HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 05/24/2022 - WORK SESSIONCity of Fort Collins Page 1
Jeni Arndt, Mayor
Emily Francis, District 6, Mayor Pro Tem
Susan Gutowsky, District 1
Julie Pignataro, District 2
Tricia Canonico, District 3
Shirley Peel, District 4
Kelly Ohlson, District 5
Remote Meeting
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Fort Collins, Colorado
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Carrie Daggett Kelly DiMartino Anissa Hollingshead
City Attorney Interim City Manager City Clerk
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City Council Work Session
May 24, 2022
6:00 PM
A) CALL TO ORDER.
B) ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
1. Regional Transportation Update. (staff: Dean Klingner; 15 minute presentation; 15 minute
discussion)
The purpose of this item is to seek input from Council on its desire to collaborate and cooperate on
regional transportation solutions.
The communities of Larimer County are strongly interconnected, and a safe and reliable regional
transportation network is needed to support our communities’ travel needs. Although there is
transportation funding legislation at both the state and federal levels, significant gaps remain in the
ability to meet the regional transportation needs in our county.
2. Extended Outdoor Patios. (staff: Ginny Sawyer; 10 minute presentation; 30 minute discussion)
During the pandemic, emergency orders were put in place to support hospitality businesses by
allowing extended outdoor patios on public property. The extended patios have become very
successful both economically and as a vibrant way to activate streets and sidewalks. Staff is proposing
a framework to make these spaces permit-able outside of the Emergency Order.
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3. Council Compensation Update. (staff: Teresa Roche; 20 minute presentation; 40 minute discussion)
After reviewing the updated benchmark analysis on Council pay and benefits at their April 18 meeting,
the Council Compensation Committee would like the full Council to review the data and determine if
there is interest in a ballot initiative to change Charter Article II Section 3 which provides for an annual
compensation adjustment for the Mayor and Council based on changes to the Consumer Price Index
Urban (CPI-U).
4. Halligan Water Supply Project Update. (staff: Donnie Dustin, Linsey Chalfant, Theresa Connor; 15
minute presentation; 30 minute discussion)
The purpose of this item is to update Council on the status of the Halligan Water Supply Project
(Project), including upcoming key milestones and activities in the near term.
The Project is needed to meet treated water demands of future Fort Collins Utilities (Utilities)
customers and will provide added reliability for all Utilities water customers, including during prolonged
drought and other emergencies such as wildfires or infrastructure failures.
The City has been in the federal permitting process for this Project since 2006. The U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (Corps) has been working on addressing comments received in early 2020 on the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), with a projected schedule to release the Final EIS in early
2023. The Corps’ final permitting decision would come one to two years later. At the same time, the
City has been focusing on state permitting processes, developing a 30% design, and acquiring
easements from adjacent landowners. Given these various steps in permitting and other activities, the
Project is currently anticipated to start construction around 2026.
C) ANNOUNCEMENTS.
D) ADJOURNMENT.