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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES-04/06/1972-Regular210 n MINUTES OF MEETING April 6, 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, April 6, 1972. Present: Councilmen Carson, Lopez, Councilwoman Preble, Councilmen Peterson and Fead. Also present: Mike DiTillio, Assistant City Manager Arthur March, Jr., Assistant City Attorney Charles Liquin, Director of Public Works Mayor Carson presided. DISPENSING OF MINUTES Motion was made by Councilman .Lopez, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that the reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting and the special meeting held March 31, 1971, be dispensed with. Upon a roll Call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. SPECIAL AGENDA ITEM 2A SETTING DATE FOR SPECIAL ELECTION COMMUNICATION _ Mayor Karl E. Carson Dear Sir: Regarding the announced special election called by the Fort Collins City Council, I request that the date of said election be set no earlier than May 15. This date being Precinct Caucus day, our office is working diligently toward having the voter registration records in order by that time. Thank you for your consideration in this matter. Respectfully, /s/ James P. Thompson Larimer County Clerk and Recorder The Assistant City Attorney said that the precincts of the City will have to completely be redone, which will take some time. RESOLUTION 72-30 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, CALLING A SPECIAL MUlilCIPAL ELECTICd! AIND SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY THE QUESTION OF MEND- ING SECTION 4 OF ARTICLE III OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS, herctu-"ore there were submitted to the City Council petitions requesting that a proposed amendment to Section 4 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins be submitted to the quali- fied electors of the City at a special election, and WHEREAS, the City Council received such petitions but determined that a special election should not be calleo because of certain ueficien- cies in said petitions, and WHEREAS, since such determination the Colorado Supreme Court OecldeC the ccSe of Colorado Pro'!Lc (ona,!on Cause et al. vs. Anderson, which case 1nuicates the City CoutlCil may have beech in C9rrr'r ill part - of its reasons for rt cisinq tU call a SpQcial elcctiori, and ii}i ciZEA$ ai t(?i' SU Cfi CUUI'L C1eGiS IUn l amity CUUn CiI reconsidered its pl'2v1OUS UeC'IS1Ufi iIUL '61c ;-,d i"i:y 1'i11U fSiCu Lilt: ;?U L1 tl Ui75 Ml"tl^. the 244 _April 6,�1972 Ci�y Council requested that the question as presented in Said petition not be submitted to a vote because said party was then causing other petitions to be circulated which contained the same provisions and additional provisions, and WHEREAS, in the opinion of the City Council such revised petitions would eventually be submitted, and would probably require a special election, and the members of the City Council are of the opinion that this matter should be resolved at this time, and WHEREAS, Section 5 of Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado provides that the City Council may submit any Charter Amendment question at any general or special state or municipal election held not less marl thirty days after the effective date of the ordinance or resolution submitting such question to the voters. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Council of the City of Fort Collins: 1. Yhat a special municipal election in the City of Fort Collins is hereby called for Tuesday the 23rd day of May, 1972. 2. There is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Fort Collins at said spacial election the question of whether or not Section 4 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins should be amended to read as follows: "Section 4. Eh.'e=al of City Manage;. The Council shall appoint the city manager for an indefinite:' term and he may be removed by any of the follCtYin•;� "(a) Majority vote of the Council members. If removed by this method, at least thirty days before such removal Shall take effect, the Council shall by majority vote of its members adopt a resolution stat- ing the reasons for his rgnhoval, which resolution may provide for his suspension. Upon such removal or sus - }pension by this metlod the Council shall cause to ba paid to the city manager any unpaid balance of his salary for the current month and his solary for the next calendar month. "(b) Majority void of the electors of the City of Fort Collins at an election 'which shall be held at the second general city election following his Blaine office and at the general City election every four (4) years thereafter. Upon such removal by this method the Council may in its discretion provide termination pay. QC) ALtainmenL Of the age of SiXtY-iiVe (65 years by the city manager, effective with the incumbent city manager at the tine this charter alltendm•ent is approved. " Passed and adopted at a rcguia'r Aecting of the City Council held this Gth day of April, 1972. � ATTEST: /s/._Verna Lewis. /s/ Karl E. Carson Mayor 45) Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that this resolution be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. Andy Anderson was present and requested a copy of the resolution, stating that he had the second petition if the Council would like to have it.,_ The Assistant City Attorney said the qualifications on these petition would have to be checked. Councilman Lopez suggested that the Council not accept these petitions. Mayor Carson stated that they had had some discussion with Colorado State University regarding qualifications to be eligible for Council and the Council informally approved this to appear on the ballot of the next regular election in 1973. RESOLUTION 72-31 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS THE QUESTION OF AMENDING SECTION 2 OF ARTICLE II OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WHEREAS, Section 5 of Article XX of the Constitution of the State of Colorado provides that the City Council may on its own initiative, sub- mit any Charter amendment at any general municipal election held not less than 30 days after the effective date of the ordinance or resolution sub- mitting such question to the voters; and WHEREAS a general city election will be held on Tuesday, the 3rd day of April, 1973; and WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council that there should be submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Fort Collins, the matter of amending Section 2 of Article II of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins, as more fully set out below. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS: 1. That there is hereby submitted to the qualified voters of the City of Fort Collins, at the general election to be held on Tuesday, the 3rd day of April, 1973, the question of whether or not Section 2 of Article II of the Charter of the City of Fort Collins should be amended to read as follows: "Section 2. Qualification of Members. No person shall be eligible to office as councilman unless at the time of his election (Or appolrtment, if appointed pursuant to this Charter to fill an existing vacancy) he be a citizen of the United States, at least 21 years of age and shall have been for two years immediately preceeding such election (or appoint- ment) a resident of the City of Fort Collins, and at the time of his election (or appointment) he shall be a registered elector of the City duly registered to vote in elections in the City. In addition, any person elected (or appointed) after the general municipal election in 1973, shall in order to be eligible to the office as councilman, have voted in the last prior general or special municipal election in the City. Any person meeting the foregoing requirements on the date of election shall be eligible to the office of council- man of the City of Fort Collins, and if this amendment is adopted by the voters of the City of Fort Collins at the general municipal election on April 3, 1973, any person who meets the applicable qualifications set forth herein on the date of said election shall be eligible to the office of councilman, even though such person may not have met the qualifications required By this section prior to the adoption OF ,.11;r ;jm"1jo10R10-.11 246 April 6, 1972 Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this &tG day of 1972.. /s/ Karl E. Carson Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Verna Lewis City Clerk Mayor Carson stated that over the past several weeks, Councilman Fead and himself have discussed with the C.S.U. Lobby on this issue, that they had a very through discussion, that they had some disagreements and came to an agreement and resolved the matter. He said they agreed to leave this matter until the next general election, that they must be 21 years old and must have voted in the last special or regular election. Councilman Fead said he was very impressed with the young men in this matter and thought that C.S.0 could be proud of their leaders and that the amendment is a good one. After further discussion, motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that this resolution be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. Bernice Hoover was present and spoke briefly on this matter of voter qualifications. Kirk Newman of the C.S.U. Lobby was present and came up with an equitable agreement and the getting a 21 year old eligible for running for the office of City Council. AGENDA ITEM 3A MOUNTAIN SHADOWS ANNEXATION - Second reading. ORDINANCE NO. 4, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO Assistant City Attorney March, Jr., suggested that this ordinance be tabled until introduc=- tion of the zoning of this annexation which is Item 4G on the Agenda. Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Fead, that Ordinance No. 4, 1972, be tabled I until get to Item G on this matter. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 3B ORDINANCE NO. 8, 1972 - Second r BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 1958, AS AMENDED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND CLASSIFYING FOR ZONING PURPOSES THE PROPERTY INCLUDED IN THE THIRD FOOTHILLS ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that Ordinance No. 8, 1972, be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 3C ORDINANCE NO. 9, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCE. OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 1958, AS AMENDED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND CLASSIFYING FOR ZONING PURPOSES THE PROPERTY INCLUDED IN THE SPRING CREEK FARM, SECOND ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF Motion was made by Councilwoman Preble, seconded by Councilman Fead, that Ordinance No. 9, 1972, be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 3D ORDINANCE NO. 10, 1972 GREENWALT EIGHTH ANNEXATION ZONING BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 1958, AS AMENDED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND CLASSIFY ING FOR ZONING PURPOSES, THE PROPERTY INCLUDED IN THE GREENWALT EIGHTH ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS. COLORADO There was considerable discussion regarding annexation of small strips rather than more area and the cost to the City. Mayor Carson stated that we cannot get away from this type of annexation until the Council requires a 30 or 40 acre plot. Councilman Lopez said these people should bInformed that theCity cannot go along with this forever. Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that Ordirt�ance No. 10, 1972, be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. 24i -- _ -_ - ------Apri.L6.,_L9.72 u-_ AGENDA ITEM 3E FAITH EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH ANNEXATION ORDINANCE NO. 11, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Fead, that Ordinance No. 11, 1972, be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 4A ZONING FAITH EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH ZONING ORDINANCE NO. 12, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 1958, AS AMENDED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE .'.ZONING ORDINANCE AND CLASSIFY- ING FOR ZONING PURPOSES THE PROPERTY INCLUDED IN THE FAITH EVANGELICAL FREE CHURCH ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS. COLORADO Motion was made by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that Ordinance No. 12, 1972, be considered favorably and to be presented for final passage on the 27th day of April, 1972. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 4B MNING 0.57 ACRES FROM RM TO HB ZONE ORDINANCE NO. 13, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS BY CHANGING' THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY AGENDA ITEM.4C REZONING 0.925 ACRES FROM RL TO RH ORDINANCE NO. 14, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY Motion was made by Councilwoman Preble, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that Qi6inance= No. 14, 1972, be presented on first reading this 6th day of April, 1972, and to presented for final passage on the 27th day of April, 1972. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. Since the wrong description was inserted in this ordinance, the City Attorney recommended that the action be rescinded on Ordinance No. 14, 1972. Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that the action be rescinded. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. Motion was made by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that Ordinance No. 14, 1972, be approved, substituting the correct description which was read by the City Attorney, Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 4D Rezoning 8.0 ACRES FROM RL TO RP - Sumner Brody ORDINANCE NO. 15, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE-AMENDINGTHE' ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY Motion was made by Councilwoman Preble, seconded by Councilman Fead, that Ordinance No. 15, 1972, be presented favorably on first reading and to be presented for final reading on the 27th day of April, 1972. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 4E REZONING 2.52 ACRES FROM RH & BE TO BP ORDINANCE NO. 16, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that Ordinance No. 16, 1972, be considered favorably on first READING this 6th day of April, 1972, and to be presented for final passage on the 27th day of April, 1972. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 4F -- ORDINANCE NO. 17, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 19-39 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 1958, AS AMENDED. April 6, 1972 After discussion relating to use and parking in amended zone. Motion was made by Council- man Fead, seoonded by Councilman Peterson, that Ordinance No. 17, 1972, be presented favorably on first reading this 6th day of April, 1972, and presented for final reading on the 27day of April, 1972. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 4G ZONING MOUNTAIN SHADOWS ANNEXATION ORDINANCE NO. 18, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 1958, AS AMENDED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND CLASSIFY_ ING FOR ZONING PURPOSES THE PROPERTY INCLUDED IN THE MOUNTAIN SHADOWS ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF FORT COLZINS, COLORADO Marty Falk was' present, stating that he owns 18 acres west of Overland Trail near Prospect Street and plans to build 45 units, stating that there would be 38 duplexes and five or six fourplexes, that it would be a nice orderly development. Mr. George Post was present and stated that he did not like to see RLM in this section, that they have a traffic problem and would like to see it out of the City.' That he moved there and it was not very long before there was an eleven acre development, such as Councilman Lopez stated. He said that the Miller Development is RM and most of the development is in 8 plexes. Mr. Falk said that duplexes are most desirable and easier to rent. Donald Reynolds, Planning Director, recommended against zoning the land so that multiple family units could be built. Bernice Hoover spoke against the zoning because of aesthetics of the foothills. Mr. Ed Thorsen was present stating that a great deal of time has been spent since December on this matter, one was water and the other was pollution, that the water was being taken care of by themselves with a line so that others can hook into. He said that the Reil report was concerned with the expressway and not the foothills, stating that when they ' purchase land, they want this to become a part of the tax base of the City. COMMUNTCATTON: Gentlemen: I had intended to be present at the April 6 meeting of the Fort Collins City Council to make a statement in opposition to the Mountain Shadows rezoning request to permit high density housing in a region near the foothills. I find myself, however, required to be present at a meeting of the Colorado Air Pollution Variance Board in Denver on that date. The air pollution potential in Fort Collins arises largely from the use of gasoline burning vehicles. Even though the emissions from such auto- mobiles are largely invisible, the emitted hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides form in the oresence of sunlight (and the sunlight intensity is high in Fort Collins) the complex mixture known as photochemical smog. This is unsightly, harmful to plants and materials, and a health hazard to human beings. The air pollution potential in any given region is determined by the quantity of automotive emissions, the sunlight intensity and the meteorological conditions which lead to mixing and dilution. Professor Riehl of the Department of Atmospheric Science at CSU has shown that the average wind speeds near the foothills west of Fort Collins are low and during a good part of the year will not serve to mix and dilute nollutants emitted in this region. The situation is compounded in the winter months with frequent temperature inversions which serve to prevent vertical mixing. The region west of Shields Avenue, in my opinion, is thus a region of high pollution potential and every effort should be made to minimize tlhe quantity of pollutants introduced into the air in this area. I do not wish to see Fort Collins follow Denver as probably the second worst site in the United States with respect to the concentration of photochemical smog. High density housing will cause a high density of automotive traffic. High density .housing may well lead to the demand for nearby shopping centers with a still greater increase in automobile traffic density. These increased emissions will be introduced into an atmospheric region with 000r mixing characteristics and will undoubtedly lead to an increase in photochemical smog concentration with all the accompanying hazards to health and property. I would strongly recommend that any rezoning requests which will lead to increased automotive traffic west of Shields Avenue be denied in the best interests of the citizens of Fort Collins. Sincerely, �.alli- MvFHH I 4i�riF 249 Apxil_6., 1972 Mr. Steven Cox of the Colorado State University Atmospheric Science Department told the Council that an air pollution problem will be encountered if you do not establish a p Clicy to minimize concentration of population in this area, stating that the problem will be severe and acute and that when the Council faces a decision on the problem,"hopefully it won't be past that point." He said he worked with Dr. Reil on this matter. The Assistant City Attorney suggested that the Council do away withLM zcomlRetely by amending the zoning ordinance, that to leave it on the books, they would run into trouble, stating that this a serious situation, but until the Government owns the land we cannot refuse development. Mayor Carson said he didno/ RRV the alternative was, that we only have advisory capacity on what is in the county, that he was sure that Mr. Falk would be committed to twoplexes and fourplexes, that the Council has some policy changes before us. Don Reynolds suggested that the Council require annexation of land if utilities are extended, stating that if developed, should come under the City's requirements and that we have extended utilities where the development is not desirable. Councilwoman Preble said that the time to make a change _. in policy on Foothills development is now, that as long as the Council continues to annex such development, the situation gets more complicated. Councilman Fead stated that it was his opinion that high density there does have great potential problems and that it should be stopped. - After further discussion,motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that Ordinance Nq•18, 1972, be adopted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Lopez and Peterson. Nayes: Councilwoman Preble and Councilman Fead. The Mayor declared the motion passed by a majority vote. Ordinance No. 4, 1972, being the Mountain Shadows Annexation, which was tabled until the zoning was introduced,,was again presented. Motion vacs made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that Ordinance No. 4, 1972, be adopted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Lopez and Peterson. Nayes: Councilwoman Preble and Councilman Fead. The Mayor declared the motion adopted by a majority vote. Mayor Carson suggested that the Planning Department and City Attorney and Public Works Department review the present zoning ordinance and extension of utilities. Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that the recommendation of the Mayor be approved. Bruce Russel was present and asked about Spring Creek Farms, where it was and if it was already zoned. Vie was told that it was south of Riffenburg School, East of Lemay. He said he thought important that children going to school should be able to go through open land, and asked if any plans had been made for open areas. Mayor Carson stated that the.Greenbelt committee is planning agriculture use to be used for agriculture only. The Assistant City Attorney stated that accordingHhe Federal and State Constitution, that the Council cannot keep people out for further use, and the Environmental Committee did not find any solutions. He said that the City can buy areas on the Poudre for a greenbelt areas, that it is just a matter of how much they can afford. He said that 5 years ago there was no development on the east side of Lemay, that we cannot keep the property owners from developing. Councilman Fead said he had talked with the Land Use Committee concerning reducing the high density, but ther e comes a time when we are forced to approve annexation. Councilman Lopez said we should provide a tax base for keeping green areas for public use. AGENDA ITEM 5A -RESOLUTION 72-32 OF THE COUNCIL OF TXF CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING A LEASE T:) BE E'1TERED INTO SETWEEN RONALD 0. ROBERTS AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CITIES OF FORT COLLINS AND GREELEY AND JESSE C. GREER AND VIRLON G. PARKER 4:HEREAS, the City of Fort Collins and the City of Greeley are the owners of curtain real property known as the Rockwell Ranch, and '-'NE"E'S oi,,ald 0. Roberts is the duly appointed and acting Trustee ll I\..l J, ICJ I,f,• fior said cities in connection with such property; and WHEREAS, the present lease of said property will expire on April 1, 1972, and the said Trustee has advertised for bids for the leasing of such propci,ty and hss rccommendrd to the City of Fort Collins and the City of 250 0 April 6, 1972 Greeley that the bid of Jesse C. Grecr and Virlon G. Parker to lease said property for a period of five years at a total rental of $6,100.00 be accepted, and 14iEREAS, -she City of Fort Collins desires that such bid be accepted and the lease, which has been prepared, be entered into. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED 6Y THE COUNTIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLI1TS: That the terns and conditions of the proposed lease between Ronald 0. Roberts as TrCStee for the Cities of Fort Collins and Greeley, and Jesse C. Greer and Virlon G. Parker, as Lessees, be and the same hereby is approved and accepted; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Clerk be and they hereby are authorized to sign a consent to said lease for and on behalf of the City of Fort Collins. Passed and adopted at a regular ;waeting of the City Council held this Eth day of April, 1972. /s/ Karl E. Carson Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Verna Lewis City Clerk Motion was made by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Fead, that this resolution be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 6A PLANNING & ZONING REPORT Consider petition to vaGal�he north -south alley in Block 129. Petitioners: Several Recommendation: The Planning and Zoning Board considered this item at its April 3, 1972 meet- ing and recommends approval of the vacation subject to the reservation of a 20 foot utility easement. Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the recommenda- tion of the Planning and Zoning Board be approved and the matter be referred to the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 6B PLANNING AND ZONING BOARD REPORT Consider petition to vacate street right of way through lot 1 of the Strachan Subdivision First Filing. Location: Southwest 1/4 of Section 25, the northeast corner of the intersection of South College Avenue and Horsetooth Road. Recommendation: The Planning and Zoning Board considered this item at its April 3, 1972 meet- ing and recommends approval. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Fead, that the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Board be approved and the matter be referred to the City Attorney to prepare the necessary ordinance. Upon a roll call, all members voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 7A BIDS- TRANSFORMERS OF VARIOUS KVA RATINGS April 6, 1972 yids have been received and evaluated covering consideration for purchase ot: JO - 25 KVA, 50 - 50 KVA, 6 - 100 KVA and 6 - 50 KVA Transformers, Stock #95-105-251. A complete bid,tally of all bids received is attached. ar. .i::l Sagen has evaluated t;'.,; bids and all specifications have been met by t:le -ow Oidders. U:1e to co:,Side.aU,e unanticlputed increased )i&ce-me:t of tr&nsZor..:e.S cons.cciaDle load tia:e being experienced in de-iveries of Iran;formers, Cou::oil is respectfully requested to consider-ncreasiao the 50 KVA transfurmerj, stock 151 from an on inal bid quantity of thirty (50, to fifty (SO) and increasing the 100 KVA transformers stock 174 :rom tlN (2) LO six (6).. I am of the opinion that t:is is a more expedient :a;mer of securing the additional tr.-nsfonners requested, thereby re - considerable labor costs in preparing another bid, and reducing tita cxt.oi:.ely lon„ lead time normally required for deliveries. In addition I an, certain that no price advantages for these transformers would be achieved by pursuing the bid procedures at this time. The recommendation is that the awards be made in this manner. The recommendation includes the increased quantities of transformers re- quested. Items Vendor amount A, B & D RTc Corporation $26,790.00 C A S Chance 4,116.00 Respectfully submitted Z. ;i. Kuppinger Purchasing Agent Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent be accepted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 7B - DELETED AGENDA ITEM 7C ELECTRIC UTILITY EASEMENT An easement running parallel to the east property line, thence . . along an existing fence to the west property line of the Fort Collins sewage treatment plant, was presented. Chuck Liquin, Director of Public Works, explained this easement. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that this be referred to the City Attorney to prepare the necessary resolution. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 7D PLAT & UNIT DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF ELMER'S CAMPER SALES This is located on North College and Hickory Street and zoned BH. Don Reynolds, Planning Director stated that the service and parts area will be screened with plantings around on College Avenue, and this meets allthe requirements of the Planning and Zoning Board. The owner was present and said this would not be a dumping station for trailers, only service, parts, etc. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that this be approved. Upon roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. COMMENTS Della Laura was present and spoke at length requesting reinstatement of parking on the north side of Pitkin Street in the 200 to 600 blocks. She said that thirty seven homes plus a church are affected by the existing no parking restrictions, that based on discussions with the Traffic Engineer on March 3, 1972, which indicate the health and safety and traffic requirements will be met, that she proposed two traffic lanes plus parking on the northside of the street in view of the existing four lanes, and showed a map with the area designated. She stated that most of the people there only have 401 202 April 6, 1972 frontage and some have to park on their lawns which down grades the area and that she thought this was an opportune time to change the lanes from Stover to Remington. Mayor Carson said this is not the most desirable situation but at the time thought it was the best solution and recommended the matter be referred to the Traffic Engineer for further study. Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that the recommendation of the Mayor be approved. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. Mrs. Laura said the stop sign has been very effective, that it is interesting to note that there have been very few traffic ird uries, and the people there need all the parking they can get. Andy Anderson was present asking if the final purchase of the fire station site had been completed , stating that to get a clear title to this property, would:have to get a death certificate. The City Attorney said the purchase of said property has not been completed but been committed, and is not necessary to have a death certificate. COMMUNICATION: Dear Mr. Phillips: The Colorado Game, Fish and Parks Commission reviewed Land and Water projects totaling 2.2 million dollars. Your project application for Lee Martinez Park development, in the amount of $25,000, was approved for funding. Your project application will be forwarded to the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for processing. FINAL APPROVAL MUST BE GRANTED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND A SIGNED CONTRACT RETURNED TO YOU BEFORE DEVELOPMENT OR ACQUISITION CAN PROCEED. When action on your acqui- sition or development project must begin immediately or prior to the time we can acquire final approval for your project, please submit to Don West, Land and Watex Conservation Program, a request to waive the retroactivity policy, stating your reasons for this action. Thank you and please feel free to contact this office if we can be of further assistance. Sincere w� harry R. Woodward Director The Assistant City Manager stated that condemnation proceedings will be started soon on the Smith property for park purposes. Councilman Lopez brought up the matter of a housing code, stating that a number of people were trying to initiate a low income housing code. Mr. Reynolds stated that. people have to meet certain requirements for this. He said he had been in contact with HUD about 6 months ago, that there six different uniform codes that are interested in asking about making minor changes. Mayor Carson asked that they work to meet the dead = line. Mayor Carson stated that night Council meetingp have been brought up several times and wouldtake suggestions by the Council for a time. Councilman Lopez said he would prefer not to have a night meeting on the 13th of April, and Mayor Carson said he had a committment on the 27th of April, and that a meeting be tentatively set for the 20th of April, but it might have to be postponed. Mayor Carson stated that the term of Sarah Bennett on the Library Board was expiring and that she was willing to serve another term. Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that this be referred to the City Attorney for preparation of the resolution reappointing Mrs. Sarah Bennett to the Library Board. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. ADJOURNMENT: Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the Council adjourn. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative and the Council adjourned. ATTEST: City Clerk C