HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 12/07/2021 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 158, AMENDING SECT Agenda Item 8
Item # 8 Page 1
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY December 7, 2021
City Council
STAFF
Adam Molzer, Grant & Community Partnership Coordinator
Ingrid Decker, Legal
SUBJECT
Second Reading of Ordinance No. 158, Amending Section 2-146 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins
Regarding the Human Services and Housing Funding Board.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 16, 2021, amends City Code to align the
Human Services and Housing Funding Board’s Work Plan and Annual Report submission deadlines to the
standard dates established by the City Clerk’s Office and the City Code for all other boards and commissions.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
ATTACHMENTS
1. First Reading Agenda Item Summary, November 16, 2021 (w/o attachments) (PDF)
2. Ordinance No. 158, 2021 (PDF)
Agenda Item 15
Item # 15 Page 1
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY November 16, 2021
City Council
STAFF
Adam Molzer, Grant & Community Partnership Coordinator
Ingrid Decker, Legal
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 158, Amending Section 2-146 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Regarding
the Human Services and Housing Funding Board.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to amend City Code to align the Human Services and Housing Funding Board’s Work
Plan and Annual Report submission deadlines to the standard dates established by the City Clerk’s Office and
the City Code for all other boards and commissions.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
Section 2-81 of City Code requires that each City board and commission file an Annual Report with the City
Clerk on or before January 31 of each year and file a Work Plan for the following year with the City Clerk on or
before November 30 of each year.
City Code Section 2-146(c) creates different reporting requirements for the Human Services and Housing
Funding (HSHF) Board (previously known as the CDBG Commission) that are no longer necessary or
appropriate. City Code currently directs the HSHF Board to submit both its annual Work Plan and Annual Report
several months prior to the City Clerk’s standard dates set forth in Section 2-81.
The unique reporting deadlines for the HSHF Board were originally established to closely align with the federal
budget calendar and HUD time lines. This is no longer necessary for federal requirements or City processes.
This Ordinance repeals City Code Section 2-146(c) so that the Work Plan and Annual Report deadline
requirements will default to those established in City Code Section 2-81 for all boards and commissions.
ATTACHMENT 1
COPY
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ORDINANCE NO. 158, 2021
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AMENDING SECTION 2-146 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
REGARDING THE HUMAN SERVICES AND HOUSING FUNDING BOARD
WHEREAS, Section 2-81 of the City Code requires that each City board and commission
file an annual report with the City Clerk on or before January 31 of each year, and file a work plan
for the following year with the City Clerk on or before November 30 of each year; and
WHEREAS, since it was created by the City Council in 1990, the Human Services and
Housing Funding Board, formerly called the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
Commission (the “Board”), has had an October 31 annual reporting date, and an August 31 date
to file its annual work plan, based on the federal CDBG fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, these alternate filing dates for the Board are currently listed in Section 2-
146(c) of the City Code, which creates an exception to the standard filing requirements in Section
2-81 for the Board; and
WHEREAS, City staff has concluded that there is no reason for the Board to have different
dates than other City boards and commissions for submitting its documentation to the City Clerk,
especially since the CDBG program is now just one source of funding for which the Board makes
recommendations, and that being on the same schedule as other boards and commissions would
be preferable; and
WHEREAS, City staff is recommending that the City Council amend Section 2-146 of the
City Code by deleting subsection (c), so that the Board can follow the standard filing deadlines
described in Section 2-81.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes and adopts the determinations and
findings contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That Section 2-146(c) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins is hereby
deleted in its entirety.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 16th day of
November, A.D. 2021 and to be presented for final passage on the 7th day of December, A.D.
2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on this 7th day of December, A.D. 2021.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk