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April 23, 1975
COUNCIL OF.THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
Council -Manager Form of Government
Adjourned Meeting - 7:30 P.M.
An Adjourned Meeting of the Fort Collins City Council was held in Poudre
R-.1 Administration Building, 2407 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado,
on Tuesday, April 23, 1975, at 7:10 P.M. Mayor Russell called the meeting
to. order. There were present: Council members Bloom, Bowling, Gray,
Reeves, Russell and Wilkinson.
Absent: Councilman Suinn.
Staff members present: Brunton, DiTullio, Bingman, Holmes, Kaplan and Lewis.
Also: City Attorney March.
Mayor Russell again reviewed the procedures, those of last night. Mr.
Mike Powels, Traffic Engineer from Barton-Aschmann, reviewed the six
bypass alternatives; three for Remington and three for Mathews Street.
Mayor Russell read three communications into the record as follows:
(1) a letter of January 14,,1975 from the Downtown Merchants Association
in support of the Remington Street bypass as outlined by Barton-Aschmann,
(2) a letter of April 23, 1975 from the Downtown 1vierchants, again support-
ing the Remington Street bypass and urging that a decision be made in
order to proceed to "the important point of how the total program is
going to be financed", and (3) a letter of April 23, 1975 from Jessie
Tompkin, suggesting a "more creative approach to revitalizing the downtown
area and reject the bypass as our first priority."
Mayor Russell then requested that those speaking identify themselves by
name and business which was accomplished as follows:
1. .Gary Hixon, Landmark Preservation Commission - opposed to the Remington
Street bypass.
2. Joe R.Borghi, T J's, 142 Linden Street - opposed to the Remington Street
bypass. Also, Mr.Borghi inquired into relocation of businesses dis-
placed by this bypass.
3. Martha Trimble - if a route had been decided.
4. Leland Millea inquired into relocation of businesses.
5. Robert Makin inquired into alternatives.
6. Wayne Taylor inquired if a bypass was inevitable.
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7. Jerry Soukup, of Soukup's Apparel for men, spoke in favor of the
Remington/Magnolia plan. '
8. Dr. Karl Carson, former Mayor, spoke to past Highway Department action,
specifically, parking.
9. Wayne Baltz, 718 West Olive, inquired into the necessity of improving
traffic flow.
10. Vic Hunsberger, Hunsberger's Book Store, spoke to the. traffic flow.
11. Al Anderson, of the First National Bank, inquired into the alternatives.
12. Luther Hickman, Hickman's for Men, Inc. spoke in favor of the R-1
proposal.
13. Mrs. Churchill, owner in the Howard Block, spoke in favor of the
R-1 proposal.
Following further discussion, members of the Council spoke to their views
as follows:
Councilman Bloom stated, although he was an owner of property on Mathews
Street, after, hearing the input from the Charette session, he favored the
R-1 route. (Magnolia to Remington)
Councilwoman Gray stated the downtown area was more than retail area and '
felt the R-1 route was one everybody could live with.
Councilman Bowling stated he was among thoselooking for solutions to the
College Avenue problem for 15 years; upon examining all of the alternatives,.
he felt the R-1 route the most viable for the entire City and this would
be his vote.
Councilman Wilkinson stated he still saw merit to the Mathews street
bypass route., adding that there were other than cost benefits to be
derived from M-I, M-2 and M-3 routes; however, in order to get the project
moving, he would also vote for the R-1 route.
Mayor Russell stated that as a property owner on Remington Street, he would
take no part in the vote due to a. conflict of interest.
Councilwoman Reeves stated she had said little but listened to the citizen
input, but since she was investing a limited amount in Sheraton Inn, she
would also not vote on the issue.
Councilwoman Gray made a motion, seconded by Councilman R'ilkinson, that
Council adopt the R-1 plan (Magnolia to Remington) as the bypass route.
Mayor Russell requested that Assista-it Mayor Bowling chair the meeting at '
this time. Mayor Russell and Councilwoman Reeves left the.room.
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Assistant Mayor Bowling put the motion with the following vote.
Yeas: Council members Bloom. Bowling, Gray and Wilkinson. Nays
(Mayor Russell and Councilwoman Reeves out of room)
Assistant Mayor Bowling then.declared a 10 minute recess.
None.
Upon reconvenina. the meeting, Mayor Russell requested that City Attorney March
give a brief over view on how this project would now proceed.
City Attorney March stated, that it appears that the City cannot look to
federal funding or help from the Highway Department to do the improvements,
this will have to be done by special assessment districts.
City Manager Brunton and Mike Keefe of the Staff, spoke briefly to possible
methods of financing and outlines for areas to be assessed. It was
determined that a full report would be made to the Council on the alternate
methods of financing at the April 29, 1975 work session.
Adjournment
Councilman Wilkinson made a motion, seconded by Councilman Bowling, to
adjourn the meeting. Yeas: Council members Bloom, Bowling, Gray,
Reeves, Russell and Wilkinson. Nays: None.
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