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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 01/03/2012 - 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 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. Assisted hearing devices are available to the public for Council meetings. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224-6001) for assistance. REGULAR MEETING January 3, 2012 Proclamations and Presentations 5:30 p.m. A. Proclamation Declaring January 2012 as Colorado Radon Action Month. B. Proclamation Declaring January 3, 2012 as City Park Day. 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. 17) N Citizen opportunity to pull Consent Calendar items. (will be considered under Item. No. 19) 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 13. 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 6. Consideration and Approval of the Minutes of the December 6, 2011 Regular Meeting. 7. Postponement of Second Reading of Ordinance No. 183, 2011, Authorizing the Lease of City-owned Property at 430 North College Avenue and 100 Willow Street to the Colorado State University Research Foundation to January 17, 2012. Staff is requesting postponement of Second Reading of Ordinance No. 183, 2012, until January 17, 2012. There were portions of the Lease Agreement that caused concern with the City Council at its December 20, 2011 meeting. Staff from the City and Colorado State University Research Foundation need to discuss these areas of concern and agree on changes to the lease. Several of the key team members will be out of the office for the holiday season. This does not leave enough time to meet and complete negotiations prior to the meeting of January 3, 2012. 8. First Reading of Ordinance No. 001, 2012, Appropriating General Fund Reserves for Additional City Contribution to the Poudre Fire Authority Budget for the Year 2012 for Operations and Maintenance. This Ordinance outlines the contribution from the City of Fort Collins to the Poudre Fire Authority (PFA) for the Southwest Enclave Annexation in the amount of $158,009 to contribute funding for operating and maintenance of the Poudre Fire Authority. 9. First Reading of Ordinance No. 002, 2012, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the General Fund for the Police Services Victim Services Team. The Fort Collins Police Services Victim Services Team has been awarded a 12-month grant in the amount of $30,000 for the period from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2012, by the Eighth Judicial District Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement (V.A.L.E.) Board to help fund services provided by this team. These funds will be used for part of the salary for the victim advocate who provides crisis intervention services during weekday hours and is housed in the Victim Services office. These funds will also pay for some of the operational expenses needed to provide 24-hour a day, 7-day a week services to victims of crime in the community. 10. First Reading of Ordinance No. 003, 2012, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the Transportation Services Fund for the Construction of the East Harmony Road Maintenance Improvements - College Avenue to Timberline Road. The proposed 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 and restriping. The lane configurations from College to Boardwalk will look similar to the current striping. The Boardwalk to Timberline stretch will be restriped to a six-lane configuration. 11. First Reading of Ordinance No. 004, 2012, Amending Section 14-72(b)(6) of the City Code to Correct an Error in the Procedures for Review of Applications for Demolition or Relocation of Historic Structures. This is an amendment to Section 14-72(b)(6) of the City Code correcting an error regarding a citation cross-reference to requirements for the final Landmark Preservation Commission hearing needed in the event that the Landmark Preservation Commission fails to make a decision within 60 days of the submittal of these requirements. As the City Code currently stands, this error requires the Landmark Preservation Commission to make a decision regarding a historic structure demolition application upon the submittal of only one part of a submittal requirement outlined in 14-72(2)(b). This amendment corrects the error and requires the Landmark Preservation Commission to make a decision pursuant to fulfillment of all the submittal requirements. Page 4 12. Resolution 2012-001 Adopting an Updated Policy for the Review and Approval of Easements on City Natural Areas and Conserved Lands. The City of Fort Collins Natural Areas and Open Lands Easement Policy was adopted by Resolution 2001-094. To date, approximately forty right-of-way easements have been granted by the City under this Policy. The Natural Areas program (NAP) is proposing revisions to the Policy to address: 1. Compensation and mitigation requirements 2. Review and approval of projects proposed within existing easements 3. Above-ground features associated with buried utility cables and pipelines 4. Specific types of facilities 5. Review and approval of projects within new or existing utility easements on lands conserved with Conservation Easements 6. Oil and Gas and Minerals Exploration and Production 7. Public Information and Review Process. 13. Resolution 2012-002 Authorizing a First Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Poudre River Public Library District, the City of Fort Collins and Larimer County. In December 2007 the City Council approved an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the Fort Collins Regional Library District (later renamed the Poudre River Public Library District), the City and Larimer County. That agreement addressed a range of items, including the transfer of City-owned assets and library operations to the newly formed Library District, use of remaining library impact fees, and the availability of City support services to the District at District expense. This amendment to the IGA adds Project Management as a service the City will provide to the District and provides a detailed scope of project management services. It also clarifies that in the event that the City receives a request for a refund of City Impact Fees held in the Public Library Fund, the District will reimburse the City for the full amount of any such refund. END CONSENT 14. Consent Calendar Follow-up. This is an opportunity for Councilmembers to comment on items adopted or approved on the Consent Calendar. 15. Staff Reports. 16. Councilmember Reports. 17. Consideration of Council-Pulled Consent Items. Page 5 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. 18. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 182, 2011, Amending Section 15-483 of the City Code So as to Eliminate the Eight Ounce Limitation on the Amount of Medical Marijuana That Can Be Distributed by Licensees to Other Licensed Medical Marijuana Centers. (staff: Jerry Schiager, Ginny Sawyer, Medical Marijuana Staff Team; 5 minute staff presentation; 15 minute discussion) All medical marijuana businesses in Fort Collins must cease operation by February 14, 2012. This Ordinance, adopted on First Reading on December 20, 2011 by a vote of 6-1 (nays: Troxell) will allow existing businesses to sell more than 8 ounces of product to another licensed business outside the City limits in an effort to eliminate inventory by February 14, 2012. 19. Consideration of Citizen-Pulled Consent Items. 20. Other Business. 21. 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. urban renewal authority Karen Weitkunat, President City Council Chambers Kelly Ohlson, Vice-President City Hall West Ben Manvel 300 LaPorte Avenue Lisa Poppaw Fort Collins, Colorado Aislinn Kottwitz Wade Troxell Gerry Horak Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 on the Comcast cable system Darin Atteberry, Executive Director Steve Roy, City Attorney Wanda Krajicek, 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 (TDD 224-6001) for assistance. URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY MEETING January 3, 2012 (after the Regular Council Meeting) 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Resolution No. 041 Authorizing the Adjustment of Line Items Pursuant to the Redevelopment Agreement Between the Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority City of Fort Collins and 1908 North College, LLC for the North College Marketplace. (staff: Christina Vincent, Mike Beckstead; 15 minute staff presentation; 1 hour discussion) In September 2008, an application for financial assistance by 1908 North College, LLC, through Loveland Commercial (Developer) was approved by the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) Board for tax increment financing (TIF) assistance for the North College Marketplace project (Project). The amount of TIF awarded was not to exceed $8,000,000 for all public improvements. At the time of the executed Redevelopment Agreement with the URA, Exhibit C of that agreement detailed the Eligible Costs associated with the Public Improvements. As stated in the Redevelopment Agreement, the Developer must come back to the URA Board to move funds from one line item category to another with reasonable approval from the Board, with the exception of the Contingency line item which can be approved administratively by the Executive Director. The Developer has requested that the cost savings of approximately $1,265,000 from the Off Site Street Infrastructure line item (College/Willox Intersection improvements) be transferred to the On Site Utilities line item for cost overruns related thereto. January 3, 2012 The Off Site Street Infrastructure funds were allocated and loaned by the City to the URA in May 2009 for the purpose of constructing the College Avenue and Willox Lane intersection as a Capital Improvement Project (CIP). These intersection improvements, including the roundabout on Willox Lane, were completed in October 2010. As stated above, the Developer has requested the cost savings from this line item category be transferred to pay for cost overages within the On Site Utilities line item and has submitted documentation supporting its request. The parties have gone through many months of negotiation to come to an agreement acceptable to both parties to bring forward to the URA Board for consideration. Staff and the Developer have agreed, subject to approval of the Authority Board, to share the cost savings from the Off Site Street improvements that will reimburse the Developer for certain cost overages, pay related interest charges within the $8,000,000 original appropriation, incentivize the project to continue building as planned, and allow the URA to retain a portion of the cost savings. Additionally, the Developer will absorb approximately $711,000 in eligible, but unreimbursed public improvement costs as part of this proposal. 4. Other Business. 5. Adjournment.