HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 08/17/1999 - REGULAR MEETING AGENDA (SUMMARY) AGENDA
OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
August 17, 1999
Proclamations and Presentations
5:30 p.m
A. Proclamation Proclaiming August 26, 1999, as Women's Equality Day.
B. Proclamation Proclaiming the Week of August 29- September 4, 1999 as"Take the Pledge
Week."
C. Presentation of Exemplary Citizenship Award to Dick DeCook.
D. Presentation of Marcile N. Wood Awards by the Commission on the Status of Women.
Regular Meeting
6:00 p.m.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER.
2. ROLL CALL.
3. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION(limited to 30 minutes)
4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION FOLLOW-UP:
This is an opportunity for the Mayor or Councilmembers to follow-up on issues raised during
Citizen Participation.
5. AGENDA REVIEW: CITY MANAGER
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6. CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar consists of Item Numbers 7 through 23. 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 #27, 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. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 122, 1999,Appropriating Prior Year Reserves inthe Sales
and Use Tax Fund for Transfer to the Building Community Choices Streets and
Transportation Capital Projects Fund and Appropriating Funds Therein for the Mason Street
Transportation Corridor Capital Project.
Ordinance No. 122, 1999, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 3,
1999, appropriates revenue dedicated to the project to fund an addendum to the scope of
work for Balloffet for a vehicle intercept origin and destination survey, a transit on-board
survey, and a special generator study for Colorado State University.
8. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 123, 1999,Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the
Capital Projects Fund Minor Streets Capital Project to Be Used to Upgrade Crossing
Warning Devices at the West Drake Road and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad
Crossing.
On August 3, 1999, Council unanimously adopted Resolution 99-95 authorizing the City
Manager to enter into an agreement with Colorado Department of Transportation(CDOT),
and the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF), for upgrading the
crossing warning devices at the West Drake Road and BNSF crossing. Ordinance No. 123,
1999, which was also unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 3, 1999,
appropriates the $169,413 in Federal Funds budgeted towards the project in to the City's
Minor Streets Capital Project in the Capital Projects Fund.
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9. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 124, 1999, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue and
Prior Year Reserves in the Transportation Services Fund and Authorizing the Transfer of
Appropriations Between Funds for the Local and Regional Transportation Demand
Management Programs.
Ordinance No. 124, 1999, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 3,
1999, appropriates unanticipated revenue and prior year reserves to be used by the City of
Fort Collins and the North Front Range Transportation and Air Quality Planning Council
("NFRT&AQPC")to promote the use of alternative transportation and raise awareness of air
quality issues and steps that can be taken by citizens to help preserve good air quality. The
monies are part of a state grant of federal transportation dollars allocated to the City of Fort
Collins by the NFRT&AQPC.
10. Items Relating to Calling a Special Election for November 2, 1999, and Placing Proposed
Charter Amendments on Said Ballot.
A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 125, 1999, Calling a Special Municipal Election
to be Held in Conjunction with the November 2, 1999 Larimer County Coordinated
Election.
B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 126, 1999,Submitting to a Vote of the Registered
Electors of the City of Fort Collins Proposed Amendments to Articles IX and X of
the City Charter, Pertaining to Petition Circulators.
C. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 127, 1999,Submitting to a Vote of the Registered
Electors of the City of Fort Collins Proposed Amendments to Article X of the City
Charter, Pertaining to Initiative and Referendum.
D. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 128, 1999,Submitting to a Vote of the Registered
Electors ofthe City of Fort Collins Proposed Amendments to Article IX,Section 1(b)
of the City Charter,Pertaining to the Commencement of Recall Proceedings and the
Scheduling of a Recall Election.
E. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 129, 1999,Submitting to a Vote of the Registered
Electors of the City of Fort Collins Proposed Amendments to Article VIII of the City
Charter Pertaining to the Appearance of Names on Election Ballots.
F. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 130, 1999,Submitting to a Vote of the Registered
Electors of the City of Fort Collins a Proposed Amendment to Article IV, Section 9
of the City Charter Exempting Special Purpose Committees from Conflict of Interest
Rules.
Ordinance No. 125, 1999, which was unanimously adopted on August 3, 1999, calls a
Special Municipal Election to be held in conjunction with the November 2, 1999 Larimer
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County Coordinated Election. The remaining Ordinances, which were all unanimously
adopted on First Reading on August 3, 1999, place individual Charter amendments on the
Special Election ballot. The proposed Charter amendments were considered by the Council
Governance Committee, which recommended they be forwarded to the Council for
consideration for placement on the ballot.
11. Second Readin¢of Ordinance No. 131, 1999,Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the
General Fund and Authorizing the Transfer of Approvriated Amounts Between Accounts and
Projects for the Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Task Force.
For the past twelve years,Fort Collins Police Services has applied to the Colorado Division
of Criminal Justice for federal drug grant monies to help fund the investigation of illegal
narcotics activities. Fort Collins is once again joined with other members of the Drug Task
Force,to include the Loveland Police Department,Latimer County Sheriff's Department and
the Colorado State University Police Department, in one application for funding of the
multijurisdictional drug task force to be administered by the City of Fort Collins. As
administrator of the 1999-2000 grant, Police Services will assure funding to other
participating agencies for their share of the federal funds. The City has recently received
notification of a grant award in the amount of$295,506. The participating agencies will be
providing matching funds in the amount of$295,506.A portion of the $295,506 match will
consist of$32,712 from participating agencies so as to fund training and equipment needs.
Fort Collins portion of the match is$129,399. This match is met via the budgeted salary and
fringe benefits ($117,931) of existing Fort Collins Police Services personnel currently
assigned to the Drug Task Force and$11,468 earmarked for Fort Collins Polices Service's
share of equipment and training costs. Ordinance No. 131, 1999,was unanimously adopted
on First Reading on August 3, 1999.
12. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 132, 1999,Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the
Capital Projects Fund Minor Streets Capital Project to Be Used to Install New Crossing
Warning Devices at the Latimer County Road 32 And Union Pacific Railroad Crossing
On August 3, 1999, Council unanimously adopted Resolution 99-96 authorizing the City
Manager to enter into an agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation
(CDOT), and the Union Pacific Railroad Company (UPRR), is for installation of crossing
warning devices at the Larimer County Road 32 and UPRR crossing. Also on August 3,
1999,Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 132, 1999,appropriating Federal Funds
budgeted towards the project in to the City's Minor Streets Capital Project in the Capital
Projects Fund.
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13. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 133, 1999, Authorizing the Conveyance of a Non-
Exclusive Easement for Parking to Colorado State University Through the State Board of
Agriculture in Connection with the Environmental Learning CenterNisitor Center Project.
Resolution 99-97, which was unanimously adopted August 3, 1999, authorizes the Mayor
to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with CSU. The agreement specifies the term
of the Agreement (50 years) and sets out the respective rights and responsibilities of the
parties regarding the leased space. The Agreement also sets forth certain terms and
conditions between the City and the University regarding the development of the Center.
Ordinance No. 133, 1999,which was also unanimously adopted on First Reading on August
3, 1999, conveys an easement to CSU on City property (roughly '/z acre on the Resource
Recovery Farm). The purpose of the easement is to allow CSU to develop a parking lot that
will serve both the Center,and the Geologic Gardens(Rock Park-described in detail at the
end of this summary). The 2-acre Rock Park will be located adjacent to the parking lot and
the Center, and will be developed in 2000 and 2001.
14. First Reading of Ordinance No. 134, 1999,Anp_roving the Terms of the Lease for the City's
Lease of the Building at 220 East Olive Street/235 Mathews Street Fort Collins, Colorado
In order for this property to remain tax exempt, state law requires that the Council approve
the terms of the lease by Ordinance.
The City's Transportation Department leases the building at Olive and Mathews Streets. The
current lease expires August 31, 1999. Staff has renegotiated the lease to continue until the
Transportation Department moves into the new City office building upon its completion.
The term of this Lease Agreement commences on September 1, 1999 and continues until
August 31,2002,with the City having the option to terminate at any time with a six-month
notice of termination. The lease is for 10,384 square feet of office space and 2,040 square
feet of warehouse space. The gross rental for this facility is $11,624.17 per month. This
breaks down to $12.50/square foot for the office space, which is comparable to other
downtown office gross leases, and $4.50/square foot for the warehouse space, which is
comparable to warehouse leases in Fort Collins. Expenses paid by the Landlord are
structural insurance, building and grounds maintenance, custodial, and utilities. The only
other City responsibility will be for personal property insurance. The lease will be increased
by the annual Consumer Price Index at the end of each year.
15. First Reading of Ordinance No. 135, 1999,Designating the Harden House,227 Wood Street,
Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Historic Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code.
The owner of the property, Dr. David Rowan, is initiating this request for Local Landmark
designation for the Harden House. The building is significant for its architectural
importance,as a representative example of vernacular residential architecture in Fort Collins,
typical of the turn of the century.
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16. First Reading of Ordinance No. 136, 1999,Approving and Authorizing the City to Enter into
Agreements in Connection with the Execution and Delivery of Lease Certificates of
Participation for Street and Recreational Facility Improvements.
The GID and Golf Fund projects will be financed through the use of a non-profit corporation,
the Fort Collins Capital Leasing Corporation. This is similar to the financing used for the
parking structure and future City office building. Through a lease-leaseback arrangement,
the City will lease the existing police station (a 24,220 square foot building located at the
southeast corner of LaPorte Avenue and Howes Street) and the adjacent parking lot to the
Fort Collins Leasing Corporation under a 30-year site lease. The Corporation will then lease
the properties back to the City for a term of 20 years. The actual financing will be
accomplished through the sale of certificates of participation(COPS).Upon payment in full
of the Certificates of Participation, the site lease will be terminated.
The financing term will be 20 years. The average life of the COPS is expected to be between
ten and eleven years. The City expects to pay interest on the lease semi-annually, at an
estimated rate of 5.50%. Principal payments will be made annually.
The Bank of Cherry Creek was selected to serve as the trustee for this transaction. The
Trustee will be assigned all rents to the Corporation from the City and the Trustee will make
payments to the investors that purchase the certificates of participation in the lease purchase
transaction.
17. Items Relating to the Willow Brook First Annexation and Zoning.
A. Resolution 99-102 Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding the
Willow Brook First Annexation.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 13 7, 1999,Annexing Property Known as the Willow
Brook First Annexation to the City of Fort Collins.
C. First Reading of Ordinance No. 138, 1999, Amending the Zoning Map of the City
of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the
Willow Brook First Annexation.
This is an annexation and zoning of approximately 39.41 acres of privately owned property
located west of County Road 7 and north of County Road 36. The property has rural
agricultural uses and is in the FA-1 Farming District in Larimer County.The recommended
zoning is the LMN - Low-Density Mixed Use Neighborhood District. This is a 100%
voluntary annexation.
APPLICANT: Tom Iskiyan-Chateau Development Company
8101 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 815
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
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OWNERS: Thomas Morroni-H.H. Investment Company
P.O. Box 16383
Denver, CO 80216
18. Items Relatin¢to the Willow Brook Second Annexation and Zoning.
A. Resolution 99-103 Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding the
Willow Brook Second Annexation.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 139, 1999,Annexing Property Known as the Willow
Brook Second Annexation to the City of Fort Collins.
C. First Reading of Ordinance No. 140, 1999, Amending the Zoning Map of the City
of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the
Willow Brook Second Annexation.
This is an annexation and zoning of approximately 75.22 acres of privately owned property
located west of County Road 7 and north of County Road 36. The property has rural
agricultural uses and is in the FA-1 Farming District in Larimer County. The recommended
zoning is the LMN - Low-Density Mixed Use Neighborhood District. This is a 100%
voluntary annexation.
APPLICANT: Tom Iskiyan-Chateau Development Company
8101 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 815
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
OWNERS: Thomas Morroni
Electrical Equipment Engineering Company - Employee Profit
Sharing Trust
P.O. Box 16383
Denver, CO 80216
19. First Readiniz of Ordinance No. 141 1999 Authorizinia the Conveyance of a 2.18 Acre
Parcel to Huntington Hills of Colorado, LLC, in Exchange for Approximately 20 Acres of
Natural Area Property Near Mail Creek and Fossil Creek.
This Ordinance authorizes a land exchange between the City of Fort Collins and Huntington
Hills of Colorado,LLC. As a result of the exchange,Huntington Hills will continue to own
a 12-acre parcel of land to be developed as the 7th filing of the Huntington Hills
development. The City will own a 30-acre parcel of land along Fossil Creek and Mail Creek
that will be incorporated into the Natural Areas System. The exchange provides for the
consolidation of natural areas along the creeks, enables a wider buffer zone between
development and the creeks, and facilitates future plans for public trails, environmental
interpretation, and habitat enhancement in the vicinity. The agreement also provides for
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appropriate street and utility easements for the future development of the land retained by
Huntington Hills.
20. Resolution 99-104 Reestablishing the Amount of the Telephone Exchange Access Facility
Charge for the Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority Effective January 1, 2000.
The Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority (LETA) was created pursuant to C.R.S.
Section 29-11-101 by an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Fort Collins and
nineteen (19) other governmental entities in Larimer County.
The telephone exchange access facility charge of fifty cents ($.50) per month became
effective January 1, 1991, by approval of the Fort Collins City Council. This fee remained
the same each year by annual approval of the LETA Board, until 1998 when the fee was
decreased by 10% to the current forty-five cents ($.45). At the most recent LETA Board
meeting it was decided that in view of the future need to provide technical equipment to 911
Centers for locating wireless 911 callers,the telephone exchange access charge of forty-five
cents ($.45) per month should remain in place. The LETA Board has agreed to regularly
review the charge in hopes of lowering it again in the future.
This surcharge to telephone subscribers is necessary to continue to adequately fund the
Emergency 911 telephone service in the City of Fort Collins throughout 2000.
21. Resolution 99-105 Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Intergovernmental Agreement
Among Larimer County,Weld County,and the Cities of Fort Collins.Loveland and Greeley
Conceming the Cache La Poudre Commission.
This Resolution authorizes the Mayor to execute an Intergovernmental agreement between
Larimer County, Weld County, and the cities of Fort Collins, Loveland, and Greeley
endorsing recommended appointments to the Cache la Poudre Commission.
22. Resolution 99-106 Concerning Approval of a Revocable Permit Agreement Betweenthe City
and McLeodUSA Telecommunication Services, Inc. Relating to the Installation of a Fiber
Optic Cable in Certain City Streets and Rights-of-Way.
McLeodUSA Telecommunication Services,Inc. ("McLeodUSA")is a telecommunications
carrier that provides telecommunication services throughout the State of Colorado and is
currently constructing a fiber optic telecommunications system in the State. City staff and
McLeodUSA have negotiated a proposed Revocable Permit Agreement, which is attached
as Exhibit "B" to the Resolution (the "Agreement"), that would grant to McLeodUSA a
revocable permit,as provided in Section 10 of Article XI of the City Charter. The revocable
permit would authorize McLeodUSA to install and maintain underground a fiber optic cable
within certain City streets and rights-of-way(as shown on the map attached as Exhibit "A"
to the Resolution).
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23. Routine Easement.
A. Temporary construction easement from R.E.L.M.of Fort Collins,LLC,located north
of Mountain Vista Drive and east of County Road 11. Monetary consideration: $0.
***END CONSENT***
24. Consent Calendar Follow-uu.
This is an opportunity for Councilmembers to comment on items adopted or approved on the
Consent Calendar.
25. Staff Reports.
26. Councilmember Reports.
Committees that have met since August 3 include:
Legislative Review Committee
NFRT&AQPC
ITEMS NEEDING INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
27. Pulled Consent Items.
28. Other Business,
29. Adiournment.
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MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF THE FORT COLLINS HOUSING AUTHORITY
1. Call Meeting to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Resolution No. 19 Authorizing the 1999 Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program
Grant Application.
Originally,grants under the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development's(HUD)
Comprehensive Improvement Assistance Program(CIAP) were awarded on a competitive
basis. Several years ago, however, larger housing authorities (over 250 units) were placed
in a new HUD Capital Fund Program (CFP). CFP provided funding annually on a non-
competitive basis using the number of housing units as the basis to determine the amount of
the grant.
HUD recently decided to eliminate CIAP and replaced it with CFP. Nonetheless,HUD will
provide this year a one-time distribution of CIAP funds based on units and total bedrooms.
The allocation for the Fort Collins Housing Authority will be$299,012($1,941.63 per unit).
To be eligible for these funds, the Board must adopt this Resolution. HUD will be
developing a formula for the award of grants under CFP for the upcoming Federal fiscal year
2000.
4. Other Business.
5. Adiournment.
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