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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES-01/13/1972-RegularJanuary 13, 1972 MINUTES OF MEETING January 13, 1972 The City Council of the City of Fort Collins met in regular session at 1:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building on Thursday, January 13, 1972. Present: Councilmen Carson, Lopez and Fead. Absent: Councilwoman Preble and Councilman Peterson Also present: Tom Coffey, City Manager Arthur E. March, City Attorney Charles Liquin, Director of Public Works Mayor Carson presided. DISPENSING OF MINUTES Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Fead, that the minutes of the last regular meeting held January 6, 1972, be dispensed with. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 2A PROCLAMATION �-;':2REAS, the civic bodies and service organizations of our community and the departments of the local government recognize the great service rendered to this community by the Fort Collins Jaycees; and Vifir—RHAS, the. Fort Collins Jaycees have set aside the week of January 16-22, 1972, to observe the founding and 52nd anniversary of the Jaycees and to commemorate such founding by the selection of three (3) outstanding; young: men in this community as the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award, outstanding young: Educator award, and Outstanding Young,Farmer-Rancher Award, and WH2"' "";AS, the Fort Collins Jayeees have set aside this creek to commemorate such founding by honoring their "i3osses10, and FlllcriEAS, this organization of young men has contributed materially to the betterment of this community throughout the year. THEREF'OS,S, I, KARL E. CARSON, Kayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby Proclaim the week of January 16-22, 1972, as JAYC.CE W-EEK and urge all citizens of our community to give full consideration to the future services of the Jaycees. Dated at Fort Collins, Colorado this 13th day of January, 1972. I; ir:L (,*.rT :on, Mayor Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Fead, that this be approved. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. Mr. Herb Caruthers, was present representing the Jaycees. He said their annual banquet would be January 22, 1972, at the University, and invited the Council members to attend. 134, - - - - - January 13 , 15LZ2 AGENDA ITEM 3A The Mayor declared that the Council now sitting as a Liquor Licensing Authority. REPORT- Ralph M. Smith Chief of Police. Ace Liquors, 200 E. Mountain Sir: On July 24, 1970, this Department sent an 1S year old female into the above place of business, where she pur- chased two (2) miniature bottles of bourbon. She was able to do this w"thouL showincr any identification. As a result of this transaction the owner was called into my office and warned. Since that time we have had two (21 cases where this establishment has sold to underage individuals. Both of these people were picked up after thoy left the place of business, and they were not sent in by this Department. In view of the fact that this place of business continues to sell liquor to underage individuals on either phony CD, or without asking for ID at all, I would respectfully request that the City Council take action toward sus- pending the liquor license of this establishment. Respectfully submitted, Ralph 11.^ Smith Chief of Police The City Attorney advised the Council that a minimum time of 10 days after Ace Liquors received notice of the hearing be set. Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that February 3, 1972, be the date set for the hearing on the Liquor violation by Ace Liquors. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. APPLICATION OF FORT COLLINS LIQUORS, 2505 SOUTH COLLEGE AVENUE FOR LIQUOR LICENSE Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that February 17, 1972, be set as the date of the preliminary hearing and February 24, 1972, be set as the date for the final hearing of the application. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. The Mayor declared the members acting again as a Council. AGENDA ITEM 4A SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 67, 1971 Tabled from January 6, 1972 Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Fead, that this matter be removed from the table. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. DEDICATION OF EASEMENT The undersigned being the owner thereof hereby dedicates, quit claims and conveys unto the CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, a municipal corporation, the right of way and easement for utility lines, overhead as not constructed, over and across the following described property, to -wit: 85 feet of Lot 3, Block 315, Capital Hill Addition to the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, according to the recorded plat thereof 135 DATED this Sth day of January, 1972. /s/ William P. Kintzley STATE OF COLORADO) COUNTY OF LARIMER1 ss. The foregoing instrument as above interpretated, was acknowledged before me this 5th day of January, 1972, by William P. Kintzley. My commission expires: September 10, 1975 /s/ Wm. Justus Wilkinson Notary Public The City Manager said there was no thought of going underground now, perhaps sometime later, that the easement is satisfactory. Since this document was only a xerox copy, motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Fead, that this matter be tabled until have the original on hand. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 5A - 1000 WATTHOUR METERS FOR LIGHT $ POWER DEPARTMENT Summary of the bids: Mr. Fred Garth, Superintendent of Meters 4 Services, has evaluated the bids and all speci- fications have been met by the bidder. The recommendation is that Ryall Electric Supply Company be awarded the contract in the amount of $16,060.00 Respectfully submitted, /s/ E. M. Kuppinger Purchasing Agent Coianciiman Fead stated that this should be reported to the Trades Commission as all bids were the same. After discussion,motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent be approved and the administration bring this before the Trades Commission. Upon a roll/ all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. call AGENDA ITEM SB BIDS - SHREDDER, GRINDER g AERIFIER FOR PARKS $ RECREATION DEPARTMENT Summary of bids Boyd Distributing Co. Mitchell Equipment Barteldes Seed..Co. Northern Colorado Equipment Banderet Equipment SHREDDER -GRINDER AERIFIER $ 5,99S.00 $ No Bid 5,870.00 No Bid No Bid 2,204.77 Did not respond to Bid Invitation Did not respond to Bid Invitation Mr. H. R. Phillips, Director of Parks 0 Recreation, has evaluated the bids and all specifi- cations have been met. The recommendation is that Boyd Distributing Co. be awarded the contract in the amount of $S,995.00. And Barteldes Seed Co. be awarded the contract in the amount of $2,204.77. REspectfully submitted, /s/ E. M. Kuppinger Purchasing Agent After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Fead, that the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent be approved. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 5C BIDS - PRIMARY JUNCTION VAULTS FOR LIGHT Summary: Kiefer Concrete F 4 F Concrete Construction Concrete Contractors POWER DEPARTMENT Vaults Ea. No Bid $ 2,100.00 Did not respond to Bid I Total Bid i I $ 25,200.00 Invitation , Mr. John St. John, Associate Electrical Engineer, has evaluated the bids and all specifi- cations have been met by the low bidder. The recommendation is that F $ F Concrete 136 January 13,_1972 Construction Co. be awarded the contractin the amount of $25,200.00. Respectfully submitted, /s/ E. M. Kuppinger Purchasing Agent Mayor Carson stated that he did not like going on one bid. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent be approved. After a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. The City Manager asked permission to purchase 46 shares of North Poudre Irrigation Co. stock from Triple H. Co., a Colorado Corp., at $1,200 a share, the total being $SS,200.00, on a rent back basis for 10 years. Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Fead, that this be approved and authorize the City Manager to execute his signature to this agreement. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. The City Manager stated that the City has been buying Diesel fuel and oil, but it creates a problem in that we run into two fiscal years, that the contract expires April. 6, 1972,and that these companies are willing to extend it to December 31, 1972. He said that Texaco bid .119S per gallon deliver with own transport and delivered .1415; Standard Oil was .64 and Frontier diesel .12264 per gallon. Ile said the charge is 2'z � more than we are paying and recommended rather than go out rna new bid, that this contract be extended. Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that this recommendation be approved and the present contract be extended until December 31, 1972. Upon a roll call, allimembers of the Council voted in the affirmative. COMMUNICATION MULBERRY STREET STORM SEWER The installation of a storm sewer line in West Mulberry Street from City Park Lake to Taft Hill Road has been under discussion for several years as drainage problems increase in this area. We have investigated the possibility of a storm sewer district and a number of problems have come up. One,is that there is considerable undeveloped land in the basin, which is valued too low to permit assess- ment. Another problem is that a portion of the basin is outside the City limits and thus not assessable. It would thus be very difficult to put a district together at this time. With the possibility of a street paving district on Taft Hill at Mulberry our drainage problem in the area becomes more critical, since there will be added water at the intersection. Drainage water presently comes across Taft Hill Road from the west and ponds on the Golf Course. During heavy rains water flows across Mulberry from south to north, as there is no defined drainage channel on Mulberry east of Taft Hill. The City could install a storm drain from City Park Lake to Taft hill Road to solve the present problem and receive credit for such a line at the time a district is formed. We would suggest installing a 36 inch pipeline, costing about $40,000. This amount is approximately our share of the cost of installing the full size (54 inch) pipe. The Assistant City Attorney has advised that he could not speak for a future City Council as to what their determination would be, but that it looked like a feasible way to handle the situation. We recommend approval of this project and permission to charge the necessary labor, material and equipment rental to Account 68-518 where $40,000 was budgeted in 1972. Respectfully submitted, Roy lA. Bingman City Engineer 13 J a n u ar_y_ The City Manager said that the pipe will cost$40,000 and the labor will cost extra, that a 36 inch pipe will be laid on the north side of Mulberry along the edge of City Park Nine golf course, and that a 36 inch line will carry almost as much as a 54 inch. He said they would not have to assess the tax payers as the line would run along City owned property. The storm sewer line along the north side of Mulberry is necessitated because the City plans to widen Taft Hill Road from Mulberry to Prospect. Charles Liquin, Director of Public Works said they have many projects pending, including Horsetooth road by the golf course, that some of the area on West Mulberry is in the County. Councilman Lopez questioned whether the City funding this project would set a precedent for financing future storm drainage projects. The City Manager said the cost will be credited as the City's share toward future storm drainage projects along Mulberry, that future storm drainage prc;c is probably would be financedby both City and property owners. Councilman Lopez stated he had received complaints about water draining into the middle of street on Sheely Drive. The City Manager said the City owns this land and that is the reason want to pave it, that a dip on W. Mulberry will be eliminated, that there were some areas on that street that get flooded. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that the recommendation of the City Manager be approved and proceed with the drain pine. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. Don Reynolds, Planning Director, told the Council that allowable sign space for the K-Mart development that faces South College was bein g depleted by some businesses, and at least four more would be in this development, and felt there would be a variance requested, and recommended approval of transferal of remainder to another building. He said he had a letter from Jack Cook of Naradel Corp. authorizing the transfer. Councilman Lopez questioned the legality of transfering a sign from one street to another. Don showed pictures of the Real Estate West and Household Finance Co. signs and it was noted that the two signs total 98.4 square feet, which is more than 25% more than allowed. Councilman Fead said that if this is a planned unit development, then the Council should see the entire picture. Fred Franz of K-Mart, spoke in favor of the sign and transfer, stating that this was a unit development, therefore something different, that it would be difficult to limit them to exact square footage. He said the sign is very much like the Townhouse sign and would be architecturally correct and would like approval of the signs. He said there are many vague points in the sign ordinance and thought some amendments would be forthcoming, perhaps not changed, but clarified and requestedsign. allowance for back of building. He said the building does not face on a dedicated highway, that there is an intervening property. Don said they plan to construct another building later. Councilman Fead said that -if a unit development uses all their sign space and if another building is constructed, the Council is not obligated to approve any more space because of a hardship. Don said that in the future, they should have a plan of the signs by the developer. Mayor Carson said this needs serious consideration and the City will have to resolve these problems in the next few months. Councilman Feed stated that the ordinance stated the perimiter of the sign very clearly. Mr. Franz said that from the standpoint of the customers of K-Mart, would like to -see approval on the signs that meet the code and take up the transfer at another time. Don said it would be desirable to see the building for themselves. Councilman Fead said he was not sure that this would be considered a unit development. After further dis- cussion, motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Fead, that this matter be referred back to the Planning and Zoning Board to confer with the developer and present a plan for the signs, also when a full Council would be present. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. Charles Liquin, Director of Public Works reported on the snow removal. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Fead, that the Council adjourn. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative and the Council adjourned. ATTEST: City Clerk