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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES-01/09/1964-Regular259 Tanuary 9_,=19=64 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, Held Thursday, January 9, 1964, at 1:30 o'clock P.M. Present: Counci.lmen.Johnson, Colwell, McMillan, Honstein and Councilwoman Quinn. City Manager Boos, City Attorney March and City Engineer Weiss. Motion was made by Councilwoman Quinn, seconded by Councilman Colwell, that the reading of the minutes of the last regular meeting held January 2, 1964, be dispensed with. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Johnson, Colwell, McMillan, Honstein and Councilwoman Quinn. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. Mr. A. A. Newton, Manager of the Public Service Company, was present and.spoke to the Council in reference to a delayed franchise tax payment. The courts ruled that then was a rate increase beyond a reasonable figure in the Colorado Interstate gas rate to the Public Service Company. The Public Service Company refunded to their customerst he refund made to. -them by the Colorado Interstate Gas Company. However, in remitting their franchise tax, they deducted the amount of the refund made and did not pay ftanchise taxes on same. In a recent court decision, it was ruled that they should pay the full franchise tax before the refund, the payment now being presented is that amount which was deducted from the franchise tax the year the.refunds were made. Mr. Newton presented the City a check for $5,577.27. The following ordinance was presented on second reading: ORDINANCE NO. 53, 1963 11 BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS$ COLORADO, 1958, AS AMENDED, BEING THE ZONING ORDINANCE, BY ADDING TO SAID ZONING PROVISIONSI REQUIRING OFF-STREET PARKING IN THE ZONING DISTRICTS THEREIN CREATED Motion was made by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Councilwoman Quinn, that Ordinance No. 53, 1963, be adopted and become a law upon passage. Roll was called result- ing as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Johnson, Colwell, McMillan, Honstein and Councilwoman Quinn. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. The City Attorney reported that he had received the codification of all ordinanc passed to December 1, 1963, from Mr. C. F. Spencer and he had prepared a resolution of approval. The following resolution was presented and read at length: RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING THE ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS AS PREPARED BY CHARLES F. SPENCER WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Fort Collins provides that all permanent ordi• nances adopted after the ordinance codification shall be dodified yearly, and WHEREAS, Section 12 of Ordinance No. 20, 1959, being the adoption ordinance, sets out the procedure to be followed in connection with the yearly supplemental codification, and WHEREAS, the work of making the annual supplement for the year ending November 11 30, 1963, has been completed by Charles F. Spencer pursuant to the terms of a contract hereto- fore entered into by the said Charles F. Spencer and the City of Fort Collins. NOW, THEREFORE, BE RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the annual change, as prepared by the said Charles F. Spencer, be and the same is hereby approv- ed. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the said annual change be included in and made a part of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Fort Collins pursuant to* the provisions of said Section 12, Ordinance No. 20, 1959., BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk cause the change to be properly insert ad and made in all copies of the code as provided in said Section 12, Ordinance No. 20, 195c, Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council held this 9th day of Jan- uary, A. D. 1964. /s/ Harvev G. Johnson ATTEST: /s_/ Miles F. House 260 January 9_0_19.64 Motion was made by Councilman McMillan, seconded by Councilman Honstein, that this resolution be adopted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Johnson, Colwell, McMillan, Honstein and Councilwoman Quinn. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. The City Attorney advised the Council that the Mayor's of Fort Collins and Greele; .had been negotiating for a trade of approximately 57 acres of land cut off from the Wilson property by a railway right of way with T. M. McKee for approximately 82 acres adjoining .the airport property which is needed for airport clearance. An agreement had been reached with Mr. McKee to pay him an additional:Z,000.00 for the 25 acres,more or less,between the tracks being traded. The following resolution was presented and read at length: RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING AN EXCHANGE OF LANDS WITH T. M. MCKEE AND APPROVING THE TERMS OF AN AGREEMENT PERTAINING THERETO WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins and the City of Loveland have acquired title to the West Half (W2) of Section 33, Township 6 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., in connection with the acquiring of an airport site for said cities, and WHEREAS, it will be advantageous to•said cities that a portion of said West Half (W2) of said Section 33, which is more particularly described as follows, to -wit: All that part of the West half (W2) of Section 33, Township 6 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., lying on the South side of the Union Pacific Railway Company right of way, less the county road, containing in all approximately 57.78 acres; be exchanged fora portion of the Northeast Quarter (NE4) of Section 2, Township 5 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., which is owned by T. M. McKee and which is.more particularly described as follows: All of the Northeast Quarter (NE4) of Section 2, Township 5 North, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., lying on the North side of the right of way of the Union Pacific Railway Company, less the county road, containing 82.25 acres, more or less; and WHEREAS, the said T. M. McKee has agreed to exchange his lands for the above described portion of the West Half (W2) of Section 33-6-68 in accordance with the terms of an agreement prepared by the City Attorney of Loveland and approved by the City Attorney of Fort Collins, and it has further been approved by the Interim Airport Committee, and WHEREAS, the City of Loveland has heretofore approved said agreement by an approp- riate resolution in connection therewith. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the terms of said proposed agreement pertaining to the exchange of the above described parcels of land be and the same are hereby approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor and the City Clerk be and they are hereby authorized to execute said agreement for and on behalf of the City of Fort Collins. Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council held this 9th day of Jan- uary, A. D. 1964- r ATTEST: /s/ Miles F. House City -,Clerk G. Jo 0 Motion was made by Councilwoman Quinn, seconded by Councilman Colwell, that this resolution be adopted. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Johnson, Colwell, McMillan, Honstein and Councilwoman Quinn. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. The City Attorney advised the Council that Mr, Wilson had been paid in full for his property and with the completion of the McKee trade, ithe'airoort property has been acquired and paid for. The following goplication was presented for a water tap outside of the City: James Odle, owner of the South side of Dean Drive, east of Dean Lake, metes and bounds, petitions the City for a 261 January 9, 1964 The City Attorney advised the Council that Mr. De Groot of the proposed West Fort Collins Water District said their water would not be available for this property and he would give the City a letter of release for said tap. Motion was made by Council- woman Quinn, seconded by Councilman Colwell, that the application be approved subject to the receipt of a letter from the West Fort Collins Water District releasing this tap and the matter be referred tot he City Attorney to prepare the necessary papers. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Johnson, Colwell, McMillan, Honstein and Councilwoman Quinn. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. The following communication was presented and read at length: Fort Collins, Colorado January 9, 1964 Mr. G. J. Weiss, City Engineer City of Fort Collins, Colorado Dear Sir: I am requesting permission to, obtain an 8 inch -water tap for the University Shopping Center on South College Avenue: I am also requesting a 6 inch sanitary sewer tap for the same location. Sincerely, /s/ Joseph E. Allen, The Hannan -West Const. Co. Motion was made by Councilwoman Quinn, seconded by Councilman McMillan, that the request be approved. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen -Johnson, Colwell, McMillan, Honstein and Councilwoman Quinn. Nayes: None. The President declared the motion adopted. Motion was made by Councilwoman Quinn, seconded by Councilman Johnson, that the Council adjourn. Roll was called resulting as follows: Ayes: Councilmen Johnson, Colwell, McMillan, Honstein-and Councilwoman Quinn. Nayes: None. The President declared the moti adopted and the Council adjourned. or ATTEST: