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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES-05/11/1972-Regular10 — -- - - -- --May-41-197.2- MINUTES OF MEETING May 11, 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 11, 1972. Present: Councilman Lopez, Councilwoman Preble, Councilmen Peterson and Fead. Absent: Mayor Carson, excused. 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 Assistant Mayor Mable Preble presided. DISPENSING OF MINUTES Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting held May 4, 1972, be dispensed with. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the President of the United States has for the tenth consecutive year proclaimed the month of May as Senior Citizens Month and has called upon communities across the nation to cooperate in nationwide observance of such month; and, WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of Colorado has also proclaimed the month of May, 1972, as the month for Coloradoans to honor the senior citizens; and, WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins has established a commission known as the Fort Collins Coordinating Commission for Senior Citizens for the purposes of assisting senior citizens in this community in living full and interesting lives and contributing and participating and sharing in the life of this community; and, WHEREAS, such Commission has requested that the week of May 13 through May 20, 1972, be designated as Fort Collins Senior Citizens Week; and, WHEREAS, it is highly fitting that a week be set aside in Fort Collins to officially honor those in our community who have given full lives to others and who continue to share and participate in the life of this community. NOW, THEREFORE, by virtue of the authority in me vested, I do proclaim the week of May 13 through May 20, 1972, as FORT COLLINS SENIOR CITIZENS WEEK and I call upon the members of this community to observe said week in honor of the senior citizens of Fort Collins, Colorado. A.D., 1972. DATED at Fort Collins, Colorado, this day of G& ayor, City tYf Fort Collins, Colorado AGENDA ITEM 3A APPLICATION FOR A FERMENTED MALT BEVERAGE LICENSE BY SCOTT R. JOHNSEN dba ZAPATAS, 1012 South College Avenue The City Attorney stated this application is in proper form, the boundaries set as 2000 feet if May 11, 1972 radius in all directions and set the date for hearing. Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the hearing date for this application be June 1, 1972. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 4A ORDINANCE NO. 24, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE STREETS AND ALLEY IN GREEN MEADOW HOMESITES, SECOND SUBDIVISION Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that Ordinance No. 24, 1972, be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. REVISED SUBDIVISION PLAT A revised Subdivision Plat of the Green Meadow Homesites, Second Filing, was presented. Don Reynolds, Planning Director, said that the utility agreement has been approved and that the width of the street will accommodate cars on both sides. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that this plat be approved. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM SA ORDINANCE NO. 26, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO Motion was made by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that Ordinance No. 26, 1972, be considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this llth day of May, 1972, and to be presented for final passage on the 1st day of June, 1972. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. RESOLUTION 72-47 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS GIVING NOTICE CONCERNING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 1958, A& AMENDED, COM MONLY 1GNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE IN ORDER TO CLASSIFY FOR ZONING PURPOSES CERTAIN PROPERTY BEING ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS WNE REAS, heretofore the City Council of the City of Fort Collins iaitiaLed annoxation proc;:dures for certain property known as the Springer Farm First Annexation to the City of Fort Collins more particularly described in the "Notice. of Public Hearing" attached hereto, and 14HFREAS, the owners of said property have petitioned that said prop- erty be incluued in the R-'4-P, Medimii Density Planned Residential District. WHEREAS, the Plannir, and Zoning; Board has a,ade a study of said rezoning request and has held a hearing, and made a report on.' reco;mundation theroupon, said Boards recola:ilendation being that the property be placed in the R-P, Planned ResHentiai district, and the ormers of said property have consented to such zoning, anti 11iiEREAS, the City Council desires to hold a hearing on said zoning re- quest as required by said Soction 19-46. NO!"', Tliii"EFORE, K I'i i;SSOi,hi: i BY 'PifF COUNCIL OF Till:. CITY OF FORT COLLINS that June 1, 1972, at 1:30 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the matter may come on for hearing, in the Council Cnambers in the City iiall of the City of Fort Collins, is hereby set as the time and place for a public hearing on said zoning request; and 1 12 I BE IT FUR'rliER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby instructed tc• ;publish a notice of said hearing as provided in Section 19-46 of the Code of Ordinances Of the City of Port Collins, Colorado, 1958, as a;aended, in the form attached hereto. Passed and adopted at a rcular r:ceting of the City Council held this llth day of May, A.D. 1972. /s/ Karl E. Carson ATTEST: Mayor /s/ Verna Lewis City Clerk Councilman Lopez asked what the normal procedure was for informing people of this zoning. Mr. Reynolds said that the Planning and Zoning Department sent letters to all the people at the time of the Planning and Zoning meeting. Mr. Lopez asked if the people involved were sent an agenda at the time of hearing and he was told that the description and notice of hearing is published. Mr. Lopez asked if this description of the legal is as the Council knows it or a legal descrip- tion. It was stated that it is the legal description but that their property is posted. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that this resolution be adopted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 5B ORDINANCE NO. 27, 1972 BEING AN ORDINANCE VACATING THE PLAT OF SPRING MEADOWS ON SPRING CREEK, A SUBDIVISION IN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS. COLORADO Don Reynolds stated that this is for a town house condominium project and is part of Spring Creek, stating that they have run into soil problems and springs in the area, and in order to get away from these springs, they needed to move south and in order to do so had to cut out two of the town houses. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that Ordinance No. 27, 1972, be considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this Ilth day of May, 1972, and to be presented for final passage on the 1st day of June, 1972. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. On May 4, 1972, a road was dedicated through Strachan Subdivision, First Filing, which was Ordinance No. 20, 1972, while still in the County. The City Attorney advised the Council that this be amended by deleting"to the City of Fort Collins". Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that Ordinance No. 20, 1972, be approved, as amended. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 6A BIDS - UTILITY TRACTOR WITH LOADER EQUIPMENT FUND AND WATER DEPARTMENT Summary: Bids have been received and evaluated covering consideration for purchase of: Utility Tractor with Loader to be retained in the Equipment Fund and used primarily by the Water Department. A summary of the bids are as follows: Chas.. Van Why $ Son Larimer County Equip. Northern Colorado Equip. Michael Equipment Mac Donald Equipment Case Power $ Equipment $4,999.00 Delivery 4-6 Weeks 4,894.00 3-6 Weeks 5,076.41 6-8 Weeks 4,728.47 6 Weeks Entered a "No Bid" 6,196.00 3-5 Weeks -1.3 May 11, 1972 :Ir. Floyd Wieger, Equipment Superintendent , has evaluated the bids. A copy of his letter of recommendation is attached. Based upon Mr. Wieger's letter, the recommendation is that the award be made to Michael Equipment in the amount of $4,728.47. /s/ Ed M. Kuppinger Purchasing Agent Motion was made by Councilman Peterson, seconded by Councilman Fead, that the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent be accepted. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 6F. BIDS - 140,000 FEET OF 1/0 KV, URD CABLE FOR Light $ Power Department Summary: Mr. George Slatten, ElectricalEngineer, has evaluated the bids. Based upon Mr.Slatten's letter, recorded in Central Files, the recommendation is that the award be made to Reynolds Aluminum in the amount of $55,300.00. Respectfully submitted, /s/ E. M. Kuppinger Purchasing Agent Motion was made by Councilman Fead that the reconnendation of the Purchasing Agent be approved, but stated that the City Administration insure that the Council has enough lead time on bids so i that delivery dates do not prevent contracts from being awarded to the low bidders. This was seconded by Councilman Lopez. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. AGENDA ITEM 6C BIDS - WATER SERVICE FITTINGS On December 8, 1971, bids were received covering the City's requirements for various types of Water Service fittings. Council awarded the Bid on December 16, 1971 to NISI Industries in the amount of $10,888.00. The esti- mates on which this award was based were derived from projections made during November, 1971. It has now developed that these projections are in error on three of the five items bid, and it has become necessary to revise the esti- mates upward. The additional projected requirements over and above the origi- nal award are 700 Stop Boxes, SOO Curb Stops and SOD Corporation Stops. Experience has shown that the general price trend for materials of this type have been upward. Based upon previous experience, it was deemed in the interest of the City to negotiate a continuing order with MSI Industries for the additional requirement of Water Service Fittings. MSI Industries re- sponded to our request by written quotation, which in effect holds their prices firm at the same price as their original bid for the remainder of Stop Boxes, Curb Boxes, and Corporation Stops. As a further check -point to determine that the prices negotiated were realistic the Purchasing Department secured additional quotations for tile same requirements from all of the previous bidders. A conplete tally of all quotations is attached. It can be determined from the quotations that MSI Industries retained their low -price position. The recommendation is that Council extend a continuing order with MSI Industries to include the new requirements. The dollar extension for the additional 700 Stop Boxes, 500 Curb Stops and the 500 Corporation Stops will anount to $10,716.00. These services will be drawn on an "as required basis" It is anticipated that the quantities will fulfill our needs until December, 1972. By selecting this method of award it is estimated that the City will save $1,S33.00 on the Stop Boxes, $1,1SO.00 on the Curb Stops, and $360.00 on the Corporation Stops. In December of 1971, when the original bid was prepared an initial savings of $3,432.00 resulted; thus a total savings $6,475.00 will be achieved for these items. Savings is based upon previous prices paid when these items were purchased in small quantities and at more frequent intervals. - — — — — — ---- ------------ ------ — — — — - — — — — .May-11,_1972 -- - Respectfully submitted, E. M. Kuppinger Purchasing Agent Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Peterson, that the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent be approved. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative. Andy Anderson was present and again brought up the expense of the new golf course and the account of the City Attorney's office. He stated that he requested the budget of the City Attorney and was told it was abount $35,000,and after reviewing another account of the City which included payments to March, March and Sullivan for some services, the payments totaled $1,691.00 and were not included in the budget, and stated that the public has a right to know about this, He also accused the City Council of making a deliberate attempt to circumvent the carrying out of the will of the people by failing to publicize the special election to be held May 23rd., three consecutive times, as stated in the Colorado State Constitution. He said that by failing to publicize the election, the Council was trying to keep students from voicing their opinions in the election. Assistant Mayor Mable Preble stated that they had complied with all the requirements of the City election and that they had set the date of the election so that the students could vote. Assistant City Attorney March, Jr., said the Council will try to clarify the issue by publishing the full text of the amendments involved in the election and can get this in the newspaper three times before the date of the election. Don Hineman, 238 North Sherwood, was present and spoke on the conditions at the Fire Department. He cited lack of manpower to properly man some equipment, lack of equipment, faulty equipment, conditions in fire station, that at the City Park, that does not meet the requirements of the Building code, and lack of fans to dispense the exhaust fumes from firemen's sleeping quarters. He said that the station violates the building code because solid doors do not separate living areas from garage areas and gas heaters in the building are not high enough off the floor. He charged that;the City administration intimidated firemen by advertising for job applicants during the department's slow down in work, stating that he hoped there was a follo'A through, but he doubted .it, that it was strictly intimidation. Mr. Heineman said that some of the City Manager's comments on the slowdown were childish, and asked how long it had been since he had worked 240 hours a month for $600.00 a month. He stated that the the >'ulberry frontagQ on the site for the new fire department site is only 25 feet on the east and the »ublic has been mislead in this matter. He said he was sure the square footage was right, that his complaint was that people believed that the entire Mulberry frontage. of the vacant lot was included in the purchase. He also charged that the City paid $47,000 for a site appraised at about $11,000. Assistant Mayor Mable Preble stated that she felt the City has an exapllent Fire Department; we use the State Fire Bureau of Standards for equipment in training, and comply with what they feel is required. That there is nothing that can't be improved. Mr. Heineman said he was referring to the personnel , the people that do'the work, not the department, and said that if the Council would take a few minutes of their time and go down, get involved, and look with your own eyes the facts that are there. Councilman LGpez requested that the comments that were recorded from Mr. Heineman on the records be transcribed, that these comments be made available to each oneof the Council members, and that the Chief of the Fire Department and the City Manager, at the earliest possible day, make comments to the Council and the City with regard to the situations. He said he felt that the Council needed to have all of the information that they could get and that we have it all check- ed out. He stated that this record should also be carried to other departments, saying that the Police Department is just now beginning to make progress on crime prevention. He said that the report of Mr. Heineman is alarming to everyone, if these actually exist, that the morale of these firemen is important to the Council. Mr.. Heineman stated he felt that had the water department had proper lines installed at the Boltz school, that portions of that building could have been saved and also felt that the new high school that is being installed is not adequately protected as the water department does not have any water mains out there yet. Councilman Fead said he would like to see a report of the Administration on these facts. Ile said the Water Department does not have the responsibility of putting water in the new develop= ment, that this is the developers responsibility. Councilman Lopez said there should be better communication between the developer and the City. Bill Donovan of C.S.U. was present offering his service and the services of the Student Government to prevent any up -rising of the students and serve as a mediator between the students and the Police. COMMUNICATION- May 11.,_197.2 I FROM: Frank Clack, Sanitation In RE: Eighth Grade Citizenship Day Citizenship Day 1972 sponsored by the eighth grade pupils and teachers of Lincoln Junior High School was an unqualified success. Hundreds of pounds of scattered trash and rubbish were collected in many locations throughout the City and piled for removal by City Street crews. Included in the areas cleaned were the Service Center, Golf Course, Car Barn and parks. Despite "bone chilling" weather, accompanied by intermittent drizzle and light showers, the enthusiasm and energy of the students was boundless. Spirits were bolstered by lunch at City Park, hosted by the Department of Public Works, with ice cream and soda for all. Happily we can report there were no injuries. An unusual occurrence in the day's activity was the finding of over an ounce of marijuana and several hundred seeds in a plastic pouch. This was turned over to the Police Department for disposal. Attached are pictures and a schedule of the day's work. Respectfully submitted, Frank Clack Sanitation Inspector The Council members expressed appreciation for the students efforts, and accomplishment. Councilman Lopez stated that he had a number of calls from people regarding the firemen and administration, stating they were concerned at what has been in the newspaper, that the Council members need tc be fully informed so as not to alarm the public when they call us, and asked that the City Manager keep us informed. Councilman Fead said he felt the City Manager has done a good job of communication. Councilman Lopez asked Dr. Fead if he had received any communication concerning this before the meeting. Conncilman Fead stated he had not, just the:newspaper. Councilman Lopez asked t1r.City Manager to give the Council a statement on the demands of the City firemen, stating that when the budget was passed the raise was toM merit increase, that a survey showed that we were competitive. The City Manager said the firemen thought this would be 6% then an extra 3% with longevity pay, that with 350 employees regularly employed by the City, this would mean a great deal of money. Councilman Lopez asked if the City has a written. guideline for merit. He was shown a valuation sheet that the City uses to evaluate their employees. Councilman Lopez said he did not think this was adequate as it did not give the fireman anything to go by on how to improve themselves and needed some definite guidelines. The City Manager stated that these evaluations are talked over with them. He said that the Firemen Union voted to suspend it's work slowdown to meet his requirements stating that the City has an agreement with the firemen to change from a 72 hour to a 56 hour work week, and to get t his change, aboutthey, agreed to forego their holidays and to return to the 72 hour week during vacations, Mr. Coffey said that the firemen did not forego their vacations completely to raise money for the new fire station as has been stated by the Union President, that they are not paying for the new station. He said the agreement was made for three years, at which time the City will hire more men to permit the 56 hour weekly schedule throughout the year, including vacation periods. He said that such an agreement is frequently used to make the very expensive transition from a 72 hour to a 56 'hour week. ADJOURNMENT Motion was made by Councilman Fead, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that the Council adjourn. Upon a roll call, all members of the Council voted in the affirmative and the Council adjourned. ATTEST: ty Clerk i t r