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1116. CONSENT CALENDAR II
The Consent Calendar consists of Item Numbers 7 through 28. 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 to be "pulled" off the Consent
Calendar and considered separately. Agenda items pulled from the Consent
Calendar will be considered separately under Agenda Item #34, Pulled Consent
Items. The Consent Calendar consists of:
1) Ordinances on First Reading that are routine;
2) Ordinances on Second Reading that are routine;
3) Those of no perceived controversy;
4) Routine Administrative actions.
CONSENT CALENDAR
7. Consideration and g2proval of the Council Meeting minutes of October 17, 2000.
8. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 140, 2000, Designating the Howard Carriage House, 131
North Loomis Avenue, as a Historic Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code
The owner of the property, John Loudon, initiated this request for Fort Collins Landmark
designation for the Howard Carriage House. This building has great architectural
significance to Fort Collins, as an unusual and locally rare example of a pressed concrete
carriage house. The building was the carriage house for the locally landmarked Howard
House, at 145 North Loomis, and contributes to the historical and architectural significance
of the Howard House. Ordinance No. 40, 2000, was unanimously adopted on First Reading
on October 17, 2000.
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 141, 2000, Desi nating the Henry Jessup/Cal Johnson
Farm Buildings, 2902 Rigden Parkway, as a Historic Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of
the City Code.
The owner of the property, Rigden Farm, LLC, initiated this request for Fort Collins
Landmark designation for the Henry Jessup/Cal Johnson Farm Buildings. The buildings and
structures are architecturally significant as examples of ac.I920s Craftsman style agricultural
farmhouse, with associated farm structures. Ordinance No. 141, 2000, was unanimously
adopted on First Reading on October 17, 2000.
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10. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 142, 2000, Desi nating the Edwin and Ella Wolf House
and Garage. 120 Pearl Street. as a Historic Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City
Code.
The owners of the property, Joe and Virginia McConathy, initiated this request for Fort
Collins Landmark designation for the Edwin and Ella Wolf House and Garage. This building
has architectural significance to Fort Collins, as a good example of the Craftsman bungalow
style of architecture in Fort Collins. Dating to the period of significance, the garage shares
many of the same stylistic elements as the house, and contributes to the architectural
importance of the property. Ordinance No. 142, 2000, was unanimously adopted on First
Reading on October 17, 2000.
11. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 143, 2000, Authorizing the Conveyance of a Non -
Exclusive Utility Easement at the Timberline Substation Site to OWest Corporation.
Ordinance No. 143, 2000, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 17,
2000, grants QWest a utility easement on the east side of the Timberline Substation site.
QWest is improving its service in the area by abandoning the old cable and replacing it with
fiber. This easement is four feet in width and runs the length of the property, or 775 feet.
The location of this easement is in the grassy area east of the fence and trees on the
Substation site.
12. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 144, 2000, Authorizing the Purchasing Agent to Enter into
an Extension of the Golf Professional/Concessionaire Agreement for City Park Nine Golf
Course.
The existing agreement with City Park Nine Golf Course Golf Professional/Concessionaire
Dale Smigelsky expires on December 31, 2000. This four-year agreement was entered into
on February 20, 1997, after being awarded through request for proposals # P-606. As per
Section 7.5 of the agreement (and noted in the RFP document), "This agreement may be
extended beyond the original four year term if performance is satisfactory, and subject to
City Council approval and negotiation of a mutually acceptable extension agreement."
Performance has been very satisfactory and staff has negotiated a mutually acceptable
extension. Ordinance No. 144, 2000, was unanimously adopted on First Reading on October
17, 2000.
13. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 146, 2000, Amending Sections 2-636 and 2-638 of the
City Code Pertaining to Financial Disclosure Statements.
The provisions of Sections 2-636 and 2-638 of the City Code currently require a candidate
for City Council to file a financial disclosure within 10 days of accepting nomination,
another full disclosure statement 30 days after the election, and another disclosure statement
or disclosure statement update before June 1. The last two filings are approximately one
month apart. This Ordinance, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on October
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17, 2000, amends Sections 2-636 and 2-638 of the City Code to eliminate the double filing
after an election by requiring annual filings to begin the year after the year in which election
or appointment occurs. In addition, the Ordinance requires only one full disclosure
statement, with updates thereafter.
14. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 147, 2000, Amendin¢ Section 7-117 of the City Code
Pertaining to the Nomination of Candidates for a Recall Election.
Ordinance No. 147, 2000, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 17,
2000, amends Section 77117 of the City Code to require that candidates in a recall election
file nomination petitions no later that 40 days prior to the date of the recall election.
15. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 149, 2000, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the
Community Parkland Capital Improvement Expansion Fund for the New Skate Park at Edora
Park.
The Parks and Recreation staff have been working with the youth of Fort Collins for over a
year to develop a skate park. Earlier this year Council approved a $50,000 Great Outdoor
Colorado grant for this project and also included the skate park as one of the projects in the
Building Community Choices-Poudre School District package. The skate park will be
located in Edora Park, south of the ballfields. Ordinance No. 149, 2000, was unanimously
adopted on First Reading on October 17, 2000, and appropriates prior year reserves (from
fees for community parkland) to be used in the Capital Expansion Fund, with existing
appropriations to construct a skate park at Edora Park.
16. Second Readiniz of Ordinance No. 150, 2000, Adopting and Determining the Effective Date
of the District -Precinct Map for the 2001 Regular Municipal Election.
Ordinance No. 150, 2000, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 17,
2000, adopts the District -Precinct Map for the 2001 regular municipal election for the
purposes of (1) determining the eligibility for District Council offices for the April 3, 2001
election; (2) determining eligibility for any interim appointments to fill any District Council
vacancies which may occur after November 17, 2000; and (3) determining residency for
voting in any special municipal election conducted after November 17, 2000, except for any
special municipal election held in conjunction with a Latimer County Consolidated or
General Election.
17. First Reading of Ordinance No 159 2000 Appropriating Unanticipated Federal Grant
Revenue in the General Fund for the Forums and Fiestas Multicultural Outreach Project.
This Ordinance appropriates $6,000 of federal government grant money provided under the
Library Services and Technology Act for the City's Library Forums and Fiestas Multicultural
Outreach project.
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18. First Reading of Ordinance No. 160, 2000, Authorizing the Purchasing Agent to Enter into
an Agreement for the Financing by Lease -Purchase of Vehicles and Equipment.
This Ordinance will authorize the Purchasing Agent to enter into a lease -purchase financing
agreement with Safeco Credit Company at an interest rate of 5.95%. The agreement shall
be for an original term from the execution date of the agreements to the end of the current
fiscal year. The agreement shall provide for renewable one-year terms thereafter, to a total
term of five (5) years, subject to annual appropriation of funds needed for lease payments.
The total lease terms, including the original and all renewal terms, will not exceed the useful
life of the property. This lease -purchase financing is consistent with the financial policies
of the City of Fort Collins.
19. First Reading of Ordinance No. 161. 2000, Authorizing a Mail Ballot Election for the April
3. 2001 Regular Municipal Election.
This Ordinance authorizes the April 3, 2001 regular municipal election to be conducted by
mail ballot, adopts the Mail Ballot Election Act of the Uniform Election Code governing
mail ballot elections, authorizes the City Clerk to submit a mail ballot plan to the Secretary
of State, and establishes the polling place for in -person voting for the April election.
20. First Reading of Ordinance No. 162, 2000, Establishing Local Election Campaign
Provisions.
This Ordinance establishes local provisions regulating election campaigns, which supersede
the provisions of the Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) contained in Article 45 of Title
1 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, with the exception of Section 1-45-117 pertaining to
limitations on contributions by state and political subdivisions. Inasmuch as practical, the
local provisions very closely follow the provisions of the FCPA. The drafting of local
provisions resulted from discussions with Council in September regarding discrepancies
between disclosure report filing dates contained in the FCPA and a filing date provision in
the City Code. The enactment of local provisions will embody regulations pertaining to
election campaigns in a single set of laws, thereby eliminating confusion caused by the need
to be familiar with the requirements of both the FCPA and the City Code.
21. First Reading of Ordinance No. 163, 2000, Authorizing the Lease of the Building on the
City's "Pickle Plant" Property to Dellenbach Motors for Automobile Storage.
The Council adopted the Poudre River Use Framework on May 16, 1995. The Pickle Plant
Site was one of the four key parcels of land identified for City acquisition. The City acquired
the site in 1995. In order to help fund the acquisition of the Pickle Plant Site, the storage
facility at the site was leased to Larrabee's Home Furnishing Center, LTD. for five years. The
lease expires on December 22, 2000. Larrabee's is going out of business and will no longer
need the storage facility. Dellenbach Motors has expressed interest in leasing the facility to
store classic automobiles. The lease term will be on a renewable quarter to quarter basis.
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The lease is subject to termination by the City at any time, upon proper notice to Dellenbach.
Any funds collected from the lease will be set aside for future renovation of the Pickle Plant
Site.
22. First Reading of Ordinance No. 164, 2000, Authorizing the City of Fort Collins to Enter into
an Option Agreement to Sell Forty Acres of the Meadow Springs Ranch Property to the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service for its Black -Footed Ferret Breeding Facility.
In the spring of 1998, the City was approached by the United States Fish and Wildlife
Service about possibly relocating the Black Footed Ferret Breeding Facility from Wyoming
to Colorado and siting it on the City's Meadow Springs Ranch. In July of 1998, the City
Council adopted Resolution 98-112 supporting this move and authorizing staff to proceed
with negotiations for not more than 35 acres. After further site review the Department of the
Interior has asked for an option to buy 40.05 acres. The Fish and Wildlife Service have
chosen a site on the east side of I-25 one mile north of the Buckeye exit. The Service has
offered to pay the City $1 for a four -month option to purchase the site. In the event that the
option is exercised the City would receive $32,000 for the 40.05 acre tract including
easements for utilities, phone and an access road. Under the purchase agreement that the
City and the Fish and Wildlife Service will enter into for this transaction, the Fish and
Wildlife Service will also be granted a right of first refusal to purchase any of the City's land
within one-half mile of the property being purchased for the breeding facility.
23. First Reading of Ordinance No. 165, 2000 Approving the Restated and Amended Parking
Agreement and Amendment to the Downtown Development Authority Agreement Regarding
the Opera Galleria.
In 1994 the City of Fort Collins entered into an agreement with the Opera Galleria property
owner that entitled the Opera Galleria to purchase a number of parking permits in the
Laporte -America Lot adjacent to the property, as well as the Block 31 Lot and the Old Town
Parking Structure. The current owner of the Opera Galleria, Ed Orr of Opera Galleria, LLC,
requested that the City of Fort Collins amend and restate the original agreement to reflect that
the Laporte America Lot was replaced by the Civic Center Parking Structure and that the
Block 31 Lot is no longer available for permit customers, and to allow for monthly payment
for the permits (rather than annual). The proposed amendments to the original agreements
maintain the City's original position and provide the Opera Galleria with the same rights to
purchase permits for tenants of the building.
24. Resolution 2000-131 Revising the Mountain Vista Subarea "Framework" and
"Transportation" Plan Maps to Conform to the Master Street Plan.
During the review process for the Waterfield 2nd Filing PUD Project, two collector streets
were reclassified as residential local streets including Merganser Road and Garganey Drive.
Merganser Road was previously shown on the Master Street Plan as a Collector to its
northern termini. It is now to be built as a Collector only partially. The northern portion of
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Merganser in the Waterfield development will be built as a Local road. The northern portion
of this road network will not generate Collector level volumes. Garganey Drive was
previously shown as a Collector roadway on the Master Street Plan but will be built to local
road standards with a cul-de-sac at this western terminus. Environmentally sensitive areas
preclude a through Collector road in this location. Traffic on this road will not meet
Collector -level volumes.
25. Resolution 2000-132 Adopting Revisions to the Master Street Plan.
Staff has compiled a list of minor changes necessary to help "clean up" the City of Fort
Collins Master Street Plan. These proposed changes to the Master Street Plan consist of
correcting alignments and classifications shown currently on the map to more accurately
reflect actual built alignments or to reflect alignments shown in approved development plans.
In addition street name changes previously approved by Council are to be amended on the
Master Street Plan. These changes are minor in scope and do not require extensive public
process. Master Street Plan changes as a result of approved development plans have already
received public input as part of development review process.
26. Resolution 2000-133 Approving an Exemption to the Use of a Competitive Process for the
Purchase of a 15KV Electrical Switchgear Power Control Center.
The switchgear will be purchased directly from the manufacturer, Powell Electrical
Manufacturing Company, for a total price of $1,244,445. The money for this purchase is
budgeted and available in the Dixon Creek Substation project of the Light and Power
Department. The total project budget is $2.5 million.
27. Resolution 2000-134 Authorizingthe a Mayor to Execute an Intergovernmental Agreement
with Colorado State University to Develop a Transit Center Adjacent to the Low Student
Center.
The City and Colorado State University have been working together since 1996 to develop
a campus transit center. Work is expected to begin on final drawings this fall. This
Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) represents the respective rights and obligations of the
City and the University concerning the development, maintenance, operation, use and
ultimate retirement of the Transit Center. This IGA includes terms for the City to lease the
property, upon which the Transit Center is to be located, from the University for a period of
thirty-three years and four months.
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28. Routine Easement.
A. Easement for construction and maintenance of public utilities from the Poudre Fire
Authority, to underground existing overhead electric system, located at 505 Peterson.
Monetary consideration: $180. Staff: Patti Teraoka.
***END CONSENT***
29. Consent Calendar Follow-up.
This is an opportunity for Councilmembers to comment on items adopted or approved on the
Consent Calendar.
30. Staff Reports.
31. Councilmember Reports.
Committees that have met since October 17 include:
NFRT & AQPC
ITEMS NEEDING INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
32. Public Hearing on Items Relating to the Completion of the Fall Cycle of the Competitive
Process for Allocating City Financial Resources to Affordable Housing Projects/Pro rgrams
and Community Development Activities: the City's Fiscal Year 2000-2001 Home Investment
Partnerships (HOME) Programs and the City's Affordable HousingFund.
A. Public Hearing and Resolution 2000-135 Adopting Fiscal Year 2000-2001 Home
Investment Partnerships Programs and Projects.
B. Public Hearing and Resolution 2000-136 Allocating Funding from the City's
Affordable Housing Fund.
The City Council is being asked to consider the adoption of two Resolutions. The first
Resolution establishes which programs and projects will receive funding with Home
Investment Partnerships (HOME) Program funds for the FY 2000-2001 Program year, which
started on October 1, 2000. The second Resolution establishes which programs and projects
will receive funding from the City's Affordable Housing Fund. The two Resolutions
represent completion of the fall funding cycle of the competitive process for the allocation
of the City's financial resources to affordable housing programs/projects and community
development activities.
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33. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 145, 2000, Amending Section 24-1 of the City Code
Pertainin to o Signs on Bus Shelters and Bus Benches.
At its January 4, 2000 meeting, Council adopted on Second Reading Ordinance No. 192,
1999, amending the City Code to allow advertising on bus shelters through October 1, 2000.
Ordinance No. 145, 2000, which was adopted by a vote of 6-1 on First Reading on October
17, 2000, modifies Section 24-1 of the Code to eliminate the time restriction.
The Ordinance has been modified from First Reading to specify that advertising is permitted
on bus shelters only within 300 feet of an existing commercial/retail or industrial use or land
zoned to permit such use, or along any arterial street so long as no residential use fronts on
the arterial street within 300 feet of the shelter.
34. Pulled Consent Items.
ITEMS RELATING TO THE 2001 BUDGET
BUDGET CONSENT ITEMS
Items Numbers 35 through 36 are being presented together in the Consent Calendar format. These
items have been reviewed and discussed at Budget Study Sessions and are being presented in this
manner to expedite their adoption. Any item may be withdrawn for discussion by any member of
the Council, staff or public and will be considered after the balance of the Budget Consent is
adopted.
35. Items Relating to Utility Rates for 2001.
A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 151, 2000, Amending Chapter 26, Article III,
Division 4 of the City Code Relating to User Fees and Charges for Water.
B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 152, 2000, Amending Chapter 26, Article IV,
Division 4 of the City Code Relating to Wastewater Fees and Charges.
C. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 153, 2000, Amending Chapter 26, Article VI,
Division 4 of the City Code Relating to Electric Rates.
D. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 154, 2000, Amending Chapter 26, Article VII,
Division 2 of the City Code Relating to Stormwater Fees.
As proposed in the 2000-2001 budget adopted by City Council, these ordinances, which were
unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 17, 2000, increase the City's utility rates
for water by 6%, wastewater by an average of 201o, and electric by an average of 2%.
Stormwater will be increased by 9.3%d, slightly higher than originally projected. The rate
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increases for wastewater and electric vary by customer class. All changes will become
effective on billings issued on or after January 1, 2001.
36. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 155, 2000. Amendingthe he City Code to Adjust the Capital
Improvement Expansion and Neighborhood Parkland Fees for Increases to Reflect Inflation.
Based on the Denver -Boulder -Greeley Consumer Price Index.
This Ordinance, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 17, 2000,
increases the fee schedules for the Capital Improvement Expansion Fees and Neighborhood
Parkland Fee by the change in the 2000 Denver -Boulder -Greeley Consumer Price Index.
Costs in the Capital Improvement Expansion Fees ("CIEF) Study and the fee schedule for
the Neighborhood Parkland Fees were calculated using costs from 1995. The relevant
governing provisions of the City Code call for increases to keep up with annual inflation, and
the fees were last adjusted in late 1999.
***END BUDGET CONSENT***
37. Pulled Budget Consent Items.
38. Other Business.
39. Adjournment.
**NOTE: This meeting needs to be adjourned to November 14, 2000 at 6:00 p.m., to conduct
the annual evaluations of the City Attorney, City Manager and Municipal Judge.
The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services,
programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with
disabilities. Please call 221-6515 for assistance.
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