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Minutes
City of Fort Collins
Economic Advisory Commission
Regular Meeting
300 Laporte Ave City Hall
March 4, 2009
11:00-1:00 P.M.
Christophe Fabvre, Chair 227-0282
Mayor Doug Hutchinson, Council Liaison 416-2154
Mike Freeman, Staff Liaison 416-2259
Erin Gill, Minutes 221-6505
Commission Members Present:
Blue Hovatter, Bill Timpson, Christophe Febvre, Rick Price, Stu MacMillan, Tom
Clevenger
Commission Members Absent:
Beena Bawa, Jim Clark, Kevin Shaw
Guests:
Eric Sutherland, Citizen of Fort Collins
Ann Hutchison, Chamber of Commerce
City Staff Present:
Erin Gill
Mike Freeman, Chief Financial Officer
Agenda Item I — Meeting Call to Order
Meeting called to order 11:03 a.m.
Agenda Item 2 — Approval of Minutes
Unanimous approval of minutes dated February 4, 2009.
Agenda Item 3 - Public Comment
Rick Price highlighted the Fort Collins Bike Co-op'Program and volunteer opportunities
that include the Earn -a -Bike Program.
For more information, please visit: http://fcbikecoop.or/
Eric Sutherland commented on the economic health benefits of electric Utility rates.
Agenda Item 4 — Member updates and 6 mo calendar discussion
>To better engage and involve Boards and Commission members in the 2010/201 l BFO
process, the EAC will be providing input on the Economic Health Draft Request for
Results at the May meeting.
>Also in May, the EAC will be hearing from Transfort Assistant Manager regarding the
status of the Transit Strategic Plan Financial Advisory Committee recommendation.
>February 4, 2009 the EAC benefited from the Pathways Past Poverty presentation.
After agreement among the commission, Rick Price planned to follow up with Mary
Atchison, Vice President of Community. Investment United Way of Larimer County, to
discuss potential future recommendations to Council from the. EAC regarding the
Pathways Past Poverty initiative.
Agenda Item 5 — Elections of Chair and Vice Chair,
Rick Price motioned:
The Economic Advisory Commission re-elect Christophe Febvre as Chair and Kevin
Shaw as Vice -chair for 2009.
Tom Clevenger second, and the re-election passed unanimously.
Agenda Item 6 — Evening meeting calendaring
At this time, the EAC has decided not to schedule any evening meetings although it is
still a possible consideration for the future.
Agenda Item 7 — 2010/2011 Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) Communication for
Boards and Commissions
In an effort to enhance BFO community involvement, all Boards and Commissions will
have three opportunities to provide input to the City Manager and Council. Following are
the questions and answers of the first phase of feedback provided by The Economic
Advisory Commission:
1.) Please provide feedback on whether that seven key results should be expanded,
eliminated, or changed in scope.
- In general, the EAC thought the current seven key results adequately covered the bulk
of City operations
2.) Please review the Results Statement for the outcome(s) that most closely relates
to your Board or Commission's mission. Summarize any recommended changes.
- The EAC recommended adding "and diversity" after the word values from the
Economic Health statement to read:
Fort Collins has a healthy economy reflecting the values and diversity of our unique
community in a changing world.
General comments:
The Commission was familiar with the BFO process and the programs specific to
Economic Health. The EAC appreciates the opportunity to be involved more
substantively in the budgeting process.
Agenda Item 8 - Sales tax presentation by Mike Freeman
The 2008 Financial Services informational only presentation by Mike Freeman
highlighted:
Sales and use tax
Investment earnings
The General Fund
The Transportation fund
Personnel costs
Utilities
No recommendations or decisions by the EAC were made.
Agenda Item 9 - Discuss next meeting time and location
Next meeting is scheduled for April 1, 2009 posted on the
Fort Collins main web page event calendar http://www.fegov.com
Agendas: http://fcgov.com/cityclerk/economic-advisory.php
Submitted Erin Gill, Executive Administrative Assistant