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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES-05/04/1972-RegularI May 4.,_19.72 MINUTES OF MEETING May 4, 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, May 4, 1972. Present: Councilmen Carson, Lopez, Councilwoman Preble and Councilman Peterson. Absent: Councilman Fead. Also Present: Tom Coffey, City Manager Arthur March, Jr., Assistant City Attorney Charles Liquin, Director of Public Works Don Reynolds, Planning Director Verna Lewis, City Clerk 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 held April 27, 1972, be dispensed with. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 2A PROCLAMATION+ WHEREAS, transportation is a vital industry serving the needs of our community and of the nation; and WHEREAS, it is proper that we recognize our dependence on the system, the most efficient in the world; and WHEREAS, the President of the United States and the Governor of Colorado have proclaimed May 14 through May 20, 1972, as NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION WEEK: BE IT THEREFORE. RESOLVED, that Fort Collins and its citizens join in this celebration and to that end I hereby proclaim our recognition of May 14 through May 20, 1972, as NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION WEEK DATED at Fort Collins, Colorado, this day of , A.D., 1972. /s/ Karl E. Carson Mayor PROCLAMATION WHEREAS music plays an increasingly important role in our world today; and WHEREAS music is one of the most sublime of human pursuits and is subscribed to by all races and creeds; and WHEREAS music is the language of all peoples and one of the greatest forces in creating peace and harmony; and WHEREAS the National Federation of Music Clubs -- dedicated to encouraging young musicians, to increosing musical knowledge, and to advancing American music -- and its cooperating organizations, join forces to direct attention to the dynamic influence of music in everyday living; NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karl E. Carson, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, do hereby proclaim the week of May 7 through May 14, 1972, as NATIONAL MUSIC WEEK and ask that all citizens of this community observe and take part in activities recognizing the importance of music, musicians, and musical organizations to the cultural life of our City, State, Nation, and World. DATED at Fort Collins, Colorado, this day of Y)/1 , A.D., 1972. /s/ Karl E. Carson AGENDA ITEM 2B DRAW WINNER FOR "KEEP COLORADO BEAUTIFUL AWARD". May 4, 1972 Mayor Carson presented a certificate and check for $100.00 to the winner who participated in the City Clean up which was last week. He drew three names and the third name being the winner. He presented this to Barbara Fletcher, 2216 LaPorte, head of Girl Scout Troop No. 23. AGENDA ITEM 3A RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE LICENSE THRIFTY FOODS, 1205 W. Elizabeth REPORT: From: Ralph M. Smith, Chief of Police. Subject: Glen 0. Gates, dba Thrifty Foods, No. 2, 1205 West Elizabeth The above subject has made application for renewal of his 3.2% Fermented MaltBeverage License:. This officer has checked the records of the Fort -Collins Police Department, and find that the department has had no problems with applicant Gatos nor his place of business. RECOMMENDATION This officer can find no reason to deny renewal of this license. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Jerrold J. Haals Detective Motion was made by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that this renewal be approved. Upon a roll call, all members of.the:Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM # 3B APPLICATION FOR A FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE LICENSE BY ZAPATAS, 1012 South College Withdrawn. Mayor Carson declared the Council now sitting as a Liquor Licensing Authority. AGENDA ITEM 4A APPLICATION BY UNICORN CORP. FOR HOTEL -RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE, 115 SOUTH COLLEGE Phillip H. Potter, Attorney, representing this license, was present, and presented cost items to the City Attorney. Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that June 8th, 1972, be set for the hearing on this application and the lst of June as the preliminary hearing. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. Mayor Carson declared the members acting again as a Council. AGENDA ITEM SA ORDINANCE NO. 19, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE VATATING THE ALLEY IN BLOCK 1290F THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that Ordinance No. 19, 1972, be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 5B ORDINANCE NO. 20, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE VACATING A ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY THROUGH STRACHAN SUBDIVISION. FIRST Motion was made by Councilwoman Preble, .seconded by Councilman Lopez, that Ordinance No. 20, 1972, be adopted. upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 5C ORDINANCE NO. 21, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE CREATING ELECTION PRECINCTS IN THE CITY AND ESTABLISHING POLLING PLACES WITHIN SUCH PRECINCTS. Motion was made by Councilwoman Preble, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that Ordinance No. 21, 1972, be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 5D ORDINANCE NO. 22, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT CONCERNING A FIXED BASE OPERATOR, A MANAGER AND A LEASE OF A PART OF THE PREMISES AT THE FORT COLLINS-LOVELAND AIRPORT TO BE ENTERED INTO WITH THE CITY OF LOVELAND AND GOODRICH AVIATION COMPANY OF COLORADO, INC. Motion was made by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that Ordinance No. 22, 1972, be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 5E' ORDINANCE NO. 23, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF HOLDING CITY ELECTIONS Motion was made by Councilwoman Preble, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that Ordinance No. 23, 1972, be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 6A ORDINANCE NO. 25, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE ADOPTINGBY REFERENCE THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1971, PROMULGATED BY THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION WITH CERTAIN CHANGES AND AMENDMENTS AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that Ordinance No. 25, 1972, be considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 4th day of May, and to be presented for final reading on the 25th day of May, 1972. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. The Building Inspector, Gordon Clyde, stated that this ordinance updates the old code, that the only change is an exterior main disconnect,because of an immergency by the fire department. RESOLUTION 72-45 OF THE COUNCIL OF THEi CITY OF FORT COLLINS DIRECTING THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE OF HEARING ON AN ORDINANCE AUOPTING THE NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE, 1971, OF THE NATIONAL FIRE P IUTJ:CT ION ASSOCIATION 111PEREAS, the City Council is considering the adoption of the National Electrical Code, 1971, recommended by the National Fire Protection Association and has passed an Ordinance on first reading accepting said Ordinance by refer - once; and WIEEREAS, Section 7 of Article II of the Charter of The City of Fort Collins r,�quires that notice of a hearing on an ordinance adopting a code by reference be published by the City Clerk; and W7iEREAS, the hearing on said ordinance will he field on the 25th day of 'day, A.D. 1972. NOR', Ti;EREFOPIE, SE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL. OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the City Clerk be, and she hereby is, authorized and directed to publish notice of the hearin, to be held on the of%linance adopting the National Electrical Code, 1971, of the National Fire Prot:ect'-cn Association, such notice to he in the form attached hereto and to be published in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 of Article II of the Charter of The City of Fort Collins. Passed and adi)ptcd at a regul-ar meeting of the City Council held th'_s 4th day of ?lay, A.11. 1972; /s/ Karl E. Carson mayor ATTEST: /s/ Verna Lewis City Clerk 2 Motion was made by Councilwoman Preble, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that this resolution be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 7A REPORT OF PLANNING & ZONING BOARD Item #36-72. Consider the Springer Farm First Annexation Petition involving 3.31 acres. Requested zoning RMP, medium density planned residential. Location: Southwest 1/4 of the northwest 1/4 of Section 10, north of LaPorte Avenue and 1/4 mile east of Taft Hill Road. Petitioners: Caroline and W. G. Springer Recommendation: The Planning and Zoning Board considered this item at its May 1, 1972 meeting and recommends approval of the amended petition with RP, Planned Residential zoning. Councilman Lopez asked what the differencPsin the usage and how it conforms to other zoning stating that there was a strip on LaPorte that is zoned RL. Mr. Reynolds said he had explained to the people that there was a likelihood of a neighborhood shopping center, that people do not often want to purchase property next to a commercial property but will do so for investment purposes. Councilman Lopez asked what industrial property Mr. Reynolds anticipated. Don said he could not really tell and Mr. Lopez questioned that it might be better to make this commercialinstead of residential. After discussion, motion was made by Councilwoman Preble, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Board be accepted 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, with the exception of Councilman Lopez, who voted against this annexation and zoning. AGENDA ITEM 7B PLANNING & ZONING BOARD REPORT Item #74-72. Consider petition to�ecate all streets and easements as designated on the plat of Spring Meadows on Spring Creek first filing. Location: NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 24, North of East Stuart Street and westof Lemay Avenue. Developers: Jack R. & Dona L. Hahn Recommendation: The Planning and Zoning Board considered this item at its May 1, 1972 meeting and recommend. approval. Don Reynolds, Planning Director, explained this matter, stating that the width of the cul de sac is 24 feet and is.a ,,pprivate drive and not public. Councilman Lopez asked if the fire department could ge��t`�iis area readily, also asked about the parking in this so called private area. After discussion, motion was ode by Councilman Loepz, seconded by Council- woman Preble, 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 of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 8A BIDS - REMODELING OF DISPATCH CENTER POLICE DEPT. Bids have been received and evaluated covering consideration of a contract for the construction of an enclosed Dispatch Room in the Police Department. The initial bids received are Don Bridwell Construction Co. - $4,469.25, Pederson Brothers Construction - $4,881.00, and Ray Nfathews Construction - $4,948.S3. The Administration is recommending that the following deductions be made from the Bridwell Construction Company bid; Bullet Resistant Glass - $SO8.00, Peek Hole - $1S9.00, 60" x 30" Plastic Glass - $86.25, and Installation of 60" x 30" Plastic Glass - $15.00 for a Net Bid of $3,701.00. Since the Bridwell Construction Co. bid was initially the low bid, the deduction of the special glass etc., presents no problems in that this deduction would not change the bid position of any of the remaining bidders. Don Bridwell, of Bridwell Construction Company has previously been contacted and is agreeable to the items deducted from his bid. 5. r - n May it be called to the attention of the Council that the reason that these deductions are possible from the bid is due to the efforts of Air. Alike Di Tullio in securing a surplus Teller Unit from the First National Bank at a cost of $S00.00. The bid price for construction a similar unit was $768.00 and this bid did not include the price of a Security Drawer. Mr. Alike Di Tullio, Assistant City Manager and Mr. Dan Eychner, Assistant Chief of Police have evaluated the bids. The combined opinion is that Don Bridwell Construction Co. will perform the construction services in an adequate manner for the money bid therefore, the recommen- dation is that Bridwell Construction Company be awarded the bid in an amount of $3,701.00 Resgec fully submitted, E. M. Kuppinner purchasing Agent n The City Manager explained the remodeling and showed a plat of this. He said the dispatcher would be 12 inches above the rest of the area and with a bullet proof glass, stating that , the remodeling would make the department more efficient. There was considerable discussion concerning the arrangement and Councilman Lopez said that the people who take care of the public should be able to treat the public so that they feel comfortable and like human beings. He said we need maximum security for the dispatcher and asked if there was a possibllity of making this a county and City security area and build a new building. Chief Smith was present and stated that 50% of the public are there to.make out accident reports. Mr. Lopez asked if this filing the reports clogs up traffic. Chief Smith said that the Police copy of the reports are under glass and it is just a -matter of the public copying from these reports. He said they were hiring a coordinator for federal funding. Mr. Lopez said that after we approve this, he felt the Council should start thinking about more security. Mike DiTullio, Assistant Manager, said they had spent considerable time designing this to cut the cost and yet improve the department to make more counter space and more security for the dispatcher. After further discussion, motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that the plans be approved and the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent be accepted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. Bill Donovan of C.S.U. was present and read from the Collegian the events that would take place over College days, stating that they would have fun, but no trouble anticipated ahead. Mayor Carson advised him that he hoped they had fun but to keep it safe. Andy Anderson was present and presented a report regarding the over expenditures in travel and conferences and meals over what was budgeted, and gave a detailed finance report on this matter, and asked the City Manager and the Council for an explanation of these figures as they adopt the budget and authorizes the expenditures and over additionals throughout ' the year, and not the Director of Finance. He also brought up the matter of the Golf Course and the incomplete information/in his report to the people in his financial report. of the City Manager Mayor Carson questioned Mr. Anderson if he had made up this report by himself and he said he had. Bernice Hoover was presented and asked about the salaries of the Councilmen and the salary of the secretary of the DTT Commission. Mayor Carson said this was in the budget and audited. Robert Roberts was present and asked if the City encouraged growth. Mayor Carson said they had doubled our planning staff to control. our growth. REPORT: Dear Mrs. Preble and Gentlemen: As you know, we are attempting to obtain approval of the water court of Irrigation Division #1 for the augmentation plan of the City of Fort Collins. The plan includes, among other things, the change in the point of diversion of that portion of the waters of the Arthur, New Mercer and Larimer County #2 Ditches represented by shares of water stock owned by the City. The three ditch com- panies protest the change, necessitating rather extensive hearings commencing in June of this year. This may well be followed by appeals. In short, it would appear that it could be as long as two or three years before a final ruling is made as to the extent of use of these waters. Pending such final determination, it appears to be only common sense for the City to avoid acceptance of additional shares of stock of these ditches as satisfying the City's water and G May 4, 1972 annexation ordinances, until the extent of the City's use can be determined. We recommend that, pending a final court decision, the City refrain from accepting for these purposes any additional shares of the stock of the Arthur Ditch, The New Mercer Ditch, or the Larimer County #2 Ditch. Respectful­r_y'subW;bt6d, Assistant City Attorney Ward`H. Special Fischer, Counsel Motion was made by Councilwoman Preble, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that this recommendation be approved. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. RESOLUTION 72-46 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AurtiomzIc THE TERMINATION OF AN AGREEMENT wnu THE STATE BOARD OF AGRI- CULTURE• PERTAINING TO THE SUPPLY OF WATER AND SANITARY SI"P.R SERVICES TO THE CAMPUS OF COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY WTiEREAS, heretofore on May 19, 1966, the City of Fort Collins entered into an agreement with the State Board of Agriculture of the State of Colorado gelatin; to the furnishing of water and sanitary sewer services to the campus of Colorado State University, which agreement was amended by written amendment dated July 9, 1970; and WHEREAS, said agreement, as amended, provides that the same can be terminated by either party by giving notice of intent to terminate at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of said amendement; and R',NEREAS, in the opinion of the City Council, it is desirable to termi- nate said agreement. NOW, THEREFORE, 3E IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the City Council hereby determines to terminate the said agreement with the State Board of Agriculture referred to above; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager be, and he hereby is, authorized and directed to give notice to the State Roan! of Agriculture of said termination in accordance with the terms of said agreement as amended. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 4th day of May, A.D. 1972. /s/ Karl E. Carson ATTEST: Mayor /s/ Verna Lewis City Clerk/ Motion was made by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that this resolution be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. FA May 4, 1972 1 i Charles Liquin, Director of Public Works, staled he had received a letter from the Water Pollution Control Commission, requesting attendance at a meeting May 1, 1972, to discuss an abatement date for Plant #1. He said he met with the Board and advised them that we were moving as rapidly as possible, and that he believed they will hold off with an abatement date subject to our proceeding in the manner in which we are. He said a letter dated April 28th was prepared by Mr. Coffey and himself for that hearing, which is as follows: Water Pollution Control Commission Colorado Department of Health 4210 East llth Avenue Denver, Colorado 80220 Attention: Mr. Frank J. Rozich, Technical Secretary Dear Mr. Rozich: The City of Fort Collins has realized for some time that the capacity of SIP #1 was critical and the ability of SIP #1 to adequately treat sewage was limited. With this in mind, the City conferred with the County Health Department, as well as the State Department of Health, as to the advisability of the City to accept the sewage from the LaPorte Sanitation District. At a later date, the City again conferred with the two Health Departments as to the advisability of the City to accept the sewage from the North College Plant. On both occasions the City was advised that the Health Department would prefer not to have a lagoon in the LaPorte area and would further prefer to see all sewage passing through a recognized plant to be treated as well as possible, rather than for the concentrated pollution going into the river from the North College system. Realizing that the capacity of Plant #1 was being reached, the City entered into an engineering contract with Black 6 Veatch, Consulting Engineers, for a complete study of the capital requirements of both sewage plants to be followed by a rate study for the financing of enlargements. Their study recommends the improvement of SIP #1 to treat a maximum of 6 MGD to the proposed 1978 standards. They further proposed that a trunk line be constructed between Plant #1 and Plant #2 for any flow reaching Plant #1 in excess of the 6 MGD. Capital expenditures are also planned to triple the size of Plant #2. Even though the rate study has not been presented and approved by the City Council, the need for sewer plant improvement is recognized by the Administration and the City has received engineering proposals for the above design. It is anticipated that, upon completion of the design, grant applications will be made and construction will proceed. The necessary construction to provide for additional plant capacity and higher quality treatment will take a considerable amount of time, so the City has retained the services of Hercules Chemical Company and Dow Chemical Company to advise us on the feasibility of using chemicals to assist in the sewage treatment process. We have, at this time, received a recommendation from Hercules Chemical Company and are presently awaiting a report from Dow Chemical Company. Upon receipt of both reports and after we have had an opportunity to analyze these reports, we will confer with the State Health Department on this matter. The City of Fort Collins appreciates the concern of the Water Pollution Control Commission relative to our SIP #1 level of sewage treatment. We do not feel that an abatement date is necessary, as we will continue to cooperate with the Health Department in operating the Plant to its utmost efficiency and do plan to proceed with the engineering design at an early date, so as to improve all sewage treatment in the Fort Collins area to standards higher than those now established. Respectfully yours,.. Z�lomk- CityCoffey Manager Charles Li in Director f Public Works 3 The City Manager said that 60% federal funding for expansion of the City's two sewer treatment plants is possible. He said that the problem at No. 1 is overload, that the last few years Plant No. 2, has been plagued with mechanical difficulties and has been cited by the commission as a polluter. He said the City recently contracted with Honeywell Corp. to:keepsensitive electronic equipment calibrated properly. The overload problem at No. 1 will be eliminated when expansion plans materialize which include possibly an additional filter at No. 1; a sewer line to transfer overload from No. 1 to No. 2, and tripling its capacity. He said the .eEfluent is not always substandard, that it depends on the volume and content of the effluent. Chuck Liquin stated that as of 11:00 P.M. May 4th, the M ichigdn."Ditch is open, stating that they had no way to manuever the ditch and requesied permission to purchase a vehicle such as a Scout in order to get there and ride this ditch as it was snow cloged, and needed to be cleaned. The City Manager stated that he had an offer from Black Hollow Farms to sell to the City seven shares of Water Supply and Storage Company stock and 300 units of Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District water and asked for authorization to do so. He said that a unit of Horsetooth water yields a maximum of one acre foot a year and one share of Water Supply and Storage Water yields 107 acre feet a year, this would be a maximum of 1,949 acre feet at a cost of $218 an acre foot, stating that by purchasing a large amount, the City is s aving about $25.00 a unit on the Horsetooth water and about $3,000 a share on the Water Supply and Storage Water, this stock would cost the City $229,000.00. He said when the purchase i scompleted on June 1, 1972, the City will own 26,751 acre feet of water. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that this be approved and authorize the Mayor and City Manager to execute the agreement and complete the purchase. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirma- tive. REPORT: At the last council meeting, Councilman Lopez requested a complete report on the question of employeos retiring at age 65. His specific concern seemed to be a feeling that many employees were being retired at age 65 against their will and without realizing they could request an extension in their retirement date. The applicable personnel rule was read in full at last week's council meeting by Councilman Preble, so I will not quote it at length again. Basically, the rule provides that an employee about to reach 65 can apply to the City Manager for an extension in retirement age past 65. I have reviewed the records through 1965, when the personnel rules were adopted. Prior to that, there was no standard rule on retirement for most city employees. Since 1965, 33 city employees have retired. Twelve of them voluntarily retired before reaching age 65. The usual reason for these retirements was to take retirement pay and another job elsewhere or bad health. Six employees retired at age 65.. Of these, two retired voluntarily because of bad health; one had a bad heart and the other had emphysema. One had requested an extension past age 65 which had been granted, but he then changed his mind and decided to take his retirement. Another married a woman from out of town and took his retirement so he could move to her place of residence. The fifth employee had severe differences with his department head. Had he been a younger man, it would probably have been necessary to fire him for the good of the rest of the department. As it was, he retired at age 65 without requesting an extension. The last of these six who were retired at age 65 had a night job and his services for the last few months were not satisfactory, since he spent more time sleeping on the job than he did working. L-xcept for the one who had applied for an extension which had been granted and then decided to retire anyway, none of these six asked for an extension past age 65. Since 1965, 15 employees hive reached ago 65, requested an extension and received at least one extciis<ion. Those extensions have ranged from one to ten years with an avorage o:C 4.2 years extension per man. Right now, the city has five full timo employees who are serving on extended service past age 65. One of these is on his fourth extension; two are on their second extension and ono is on his first extension. Dr. Cram is still performing valuable services for the city and he is 83 years of age. We also have six part-time employees whu are over the age of 65. The average age of these part-time employees is 72.8 years. These figures do not include positions such as the curator of the museum, school crossing guards and similar special positions with the city. May 4, 1972 I feel the foregoing figures dumon:;trate gnat no man has been retired without knowing he could request au extension past age 65. The rule giving such right is part of the same rule which sets the retirement age. No employee has requested an extension from the City Manager upon reaching ago 65 and been turned down. As reported last week, there have been a few cases where employees who were already on extended time past age 65,asked for further extensions and were turned down because of the state of their health. I believe it is common knowledge of all employees in the City that no man will be forced to retire if he is able to perform properly and is doing his job. /s/ Tom Coffey City Manager Councilman Lopez said he appreciated the report and the names of persons given the privilege of going on further past age 65 supports your cause nicely, but it would be fair to have the names of those not allowed to go on past 65. He said the figures are beautiful but that he cannot work with figures, that he had had calls from employees who could not continue working but he had no evidence to tell them that their cause was wrong. The City Manager stated that personnel information is privileged and cannot be -released to the public but that the Councilmen are welcome to it, and that if Councilman Lopez would call him when he has a question, that he would get prompt, truthful and courteous answers. Councilman Lopez stated that he hoped that each employee' record would be continued to be w eighed, that he thought each individual case is different and that there is no.chronglogi- cal date to retire, Councilman Lopez stated he would like to react to the young man in the inidience, Mr. Robert RDberts, who asked about the growth of For-t.C;ollins, that many young men are concerned faith this. He said that the different committees are making some policy concerning the growth but that this has to come from the people that this is close to the constitutional rightof man, that we do not have the perogative to say how many people can come to Fort.C611ins. Mayor Carson stated that to guide the growth of Fort Collins, we have to keep in mind the economic factor and to find ways so that people have employment, that we need to adopt new subdivision regulations ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilwoman Preble, that the Council adjourn. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative and the City adjourned. Mayor ATTEST: Citv Clerk -