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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 04/27/2021 - ITEMS RELATED TO EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIA Agenda Item 2 Item # 2 Page 1 AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY April 27, 2021 City Council STAFF Elizabeth Blythe, Senior Public Engagement Coordinator Carrie Daggett, City Attorney SUBJECT Items Related to Expressing Gratitude and Appreciation to Outgoing Mayor and Counc ilmembers for Their Contributions to the Community as City Mayor and Councilmembers. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A. Resolution 2021-046 of the Council of the City of Fort Collins Expressing Gratitude and Appreciation to Melanie Potyondy for Her Contributions to the Community as City Councilmember. B. Resolution 2021-047 of the Council of the City of Fort Collins Expressing Gratitude and Appreciation to Ken Summers for His Contributions to the Community as City Councilmember. C. Resolution 2021-048 of the Council of the City of Fort Collins Expressing Gratitude and Appreciation to Ross Cunniff for His Contributions to the Community as City Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem. D. Resolution 2021-049 of the Council of the City of Fort Collins Expressing Gratitude and Appreciation to Wade Troxell for His Contributions to the Community as City Councilmember and Mayor. The purpose of these items is to express gratitude and appreciation to outgoing Mayor and Councilmembers for their contributions to the community as Mayor and Councilmembers. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends adoption of these Resolutions. BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION Wade Troxell has served on Council as Mayor for six years having been elected on April 7, 2015 , and re- elected on April 4, 2017, and April 2, 2019. The City expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Wade Troxell for his service and contributions to the community as District 4 Councilmember and Mayor, and in the many roles he has served in during his time on Council. Ross Cunniff was elected as a Councilmember for District 5 on April 4, 2017, re -elected on April 2, 2019, and has served on Council for eight years. Councilmember Cunniff has served for four months as Mayor Pro Tem during his eight years in office. The City expresses its si ncere appreciation and gratitude to Ross Cunniff for his service and contributions to the community as District 5 Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem, and in the many roles he has served in during his time on Council. Ken Summers was elected as a Councilmember on April 4, 2017, took office on April 11, 2017, and has served for four years on Council. The City expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Ken Summers for his service and contributions to the community as District 3 Councilmember, and in the many roles he has served in during his time on Council. Agenda Item 2 Item # 2 Page 2 Melanie Potyondy was appointed as a Councilmember on January 12, 2021, serving four months on Council. The City expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Melanie for her service and contri butions to the community as District 4 Councilmember and in the roles, she has served during her time on Council. -1- RESOLUTION 2021-046 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO MELANIE POTYONDY FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AS CITY COUNCILMEMBER WHEREAS, Melanie Potyondy was appointed as a City Councilmember on January 12, 2021, and has served on City Council since that date; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Potyondy has served as the Council Liaison to the Youth Advisory Board, and member of the Council Futures Committee, and Library Trustee Selection Committee, Urban Renewal Authority Board; and WHEREAS, prior to her service on Council, Councilmember Potyondy served on the Women’s Commission from 2018 to 2021; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Potyondy has been an advocate for preserving community character by supporting local businesses and cultural resources; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Potyondy has served as a champion for affordable and attainable housing and pursuing equity and inclusion goals for the community; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Potyondy has shown strong commitment to our community, during her appointment as Councilmember for District 4 in 2021. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the City expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Melanie Potyondy for her service and contributions to the community as District 4 Councilmember. Passed and adopted at a special meeting of the City Council held the 27th day of April, __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk -1- RESOLUTION 2021-047 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO KEN SUMMERS FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AS CITY COUNCILMEMBER WHEREAS, Ken Summers was elected as a City Councilmember on April 4, 2017, took office on April 11, 2017, and has served on City Council during that time; and WHEREAS, during his tenure Councilmember Summers has served as the Council Liaison to the Affordable Housing Board, Commission on Disability, Parking Advisory Board, Parks and Recreation Board, Senior Advisory Board, Zoning Board of Appeals; and WHEREAS, during his tenure Councilmember Summers has also served as a member of the Ad Hoc Strategic Housing Committee, Colorado Municipal League (CML) Policy Committee, Downtown Development Authority (Alternate), Election Code Committee, Ethics Review Board, Finance Committee, Legislative Review Committee, North College Urban Renewal Ad Hoc Committee, Urban Renewal Authority Board and Poudre Fire Authority Board of Directors; and WHEREAS, during his tenure, Councilmember Summers has been a strong advocate of community unity while honoring diversity; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Summers served as a champion for fiscal responsibility, thoughtful policy making and providing solutions that make an impact on individuals and supports our business community; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Summers helped narrow the focus of the 10-year Strategic Plan and was a leader on West Nile Virus policies; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Summers has shown his strong and continued commitment to our community, serving one four-year term as Councilmember for District 3 from 2017 until 2021. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the City expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Ken Summers for his service and contributions to the community as District 3 Councilmember. Passed and adopted at a special meeting of the City Council held the 27th day of April, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk -1- RESOLUTION 2021-048 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO ROSS CUNNIFF FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AS CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND MAYOR PRO TEM WHEREAS, Ross Cunniff was elected as a City Councilmember for District 5 on April 9, 2013, re-elected on April 5, 2017 and has served for eight years on City Council; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Cunniff has served for four months as Mayor Pro Tem during his eight years in office; and WHEREAS, as Mayor Pro Tem he served on the City’s Leadership Planning Team; and WHEREAS, during his tenure on Council Mayor Pro Tem Cunniff has served as the Council Liaison to the Air Quality Advisory Board, Building Review Board, Energy Board, General Employee’s Retirement Committee, Land Conservation & Stewardship Board, Landmark Preservation Board, Planning and Zoning Board, Transportation Board, Zoning Board of Appeals; and WHEREAS, during his tenure on Council Mayor Pro Tem Cunniff has served as the Council Committee assignment to the Ad Hoc Housing Committee, City Development Fee Advisory Committee, Colorado Municipal League (CML) Policy Committee, Election Code Committee, Ethics Review Board (Alternate), Finance Committee, Legislative Review Committee, and North Front Range Regional Water Collaboration Steering Committee; and WHEREAS, during his tenure on Council Mayor Pro Tem Cunniff has also served as a member of City Council Mall Redevelopment Committee, CSU Stadium Community Development Design Advisory Committee (Alternate), Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors (Alternate), Housing Catalyst, North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Council (Alternate), Poudre Heritage Alliance Board, Poudre School District Alliance Committee, North Front Range Wasteshed Policy Group, Platte River Power Authority, and Urban Renewal Authority Board; and WHEREAS, prior to his service on Council, Mayor Pro Tem Cunniff served on the Parks and Recreation Board from 1999 to 2003 and was on the Energy Board from 2011 to 2013 and also served as the Board chair; and WHEREAS, Mayor Pro Tem Cunniff has been a strong advocate of financial stewardship by working on continuous improvements of financial policies and practices which led to improved transparency and accountability; and WHEREAS, during his tenure, Mayor Pro Tem Cunniff has advocated for expansion and protection of natural areas, trail systems, and other policies to achieve better protection of natural resources and was awarded “Outstanding Elected Official” in 2019 from Recycle Colorado for his work in the regional Wasteshed Coalition PAC; and -2- WHEREAS, Mayor Pro Tem Cunniff has shown his strong and continued commitment to our community, serving two consecutive four-year terms as Councilmember for District 5 from 2013 until 2021 and as Mayor Pro Tem from January 5, 2021 to April 27, 2021. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the City expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Ross Cunniff for his service and contributions to the community as District 5 Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem. Passed and adopted at a special meeting of the City Council held the 27th day of April, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk -1- RESOLUTION 2021-049 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO WADE TROXELL FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AS CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND MAYOR WHEREAS, Wade Troxell was elected as Mayor on April 7, 2015, and was re-elected on April 4, 2017 and again on April 2, 2019 and has served as Mayor for six years on City Council; and WHEREAS, Prior to being elected Mayor, Mayor Troxell had served for eight years as Councilmember of District 4 from April of 2007 to April 2015; and WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell served on the City’s Leadership Planning Team (Chair); and WHEREAS, during his tenure Mayor Troxell has served as the Council Liaison to the Cultural Resources Board, Economic Advisory Commission, Electric Board, Landmark Preservation Commission, Natural Resources Advisory Board, Transportation Board, Water Board, Women’s Commission; and WHEREAS, during his tenure Mayor Troxell has served as the Council Committee assignment to and as a member on the Ad Hoc Chief Judge Recruitment Committee, Ad Hoc Direct Reports Compensation Committee, Ad Hoc Anti-Harassment Policy Committee, City/CSU Leadership Committee, CML Policy Committee, Disaster Council/Policy Coordination Committee, Election Code Committee, Electric Utilities Enterprise (President), Ethics Review Board, Finance Committee, Forfeited Property Disposition Committee, Futures Committee, Gridwise Alliance Board, Legislative Review Committee, National League of Cities Transportation and Infrastructure Services Committee, NLC Universities Communities Council, NLC Community and Economic Development, North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Council, North Front Range Wasteshed Policy Group, North I-25 Coalition Working Group: I-25 Funding Committee, North I-25 Coalition, Northern Colorado Airport Committee(Chair), Northern Colorado Airport Selection Committee, Platte River Power Authority Board member and President, Poudre School District Liaison Committee, Regional Transportation Coordination Task Force Policy Advisory Committee, Regional Water Collaboration Steering Committee, Stormwater Utilities Enterprise (President), Transportation and Air Quality Planning Council (Alternate), Urban Renewal Authority Board (President), Water Utilities Enterprise (President); and WHEREAS, Mayor Wade Troxell has shown great commitment to the residents of Fort Collins as a lifelong resident through his efforts to foster innovation and a thriving economy, encourage excellence in City government through budgeting for outcomes, prioritization and dashboard metrics, advocate for partnerships and collaboration, embrace quality neighborhoods; and promote environmental health; and -2- WHEREAS, Mayor Wade Troxell led his three terms as Mayor with purpose and championed efforts around innovation, inclusion, iconic place-making and ensuring equity and inclusion in City finance, programs and services; and WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell has offered leadership during unprecedented times while serving on the Disaster Council/Policy Coordination Committee. Mayor Troxell guided and supported the community economically and socially through a global COVID health pandemic and the devastation of the Cameron Peak Fire, and the East Troublesome Fire, two of Colorado’s largest wildfires; and WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell chaired, from its formation, the City’s Futures Committee. With Mayor Troxell’s leadership, this committee yielded the 2011 conversations that led to the cities 5th utility, city broadband. Connexion, the city-wide broadband program, offers superior connectivity for our community through gigabit speeds, services and local support. It was initiated by a 2017 ballot measure and formally launched in 2019; and WHEREAS, Wade Troxell has shown great passion for civic leadership looking towards future generations living in our community and was the President of the Colorado Municipal League (CML) and led the CML Town/Gown Initiative. With Mayor Troxell’s leadership, the City of Fort Collins was a 2017 recipient of the US Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award; and WHEREAS, Wade Troxell co-founded University Cities, which recognizes the economic benefits of having an aligned university and city organization creating synergistic relationships derived from a highly educated population, vibrant arts and culture, low unemployment, low-cost living and low violent crime rates. Fort Collins is one of six University Cities. WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell has provided national leadership as part of the first cohort of 40 mayors in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. Bloomberg Philanthropies awarded the City of Fort Collins the Bloomberg US Mayor’s Challenge Award, What Works Cities Certification, Cities of Service Certification, and the C40 Cities Award; and WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell received the US Mayor’s Challenge recognition with a $1.1 million Champion City award in November 2018 from Bloomberg Philanthropy. The City’s Epic Homes proposal won the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge with the goal of bringing together energy efficiency and easy financing options with an emphasis on health and well-being for low- to moderate-income homes for Fort Collins renters; and WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell envisioned and formed the first municipal foundation, CityGive, to provide an avenue for philanthropic giving to leverage and extend the impact o f work-class facilities and municipal services; and WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell, was a champion of climate action, and the Bloomberg Philanthropies C40 Award was one of many examples of how the Mayor supported the City to “punch above its weight class” and be a global leader building a climate economy from local -3- solutions. He also testified to the U.S. the U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis describing the City’s climate economy in concert with the City’s Climate Action Plan; and WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Northern Colorado Continuum of Care for joining the Mayor’s Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness & for his ongoing commitment to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in our community. The City of Fort Collins is on track to achieve functional zero for veteran homelessness by the end of 2021. WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell was appointed in June 2018 to the Federal Aviation Administration’s Drone Advisory Committee by US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao for a two-year term; and WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell, was a champion for and felt passionately about engaging with youth and young adults in getting them aware and involved in City government. He was actively involved with the Youth Advisory Board as they traveled to Washington D.C. and helped them learn more about government at federal and local levels; and WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell has shown his strong and continued commitment to our community, serving two consecutive four-year terms as Councilmember for District 4 from 2007 until 2015, and as Mayor from April 14, 2015 until April 27, 2021. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the City expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Wade Troxell for his service and contributions to the community as Mayor and District 4 Councilmember. Passed and adopted at a special meeting of the City Council held the 27th day of April, A.D. 2021. __________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ City Clerk