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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 05/17/2011 - ITEMS RELATING TO MAKING COUNCIL APPOINTMENTS TO T DATE: May 17, 2011AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY STAFF: Wanda Krajicek FORT COLLINSCOUNCIL Items Relating to Making Council Appointments to the Platte River Power Authority and the Governing Board of the Poudre Fire Authority. A. Resolution 2011-046 Replacing the City's Appointed Director on the Platte River Power Authority Board of Directors. B. Resolution 2011-047 Making Appointments to the Governing Board of the Poudre Fire Authority. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Following the Council organizational meeting in April of odd-numbered years, Councilmembers decide which of the various board and commission liaison assignments and committee appointments are of interest to them as individuals. At the recent City Council Workshop (May 6-7) Councilmembers discussed liaison and committee assignments. Resolution 2011-044 (presented separately as Item #17) makes the majority of these appointments. City Council also makes appointments to the Platte River Power Authority (PRPA) Board of Directors and to the Governing Board of the Poudre Fire Authority. Two additional resolutions have been prepared for the purpose of making these appointments. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION Platte River Power Authority Board of Directors The Platte River Power Authority Board of Directors is comprised of two members from each of the four member cities, with one such member to be the Mayor of each municipality(or another member of the municipality's governing board designated by the Mayor)and the other to bean individual selected by the municipality's governing body for"judgment, experience, and expertise which make that person particularly qualified to serve as the director of an electric utility". Historically, the City's Utility Director has filled the second slot. The City Council is considering appointing a Councilmember to fill the second slot. Resolution 2011-046 removes Utilities Executive Director Brian Janonis and replaces him with a Councilmember to be selected at this meeting. Governing Board of the Poudre Fire Authority An Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Fort Collins and the Poudre Fire Protection District provides that the Governing Board of the Poudre Fire Authority shall consist of five members. Two of the members shall be appointed by the City and two of the members shall be appointed by the District. The fifth member shall be appointed by the four members appointed by the City and the Authority. Resolution 2011-047 appoints two members to the Poudre Fire Authority Board. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of the Resolutions. RESOLUTION 2011-046 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS REPLACING THE CITY'S APPOINTED DIRECTOR ON THE PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHEREAS, Platte River Power Authority ("Platte River") was created by an agreement between the cities of Fort Collins, Loveland, Longmont, and the Town of Estes Park which was amended and restated as of September 1, 2010 (the "Organic Contract"); and WHEREAS, under the Organic Contract, the Platte River Board of Directors is comprised of two members from each of the four member cities,with one such member to be the mayor of each municipality (or another member of the municipality's governing board designated by the mayor) and the other to be an individual selected by the municipality's governing body for "judgment, experience, and expertise which make that person particularly qualified to serve as the director of an electric utility"; and WHEREAS,on October 21,2008,the City Council adopted Resolution 2008-103 appointing Utilities Executive Director Brian Janonis as the City's appointed representative for a term to expire on December 31, 2012; and WHEREAS,the Organic Contract states that"any director appointed by the governing board of a municipality may be removed at any time by such governing board,with or without cause"; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that its appointed member of the Plate River Board should be a member of the City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that Utilities Executive Director Brian Janonis is hereby removed as the City's appointed representative to the Platte River Power Authority Board of Directors,and that is hereby appointed to fill the vacancy created by such removal and to serve as the City's appointed representative on the Platte River Board for the remainder of the term which expires on December, 31, 2012, or until such appointment is changed by the City Council, whichever first occurs. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 17th day of May A.D. 2011. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk RESOLUTION 2011-047 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE POUDRE FIRE AUTHORITY WHEREAS, an intergovernmental agreement entered into on December 22, 1981 between the City and the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District provides for the establishment of a governing board to administer the Poudre Fire Authority; and WHEREAS, said governing board is comprised of two members appointed by the City and two members appointed by the District,with a fifth member to be appointed by these four members; and WHEREAS,the City Council desires to appoint two representatives to said governing board of the Poudre Fire Authority. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the following named persons are hereby appointed as regular members of the governing board of the Poudre Fire Authority: Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 17th day of May A.D. 2011. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk