Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutKECHTER CROSSING - ANNEXATION & ZONING - ANX120008 - AGENDA - INITIATING RESOLUTIONPage 6 • Final Council comments • Council vote on the item Note: Time limits for individual agenda items may be revised, at the discretion of the Mayor, to ensure all citizens have an opportunity to speak. Please sign in at the table in the back of the room. The timer will buzz when there are 30 seconds left and the light will turn yellow. It will buzz again at the end of the speaker's time. BUDGET DISCUSSION ITEMS 21. First Reading of Ordinance No. 112, 2012, Being the Annual Appropriation Ordinance Relating to the January 1, 2013 and Ending December 31, 2014, and Fixing the Mill Levy for Fiscal Year 2013. (staff: Darin Atteberry, Mike.Beckstead; 10. rriinut'e staff "presentation; 1 hour discussion) The Annual:Appropriation Ordinance'is presented for First Reading. This Ordinance sets the City Budget for, the. two,year'peri6d;(2013=14) which, becomes the City's financial plan for the next two fiscalyears. This Ordinance sets the amount of $483,445,062 to be appropriated for fiscal year 2013. Including the,,2013 adopted biydgets for the General Improvement District (GID) No. 1 of $193,666 and the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) of $1,038,682 the total City operated appropriations amount to $484,677,410. This Ordinance also sets the 2012 City mill levy at 9.797 mills, unchanged since 1991. 22. Items Relating to Utility Rates, Fees, and Charges for 2013. (staff: Brian Janonis, Lance Smith; 10 minute staff presentation; 45 minute discussion) A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 113, 2012, Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to Revise Water Rates and Charges. B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 114, 2012, Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to Revise Electric Rates, Fees and Charges. C. First Reading of Ordinance No. 115, 2012, Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to Revise Electric Development Fees and Charges. The following monthly rate increases are recommended for 2013: Service % Annual Increase Water 4.0% Electric 4.33% Page 5 impacts in the Boxelder Creek Basin as it impacts Timnath and Fort Collins, referred to as the Boxelder Creek Flood Mitigation Projects. In order to move forward cooperatively to further investigate, conceptually plan and preliminarily design the Boxelder Creek Flood Mitigation Projects, the parties desire to apply toward those Projects a portion of the funds previously paid into an escrow account by Fort Collins in accordance with Article 7 of the Intergovernmental Agreement. The City and Timnath are entering into this Fourth Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement in order to clarify and document their intentions and mutual rights and responsibilities with respect to the Boxelder Overflow Project and Boxelder Creek Flood Mitigation Projects. 15. Resolution 2012-095 Finding Substantial Compliance and Initiating Annexation Proceedings for the Kechter Crossing Annexation. This is a request to annex and zone 28.9 acres located on the south side of Kechter Road, approximately 900 feet east of the intersection of South Timberline Road and Kechter Road. Kechter Crossing is adjoining and immediately west of a parcel of land owned by the City of Fort Collins for the City's Affordable Housing Land Bank. This annexation is not associated with the Kechter Farm development, which is located southeast of the Kechter Crossing Annexation. The requested zoning for this annexation is the Low Density Mixed -Use Neighborhood District (L-M- N), which is in compliance with the City of Fort Collins Structure Plan and the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan. The surrounding properties are existing residential land uses currently zoned FA-1 — Farming Zoning District in Larimer County to the north, south, and west. The City land bank property to the west is zoned L-M-N. 16. Routine Easement. Easement for construction and maintenance of public utilities from Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority, to install an electric transformerto provide additional capacity, located at Lot 27, Block 111, east of Mason between Mountain Avenue and Oak Street. END CONSENT 17. Consent Calendar Follow-up. This is an opportunity for Councilmembers to comment on items adopted or approved on the Consent Calendar. 18. Staff Reports. 19. Councilmember Reports. 20. Consideration of Council -Pulled Consent Items. The method of debate for discussion items is as follows: • Mayor introduces the item number and subject; asks if formal presentation will be made by staff • Staff presentation (optional) • Mayor requests citizen comment on the item (five-minute limit for each citizen) • Council questions of staff on the item • Council motion on the item 0 Council discussion Page 4 of Plum Street. The property that both Daisy Street and Columbine Street serve is currently going through the development review process and is in the stages of final review. All lots adjacent to these two short street stubs have been included within the District at Campus West development proposal. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 2, 2012, will vacate the public right-of-way to allow the parcels and the streets to be replatted to accommodate the multifamily development. 12. Items Relating to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Grant for the Fossil Creek Trail at East Trilby Road Project. A. Resolution 2012-094 Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Grant Agreement with Colorado Parks and Wildlife for the Fossil Creek Trail at East Trilby Road B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 108, 2012, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue from Colorado Parks and Wildlife in the Conservation Trust Fund for the Fossil Creek Trail at East Trilby Road. This Ordinance appropriates a $200,000 trail grant received from Colorado Parks and Wildlife for the completion of the Fossil Creek Trail at East Trilby Road. The project involves a new trail from Lemay Avenue, east along the north side of Trilby Road, to a planned underpass of Trilby, just west of the location where Fossil Creek goes under the road. The trail will then proceed south to connect with the Fossil Creek Trail, which was constructed north of Carpenter Road in 2012. A spur trail will travel east along the north side of Trilby Road to connect to the Power Trail. The total length of new trail will be about one mile. Resolution 2012-094 authorizes the City Manager to enter into the grant agreement. 13. First Reading of Ordinance No. 109, 2012, Appropriating a Grant from Great Outdoors Colorado for the City's Portion of Larimer County's Poudre River Corridor and Regional Trail Initiative Grant. Great Outdoors Colorado has awarded a grant to Larimer County for its Poudre River Corridor & Regional Trail Initiative project. Larimer County is the lead agency for the grant application that includes the City of Fort Collins, Town of Timnath, Town of Windsor, and the City of Greeley. The grant request includes open space acquisitions, trail easements, and trail development along the Poudre River from Fort Collins to Greeley. The total grant project cost is $8,074,826, with the Great Outdoors Colorado grant being in the amount of $5,098,150. The City of Fort Collins portion of the project is $1,558,880, with the Great Outdoors Colorado grant amount being $737,597. The City's portion of the project involves a new trailhead parking lot along Strauss Cabin Road, extending the 10-foot wide concrete Poudre River Trail to the west side of 1-25, an overpass of 1-25 and short trail connection to Timnath's trail east of 1-25. The total length of new trail will be about 0.5 of a mile. The trail placement on Arapaho Bend Natural Area has been coordinated with the Natural Areas staff. Construction of the project is scheduled to start in 2013. 14. First Reading of Ordinance No. 110, 2012, Approvinq a Fourth Amendment to the Fort Collins- Timnath Inter -governmental Agreement Regarding Cooperation on Annexation,Growth Management and Related Issues, Eliminating Original Terms Related to the Boxelder Overflow Project and Establishing the Terms of Cost Sharing for Design Engineering of Substituted Improvements in the Boxelder Basin. On February 17, 2009, the City of Fort Collins (City) and the Town of Timnath (Timnath) entered into an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) regarding annexations, growth management, and related issues. The IGA resolved certain differences that had arisen between the City and Timnath concerning a variety of planning and growth management issues. The IGA sets forth provisions for the funding, design and construction of the Boxelder Overflow Project. The IGA has been amended three times since for items such as the extension of deadlines for approval of the respective GMA's and the deletion, of all references to Timnath's possible purchase of the Vangbo property. The parties have determined that development of the Boxelder Overflow Project originally contemplated by Timnath as described in the Intergovernmental Agreement is neither feasible nor desirable, and have further identified a mutually beneficial alternative approach to address flood Page 3 BUDGET CONSENT ITEM 6. First Reading of Ordinance No 107 2012 Being the Annual Appropriation Ordinance of the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority Relating to the Annual Appropriations for the Fiscal Year 2013 and Fixing the Mill Levv for the Downtown Development Authority for Fiscal Year 2013 The Annual Appropriation Ordinance is presented for First Reading. Ordinance No. 107, 2012, sets the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) 2013 Operations and Maintenance Budget amount of $769,440 to be appropriated for fiscal year 2013 for the administrative operations budget; appropriates the 2013 Line of Credit Draw in the amount of $1,000,000; sets the amount of $3,197,535 for debt service payments to be appropriated for fiscal year 2013; and sets the 2013 Mill Levy for the Fort Collins DDA at five (5) mills, unchanged since tax year 2002. The approved Budget becomes the Downtown Development Authority's financial plan for 2013. NON -BUDGET CONSENT ITEMS Consideration and Approval of the Minutes of the September 18, 2012 and October 2 2012 Regular Meetings 8. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 103, 2012 Appropriating Prior Year Reserves and Unanticipated Revenue in Various City Funds. The purpose of this annual Clean -Up Ordinance is to combine dedicated revenues or reserves that need to be appropriated before the end of the year to cover the related expenses that were not anticipated and, therefore, not included in the 2012 budget appropriation. The unanticipated revenue is primarily from fees, charges, rents, contributions and grants that have been paid to City departments to offset specific expenses. Prior year reserves are primarily being appropriated for unanticipated operation expenses from reserves that are set aside for that purpose. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on October 2, 2012, appropriates prior year reserves and unanticipated revenue in various City funds. Funding for the annual appreciation event to thank volunteers for serving on the City's boards and commissions, funding for the November 6, 2012 special election and additional funds for the Recreation Youth Football Program fund raiser in the Recreation Fund have been included in the Ordinance on Second Reading. 9. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 104, 2012, Authorizing the Purchasing Agent to Enter into an Agreement for the Financing by Lease -Purchase of Equipment The City of Fort Collins is lease -purchasing desktop computers and laptops for various City departments. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on October2, 2012, authorizes the Purchasing Agent to enter into lease -purchase financing agreement with Pinnacle Public Finance at an interest rate of 2.28%. The cost of the items to be lease -purchased is $294,000. Payments at the 2.28% interest rate will not exceed $15,596 in 2013. Money for 2013 lease -purchase payments is included in the 2013 budget requests. The effect of the debt position for the purpose of financial rating of the City will be to raise the total City debt by 0.21 %. A competitive process was used to select Pinnacle Public Finance for this lease. Staff believes acceptance of this lease rate is in the City's best interest. 10. Second Reading of Ordinance No 105 2012 Amending Chapter 7 of the City Code Relating to Redistricting. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on October2, 2012, amends Section 7-87(b) of the City Code to enact language that is consistent with the original intent that the City Clerk, within 18 months after the decennial publication of the U.S. Census, recommend district boundary changes necessary to ensure that, to the extent reasonably possible, there is no more than a 10% deviation between the most populous and the least populous Council district. 11. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 106 2012, Vacating the City's Interest in the Streets Known as Daisy Street and Columbine Street. Daisy Street and Columbine Street are located between City Park Avenue and Bluebell Street, north Page 2 3. AGENDA REVIEW: City Manager Review of.Agenda. Consent Calendar Review. This Review provides an opportunity for Council and citizens to pull items from the Consent Calendar. Anyone may request an item on this Calendar be "pulled" off the Consent Calendar and considered separately. Council opportunity to pull Consent Calendar items. (will be considered under Item No. 20) o Citizen opportunity to pull Consent Calendar items. (will be considered under Item. No.27 ) 4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION Individuals who wish to make comments regarding items remaining on the Consent Calendar or wish to address the Council on items not specifically scheduled on the agenda must first be recognized by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem. Before speaking, please sign in at the table in the back of the room. The timer will buzz once when there are 30 seconds left and the light will turn yellow. The timer will buzz again at the end of the speaker's time. Each speaker is allowed 5 minutes. If there are more than 6 individuals who wish to speak, the Mayor may reduce the time allowed for each individual. • State your name and address for the record. • Applause, outbursts or other demonstrations by the audience are not allowed • Keep comments brief, if available, provide a written copy of statement to City Clerk 5. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION FOLLOW-UP This is an opportunity for the Mayor or Councilmembers to follow-up on issues raised during Citizen Participation. The Consent Calendar consists of Items 6 through 16. This Calendar is intended to allow the City Council to spend its time and energy on the important items on a lengthy agenda. Staff recommends approval of the Consent Calendar. The Consent Calendar consists of: • Ordinance on First Reading that are routine • Ordinances on Second Reading that are routine • Those of no perceived controversy • Routine administrative actions. Karen Weitkunat, Mayor Kelly Ohlson, District 5, Mayor Pro Tem Ben Manvel, District 1 Lisa Poppaw, District 2 Aislinn Kottwitz, District 3 Wade Troxell, District 4 Gerry Horak, District 6 Darin Atteberry, City Manager Steve Roy, City Attorney Wanda Nelson, City Clerk Council Chambers City Hall West 300 LaPorte Avenue Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 on the Comcast cable system The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Assisted hearing devices are available to the public for Council meetings. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224-6001) for assistance. REGULAR MEETING October 16, 2012 A. Proclamation Declaring October as Disability Awareness Month. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CALL MEETING TO ORDER. 2. ROLL CALL.