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October 18, 1994
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
Council -Manager Form of Government
Regular Meeting - 6:30 p.m.
A regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins was held on Tuesday,
October 18, 1994, at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the City of Fort
Collins City Hall. Roll Call was answered by the following Councilmembers: Apt,
Azari, Horak, Janett, Kneeland, McCluskey and Smith. Councilmembers Absent:
None.
Staff Members Present: Burkett, Krajicek, Roy.
Citizen Participation
Ray Sanderson, member of the Commission on Disability, presented plaques to the
recipients of the Mayor's Awards.
Shirley Reichenbach, Chair of the Commission on Disability, presented the Dorothy
Lasley Award to Carol Ann Frisco.
Diana Stevens, representing the Fort Collins Diabled American Veterans, presented
the Disabled American Veterans Award to Carol Ann Frisco.
Resolution 94-182
of the Council of the City of Fort Collins Expressing
Appreciation to Steve Burkett for His Contributions to
the Community and the Organization as City Manager
Councilmember Horak made a motion, seconded by Councilmember McCluskey, to adopt
Resolution 94-182.
Councilmember Kneeland stated she believed Fort Collins was a well managed City
due to the high quality professional management by individuals like City Manager
Steve Burkett.
Councilmember McCluskey concurred with Councilmember Kneeland's comments and
stated Mr. Burkett has done an excellent job with the financial management of the
City.
Councilmember Apt spoke of City Manager Steve Burkett's accomplishments and
wished him well in his new position.
Councilmember Horak spoke of City Manager Steve Burkett's ability to work with
staff in developing a quality managed city.
Councilmember Janett thanked City Manager Burkett for his hard work and invited
' everyone to attend his farewell get together.
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Mayor Azari read the resolution into the record.
Susan Kirkpatrick, 2312 Tanglewood Drive, thanked City Manager Steve Burkett for
his contributions to the community and the City organization.
Loren Maxey, 1101 Clark, spoke of how Fort Collins compared with other
communities and stated due to Mr. Burkett's efforts Fort Collins is a measurably
better place to live.
The vote on Councilmember Horak's motion was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers
Apt, Azari, Horak, Janett, Kneeland, McCluskey, and Smith. Nays: None.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
Loren Maxey, 1101 Clark, representing the Local Legislative Affairs Committee of
the Chamber of Commerce, read a statement from the Chamber of Commerce regarding
collaboration of local units of government regarding community funding issues.
Bruce Lockhart, 2500 East Harmony Road, objected to a flyer hanging in the City
display case urging voters to vote yes for the Post 2001 issue.
Gary Peterson, 1805 Crestmore Place, presented Council with an information packet
regarding the DARE program and quoted several authors of recent magazine articles
regarding the ineffectiveness of the DARE program.
Bob Cluster, 3407 Sun Disk Court, expressed concerns regarding DARE issues and '
spoke of the DARE program sponsors paranoia regarding criticism of the program.
Al Baccili, 520 Galaxy Court, asked if the Platte River Power Authority paid
$5,000 in dues to the Chamber of Commerce. He strongly opposed using tax money
to pay dues to the Chamber of Commerce.
Matthew Blair, CSU student and Co -Coordinator of the Endangered Species Project
for CoPirg, spoke of the Adopt a Species campaign and of the importance of
educating the public about what is happening to endangered species.
Matthew Huggins, Co -Coordinator of Youth Vote, spoke of efforts to educate and
encourage CSU students to vote.
Citizen Participation Follow-up
Councilmember Smith commented on Community Dialogue and thanked the CoPirg
Committee for its efforts in encouraging citizens to vote.
Councilmember Kneeland stated the Health and Safety Committee authorized a study
be conducted by CSU researchers regarding information contained in the DARE
literature. She stated the Health and Safety Committee was examining the DARE
program to determine if it is the best program for the City to be funding.
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' Councilmember Janett spoke of the
requested a memo be distributed
posting of political signs.
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relationships among governmental agencies and
reminding staff of the rules regarding the
Mayor Azari responded to Mr. Baccili's question regarding dues paid to the
Chamber of Commerce by the PRPA.
Agenda Review
City Manager Steve Burkett noted that Item #34, Public Hearing and Resolution 94-
180 Making Adjustments to Transfort Fares, was on the Budget Consent Agenda.
Councilmember Smith requested that Item #12, First Reading of Ordinance No. 148,
1994, Identifying Increases in Reserves for Fiscal Year 1994 and Appropriating
Prior Year Reserves and Unanticipated Revenue in Various City Funds and
Authorizing the Transfer of Appropriated Amounts Between Funds, be pulled from
the Consent Agenda.
Councilmember Apt requested that Item #18, Resolution 94-169 Authorizing a Waiver
of the UGA Public Street Capacity Phasing Criteria Requirement for the Rockview
PUD, be pulled from the Consent Agenda.
Tom Graff, 4112 Mill Run Court, requested that Item #16, First Reading of
Ordinance No. 152, 1994 Authorizing the Long -Term Lease of Property at the Fort
Collins -Loveland Municipal Airport to be used as a Fixed Base Operation (FBO) for
Airport Users, be pulled from the Consent Agenda.
Bruce Lockhart, 2500 East Harmony Road, requested that Items #19, Resolution 94-
170 Stating the City's Opposition to Amendment 11, Workers' Choice of Care, and
Item #20, Resolution 94-171 Stating the City's Support of Amendment 1 Tobacco
Taxes, be pulled from the Consent Agenda.
CONSENT CALENDAR
This Calendar is intended to allow the
on the important items on a lengthy
Consent Calendar. Anyone may request
the Consent Calendar and considered
Consent Calendar by the Public will
#23, Public Pulled Consent Items.
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City Council to spend its time and energy
agenda. Staff recommends approval of the
an item on this calendar to be "pulled" off
separately. Agenda items pulled from the
be considered separately under Agenda Item
On May loth, 1994, the City Council heard the appeal of the Arapahoe Farm
Townhomes P.U.D. The Council upheld the Planning and Zoning Board's March
28, 1994 approval of the project. The Arapahoe Farm Townhomes project
does not utilize the extension of Hilburn Drive that was originally
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provided with the development of the Regency Park P.U.D. Therefore, the '
City has requested that the developer remove the street stub and vacate
the right-of-way so that the unusable dead end public street created by
the Arapahoe Farm Townhomes P.U.D. development does not become a
maintenance burden to the City nor to the general public.
Although the right-of-way vacation eliminates the potential vehicular
connection between the Arapahoe Farm Townhomes and the existing Regency
Park P.U.D., the developer has agreed to construct a sidewalk to provide
a pedestrian and bicycle connection between the two developments.
Therefore, the City will retain a portion of the right-of-way for a
pedestrian and bicycle access easement. In addition, the City will retain
utility and drainage easements which are different than the easements
contemplated on First Reading. These easements conform to the final
design for drainage and utility installation and are shown on the attached
map. The legal descriptions in the Ordinance conform to these new
easements.
Ordinance No. 137, 1994 was unanimously adopted on First Reading on
September 6. On September 20, Council postponed second reading of the '
Ordinance until this meeting to allow time for the bid call for the
building to be issued and to allow staff adequate time to obtain the
actual cost and to weigh several alternatives that may be added or deleted
from the base bid. The comments of Councilmembers regarding a bike rack
area and a sidewalk from Shields Street to the Library entrance were
included in these price estimates.
The bids for the Lease/Purchase of a 6500 prefabricated building to be
placed on the Front Range Community College campus have been received:
GE CAPITAL $361,620 + $31,330 stucco = $392,950
ATCO SPACE SAVERS $386,893 + no bid for stucco
SPACE MASTER BUILDINGS $392,200 + $36,605 stucco = $428,805
All bidders can complete the building by February 18, 1995 to enable a
March 17 opening date. The bids are higher than originally estimated
mostly due to $118,900 in site related factors that became apparent as the
project progressed: $30,000 fire sprinkler system; $31,500 stucco finish
on the exterior; $7,500 sidewalk from Shields and bike parking area;
$15,500 drive through book drop and delivery area; $10,600 lift station
needed due to soil conditions; $15,000 new electrical service required and
$8,800 for caissons required due to soil conditions.
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Additional funds were made available to the City of Fort Collins by the
Federal Transit Administration in the 1994 Section 9 Grant CO-90408O.
These funds can be used only for capital and planning purposes. Projects
identified in the 1994 grant are $104,000 for two replacement mini -buses,
$47,876 for capital maintenance items, $24,232 roof rehabilitation at the
transit facility, $36,000 for the 1996-2000 Transportation Development
Program (TOP), and $20,000 for a space needs analysis. Ordinance No. 146,
1994, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 4,
appropriates funds for capital and planning expenditures.
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Since 1975, the City of Fort Collins has attempted to prevent some unfair
business practices through the Going Out of Business Ordinance (Article
VII of Chapter 15 of the City Code). Based on review and comments from
businesses recently affected by the Ordinance and from the Chamber of
Commerce, staff is recommending a change to the Ordinance to reduce the
burden on business owners who are legitimately ending their operations.
Ordinance No. 147, 1994, which was unanimously adopted on First Reading on
October 4, amends the current wording of the Ordinance which requires
businesses that are going out of business to pay a licensing fee and
' complete extensive paperwork. Staff from the City Attorney's Office and
the Finance Department determined that businesses could be better served,
and the public could continue to be protected if the Code is revised to
prohibit unfair trade practices associated with going -out -of- business
sales instead of requiring a license for such sales.
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This Ordinance appropriates prior year reserves and unanticipated revenue
in various City funds; and, authorizes the transfer of appropriated
amounts between funds. The City Charter authorizes the City Council to
provide by ordinance for payment of any expense from prior year reserves.
It also authorizes the City Council, after the expiration of eight months
of the budget year, to appropriate actual revenue realized in excess of
budget estimates. The Charter also authorizes the City Council to
appropriate unanticipated revenue received as a result of rate or fee
increases or new revenue sources. Additionally, it authorizes the City
Council to transfer any unexpended appropriated amounts from one fund to
another upon recommendation of the City Manager provided the purpose for
which the transferred funds are to be expended remains unchanged or the
purpose for which they were initially appropriated no longer exists.
' If these appropriations are not approved, the City runs the risk of
receiving an.unfavorable opinion from its auditors, or being in violation
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of the City Charter if appropriations are exceeded, or having to reduce '
expenditures even though revenue and reimbursements have been received.
In March of 1994, the City Managers and Town Administrators from each
participating community were directed to prepare a resolution, work plan
and cost estimate. At the June 7, 1994 City Council Meeting Resolution
94-90 was adopted endorsing the regional Planning and.Growth Management
initiative of Northern Colorado communities. The purpose of this effort
is to develop a plan and action steps to preserve the identity and
physical separation between the cities and towns of the region.
A Request For Proposals (RFP) was issued in July and proposals were
received from seven vendors. The proposals were reviewed and four firms
were invited to make oral presentations to a panel comprised of
representatives from the participating communities. On September 2, 1994
the panel unanimously selected BHA Design, a Fort Collins firm, based upon
their action -oriented approach and grasp of regional growth dynamics.
The house and lot at 309 South Sherwood was deeded to the City on April '
17, 1985, from the estate of Grace Quinby. Mrs. Quinby's intent was for
the property to be converted to a mini park for senior citizens with a
plaza, restroom, tables, benches, and landscaping.
For the first few years the house was rented. However, due to its age
(1881), the building was not up to code. Minor repairs were done such as
sewer clean -out and sheetrock repair. After the house was inspected by
the Building Inspection Division, the City soon learned that repairs were
going to be expensive. There was no budget to handle the costs, so
renting was terminated. The house has sat vacant since 1989 with just the
grounds being maintained.
During this time, no source of funding could be identified to remove the
structure ($10,000 - $15,000) or to build a senior mini park ($70,000 -
$85,000). With the new Senior Center on the horizon, it was determined
that the property should be given back to the estate.
The Quinby Trust provided that if the City did not accept the Quinby
House, then the property was to be sold and the proceeds were to be
distributed to the Salvation Army and the DMA Plaza.
After consultations with the City Attorney's Office and the attorneys for
the Grace Quinby estate, the law firm of March and Myatt, it was decided
that it would be preferable for the City to sell the property and award ,
the proceeds, a minimum of $55,000, to the estate. This is within the
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appraisal range of $54,000 to $57,000. Any value received less than
$55,000 would have to be made up by the City.
The Airport Manager has negotiated a lease of property to Fred Herr for
the construction of an aircraft hangar. Fred Herr will build an aircraft
hangar on the leased property. The hangar will provide 2,880 square feet
of aircraft storage space. The hangar will be used by Fred Herr for the
storage of his personally owned and operated motor -glider airplane. At
the expiration of the lease, the improvements revert to the ownership of
the Cities.
The construction of the hangar will generate new revenue for the Airport
and help meet the aircraft storage needs of local aircraft owners.
Improvements will include but are not limited to: replacement of furniture
in the customer and pilot lounge areas, remodel and install new restroom
facilities, provide new equipment for aircraft and facility maintenance,
and install a new weather service computer. Total value for first year
improvements in the facility is estimated to be approximately $178,900.
A Fixed Base Operator (FBO) is a firm that provides general aviation
related support services such as private and corporate aircraft fueling,
contractual aircraft maintenance and repair, flight training and pilot
supplies. The Airport's lease with the current supplier of FBO services,
Mountain Flyers Aviation, Inc. expires October 31, 1994.
All terms, conditions, requirements and activities covered in this Lease
Agreement are consistent with the Fort Collins -Loveland Municipal Airport
Operating & Development Policy and Twenty -Year Capital Improvement Plan
adopted by the Councils in Fort Collins and Loveland earlier this year.
A copy of the jetCenters, Inc. lease form is on file with the City Clerk.
The lease with jetCenters, Inc. will be executed following approval on
second reading in both Fort Collins and Loveland.
A. Resolution 94-168 Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an
Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Fort Collins and the
State Department of Transportation Approving the Law Enforcement
Assistance Fund (LEAF) Contract L-14-95.
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First Reading of Ordinance No. 153, 1994, Appropriating '
Unanticipated Revenue in the General Fund for the Police Services
Fort Collins Drunk Driving Enforcement Program.
For the second straight year, Police Services has been awarded a grant,
this year totalling $70,000, from the Colorado Department of
Transportation, Office of Transportation Safety for funding a Law
Enforcement Assistance Fund project for the prevention of drunken driving
and the enforcement of laws pertaining to driving under the influence of
alcohol or other drugs. Resolution 94-168 authorizes the Mayor to sign an
intergovernmental agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation
accepting the grant funds and conditions.
The grant will provide for the majority of the salary, benefits, and
overtime to continue the assignment of the second DUI officer who is
assigned to drunk driving enforcement.
The City will provide matching funds in the amount of $67,676. These
funds have been included in the 1995 proposed budget in the Police
Services programs.
The Ordinance appropriates $70,000 in grant funds for expenditure in the
Police Services 1995 DUI Enforcement Program.
The waiver request pertains to the proposed Rockview PUD, consisting of 20
dwelling units on 10.4 acres, located west of Taft Hill Road and north of
County Road 38E. The request for a waiver from the public street capacity
phasing criteria requirement is justified under the terms of the
Intergovernmental Agreement with Larimer County for the Fort Collins Urban
Growth Area. The Rockview PUD is located in the UGA adjacent to the Fox
Meadows Subdivision and adjacent to a series of other developments which
were approved through the subdivision exemption process in the County.
This subdivision qualifies as in -fill development, a key element in
determining the appropriateness of the waiver request.
This amendment is backed by the Colorado AFL-CIO. The brief amendment
states:
"Benefits to an injured worker under the Workers' Compensation Act
shall include all reasonable and necessary treatment for work
related injuries by health care providers selected by the injured
worker."
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The amendment does not define "health care provider" or "reasonable and
necessary treatment".
The current Worker's Compensation law allows an employer to select a
"designated provider" to treat on the job injuries. This allows for
managed care of injuries, controls medical and indemnity costs, and
expedites the return of injured employees to work.
20. Resolution 94-171 Stating the City's Support of Amendment 1 Tobacco Taxes.
Amendment 1 on the November 8, 1994 ballot is to increase the state tax on
a 20 count pack of cigarettes by 50 cents (from 20 cents to 70 cents),
remove the exemption that cigarettes have from state sales tax and impose
a tax on other tobacco products equal to 50% of the manufacturer's
suggested retail price. The Amendment specifically details that the
revenue from the new taxes would go to health care and provides for a
citizens' commission to oversee the administration of the revenue.
The Legislative Review Committee considered this Amendment at its meeting
on September 16, 1994, and agreed to support it. The Committee requests
that the City Council adopt a resolution to that effect. The intent is to
discourage smoking, to assign costs to those who will use the health care
system and to offset the costs by directing the revenue from the taxes to
' health care.
21. Resolution 94-173 Appointing an Interim City Manager.
This Resolution appoints Diane Jones as Interim City Manager to fill the
vacancy in the City Manager's position until a new City Manager can be
appointed. The Interim City Manager will be appointed effective October
22, 1994. The appointment will end when a new City Manager is formally
appointed by the City Council.
22. Routine Deeds and Easements.
A. Powerline Easement from Thomas M. and Carol L. Clerkin, 1001 West
Prospect Road, needed to install underground electric vault.
Monetary consideration: $64.
27. Resolution 94-174 Adopting the Financial and Management Policies Relating
to the 1995 Annual Budget and Subsequent Fiscal Years.
The Council Financial Committee and staff have reviewed the proposed
changes to the Policies. Only material changes or additions to the
Financial and Management Policies have been listed below.
Section 3.6 Building Maintenance Costs has been revised to include
descriptions of the three maintenance categories.
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Section 4.3 Internal Service Funds has been expanded to include specific
guidelines under which the Internal Service Funds will operate.
Section 5 2b Restricted Reserve for Affordable Housing has been added.
This reserve (Affordable Housing Trust Fund) is restricted to only
affordable housing use. Funds appropriated for the promotion of affordable
housing and are not expended during the year shall lapse to this reserve.
Section 9. Economic Development Policy has been added. This policy was
amended by Council in August, 1994. This addition recognizes the
relationship between the local economy and the City's financial position.
There are no proposed fee increases for the city-wide operations and
maintenance fee or the 10 basin new development fees.
By separate letter, the Storm Drainage Board has recommended approval of
the 1995 budget with the fee increases mentioned.
This VResolution Vwill increase cemetery fees and charges by an average of '
5%. The entire fee structure for cemeteries was evaluated and
restructured for 1995 to better meet Council's financial policies. The
recommended changes are consistent with the revenues projected in the 1995
recommended budget document.
The Golf Board and staff believe that both the existing fee structure as
well as the proposed fees and rate increases are reasonable and our golf
prices remain competitive and moderate considering the quality of our City
of Fort Collins Golf Courses. The proposed fees and charges increases
continue to pave the way for more equitable fees to be paid by the
golfers, and provides the revenues necessary to maintain our courses to
the level expected by our golfing community.
Proposed rates for 1995 remain comparable with other facilities in the
area. The 1995 revenue projections are based on these fee changes.
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and Approving Appropriations for the Poudre Fire Authority for the Year
1995.
In December 1981, the Council entered into an agreement with the Poudre
Valley Fire Protection District, creating the Poudre Fire Authority.
According to the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City of Fort
Collins and the Poudre Valley Fire Protection District, the City will
contribute funding for maintenance and operating costs to the Authority
based on a "Revenue Allocation Formula" ("RAF"). The RAF is to be set
annually based upon a percentage of sales and use tax revenues (excluding
dedicated sales and use tax revenues that must be spent on specific
projects) and a portion of the operating mill levy of the City's property
tax. Passage of Amendment No. 1 (on November 3, 1992), a revenue and
spending limitation to the state constitution, resulted in a review and
revision of the Revenue Allocation Formula. In its original form, the RAF
allowed the PFA to realize the full extent of growth in sales and use tax
and property tax collections. Article X, Section 20 of the State
Constitution now limits the rate of growth to a combination of the Denver -
Boulder Consumer Price Index and additions to the local property tax base
primarily due to construction and annexation. As a result, the RAF has
been restructured to fit within the constraints of Article X, Section 20.
' 33. Resolution 94-111, Establishing and Revising Rental Fees to be Charged for
Recreation Division Facilities.
It is required by Section 23-114 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
that City Council authorize the leasing of real property owned in the name
of the City. This Resolution authorizes such leasing of City -owned
Recreation Facilities, and also adopts rental fees for these facilities
for 1995. In addition, this Resolution authorizes criteria for which
recreation program fees and charges are set.
34. Public Hearing and Resolution 94-180 Making Adjustments to Transfort
Fares.
Transfort last adjusted its fares in January 1993. The staff recommends
an inflationary increase in monthly and annual passes. The new fare
structure would be effective January 2, 1995.
35. Resolution 94-181 Setting the 1995 Parking Permit Fees.
This resolution will increase monthly rates for surface parking lots by
20% to $12 per month per space and increase monthly rates for parking
garage permits by 2001. to $18 per month per space. These new rates will be
effective,in 1995 and may be adjusted in the 1996 budget based upon the
recommendations of the proposed Downtown Parking Management Study.
' The current parking permit fees were established in 1986. Until recently,
the availability of parking permits had been plentiful. Within the last
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year, the downtown market has flourished and the demand for permit parking '
spaces has increased. Although proposed market rates of parking permits
will most likely be addressed as part of the proposed Downtown Parking
Management Study, staff believes an incremental step in the permit rates
should be phased in with the 1995 budget. Currently, all surface parking
lot permits sell for $10 per month per space. Permits in the Parking
Garage are more expensive due to their location and protection from the
elements and run $15 per month per space.
Items on Second Reading were read by title by City Clerk Wanda Krajicek.
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Second Reading of Ordinance No. 147, 1994 Repealing and Reenacting Article
VII of Chapter 15 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Relating to I
Going -Out -of -Business Sales.
Items on First Reading were read by title by City Clerk Wanda Krajicek.
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Harmony corridor.
Items Relating to the 1995 Downtown Development Authority Budget
A. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 157, 1994, Relating to
the Annual Appropriations and Approving the Budget of the Downtown
Development Authority for Fiscal Year 1995 and Fixing the Mill Levy
for the Downtown Development Authority for 1995.
' B. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 158, Appropriating
Revenue in the Downtown Development Authority for Payment of Debt
Service for the Year 1995.
Councilmember Smith made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Kneeland, to adopt
and approve all items not removed from the Consent Calender. Yeas:
Councilmembers Apt, Azari, Horak, Janett, Kneeland, McCloskey, and Smith.- Nays:
None.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
Ordinance No. 152, 1994
Authorizing the Long -Term Lease of Property
at the Fort Collins -Loveland Municipal Airport to
be used as a Fixed Base Operation (FBO) for Airport Users
The following is staff's memorandum on this item.
"Financial Impact
This lease will generate for the Airport at least $48,000 in land rents, annually
for the first five years. After the fifth year, and every fifth year thereafter,
through the term of the lease (initial term is 10 years, with two five-year
extensions), the rent will increase (using an equation based on the inflation
rate established in the Denver -Boulder Consumer Price index). Additionally, the
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Fort Collins -Loveland jetCenter, Inc. ("the lessee") will pay fuel flowage fees '
and one -percent (1%) of gross receipts to the Airport. Fort Co77ins-Love7and
jetCenter, Inc. will also provide additional benefit to the Airport by improving,
at their expense, the existing FBO facilities. Total investment by jetCenters,
Inc. during the first year of operation, including operating expenditures is
projected to be approximately $678,100.
Executive Summary
Improvements will include but are not limited to: replacement of furniture in the
customer and pilot lounge areas, remodel and install new restroom facilities,
provide new equipment for aircraft and facility maintenance, and install a new
weather service computer. Total value for first year improvements in the
Facility is estimated to be approximately $178,900.
A Fixed Base Operator (FBO) is a firm that provides general aviation related
support services such as private and corporate aircraft fueling, contractual
aircraft maintenance and repair, flight training and pilot supplies. The
Airport's lease with the current supplier of FBO services, Mountain Flyers
Aviation, Inc. expires October 31, 1994.
In March, 1994, the Airport requested competitive proposals from qualified firms
interested in providing FBO services at the Fort Collins -Loveland Municipal
Airport. Three firms responded: Mountain Flyers Aviation, Inc. of Loveland, CO,
Fort Aviation, Inc. of Loveland, CO and jetCenters, Inc. of Englewood, CO. On '
June 28, 1994, the firms were interviewed by a selection committee comprised of
municipal employees familiar with the Airport's needs and professional selection
procedures. The committee, utilizing criteria and guidelines established in the
Airport's Request for Proposals (RFP), selected jetCenters, Inc. based upon the
firm's reputation, level of service and ability to make improvements in the
Airport facilities. In 1993 jetCenters, Inc. was rated as the second best FBO
in the State of Colorado by airport users, and jetCenters, Inc. consistently
ranks among the top ten FBO's nationwide. This information was presented to the
Airport Steering Committee on July 7, 1994. The Airport Steering Committee
agreed with the Committee's selection of jetCenters, Inc. Based upon the firms
reputation for providing a high quality of service and ability to provide
investments in the Airport, staff has negotiated an initial ten-year (10) lease
with two (2) five-year extension options.
A71 terms, conditions, requirements and activities covered in this Lease
Agreement are consistent with the Fort Collins -Loveland Municipal Airport
Operating & Development Policy and Twenty -Year Capital Improvement Plan adopted
by the Councils in Fort Collins and Loveland earlier this year. A copy of the
jetCenters, Inc. lease form is on file with the City Clerk. The lease with
jetCenters, Inc. will be executed following approval on second reading in both
Fort Collins and Loveland."
Director of Economic Affairs Frank Bruno briefly spoke of the selection process
for choosing a Fixed Base Operator (FBO).
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Councilmember Kneeland made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Smith, to adopt
Ordinance No. 152, 1994 on First Reading.
Tom Graff, Mountain Flyers Aviation, Inc., the present FBO provider, spoke of his
concerns regarding the selection process and spoke of benefits provided to the
employees of Mountain Flyers Aviation, Inc. He spoke of his concerns with the
contract and stated capital improvements are not included in the lease, which is
contrary to what appears in the Executive Summary of the Agenda Item Summary.
Bruno spoke of reasons for increasing the term of the lease stating it is
standard in attracting a high quality FBO, and clarified the lease is a 10 year
lease with a 10 year extension. He spoke of some of the improvements that will
be made by jetCenter and addressed issues regarding access to the fuel farm. He
reported the lease is to. begin on November 1 and stated a one month temporary
lease could be written. He spoke of the process for appealing the decision.
Mayor Azari requested staff provide answers to questions raised by Council prior
to approval of the
ordinance
on second reading.
Councilmember Smith
supported
the motion based on the condition that a complete
list of concerns be
addressed
prior to second reading.
The vote on Councilmember
Kneeland's motion was as follows: Yeas:
Councilmembers Apt,
Azari, Horak,
Janett, Kneeland, McCluskey, and Smith. Nays:
None.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
Resolution 94-170
Stating the City's Opposition to
Amendment 11, Workers' Choice of Care. Adopted.
The following is staff's memorandum on this item.
"Financial Impact
Amendment 11 on the November 8, 1994 ballot concerns who will choose the treating
medical provider for workers' compensation injuries. Amendment 11 would give the
choice to employees and remove the decision making from the employer. Various
professional organizations estimate that the cost of workers compensation
insurance will increase 10 to 30Y annually This translates into an annual cost
increase for the City of $120,000 to $360,000. Additionally, it is estimated
that this increase in insurance premiums will cause a loss of up to 26,500 jobs
throughout the State of Colorado.
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Executive Summar
This amendment is backed by the Colorado AFL-CIO. The brief amendment states:
"Benefits to an injured worker under the Workers' Compensation Act shall
include all reasonable and necessary treatment for work related injuries
by health care providers selected by the injured worker."
The amendment does not define "health care provider" or "reasonable and necessary
treatment".
The current Worker's Compensation law allows an employer to select a "designated
provider" to treat on the job injuries. This allows for managed care of
injuries, controls medical and indemnity costs, and expedites the return of
injured employees to work.
Various organizations have provided estimates of the cost increase if this
amendment passes:
A. The National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) estimates a
10-16Y increase, resulting in a loss of 26,500 jobs, pushing the
State's unemployment rate to 6.8%.
B. The Colorado Office of Planning & Budget estimates a 30% cost
increase. ,
C. Tillinghast, an actuary firm, does an annual study of Worker's
Compensation claims. Colorado companies who designate a medical
provider had costs 25.5% lower than employers who did not.
ARGUMENTS FOR & AGAINST THE AMENDMENT:
For: Allowing injured workers to select their own doctor may provide them
with a greater comfort ievel with their treatment.
Against: It is estimated that this amendment would increase costs 10-30Y
annually and cause the loss of up to 26,500 jobs in Colorado.
The amendment may encourage fraud. In other states where employees were
allowed to select care providers, unscrupulous employees, doctors,
attorneys, and other medical care providers performed unnecessary
treatments and/or billed for treatments not provided.
As there is no definition of "medical care provider" in the amendment,
there would be no limits to the type of treatments that would have to be
provided."
Councilmember Kneeland, representing the Legislative Review Committee, spoke of
the reasons for opposing the amendment, and spoke of the increase it would have
on healthcare costs.
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ICouncilmember Kneeland made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Apt, to adopt
Resolution 94-170.
Bruce Lockhart, 2500 E. Harmony Road, stated the City should not take a position
on any proposed amendments.
Al Baccili, 520 Galaxy Court, stated people should be able to chose their
individual medical providers.
Councilmember Kneeland stated one of her concerns with the amendment is that
there is no definition for the term "medical provider".
The vote on Councilmember Kneeland's motion was as follows: Yeas:
Councilmembers Apt, Azari, Horak, Janett, Kneeland, McCluskey, and Smith. Nays:
None.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
Resolution 94-171
Stating the City's Support of
Amendment 1 Tobacco Taxes, Adopted.
The following is staff's memorandum on this item.
"Financial Impact
The City may receive additional tax revenue if the increase in the cost of
tobacco products is not offset by a corresponding decrease in tobacco use. If
this is the case, there may be some issues with tax limitation under Article X,
Section 20. If the limits under Article X, Section 20 are reached, the City can
ask the citizens, through an election, to retain the excess revenues and dedicate
them to a specific purpose. Additionally, if the City desires to levy additional
taxes on tobacco products, as would be allowed under the Amendment, an election
would be necessary to approve the tax.
The Colorado Municipal League, in its analysis of the Tobacco Tax Amendment,
estimates that cities will be revenue neutral.
Executive Summary
Amendment 1 on the November 8, 1994 ballot is to increase the state tax on a 20
count pack of cigarettes by 50 cents (from 20 cents to 70 cents), remove the
exemption that cigarettes have from state sales tax and impose a tax on other
tobacco products equal to 50% of the manufacturer's suggested retail price. The
Amendment specifically details that the revenue from the new taxes would go to
health care and provides for a citizens' commission to oversee the administration
of the revenue.
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The Legislative Review
Committee
considered this
Amendment at its meeting on
'
September 16, 1994,
and agreed to
support it. The
Committee requests that the
City Council adopt
a resolution
to that effect.
The intent is to discourage
smoking, to assign
costs to those
who will use the health care system and to
offset the costs by
directing the
revenue from the
taxes to health care.
BACKGROUND:
Amendment 1, the Tobacco Tax amendment, would increase the amount of state sales
and use taxes on tobacco products generally and would remove the existing state
sales tax exemption for cigarettes. In addition, the Amendment would increase
the ability of city and county governments to control and tax tobacco products
at the local level. The revenue from the new taxes would be distributed as
follows: 50Y percent would go to health care programs for those who cannot
afford such care, with a specific provision that one-half of that amount go to
the care of women and children; 30Y of the tax revenue is to go to education
programs in an effort to reduce tobacco use; 10% would be directed to research
on tobacco -related illnesses; 5% percent would be for economic development in the
health care industry, with another 4Y to city and county governments (in
proportion to sales tax revenue); and lY to administration. A citizens'
commission is to be formed to oversee the expenditure of the revenues.
It appears that the framers of the Amendment attempted to keep local governments
revenue neutral, since 27% of the existing 20 cents per pack tax is allocated to
local governments. The Amendment specifically details how the revenue from the '
tax is to be spent at the state level. It does not address how local governments
are to spend any additional revenue. The adoption of this tax might increase the
likelihood that Article X, Section 20 revenue limitations would be reached, at
least if tobacco use does not decrease as much as envisioned by the framers.
Arguments For and Against Amendment 1:
It is anticipated that this proposed increase in taxes would reduce the use of
tobacco products. Presumably, this reduced use would bring about a corresponding
reduction in the illnesses caused by tobacco use, thereby reducing medical costs,
particularly those costs supported by taxpayers.
The revenue from the new taxes would be from tobacco product users and would go
to support health care. In effect, tobacco users would be funding, in part,
those health care services that they would continue to use. Another benefit of
the proposed Amendment is that the added cost of tobacco products would likely
discourage use by teenagers.
Opponents of the measure have pointed out that the amount of the taxes seems
oppressive, and, in their view, the taxes unfairly single out one group of
citizens to fund health care, while such funding should be the responsibility of
all citizens.
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' In the balance, the Legislative Review Committee believes that the benefits of
the proposed taxes on tobacco products outweigh the negative aspects of the
proposal. Therefore, the Committee recommends adoption of the Resolution."
Councilmember Apt, representing the Legislative Review Committee, spoke of the
Committee's support of Amendment #1, and emphasized the amendment clearly
outlines where the money would be spent.
Councilmember Apt made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Smith, to adopt
Resolution 94-171.
Bruce Lockhart, 2500 E. Harmony Road, stated it would be simple to subvert the
law and opposed the government and the medical community interfering in people's
life choices.
The vote on Councilmember Apt's motion was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers
Apt, Azari, Horak, Janett, Kneeland, McCluskey, and Smith. Nays: None.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Reports
Councilmember Janett spoke of a public hearing held by Larimer County regarding
options for the location of the Larimer County Courthouse.
' Councilmember Apt stated the Air Quality Board requested that an additional
$30,000 be added to the ZILCH program for converting wood burning stoves and
fireplaces to gas.
Mayor Azari presented Councilmembers with red ribbons in recognition of Red
Ribbon Week.
Ordinance No. 154, 1994
Amending Ordinance No. 103, 1994,
Pertaining to the Temporary Suspension
of Applications for Retail and Commercial
Planned Unit Developments and Site Plan
Reviews Within the Harmony Corridor, Failed.
The following is staff's memorandum on this item.
"Executive Summary
On July 5, 1994, the Council adopted Ordinance No. 103, 1994 which established
a six-month moratorium on the processing of applications for retail and
commercial planned unit developments and site plan reviews within the Harmony
Corridor. The proposed ordinance would amend Ordinance No. 103, 1994 so as to
exempt from its application not only those planned unit developments and site
' plan reviews that had received preliminary or final approval before the effective
date of the Ordinance, but also all applications for such uses which were filed
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before that date (even though they have not yet been reviewed or approved by the '
City's Planning and Zoning Board).
The adoption of Ordinance No. 103, 1994 temporarily suspended the processing of
applications for retail and commercial PUD's and site plan reviews within the
Harmony Corridor. Exempted from the application of the Ordinance were those
PUD's or site plan reviews that had received preliminary or final approval
before the effective date of the Ordinance. The Ordinance did not exempt,
however, applications that had been filed for PUD review under the LDGS before
that date if those applications had not yet received preliminary or final
approval by the City.
On July 13, 1994, James M. Sullivan filed a lawsuit against the City in the
United States District Court contesting the City's position that the moratorium
applied to the pending PUD development proposal that Mr. Sullivan had submitted
for a particular site in the Harmony Corridor and which was proposed for the
possible development of a King Soopers shopping center. That lawsuit was
subsequently dismissed without prejudice and refiled in State District Court,
where the action is still pending.
On August 11 of this year, the Colorado Court of Appeals rendered a decision in
the case of Marshall v. Aspen, in which it determined that building permit
applications must generally be processed according to the regulations in
existence at the time of the filing of the application. Because of this
decision, a tentative settlement of Mr. Sullivan's lawsuit against the City has '
been reached, pending Council's approval of the proposed amendment to Ordinance
No. 103, 1994. Under the settlement, the King Soopers application (as well as
another project known as Timberline PUD Corner Stores) would be exempted from the
Ordinance, and those applications would be processed according to thel'existing
LDGS criteria. In the event that either of these current applications were
denied by the City, any new applications for these or other sites in the Harmony
Corridor would be governed by the LOGS criteria in place at the time that any
such applications are filed with the City."
City Attorney Steve Roy briefly explained the purpose for amending the ordinance.
He emphasized he did not intend for this item to be an opportunity to hear the
merits on the King Soopers development proposal but stated it was an opportunity
to determine what criteria should be used. He stated after the decision is made
the Planning and Zoning Board will review the preliminary and then the final plan
using the criteria Council determines should be applied.
Councilmember Apt made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Smith, to adopt
Ordinance No. 154, 1994 on first Reading.
Roy stated if the wrong criteria is used the City runs a greater risk of the
decision being overturned. He reported on the timeline for the Planning and
Zoning Board's review, if the ordinance is adopted, and stated a court date has
not been set.
Greg Byrne noted the last day of the moratorium is January 15, 1995. '
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Roy stated if no new criteria is adopted by January 15, all applications would
be processed under existing criteria.
Gail Smith, Ashlawn Court, opposed the ordinance and urged Council not to exempt
Mr. Sullivan from the moratorium in an attempt to avoid a lawsuit.
Tim Dolan, President of the Golden Meadows Homeowner's Association, empathized
with Council's position stating they have to take into consideration what is in
the best interest of the entire City and urged Council to be fair in its
decision.
Rob Robison, a Golden Meadows resident, opposed the ordinance and stated he would
not support any development that would file a lawsuit against the City to get its
own way.
Eric Kronwall, 1119 Monticello Court, opposed the ordinance.
Megan Silverstein, student at Kruse Elementary School, spoke of the high volume
of traffic in the area.
Bob Penny, 4401 San Remo Circle, opposed the ordinance and objected to the City
Attorney's opinion, he suggested Mr. Sullivan wait the 6 months.
' Kim Mohava, Principal of Kruse Elementary, urged Council to consider traffic
concerns before proceeding.
Mayor Azari emphasized the issue is not whether King Soopers would develop the
site, but whether an amendment to the moratorium is adopted which would allow 2
applications to be processed under the existing criteria.
Jenny Wilcock, Co -President of Kruse PTO, urged that the King Soopers development
be considered after the moratorium is lifted and after land -use issues are
decided.
Kevin Keene, Golden Meadows resident, questioned the risk to the community if the
proposed amendment is not adopted.
Roy noted if the ordinance is not amended it may result in both a financial risk
to City and possibly taint the decision of the Planning and Zoning Board. He
clarified the agreement with Mr. Sullivan could be amended and he would not mind
recommending or suggesting an amendment to the agreement that Council would deem
appropriate.
Councilmember Kneeland opposed the ordinance and spoke of the potential risk to
the City. She commented on the importance of citizen input when issues regarding
the Harmony Corridor are affected.
Councilmember Smith stated if the ordinance is amended it would anger the
' neighborhood even more and stated if the ordinance is amended it would not mean
that a development meets the needs of the citizens in the area.
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I
he
believes the moratorium was
'
Councilmember Apt opposed the
ordinance, stating
imposed for all the right
reasons and commented he
would be willing to defend
those reasons in court if
necessary.
The vote on Councilmember
Apt's motion was as follows:
Yeas: None. Nays:
Councilmembers Apt, Azari,
Horak, Janett, Kneeland,
McCluskey, and Smith.
THE MOTION FAILED TO PASS.
Ordinance No. 148, 1994,
Identifying Increases in Reserves
for Fiscal Year 1994 and Appropriating
Prior Year Reserves and Unanticipated Revenue
in Various City Funds and Authorizing the Transfer
of Appropriated Amounts Between Funds, Adopted
The following is staff's memorandum on this item.
"Financial Impact
This Ordinance increases the 1994 appropriations by $3,707,892. This is a 1%
increase over the 1994 total City adopted budget. Funding for these
appropriations is $2,677,601 from unanticipated revenue, $761,291 from prior year
reserves, and $269,000 transferred from other funds.
Executive Summary I
Following is a list of funds that make up the increase in appropriations.
General Fund
Unanticipated Revenue $ 340,789
Reserve Designated for Contingencies 82,000
Reserve Designated for Productivity Savings 87,028
Sales & Use Tax Fund 1,987,057
Golf Fund 1,967
Cultural Facilities & Services Fund 29,981
Transportation Services Fund 249,000
Recreation Fund 11,065
Transit Services Fund 112,000
Communications Fund 194,000
Capital Projects Fund 163,005
Conservation Trust Fund 450,000
$3,707,892
This Ordinance appropriates prior year reserves and unanticipated revenue in
various City funds, and authorizes the transfer of appropriated amounts between
funds. The City Charter authorizes the City Council to provide by ordinance for
payment of any expense from prior year reserves. It also authorizes the City
Council, after the expiration of eight months of the budget year, to appropriate '
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actual revenue realized in excess of budget estimates. The Charter
also
authorizes
the City Council to appropriate unanticipated revenue received
as a
result of
rate or fee increases or
new revenue sources. Additionally,
it
authorizes
the City Council to transfer
any unexpended appropriated amounts
from
one fund to
another upon recommendation
of the City Manager provided the purpose
for which
the transferred funds are
to be expended remains unchanged or
the
purpose for which they were initially
appropriated no longer exists.
If these appropriations are not approved, the City runs the risk of receiving an
unfavorable opinion from its auditors, or being in violation of the City Charter
if appropriations are exceeded, or having to reduce expenditures even though
revenue and reimbursements have been received.
Several funds require supplemental appropriations for 1994 expenditures. The
Background Summary gives the details for each appropriation.
BACKGROUND:
A. GENERAL FUND
1. Police Services has received revenue from various sources which needs to
be appropriated to cover the related expenditures. A listing of these
items follows:
' $4,200 - A K-9 training class was sponsored by Fort Collins Police
Services and attended by K-9 officers from other agencies. These funds
were received from the other agencies to cover training costs incurred.
$3,310 - Fees were received from police officer applicants to help cover
testing materials and supply costs. ($10 per applicant.)
$7,977 - When report copies are requested by citizens, a fee is collected
to help offset processing costs (i.e., employee's time, photo copier,
supplies). These funds have been collected as of September 16th.
$1,343 - Pursuant to C.R.S. 16-11-501(2)(j), the costs of chemical tests
(blood/breath tests) shall be reimbursed directly by the defendant to the
law enforcement agency which performed the test. So far in 1994, $1,343
has been collected by Fort Collins Police Services under this provision.
$9,500 - Police officers are assigned to CSU football games to provide
crowd and traffic control. Police Services was reimbursed this amount to
help cover personal service costs incurred during the 1993/1994 football
season.
$3,293 - This is defendant restitution for police investigation expenses.
$11,215 - These funds were received from Poudre R-1 and DARE -sponsored
' events to help cover the material costs of the program.
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$8,499 - CAD/RMS maintenance fees are paid directly by Fort Collins Police r
Services. CSU also uses the City's CAD/RMS system, and these funds have
been received from CSU to cover their portion of the maintenance charges.
$7,725 - Fort Collins Police Services received $7,725 this year from the
sale of surplus firearms. The guns were sold to a gunsmith in Denver who
deals with local law enforcement agencies. These guns (.38s) were
purchased years ago as department -issue weapons but, because many officers
have purchased their own duty weapons in recent years, are no longer of
use to us.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $57,062
FOR: Police Services $57,062
Facilities has performed work (preventive maintenance, alterations, ADA)
for various departments including ICS, Equipment Services, Golf, PFA,
Transfort, Library and Police and is reimbursed for the cost of the work.
This item appropriates the $189,856, billed to other departments, for
transfer to the Capital Project Fund Major Building Maintenance project
and for the Facilities Building Repair and Renovations budget. (See J.4.)
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $189,856
FOR: Facilities Repair & Renovations $ 32,856
Transfer to Capital Projects Fund 157,000
Contributions for the Fourth of July activities in the amount of $4,756 '
have been received. These funds need to be appropriated in the Cultural
Library and Recreational Administration budget to cover the additional
Fourth of July costs.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $4,756
FOR: Fourth of July Expenses $4,756
The City purchased 945 East Prospect as part of the Prospect/Lemay
intersection improvement project. Construction has been delayed due to
ongoing negotiations on other parcels involved and a switch in project
priority. Delays in the acquisition phase have been caused by
contamination on one site and one owner wanting to redevelop their site.
If we purchase what we require after redevelopment, our acquisition costs
will be lower. During the interim, the decision was made to rent the
house to discourage vandalism and to have the tenant maintain the area and
pay utility costs. The rent payments for this house have given Right -of -
Way unanticipated revenue in the amount of $6,980 for 1994. Repairs have
been made on this house this year, including appliance work, electrical
work and cleaning up after our two summer floods.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $6,980
FOR: Right -of -Way $6,980
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Natural Resources has received fees in the amount of $2,385 from
exhibitors at the Environmental Fair and participants at the Telecommuting
Conference to partially offset the costs of these events. These funds
need to be appropriated to cover the related costs.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $2,385
FOR: Natural Resources $2,385
The City has received a grant from the Colorado Department of Health
Office of Radon Control in the amount of $10,000. Radon is an indoor air
quality issue identified in the City's Air Quality Action Plan. Natural
Resources will conduct a radon mapping project during 1994-95. A portion
of the project will be funded through this grant. This item appropriates
the grant funds.
FROM: Unanticipated Grant Revenue $10,000
FOR: Natural Resources Radon Mapping Project $10,000
Natural Resources has received a $5,000 grant from the United States
Environmental Protection Agency, Region VIII. During 1994 the Natural
Resources Division conducted an Indoor Air Quality Survey. The grant
funds need to be appropriated to cover a portion of the cost of the
survey.
FROM: Unanticipated Grant Revenue $5,000
FOR: Natural Resources Air Quality Survey $5,000
6. The Customer Information and Services Division sold eleven computer
terminals for $2,750. The proceeds from this sale will be used to
purchase a personal computer and the necessary communication hardware and
software to access the Customer Information System on the mainframe
computer. The change from computer terminals to personal computers with
Windows software enables staff members to perform multiple tasks such as
the processing of customer service requests and the preparation of
customer correspondence at their work stations on a single piece of
equipment.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $2,750
FOR: Customer Information & Services $2,750
The City of Fort Collins received $3,381 each
County, Weld County and Greeley totalling $13,524
of the Growth Management Seminar that was held in
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FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $13,524
FOR: CPES Administration $13,524
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Revenue in the amount of $1,844 has been received from the sale of '
planning manuals and $1,070 has been received from the sale of TRENDS
publications. This item appropriates these funds to pay for the cost to
reprint those publications and manuals that have been sold by the Planning
Department.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $2,914
FOR: Planning Expenses $2,914
The City of Fort Collins was awarded an $8,000 Certified Local Government
grant from the Colorado Historical Society to study the historic Overland
Trail within the Fort Collins UGA. The 1994-1995 study will produce a
narrative on the Overland Trail, a reconnaissance survey of existing
historical and archeological remnants, an intensive survey of selected
sites, and a management plan for preserving the documented trail within
the City's newly acquired foothills open space and parks property. The
City will be matching this $8,000 grant with a $2,000 cash match from the
Planning budget and $6,000 in -kind staff and volunteer time to administer
the grant. This information will be used in the Historic Resources
Preservation Program.
FROM: Unanticipated Grant Revenue $8,000
FOR: Historic Preservation $8,000
10. In March 1994 Transfort began the Dial -A -Ride program to serve specific
transportation needs for persons with disabilities and those 60 years and
'
older. This program has been very successful exceeding staff's trip
projections causing a $190,000 shortfall for 1994. City Council
authorized the use of unspent Transfort appropriations totalling $78,000.
The remaining $112,000 is to come from a one-time transfer from the
General Fund. This one time transfer consists of $82,000 coming from the
General Fund reserve for contingencies and $30,000 coming from existing
appropriations for the Human Services Contract with Larimer County.
Larimer County has agreed to the Dial -A -ride contribution and has asked us
to transfer the money directly to them. This item appropriates the
$112,000 for transfer to the Transit Services Fund for Dial -A -Ride. (See
H.1.)
FROM: Existing Appropriations $ 30,000
FROM: Reserve for Contingencies $ 82,000
FOR: Transfer to Transit Services Fund $112,000
11. This item appropriates funds from insurance claim settlements received by
various departments as a result of damages to insurable City property.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue - General Fund $8,831
FOR: General Fund - Police $7,176
FOR: General Fund - Parks 466
FOR: General Fund - Forestry 1,189
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12. This item appropriates funds from insurance claim settlements received by
various departments as result of losses over the deductible of $500 for
insurable items.
FROM:
Unanticipated
Revenue - General Fund
$6,644
FOR:
General Fund
- Police Services
$2,637
FOR:
General Fund
- Parks
3,763
FOR:
General Fund
- Building Inspection
244
13. In 1992, City Council adopted the Service Productivity Incentive Policy,
effective for 1992 and years thereafter. The goal of the policy is to
provide a framework within which a manager can develop a long-range
strategic plan for service delivery rather than rely on a short-term,
line -item cost approach.
An operating manager that has unspent and uncommitted appropriations as a
result of increased productivity and operational efficiency can carry-over
those dollars in their own reserve savings account. Use of productivity
savings will be presented to Council twice a year for appropriation.
Ordinance No. 108 was approved by Council in August of this year and this
is the second request from departments.
The total savings as of year end 1993 from increased productivity and
' operational efficiency amounted to $825,784. In August $285,350 was
appropriated from this reserve, $10,000 was appropriated with the 1994
budget, and $8,250 is requested in the 1995 budget leaving the current
balance at $522,184. The City Manager has approved the following requests
totalling $87,028 for Council consideration.
$6,846 - Forestry & Landscaping will use these funds for new and
replacement tree plantings on City property. Approximately 50 trees will
be planted this fall using these funds.
$3,088 - Cultural, Library and Recreational Services (CLRS) Administration
will apply this appropriation towards funding the upgrade of two existing
computers for the Assistant to the Director and a Secretary. Both of the
current computers are over five years old and the technology is outdated.
The new computers will have the memory capability to handle all of the
necessary software that the current computers cannot and will cost
approximately $3,200.
$25,419 - The Library will use these funds to pay for the removal of floor
tile, necessary recarpeting and telecommunications costs of the library
refurbishing. During the detail design phase, these tasks were found to
be integral required additions.
$9,000 - Right -of -Way requests these funds to pay for software development
and computer hardware required for an acquisition records system. The
' Right -of -Way Division has had a long-term goal of computerizing the
acquisition records. After researching many options it was decided to
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to
fit the computer records to better assist
'
have
a program written
custom
City
departments. The new records system will allow Right -of -Way to
give
quicker, more efficient
service to other city departments; it will
take
less
time to do research
enabling staff to increase productivity in
field
work;
and, the new system
will help track workloads, budget amounts,
etc.
$27,675 - Funds will be contributed from the 1993 savings of Planning
($14,922), Economic Affairs ($4,703) and Community Planning and
Environmental Services (CPES) Administration ($8,050) to pay for unplanned
expenses surrounding City growth issues. Expenses to be covered are
consultants for the Superstores Project, the Harmony Corridor Project and
the Eastside/Westside Design Guidelines.
$15,000 - Natural Resources dollars are requested to fund a consultant who
was hired to review the impacts of a proposed development adjacent to a
City -owned Natural Area. In addition, a Policy Analyst was hired by CPES
on a contractual basis to assist with various priority items on the
Council Policy Agenda, including assisting with the review of the
recycling program and the impacts of trash trucks. These funds will be
used to partially cover the contractual salary for this position.
FROM: Reserve for Productivity Savings - 1993 $87,028
FOR: Forestry $ 6,846
CLRS-Administration 3,088
Library 25,419 '
Right -of -Way 9,000
City Growth Issues 27,675
Natural Resources 15,000
14. In 1994 the city received $22,087 from PRPA for economic development
purposes. This item appropriates these funds in the General Fund non -
departmental for information technology and public access. City staff
will be working with the community and the Council Public Access Committee
to put together a plan to identify goals in the areas of Information
Technology and Public Access. Once the plan is approved, these funds will
be made available and unspent funds will be reappropriated in 1995 as part
of the Information Technology and Public Access plan. Once the plan is
approved, the funding will be released to implement Phase One.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $ 22,087
FOR: Information and Public Access $ 22,087
SALES & USE TAX FUND
Sales and use tax collections for 1994 are currently projected to be
higher than originally budgeted. The adopted 1994 Budget estimated a 5.3%
increase over 1993 collections. When actual 1993 collections were known,
the budgeted amount for 1994 showed only a 2.8% increase. Based on
recent economic data and actual collections received through September
1994, an 8.6% increase is projected for the 2.25 cent sales and use tax '
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' collections in 1994. Sales tax is estimated to increase approximately
9.2% for 1994 collections. January through September actual collections
were 10% over 1993 with October through December collections expected to
show an increase of 5.5% over the same period in 1993. Use tax for
January through September is showing a 10.3% increase. Total use tax
collections at year end 1994 are estimated to show an increase of 6.1%
over 1993. However, any amount over the policy ceiling will not be used
until actual collections are known.
Collections for the dedicated 0.25 cent Choices 95, Street Capital, and
Natural Areas taxes are projected to increase approximately 10.7% over the
amount budgeted for 1994. The Vendor Fee Cap, dedicated to Choices 95
funding, is also projected to increase approximately 11% over 1993 or
approximately 20% over the amount budgeted for 1994.
FROM:
Unanticipated Sales & Use Taxes $1,987,057
FOR:
Transfer to General Fund $1,047,588
Transfer to 0.25 cent Choices 95 Capital 354,361
Transfer to 0.25 cent Street Capital 269,150
Transfer to Transportation -Streets 23,404
Transfer to 0.25 cent Natural Areas 292,554
C. GOLF
FUND
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1. This
item appropriates funds from an insurance claim settlement received
by the
Golf Fund as a result of damages to insurable property.
FROM:
Unanticipated Revenue - Golf Fund $1,967
FOR:
Golf Fund/Collindale $1,967
D. CULTURAL SERVICES & FACILITIES SERVICES FUND
The following items (1. through 3.) authorize the transfer of
appropriations from the Cultural Services & Facilities Fund Museum
operating budget to non -lapsing project/grant budgets. Although these
items do not increase appropriations over the 1994 budget the Charter
requires that capital projects and federal or state grants be itemized/
appropriated by individual project or grant.
This item authorizes the transfer of appropriations, totalling $3,195,
from the Museum operating budget to a non -lapsing project budget within
the Museum. The source of funds is an Institute of Museum Services (IMS)
Technical Assistance Grant. The Grant will allow for training for two
Museum staff in Data -Base Management to implement software applications
for collections and development. Proceeds will also provide for the
purchase of software, computer equipment, a printer, and portable tape
back up.
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FROM: Cultural Services & Facilities Fund/Museum Operating $3,195 '
FOR: Cultural Services & Facilities Fund/Museum Projects $3,195
This item authorizes the transfer of appropriations, totalling $13,936,
from the Museum operating budget to a non -lapsing project budget within
the Museum. Appropriations will be used to provide for the stabilization
and conservation of the Frank Miller stagecoach, including covering costs
associated with transportation of the coach and staff to and from Ordway
Conservation Center. Funding is provided through a State Historical
Society grant, the Fort Collins Community Foundation, and City local
matching funds ("in -kind" services).
FROM:
Cultural Services & Facilities Fund/Museum Operating $13,936
FOR:
Cultural Services & Facilities Fund/Museum Projects $13,936
This
item authorizes the transfer of appropriations, totalling $5,000,
from
the Museum operating budget to a non -lapsing project budget within
the Museum. Appropriations will be used to provide a new roof on the
Janis
cabin and outdoor interpretive signs for three cabins and the water
trough,
currently displayed. Funding is provided through a grant from the
State
Historical Society.
FROM:
Cultural Services & Facilities Fund/Museum Operating $5,000
FOR:
Cultural Services & Facilities Fund/Museum Projects $5,000
This
item appropriates $24,981 in IMS Conservation Grant funds received.
to train
,
These
funds will provide for a conservator staff and volunteers
on packing and handling objects. In addition, funds are provided for
purchasing
storage cabinets and hygrothermographs.
FROM:
Unanticipated Revenue $24,981
FOR:
Cultural Services & Facilities Fund/Museum Projects $24,981
User
expenses at the Lincoln Center are anticipated to exceed the budget
projections for rental usage. All expenses are covered by user fees.
This
item appropriates the unanticipated user fee revenue.
FROM:
Unanticipated Revenue $5,000
FOR:
Cultural Services and Facilities Fund/Lincoln Center $5,000
E. TRANSPORTATION FUND - TRANSPORTATION DIVISION
This item requests that $29,000 be appropriated from Transportation Fund
-Transportation Division Undesignated reserves to cover expenditures
associated with the purchase of materials for the construction/upgrade of
two traffic signals within the Traffic Construction (Work for Others)
program. Materials for these two signal upgrades were purchased in 1994,
however the construction of the signals and reimbursement from the State
of Colorado will not happen until 1995. These appropriations will
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' reimburse the line items from the Transportation Division budget which
were used for the signal material purchases.
FROM: Prior Year Reserves $29,000
FOR: Transportation Division/Signal Expenditures $29,000
This request appropriates funds from the Transportation Division's
Undesignated prior year reserves in the amount of $10,000 to cover the
costs for upgrading the Division's phone system. The current system is a
Norstar system with six lines and 9 phones. At present, staff does not
have direct lines or voice mail and all incoming calls are handled by the
receptionists. The phone system cannot be expanded. In an effort to
improve the Division's productivity and better meet customer needs, the
ICS Department looked at the current system and offered options for
improvements. The most cost effective option is to keep the existing
telephone sets and upgrade the system.
FROM: Prior Year Reserves $10,000
FOR: Transportation Division Expenses $10,000
F., TRANSPORTATION FUND - STREETS DEPARTMENT
1. The Streets Department Work for Others (WFO) program is a "dollar -in,
' dollar -out" program. Every dollar spent is matched with a dollar of
revenue. The work performed in the WFO program is at the request of other
City departments. For example, Engineering contracts for cracksealing and
patching for the street overlay project, Light and Power pays to repatch
its trenches, Storm Drainage contracts for mowing detention ponds and
cleaning catch basins, and Transportation pays for new sign or pavement
marking installation.
Each year during the budget process, Streets works with other City
departments to estimate the demand for services, and budgets the amount as
part of the WFO portion of the budget. Due to unanticipated work required
from Engineering and Storm Drainage above the original estimate for the
1994 WFO program, additional appropriations, totalling $210,000, are
needed to complete this year's work.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $210,000
FOR: Streets Department/Work for Others $210,000
G. RECREATION FUND
The Recreation Division administers several restricted revenue accounts
for various programs. The following items (1. through 3.) appropriate
specific expenditures from unanticipated revenue and restricted reserves
established for these special revenue accounts.
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The collars appropriated through this item will be used to supplement '
youth programs. The money will specifically be spent on supplies and food
for the upcoming baseball camp and Fall after school programs. It also
covers additional costs of the RAD Van and the summer basketball programs.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $5,802
FROM: Northside Playground Special Reserves 263
FOR: Recreation Fund/Alternative Programming $6,065
This item requests appropriations that will be used to purchase additional
items for The Farm. Money will be specifically used for additional
Halloween and Christmas decorations, and additions to the Adopt an Animal
plaque.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $2,000
FOR: Recreation Fund/Adopt an Animal $2,000
The dollars appropriated through this item will cover the additional costs
of leasing five horses for horse camp and the purchase of an additional
cow for The Farm.
FROM: L. Martinez Farm Special Reserves $3,000
FOR: Recreation Fund/Animal Sales $3,000
TRANSIT SERVICES FUND
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In March 1994 Transfort began the Dial -A -Ride program serving specific
transportation needs for persons with disabilities and those 60 years and
older. The Dial -A -Ride program has been very successful and has far
exceeded staff's trip projections (the projection was for 42,000 trips;
actual trips are expected to exceed 60,000) resulting in a projected
$190,000 shortfall in 1994 funding. Ridership increases are a result of
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the fact that paratransit
services are free. City Council authorized the use of unspent
appropriations, totalling $78,000, which were previously appropriated for
implementing Route 10. The $78,000 will pay for part of the paratransit
shortfall. This item requests additional appropriations, totalling
$112,000, in the form of a one time transfer from the General Fund (See
A.10).
FROM: Transfer from General Fund $112,000
FOR: Transfort/Dial-A-Ride $112,000
COMMUNICATIONS FUND
CITEL provides for contractual labor and phone equipment that is
associated with all office relocation and renovations. Some projects done
in 1994 were either unanticipated or larger in scope than originally
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anticipated. Revenues have been projected and confirmed to exceed the
$84,000 in the original budget.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenues $84,000
FOR: Communication Fund/General Telephone Expenditures $84,000
The Cable and Video Production program is requesting an appropriation of
$110,000 to expand the cable control room and purchase additional and
replacement video editing and production equipment. The objectives to be
met are: a) improve the organization and replay of the City's Channel 27
informational bulletin board, b) expand the number of programs that can be
replayed during a 24 hour period, c) improve and expand the video
production capabilities to better meet customer's needs and improve our
video products to be more comparable to videos produced by outside
vendors. This item appropriates $100,000 from Communication Fund reserves
from savings generated over the last three years by the Cable and Video
Production program, and $10,000 .to be appropriated from unanticipated
revenue received from various departments in 1994 for production of
videos.
FROM: Prior Year Reserves $100,000
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue 10,000
FOR: Communication Fund/Cable Programming $110,000
J. CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND
1. The City received $2,030 from Odau Construction in lieu of making certain
improvements to the existing Clydesdale and Yorkshire street system as
part of the City's approval for the Brown Farm 6th Filing Tract B. This
item appropriates the dollars received in the City's Street Overlay &
Sealcoat capital project, as these improvements were constructed.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $2,030
FOR: Street Overlay & Sealcoat Program $2,030
The City received a check for $2,500 from Frederick and Michelle Potter.
Mr. Potter is the brother of the late City Councilmember, Cathy Fromme.
The $2,500 represents a contribution in memory of Cathy Fromme and is to
be used for Natural Areas. This item appropriates these funds for
Interpretive and Educational Features in the 1/4 Cent Natural Areas
capital project.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $2,500
FOR: 1/4 Cent Natural Areas $2,500
3. Save-Mor is building a mini -storage facility on their property near Linden
Street, adjacent to the Gustav Swanson Nature Area. A condition of their
' building permit was to provide landscape buffering between the facility
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and the nature area. This item appropriates the money received from Save- '
Mor to be used to complete a landscaping project next spring.
FROM: Unanticipated Revenue $1,475
FOR: 1/4 Cent Natural Areas $1,475
Facilities has performed work for departments outside the General Fund and
has billed these departments for their work. Item A.2. of this ordinance
appropriates $157,000 for transfer to the Capital Projects Fund. This
item appropriates those funds in the Capital Projects Fund where it will
be used for facility maintenance projects.
FROM: Transfer from General Fund $157,000
FOR: Major Building Maintenance $157,000
Drake, Canterbury to Taft Hill and the Drake/Taft Hill Intersection are
both Choices 95 capital improvement projects to be designed in 1995 and
constructed in 1996. Since the two projects are contiguous, it would be
most efficient and cost-effective to design and construct these two
projects as a single, combined project. The scopes of the two projects
will not be changed. This item authorizes the transfer of appropriations
from the Choices 95 Drake/Taft Hill Intersection capital project to the
Choices 95 Drake, Canterbury to Taft Hill capital project. Total
appropriations do not change.
FROM: Choices 95/Drake Taft Hill Intersection Project $623,000 '
TO: Choices 95/Drake, Canterbury to Taft Hill Project $623,000
K. CONSERVATION TRUST
Lotto revenues have been higher than anticipated the last couple of years,
resulting in a fund balance of over $900,000 at the end of 1993. This item
appropriates $450,000 from reserves for Trail Acquisition, Development and
Repair project.
FROM: Prior Year Reserves $450,000
FOR: Trail Acquisition, Development & Repair:
Improvement to Parking lot at Lemay
& Highway 14 (converting asphalt to
concrete & improving access) $200,000
Poudre Trail Develop. West of Taft Hill 200,000
Asphalt Repairs 50,000"
Councilmember Smith made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Kneeland, to adopt
Ordinance No. 148, 1994 on First Reading.
Civil Engineer II Craig Foreman responded to Council questions regarding the
trail system stating the improvements would meet the needs of handicap users.
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Councilmember Smith spoke of the need to determine how a data system would be
created throughout the City, spoke of the need for computer system investments
and spoke of Dial -A -Ride concerns.
City Manager Steve Burkett concurred with Councilmember Smith's request that
information technology be examined within the next year.
Budget Director Doug Smith clarified approximately 50% of the funds are
transferred from the Sales and Use Tax fund and noted those funds are not being
appropriated in this ordinance.
Jeff Bridges, 725 Mathews, opposed funding for trail parking without receiving
input from citizens. He did not believe the trail system was integrated with the
stormwater drainage wetland plan that is included in the same site and spoke of
handicap access problems on the bridge crossing the Poudre River.
Foreman reported there is no design for the bridge crossing and stated there
would be time for public input during the design process.
The vote on Councilmember Smith's motion was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers
Apt, Azari, Horak, Janett, Kneeland, McCluskey, and Smith. Nays: None.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
t Resolution 94-169
Authorizing a Waiver of the UGA
Public Street Capacity Phasing
Criteria Requirement for the Rockview PUD.
The following is staff's memorandum on this item.
"Financial Impact
The financial impact of waiving the requirement to construct or fully improve
off -site streets to the standards indicated on the City's Master Street Plan will
be mitigated by charging a fee of $700 per residential dwelling unit to be
collected by Larimer County at the time of building permit issuance.
Executive Summary
The waiver request pertains to the proposed Rockview PUD, consisting of 20
dwelling units on 10.4 acres, located west of Taft Hill Road and north of County
Road 38E. The request for a waiver from the public street capacity phasing
criteria requirement is justified under the terms of the Intergovernmental
Agreement with Larimer County for the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area. The
Rockview PUD is located in the UGA adjacent to the Fox Meadows Subdivision and
adjacent to a series of other developments which were approved through the
subdivision exemption process in the County. This subdivision qualifies as in -
fill development, a key element in determining the appropriateness of the waiver
request.
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BACKGROUND:
According to the UGA Agreement, development proposals in the UGA, which are not
eligible for annexation into the City, are required to address a series of
phasing criteria including the provision of public water and sewer utilities,
construction of on -site, adjacent, and off -site streets, and contiguity to
existing development. Given the level of existing development in some portions
of the UGA, it was recognized that new development proposals in these areas would
likely not be able to satisfy one, or more, of the phasing criteria. A major
goal of many of the policies of the UGA Agreement is to encourage "infill"
projects where public services and facilities exist versus development proposals
in essentially undeveloped portion of the UGA requiring the extension of services
and facilities. So, while it was highly desirable to encourage development of
these in -fill sites, the strict enforcement of the phasing criteria essentially
precluded their development. Therefore, a process was established whereby one,
or more, of the phasing criteria could be waived provided the development
proposal did not result in unplanned public expenses for public services,
improvements, or facilities.
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The request for a waiver from the public street capacity phasing criteria
requirement is justified under the terms of the Intergovernmental Agreement with
Larimer County for the Fort Collins Urban Growth Area. The Rockview PUD is
located in the UGA west of Taft Hill Road and north of County Road 38E adjacent
to the Fox Meadows Subdivision. This PUD qualifies as in-fi17 development, a key
element in determining the appropriateness of the waiver request. '
Public water and sewer will be provided to the development by the Ft. Collins -
Loveland Water and South Ft. Collins Sanitation Districts, respectively. The
off -site street waiver request is subject to the collection of a $700 per unit
fee to be collected by Larimer County at the time of building permit issuance.
The waiver request is also subject to improvements stipulated in the Traffic
Impact Analysis. Staff believes that granting the request will not jeopardize
public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens in the City of Fort Collins
and that the intent and purpose of the UGA Agreement will be maintained."
Councilmember Smith made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Kneeland, to adopt
Resolution 94-169.
Chief Planner Ken Waido stated the fee is comparable to the street oversizing
fee.
Councilmember Apt opposed the motion and spoke of the need to discuss the issue
with Larimer County.
The vote on Councilmember Smith's motion was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers
Azari, Horak, Janett, Kneeland, McCluskey, and Smith. Nays: Councilmember Apt.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
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28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
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BUDGET CONSENT CALENDAR
Resolution 94-175 Adopting the 1995 Fees and Charges Schedule for
Grandview and Roselawn Cemeteries.
Resolution 94-177 Adopting a Rate Schedule for the Use of Lincoln Center
Facilities.
1995.
Resolution 94-179, Establishing and Revising Rental Fees to be Charged for
Recreation Division Facilities.
Public Hearing and Resolution 94-180 Making Adjustments to Transfort
Fares.
Resolution 94-181 Setting the 1995 Parking Permit Fees.
Budget Agenda Review
Councilmember McCluskey requested that Item #30, Resolution 94-176 Establishing
and Revising Fees to be Charged at City Park Nine, Collindale, and SouthRidge
Golf Course, be pulled from the Consent Calendar.
Councilmember Janett requested that Item #28, First Reading of Ordinance No. 155,
1994, Amending Section 26-514(3)(b) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
Relating to the Determination of Stormwater Utility Fees, be pulled from the
Consent Calendar.
Councilmember Apt requested that Item #34, Public Hearing and Resolution 94-180
Making Adjustments to Transfort Fares, be pulled from the Consent Calendar.
Jeff Bridges, Mathews, requested that Item #35, Resolution 94-181 Setting the
1995 Parking Permit Fees, be withdrawn from the Consent Calendar.
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Councilmember Smith made a motion, seconded by Councilmember McCluskey, to adopt
and approve all items not removed from the Consent Agenda. Yeas: Councilmembers
Apt, Azari, Horak, Janett, Kneeland, McCluskey, and Smith. Nays: None.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
Ordinance No. 155, 1994,
Amending Section 26-514(3)(b) of the
Code of the City of Fort Collins Relating
to the Determination of Stormwater Utility Fees, Adopted.
The following is staff's memorandum on this item.
"Financial Impact
Storm drainage basin monthly capital fees will not change in 6 of the 10 basins.
The range of percentage increases in the remaining 4 basins is 8 to 15Y, or $0.25
to $0.42 per month. These fees are used to purchase right-of-way, design and
construct capital improvement projects identified in basin master plans, and pay
the debt service on the Stormwater Utility revenue bonds.
Executive Summary
The following table is a comparison of the monthly fees for 1994 and the proposed
monthly fees for 1995 for the typical single family residence, which is an 8,600 '
square foot lot with 409 impervious surface.
BASIN 1994 1995
Foothills
$3.16
$3.58
Fox Meadows
$3.58
$3.58
NcClelland/Nail Creek
$3.58
$3.58
Spring Creek
$3.33
$3.58
Canal Importation
$3.58
$3.58
Dry Creek
$2.69
$2.98
West Vine
$3.07
$3.34
Evergreen/Greenbriar
$3.58
$3.58
Fossil Creek
$3.58
$3.58
Old Town
$3.58
$3.58
There are no proposed fee increases for the city-wide operations and maintenance
fee or the 10 basin new development fees.
By separate letter, the Storm Drainage Board has recommended approval of the 1995
budget with the fee increases mentioned.
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BACKGROUND:
OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
The operations and maintenance fee is a city-wide fee collected to provide for
the operation and administration of the Utility; development review; floodplain
administration; maintenance and repair of stormwater facilities; and, the
stormwater quality and erosion control programs. The rate is based on the
category of land usage and a per square foot per month rate. In 1995, the
typical single family residence will pay $2.01 per month.
No increase is requested for 1995.
CAPITAL PROJECTS
The construction of capital projects is one of the most important functions of
the Stormwater Utility. Projects are constructed to either prevent problems from
occurring or correcting problem areas that already exist. New development and
monthly capital fees are collected in each basin for the purpose of designing,
purchasing right-of-way and constructing improvements identified in the approved
basin master plans for that basin; completing minor capital improvements; and,
paying debt service on bonds.
No increase requested in new development
fees for 1995.
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There are monthly capital fee increases proposed
for 4 of the
10 basins in 1995.
The other 6 basins are considered to
be at the top of the range, or at $3.58 per
month for the typical single family
residential
lot of 8,600
square feet. Here
is a recap of the monthly capital fees:
BASIN 1994
1995
$ CHANGE
% CHANGE
Foothills $3.16
$3.58
$0.42
13%
Fox Meadows $3.58
$3.58
-0-
-0-
McC1e11and/
Mail Creek $3.58
$3.58
-0-
-0-
Spring Creek $3.33
$3.58
$0.25
8%
Canal
Importation $3.58
$3.58
-0-
-0-
Dry Creek $2.59
$2.98
$0.39
15%
West Vine $3.07
$3.34
$0.28
9%
Evergreen/
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Greenbriar $3.58
$3.58
-0-
-0-
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Fossil Creek $3.58 $3.58 -0- -0-
Old Town $3.58 $3.58 -0- -0-
Our rate philosophy is optimum service with the use of minimal debt, which we
define as the following:
• Fees and projects are by basin and not citywide.
• The planning window for fees and projects is long-term, not
year -by -year.
• Projects are jointly funded from new development and monthly
capital fees based on need.
• New development pays its fair share by the end of the life of
the basin and not necessarily on an annual basis. Rates are
adjusted every 3 to 5 years based on need.
• Debt service is paid early, if possible.
• Reserves are repaid as soon as possible.
• Additional debt is avoided.
• Capital projects are constructed at the optimal time.
• Use of reserves is minimized.
• $3.58 per month for the typical single family residence is the
maximum fee for as long as possible.
• Annual increase of 15% is maximum.
• Rehab and minor capital improvements are funded.°
Councilmember Smith made a motion, seconded by Councilmember McCluskey, to adopt
Ordinance No. 155, 1994 on First Reading.
Stormwater Utility Manager Bob Smith briefly outlined the item and stated funds
collected by the fees would help fund capital projects.
City Manager Steve Burkett spoke of the Utility Rebate Program and clarified it
pertains to stormwater costs.
Smith stated fees for new developments are being adjusted and monitored.
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Tom Sibbald,
725 Oneida, expressed concerns
regarding utility fee increases and
stated the increases
were not brought to the
attention of the Affordable Housing
Board. He
questioned the justification
for the increase and suggested the
possibility
of an exemption for properties
that accept Section 8 certificates.
Councilmember Janett stated issues such as this need to be reviewed earlier to
determine their impacts on the costs.
The vote on Councilmember Smith's motion was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers
Apt, Azari, Horak, Janett, Kneeland, McCloskey, and Smith. Nays: None.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
Resolution 94-176
Establishing and Revising Fees
to be Charged at City Park Nine,
The following is staff's memorandum on this item.
"Executive Summary
The Golf Board and staff believe that both the existing fee structure as well as
' the proposed fees and rate increases are reasonable and our golf prices remain
competitive and moderate considering the quality of our City of Fort Collins Golf
Courses. The proposed fees and charges increases continue to pave the way for
more equitable fees to be paid by the golfers, and provides the revenues
necessary to maintain our courses to the level expected by our golfing
community."
Assistant to the Director of Cultural, Library and Recreational Services Jerry
Brown briefly outlined this item and spoke of the need for fee increases. He
stated staff and the Golf Board were unanimous in their recommendation. He
clarified that annual pass holders pay approximately half the fee that a green
fee golfer pays and noted that with the increase the City golf course fees are
lower than Loveland's fees.
Henry Fry, member of the Golf Board, stated the increase is an effort to balance
golf fees.
City Manager Steve Burkett clarified golf is designated as an Enterprise Fund.
Councilmember McCluskey made a motion to amend Resolution 94-176 to decrease the
proposed fee increase to between 4.8% - 10.2%.
City Manager Steve Burkett clarified the intent of the motion is for Council not
to adopt the Resolution, but bring back a new resolution reflecting Councilmember
McCluskey's amendment'and adding.$45,000 from the General Fund to the Golf Fund.
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Councilmember McCluskey withdrew his previous motion, stating he would like to ,
proceed with what Mr. Burkett stated.
Councilmember Smith made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Apt, to postpone
consideration of Resolution 94-176 to November.1, to include Councilmember
McCluskey's previous request to include information regarding what percentage the
Golf Fund is operating at as an enterprise fund.
The vote on Councilmember Smith's motion was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers
Apt, Azari, Horak, Janett, Kneeland, McCluskey, and Smith. Nays: None.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
Public Hearing and Resolution 94-180
Making Adjustments to Transfort Fares, Adopted.
The following is staff's memorandum on this item.
"Financial Impact
Staff is projecting that proposed changes to fare and passes for 1995 will
generate an additional $5,303, an increase of 5.2Y over 1994 revised projections.
These comparative figures exclude revenue from youth passes which were projected
to generate $6,508 in 1994 and have been eliminated for 1995.
These revenues are appropriated as part of the 1995 budget for Transfort fixed I
route operations.
Executive Summary
Transfort last adjusted its fares in January 1993. The staff recommends an
inflationary increase in monthly and annual passes. This action authorizes the
City Manager to adjust fares consistent with the attached fare structure. The
new fare structure would be effective January 2, 1995.
The City Council meeting of October 18, 1994, will be the public hearing for this
fare increase.
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A committee comprised of representatives from Transfort, Accounting, and Budget
met over a period of several months to research transit and paratransit fares.
The committee quickly recognized that recommending a new fare policy for
Transfort services was beyond the ability of its members. Transfort will
research, analyze, and recommend a new fare policy during the development of
its Transit Development Plan 1996-2000 which will be initiated in November 1994,
and thereby link a new fare policy to the City's goals and objectives for its
transit and rideshare programs.
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' Therefore, it is the Committee's recommendation to effect an inflationary
increase to fares charged to the patrons of the Transfort bus system for 1995.
The following is a comparison of the current and proposed fare structures:
Category
Current
Proposed
Fares:
Adult
$ .75
$ .80
Senior
$ .35
$ .40
Disabled
$ .35
$ .40
Passes:
Annual Senior
$ 15.00
$ 17.00
Annual Disabled
$ 15.00
$ 17.00
Commuter (Adult)
$ 10.00
$ 12.00
Monthly (Adult)
$ 15.00
$ 17.00
10-Ride
$ 5.00
$ 6.00
Employer's (Annual)
$125.00
$130.00"
Transfort Manager John Daggett spoke of
the proposed
increases and clarified it
would be approximately a $12,000 revenue
impact and stated he did not expect the
increase to impact ridership.
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Councilmember Smith made a motion, seconded by Councilmember
Kneeland, to adopt
Resolution 94-180.
Jeff Bridges, 725 Mathews, objected to the $.05 fare increase.
The vote on Councilmember Smith's motion was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers
Apt, Azari, Horak, Janett, Kneeland, McCluskey, and Smith. Nays: None.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
Resolution 94-181
Setting the 1995 Parking Pwermit Fees, Adopted.
The following is staff's memorandum on this item.
"Executive Summary
The current parking permit fees were established in 1986. Staff is projecting
that proposed changes to the surface parking permit fees and parking garage
permit fees will generate an additional $15,672, an increase of 21% over 1994
projections, in the Transportation Division portion of the Transportation
Services Fund.
' Increased revenue from the changes to parking permit fees combined with other
estimated parking revenues are applied first to the parking program budget.
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budget are used to cover
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Parking revenue in excess of the proposed parking
general operating expenditures of the Transportation Division.
This resolution will increase monthly rates for surface parking lots by 20Y to
$12 per month per space and increase monthly rates for parking garage permits by
20Y to $18 per month per space. These new rates will be effective in 1995 and
may be adjusted in the 1996 budget based upon the recommendations of the proposed
Downtown Parking Management Study.
Time Phase Surface Permit Costs Garage_Permit_Costs_
Current $10/month $15/month
1995 $12/month $18/month
This price increase could result in a potential revenue increase of up to $15,672
in the 1995 budget and would depend on the occupancy rate of the lots which may
fluctuate with price increases as customers re -adjust.
The current parking permit fees were established in 1986. Until recently, the
availability of parking permits had been plentiful. Within the last year, the
downtown market has flourished and the demand for permit parking spaces has
increased. Although proposed market rates of parking permits will most likely
be addressed as part of the proposed Downtown Parking Management Study, staff
believes an incremental step in the permit rates should be phased in with the
1995 budget. Currently, all surface parking lot permits sell for $10 per month
per space. Permits in the Parking Garage are more expensive due to their
'
location and protection from the elements and run $15 per month per space."
Transportation Planner Rita Davis spoke of the need for increased parking fees
and noted fees have not been increased since 1986.
Councilmember Smith made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Kneeland, to adopt
Resolution 94-181.
Davis stated the increase in Transfort fares coincides with parking permit
increases and spoke of the need for incentives for alternative transportation.
She responded to Council questions and stated the issue would be addressed when
the Downtown Comprehensive Parking Plan is discussed.
Jeff Bridges, 725 Mathews, emphasized parking rates should not be less than mass
transit rates and stated the increase should be higher than 20%.
The vote on Councilmember Smith's motion was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers
Apt, Azari, Horak, Janett, Kneeland, and McCluskey. Nays: Councilmember Smith.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
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Ordinance No. 156, 1994,
Being the Annual Appropriation Ordinance
Relating to the Annual Appropriations and
Adopting the Budget for the Fiscal Year Beginning
January 1, 1995, and Ending December 31, 1995, and
Fixing the Mill Levy for Said Fiscal Year. Adopted as Amended.
The following is staff's memorandum on this item.
"Financial Impact
This Ordinance represents the annual appropriation and adopts the total City
Budget for 1995, including the Fire Fighters' Pension Fund ($2,267,567), in the
amount of $256,039,839 and sets the City mi11 levy at 9.797 mills.
Executive Summary
This Ordinance adopts the 1995 Budget in the amount of
of Fort Collins and $2,267,567 for the Fire Fighters'
Budget which excludes internal transfers between funds
is $179,361,791. The Net City Budget is allocated to
Operations
Debt Service
Capital
$253,772,272 for the City
Pension Fund. The Net City
and Fire Fighters' Pension
$139,493,841
$9,063,807
$30,804,143
This Ordinance also sets the City mill levy at 9.797 mills, unchanged from 1994.
The levy distribution is as follows:
General Fund 8.717
Parks Debt Service 1.080
The General Fund will contribute 67.09Y of the operating property tax generated
by the 8.717 mills to Poudre Fire Authority in accordance with the adopted
Revenue Allocation Formula. In addition, the property tax generated by one mill
will be contributed to PFA for capital use.
BACKGROUND:
Budget Process
The development of the 1995 Budget began in March, 1994. The first Budget work
session was held in April with an additional work session held in June. The City
Manager's Recommended Budget was presented for City Council review and
consideration the last of August. Two budget work sessions and two public
hearings were conducted in September and early October. From the work sessions
and public hearings the 1995 Annual City Budget represented by this Ordinance is
presented to you for consideration and adoption. Final adoption is scheduled for
November 15.
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Changes to the 1995 City Manager's Recommended Budget I
Staff will record all adjustments that each Council member wants to make to the
adjusted 1995 Recommended Budget. After all adjustments have been recorded,
Council will discuss and vote on each item regarding whether or not to include
the item in the 1995 Annual City Budget. Staff will adjust the Appropriation
Ordinance accordingly. Council will then consider the first reading of the
Appropriation Ordinance and the 1995 Annual Budget.
The following changes have been made to the 1995 Recommended Budget as a result
of the input from Council budget work sessions, public hearings, and more current
economic data.
GENERAL FUND $956,000
Two administrative changes were made in the General Fund which do not change
General Fund appropriations, but do add appropriations to two other funds.
1) Funds in the amount of $57,000 which were included in the CPES
Administration program for the Transportation Service Area
reorganization, will now be transferred to the Transportation Fund.
The Transportation Service Area Administration program and budget
will be included in the Transportation Fund.
2) The Human Services contract in the General Fund included $10,000 for '
Dial -A -Ride. Because Dial -A -Ride is a City program, the County has
agreed that it is more efficient to give the funds directly to Dial -
A -Ride rather than to the County as part of the Human Services
Contract. Therefore, the Human Services Contract has been reduced by
$10,000 and the funds are now transferred to the Transit Services
Fund for Dial -A -Ride.
Changes to General Fund appropriations follow:
40 000 - P)anning Contractual Services
Ongoing funds are added to Planning Contractual Services for projects and
studies. The Contractual Services budget in the Planning Department is used for
projects and studies which require extraordinary resources. Typically, the
projects are Council Policy Agenda items, special work programs, and
unanticipated policy issues relating to growth management, neighborhood planning,
historic preservation, amendments to the City Codes including the Land
Development Guidance System, etc. In prior years the funds have been used
specifically for consultant services in a variety of capacities, public
notification, special graphic or printing projects, matching money for outside
grants, etc. Some recent projects using contractual services funds include, but
are not limited to, the Eastside and Westside Design Guidelines, Harmony Corridor
Plan update, "superstore" study, historic agricultural building survey, and the
Solar Orientation Ordinance.
58 000 - Historic Preservation '
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' These funds will be used to continue historic preservation activity in 1995 and
beyond. Ongoing funds of $18,000 will add .5 FTf to administer the Demolition
Delay Ordinance, review State Rehabilitation Tax Credit projects, pursue grants,
and assist and support other preservation programs. One-time funds in the amount
of $40,000 will be used to assist in the rehabilitation of 3 to 8 historic
residential and commercial structures; provide private planning and design
assistance to 10 to 20 owners of historic structures; and, support other possible
programs such as conducting public workshops, incorporate historic information
into the City's Geographic Information System, or survey or designate additional
historic structures or landmarks.
45 000 - Transportation Local Matching Funds
These one-time funds will be transferred to the Transportation Fund to match
available Federal funds. For more information, please see the Transportation
Fund explanation.
60 000 - Recreation Program FCHS
One-time funds of $30,000 plus ongoing funds of $30,000 will be transferred to
the Recreation Fund for recreation programs for youth in the old Fort Collins
High School. For more information, please see the Recreation Fund explanation.
20 000 - Median/Streetscape Maintenance
This ongoing funding for median and streetscape maintenance will cover the cost
of extra work in the following areas: Increase the number of mowings on
' streetscapes by one per year; provide broadleaf weed control on non -irrigated
streetscapes; provide mulch replacement in shrub beds (non -rock); provide for a
five-year phased irrigation system upgrade to promote water conservation on
current medians that have poorly designed systems; provide for a five-year phased
rock mulch replacement program from Drake to Horsetooth on College Avenue;
provide more uniform weed control in shrub bed areas; and, cover water costs for
new unbudgeted medians.
93 000 - Office Space
Ongoing appropriations in the amount of $40,000 have been added to lease office
space. These funds may be used to lease space in the general vicinity of
downtown for several new positions that may be funded in the 1995 budget. The
positions include policy analysts, a neighborhood coordinator, and planning
positions. This money will also be used to meet office space needs for the City
Attorney and Human Rights Officer. If the old Fort Collins High School becomes
a firm alternative for space, this money could be used to lease space from the
school district. One-time money in the amount of $53,000 is appropriated from
the Facilities Maintenance Reserve for transfer to the Capital Projects Fund to
cover initial tenant finish of office space to be leased, if necessary.
150 000 - Information Technoloov and Public Access
Over the last several months Council, staff and the community have had extensive
discussions regarding the use of information technology to improve the exchange
of information both internally within the City organization and externally with
' the public. FortNet has proposed that we contract with them to allow them to set
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up a
community
network. The
proposed contract would accomplish the following
'
four
tasks:
1.
Maintain
a public kiosk
that can assess the community network;
2.
Organize,
advertise and
moderate on-line discussion forums;
3.
Establish
and maintain
a City information server;
4.
Set up support and advertise
five FortNet access points.
In addition, staff and Council have been discussing the need for expanding
electronic document management and local area networks internally within the City
organization. Although there has been a great deal of discussion about these
various projects, there still is a great dealof confusion and differing
expectations on the part of staff, Council and the community. Therefore, the
$150,000 proposed as part of the 1995 Budget will be budgeted in the General Fund
as a "frozen" appropriation. During the next six months, the City staff will
work with the community and the Council Public Access committee to put together
a plan to identify goals in the areas of information technology and public
access. Once the plan is approved, the funding will be released to implement
Phase One during 1995. In addition to the $150,000 in the General Fund, it is
recommended that approximately $22,000 a year be allocated for a three-year pilot
project. This funding comes from PRPA for economic development purposes.
200 000 - Facilities Master Plan Land Acquisition
One-time funds totalling $200,006 are being added as a transfer to the Capital
Projects Fund - General City Capital to establish funds for land acquisition I
associated with the General Governmental Services Strategic Facility Plan. For
more information, please see the Capital Projects Fund.
11$ 0,000 - North College Improvements
This request adds $110,000 to the $100,000 already recommended in the 1995 Budget
for North College Avenue Improvements. These funds allow the City to proceed at
a quicker pace with the infrastructure and public improvements being recommended
in the North College Corridor. This project is an integrated effort involving
Park Planning and Development, Stormwater Utilities, and Natural Resources. This
addition appropriates the funds for transfer to the Capital Projects Fund. For
more information, please see the Capital Projects Fund explanation.
4$ 0,000 - Police Services CAD/RMS
Ongoing funds are added to Police Services to add a Technical Support Analyst for
the Computer Aided Dispatch/Records Management System (CAD/RMS). The CAD/RMS is
administered and utilized by Police and shared by Municipal Court, Poudre Fire
Authority, Colorado State University Police and Poudre Valley Hospital Ambulance.
The system and its incorporated technology have expanded and includes two VAX
computers serving over 400 network users on 150 terminals and printer and 140
mobile data terminals. The benefits and outcomes allowed by this position
include:
• Increased opportunity for generation of reports leading to police patrol
area design and resource allocation.
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• Call tracking and response time analysis for fire department strategic
planning.
• Increased training of internal customers who have direct contact with
citizens.
• Allow more timely response to citizen data inquiries.
• Reduced risk of lengthy computer aided dispatch downtime in the emergency
dispatch center.
• Research new and improving technology which the participating agencies can
benefit from including: document management for improved public access,
computerized ticket technology to reduce data entry expenditures and time,
and enhancements to the current system to provide increased productivity
and meet state mandated reporting requirements.
100 000 - 2 Police Officers
In recent past budget processes, Police Services has informed city management and
Council that it would be necessary to add about seven police officers per year
based on the actual current growth rate and service demands. Patrol incidents
are increasing at a rate of 6,000 to 8,000 per year. Police Services has just
received the work of its scheduling committee, which has closely examined work-
load data and the limits of our ability to respond. In order to implement the
scheduling recommendations and achieve the minimal appropriate response to calls
for service in 1995, three patrol officers will be needed as of January, 1995.
Obviously, Police Services does not anticipate this kind of increase in
resources, and is therefore considering a reduction of services in areas such as
crime prevention, the Selective Enforcement Unit, training, traffic, and K-9
training in order to staff patrol watches. The addition of two police officers
is a step toward accommodating growth and preventing the reduction of some
services in 1995. In addition, should our pending grant be awarded by the
Clinton Administration for the community policing of Old Town/Downtown, Police
Services will have a larger pool of trained veteran officers from which to choose
to begin this project.
20 000 - Southeast Area Employers Partnership
One-time funds will be transferred to the Transit Services Fund for the Southeast
Area Employers Partnership. For more information, please see the Transit
Services Fund.
20 000 - Recreation Therapeutic Program
These ongoing funds are being added as a transfer to the Recreation Fund to help
support a Recreation Therapeutic Program. For more information, please see the
Recreation Fund descriptions.
In summary, and based on updated revenue projections, additional General Fund
monies are available for appropriation (see attached memo). Staff is
recommending (and has included in the Annual Appropriations Ordinance) that
additional monies be allocated as follows:
ONE-TIME
• Historic Preservation $ 40,000
• North College - Park and Redwood ROW 110,000
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• Transportation - MPO Match . . . . . . . . . 45,000 '
• Facilities Master Plan - Future Land Acquisition . . . . . 200,000
• Recreation - Old FCHS (Equipment/Advertising) . . . . . . . 30,000
• Information Technology and Public Access . . . . . . . . . 150,000
• SE Area Transit - Equipment/Buses . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.000
TOTAL $595,000
ONGOING
• Historic Preservation (Staff .5 FTE) . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,000
• Recreation - Old FCHS Programming . . . . . . . . . . . 30,000
• Streetscapes/Medians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000
• (I)Recreation - Therapeutic Program . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,000
• Police CAD/RMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000
• Two Police Officers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000
• (2)Lease Office Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000
• Planning Contractual Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,000
TOTAL $308,000
(1) $20,000 from ongoing General Fund and $20,000 from Recreation Reserves.
(2) An additional $53,000 is taken from the reserve for Facilities Maintenance.
SALES AND USE TAX FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1, 471, 567
Sales and Use Tax projections have been revised for 1995 based on the latest 1994
estimated collections. The adopted 1994 budget estimated a 5.3% increase over the '
revised 1993 estimate. Actual 1993 collections were significantly higher than
estimated which resulted in projected 1994 collections budgeted at only 2.8Y.
Based on recent economic data and actual collections received through September
1994, an 8.61' increase is projected for the 2.25 cent sales and use tax
collections for 1994 over 1993. The 1995 projection is still based on a 4.4Y
increase over 1994 as shown in the recommended budget. The projected dollar
collections are greater than shown in the recommended budget because the
percentage is applied to a higher base.
An additional $790,199 is included in the Appropriation Ordinance for transfer
to the General Fund. The $790,199 is for the increase in sales tax only. The
remaining increase in appropriations of $681,368 represents transfers to the
various capital funds equal to their revised revenue projections. There is no
change in appropriations required for use tax.
STORM DRAINAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,587,659
The Utility Billing Charge'of $254,451 has been reduced by $11,341, for a total
1995 charge of $243,110. A11 Utilities were originally charged for the meter re-
routing project, however, since Stormwater does not have metering, their charges
are being reduced for 1995.
The recommended 1995 budget included an amount of $500,000 for the acquisition
and design of office space for the stormwater utility. This budgeted amount is
being increased to include monies from stormwater reserves to acquire more land '
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than what is needed for stormwater but will be needed for future city facility
expansion. This provides the opportunity for setting aside future land needs,
consistent with the adopted Facilities. Master Plan, at current market values. At
the time of use by other city departments, reimbursement would be made to the
Storm Drainage fund. The total for this item is now $790,000.
The Stormyater Utility expects to have over $5 million of appropriations left in
the capital projects budget at the end of 1994. These appropriations for 1995
capital projects show $3,388,000 of capital projects in 1995 utilizing these
prior year appropriations.
However, these appropriations are not in the basins where the expenditures are
to be used. The $2,309,000 appropriation for 1995 allocates the dollars in the
appropriate basin where the monies will be used for the capital projects.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . $102,000
57 000 _ Transportation Reorganization
Appropriations totalling $57,000 have been added to the Transportation Services
Fund as part of the Transportation reorganization, approved by Council with the
adoption of Ordinance No. 128, 1994. The newly created service area should
enable staff to more efficiently and effectively address the changing and future
transportation needs of the community. The restructuring will improve
coordination, integrate planning, and maximize the use of City resources in
addressing transportation issues. These dollars will be appropriated in the
Transportation Services Area, Administration program.
45 000 - Leveraging Federal Funds
Additional appropriations totalling $45,000 have been added to the Transportation
Fund - Transportation Division representing local matching funds needed in
anticipation of receiving Federal dollars. The recommended budget included
$80,000 representing local matching funds for the Fort Collins share of
administration costs of the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), and for
Surface Transportation Projects including the Vermont Underpass project and the
Harmony Road bike project. Since that time, it is anticipated that additional
dollars will be needed to construct the two STP projects ($43,000) and administer
the Fort Collins share of the MPO ($2,000). The local match for the MPO is
17.21Y and 20Y for STP funding.
TRANSIT SERVICES FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $165,000
145 000 - Dial -A -Ride
Appropriations are being increased by $10,000 in the Transit Services Fund for
Dial -A -Ride. The $10,000 was originally included in the recommended budget, in
the General Fund, as a part of the City's Human Services contract (administered
by Larimer County) and subsequently passed on to Dial -A -Ride. The $10,000
represents only a portion of the funding needed for the Dial -A -Ride program that
serves specific transportation needs for persons with disabilities and those 60
years and older. Larimer County and Dial -A -Ride have agreed to this action,
realizing that the service level and monetary support from the City have not
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changed. It is only the amount distributed to the Human Services contract that '
changes.
In addition, staff has been looking into advertising as a potential new revenue
source. Initial research into this idea has been completed and it is estimated
that the potential for additional revenue totalling $135,000 from advertising on
buses and bus shelters is a viable revenue source for Transfort in 1995. These
estimated revenues will be appropriated and used to fund the projected shortfall
in the Dial -A -Ride program. Shortfalls in the Dial -A -Ride program have been
identified in 1994 and are projected for 1995 unless changes in the City's
current policies regarding paratransit services are made. The projected
shortfall in 1995 is $177,000.
2$ 0,000 _ Southeast Area Employers Partnership
A one-time transfer from the General Fund has been appropriated in the Transit
Services Fund for the Southeast Area Employers Partnership program. The proposal
from the Southeast Area Employers Partnership is aimed towards developing a new
southeast area route. The partnership is offering to aggressively support
Transfort marketing activities at their employment sites and to cover the cost
of individual employer "Guaranteed Ride Home" programs for those using the bus
to travel to work. Fares would be paid by the users of the route system.
The $20,000 being appropriated would cover the capital costs associated with this
proposal. Projected operating costs totalling $55,000 would be the
responsibility of the participating employers. '
RECREATION FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100, 000
40 000 _ Therapeutic Programming
Appropriations have been increased by $40,000 in the Recreation Fund for
therapeutic programming. The General Fund will contribute $20,000 in ongoing
funds and Recreation will cover the remaining $20,000 through an appropriation
from reserves. The appropriations would fund a part-time person to solicit and
train volunteers, produce a training video, coordinate a community needs
assessment, and develop in-service training for recreation staff. Following are
some potential benefits associated with this program: 1) The training component
allows in-house staff to better serve clients with special needs; 2) The
development of a trained resource bank of volunteers and trained staff provides
a cadre of resources to assist staff with needs of people with disabilities; 3)
The City more strongly complies with the intent and spirit of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) by helping people with disabilities interface more
effectively and equally with others in recreation activities; and 4) A needs
assessment provides information to assist in developing plans into the future for
a special needs program.
60 000 - Additional Programming _ Old FCHS
This item appropriates $30,000 in ongoing and $30,000 in one-time funding
transferred from the General Fund for youth programming at the old Fort Collins
High School. The Recreation Department would use the funds for two purposes:
1) to pay for "move -in" costs such as phone and computer lines, equipment '
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purchases, and for minor remodeling of some space for offices; and 2) for part-
time staffing in providing drop -in programming and for rental charges from the
school district. The benefits of this proposal would include: 1) youth wishing
to have a place to congregate with friends and participate in activities will be
served; 2) the space lends itself very well to this use; 3) the building
activities would be compatible with the neighborhood; 4) .this use would
demonstrate joint cooperation and planning between the City and the school
district.
GOLF FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $80,000
An additional $80,000 is being appropriated in the Golf Fund. The additional
appropriations will be used to address unfunded capital needs at the City's three
golf courses. At the Golf Board meeting held on October 5th, Board members
unanimously voted to increase the 1995 Golf Fees and Charges by 9.8%. Of this-
9.8Y increase, 5Y will raise an estimated $80,000 in 1995 and will be used for
the Co7linda7e Golf Course Pump Station/Irrigation project.
CAPITAL PROJECTS FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $363,000
53 000 - tf. Buildino Maintenance
Additional appropriations totalling $53,000 have been added to the General City
Capital - Major Building Maintenance capital project. The appropriations will
' be used for tenant improvements (i.e. walls, carpeting, etc.) in support of
office space needs of the City Attorney's Office and the Human Rights Officer,
as well as space needs for policy analysts, planning positions, and a
neighborhood coordinator, all of which are new positions in 1995. The funding
source for this project is a one-time transfer from the General Fund Facilities
Maintenance Reserve.
I10 000 - North College Avenue Improvements
Additional appropriations totalling $110,000 have been added to the General City
Capital - North College Avenue Improvements project, bringing total
appropriations to $210,000 in 1995. Priorities for this corridor project have
been identified and evaluated by staff and the North College Advisory Committee
(NCAC). Park Planning and Development, Stormwater Utilities, and Natural
Resources are all involved in this integrated approach to planning and providing
for these improvements which will include the purchase of land for a park, open
space and for the Dry Creek Diversion Channel. The additional funding will allow
the City to purchase the entire 22.5 acre parcel, with Natural Resources and
Stormwater purchasing 8.5 acres and 4 acres respectively, and the remaining money
to be used to purchase the Redwood Street ROW.
200 000 - Facilities Master Plan Land Acquisition
In 1995, there are several opportunities to begin implementation of the General
Governmental Services Strategic Facility Plan and to meet the land/space needs
of the Stormwater Utility. The details of the Facility Plan calls for
. acquisitions of land in the downtown area for a new Police building and a future
general government building. In addition, the 5tormwater Utility is planning to
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purchase property adjacent to 281 N. College for a future building. As presented ,
to Council and the County Commissioners at their August meeting, land in the
downtown area is becoming more attractive to private business and unless the City
begins acquiring some downtown property soon, availability and land cost may be
prohibitive to future development.
This item appropriates $200,000 in the Capital Projects Fund for General City
capital projects to establish funds for land acquisition as it relates to the
General Governmental Service Strategic.Facility Plan.
NOTE:
Horticulture/Community Garden Pilot Program is not included in the revised
recommendation. However, if Council chooses to include it, we recommend a one-
time allocation of $10,000 to develop a pilot program.
Horticulture Services could be incrementally expanded in 1995 to complete certain
pilot programs for a one-time addition to the Forestry Division of $10,000.
Pilots would place an emphasis on environmental and social benefits and focus on
the use of volunteers and the formation of partnerships. Opportunities would be
made available for people of different backgrounds and ages to work together on
projects that improve the community. The city would respond to the request of
and solicit groups and individuals interested in establishing community gardens
and assist these groups in designing and maintaining the gardens. Volunteer
coordination would be provided in Parks and Recreation for projects that deal
with landscaping, forestry or horticulture. These pilot projects would be .
included in 1995.
1. Median Renovation
2. Twilight Garden Series
3. Neighborhood Gardens
4. Garden Partnerships
5. Senior Center Garden and Programs
6. Front Range Branch Library Garden Partnership
7. Adopt a Flower Bed"
City Manager Steve Burkett provided background information and outlined revisions
to the recommended budget. He suggested that all projected revenues not be spent
and spoke of the money in the contingency and reserve funds and summarized the
funds available.
Councilmember McCluskey stated the land where the City's is considering building
the Southwest Youth Sports Complex is located in an area adjacent to his
business. He stated he did not believe he had a conflict of interest at this
time but may have a conflict in the future.
Recreation Manager Jean Helburg spoke of the proposed Therapeutic Recreation
Specialist position.
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Director of Cultural, Library and Recreational Services Mike Powers spoke of the
proposed Southwest Youth Sports Complex. He spoke of the funding history for the
Boys and Girls Club, and recommended leaving the funding in its present state.
Mayor Azari spoke of possible uses for Fort Collins High School.
Councilmember Apt stated a meeting was scheduled with the Poudre R-1 Liaison
Committee and Poudre R-1.
Mayor Azari suggested that Councilmember Apt discuss issues regarding a youth
drop -in program with Poudre R-1.
Councilmember Smith expressed his displeasure that funding for a community
horticultural center was not allocated and stated he believed there was extensive
public support for a center.
Additions to the City Managers 1995 Recommended Budget:
Councilmember Horak recommended $50,000 for the Southwest Park Master Plan.
Councilmember Smith recommended funding for a Community Horticultural Center for
$20,000. He suggested a portion of the funding come from the streetscape median
funds.
' Councilmember McCluskey recommended additional funding for the Golf Capital Fund
at $45,000.
Councilmember Apt recommended an additional $30,000 for the ZILCH Program for
conversion of wood burning stoves.
Councilmember Horak recommended $300,000 for an additional patrol district.
Councilmember Smith recommended $50,000 for youth programs.
Councilmember Janett requested $10,000 for a pollution prevention program.
Mayor Azari requested an additional one time allocation of $50,000 be added to
the information/public access fund.
Division Commander Dave Feldman reported there are currently 5 patrol districts
and outlined funding for the districts.
After Council discussion Councilmember Horak made a motion, seconded by
Councilmember Kneeland, to adopt Ordinance No. 156, 1994; including the above
appropriations in the 1995 City Manager's recommended budget.
Jeff Bridges, 725 Mathews, spoke of the need for pedestrian system improvements.
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Debbie Browne, representing the Athletic Development Committee, urged Council to '
support funding for the Southwest Community Park and Fossil Creek Park, and spoke
of the need for additional recreational fields.
Tom Higley, representing FortNet, thanked Council for its funding consideration.
Councilmember Kneeland stated she believed both the proposed and additional items
meet the goals established by Council for the 1995 recommended budget.
After a brief recess Budget Director Doug Smith read the changes to the ordinance
into the record.
The vote on Councilmember Horak's motion to adopt Orkdinance No. 156, 1994, as
amended, was as follows: Yeas: Councilmembers Apt, Azari, Horak, Janett,
Kneeland, McCluskey, and Smith. Nays: None.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
Items Relating to the 1995
Downtown Development Authority Budget, Adopted
The following is staff's memorandum on this item.
"Financial Impact
This Ordinance represents the annual appropriations and approves the Downtown '
Development Authority (DDA) Operating Budget for 1995 of $304,755. Total 1995
appropriations are $369,179 less than the 1994 budget, a decrease of 54.8Y.
Appropriations for capital are down $315,000 (Linden Improvements) and projected
personal services are down $60,000 (no Director as of 111195). It also sets the
DDA mill levy at 4.05 mills.
In addition, this item represents the annual appropriations and adopts the
Downtown Development Authority (DDA) Debt Service Budget for 1995 in the amount
of $1,126,797.
Executive Summary
A. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 157, 1994, Relating to the
Annual Appropriations and Approving the Budget of the Downtown Development
Authority for Fiscal Year 1995 and Fixing the Mill Levy for the Downtown
Development Authority for 1995.
The Downtown Development Authority adopted the proposed 1995 DDA budget totalling
$304,755 and determined the mill levy necessary to provide for payment of all
properly authorized expenditures incurred by the District, at its regular meeting
of October 6, 1994.
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B. Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 158, Appropriating Revenue in
the Downtown Development Authority for Payment of Debt Service for the
Year 1995.
This Ordinance appropriates funds for the payment of Downtown Development
Authority debt service for 1995.
On Nay 17, 1988, Council adopted Ordinance No. 95, 1987 authorizing the issuance
of tax increment bonds, pledging tax increment revenues to debt retirement, and
requiring payment toward that debt retirement on a scheduled basis over the life
of the bonds. The Charter requires that all funds which pass through City
accounts be appropriated by Council. The tax increment revenue to be
appropriated flows directly into the debt service account.
In April of 1992, the City issued $11,380,000 of Downtown Development Authority
Tax Increment Revenue and Refunding Bonds. In accordance with State statute,
only the City may issue long-term debt on behalf of the Authority. The primary
purpose of this bond issue was to invoke an early call provision on the City's
1988 Downtown Development Authority Tax Increment Revenue Refunding and
Improvement Bonds. Since no Downtown Development Authority projects were
pending, a majority of the remaining proceeds, held in the Downtown Development
Authority Capital Projects Fund were no longer needed and the related bonds were
called. In addition, the remainder of the bond issue was refunded due to
' favorable interest rates. The new bonds mature serially through December 1,
2006, with coupons ranging from 5.00Y to 7.75Y."
Downtown Development Authority Executive Director Chip Steiner stated he was
available for Council questions.
Councilmember Horak made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Smith, to adopt
Ordinance No. 157, 1994 on First Reading. Yeas: Councilmembers Apt, Azari,
Horak, Janett, Kneeland, McCluskey, and Smith. Nays: None.
THE MOTION CARRIED.
Councilmember Horak made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Smith, to adopt
Ordinance No. 158, 1994 on First Reading. Yeas: Councilmembers Apt, Azari,
Horak, Janett, Kneeland, McCluskey, and Smith. Nays: None.
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Resolution 94-172 '
Urging the Larimer County Commissioners
to Retain a Downtown Fort Collins Location
for Count Courthouse Facilities, Adopted.
The following is staff's memorandum on this item.
"Executive Summary
The Larimer County Commissioners are currently soliciting community input
concerning the location of expanded facilities for County administrative offices
and the courts.
The Larimer County Commissioners and the Fort Collins City Council have made
longstanding commitments to retain local government facilities in the downtown
area of Fort Collins, and the downtown landowners and merchants have responded
to this local government commitment by providing and investing in an
infrastructure of restaurants and other services, which has contributed to
maintaining the downtown area as a viable entity.
The Resolution would express the City Council's strong commitment to the downtown
area of Fort Collins and would urge the Larimer County Commissioners to retain
the expanded courthouse facilities in the downtown area of Fort Collins."
Councilmember McCluskey withdrew from discussion on this item due to a perceived I
conflict of interest.
Councilmember Kneeland made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Janett, to adopt
Resolution 94-172.
Executive Director of the Downtown Development Authority Chip Steiner stated both
the DDA and the DBA unanimously support adoption of the ordinance.
Councilmember Janett spoke of the benefits of the Larimer County Courthouse being
located in the downtown area, noting 85% of the attorneys in Fort Collins are
located in the downtown area, within walking distance of the courthouse.
Mayor Azari spoke of the importance of expressing the City's position to the
County Commissioners.
The vote on Councilmember Kneeland's motion was as follows: Yeas:
Councilmembers Apt, Azari, Horak, Janett, Kneeland, and Smith. Nays: None.
(Councilmember McCluskey withdrawn)
THE MOTION CARRIED.
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The meeting adjourned at 12:50 a.m.
ATTEST:
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