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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES-10/10/1968-Regular182 October 10, 1968 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Held Thursday, October 10, 1968. Present: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. City Manager Coffey, City Attorney March and Director of Public Works Liquin. Motion was made by Councilman Kissock, seconded by Councilman Kruchten, that the reading of the rdnutes of the last regular meeting held October 3, 1968, be dispensed with. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruct and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. Myron Braden, representing the Budget Study Committee, made his report to the City Council. The contents of said report will be placed on file in the 1969 budget file. In this report the study committee recommended that the committee be appointed as a stand- ing committee and be in touch with the full procedure of the budget during the progress of preparing same. The members of the Council all spoke favorable to such a standing committee. Mayor Carson advised those present that he had been requested to issue a pro- clamation designating October 12, 1968, as Forget Me Not Day in connection to the activities of Disabled Veterans, and that he had issued such a proclamation. The following resolution was presented and read at length: \q" RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS GIVING PUBLIC NOTICE CONCERNING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE CHANGING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 1958, AS AMENDED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, a written petition has been presented to the City Council requesting thai the zoning classification for the property more particularly described in the "Notice of Put lic Hearing" attached hereto be changed from R-M, Medium Density Residential District to R-P, Planning Residential District, and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Board has made a study of said rezoning request and has held a hearing and made a report and recommendation thereon, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 19-21 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 1958, as amended, and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to hold a public hearing on said rezoning request as required by Section 19-21.1 (2) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 1958, as amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that November 7, 1968, at 1:30 P.M., or as soon thereafter -as the matter may come on for hearing: in the Council Chambers in the City Hall of the City of Fort Collins is hereby set as the time and place for a public hearing on said rezoning request; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby instructed to publish a notice of said hearing as provided in Section 19-21.1 (2) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 1958, as amended, in the form attached hereto.' Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this loth day of October, A. D. 1968. Karl E. Carson Mayor (ATTEST: /s/ Miles F. House City Clerk Motion was made by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Kissock, that this resolution be adopted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. At the request of the City Council, the City Attorney prepared a resolution Ilauthorizing the construction of a 18-hole golf course and method of financing same. The following resolution was presented and read at length: iten, 18 October 10, 1968 12' RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AUTHORIZING THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ➢,8 HOLE GOLF COURSE AND REQUIRING THE REPAYMENT OF THE COST THEREOF TO THE GENERAL FUND WHEREAS, a well-rounded recreational program for the residents of the City of Fort Collins requires the addition of an 18 hold golf course to the recreationfacilities of the City; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins has previously purchased land to be used for such purpose and for the additional purpose of providing an additional community park for the City of Fort Collins; and WHEREAS, it is estimated that it will require a sum in the amount of Two Hundre Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($250,000.00) to install such golf course; and WHEREAS, funds are available for suit purpose in the water capital improvement fund arising from interest received by the City by investment of the bond proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by Ordinance No. 16, 1965, which said interest proceeds have not been previously committed, and which said proceeds are not required to complete the water construction project for which said bonds were issued; and WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the members of the City Council that it will be for the best interests of the City of Fort Collins to construct an 18 hole golf course on the lands acquired by the City for such purpose; and WHEREAS, it is the further opinion of said members that a portion of the fee charged for use of the new golf Facilities be returned to the general fund of the City of Fort Collins until the cost of said golf course, together withinterest thereon as herein set forth:, has been repaid to the general fund. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that' thesum of $250.000.00 being interest earnings on bond proceeds, be transferred from the water capital improvement fund to the general fund of the City of Fort Collins and be appropriated in the 1969 budget for the purpose of constructing a new 18 hole. golf course; and �e BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that when said golf course has been constructed and is put in use by the public that reasonable fees be established for such use and that a por- tion of said fees as may be determined reasonable by the City Council from time to time be returned to the City of Fort Collins to be deposited in the general fund until the cost of construction of said golf course and interest thereon as hereinafter specified have been paid in full; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the interest to be paid shall be determined when full payment of the cost of construction of said golf course has been made, and such inter- est repayment shall be simple interest at four per cent (4%) per annum and shall be comput- ed for the period of time the money was used. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this loth day of October, A. D. 1968. E. Carson ayor ATTEST: /s/ Miles F. House City Clerk There was some discussion from Mr. G. H. Palmes, representing the Woodward Governors Companies tax committee -:; regarding this aurhorization and the., expenditure for it, and onWeor, two in the audience questioned the matter of constructing same. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Kissock, seconded by Councilman Troxell, that this resolution be adopted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. ;"The next item on the agenda to be discussed was the public hearing on the_1969 budget. The advisory report had been offered previously and the meeting was thrown upon to citizens in the audience who wished to make any comments on the budget. One or two questions were asked the administration and were answered. The Mayor asked if any members of the Council had anything to offer before the resolution for adoption of the budget was presented. Councilman Kruchten stated that there were no arrangements made in the present budget foriincrease in the 'salary for the Municipal Judge' -,and that he felt that the salary should be raised $100.00 per month. After some discussion between members of the Council, motion was made by Councilman Kruchten, seconded by Councilman Troxell, that the October 10, 1968 budget of the Municipal Court be amended to show a salary of $100.00 a mon th increase in the salary of the Municipal Judge and his Assistant proportionately. Roll was called resulting asfollows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes; None. The President declared the motion adopted. Councilman Bennett brought up the matter of the number of patrolman asked by Chief Smith and said that he felt that an additional officer should be hired before the above allowed. He 'explained that this officer would probably be a patrolman and that one of the patrolman be advanced to Juvenile officer as that is one of the weak places in the personnel of the Police department. Chief Smith also requested additional funds for the necessary uniforms, etc., for a juvenile officer and an amount for helmets for his auxiliary police. The total amount asked for this increase would be $6,700.00 in the budget of the Police Department. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Kissock, that an additional officer be hired over and above the previous approval with the necessary uniforms, etc., to outfit this officer and the appropriation be increased to allow the purchase of helmets for the auxiliary police, in the amount of $6,700.00. Roll was call called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissoc4, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared th motion adopted. The following resolution was presented and read at length: RESOLUTION 6 IC OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS ADOPTING A BUDGET OF THE ESTIMATED AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO PAY THE EXPENSES OF COND'JTING THE BUSINESS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1969, AND FIXING THE MILL LEVY FOR SAID YEAR PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE V OF THE CITY CHARTER. WHERE, the City Manager has heretofore prior to the first Monday in October 1968, submitted to the Council a proposed budget for the next ensuing budget year with an explan- atory message pursuant to the provisions of Section 2, Article V of the City Charter, and WHEREAS, the Council thereafter within 10 days after the filing of said budget estimates set October 10, 1968, as the date for a public hearing thereon and caused notice of such public hearing to be given by publication pursuant to Section 3, Article V of the City Charter, and WHEREAS, a public hearing on the proposed budget was held on October 10, 1968, pursuant to said public notice, and WHEREAS, Section 4, Article V of the City Charter provides that the Council shall adopt the budget for the ensuing fiscal year and shall fix the tax levy after said public hearing and before the last day of October of each year. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, that the following budget prepared in detail by the said City Manager in compliance with the pro- visions of Section 2, Article V of the City Charter for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1969, be and the same is hereby adopted as a basis for the annual appropriations ordinance for the fiscal year ending December 31, 1969, as follows: DISBURSEMENTS BY APPROPRIATIONS City Council $ 5,675.00 CityManager........................................................... 45,619.00 Finance Utility Billing........................................................ 116,881.00 148,317.00 CityAttorney.......................................................... 22,700.00 Planning & Zoning ...................................................... 32,229,90 MunicipalCourt ........................................................ 21,569.00 Insurance and Retirement ............................................... 94,350.00 Police................................................................. 398,773.00 Fire................................................................... 333,855.00 Health and Sanitation .................................................. 10,785.00 Sanitary Land Fill ..................................................... 36,o68.90 Public Works Administration ............................................ 85,654.00 Building Inspection .......................... .......... 53,063.00 Streets and Alleys ...................................................... 187.035.00 Buildings and Grounds .................................................. 43,831.00 Traffic and Street Lights .............................................. 130,342.00 Parks.................................................................. 86,731.00 Reareation............................................................. 73,187.00 Museum................................................................. 4,;280.00 Swimming Pool.......................................................... 16,092.00 Grandview Cemetery ..................................................... 43,354.00 Roselawn Cemetery...................................................... 5,739.00 Library .... 105,713.00 Transfer to Local Improvement ........................................... 7,456.32 Transfer to Fort Collins-Ioieland Airport Operating Fund ................ 10,000.00 $ 2,119,298.32 Less Interfund Transfers ............................................... l 8 317.90 $ 1,970,9 1.32 185 October 10, 1968 General Capital Improvement Fund ..................................... $ 527,726.00 Water Fund-......... LessInterfund Transfers ......................................... $ Water Capital Improvement Fund ....................................... $ Less Interfund Transfers ........................................ $ Water Bond Payment Fund ............................................. $ SewerFund .................................. ....................... $ Less Interfund Trnsfers......................................... Sewer Capital Improvement Fund ..................................... Sewer Bond Payment Fund ............................................. Equipment Fund ...................................................... Warehouse Fund .................. Light and Power Fund-.......... Less Interfund Transfers ........................................ Light and Power Capital Improvement Fund ........................... Light and Power Depreciation Fund ................................... Less Interfund Transfers ........................................ 0 645--493,00 252:795.00 392.698.00 622,;150.00 250.000.00 372,150.00 252,795.00 407,556.000 169,092.00 238,464.00 $ 199,400.00 $ 169,092.00 $ 201,016.00 $ 69,667.00 $ 2,768.646.00 828,460.50 $ 1,940,185.50 $ 737,600.00 $ 1go,Coo.00 100,000.00 $ -a- Grand Total ................................. i. ... .............. 7,071,774.82 BE ]T FURTHER RESOLVED THAT that Mill levy rate for taxation upon all the taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Fort Collins for the fiscal year end- ing December 31, 1968, shall be 10.00 mills, which levy represents the amountof taxes for City purposes necessary to provide for payment during the ensuing budget year of all properl authorized demands against the City. Said mill levy shall be distributed as follows: Local Improvement Districts - City Share .................... .136 Mills General Expense ............................................. 9.864 Mills 3EING A TOTAL OF .10.00 Mills, which levy as so distributed shallbe certified to the County kssessor and the Board of County Commissioners of Larimer County, Colorado, by the Director Df Finance as provided by law. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort llins held this loth day of October, A. D. 1968. /s/ Karl E. Carson Mayor TTEST : Miles F. House Motion was made by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Kissock, that this solution be adopted. Roll was called resulting asfollows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, , Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the tion adopted. The following ordinance was presented on first reading: »'ORDINANCE NO. 49, 1968 RING "THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIOO RDINANCE" RELATING TO THE ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE ISCAL SEAR BEGINNING JANUARY'l, 1969, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1969, AND FIXING TIE MILL LEVY OR SAID FISCAL YEAR. Motion was made by Councilman Kruchten, seconded by Councilman Kissock, that rdinance No. 49, 1968, be considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this Oth day of October, A. D. 1968, and to be presented for final passage on the 24th day of ctober, A. D. 1968. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, roxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the tion adopted. 186 October 10, 1968 ,A'oThe City Attorney reported .that he had gone over the rough draft of the by-laws as prepared by the Landmark Preservation Commission; and advised the Council of amending Section 10. Motion was made by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Kissoc4, that the Council approve the draft, as amended, and the Land Mark Preservation Commission be so notified of the approval of the change made. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen :Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None.. The President declared the motion adopted. The Mayor advised the Council that was appointing Councilmen Kruchten and Troxell to serve on the committee to meet with the Senior Citizens Committee as requested by said committee on the report of October 3, 1968. The Mayor also advised the Council that Robert Bacon was appointed as United Day chairman for this year. Motion was made by Councilman Kissock, seconded by Councilman Bennett, that the Council adjourn. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None motion adopted and the Council adjourned. r ATTEST: y ule The President declared the