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REGULAR MEETING February 20, 2025
02/20/2025 Agenda (revised 02-18-2025 10:45 a.m.) Page 1 of 3
Online via Microsoft Teams and in person at 222 Laporte Ave.,
Colorado River Community Room, 1st Floor
MS Teams – See Link Below
1. Call To Order (5:30)
2. Roll Call
3. Introduction of 2025 Water Commission Staff
4. Agenda Review
5. Public Participation (3 minutes per individual)
6. Approval of Minutes: Nov. 21, 2024
7. NEW BUSINESS
A. Staff Reports
i. Financial Monthly Report (meeting packet only/no presentation)
ii. Dec. 19 Memo to Council: “2024 Fall Water Quality Update – Upper
Cache la Poudre Watershed” (meeting packet only)
Participation for this Water Commission meeting will be in person at 222 Laporte Ave.
You may also join online via Teams, using this link: https://teams.microsoft.com
Meeting ID: 213 162 835 324
Passcode: 23EW6u
Online Public Participation:
The meeting will be available to join beginning at 5 p.m., Feb. 20, 2025. Participants should try
to sign in prior to the 5:30 p.m. meeting start time, if possible. For public comments, the Chair
will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at that
time. Staff will moderate the online Teams session to ensure all participants have an
opportunity to address the Water Commission.
To participate:
• Use a laptop, computer, or internet-enabled smartphone. (Using earphones with a
microphone will greatly improve your audio).
• You need to have access to the internet.
• Keep yourself on muted status.
Masks Strongly Recommended in Indoor Public Spaces
While there are currently no public health orders in place, Larimer County Public Health officials
strongly recommend that well-fitting, high-quality masks are worn in crowded indoor spaces.
For more information, please visit fcgov.com/covid
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iii. Draft 2025 Natural Areas Strategic Framework
(Presentation: 10 minutes, Discussion: 10 minutes)
Julia Feder, Natural Areas Environmental Planning Manager
The framework provides grounding direction for the department’s
Conservation and Stewardship Planning process and serves as an update
to the 2014 Natural Areas Master Plan. It aims to define a 10-year vision
and department values, in addition to updating existing goals.
This discussion item is to notify the Water Commission that the plan is
available for review and comment. Staff would like to provide a
presentation and receive comments from the Water Commission as part
of the document draft review process.
Staff may return to Water Commission in May for a recommendation to
City Council, if requested. The updated plan is scheduled for adoption by
Council on June 17.
iv. One Water Utilities Biannual Update
(Presentation: 10 minutes, Discussion: 10 minutes)
Nicole Poncelet-Johnson, One Water Executive Director
A. Utilities and Finance reorganization and leadership transition
B. 2025 One Water Goals
C. Key Projects Update
B. Regular Items
None
8. COMMISSIONER REPORTS
(Committees, event attendance, etc.)
9. OTHER BUSINESS
(Commissioner concerns, announcements)
a. Commissioner question: In light of California wildfires, what is Fort
Collins Utilities’ readiness to provide adequate water supply for
responding to urban wildfires? (15 minutes)
b. Commissioner question: Consider revising regular meeting frequency
given cancellation rate (10 minutes)
c. Staff recommends Water Commission reschedule the June 19 regular
meeting to June 26 due to Juneteenth holiday (City offices will be closed)
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d. Staff recommends Water Commission consider as the date approaches:
reschedule Dec 18 regular meeting to Dec 4 work session due to its
proximity to the holiday
e. 2025 Work Sessions (1st Thursdays of even-numbered months) will be
located at Utilities Service Center, 700 Wood St., unless otherwise noted
f. Water Resources Archive at Colorado State University
• Patricia J. Rettig, Water Resources Archive at CSU, shared links to the
City of Fort Collins Water Board meeting documents and papers of
former chairperson Norm Evans (meeting agendas, minutes, reports,
correspondence, his notes, and reports from other municipal water
systems that he collected)
• Papers of Norman A. Evans (full collection)(1906-2014)
• Fort Collins Water Board section (1954-2014)
g. Reminder: Council Code of Conduct instructs Boards and Commissions
members to identify themselves and clarify whether they are speaking
personally or as a representative when providing public comment
• Link to code
• The code is listed on the City Clerk’s website
h. Reminder: Respectful Workplace Policy applies to all City employees,
Boards and Commissions, and City Council
• Link to policy
• The policy is on the City’s website under Legal Disclaimers >
Notice of Non-Discrimination
10. ADJOURNMENT (7:30)