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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 06/19/2007 - SUMMARY AGENDA REGULAR MEETING AGENDA 6aFORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL City of Fort Collins June 19, 2007 Doug Hutchinson, Mayor City Council Chambers Kelly Ohlson, District 5, Mayor Pro Tem 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. Regular • 11 • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER. 2. ROLL CALL. 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 0 Keep comments brief;if available,provide a written copy of statement to City Clerk PAGE 2 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 12. 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 Item No. 17, 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 Approval of the Minutes of the March 6,2007 March 20 2007 April 17 2007, May 1. 2007 and MU 15, 2007 Regular Meetings and the Special Meeting of April 10, 2007. 7. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 077, 2007 Authorizing the Appropriation of Funds for the Fort Collins-Loveland Municipal Airport for Additional Capital and Operating Expenses This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on June 5, 2007, appropriates the City's 1/2 share of the grant proceeds from the State of Colorado Division of Aeronautics ($125,000);reimbursement funds from tenants of the Airport Industrial Park($155,000);and Fort Collins-Loveland Airport prior year reserves($16,055),to be used for additional capital and operating expenditures that were not included in the Airport's 2007 Budget. 8. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 078, 2007 Amending the City of Fort Collins Land Use Code To implement Transit Oriented Development This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on June 5, 2007, adds Transit Oriented Development(T.O.D.)to the Land Use Code for a geographic specific area defined primarily as the Commercial zone south of Prospect Road. Staff has identified T.O.D. as a development pattern that supports compact urban growth, infill and re-development and multi-modal transportation. Key standards address land use, density, height and compatibility. PAGE 3 9. First Reading of Ordinance No.079,2007,Appropriating Proceeds from the Issuance of City of Fort Collins, Colorado, Stormwater Utility Enterprise, Stonn Drainage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2007, in the Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount of $21,820,000, in the Stormwater Utility Fund. The Board ofthe Stormwater Utility Enterprise will be considering at its next meeting,which is scheduled to take place after the regular June 19, 2007, Council meeting, Ordinance No. 008 of the Board of the Stormwater Utility Enterprise,which authorizes the issuance of City ofFort Collins Colorado,Stormwater Utility Enterprise,Storm Drainage Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2007, in the Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount of$21,820,000. The Bonds will be issued to refund, pay and discharge all or a portion of the outstanding Storm Drainage Revenue Refunding Bonds and Improvement Bonds,Series 1997,and a portion of the outstanding Storm Drainage Revenue Bonds, Series 1999. The City will be paying off higher cost bonds with new bonds that will have lower interest rates. The passage of Amendment 1 (the TABOR Amendment) by the Colorado voters in 1992, required the City to form enterprises in order for its utilities to be able to issue municipal bonds without an election. Since that time, all utility bonds have been issued by the appropriate utility enterprise. However, the City Charter grants only the Council the power to appropriate the funds. Therefore,this action by the Council is necessary in order to appropriate the bond proceeds for the Stormwater Utility. Authorizing the issuance of the bonds and appropriating the proceeds are both necessary to complete the bond transaction. 10. First Reading of Ordinance No. 080, 2007, Amending Section 2-671 of the CityC ode Pertaining to Emergency Management Provisions. The Colorado state agency responsible for emergency management was formally known as the"State Division of Disaster Emergency Services"and was so identified in City Code Sec. 2-671. It is currently named "Colorado Division of Emergency Management'. The recommended amendment provides a general term for the state agency that will allow for any future reorganization and renaming of the State office so that the Code need not be amended each time the State makes changes. 11. First Reading of Ordinance No. 081, 2007 Making Various Amendments to the Land Use Code. Staff has identified a variety of proposed changes, additions and clarifications in the Spring 2007 biannual update of the Land Use Code. Items relating to Transit Oriented Development have been separated from this Ordinance and are being considered individually due to the time-sensitivity relating to procurement of a Federal grant. 12. Resolution 2007-058 Reappointing Gordon F. Esplin as TgWorary Judge and Authorizing the Execution of an Employment Agreement Council originally appointed Gordon F. Esplin as Temporary Judge (Assistant Municipal Judge)in 1989,and has reappointed him every two years thereafter. His current appointment terminates on June 30, 2007. Municipal Judge Kathleen M. Lane recommends that Mr. Esplin be reappointed for another two-year tern. PAGE 4 Mr. Esplin is currently paid$85 per hour for his services. That rate is well below the going rate for legal fees in Fort Collins and is at or below the amount paid to other Assistant Municipal Judges in Colorado who serve only occasionally. However, due to budgetary constraints, staff is not recommending an increase in the compensation paid to Mr. Esplin at this time. Mr. Esplin has agreed to continue in this position at the current pay rate. END CONSENT 13. Consent Calendar Follow-up. This is an opportunity for Councilmembers to comment on items adopted or approved on the Consent Calendar. 14. Staff Reports. 15. 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. 16. Regional Transportation Authority(RTA). (2 hour discussion) The purpose of this item is for Council to formally decide whether to participate in further discussions and negotiations on the proposed Regional Transportation Authority(RTA)and in preparation of a draft agreement to be presented to voters within the RTA boundaries. A citizens steering committee has developed a proposed package to be presented to regional voters in November, 2007. Fort Collins participated in a regional partnership roundtable meeting on May 30 at the Larimer County Events Center. The steering committee proposal was presented and comments and feedback were solicited from participating municipalities and counties. Fort Collins chose not to take a formal position at this meeting as Council had yet to discuss the issue. PAGE 5 The steering committee proposal and a minority opinion proposal were then brought before the City Council on June 5 for discussion. Following Council discussion at the work session, the majority indicated they did not want to pursue further participation in the RTA at this time. This item will allow for additional Council discussion,public input and a formal motion and vote as to whether the City should continue participating in the RTA discussions at the present time. 17. Pulled Consent Items. 18. Other Business. A. Motion to Adjourn to 6:00 p.m. on Monday, June 25, 2007 to conduct mid-year evaluations of the City Manager,City Attorney and Municipal Judge and to conduct any other business that may come before the Council. B. Motion to cancel Regular Meeting of July 3, 2007. 19. 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.maybe 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. REGULAR MEETING AGENDA STORMWATER UTILITY ENTERPRISE City of Fort Collins June 19, 2007 Doug Hutchinson, Mayor Council Information Center 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 After Regular Council Meeting 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. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. First Reading of Ordinance No. 008, Authorizing the Issuance of City of Fort Collins, Colorado,StormwaterUtilityEnterprise,Storm Drainage Revenue Refunding Bonds,Series 2007, in the Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount of$21,820,000, in the Stormwater Utility Fund. The City of Fort Collins and its Stormwater Utility Enterprise have issued bonds to fund needed capital improvements that provide a storm drainage service to property owners within the city. In 1997 and 1999, the City issued $9,465,000 and $19,980,000, respectively, to provide funding for capital improvements in various stormwater basins within the City. According to the provisions of the bonds, all or a portion of the 1997 bonds are eligible to be refinanced, and a portion of the 1999 bonds are eligible to be refinanced. The city will be paying off higher cost bonds with new bonds that will have much lower interest rates. The refunding Bonds in this Ordinance will likely carry interest rates under 4.25%,but the final rates will be a function of the market and are subject to change. 3. Other Business. 4. Adjournment.