HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-009-02/01/2011-SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY AT THE NEXT REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON APRIL 5, 2011, A CI RESOLUTION 2011-009
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUBMITTING TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY AT THE NEXT REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON APRIL 5, 2011, A CITIZEN-INITIATED ORDINANCE
AMENDING PEOPLE'S ORDINANCE NO. 2, 1975 RELATING TO
CONSTRUCTION IN LIBRARY PARK
WHEREAS,under Article X,Section 1 of the City Charter,the registered electors of the City
have the power to propose an ordinance or resolution to the City Council, and if the City Council
fails to adopt such measure so proposed, then to adopt or reject such ordinance or resolution at the
polls; and
WHEREAS, on April 8, 1975, the electors of the City approved People's Ordinance No. 2,
1975,which limited the construction of additional buildings or parking facilities on Block 142,City
of Fort Collins, now known as.Library Park; and
WHEREAS, in 2009, pursuant to an Intergovernmental Agreement among the City, the
Poudre River Public Library District ("District"), and Larimer County, dated December 18, 2007,
(the"IGA"),the City conveyed the Main Library, located in Library Park, and most of Library Park
to the District; and
WHEREAS, the District wishes to expand the Main Library, and to amend People's
Ordinance No. 2, 1975 in order to allow for such expansion; and
WHEREAS, an initiative petition relating to the amendment of People's Ordinance No. 2,
1975 has been submitted to the City, and the City Clerk has certified said petition as sufficient for
submission of the initiated ordinance to a vote of the people at a regular municipal election; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has presented said petition to the City Council as provided in
Article X, Section 5(f)(4) of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, under Article X, Section 4 of the City Charter, an initiated measure submitted
to the registered electors of the city by the Council, with or without a petition therefor, and adopted
by electoral vote cannot be repealed or amended except by a subsequent electoral vote; and
WHEREAS,submitting the issue to the registered electors of the City is also consistent with
the provisions of Section 4.2.6 of the IGA; and
WHEREAS,under Article X,Section 6 of the City Charter,upon ordering an election on any
initiative or referendum measure,the Council shall,after public hearing,adopt by resolution a ballot
title and submission clause for the measure; and
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WHEREAS, the ballot title for the measure must identify the measure as either a city-
initiated or citizen-initiated measure; and
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WHEREAS the submission clause must be brief, must not conflict with those selected for
any petition previously filed for the same election, and must unambiguously state the principle of
the provision sought to be added.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That there is hereby submitted to the registered electors of the City at the next
regular municipal election to be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2011, the following proposed citizen-
initiated ordinance:
BE IT ORDAINED AS FOLLOWS:
That People's Ordinance No.2, 1975 shall be modified to read that 85%of Library Park will
remain open park space so that the ground floor of the library building can be expanded by
building down from the existing overhangs,.an addition of 6,000 square feet. This building
remodel will be accomplished with existing Library District funds.
Section 2. That the foregoing proposed citizen-initiated ordinance is hereby submitted
to the registered electors of the City at said regular municipal election in substantially the following
form:
PROPOSED CITIZEN-INITIATED ORDINANCE
AMENDING PEOPLE'S ORDINANCE NO. 2, 1975 PERTAINING TO
CONSTRUCTION IN LIBRARY PARK
An ordinance modifying People's Ordinance No. 2, 1975 — which ordinance
presently states that Block 142 (previously known as Lincoln Park and now known
as Library Park) shall continue to be a public park and that no more than 5% of the
area devoted to open-space park purposes shall be used as the site for construction
of additional buildings or parking facilities—to state instead that 85% of Library
Park will remain open park space,so that the ground floor of the library building can
be expanded, using existing Library District funds, by building down from the
existing overhangs of the building,thereby adding 6,000 square feet to the building.
FOR THE ORDINANCE
AGAINST THE ORDINANCE
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Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council qfAe City of Fort Collins this 1 st day
of February A.D. 2011.
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ATTEST:-
City Clerk
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