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City of Fort Collins
Economic Advisory Commission
Regular Meeting
300 Laporte Ave City Hall
February 4, 2009
11:00-1:00 P.M.
Christophe Fabvre, Chair 227-0282
Mayor Doug Hutchinson, Council Liaison 416-2154
Mike Freeman, Staff Liaison 416-2253
Erin Gill, Minutes 221-6505
Commission Members Present:
Blue Hovatter, Bill Timpson, Christophe Febvre, Rick Price, Jim Clark, Kevin Shaw, Stu
MacMillan, Tom Clevenger
Commission Members Absent:
Beena Bawa
Guests:
Eric Sutherland, Citizen of Fort Collins
Mary Atchison, United Way
City Staff Present:
Erin Gill
Mike Freeman, Chief Financial Officer
Craig Foreman, Park Planning and Development Manager
Agenda Item l —Meeting Call to Order
Meeting called to order 1 1:04 a.m.
Agenda Item 2 — Approval of Minutes
Unanimous approval of minutes dated December 3, 2008 and January 7, 2009.
Agenda Item 3 - Public Comment
Fort Collins resident Eric Sutherland summarized the economic development strategies
that the City could pursue on the energy front highlighting HB 08-1350.
Presentation follow-up discussion led the Economic Advisory Commission to make the
following recommendation:
Jim Clark motioned:
The Economic Advisory Commission recommends that an action step be added to
include the possibility of economic generators such as sports complexes and cycling
parks in the Parks and Recreation Policy Plan to City Council.
Febvre second, and the recommendation passed unanimously.
Per the EAC, this language/recommendation is to be included in the minutes and added to
the Parks and Recreation Plan Policy update scheduled to go to Council Feb 17, 2009.
This language was not drafted in a formal memo to Council.
Agenda Item 9 - Discuss next meeting time and location
Next meeting is scheduled for March 4, 2009 posted on the
Fort Collins main web page event calendar http://www.fcgov.coni
Agendas: http://fcgov.conL/cityclerk/economic-advisory.php
Submitted Erin Gill, Executive Administrative Assistant