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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 05/20/2008 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 041, 2008, AMENDIN ITEM NUMBER: 6 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: May 20, 2008 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL STAFF: John Stokes SUBJECT Second Reading of Ordinance No. 041,2008,Amending Section 2-272 of the City Code Pertaining to the Duties and Functions of the Land Conservation and Stewardship Board. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of this Ordinance on Second Reading. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on April 15, 2008, modifies the duties of the Land Conservation and Stewardship Board as contained in Section 2-272 of the City Code. The proposed modification will broaden the scope of the Board's functions to include review of City plans or projects,or projects or those of other public or private entities,that could have some impact on properties that are either owned by the Natural Areas Program or are of interest to the Program, if such review is requested by either the City Manager or the City Council. The Ordinance was amended on First Reading to expand the kinds of plans and projects that the Board may review and clarify that the duties of the Board do not include review of land use proposals submitted to the City for approval under the Land Use Code. The revised language was reviewed and clarified after First Reading to exclude from the new Board role development projects for which applications have been submitted to the City for approval under the Land Use Code. ATTACHMENTS 1. Copy of First Reading Agenda Item Summary-April 15, 2008. (w/o original attachments) ATTACHMENT 1 ITEM NUMBER: 8 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY DATE: April 15, 2008 FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL FF: John Stokes TQ SUBJECT First Reading of Ordinance No. 041,2008,Amending Section 2-272 of the City Code Pertaining to the Duties and Functions of the Land Conservation and Stewardship Board. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading. FINANCIAL IMPACT A modest impact is associate th ossi i of di staff time to prepare items for review by the Land Conservah and S ards p oard. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This Ordinance will modify the duties of the Land Conservation and Stewardship Board as contained in Section 2-272 of the City Code. The proposed modification will broaden the scope of the Board's functions to include review of City plans or policy changes or other activities that could have some impact on properties owned by the Natural Areas Program,or of interest to the Program, if such review was requested by either the City Manager or the City Council. The Code amendment will read as follows: "Upon request of the City Manager or at the direction of the City Council,to advise City Council regarding siti r n ve ' ac at particular plans or projects of the City may ave o tura rPgr p perties or properties that may be of interest to Natural eas The request to amend the Code occurred after the Board was not able to review the Cooper Slough Stormwater Master Plan due to the limited description of its duties and functions contained in the Code. Staff did take the Cooper Sough Master Plan to the Natural Resources Advisory Board for its review. ORDINANCE NO. 041 , 2008 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AMENDING SECTION 2-272 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS PERTAINING TO THE DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE LAND CONSERVATION AND STEWARDSHIP BOARD WHEREAS , Section 2-272 of the City Code sets forth the duties and functions of the City's Land Conservation and Stewardship Board: and WHEREAS , those duties and functions are presently limited to advising the City Council with regard to the following matters : policy and budgetary matters pertaining to the Natural Areas Program; the development of management plans and public improvements for the Natural Areas Program; and the proposed acquisition or disposition of interests in real property or water for the Natural Areas Program and, under certain circumstances, other City programs ; and WHEREAS , the City Council believes that it would be in the best interests of the City to expand the duties and functions of the Land Conservation and Stewardship Board so that the Board could, upon the request of the City Manager or at the direction of the City Council, advise the City Council regarding any positive or negative impacts that particular plans or projects , excluding development projects pending review, may have on Natural Areas Program properties or properties that may be of interest to the Natural Areas Program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Section 2-272 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby amended to read as follows : Sec. 2-272 . Functions. The duties and functions of the Board shall be as follows : ( 1 ) To advise City Council regarding policy and budgetary matters pertaining to the Natural Areas Program, including but not limited to the expenditure of Open Space, Yes ! and Larimer County Help Preserve Open Space dedicated sales tax revenues . (2) To advise Natural Areas Program staff and the City Council in connection with the proposed acquisition or disposition of land, interests in land, interests in water and other interests in real property for the Natural Areas Program. (3 ) To advise Natural Areas Program staff regarding the development of management plans and public improvements for Natural Areas Program properties . (4) Upon request of the City Manager or at the direction of the City Council, to advise City Council regarding any positive or negative impacts that particular plans or projects of the City or of other public or private entities may have on Natural Areas Program properties or properties that may be of interest to the Natural Areas Program. This provision shall not apply to land ttse proposafg-development projects for which applications have been submitted to the City for approval under the Land Use Code. (5) Upon request of the City Manager or at the direction of the City Council, to advise City Council in connection with the proposed acquisition or disposition of land, interests in land, interests in water and other interests in real property for City programs other than the Natural Areas Program. Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 15th day of April, A.D . 2008 , and to be presented for final passage on the 20th day of May, A.D . 2008 . Mayor ATTEST : City Clerk Passed and adopted on final reading on the 20th day of May, A.D . 2008 , Mayor ATTEST : City Clerk