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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 09/04/2012 - SUMMARY AGENDAKaren Weitkunat, Mayor Kelly Ohlson, District 5, Mayor Pro Tem 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 Gerry Horak, District 6 on the Comcast cable system Darin Atteberry, City Manager Steve Roy, City Attorney Wanda Nelson, 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. Assisted hearing devices are available to the public for Council meetings. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224-6001) for assistance. REGULAR MEETING September 4, 2012 Proclamations and Presentations 5:30 p.m. A. Proclamation Declaring September 7 and 8 as the Historic Homes Tour Days. B. Proclamation Declaring September 15 as Cemetery Stroll Day with the theme of “Law and Disorder”. Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER. 2. ROLL CALL. Page 2 3. AGENDA REVIEW: • City Manager Review of Agenda. • Consent Calendar Review. This Review provides an opportunity for Council and citizens to pull items from the Consent Calendar. Anyone may request an item on this Calendar be “pulled” off the Consent Calendar and considered separately. N Council opportunity to pull Consent Calendar items. (will be considered under Item No. 29) N Citizen opportunity to pull Consent Calendar items. (will be considered under Item. No. 34) 4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 5. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION FOLLOW-UP This is an opportunity for the Mayor or Councilmembers to follow-up on issues raised during Citizen Participation. CONSENT CALENDAR The Consent Calendar consists of Items 6 through 25. 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. 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. Individuals who wish to make comments regarding items remaining 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 Page 3 Page 4 6. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 074, 2012, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act Program. The Fort Collins Museum of Discovery was awarded a grant in the amount of $57,522 from the National Park Service, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Program. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 21, 2012, appropriates these grant funds to complete the grant objectives. 7. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 076, 2012, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Capital Projects Fund for the Vine Drive and Shields Street Intersection Improvements Project. The City has received a federally funded grant through the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization, category STP-Metro, for operational and safety improvements at the Vine Drive and Shields Street intersection. Ordinance No. 076, 2012, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 21, 2012, appropriates federal grant funds and Regional Road Impact Fee funds into the Capital Project Fund for use on the Vine Drive and Shields Street Intersection Improvements Project. 8. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 077, 2012, Appropriating Federal Grant Funds and Transferring Previously Appropriated Project Savings from the Harmony Bridge Project into the Capital Project Fund for the Harmony Road and Union Pacific Safety and Maintenance Project. Phase One of the Harmony Road Maintenance Project is currently under construction. This Project will provide congestion relief and rehabilitate the pavement on East Harmony Road from College Avenue to Timberline Road by completing the following major work items: turn lane construction, utility relocations, asphalt overlay, restriping and median landscaping. Phase Two of the Project will consist of safety improvements and signal maintenance at the Harmony Road and Union Pacific Railroad crossing in order to accommodate a six-lane roadway, bike lanes and sidewalks. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 21, 2012, appropriates federal grant funds and project savings from the Harmony Bridge Project into the Capital Project Fund for this Project. 9. Postponement of Second Reading of Ordinance No. 078, 2012, Amending Article XII of Chapter 23 of the City Code relating to Art in Public Places to October 2, 2012. This Ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 21, 2012. At that time, Council provided direction to staff and the Art in Public Places (APP) Board to reexamine the modification included in the Ordinance that caps the total annual contribution to APP from each Utility Fund (Water, Waste Water, Stormwater, and Light & Power) at $100,000. Prior to Second Reading Council has requested that staff provide a more nuanced approach to the cap, consider a possible escalator over time, explain the impacts to the rate payer and the relationship of this modification to the overall Utility budget. Due to the APP Board’s meeting schedule and additional time needed to provide the requested information, staff and the APP Board plan request postponement if Second Reading to October 2, 2012. 10. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 079, 2012, Amending Certain Provisions of Chapter 23.5 of the City Code Relating to Special Events Permits. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 21, 2012, amends Chapter 23.5 of the City Code. Chapter 23.5 authorizes Special Events and currently requires that all permittees, including governmental entities, indemnify the City. This Code requirement has proven very difficult from fellow governmental entities and recent discussion with peer cities has indicated a willingness to no longer require governmental entities to indemnify. Page 5 11. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 080, 2012, Authorizing the Acquisition by Eminent Domain Proceedings of Certain Lands Necessary to Construct Public Improvements Related to the Mason Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project. Mason Corridor Bus Rapid Transit (MAX BRT) Project staff recently identified an additional/new Temporary Construction Easement interest which is necessary to construct the MAX BRT Project. As with prior acquisitions, City Council authorization for eminent domain (if necessary) is the first step in the acquisitions process. As a federally funded transportation project, acquisitions will conform to the provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisitions Policies Act of 1970, as amended (Public Law 91-646). In accordance with this act, property owners must be informed about the possible use of eminent domain and their rights pursuant to Colorado State Statute in the official Notice-of-Interest Letter. Authorization from City Council is needed prior to sending this information to property owners. This letter is the first official step in the acquisition process, which must occur prior to the appraisals. Given the construction schedule for the Project and the fact that acquisitions must be conducted under procedures for federally funded projects, timely acquisition of the required property interests is necessary. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading, authorizes the use of eminent domain for the MAX Project, if necessary, and only if good faith negotiations break down. 12. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 081, 2012, Declaring Certain City-Acquired Property as Strauss Cabin Road and East Harmony Road Right-of-Way. A land survey identified a strip of land that is improved as a road was not included in the road dedication grant from the property owner. As a result, this strip of land was never in the Larimer County Road Book and Larimer County had never identified this as a County Road. Most of this strip, which is 750 feet long, is in the western half of Strauss Cabin Road and a small portion is in East Harmony Road. City staff has now acquired all the property rights for this strip from LaFarge West, Inc., the current owner of the adjacent property. The City acquired the property, but it was not designated as right-of-way. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 21, 2012, dedicates this strip as right-of-way. 13. Items Relating to the Kechter No. 1 Annexation and Zoning. A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 082, 2012, Annexing Property Known as the Kechter Annexation No. 1. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 083, 2012, Amending and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Kechter Annexation No. 1. These Ordinances, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 21, 2012, annex and zone 0.31 acres located approximately 945 feet east of the intersection of South Timberline Road and Kechter Road. The requested zoning for this annexation is the Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood District (L-M-N). 14. Items Relating to the Kechter No. 2 Annexation and Zoning. A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 084, 2012, Annexing Property Known as the Kechter Annexation No. 2. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 085, 2012, Amending and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Kechter Annexation No. 2. These Ordinances, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 21, 2012, annex and zone 0.505 acreslocated approximately 925 feet east of the intersection of South Timberline Road and Kechter Road. The requested zoning for this annexation is the Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood District (L-M-N). Page 6 15. Items Relating to the Kechter No. 3 Annexation and Zoning. A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 086, 2012, Annexing Property Known as the Kechter Annexation No. 3. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 087, 2012, Amending and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Kechter Annexation No. 3. These Ordinances, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 21, 2012, annex and zone 18.644 acres located approximately 900 feet east of the intersection of South Timberline Road and Kechter Road. The requested zoning for this annexation is the Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood District (L-M-N). 16. First Reading of Ordinance No. 091, 2012, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenues in the General Fund for the Restorative Justice Services and Appropriating Funds from the Police Operating Budget. A grant in the amount of $45,000 has been received from the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) Juvenile Diversion fund the continued operation of Restorative Justice Services, which includes the RESTORE program for shoplifting offenses, and the Restorative Justice Conferencing Program (RJCP) for all other offenses. Restorative Justice is an alternative method of holding a young offender accountable by facilitating a meeting with the offender, the victim/victim representative and members of the community to determine the harm done by the crime, and how to repair the harm. By identifying and repairing the harm caused by the crime, Criminal Justice Officials are optimistic that repeat offenses by these youth will be reduced and the needs and concerns of the victims and affected community will be addressed. A $7,440 cash match is required and will be met by appropriating funds from the 2012 Police operating budget designated for Restorative Justice Services. The total required match is 25%, so an additional $7,560 in-kind match is designated from the Eighth Judicial Probation Department. 17. First Reading of Ordinance No. 098, 2012, Appropriating Additional Prior Year Reserves in the Water Fund for Additional High Park Fire Remediation. On August 21, City Council approved an emergency ordinance appropriating reserves from the Water Fund to begin the soil stabilization efforts required to limit the impacts of the High Park Fire on the Cache la Poudre watershed. That appropriation allowed work to begin on the Hill Gulch, which had been identified as the most critical area comprising Phase 1 of the effort for the whole 5,657 acres which will require aerial mulching and seeding per the Burn Area Emergency Response (BAER) report. That work has begun and is anticipated to be completed in 2 weeks, rather than the initial estimate of 4 weeks, allowing the next critical area, Boyd Gulch, to be treated before October. This Ordinance seeks additional funds from the Water Fund reserves to tackle the soil stabilization efforts in the Boyd Gulch and other high-priority areas. This Ordinance appropriates $2,000,000 from the Water Fund reserves so that additional mitigation efforts can be completed in 2012. 18. First Reading of Ordinance No. 092, 2012, Amending Certain Provisions of the Land Use Code to Afford Better Regulation of Multi-Family, High Density Housing Developments. At City Council’s direction, the Community Development and Neighborhood Services (CDNS) department analyzed what immediate measures Council could consider to help mitigate adverse impacts of current and future multi-family housing in areas adjacent to single family neighborhoods. Three measures were suggested for immediate adoption: 1. require Medium Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood (MMN) land use and development standards for all multi-family projects, particularly outside the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay Zone. Page 7 2. modify the Neighborhood Commercial zone district to ensure a significant commercial component. 3. require an operation, management and security study for larger multi-family developments. 19. First Reading of Ordinance No. 093, 2012, Amending Section 26-279 of the City Code to Allow a Reduction for Calculated Evaporative Losses in Determining Wastewater Volume for Existing Large Industrial Processes. In 2010, Chapter 26 of the City Code was modified to establish an additional method of determining wastewater volume as the basis for Wastewater Service fees. That Code amendment allowed Utilities to recognize specific quantities of water consumed or processed in manufacturing processes for the City’s industrial and large commercial wastewater customers. Examples include cooling towers and other equipment or processes where a measurable reduction in wastewater discharge can be determined and metered. The reduction may apply to either a specified portion of the user’s facilities or the facility as a whole. This Ordinance will add an option to Section 26-279 of the City Code to allow for the use of nationally accepted industry standards of calculation to recognize specific quantities of water that are evaporated off as part of an industrial process and as a result are not discharged to the wastewater system. The models would provide a quantifiable amount of water which should not be included in the wastewater discharge volume which serves as the basis for Wastewater Service fees in lieu of metering for existing structures. This adjustment will be allowed only for large industrial customers, and metering will still be required for newly constructed facilities. 20. First Reading of Ordinance No. 094, 2012, Designating the Schroeder House/Laurel Apartments, 121 East Laurel, Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. The owner of the property, Brian Beeghly, is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation for the Schroeder Residence/Laurel Apartments at 121 East Laurel Street. The property is eligible for designation as a Landmark under Designation Standards 2 and 3, for its association with significant persons and also for its architectural significance to Fort Collins. 21. Items Relating to the Forney Annexation and Zoning. A. Resolution 2012-083 Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding the Forney Annexation and Zoning. B. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 095, 2012, Annexing the Property Known as the Forney Annexation. C. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 096, 2012, Amending and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Forney Annexation. As the Owner and Applicant, Forney Industries has submitted a written petition requesting the annexation of 23.16 acres located on the north side of LaPorte Avenue, approximately 1,280 feet east of North Taft Hill Road. The parcels to be annexed, all owned by Forney Industries, are currently located in Larimer County’s I – Industrial Zoning District. The requested zoning for this annexation is the T - Transition. The Transition District is intended for properties for which there are no specific and immediate plans for development. The only permitted uses are those existing at the date the property was placed into this District and no new development is allowed in the Transition district. Forney Industries has indicated that it has no intent to further develop at this time. The surrounding properties are currently zoned Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood (LMN) in the City to the east and west; Neighborhood Conservation, Low Density (NCL) in the City to the south and zoned I – Industrial in Larimer County to the north. Page 8 22. First Reading of Ordinance No. 097, 2012, Authorizing the Conveyance of a Portion of a Tract of Stormwater Utility Property to Coby S. Hughey and Linda C. Hughey. In 1992, the final plat of Pheasant Ridge Estates dedicated Tract A to the City of Fort Collins for the purpose of a detention basin. After the dedication, the developer certified to the City that he could meet the required stormwater detention volumes without excavating and grading the western most portion of Tract A (the portion adjacent to 1700 Westview Road.) Due to the City’s change of use for this portion of Tract A, the adjacent property owners, Coby and Linda Hughey, have expressed an interest to obtain the portion of Tract A that abuts their property at 1700 Westview Road. 23. Public Hearing and Resolution 2012-084 Approving the Foothills Metropolitan District Service Plan. The new owner of Foothills Mall, Alberta Development, in partnership with Walton Street Capital, proposes the formation of a Metropolitan District as allowed by Title 32 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. The intent of the proposed Foothills Mall Metropolitan District (the “District”) is to provide Public Improvements to the comprehensive redevelopment of Foothills Mall. The primary purpose of the District will be to finance, construct, acquire, own, operate and maintain those Public Improvements. This action establishes a preliminary framework Service Plan. This framework limits the authorization of the District and is specifically intended to allow ballot questions related to the formation and initial organization of the District to occur at the November election. 24. Resolution 2012-089 Recognizing the City Park Time Capsule and Directing a Future City Council to Open the Time Capsule on the Fourth of July 2112. A time capsule containing items of historical significance pertaining to City Park’s 100th Anniversary will be buried in front of the park entrance sign at Jackson Avenue and Mulberry Street on September 16, 2012. This Resolution formalizes its burial and requests that it be opened 100 years from now by a future City Council on the Fourth of July, 2112 with the media and community present. 25. Resolution 2012-086 Setting the Dates of the Public Hearings on the 2013 and 2014 Proposed City of Fort Collins Biennial Budget. The City will be adopting a biennial budget for the years 2013 and 2014. The City Charter requires that the City Council set a date for a public hearing on the proposed budget. This Resolution sets that hearing date for the Council meeting of September 18, 2012. In an effort to receive further public input, this Resolution sets an additional hearing date for the October 2, 2012, regular Council meeting. END CONSENT 26. Consent Calendar Follow-up. This is an opportunity for Councilmembers to comment on items adopted or approved on the Consent Calendar. 27. Staff Reports. 28. Councilmember Reports. 29. Consideration of Council-Pulled Consent Items. Page 9 DISCUSSION ITEMS 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. 30. Items Relating to the 2012 Downtown Development Authority-Related Financing Activities. (staff: Matt Robenalt, Mike Beckstead, Kathy Cardona; 5 minute staff presentation; 25 minute discussion) A. Resolution 2012-081 Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Fort Collins and the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority Governing the Use of a Line of Credit. B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 089, 2012, Authorizing the Establishment of a Revolving Line of Credit to be Paid Solely with Downtown Development Authority Tax Increment Funds for a Six Year Period in the Amount of up to One Million Dollars Annually to Finance Downtown Development Authority Projects and Programs in Accordance with the Downtown Development Authority Plan of Development and Approving Related Documents. C. Resolution 2012-082 Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Fort Collins and the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority Regarding Funding of the Museum of Discovery Project. D. First Reading of Ordinance No. 090, 2012, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the Downtown Development Authority Fund, Funds Drawn from the 2012 City of Fort Collins Revolving Line of Credit Established to Finance Downtown Development Authority Projects and Programs and Funds for Debt Service on the Revolving Line of Credit. The Board of Directors of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) believes it would be financially beneficial for the DDA and the community as a whole for a revolving Line of Credit to be established with a local bank for a six (6) year period. The Line of Credit will be used to finance DDA projects and programs. Adoption of Resolution 2012-081 will approve the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) regarding the establishment of the Line of Credit and governing the mechanics of its use. Adoption of Ordinance No. 089, 2012 will authorize the establishment of the Line of Credit and approve execution of the First National Bank documents. The DDA Board of Directors has approved the sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) as a grant to the City of Fort Collins for a portion of the actual costs of construction of the Museum of Discovery Page 10 Project. Adoption of Resolution 2012-082 will approve the IGA expressing the terms of the grant contribution. Ordinance No. 090, 2012 will appropriate unanticipated revenue from interest earnings in the amount of $191,032; from project savings in the amount of $331,113; funds appropriated but not spent of $940,430; funds from the 2010 Bond Series that were not appropriated in the amount of $500,000; and funds from the 2012 Revolving Line of Credit draw of up to $1,000,000 for a total appropriation of $2,962,575. The DDA Board has authorized the expenditure on the various projects and programs. This Ordinance also appropriates the debt service payment on the 2012 Line of Credit draw. 31. Resolution 2012-085 Making Findings of Fact and Related Determinations Regarding the Appeal of the June 25, 2012 Administrative Hearing Officer Approval of the Legacy Senior Residences Project Development Plan. (staff: Lindsay Ex; no staff presentation; minute discussion) On June 25, 2012, the City of Fort Collins Hearing Officer issued a written decision approving the Legacy Senior Residences Project Development Plan with three Modifications of Standard. On July 9, Save the Poudre filed a Notice of Appeal, alleging the Hearing Officer failed to properly interpret and apply the Land Use Code and considered evidence relevant to its findings that was substantially false and grossly misleading. On August 21, 2012, City Council voted 4-2 (Nays: Ohlson, Poppaw) that the Hearing Officer conducted a fair hearing and upheld the Hearing Officer’s decision approving the Project Development Plan and the three Modifications of Standard. In order to finalize this appeal process, Council is required to adopt a Resolution making findings of fact and finalizing its decision on the Appeal. 32. Resolution 2012-087 Submitting a Council-initiated, Non-Binding Question Relating to the Possible Construction of a Stadium on Colorado State University’s Main Campus to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City at a Special Municipal Election to Be Held on November 6, 2012, in Conjunction with the Larimer County General Election. (staff: Wanda Nelson; no staff presentation; 2 hour discussion) At its August 14, 2012 work session, three members of Council (Manvel, Poppaw, and Ohlson) requested Council consideration of a Resolution putting a non-binding advisory question on the ballot for the purpose of giving Fort Collins citizens an additional avenue for providing input on the desirability of an on-campus stadium. Pursuant to the City Charter, the Council may submit any question to the vote of the people at a regular or special election in the same manner and with the same force and effect as is provided for citizen-initiated measures. A special election has previously been called by the Council for November 6, 2012 for the purpose of considering a citizen-initiated ordinance dealing with medical marijuana businesses. The deadline to certify ballot language to the County for this election is Friday, September 7. 33. Resolution 2012-088 Approving an Agreement Between the City and Forney Industries to Provide Business Investment Assistance. (staff: Josh Birks, SeonAh Kendall; 5 minute staff presentation; 20 minute discussion) This Resolution considers a Business Investment Agreement between the City of Fort Collins and Forney Industries, Inc. (Forney). Forney is considering expanding operations at its facility located at 1830 LaPorte Avenue, which is currently located in Larimer County. Forney has an 80-year relationship with the City and currently employs 120 people at the LaPorte site and 203 in the Northern Colorado area. In 2011, Forney grew by 13.5% and made a $4.2 million investment in infrastructure that resulted in eight new jobs. An additional investment of $750,000 is anticipated for 2012 and 2013, which includes an expansion of its operations on 1830 LaPorte Avenue. This expansion would add six professional jobs and approximately twelve hourly employees. Page 11 Accommodating the expansion requires Forney to tap into the City’s sewer system and, consequently, annex into the City. Annexation exposes Forney to additional business costs in terms of sales and use tax, and the City has been asked to develop a business assistance package to mitigate some of the initial increases and offset costs associated with connecting to the sewer system. The business assistance package presented includes three components: (1) a three-year sales tax rebate of the non-dedicated portion of sales tax (2.25%), which amounts to approximately $15,000 per year, for a total incentive of $45,000; (2) a personal property tax rebate equal to half the personal property taxes upon annexation representing a value of $399 per year, or $3,990 over a 10-year period; and (3) a real property tax rebate on the real property taxes due upon annexation the rebate representing a value of $2,672 per year, or $26,720 over a 10-year period. The City of Fort Collins’ Business Investment Agreement requires Forney Industries, Inc. to annex into the city limits before providing assistance. The investments proposed relate to revenues the City would not otherwise collect if the annexation does not occur within the City. City Council is being asked to consider the proposed assistance package valued at approximately $75,710. 34. Consideration of Citizen-Pulled Consent Items. 35. Other Business. 36. 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 Council, will be continued to the next regular Council meeting and will be placed first on the discussion agenda for such meeting. Karen Weitkunat, President City Council Chambers Kelly Ohlson, District 5, Vice-President City Hall West Ben Manvel, District 1 300 LaPorte Avenue Lisa Poppaw, District 2 Fort Collins, Colorado Aislinn Kottwitz, District 3 Wade Troxell, District 4 Gerry Horak, District 6 Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 on the Comcast cable system Darin Atteberry, City Manager Steve Roy, City Attorney Wanda Nelson, 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. GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 MEETING September 4, 2012 (after the Regular Council Meeting) 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Roll Call. 3. First Reading of Ordinance No. 063, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the General Improvement District Fund for the Downtown Wayfinding Sign System. (staff: Clark Mapes; 5 minute staff presentation; 5 minute discussion) This Ordinance appropriates $500,000 from the General Improvement District No. 1 (GID) Fund for final design, fabrication and installation of a Downtown Wayfinding Sign System. Schematic design of a sign system was completed in 2009, and this appropriation provides funding to implement the system. The funds will be used to hire a sign company to develop final design and construction details, and then fabricate and install signs in collaboration and coordination with the City’s Traffic Operations sign shop. 4. Other Business. 5. Adjournment. GENERAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 AGENDA