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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 03/18/2008 - SUMMARY AGENDA REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 6aFORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL City of Fort Collins March 18, 2008 Doug Hutchinson, Mayor City Council Chambers Kelly Ohlson, District 5, Mayor Pro Tern City Hall West Ben Manvel, District 1 300 LaPorte Avenue Lisa Poppaw, District 2 Fort Collins, Colorado Diggs Brown, District 3 Wade Troxell, District 4 Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 David Roy, District 6 on the Comcast cable system 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(TDD 224-6001)for assistance. Proclamations and Presentations 5:30 • A. Proclamation Declaring March as Governmental Purchasing Month. Regular 11 • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER. 2. ROLL CALL. PAGE 2 3. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION (limited to 30 minutes) Individuals who wish to make comments regarding items scheduled on the Consent Calendar or wish to address the Council on items not specifically scheduled on the agenda must first be recognized by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem. Before speaking,please sign in at the table in the back of the room. The timer will buzz once when there are 30 seconds left and the light will turn yellow. The timer will buzz again at the end of the speaker's time. Each speaker is allowed 5 minutes. If there are more than 6 individuals who wish to speak, the Mayor may reduce the time allowed for each individual. • State your name and address for the record • Applause, outbursts or other demonstrations by the audience is not allowed • Keep comments brief, if available,provide a written copy of statement to City Clerk 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 Consent • The Consent Calendar consists of Items 6 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. Staffrecommends 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 Item No.28,Pulled Consent Items. The Consent Calendar consists of: • Ordinances on First Reading that are routine; • Ordinances on Second Reading that are routine; • Those of no perceived controversy; • Routine administrative actions. 6. Consideration and ADnroyal of the Minutes of the February 19 2008 Regular Meeting_ 7. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 023 2008 Appropriating Prior Year Reserves Ordinance No. 023, 2008, was unanimously adopted on First Reading on March 4, 2008. The Ordinance appropriates prior year's reserves for expenditures authorized in 2007 by Council but which could not be completed by the end of 2007. PAGE 3 8. Second Reading of Ordinance No 024 2008 Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the Natural Areas Fund for the Pumose of Providing Natural Areas Programming Not Included in the 2008 Adopted City Budget. This Ordinance,unanimously adopted on First Reading on March 4,2008,appropriates prior year reserves in the Natural Areas Fund for the purpose of land conservation, construction of public improvements, fences and trails, restoration of wildlife habitat and other natural areas program needs to benefit the citizens of Fort Collins. 9. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 025 2008 Authorizing the Transfer of Existing Management Information Services Appropriations from the General Fund to the Data and Communications Fund. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on March 4, 2008, authorizes the transfer of funds budgeted in the General Fund to the Data and Communications Fund to support operation of the 2008 Management Information Services (MIS) Program. 10. Second Reading of Ordinance No.026,2008 Amending Chanters 8 and 23 of the City Code to Update Miscellaneous Provisions Regarding Purchasing and Personal Property. This Ordinance,unanimously adopted on First Reading on March 4,2008,changes Chapter 8,Article IV Section 8 of the City Code,relating to purchasing and contracting. The changes to the Code include housekeeping changes,increases to dollar limits and changes to improve speed, flexibility, service, and accountability. Council has given direction that the purchasing ordinance is to be reviewed on a periodic basis. The following language will be placed in the purchasing manual where the rules and regulations for administrating the purchasing ordinances are documented: "The purchasing agent will conduct a periodic review of the Purchasing Code of the City no less frequently than every five years. Recommendations for changes will be made to the City Manager." 11. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 027, 2008 Authorizing the Lease of Natural Area Property at 1425 Overland Trail. The Andrijeski Farm was purchased on September 1, 2004 as part of the City's Land Conservation and Stewardship Master Plan. The farm is located within the City's Growth Management Area at 1425 North Overland Trail. In 2007, this property was incorporated into the Reservoir Ridge Natural Area. Since its acquisition,this parcel has been leased for agricultural production. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on March 4, 2008, authorizes the lease of the property to Roger and Keith Amey for agricultural purposes for one year,with the option of up to four annual renewals at the mutual agreement of both parties. PAGE 4 12. Second Readine of Ordinance No. 028, 2008 Authorizing the Lease of a Portion of a Building Located at Gateway Natural Area. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on March 4, 2008, authorizes the lease of a portion of one of the residential buildings at the Gateway Natural Area. to the Seasonal Maintenance Assistant. 13. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 029, 2008 Authorizing the Acquisition by Eminent Domain Proceedings of Certain Lands Necessary for the Construction of Trail Improvements. In assembling property interests for the south-west segment of the Fossil Creek Trail, the City has encountered a property with a significantly complicated and ambiguous ownership. Due to the degree of complication and the property's keystone importance, staff proposes condemnation as the most cost effective and efficient approach to acquire the City's desired purchase of 1,064 square feet. The City has contacted the personal representative of the only surviving original owner, and the representative was agreeable to the condemnation approach. Ordinance No. 029, 2008, unanimously adopted on First Reading on March 4, 2008, authorizes the acquisition by eminent domain proceedings. 14. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 030, 2008 Authorizing the Dedication to the County of Certain City-Owned Property as Tilden Street Road Right-of-Way. The City owns a parcel of land at 2313 Kechter Road as part of the City's Land Bank Program. The developer of the adjacent property, located at 2309 Kechter Road, has proposed the City dedicate a strip of right-of-way on the City's property for use as part of the Kechter Crossing Development. The developer,Savant Homes,Incorporated,has agreed to cover all costs associated with the construction of the road and processing of the road dedication. The constructed road will then be available to be used as part of the future development on the City's property. This Ordinance,unanimously adopted on First Reading on March 4, 2008, authorizes the dedication of right-of-way. 15. First Reading of Ordinance No. 034,2008 Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue and Prior Year Reserves in the Street Oversizing Fund for Transfer to the Capital Projects Fund - Drake and Ziegler Road Improvements Project Phase III For Construction of Road Improvements. The arterial street improvements have been planned for the construction of Ziegler Road, from Environmental Drive south to Horsetooth Road(approximately 4,500 linear feet). This project is the third phase of the Drake and Ziegler Project,which began construction in 2005 with Drake Road from Timberline to Environmental Drive. A second phase completed drainage improvements last year. This is the third and final phase of improvements which will complete the arterial roadway. The Drake and Ziegler project has been a City project using funds from Street Oversizing Fees and developer contributions from Rigden Farm and Sidehill developments. PAGE 5 16. First Reading of Ordinance No. 035, 2008 Expanding the Boundaries of the Fort Collins Colorado Downtown Development Authority and Amending the Plan of Development ofthe Authority. This annexation would expand the boundaries of the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority (DDA) District to include the following properties: • Fort Collins Regional Library District Main Library,201 Peterson Street(owned by the City of Fort Collins) • Library Park, 207 Peterson Street(owned by the City of Fort Collins) • Fort Collins Museum, 200 Mathews Street (owned by the City of Fort Collins) This annexation resulting in a boundary line adjustment will effectively amend the DDA's Plan of Development. 17. First Reading of Ordinance No. 036, 2008 Authorizing the Lease of City-Owned Property at 6916 South College Avenue for up to Five Years The City acquired this 17.11 acre vacant property,known as the Bernhardt Property,as part of the Affordable Housing Land Bank Program. This lease is for land only and does not allow use of City-owned water on the property. Leasing the property will generate revenue for the program and eliminates the cost of ground maintenance for the City. The City has leased this property for hay production since 2003 and would like to continue leasing the property. 18. First Reading of Ordinance No. 037 2008 Authorizing the Use of the Zimmerman Conservation Easement as Match for a Neotropical migratory Bird Conservation Act Grant Administered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Using the funds already spent on this conservation easement as match towards this grant will enable the City to get a secondary benefit from that investment. USFWS will be entitled to monitor and enforce the conservation of the Zimmerman property pursuant to the match obligation,which will be recorded against the property. The$250,000 grant will fund Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory's (RMBO) critical research and monitoring work to form conservation strategies and management for 28 high priority grassland birds within the Laramie Foothills Mountains to Plains Project and in the Chihuahuan Desert of Mexico. 19. First Reading of Ordinance No 038 2008 Designating the E. J Gregory Property, 215 Whedbee Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chanter 14 of the City Code The E. J. Gregory Property is eligible for recognition as a Fort Collins Landmark under Standard Three. Constructed in 1903-04 by Fort Collins builder S. J. Milligan, the house embodies many distinctive characteristics of the Queen Anne Cottage architectural style of the late 1800s and early 1900s. This property contains a historic dwelling, a historic single bay front gable garage, and a historic small gabled wood frame building. PAGE 6 20. First Reading of Ordinance No.039,2008 Desi mating the Bradley House 1609 Remington as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code The Bradley House is eligible for recognition as a Fort Collins Landmark under Standard Three. Constructed in 1926 by Isaac C. and Frankie M. Bradley,the house embodies many distinctive characteristics of the Craftsman Bungalow architectural style of the early twentieth century. This property contains a historic dwelling and a recently constructed garage. The garage does not contribute to the significance of the property, and is not a part of the landmark application. 21. Resolution 2008-031 Establishing Rental Rates and Delivery Charges for the City's Raw Water for the 2008 Season. This Resolution approves rates for the rental and use of the City's raw water supplies. The Water Utility uses these rates to assess charges for agricultural use, for various contractual raw water obligations and for raw water deliveries to other City departments. The proposed rate for each type of water is based on several factors including market conditions and assessments charged by irrigation companies. 22. Resolution 2008-032 Authorizing the Extension of a Lease of the City Ditch to Larimer County Canal No. 2 Irrigating Company through April 12 2009 This Resolution authorizes the extension of a lease to Larimer County Canal No.2 Irrigating Company of the City Ditch. Although the original 1906 lease provided for an automatic renewal of the lease for an additional 99-year term at the Ditch Company's option, the Council's authorization at the time only authorized the lease for the initial 99 years. Pending resolution of this matter for the long term,an extension for an additional one year will allow the continued use of the City Ditch for irrigation flows on the same terms as have been in place for the past 99 years,and will avoid disruption of the right to run those irrigation flows in the City Ditch for the 2008 irrigation season. 23. Resolution 2008-033 Making Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions A vacancy currently exists on the Human Relations Commission which was not filled during the annual appointment process. Applications were solicited and Councilmembers Lisa Poppaw and David Roy conducted interviews. The interview team is recommending Kent Bryans to fill the vacancy with a term to begin immediately and set to expire on December 31, 2009. A vacancy currently exists on the Land Conservation and Stewardship Board due to the resignation of Gregory Eckert. Mayor Doug Hutchinson and Councilmember Ben Manvel reviewed the applications on file and are recommending Chris Gaughan to fill the vacancy with a term to begin immediately and set to expire on December 31, 2009. A vacancy currently exists on the Natural Resources Advisory Board due to the resignation of Amy Dean. Mayor Doug Hutchinson and Councilmember Ben Manvel reviewed the applications on file and are recommending Heather Manier to fill the vacancy with a term to begin immediately and set to expire on December 31, 2009. PAGE 7 A vacancy currently exists on the Youth Advisory Board due to the resignation of Erin Rooney. Applications were solicited and Councilmembers Lisa Poppaw and David Roy conducted interviews. The interview team is recommending Caroline Wockner to fill the vacancy with a term to begin immediately and set to expire on December 31, 2011. END CONSENT 24. Consent Calendar Follow-up. a. This is an opportunity for Councilmembers to comment on items adopted or approved on the Consent Calendar. 25. Staff Reports. 26. Councilmember Reports. Discussion The method of debate for discussion items is as follows: • Mayor introduces the item number,and subject;asks if formal presentation will be made by staff • Staff presentation(optional) • Mayor requests citizen comment on the item(five minute limit for each citizen) • Council questions of staff on the item • Council motion on the item • Council discussion • Final Council comments • Council vote on the item Note: Time limits for individual agenda items may be revised,at the discretion of the Mayor,to ensure all citizens have an opportunity to speak. Please sign in at the table in the back of the room. The timer will buzz when there are 30 seconds left and the light will turn yellow. It will buzz again at the end of the speaker's time. 27. Resolution No. 2008-034 Expressing the City Council's Opposition to a Proposed Charter Amendment Pertaining to Collective Bargaining and Binding Arbitration. (20 minute discussion) A special election has been called for June 10, 2008 for the purpose of submitting to the electors of the City a proposed amendment to the City Charter which would grant certain City employees the right to organize and bargain collectively with the City and require impasses on contract issues to be resolved by a third party arbitrator. The arbitrator would not share the same responsibilities as the City's elected and appointed officials for balancing the needs of City employees with all other important financial needs of the City. The amendment also contains numerous ambiguities that will likely need to be resolved at considerable expense to the taxpayers. PAGE 8 For these and other reasons stated below, City staff recommends that Council adopt this Resolution expressing its opposition to the proposed Charter amendment and urge the electors to vote against the amendment. 28. Pulled Consent Items. 29. Other Business. 30. Adjournment. Every Council meeting will end no later than 10:30 p.m.,except that:(1)any item of business commenced before 10:30 p.m. may be concluded before the meeting is adjourned and (2) the City Council may, by majority vote,extend a meeting until no later than 12:00 a.m.for the purpose of considering additional items of business. Any matter which has been commenced and is still pending at the conclusion of the Council meeting,and all matters scheduled for consideration at the meeting which have not yet been considered by the Council,will be continued to the next regular Council meeting and will be placed first on the discussion agenda for such meeting.