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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 01/07/2014 - SUMMARY AGENDACity of Fort Collins Page 1 Karen Weitkunat, Mayor City Council Chambers Gerry Horak, District 6, Mayor Pro Tem City Hall West Bob Overbeck, District 1 300 LaPorte Avenue Lisa Poppaw, District 2 Fort Collins, Colorado Gino Campana, District 3 Wade Troxell, District 4 Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 Ross Cunniff, District 5 on the Comcast cable system Steve Roy Darin Atteberry Wanda Nelson City Attorney City Manager 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 7, 2014 Proclamations and Presentations 5:30 p.m. A. Declaring January as Radon Action Month Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m.  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  CALL MEETING TO ORDER  ROLL CALL  AGENDA REVIEW: CITY MANAGER  City Manager Review of Agenda. City of Fort Collins Page 2  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. o Council-pulled Consent Calendar items will be considered before Discussion Items. o Citizen-pulled Consent Calendar items will be considered after Discussion Items.  CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 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  Address your comments to Council, not the audience.  CITIZEN PARTICIPATION FOLLOW-UP Consent Calendar The Consent 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 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. 1. Consideration and Approval of the Minutes of the December 17, 2013 Regular Council Meeting. The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes from the December 17, 2013 Regular Council meeting. 2. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 179, 2013, 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. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 17, 2013, updates the City Code, which requires an annual adjustment to certain building permit related fees. Capital Improvement Expansion fees and Neighborhood Parkland fees are to reflect the changes in the Denver-Boulder-Greeley Consumer Price Index (CPI). Street Oversizing fees are adjusted by the City of Fort Collins Page 3 changes posted in the Engineering News Record (ENR). The CPI has increased 2.8% since its last adjustment and the ENR has not increased. 3. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 180, 2013, Amending Section 2-30 of the City Code Pertaining to the City Council Meeting Agenda. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 17, 2013, deletes a City Code provision requiring that the title of any ordinance placed on the consent calendar be read prior to action by the Council on the consent calendar. 4. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 181, 2013, Declaring Certain City-Owned Property as Road Right of Way. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 17, 2013, declares parcels of City-owned property located at the southwest corner of Timberline Road and Prospect Road that is currently used and planned to be used in the future as Timberline Road, as public road right-of-way. 5. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 182, 2013, Authorizing the Acquisition by Eminent Domain Proceedings of Certain Land Necessary to Construct Public Improvements Related to the Mason Corridor Bus Rapid Transit Project. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 17, 2013, authorizes the use eminent domain, if necessary, to acquire an additional utility easement which is needed for the MAX Bus Rapid Transit Project (MAX). As a federally funded transportation project, this acquisition 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 the act though an official Notice of Interest Letter. Authorization from City Council is needed prior to sending this information to property owners. Staff requests authorization to utilize eminent domain for the MAX Project, if necessary, and only if good faith negotiations break down. 6. Items Relating to the Mail Creek Crossing Annexation and Zoning. A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 183, 2013, Annexing Property Known as the Mail Creek Crossing Annexation to the City of Fort Collins. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 184, 2013, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Mail Creek Crossing Annexation to the City of Fort Collins. These Ordinances, unanimously adopted on December 17, 2013, annex and zone 39.608 acres located on the north side of Zephyr Road, approximately 1,450 feet east of South Timberline Road (just east of Bacon Elementary). The proposed zoning for this annexation is LMN - Low Density Mixed Use Neighborhood. 7. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 185, 2013, Authorizing the Release of Restrictive Covenants on Property at 405 Linden Street Owned by the Fort Collins Housing Authority. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 17, 2013, authorizes the release of the Agreement of Restrictive Covenants Affecting Real Property for the property located at 405 Linden Street, currently owned by the Fort Collins Housing Authority. 8. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 186, 2013, Amending Ordinance No. 158, 2013, to Phase In the Effective Date of the Regulations Adopted by Ordinance No. 158, 2013, for Outdoor Service Areas That Are Not Located Within or Adjacent to Public Sidewalks or Other Public Rights-of-Way. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 17, 2013, amends the effective date of the new City Code provisions that expanded the application of the smoking ordinance to outdoor serving areas. The Ordinance establishes a “phase-in” or delayed City of Fort Collins Page 4 implementation date for outdoor service areas that are not within or adjacent to sidewalks or other public rights-of-way, in an effort to limit the negative impact of Ordinance No. 158, 2013, on affected businesses. 9. First Reading of Ordinance No. 001, 2014, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the General Fund for the Gardens on Spring Creek. The purpose of this item is to appropriate a total of $76,000 in grant funding received by the Gardens on Spring Creek. 10. First Reading of Ordinance No. 002, 2014, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue for the Senior Center Expansion Project and Transferring Appropriations to the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for the Art in Public Places Program. The purpose of this item is to appropriate $400,000 to the Senior Center Expansion Project. The additional funding is money raised by the Senior Center Expansion Committee. These funds will be used to provide improvements to the expansion project for items requested by facility staff and users; including completion of the Multi-purpose room as an education center. 11. First Reading of Ordinance No. 003, 2014, Amending Section 1-15 of the City Code Relating to General Penalties. The purpose of this item is to adjust the maximum fines Municipal Court may impose so they are consistent with state law. 12. First Reading of Ordinance No. 004, 2014, Authorizing the Execution of a New Intergovernmental Agreement Pertaining to a Regional Road Impact Fee Program, Adopting a Regional Road Impact Fee Schedule, Ratifying Fee Changes and Collections Made in the Past, and Amending Section 7.5- 85(d) of the City Code Pertaining to the Remittance to the County of the Collected Fees. The purpose of this item is to execute a new Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Larimer County that allows for the collection of a Regional Road Fee at the time of development. The Ordinance adopts a fee schedule and ratifies past fee changes and collections and also amends Section 7.5-85(d) of the City Code pertaining to the remittance of the fee. 13. Items Relating to the Kechter Farm Annexation and Zoning. A. Resolution 2014-001 Setting Forth Findings of Fact and Determinations Regarding the Kechter Farm Crossing Annexation. B. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 005, 2014, Annexing Property Known as the Kechter Farm Annexation to the City of Fort Collins. C. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 006, 2014, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Kechter Farm Annexation to the City of Fort Collins. This is a request to annex and zone 88.21 acres located north of Fossil Creek Reservoir, approximately 1,320 feet south of Kechter Road, 2,640 feet east of South Timberline Road, just west of Ziegler Road, and southwest of Kinard Middle School. The property is located within the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan. In accordance with the Intergovernmental Agreement with Larimer County, adopted in 1999, properties within the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area receive their land use approvals in the County and are annexed into the City prior to construction. Kechter Farm has a General Development Plan (comparable to the City’s Overall Development Plan) that encompasses 286 acres. The first phase of the project is 88.21 acres and is currently in the County’s development review process. Within the first phase, there is a 2.85 acre commercial area, 1.45 acre recreation center with a neighborhood park, and the remaining land is dedicated to City of Fort Collins Page 5 residential development. The requested zoning for this annexation is LMN - Low Density Mixed Use Neighborhood and UE - Urban Estate. This annexation request is in conformance with the State of Colorado Revised Statutes as they relate to annexations, the City of Fort Collins Comprehensive Plan, and the Larimer County and City of Fort Collins Intergovernmental Agreements. The annexation of this property will create an enclave, which will affect approximately 180 acres of land to the north and west of the subject annexation. 14. First Reading of Ordinance No. 007, 2014, Authorizing the Lease of a Portion of City-Owned Property at 225 Maple Street to Feeding Our Community Ourselves, Inc. For Up to Five Years. The purpose of this item is to lease 4,446 square feet of City-owned property to a non-profit cafe. Feeding Our Community Ourselves, Inc. ("FoCo") wishes to lease a portion of 225 Maple Street to house a non-profit café with a minimal food processing facility. The total yearly lease payment for the property will be at least $16,900. The term of the lease shall be for five years. With this lease, FoCo will have the option to terminate at any time upon a 90-day advanced written notice to the City. FoCo will be responsible for its remodel, taxes, all utilities, communication services, trash services and janitorial services. 15. Resolution 2014-002 Making Appointments to the Energy Board. The purpose of this item is to correct an omission that occurred in Resolution 2013-107 that made annual appointments to various boards, commissions, and authorities. Two appointments to the Energy Board were not included in that Resolution. Councilmembers Gino Campana and Ross Cunniff recommend the appointment of Philip Friedman and Michael Doss to the Energy Board. END CONSENT  CONSENT CALENDAR FOLLOW-UP This is an opportunity for Councilmembers to comment on items adopted or approved on the Consent Calendar.  STAFF REPORTS a. Community Liaison Program Report.  COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS  CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL-PULLED CONSENT ITEMS City of Fort Collins Page 6 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. 16. Council Consideration of Text Amendment to the Community Commercial-Poudre River Zone District (C-C-R). (staff: Laurie Kadrich; 5 minute staff presentation; 10 minute discussion) The purpose of this item is to comply with Land Use Code (LUC) requirements that direct the Planning Director to submit any additions to the list of permitted uses to Council for consideration as a text amendment. If the Council disagrees with the staff recommendation, it should adopt a motion directing staff to prepare and present an ordinance to Council to amend the Land Use Code. 17. Resolution 2014-003 Making an Appointment to the Downtown Development Authority of the City of Fort Collins. (staff: Wanda Nelson; no staff presentation; 10 minute discussion) The purpose of this item is to address the vacancy that exists on the Downtown Development Authority (DDA).  CONSIDERATION OF CITIZEN-PULLED CONSENT ITEMS  OTHER BUSINESS a. Council will consider adjourning into executive session.  ADJOURNMENT a. Council will consider a motion to adjourn to 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 14, 2014. 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.