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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES-12/30/1971-Adjourned190 _December 30,,- 1971 'MINUTES OF MEETING 3' December 30, 1971 The City Council of the City of Fort Collins met to continue the recessed meeting of December 23, 1971, on December 30, 1971, at 1:30 P.M. Pres^nt: Councilmen C:nrson, t,opez, Peterson and Fead. Absent: Councilwoman Preble. Also Present: Tom Coffey, City Manager Arthur E. March, City Attorney Roy Bingman, City Engineer. Mayor Carson presided AGENDA ITEM 1 RESOLUTION 71-100 OF THE .COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS DESIGNATING CERTAIN PROPERTY OWNED BY THE CITY AS A LANDMARK DISTRICT WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins is the owner of certain real prop- erty situate in the County of Lar'imor. Stiate of Culurr,du, which i:; more partic- ularly described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto; and WHEREAS, said property was the site of the original Water Works Plant for the City of Fort Collins, said Water Works System having been constructed in 1882, and being still located on said site; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins Historic Landmark Preservation Com- mission has recommended to the City Council that such site be designated as a Landmark District, in accordance with the provisions of Section 19-66 through 19-76 of the Code of Ordinances of.the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 1958, as amended; and WHEREAS, the City Council has considered such request and is in agree- ment that such site should be designated as a Landmark District. NOW, THEREFORE, BE.IT RESOLVED BY.THE COUNCIL OF THE. CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the property described on the attached Exhibit "A", together with all improvements located thereon, which property is owned by the City of Fort Collins, be and the same hereby is designated as a Landmark District; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the procedures set forth on Section 19-71 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 1958, as amended, shall be applicable to such site and improvements and shall be followed before any changes or alterations are made on said lands. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this °%n day of << L A. D. 1971. ATTEST: City clan 121 J Mrs. Thomas Bennett, a member of the Landmark Preservation Commission, was present and spoke regarding this building, saying that it was a national trend to preserve old water works, that she had no special ideas on what to do with this building except perhaps a museum or restaurant, but it is one of the charming buildings of the area. Mayor Carson suggested the City make a park out of the site. The City Manager said that the City has more land than it can afford to develop in parks, but the idea was a possibility for the future. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Fead, that the resolution be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM II ENDORSEMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH BARTRAN HOMES. INC. It was stated that two years ago Bartran Homes, Inc., gave land just east of Avery Park in the amount of $15,000 for park land and he has been given credit until that is used up. Because of street improvements, this endorsement to the City's contract is a credit of $3,484.50. Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that this agreement be approved and authorize the City Manager to execute his signature to this. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM III RESOLUTION --REPAY AGREEMENT WITH HUSKINS $ CO. 71-101 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING AN AGREEMENT TO BE ENTERED INTO WITH 14ORSETOOTH ASSOCIATES, LTD. WHEREAS, heretofore by Ordinance No. 57, 1971, an agreement with the Fort Collins -Loveland Water District was approved and authorized, the purpose of which agreement was to enable the City to furnish water service to certain lands situate within the N'z of Section 33, Township 7 J North, Range 69 West of the 6th P. M., in Larimer County, Colorado; and WHEREAS, Horsetooth Associates, Ltd., is the developer of said lands and has made application for water service from the City; and WHEREAS, as a condition of such service, the said Horsetooth Associates, Ltd., has agreed to contribute to.the City the sum of Twenty- five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($25,000.00) to represent such developer's share of the contribution made by the City to.the Fort Collins -Loveland Water District for the purpose of improving the District's system in accordance with the terms of the agreement between said District and the City; and WHEREAS, an agreement has been prepared between the City and said Horsetooth Associates, Ltd., providing for a tap from the City for said lands and the payment of such amount to the City, which agreement has been approved by the City.Manager and the City Attorney. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the terms and conditions of said agreement be and the same hereby are accepted and approved; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk be and they hereby are authorized and directed to execute said agreement for and on behalf of the City of Fort Collins. Passed and adopted at an adjourned meeting of the City Council held this 30th day of December, A. D. 1971. 122 /s/ Karl E. Carson Mayor ATTEST: /s/ John Bartel City Clerk December30_. 1971 Motion was -made by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that this resolution be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM IV APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE Northern DIVISION POWER ASSOCIATION,. INC. The Council approved funds to help contest a lawsuit by the Friends of the Earth Society again the federal government involving Utah's Rainbow Bridge manument. $339.50 is part of an action by the Council to join the Northern Division Power Association, Inc. to assist the federal government in defense of the suit. Rainbow Bridge is a natural bridge carved out of sandstone and the Friends of the Earth Society contends that Lake Powell would destroy the bridge if allowed to reach an elevation of 31700 feet above sea level and the society is attempting to limit the water height to 3,600 feet. It was the consensus of opinion that the loss of water and electrical power that would result from the limiting the water level of Lake Powell warrants defense of the suit. By reducing the amount of water that would reach Colorado by 570,000 acre feet, the water might have to come from sources which Fort Collins presently uses, thereby reducing the water available to the City. Mayor Carson said Water is of unquestionable`value to the state and City and is something that has to be defended. Stan Case, Director of Utilities, was present, stating that U.S. Geologic Survey shows that the maximum height of water at 3,700 feet above sea level would be 21 feet below the lowest point of the bridge. The study also showed that the sandstone bed under the bridge is already saturated with water and probably would not be weakened by the reservoir water. He said that since almost half the capacity of the dam is in the 100 feet difference between the 3,600 and 3,700 foot water level, that the loss of water to Colorado would be 570,000 acre feet, that Colorado's power supply would be reduced about 15%. Fie said that even more disastrous would be the loss of an estimated 1,100,000 acre feet of water to the Upper Basin States, which would mean an indirect loss to the City of Fort Collins.. tie said that all views would bepresented in court, that Congress refused money to build /coffer dam to protect the bridge and divert storm run off. After discussion, motion was made by Council- man Fead, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that funds for this lawsuit be approved. Upon a rail call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM V BIDS - RADIO EQUIPMENT RCA base bid $28,096.SS 170' vs. 100, tower 2,700.00 $30,796.55 Motorola base bid $24,312.00 tower 4,92S.00 emergency power 462.00 CLEER backup 1,400.00 $31,099.00 difference _ 302.45 Base station Mobile Sets Motorcycle Sets Portable Sets RCA 20 W 20 }y 20 W Motorola 90W 2SW 8W 1.0W COMMUNICATION MEMORANDUM TO: Tom Coffey, City Manager FROM: James French SUBJECT: Evaluation of Radio Equipment Bids Upon evaluation of the three (3) bids received and giving consideration to how they would perform as the system you have proposed, I have made the following comparisons: 1. The GE bid was not complete as a detailed description was not included and no treatment was given to the head end antenna/tower system. These would be required to properly give consideration to this bid. Decemb.er_30:,=1793 2. The RCA bid seems very complete per the proposal letter - this system contains a back-up base station and includes emergency power package. This sytem would require alternate #2 for use of an antenna/tower system at the City Hall location. Both the base station and the back-up unit would be rated at 20 watts power. These would operate into an antenna located on a 100 foot self supporting tower. All mobile units would be 20 watt units also, (including two (2) motorcycle units). The portable units would be ont (1) watt each. 3. The Motorola bid suggests an antenna and tower at the City Hall location. This tower would be 170 feet high, self supporting. The base station would be a 90 watt unit, the mobile cars,- 25 watt units, the two motorcycle units - 8 watt, and the portable units - 1 watt. This system had as options: a. Emergency power system. b. Back-up base station. In comparing costs of these two (2) valid bids; RCA - With Alternate #2 . . . . . . . . . $28,096.55 Motorola - With back-up base station and emergency power with 170' tower $29,699.00 I would say that, although the RCA bid is slightly less costly, I feel that the Motorola bid is vastly superior in immediate and long range radio needs for the police department. I will list my reasons for this opinion as follows: 1. The 170 foot antenna will permit longer distance transmitting and reception, as at these frequencies the signals travel virtually at line of sight. 2. The 170 foot antenna would be above even the existing high rise buildings that would more seriously impair the RCA proposed 100' antenna. 3. The repeater is rated at 90 watts. This would provide more reliable, consistent communications over greater distances than the 20 watt RCA unit proposed. 4. The 8 watt motorcycle units would not present a problem in the Motorola system. The distances required for these units would not be as great as needed for the mobile units. 5. The cost difference between the 100' and the 170' antennas is approximately $2,000.00, as sold. I believe the 170' tower to be necessary to the type of communications you need. The $1600.00 difference between the RCA and the Motorola bids is small for the added quality of the system. , It is my professional opinion that the Motorola proposal should be given serious consideration because of its design and should include the emergency power and back-up options. These are needed to provide as near 100% reliability as possible for a growing city. /s/ James French A bid by General Electric was not considered because it did not fulfill specifications required by the City, and a bid by Radio Corporation of America was also turned down in favor of the higher Motorola Bid. The Council followed a recommendation by James French of CSU, who drew up the specifications for the bid and evaluated them at the City's request without remuneration. The City Manager said the system is capable of expansion as Fort Collins grows. A 170 foot tower will be installed next to the municipal building as part of t1b system. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that Motorola be awarded t';e bid of $31,099.00. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM VI RADIO CONSOLE $ RECORDING EQUIPMENT 124 December_30, 1971 The City Manager said he had called on Pioneer Electronics and they estimated a cost of $17,257.00, and that $23,000.00 was included in the budget for this. This equipment will record all calls on 482-2112 and all police radio calls, this includes 48-8 track, 24 hour tapes. Greeley can monitor us and we them; at a cost of $651.00, the City will have two mobile receivers on CLEER ( Colorado Law Emergency Equipment Radio) so as to hear both cities. He said that the total cost would be $49,397.50, that the City would pay $19,397.50 and the balance would be from the Federal Grant, and would be completely installed and guaranteed for one year. Mr. Bob Bonham from Motorola was present at the Council meeting After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Fead, that this be approved. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that the Council adjourn. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council vote41n affirmative and the Council adjourned. City Cle