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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 01/03/2017 - SUMMARY AGENDACity of Fort Collins Page 1 Wade Troxell, Mayor City Council Chambers Gerry Horak, District 6, Mayor Pro Tem City Hall West Bob Overbeck, District 1 300 LaPorte Avenue Ray Martinez, District 2 Fort Collins, Colorado Gino Campana, District 3 Kristin Stephens, District 4 Cablecast on FCTV Channel 14 Ross Cunniff, District 5 and Channel 881 on the Comcast cable system Carrie Daggett Darin Atteberry Wanda Winkelmann 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 (V/TDD: Dial 711 for Relay Colorado) for assistance. Regular Meeting January 3, 2017 (amended 12/30/16) Proclamations and Presentations 5:30 p.m. A. Proclamation Declaring January as Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month. B. Proclamation Declaring January 3, 2017, as Vince DeChand Day. 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 may comment regarding items scheduled on the Consent Calendar and items not specifically scheduled on the agenda. Comments regarding land use projects for which a development application has been filed should be submitted in the development review process** and not to the Council.  Those who wish to speak are asked to sign in at the table in the lobby (for recordkeeping purposes).  All speakers will be asked by the presiding officer to identify themselves by raising their hand, and then will be asked to move to one of the two lines of speakers (or to a seat nearby, for those who are not able to stand while waiting).  The presiding officer will determine and announce the length of time allowed for each speaker.  Each speaker will be asked to state his or her name and general address for the record, and to keep comments brief. Any written comments or materials intended for the Council should be provided to the City Clerk.  A timer will beep once and the timer light will turn yellow to indicate that 30 seconds of speaking time remain, and will beep again and turn red when a speaker’s time to speak has ended. [**For questions about the development review process or the status of any particular development, citizens should consult the Development Review Center page on the City’s website at fcgov.com/developmentreview, or contact the Development Review Center at 221-6750.]  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. Items remaining on the Consent Calendar will be approved by City Council with one vote. 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. City of Fort Collins Page 3 1. Consideration and Approval of the Minutes of the December 6, 2016 Regular Council Meeting and the December 13, 2016, Adjourned Council Meeting. The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes from the December 6, 2016, Regular Council meeting and the December 13, 2016, Adjourned Council meeting. 2. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 138, 2016, Designating the Howell Property Located at 519 East Mulberry Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda, it will be considered in accordance with the procedures described in Section 1(e) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2015-091. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 20, 2016, designates the Howell property, located at 519 East Mulberry Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owner of this property, Housing Catalyst, formerly the Fort Collins Housing Authority, is initiating this request. 3. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 139, 2016, Designating the Kimball Property Located at 608 and 608 ½ South Grant Avenue, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda, it will be considered in accordance with the procedures described in Section 1(e) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2015-091. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 20, 2016, designates the Kimball Property, located at 608 and 608 ½ South Grant Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owner of this property, Housing Catalyst, formerly the Fort Collins Housing Authority, is initiating this request. 4. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 140, 2016, Designating the Schroeder/McMurry Property Located at 701 Mathews Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda, it will be considered in accordance with the procedures described in Section 1(e) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2015-091. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 20, 2016, designates the Schroeder/McMurry property, located at 701 Mathews Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owner of this property, Housing Catalyst, formerly the Fort Collins Housing Authority, is initiating this request. 5. Second Reading of Ordinance No.141, 2016, Designating the Wilhelm Property Located at 717 and 717 ½ West Mulberry Street, Fort Collins, Colorado, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins. This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda, it will be considered in accordance with the procedures described in Section 1(e) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2015-091. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 20, 2016, designates the Wilhelm Property, located at 717 and 717 ½ West Mulberry Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owner of this property, Housing Catalyst, formerly the Fort Collins Housing Authority, is initiating this request. City of Fort Collins Page 4 6. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 142, 2016, Approving and Authorizing the Mayor to Execute Amendment Number One to the Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City and Larimer County Regarding Cooperation on Managing Urban Development Within the Fort Collins Growth Management Area and Amending the Boundaries of the Fort Collins Growth Management Area. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on December 20, 2016, amends the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Larimer County regarding the Growth Management Area (GMA) boundary to ratify the same boundary agreed to by the City of Fort Collins and the Town of Timnath. 7. Resolution 2017-001 Approving Revised Fees for Fort Collins Police Services' Criminal Justice Records. The purpose of this item is to propose a new fee schedule for Police Services for criminal justice records. The existing fee schedule has been in existence since 2008 and the proposed adjustments are necessary to keep up with the change in technology and staff expenses. In addition, the staff is proposing to begin charging the public for Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) Verifications to reflect actual costs incurred by staff. Currently, this is a free service, while a neighboring agency charges double the amount being proposed. 8. Resolution 2017-002 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund Regarding Poudre River and Floodplain Habitat Restoration at Kingfisher Point Natural Area. The purpose of this item is to approve a contractual agreement with Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) to receive a $100,000 grant in support of the Natural Areas Department’s (NAD) Poudre River and floodplain habitat restoration at Kingfisher Point Natural Area scheduled for construction in 2017. The award was made by the GOCO Board of Directors on December 8, 2016. A draft agreement and Resolution is due to GOCO on January 9, 2017 with a final formalized agreement by February 6, 2017. Under the terms of the grant all work must be completed by December 2018. NAD is confident it can meet that deadline. 9. Resolution 2017-003 Making Appointments to Various Boards and Commissions of the City of Fort Collins. THIS ITEM WAS AMENDED ON 12/30/16 TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS The purpose of this item is to appoint individuals to fill vacancies that currently exist on various boards, commissions, and authorities due to resignations of board members and vacancies to be created upon the expiration of terms of current members. Applications were solicited from October through December. Council teams interviewed applicants during November and December. This Resolution appoints individuals to fill current vacancies and expiring terms. This Resolution does not fill all vacancies. Interviews are continuing, and any remaining vacancies will be advertised as needed. 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. Regional Wasteshed Coalition (staff: Honore Depew) City of Fort Collins Page 5  COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS  CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL-PULLED CONSENT ITEMS 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 (three 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. 10. Items Relating to the Submission of Charter Amendments to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City at the April 4, 2017, Regular Municipal Election. (staff: Wanda Winkelmann, Rita Knoll, Carrie Daggett; 5 minute staff presentation; 20 minute discussion) A. Possible Public Hearing and Motions Regarding Protest(s) of Ballot Language. B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 001, 2017, Submitting to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins a Proposed Amendment to Section 7 of Article VIII of the City Charter Pertaining to the Date of Certification of Election Results (the “Canvass”), Proposed Amendments to Section 1 (d) and Section 4 of Article II of the City Charter Pertaining Respectively to the Timing of the Council Organizational Meeting Following an Election, and when Councilmember Terms of Office Begin. C. First Reading of Ordinance No. 002, 2017, Submitting to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins a Proposed Amendment to Section 11 of Article II of the City Charter Pertaining to the Process for Cancelling a Council Meeting. D. First Reading of Ordinance No. 003, 2017, Submitting to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins a Proposed Amendment to Section 9 of Article IV of the City Charter Pertaining to Conflicts of Interest and Certain Prohibited Sales to the City. E. First Reading of Ordinance No. 004, 2017, Submitting to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins a Proposed Amendment to Section 1 of Article VII of the City Charter Pertaining to Appointment of Municipal Judges. The purpose of these items is to submit various Charter amendments to the voters in April that will: (1) change the deadline for final certification of an election so that the City may implement signature verification, and corresponding changes to the date of the Council organizational meeting and the beginning of Councilmember terms of office; (2) outline a process for the cancellation of a Council meeting in the event of unforeseen circumstances (i.e., weather, natural disasters, emergencies); (3) clarifying when City officials and employees, and their relatives, have a conflict of interest in a sale of property or services to the City concerning which sale the officer or employee has decision-making or supervisory authority; and (4) to allow the Council to appoint additional Municipal Judges and to designate a Chief Municipal Judge. City of Fort Collins Page 6 Any protest of the proposed ballot language must be received no later than Tuesday, January 3, at noon. The protest(s) shall be heard, considered, and resolved by Council prior to adoption of Ordinances No. 001, 002, 003 and 004, 2017. If protest(s) are received, copies will be included in Council’s “Read-before” packet. 11. Items Relating to City Elections. (staff: Wanda Winkelmann, Rita Knoll, Carrie Daggett; 5 minute staff presentation; 20 minute discussion) A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 005, 2017, Amending Chapter 7 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Amend Requirements and Procedures for City Elections. B. Resolution 2017-004 Establishing a Council Election Code Committee and Appointing its Members. The purpose of this item is to adopt changes to Chapter 7 of the City Code as recommended by the ad hoc Council Committee and the City Clerk and to create a Council Election Code Committee. 12. Resolution 2017-005 Expressing Support for the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda's Open Letter to President-Elect Donald Trump on Climate Action. (staff: Lindsay Ex, Jeff Mihelich, Jackie Kozak-Thiel, Lucinda Smith; no staff presentation; 15 minute discussion) The purpose of this item is to consider a resolution endorsing and supporting the Mayors National Climate Action Agenda (MNCAA) open letter to President-elect Donald Trump on climate action.  CONSIDERATION OF CITIZEN-PULLED CONSENT ITEMS  OTHER BUSINESS A. Possible consideration of the initiation of new ordinances and/or resolutions by Councilmembers (Three or more individual Councilmembers may direct the City Manager and City Attorney to initiate and move forward with development and preparation of resolutions and ordinances not originating from the Council's Policy Agenda or initiated by staff.)  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 the Council, will be continued to the next regular Council meeting and will be placed first on the discussion agenda for such meeting. City of Fort Collins Page 1 urban renewal authority Wade Troxell, Chairperson City Council Chambers Gerry Horak, Vice-Chairperson City Hall West Bob Overbeck 300 LaPorte Avenue Ray Martinez Fort Collins, Colorado Gino Campana Kristin Stephens Ross Cunniff Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 and Channel 881 on the Comcast cable system Carrie Daggett Darin Atteberry Wanda Winkelmann City Attorney Executive Director Secretary 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 (V/TDD: Dial 711 for Relay Colorado) for assistance. URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING January 3, 2017 After the Regular Council Meeting, which begins at 6:00 p.m.  CALL MEETING TO ORDER  ROLL CALL  AGENDA REVIEW  Executive Director’s Review of Agenda.  CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Individuals who wish to make comments regarding not specifically scheduled on the agenda must first be recognized by the Chairperson or Vice Chair. 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 Chairperson 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 Secretary  Address your comments to Council, not the audience City of Fort Collins Page 2  CITIZEN PARTICIPATION FOLLOW-UP  STAFF REPORTS  COMMISSIONER REPORTS Discussion Items The method of debate for discussion items is as follows: ● Chairperson introduces the item number and subject; asks if formal presentation will be made by staff ● Staff and/or Applicant presentation (optional) ● Chairperson requests citizen comment on the item (five-minute limit for each citizen) ● Board questions of staff on the item ● Board motion on the item ● Board discussion ● Final Board comments ● Board vote on the item Note: Time limits for individual agenda items may be revised, at the discretion of the Chairperson, 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. 1. Resolution No. 082 Approving a Redevelopment Agreement between the Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority and the Lyric Cinema Café. (staff: Josh Birks, Patrick Rowe; 10 minute staff presentation; 20 minute discussion) The purpose of this item is to consider a Redevelopment Agreement between the City's Urban Renewal Authority and the Lyric Cinema Café for up to $252,650 of tax increment financing (TIF) assistance. The TIF assistance will be utilized to reimburse the applicant for stormwater improvements, a right-of-way repayment associated with the North College Improvements Project, and landscaping improvements.  OTHER BUSINESS  ADJOURNMENT