elliott, to adjourn the meeting to 6:00 p.m. on January 8, 1985. Yeas: Councilmembers Clarke, Elliott, Horak, Knezovich, Ohlson, Rutstein, and Stoner. Nays: None. the meeting adjourned at 11:50 p.m. ATTEST: 7li�unt�u�%_ City Clerk Mayor -375-