HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/19/2024 - AIR QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD - AGENDA - Joint Meeting with Natural Resources Advisory Board. Air Quality Advisory Board & Natural Resources Advisory Board
JOINT MEETING – August 19, 2024
Location: 222 Laporte Ave. and via Zoom - https://fcgov.zoom.us/j/97906474721
5:30 CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL
1. BOARD MEMBER INTRODUCTIONS
2. AGENDA REVIEW
3. COMMUNITY MEMBER PARTICIPATION
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – [POSTPONED]
5. NEW BUSINESS
6:00-8:00 Budgeting for Outcomes: Offer Review and Joint Memo Development
The boards will collaborate on how to best advise the City Council as it considers adoption of the City of
Fort Collins 2025-26 budget. A draft joint memo will be reviewed and refined, and members will decide
on next steps, including a second joint meeting in September and sending representatives to speak at
the budget public hearings.
6. OTHER BUSINESS / UPDATES
• Board Member Reports
• Six Month Calendar Review https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/planning-calendar.php
• Revisit action items from previous meetings & preview of next meeting
City Websites with Updates:
• Air Quality Advisory Board webpage: https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/boards/air-quality-advisory
• Natural Resources Advisory Board webpage: https://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/natural-resources.php
• Our Climate Future: https://ourcity.fcgov.com/ourclimatefuture
6. ADJOURN
MEMORANDUM
AIR QUALITY ADVISORY BOARD &
NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD
DATE: September 18, 2024
TO: Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Air Quality Advisory Board, Natural Resources Advisory Board
SUBJECT: 2024 City Manager’s Budget Recommendation
Dear Mayor and Councilmembers,
On August 19, 2024, and September 18, 2024, the Air Quality Advisory Board and the Natural
Resources Advisory Board came together in two joint meetings to review original budget offers and
the City Manager’s Recommended Budget. The purpose of this joint statement is to emphasize
AQAB and NRAB’s support of and address additional considerations regarding the City Manager’s
Recommended Budget.
With AQAB’s mission of improving and maintaining the City’s air quality, as well as NRAB’s
mission of promoting sustainable natural resource management, budget offers under the Key
Outcome Areas of Environmental Health, Neighborhood and Community Vitality, Culture and
Recreation, and Transportation and Mobility were identified. Priority offers that are aligned with the
charge of both Boards are identified first in this memo, and priority offers falling within the scope of
each particular Board are identified, subsequently.
Offers of considerable significance that both boards wish to emphasize support for, include:
Environmental Health Outcome
● Offer #7.24 | Utilities Light and Power - Strategic Electrification Design Assistance Programs
to Support Affordable Housing
● Offer #42.4 | Air Quality Monitoring Fund
● Offer #42.6 | Environmental Services - 1.0 FTE Healthy Homes Navigator and Funding for
Direct Household Support
● Offer #42.8 | Environmental Services - 2.0 FTE Investing 2050 Tax Revenue to Accelerate
Our Climate Future
● Offer #71.1 | Parks Lawn and Garden Equipment Replacement
Neighborhood and Community Vitality Outcome
● Offer #18.13 | Mini-Grant Expansion to Address the Climate/Housing Nexus in Affordable
Housing Units
Transportation and Mobility Outcome
● Offer #19.10 | Actives Modes Plan Infrastructure Implementation
● Offer # 65.3 | Poudre Express Regional Transit Service Partnership
Offers of considerable significance that AQAB wishes to emphasize support for, include:
Environmental Health Outcome
● Offer #7.1 | Utilities Light and Power - Community Renewable Purchased Power
● Offer #7.4 | Utilities Light and Power - Renewable Customer Programs
● Offer #7.6 | Utilities Light and Power - Electric Vehicle Monitoring and Management
Demonstration
● Offer #42.1 | Environmental Services
● Offer #73.1 | 1.5 FTE - 1.0 Urban Forestry Planner, .5 Hourly, and Tree Infrastructure
Replacement
Transportation and Mobility Outcome
● Offer #20.13 | Power Trail at Harmony Road Grade - Separated Crossing
● Offer #65.11 | Transfort: Local Fund Match
● Offer #65.16 | DTC On-Route Charging - CMAQ Funded
● Offer #65.18 | Foothills Transit State Project - RAISE Funding
● Offer #65.19 | CCIP - Transfort Bus Fleet Replacement
Culture and Recreation
● Offer #60.1 | Recreational Trail Development
Offers of considerable significance that NRAB wishes to emphasize support for, include:
Environmental Health Outcome
● Offer #7.23 | Utilities Light and Power - Virtual Power Plan Development and Enrollment
● Offer #7.25 | Utilities Light and Power - Epic Loan Program Funding
● Offer #7.30 | Utilities: Wastewater - DWRF Sidestream Phosphorus Removal Phase 2
● Offer #42.10 | Environmental Services - Recycling Characterization Study and Measurement
Consulting
● Offer #72.1 | Poudre Flows Design and Permitting
● Offer #74.1 | Carbon Sequestration in Areas Protected by the Land Use Code
Neighborhood and Community Vitality Outcome
● Offer #17.9 | CDNS: 1041 Permit Administration - Revenue Neutral
Transportation and Mobility Outcome
● Offer #19.11 | Adaptive Program Specialist for Safe Routes to School and FC Moves
● Offer #19.5 | CCIP - Bicycle Infrastructure
● Offer #19.7 | Shift Your Ride Program
● Offer #20.5 | CCIP - Pedestrian Sidewalk - ADA
● Offer #21.9 | PDT Active Modes Facility Maintenance
● Offer #65.18 | Foothills Transit Situation Project - RAISE Funding
The rationale for highlighting the selected offers lies both in the purpose of AQAB and NRAB, as
well as in the established 2024-2026 City Council Priorities, specifically, “Priority #5: Accelerate
zero waste infrastructure and policies” and “Priority #6: Reduce climate pollution and air pollution
through best practices, emphasizing electrification.” The Boards view the inclusion of these offers in
the 2025-2026 Budget as instrumental in City Council achieving goals outlined in the 2024 Strategic
Plan and in alignment with City Council Priorities.
Through this joint statement, AQAB and NRAB are expressing support of the City Manager’s
recommended budget and propose that the offers designated as supported will remain as such. As for
Offers #, #, #, etc. , we strongly recommend the reconsideration of the proposed funding and
advocate for including these offers in the City of Fort Collins’ 2025-2026 Budget.
Thank you for your consideration and the ability to engage on this matter.
Very Respectfully,
Dan Welsh
Chair, Air Quality Advisory Board
Dawson Metcalf
Chair, Natural Resources Advisory Board
cc: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
Jacob Castillo, Chief Sustainability Officer
Selina Lujan, AQAB Staff Liaison and Healthy Homes Manager
Honore Depew, NRAB Staff Liaison and Climate Program Manager
Kelly Ohlson, City Council Liaison to the NRAB