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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES-02/13/1969-Regular25� Feb rua.r_y_ 13.,-19.69_ MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, Held Thursday, February 13, 1969, at 1:30 o'clock P.M. Present: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. City Manager Coffey, City Attorney March and Director of.Public Works Liquin. Motion was made by Councilman Kissock, seconded by Councilman Kruchten, that the reading of the minutes of the last reguIr meeting held February 6, 1969, be dispensed with. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. Mike Braden, Chairman of the Budget Committee, together with John Powers, present ed the following report which was read at length: Gentlemen: The Budget Study Committee has met a number of times in an effort to continue to review and examine city government general fund expenditures and available resources. We have remained acutely aware of the need to make a decision relating to placing on the balk the issue of continuing a one cent sales tax. In examining the past we find that for a number of years, reserves had been accumulated andlater were necessarily dissipated when resources were not sufficient to meet the expenditures from the general fund. Since the year to year income was supplemented through the use of these reserves, and in the early 1960s a number of improvement projects were postponed, the city is now in a position where available income within the capacity of the statutory mill levy limitation does not appear to be sufficient to meet the needs. During the past ten years, city population has increased 87 per cent and the number of living units has increased 81 per cent. However, the number of city employees whose salaries are supported by the general fund budget, has only increased by approximate 66 per cent. The total number of city employees per 1000 population has actually decreas from a ratio of 7.47 per 1000 in 1958 to 7.12 per 10000 in 1968. These fitures reflect that efficiencies have been accomplished in city government and that growth does not neces sarily dictate that savings cannot be effected. The supplementing of general fund revenues from reserves developed from the operation of the utility departments can no longer be counted on due to the fact that wate and sewer revenues have been pledged to retire bond issues and sound business judgment dictates that all excess revenues from the electric departmept be reserved for certain future expansion needs. The committee has examined the five-year financial projectias and feels that it is imperative to select from the alternatives available, the most desira ble and appropriate revenue -producing source to assure ahat the city will have geater fina cial capacity with which to cope with an unknown rate of growth which will occur. The following alternatives and the general reaction to the alternatives are listed herewith. 1. Amending the City Charter to increase the mill levy limitation. It was the feeling of the committee that to adequately finance projected needs, the mill levy limitation would have to be increased from the present 10 mill levy to 25 mills. . This would represent an increase of fig times the current mill levy. This alternative seems to be neither feasibleror an equitable method of financing capital improvements, which are to be used by all the residents of the city. 2. The surcharge could be imposed on all utility bills. The committee felt aht this was not a desirable way to finance city needs as this tends to discourage business andindustrial as well as residential growth. 3. An occupational tax could be levied m.,all employees and employers within the City of Fort Collins, similar to the one recently adopted by the City of Denver. It was felt that such a tax would tend to discourage business andindustry from locating within the city limits of Fort Collins, and is discriminatory. 4. The city could increase present nuisance taxes and levy additional taxes of this nature such as cigarette and liquor taxes azd consider increasing tke various license fees. The amounts of revenue available from this type of tax and fees would not be substantial and would also tend to discourage the expansion of business with the city. 5. Eliminate capital expenditures for proposed improvements. The elimination of expenditures for needed improvements does not seem to be a feasible alternative because it is acknowledged that police, fire :protection and other facilitkE must keep pace with population increases. Some postponement of improvements has been done in the past and the eventual result is that consider- able funds become needed as an attempt to catch up with population is required. I.t is suggested that capital expenditures for proposed improvements be carefully budgeted and frequently reviewed. 6. Continuation of the present 1 per cent sales tax. The committee feels that the sales tax is the most feasible and desirable method of financing municipal governmental needs because it tends to more evenly distribute the tax burden ..upon those who utilize and benefit from services provided by the city. As was pointed out in t1is committee's report of October loth, 1968, cities of comparable popula- ion in Colorado that have lower mill levies ,either currently collect a 2 per cent sales to al] February 13_, 1969 The following resolution was presented and read atlength: RESOLUTION �0Y OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS GIVING NOTICE CONCERNING A PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 19-37 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 1958, ASAMENDED, BEING A PART OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND RELATING TO USES PERMITTED IN A B-G GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Board has made a study and has recommended that the Zoning Ordinance be amended to allow public and private vocational and technical schools, fraternity and sorority houses in a B-G General Business District, and WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance amending the Zoning Ordinance has been prepared and the City Council desires to hold a public hearing on said ordinance, and WHEREAS, such ordinance would amend Section 19-37 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 1958, as amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, that March 6, 1969, at 1:30 P.M. or as soon thereafter as thematter may come on for hearin€ in the Council Chambers of the City Hall of the City of Fort Collins is hereby set as the time and placefora public hearing on said proposed ordinance amending the Zoning Ordi- nance, and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby instructed to publish a notice of said hearing as provided in Section 19-46.1 (2) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 1958, as amended, in the form attached hereto. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 13th day of February, A. D. 1969. /s/ Karl E. Carson Mayor ATTEST: /s/ John Bartel City Clerk Motion was made by Councilman Troxell, seconded by Councilman Kruchten, that this resolution be adopted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett the motion adopted. Nayes: None. The President declared The following resolution was presented and read at length: I�32 RESOLUTION di-% OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS GIVFG PUBLIC NOTICE CONCERNING A PROPOSED ORDI- NANCE CHANGING THE ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 1958, AS AMENDED, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE. WHEREAS, a written petition has been presented to the City Council requesting that the zoning classification for the property more particularly described in the "Notice of Public Hearing" attached hereto be changed from R-M, Medium Density Residential Dis- trict to B-L, Limited Business District, and WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Board has made a study of said rezoning request and has held a hearing and made a report and recommendation thereon, all in accordance with the provisions of Section 19-21 of the Code of Ordinanc es of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 1958, as amended, and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to hold a public hearing on said rezoning re- quest as required by Section 19-21.1 (2) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 1958, as amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that March 6, 1969, at 1:30 P.M., or as soon thereafter as the mattermay come on for hearing, in the Council Chambers in the City Hall of the City of Fort Collins is hereb set as the time and place for a public hearing on said rezoning request; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby instructed to publish a no- tice of said hearing as provided in Section 19-21.1 (2) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, 1958, as amended, in the form attached hereto. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 13th day - of February, A. D. 1969 /s/ Karl E. Carson Mayor ATTEST: John Bartel Clerk 261 - - - ---- _ .- — - — - - --- Feb.r_uar_y 13_,-19.69---- — - - Motion was made by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Troxell, that this resolution be adopted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Council- men Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. The following ordinance was presented on first reading: ORDINANCE NO. 13, 1969 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1.2C OF ORDINANCE NO. 21, 1968, RELATING TO THE SUB- DIVISION OF LAND Motion was made by Councilman Troxell, seconded by Councilman Bennett, that Ordinance No. 13, 1969, be considered favorably on first reading and ordered published this 13th day of February, A. D. 1969, and to be presented for final passage on the 6th day of March, A. D. 1969. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kruchten, Kissock, and Bennett. Nayes: . None. The President declared the motion adopted. The following resolution was presented and read at length: I� RESOLUTION .i OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING A TEMPORARY USE PERMIT TO BE ENTERED INTO BETWEEN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AND THE NORTHERN COLORADO WATER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins has acquired 515 acre feet units of the waters of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District; and WHEREAS, said units have not been put on permanent contract but are held by the City under a temporary use permit which expires on March 1, 1969; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins desires to renew said temporary use permit, and a temporary use permit has been submitted by the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District which has been approved by the City Manager and the City Attorney. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE.COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the terms and conditions of said temporary use permit be and the same hereby are accepted and approved; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and City Clerk be and they hereby are authorized and directed to execute said temporary use permit for and on behalf of the City of Fort Collins. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 13th day of February, A. D. 1969• s/ Karl E. Carson ayor ATTEST: /s/ John Bartel City Clerk Motion was made by Councilman Kruchten, seconded by Councilman Troxell, that this resolution be adopted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. The following proposed amendments to the Personnel rules were presented and read at length: January 21, 1969 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council`. FROM: Personnel Board SUBJECT: Proposed amendments to Personnel Rules. At its regular quarterly meeting, January 17, 1969, the board voted unanimously to recommend to the Council the following amendments to the Personnel Rules: a. Rule V. Section 12--Travel, Training and Other Expenses. This proposed amendment has been under discussion for over a year. It would set up guide lines for tuition reimbursement to employees for in-service training. The present rule allows for such reimbursement but establishes no guide lines. b. Rule X, Section 4-- Holidays. This proposed amendment places the City's observance of holidays on a uniform basis by allowing all employees to obse all designated holidays which fall on Saturday. Under the present rule 262 February 13, 1969 only four holidays are observed when falling upon .Saturday. This proposed change stems ...primarily from the fact that in the administrationcf holiday time for employees who work on shifts, it is necessary for the department to credit each employee with a years worth of holiday time in order to equalize the unfairness as to whose. shift or whose regular day off falls on a holiday. We see no reason to deny this benefit to the other regular five work day employees. C. Rule V. Section 10--Overtime. This amendment is being proposed in an attempt to provide a more workable comp time procedure in the Police and Fire Departments. A problem of considerable propostions has arisen due to to the recent emergency conditions to which the Police Department responded on the C.S.U. campus. At one point, there were more 'than 800 hours of comp time on the books which simply could not be made up. The situation was further complicated by the existence of large amounts of unused comp time for non -emergency reasons such as court appearances and other routine overtime duties. Consequently, the City ended up paying cash for this time The primary effect of the proposed amendment would be to limit the total amount of overtime and comp time an employee may accrue to a maximum of fort hours at any one time. It is resgErtfully recommended that the City Council approve and adopt these rule changes. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Tom Burgess Secretary to the Board IN-SERVICE TRAINING PROGRAM PROPOSED PERSONNEL RULE AMENDMENT TO RULE V, SECTION 12 - "TRAVEL AND OTHER OFFICIAL EXPENSES." The amended rule should read as follows: Rule V, Section 12 - "Travel, Training andother Official Expenses." The prescribed minimum andmaximum rates of pay do not include allowances for official travel, trainng, or other expenses incurred on authorized City Business or allow- ances made to employees for theofficial use of personally owned automotive equipment. Employees stall be reimbursed for such expenses in amounts as determined by the City Manager. The City assumes financial responsibility within its fiscal ability and encourage City employees to prepare for career advancement through continued educaton and technical advancement. To institute this program, the City Manager will prepare rules and the nec- essary forms to implement this program. Allowances for continued education, upon prior approval of the Department Head and the City Manager, are as follows: a) For institutes, short courses, conferences, and for any other continued education that the employee is required to attend, the City will pay all expenses approved by the City Manager. b) For job related college, university, correspondence, adult education, and trade school courses in which an employee enrolls, the City will _voluntarily reimburse the cost of tuition and fees upon proof of satisfactory completion of of the course, A minimum continued service with the City of three months or a maximum of up.to one year, as agreed upon by the employee and the City Manager, is required after satisfactory completion of the course. If the employee rails: to complete the agreed work requirement, he may be required to reimburse the City for a pro-rata portion of the City's cost, based upon service after course completion. c) Self-centered or non -job related courses, will receive no reimbursement. d) Training which requires a leave ofabsenceof more than two weeks plus travel and accommodation costs shall be approved by the City Manager upon the spec- ific request on an individtal basis. Reimbursement to the employee may, or may not include: continuation of full pay and fringe benefits; full tuition fees, and other travel expenses. A required work period after completion of the leave of absence as agreed upon by t1-L City and the employee, not to exceed two years may be required. If the employee fails to sucessfully complete the training or fails to work the required time period, he may be required to reimburse the City all or some portion of the funds paid by the City. HOLIDAY OBSERVANCE PROPOSED PERSONNEL RULE AMENDMENT TO RULE X, SECTION 4-"HOLIDAYS" The amended rule should read as follows: Rule X, Section 4 - Holidays The following, and in addition to any other days designated by the City Council as paid holidays for employees, shall be considered legal holidays for employees in the municipal service. New Year's Day, January 1 Washington's Birthday, February 22 Memorial Day, May 30 Independence Day, July 4 Colorado Day, 1st Monday in August Labor Day, lst Monday in September Veteran's Day, November 11 Thanksgiving, 4th Thursday in November Christmas, December 25 263 Fe.b.ruar_y 13„_196.9 Whenever a designated holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday it shall be observed on the preceding or following working day as appropriate. Any employee who works on a holiday shall be given compensation as specified in Section 10 - overtime - of Rule 5, "THE PAY PLAN". Any employee whose shift commences on a holiday and who works a full shift shall b considered as having worked on a holiday. Holidays which occur during annual leave shall not be charged against annual leave. Holidays which occur during annual leave shall not be charged against annual leave. Election days will not be considered as holidays, but employees will be given ample time, not to exceed two (2) hours, on these days in which to vote. OVERTIME AND COMP TIME FOR POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL PROPOSED PERSONNEL RULE AMENDMENT TO RULE V, SECTION 10 - "OVERTIME" The amended rule should read as follows: Rule V, Section 10 - "Overtime" f) Exceptions for police and fire personnel. Overtime that is eligible for time -and -one-half compensation for police and fire ..personnel shall be: an off -duty employee who is called to duty in an emergency; an off -duty empl who is called to duty when a shortage of personnel hampers normal daily oper ations; an employee who is required to work beyond his normal shift and in an emergency. Overtime that is not eligible for time -and -one-half com- pensation for police and fire personnel shall be: any routine duty which extends beyond the normal shift, holidays that are a normal working day, appearances in court, or any other regularly assigned duties which fall on' off -duty hours. In all cases, the total of compensatit•ory time which may be accrued by an employee shall not exceed a total of forty (40) hours plus holiday time. Time earned beyond this shall not be accrued. Motion was made by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Kruchten, that Rule V, Section 12, as corrected, be approved. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. Motionwas made by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Troxell, that Rule X, Section 4, as submitted, be approved. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The Presid declared the motion adopted. Motion was made by Councilman Troxell, seconded by Councilman Kruchten, that Rule V, Section 10, be approved. Roll was called resulting as follows: Aves: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kruchten and Kissock, Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. The following letter was presented and read at length: February 12, 1969 City Council of Fort Collins, Colorado Dear sirs; I feel that there is an inequality in the water billing system as used by the City of Fort Collins. I would like to state my case, as an example, and let you be the judge. I was billed on October 20 168, as usual a total of $20.25 for the residence at 316 No. Grant St. This was $6.75 water fee, �7.50 sanitary fee and $6.00 lot fee. On November 14, 168, I requested the water to be turned off, as there was a good possibllity of water freezing up in the building, no one lived in the building @tall during the year 1968. On January 7, 169, 1 requested the water to be turned on again, as I had rented the building. The next billing date was January 20,-t69. Now during the three month billing period I had the use of the water at this building 38 days out of a possible 92 days. This means I would be expected to pay for 54 days and then not get the benefit of them. Here is where I figure the inequality enters in. Why should.I pay for something I did $7t get? I talked to the office manager for the water collection and he told me that according to city ordinance, this is what he is allowed to do. This no doubt is true. My question is then, could a rebate of the water money be returned to people in the sit- uation I am in? According to my calculations, it appears to be about 22� cents per day during tte 90 day period. So, I would be glad to pay $8.55 for the 38 days, and this would re- present a refund of $11.70. What can be done about this situation? I await your answer. Sincerely yours, Donald Gallagher 264 February 13, 1969 _ Motion was made by Councilman Troxell, seconded by Councilmn Kissock, thatthis request be denied. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. The following letter was presented and read at length: February 12, 1969 City Council of Fort Collins, Colorado Dear sirs; reF I would like to request that the City of Fort Collins start the necessary pro- ceedings to get the 300 block of North Grant Street paved with asphalt as this block is, surrounded by paved streets and I believe has been for three years. The street as is, is costing the tax payers money and they are not getting their money's worth. A dirt street requires maintenance that is different than a paved street. This means the city has to provide two kinds of equipment to care just for this one block/ Not only that, but when the street sweeper is sweeping in the neighborhood, they dump the sweepings on this block, to be picked up ]ter in a truck. Sometimes, more than 72 hours later, by the way, it is picked up. On a dirt street, all of the sweepings cannot be cleaned up. There still is some trash left. This could present a sanitary problem also. My neighbor, at one time, circulated a petition to have the street paved, but could not get sufficient signers. I and my two neighbors went ahead and put in curb and gutter with the expectation of getting the street paved, and then could'nt get enough signers on the petition. So, this.is the reason I am requesting that the City proceed to get the 300 block of North Grant Street paved. Sincerely yours Donald Gallagher After some discussion, motion was made by Councli,lman Kissock, seconded by Councilman Troxell, that this matter be referred to the City Attorney to investigate and report back at a later date. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Council- men Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. The City Attorney brought up the matter of the Dog Catcher bringing in a dog on which the owner has taken the matter to all courts and since he is suing the City',. the City Attorney requested permission to handle the matter. Motion was made by Councilman Kruchten, seconded by Councilman Bennett, that permission be granted to the City Attorney. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the emotion adopted. The City Manager submitted a lease between Phillips Petroleum Company and Western Aviation relative to a sign to be installed at the Fort Collins -Loveland airport. Since there will be no expenses involved and the sign may be removed upon 30 days written notice, by either party, motion was made by Councilman Kissock, seconded by Cbuncilman Troxell, that the lease be approved. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. Motion was made by Councilman Bennett, seconded by Councilman Troxell, that the Council adjourn. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Carson, Troxell, Kissock, Kruchten and Bennett. Nayes: None. The President declared the emotion adopted and the Council adjourned. yor IIATTEST: