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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES-05/28/1970-Regular-222 May 28, 1970 Sq MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, Held Thursday, May 28, 1970, at 1:30 o'clock P.M. Present: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Lopez, Chilton and Kruchten. City Manager Coffey, Assistant City Attorney March and Director of Public Works Liquin. Motion was made by Councilman Kruchten, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that the reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting held May 21, 1970, be dispensed with. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Lopez, Chilton, and Kruchten. Nayes: None. The Mayor declared the motion adopted. The following ordinance was presented on second reading: ORDINANCE NO. 28, 1970 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 Kruchten, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that Ordinance No. 28, 1970, be adopted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Lopez, Chilton and Kruchten. Nayes: None. The Mayor declared the motion adopted. The following ordinance was presented on second reading: ORDINANCE NO. 29, 1970 }' 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 Troxell, that Ordinance No. 29, 1970, be adopted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: �? Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Lopez, Chilton and Kruchten. Nayes: None. The Mayor declared the motion adopted. . The following ordinance was presented on second reading: ORDINANCE NO. 30, 1970 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5-36 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 1958, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO PIN AND BALL MACHINES, AND DELETING THE PROHIBITION AGAINST PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS PLAYING ON SUCH MACHINES Motion was made by Councilman Kruchten, secondedCgMAIT on, that Ordinance No. 30, 1970, be adopted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Lopez, Chilton and Kruchten. Nayes: None. The Mayor declared the motion adopted. The following resolution was presented and read at length: RESOLUTION 70-58 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS COMMENDING MEMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT. WHEREAS, it has been necessary to,operate the Municipal Court for the immediate preceding year with the services of the Judge of the Municipal Court not being available:. and ' . WHEREAS, during this time, John E. Kochenburger, Hugh H. Drake and James P. Johnson have, at great personal sacrifice to their own individual law practices, conducted the business of the junicipal Court of the City of Fort Collins in a most commendable fashion; and WHEREAS, the members of the City Coun cil of the City of Fort Collins believe that appropriate recognition should be made for such outstanding personal sacrifice on the part of said John E. Kochenburger, Hugh H. Drake and James P. Johnson. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that said John E. Kochenburger, Hugh H. Drake and James P. Johnson be and they are commended for their services to the City of Fort Collins and the residents thereof in conducting the work of the Municipal Court for said period; and I 223 N . _4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of the within resolution be delivered -to the within mentioned individuals. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 28th day of May, A. D. 1970. /s/ Karl E. Carson r Mayor ATTEST: /s/ John Bartel City Clerk Motion was made by Councilman Troxell, seconded by Councilman Lopez, that this resolution be adopted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, .Troxell, Lopez, Chilton and Kruchten. Nayes: None. The Mayor declared the motion adopted. The revised policies and procedures of the Light and Power Department, which were adopted a year ago, were discussed. The Mayor and City Manager both thought this should be thoroughly reviewed. Mr. Stan Case, Light and Power Director, was present and stated that they were just updating this from a year ago and that the changes were minor. Mr. Bob Kost, Electical Engineer, pointed out -the changes. He stated that the entire commercial section is new, that it is based on the individual,.and not,how but how to get together with the department to do the planning, that the multiple occupancy has been followed since a year ago, but not in as much detail. He stated that a year ago they sent a copy of this report to the developers for their comments and after getting their comments, they, drew up this draft, that they found out where the problems were and tried to clarify these problems. Motion was made by Councilman Kruchten, seconded by Councilman Troxell,that the report be accepted and the matter be referred to the City Attorney for the pre- paration of the necessary resolution. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Lopez, Chilton and Kruchten. Nayes: None. The Mayor delcared the motion adopted. The City Manager advised the Council that he had purchased 54 shares of the North Poudre Irrigation Company for $1,200.00 a share, from J. Donald Morgan, James B. Garton and Ivan L. Nichols. Motion was made by Councilman Kruchten, seconded by Councilman Lopez., that the City Manager be authorized to execute the agreement. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Lopez, Chilton and Kruchten. Nayes: None. The Mayor declared the motion adopted. The following communication was presented and read at length: TO: Honorable Mayor and Councilmen THROUGH: Mr. Tom Coffey, City Manager FROM: Mr. E. M. Kuppinger, Purchasing Agent SUBJECT: PICNIC SHELTER BID Bids have been received and evaluated covering considerationfor purchase of a Wooden Picnic Shelter, 20' x 60' for C%ty Park. A summary of the bids are as follows: Don Bridwell $ 3,240.00 W. K. Livingston 3,287.00 Folmer Pedersen 3,542.00 Ft. Collins Const. 3.,667.82 Al Hockett 4,353.00 Kechter Const. 4,534.53 Mr. H. R. Phillips, Director of Parks $ Recreation, has evaluated the bids and all specifications have been met by the 1-ow bidder. The recommendation is that Don Bridwell be awarded the contract in the amount of $3,240.00. Respectfully submitted, w /s/ E. M. Kuppinger Purchasing Agent Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Kruchten, that the recommendation of the Purchasing Agent be accepted and the low bid of Don Bridwell be approved. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Lopez, Chilton and Kruchten. Nayes: None. The Mayor declared the motion adopted. Mayor Carson stated that there had been several comments about camping at the City Park and asked the City Manager how long campers were allowed to stay there. The City Manager stated 10 days, but there had been no _problems. The Mayor stated he thought.that was too lenient and suggested that it just be allowed over night or less. T,e Assistant City Attorney advised th@ Council that this matter should be referred to the Parks and Recreation Department for their recommendation. After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Lopez, seconded by Councilman Kruchten, that this matter be referred to the Parks and Recreation Department for study and recommendation. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Lopez, Chilton and Kruchten. Nayes: None: The Mayor declared the motion adopted. This being the date of the hearing on the Southland Corporation dba The 7-Eleven store, SOS South Shields, for a Fermented Malt Beverage License, the Assistant City Attorney advised the Council that the application was in proper form and the posting and Publications had been taken care of and was ready for hearing. Mr. Russ Pugh, Attorney for Southland Corp.,. appeared and presented petitions from business houses and area residents and customers, stating there were 2S3 from customers, 3 signatures of area residents, two signatures being under age. 55 being age 18 and 21, and 13 These petitions were received by the Council as evidence. Mr. Kelly Parker, District Manager of the 7-Eleven Stores in northern Colorado, took the stand. He stated that there 32 stores in that area. He was asked howmany had off premise licenses. He stated there were 21. Mr. Bud Henderson, 204 Milky Way appeared, stating he had lived in Fort Collins 2 1/2 years and is supervisor of the Loveland, GreelW and FortCollins stores. Councilman Lopez asked if they had enough help to check the ID's. He stated they did. Councilman Troxell asked the procedure of checking them. He stated they required the persons drivers license with picture and something to prove that this ID belongs to that person.. Mrs. Audrey Weitzel took the stand, stating she was manager of the 7-Eleven store at 505 South Shields, lived at 2630 West'Mulberry and lived in Fort Collins 16 1/2 years. She stated that all the 7-Eleven stores had the same policy in the selling of beer, and. that if the drivers license does not have picture, they cannot b uy beer. Councilman Kruchten asked if there was any other outlet within 2000 feet. She stated no other outlet; in that area. The Mayor asked if there were any other questions. Mr. Justus W. Wilkinson was present and stated he_objected to the granting of this license because of the increase in traffic on Mulberry and Shields, which is already a very busy intersection. The Mayor declared the hearing ended and advised the Southland Corp. that the Council will take this application under advisement at a later date. The following communication was presented and read at length: 11 225 i May 28, 1970 Honorable Mayor and Members of Fort Collins City Council: Because of the nature of my work I will need to be absent from themeetings of the City Council from June llth through 'uly 23rd. I would need to miss seven council meetings in order to teach teachers of migrant children. I feel that I can make a contribution to this work at Cheney, Washington and thus ask you to consider this an excused absence. Sincerely yours, /s/ William Lopez Motion was made by Councilman Kruchten, seconded by Councilman Troxell, that this request be granted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Chilton and Kruchten. Nayes: None. The Mayor declared the motion adopted. The Mayor declared the Council adjourned and reconvened to act as a Liquor Licensing Authority. The Assistant City Attorney presented the following resolution which was read at length: FINDINGS AND RESOLUTION 70-59 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, ACTING AS THE LOCAL LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY CONCERNING AN APPLICATION FOR ENLARGEMENT OF PREMISES IN CONNECTION WITH A RETAIL LIQUOR STORE LICENSE The application of William G. Goff to enlarge premises in connection with a retail liquor store license came on for hearing on May 21, 1970, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, Fort Collins, Colorado, pursuant to notice duly given as required by law. The authority, having heard the evidence introduced at the hearing and having examined the documents introduced and having heretofore held a preliminary hearing and issued findings in writing on said preliminary.hearing, now makes the following findings: 1. The applicant now operates a.retail liquor store pursuant to a license granted by this authority and the State licensing authority. 2. The neighborhood to be served under this applicationis a sdefined in the prelimnary findings of the authority. - 3. Nothing contained in C.R.S. 1963, Section 75-2-39 prohibits the enlargement of the premises as applied for. 4. The application is in proper form. S. The evidence presented at the hearing justifies approval of the application to enlarge said premises. 6. The building into which the premises are to be enlarged is presently existing; however, the applicant has agreed in connection with the remodeling to be done to enlarge the premises to comply with the following requirements of the Building In- spector, to -wit: to provide a conforming Fear exit in the premises and to fire protect the exposed steel beams and posts and provide a one -hour rated ceiling in the balance of the building, and the applicant should not be permitted to use the enlarged premises until such requirements are complied with. RESOLUTION ')0-Gq OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, ACTING AS THE LOCAL LIQUOR LICENSIN G AUTHORITY CONCERNING AN APPLICATION TO ENLARGE THE PREMISES IN CONNECTION WITH A RETAIL LIQUOR STORE LICENSE Be it resolved by the Council of the City of Fort Collins, acting as the local liquor licensing authority, that the applicatvn of William G. Goff to enlarge the pre- mises in connection with a retail liquor store license be and the same hereby is granted in accordance with the findings of the authority herein. Passed and adopted this 28 day of May A. D. 1970. 22 /s/ Karl E. Carson Chairman ATTEST: /s/ John Bartel City Clerk seconded by Councilman Kruchten, that this Motion was made by Councilman Lopez, resolution be adopted. Roll wa s called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Nayes:None. The Mayor declared theCarson, Troxell, Lopez, Chilton and Kruchten. _ motion adopted. The following report .was presented and read at length: May 29. 1970 `. T0; The Honorable -Mayor and City Council FROM: Tom Coffey, City Manager Gentlemen;: Rentfro; I have reviewed the written report of Professor William E. • ndings of fact with regard who was retained by the City to hear and make fi to the charges against Sgt. Terry Rains fildd by the League for United Latin American Chicheis basedon ns ofluponllithesfindirfgseby of factxmade byport Professor these charges, Rentfro. I have also reviewed the transcript of the hearing. In his introduction to his xeport, Professor Rentfro makes the articularly -following statement, which I feel is pertinent to these charges, p in light of our present times: One could not escape the fact that it (the job of a police officer) is a tough occupation. It is not easy e " to reserve the peace as - exercise authority and poser, to protect the community, to enforce the law as well as constitutional and human rights, p well as .human dignity, xithout ma k"ing mistakes. , There was much conflicting and contradictory testimony. Memories. norecords. Those in attendanc did not always square with written e demon - did d quite different attitudes toward the police. This is most under- •-"standable in our society: There are those who are against the police and for whom the police are generally a bad lot. There are those who are for the police and for whom the police can. do no wrong. 'The truth is never simple for the police or any other vocation or profession.' It must be recognized that police are often criticized.when they do the right thing as well as the wrong thing. No one likes to be restrained by an outisde authority; b an armed man in uniform with the power to arrest, and to place in jail. Sometimes tng he difference between right pollice action ?ndSometimes it action is not clear. R'hen is d policeman doing a good job? ding to the depends upon whose ox is being g _. _-vierrpoint, prejudices, and positions of those who answer. People differ in expectations and standards, and they differ concerning when, whether,. and how a policeman should act. 0 In this case the complaining parties°have the burden fs re not pro the charges against Sgt. Rains. xs allegations.an direct conflict beloieestimonytconcerning This is a case in which there most of the charges. The Hearing Officer must believe one version and disbelieve the other; it is his duty to determine the weight, relevancy and authenticity of evidence and "call it as he sees }� I will review the complaints in the. order presented: COMPLAINT NO: 1 ' That on or about December 23, 1966, Sgt. Rains entered upon the ground of Mrs. Henretta Serna, Age S7, of 100 E. Lincoln, Fort Collins, Colorado, and physically assaulted Mr's. Serna by grabbing, pulling and shaking her. Further, that.Sat. Rains used abusive and insulting language to Mrs. Serna. -.FINDINGS: JMr. Rentfro found as follows: "The evidence convinces the undersigned (Rentfro) that Sgt. Rains was not the officer who appeared at 100 E. Lincoln on December 23, 1966 to arrest either Alarid or Serna. The by Mrs. Serna and Martha Griego is based upon memory of an :identification incident happening after dark over three -years ago. There is a certain similarity in the appearance of police officers wearing identical uniforms. At one point in her testimony Mrs. Serna asked: "well, wasn't it Terry Rains that arrested Ralph (Alarid)?" Martha Griego, who was with Mrs. Serna at the time of the -incident, testified that Rains arrested /Alarid after he pushed Mrs. Serna down the steps, and ..that Rains returned later and arrested Serna. however, when confronted with Officer Gibson's incident report, and asked whether it could have been Gibson that arrested Alarid, she relied: "It could have been. T don't know." Memories can be faulty. written incident -reports prepared at the time are consistent with the testimony of Sgt. Rains and indicate that he was not involved with Mrs. Serna on December 23, 1966. The Hearing Officer concludes that Charge 1 is not substantiated by the facts." COMPLAINT NO. 2 That'on or about April 1968, Sgt. Rains used abusive police authority toward Ed Batty of 1000 N. Mason, Fort Collins, Colorado, when he went - to post bond for his brother, Lyle S. Batty. FINDINGS-` Mr. Rentfro found as follows: "The undersigned (Rentfro) is persuaded_ - by the evidence and finds that the facts 'substantiate Charge 2; that Sat. Rains did use abusive police authority'toward Ed Batty. There is little material difference between Sgt. Rain's written account of the episode Officer is and the testimony of Batty and Bushnell. The hearing persuaded -that Batty did irritate Sgt. Rains; -probably rade him angry. Batty was not without fault; he should have left the room; he should not have jerked his arm away." CoMpJAINT 1\10. 3 That on -or about November 26, 1969, Sgt. Rains arrested Mr. Kenneth Mannon of 119 S. Sherwood, Fort Collins, Colorado, without probable cause, used unreasonable force in makin_a such arrest, and exhibited conduct *, unbecoming an officer. FINDINGS: No evidence was taken on Charge No. 3, Mr. Rentfro found as follows: t "By agreement between the parties and the City Attorney made prior to R the hearing, evidence was not taken on item number 3 because the alleged incident had been subject to prior investigation by the City, consultation _ with Air. Mannon and his parents, and the matter was completely disposed of at that time to the satisfaction of all parties concerned." E COMPLAINTS NO. 4 $ S That on or about January 10, 1970 at the Holy Family Hall, Fort` i Collins, Colorado, Sat. Rains used unreasonable -force in the arrest of Charles Suniga of Fort Collins, Colorado, and exhibited ronduct unbecomina an officer. That on or about January 10, 1970 at the Holy Family Hall, Sgt. Rains ordered the arrest of Mr. Alex Suniga of Fort Collins, Colorado„ without ' probable cause, used unreasonable force'in making such arrest, abused his police authority and exhibited.conduct unbecoming an officer.. FINDINGS 228 Mr. Rentfro found, regarding Charge 4, which involved Charles Suniga, cr as follows: "It is charged that Sat. Rains used unreasonable force in the arrest of Charles Suniga and exhibited conduct unbecoming an officer. The undersigned (Rentfro) feels that Sgt. Rains may have Wade a mistake in the type of force he chose to use under the circwlstances, but the.ciiarge of unreasonable force is not substantiated by the facts. It must be remembered that Charles Suniga was very intoxicated. He was givina his wife and family a bad time. He could well have caused the dance if he were not taken outside. The original further problems at -----�ntent--was to him- outside "so he could get cooled off.". His brothel, Alex, was not objecting so much to his removal, as to the manner in which it was being done. Rains stated that they were not arresting him; they were taking him outside.Had he gone peacefully, chances are that he nd allowed to go home.with his family. would have been released outside a 'His resistance and struggling with the officers, and his drunken condition,, gave them reaFonable grounds for making the'on-the-spot judgment that he should he taken to jail." Mr. Rentfro found, with regard to Charge 5, which involved Alex. �. Suniga, as follows: !'However, the evidence indicates that Alex Suniga reacted.unwiscly. Ile did interfere with Sgt. Rains. The undersigned finds that he did grab Sgt. Rains' arm in an attempt to free his brother. Rains testified that grabbing his arm was the sole reason for taking Alex to jail. Probable cause for the arrest was present and unreasonable force -was not used in making the arrest. It is understandable that Alex Suniga was,upset. However, even if the treatment of. Charles was unfair, Alex was not justified in attempting to -take the law into his own hands and physically interfere with a police officer. There are proper ways of makina complaints and trying to correct practices that one feels to be improper. His attempt to help e manner he chose was not correct. his brother in th i COMPLAINT NO. 6 i That on or about April 3, 1970, Sgt. Rains used unreasonable force in arresting Joe F. Serna of Greeley, Colorado. . FINDINGS: Mr. Rentfro found.as follows: "The Hearing Officer, after studying the testimony of some 15 witnesses who saw all or a portion of the incident; is persuaded that S. Rains'.account of what happened is correct. Paul Zink, the young man who was first assauiied by Leulf, testified that Joe Serna was swinging at him and saying, "I'll fight you, you hippie"; but that Serna was intoxicated and couldn't hit him. Zink's testimony supported Rain's account of Serna resisting, getting away, and finally being arrested by Rains. Charge 6 is not substantiated by the facts. Under all the circumstances, it cannot be said that Sgt. Rains was not justified in using the amount of force he did making the arrest." COMPLAINT NO. 7 That on or about April 3, 1970, Sgt. Rains abused his police authority in threatening the arrest of Miss Zana Strother of Denver, Colorado-, when she questioned Sgt. Rains. FINDINGS: Mr. Rentfro found as follows: "Sgt. Rains -testified that while they were still struggling with Garcia, as Miss Strother had said,. Miss Strother was yelling of him that Riley..had done nothing wrong and that he had no right to arrest him. Rains testified that he advised her at least three times to get back on the sidewalk; she refused; that he then advised her to.get back or he would arrest her for loitering. The only other testimony at the hearing on this point came from Paul ion of what had happened. Zink He completely supported Sgt. Rains' vers s tnarge / 1s Ilul 1LLVDl6llllGLGLL. Jb{ . LIFLao uF l v. a bit at the -point when Miss Strother began to "give him a hard time". Perhaps he could have been more patient and understanding; perhaps'he _. ;! would have been better advised to ignore her protestations. The fact - " that he didn't; the fact that he responded in the way that`he did does not add up to abuse of his authority under all the circumstances involved." k COMPLAINT NO* 8 That on or about April 3, 1970, Sgt. Rains used insulting language.- and conduct towards Miss Vickie Serna when she went to speak with him concerning her brother's release. Further, that Sgt. Rains abused his police authority in threatening the arrest of bliss Serna when.she . questioned him and exhibited conduct unbecoming an officer. FINDINGS: Dfr. Renfro found as follows: "The Hearina Officer finds that facts in this instance substantiate the charge. Even if we credit Rains' entire -testimony on the incident, it does appear that he exceeded the bounds of proper conduct in speaking to Miss Serna the way he did. .He was not busily engaged in combat with a group of toughs; Miss Serna told a straight and sincere story on the witness stand. A little more courtesy and understanding from Rains could have avoided this complaint. Rains had threatened to arrest another person for loitering an hour or so before this incident, but in that case it was not 'improper. Miss Serna was not loitering. Rains admitted she had every right to be .there. Threatening to have a police officer remove her from the building, or to place her under arrest for loitering was insulting, unnecessary under the circumstances, and an abuse of his authority." My review of the transcript of testimony and the other.information available to me convinces me that the findings of the Hearing Officer are basically correct. I do disagree with the findings of the Hearing Officer regarding charge number .8, in that he finds Sgt. Rains abused his police authority. I can understand from the testimony that one —__could find Sgt. Rains discourteous at that time, but I feel the Hearing Officer failed to take into consideration the events that had immediately preceded the incident giving rise to charge 8. It is interesting to note that -the Hearing Officer's findings regarding charge nutiber 2 (the Batty incident) is the only instance in which'the 'examinef found that Sgt. Ra fis,.used undue force. And Haile the complainant, LULAC, alleged that'Mexican American people were being abused and the Angles were going Scott free,.it happens that Mr. Batty is an Anglo. The Hearing Officer's conclusions contain the following statement, .which express my feelings regarding the incidents involved: "Much has been said about Sat. Rains in the recounting of all the testimony that has been summarized in this Report. Most.of it has been adverse; because it had to do with complaints against him. The ' undersigned had the opportunity to listen to much testimony from Sgt. Rains and to observe him closely under difficult circumstances. lei In spite of finding that he erred in some respects, the undersigned (Rentfro) was not unimpressed. The Hearing Officer would venture the opinion that Sgt. Rains is basically a good officer. He takes his job very seriously; perhaps too seriously, if that is possible. He is sharp and articulate. lie ' knows his business. He goes about'his j'ob in a very determined, business- like manner." The Hearing Officer also comments that Sgt. Rains, at times is E over zealous, and pursues his job too avidly. Although I do not condone this, I nevertheless feel that this is a comment which could be made with regard to anyone who is genuinely dedicated to the full performance of his job. i The charges brought by LULAC on the whole, are not substantiated �• and the two incidents where the llearing Officer disapproved Sgt. Rains' conduct do not, to me, show a pattern of conduct which justifies any stringent disciplinary measure. I feel that the onus of havina been under charges and the suspension faith pay which has been imposed on Sgt. Rains, and which has been inaffectfor a period of seven (7) weeks,have been a stronger disciplinary action than the facts in this case warrant. I have, therefore, ordered Sgt. Rains reinstated to ' duty effective at 3:00 P.M. this afternoon, at the time his shift ' goes-on,duty. '4 I also feet it should be pointed out that the two incidents in which the Hearing Officer criticized Sgt. Rains' conduct involved situations which took place in the Police Department Headquarters and were connected with the booking of prisoners. It appears that the procedure of the Police Department regarding the booking ofprisoners and the handling of the Public in the Police Department isin need of some revision. Perhaps the criticism should not be directed solely at Sgt. Rains, but also at the system. • I have employed Mr. Wess Pomeroy of Pomeroy Associates, a recognized firm specializing in community and police relation problems, to undertake a study of the City's Police - Community relations, our training methods and our internal procedures, and to make recommen dations that will hopefully eliminate any problems of this nature in the future. This study is now in progress. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Tom Coffey City Manager After discussion, motion was made by Councilman Troxell, seconded by Councilman nd Lopez, that this report be receivec�.,/have an opportunity to review and comment on it at a later date. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Lopez, Chilton and Kruchten. Nayes: None. The Mayor declared the motion adopted. Mayor Carson reported that the irrigation water was divided between the Cemetery and Golf Course and that they were both watered by the same pump, but the Cemetery would be watered all day until 8:00 in the evening through Memorial Day. Mr. Charles Reid, executive Director of Housing and Urban Renewal for Columbia Missouri, was present and explained the Federal financed low cost housing with Council members. He outlined Columbia's program from its beginning and stated that the City presently has 591 units and a demand for 500 more. He stated that HUD requires 60% of all low cost housing units be built for families -and 40 % for the elderly. He stated there are plenty of apartments but need two bedroom and single family units, that most of the housing is duplex and fourplex. He recommended that the units be scattered and not in projects. He stated that the rent has not been increased for more than two years. The residents are allowed a net income of $3,300.00 a year. Mayor Carson invited Mr. Reid to discuss this further with Council members after the meeting. Motion was.made by Councilman Troxell, seconded by Councilman Kruchten, that the Council adjourn. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Lopez, Chilton and Kruchten. Naves: one. The Mayor declared the , motion adopted and the Council adjourned. Mayo ATTEST: Deputy Ci lerk o