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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 01/04/2011 - SUMMARY AGENDA City of F6rt Doug Hutchinson, Mayor Kelly Ohlson, District 5, Mayor Pro Tern Council Chambers Ben Manvel, District 1 City Hall West Lisa Poppaw, District 2 300 LaPorte Avenue Aislinn Kottwitz, District 3 Wade Troxell, District 4 Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 David Roy, District 6 on the Comcast cable system Darin Atteberry, City Manager Steve Roy, City Attorney Wanda Krajicek, City Clerk 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 MEETING January 4, 2011 Proclamations and Presentations 5:30 . A. Proclamation Declaring Sensitivity as the Character Focus for January 2011 and Recognition of the "Character in Action." B. Proclamation Declaring January 17, 2011 as Martin Luther King Day. Regular Meeting 11 • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ` 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER. 2. ROLL CALL. Page 2 L 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 are 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 CALENDAR The Consent Calendar consists of Items 6 through 9. 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 be"pulled"off the Consent Calendar and considered separately. Agenda items pulled from the Consent Calendar will be considered separately under Item No. 14, Pulled Consent Items. The Consent Calendar consists of: • Ordinance 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 December 7 2010, Regular Meeting and the December 14 2010 Adjourned Meeting. 7. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 125 2010 Amending the City Code to Increase the Amounts of the Capital Improvement Expansion Fees Contained in Chapter 7.5 of the Code so as to Reflect Inflation in Associated Costs of Services. The City Code requires annual adjustments to the City's impact fees. The Capital Improvement Expansion fees and Neighborhood Parkland fee are to follow the changes in the Denver-Boulder- Greeley Consumer Price Index(CPI). Street Oversizing fees are adjusted by the changes posted in the Engineering News Record(ENR). Since the last adjustment in 2009,the CPI has increased 1.1% and the ENR has increased 5.48%. This Ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 7, 2010. Page 3 Second Reading of this Ordinance was postponed on December 21, 2010, to address several questions raised. First, Councilmembers inquired about whether the process followed for updating the Capital Expansion Fees was consistent with the City's practices. City Code Sec. 7.5-18 dictates that, "The amount of the fee will be increased annually according to the Denver-Boulder Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics." The proposed Ordinance is consistent with this Code provision. Second, Council and a member of the public inquired about the use of the Denver-Boulder CPI as the appropriate index for these fees. This index was included in the Code adopted in 1997,as the most appropriate,leastvolatile index for accounting for cost changes over time. As staff noted at the December 21, 2010 meeting, Council is scheduled to review two groups of development related fees in depth during 2011. A work session is scheduled for April 26, 2011, to review proposed changes to Development Review and Building Permit Fees. Staff is currently conducting a detailed analysis of these fees and will propose adjustments. Council action on this item is tentatively scheduled for June 2011. The second phase of the Fee Study includes a detailed review and recalculation of Capital Expansion Fees. This portion of the Study is slated for the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2011. Based on Council's discussion of this Ordinance on December 21,2010,the review of the Capital Expansion Fees will also include further review of which index is appropriate for annual adjustments, and language which allows for both increases and decreases to fees and regionally comparative fee data. 8. First Reading of Ordinance No. 001, 2011 Amending Section 2-168 of the City Code Regarding the Functions of the Women's Commission. This Ordinance will amend Section 2-168 of the City Code regarding the functions of the Women's Commission. Specifically, this change clarifies the role of the Women's Commission as it relates to reviewing legislation and making recommendations to City Council. 9. Resolution 2011-001 Making Findings of Fact Regarding the Appeal of the Planning and Zoning Board Approvals of the CSURF Center for Advanced Technology Amended Overall Development Plan Modification of Standards of Section 3.2.2(L)Parking Stall Dimensions,and Section 3.5.2(D)(2) Setback from Nonarterial Streets. On November 26, 2010, an appeal of the October 21, 2010 decisions of the Planning and Zoning Board to approve the CSURF Centre for Advanced Technology,Amended Overall Development Plan, the requestfor Modification of Standard in Section 3.2.2(L)Parking Stall Dimensions,and the request for Modification of Standard in Section 3.5.2(D)(2) Setback from Nonarterial Streets was filed by the Appellants Windtrail on Spring Creek HOA(Kevin Barrier, President)and Hillpond on Spring Creek HOA(Gail Dethloff, President). On December21,2010,City Council voted to overturn the decision of the Planning and Zoning Board. In order to complete the record regarding this appeal,the Council should adopt a Resolution making findings of fact and finalizing its decision on the appeal. END CONSENT 10. Consent Calendar Follow-up. , This is an opportunity for Councilmembers to comment on items adopted or approved on the Consent Calendar. Page 4 11. Staff Reports. 12. 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. 13. Items Relating to the East and West Side Neighborhoods Design Standards Study. (staff:Joe Frank, Steve Dush, Megan Bolin, Clark Mapes; 30 minute staff presentation; 90 minute discussion) A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 002, 2011, Increasing the Membership of the Landmark Preservation Commission and Expanding Its Functions to Include Establishing an Advisory Committee. B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 003, 2011, Making Amendments to the City of Fort Collins Land Use Code Pertaining to East Side and West Side Neighborhood Design Standards (Option A or B). The East and West Side Neighborhoods Design Standards Study began in January 2010 to explore concerns that new houses and additions are not compatible with the established character found in these core,older neighborhoods. The fundamental question is whether the City's current regulations warrant revision to better reflect adopted policies of protecting established neighborhood character. City Council confirmed that changes are necessary, and directed staff to proceed with the implementation of items that would address the size and design of new construction. These options would: 1. Allow the Landmark Preservation Commission to offer voluntary design consultation. 2. Revise house size limits in the Neighborhood Conservation Low Density (NCL) 'and Neighborhood Conservation Medium Density(NCM)zoning districts. 14. Pulled Consent Items. 15. Other Business. 16. Adjournment. Page 5 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 laterthan 12:00 a.m.forthe 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 Council, will be continued to the next regular Council meeting and will be placed first on the discussion agenda for such meeting.