HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 05/02/2023 - REGULAR MEETINGFort Collins City Council AgendaRegular Meeting
6:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, 2023
City Council Chambers at City Hall, 300 Laporte Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80521
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City Council
Regular Meeting Agenda
May 02, 2023 at 6:00 PM
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
City Council Chambers 300
Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins &
via Zoom at
https://zoom.us/j/98241416497
Cablecast on FCTV
Channel 14 on Connexion
Channel 14 and 881 on Xfinity
Carrie Daggett Kelly DiMartino Anissa Hollingshead
City Attorney City Manager City Clerk
PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
5:00 PM
A) PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
PP 1. Declaring May 2023 as Fort Collins Archaeology and Historic Preservation Month.
PP 2. Friend of Preservation Awards
The Historic Preservation Commission established the Friend of Preservation Awards in
1985 to recognize people, organizations, and projects that exemplify work in local history,
education, and historic preservation. The chair of the HPC and the Mayor give the award
each year. In 2023, the Commission is recognizing D.L. Roberts, Rose Brinks, Kim
Medina, and Meg Dunn for both recent and lifetime achievements in support of preserving
the Fort Collins area’s important places.
REGULAR MEETING
6:00 PM
B) CALL MEETING TO ORDER
C) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
D) ROLL CALL
E) CITY MANAGER'S AGENDA REVIEW
•City Manager Review of Agenda
•Consent Calendar Review, including removal of items from Consent Calendar for
individual discussion.
F) COMMUNITY REPORTS - None.
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G) PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY TOPICS OR ITEMS OR COMMUNITY EVENTS
(Including requests for removal of items from Consent Calendar for individual discussion.)
Individuals may comment regarding any topics of concern, whether or not included on this agenda.
Comments regarding land use projects for which a development application has been filed should be
submitted in the development review process** and not to Council.
• Those who wish to speak are required to sign up using the online sign-up system available at
www.fcgov.com/agendas/
• Each speaker will be allowed to speak one time during public comment. If a speaker comments on
a particular agenda item during general public comment, that speaker will not also be entitled to
speak during discussion on the same agenda item.
• All speakers will be called to speak by the presiding officer from the list of those signed up. After
everyone signed up is called on, the presiding officer may ask others wishing to speak to identify
themselves by raising their hand (in person or using the Raise Hand option on Zoom), and if in
person then will be asked to move to one of the two lines of speakers (or to a seat nearby, for those
who are not able to stand while waiting).
• The presiding officer will determine and announce the length of time allowed for each speaker.
• Each speaker will be asked to state their name and general address for the record, and, if their
comments relate to a particular agenda item, to identify the agenda item number. Any written
comments or materials intended for the Council should be provided to the City Clerk.
• A timer will beep one time and turn yellow to indicate that 30 seconds of speaking time remain and
will beep again and turn red when a speaker’s time has ended.
[**For questions about the development review process or the status of any particular development,
consult the Development Review Center page on the city’s website at
https://www.fcgov.com/developmentreview/, or contact the Development Review Center at
970.221.6760.]
H) PUBLIC COMMENT FOLLOW-UP
I) COUNCILMEMBER REMOVAL OF ITEMS FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION
CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar is intended to allow Council to spend its time and energy on the important
items on a lengthy agenda. Staff recommends approval of the Consent Calendar. Agenda items pulled
from the Consent Calendar by either Council or the City Manager will be considered separately under
their own Section, titled “Consideration of Items Removed from Consent Calendar for Individual
Discussion.” Items remaining on the Consent Calendar will be approved by Council with one vote. The
Consent Calendar consists of:
• Ordinances on First Reading that are routine;
• Ordinances on Second Reading that are routine;
• Those of no perceived controversy;
• Routine administrative actions.
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1. Consideration and Approval of the Minutes of the April 18, 2023 Regular Meeting.
The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes of the April 18, 2023 regular meeting.
2. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 063, 2023, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the
Natural Areas Fund and the Sales and Use Tax Fund for the Purpose of Land Conservation,
Visitor Amenities, Restoration and Other Related Natural Areas Stewardship Activities Not
Included in the 2023 Adopted City Budget.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on April 18, 2023, appropriates
$10,844,479 in prior year reserves in the Natural Areas Fund and $1,258,071 in prior year
reserves in the Sales and Use Tax fund to be transferred to the Natural Areas Fund. These
appropriati ons are for land conservation, visitor amenities and restoration of wildlife habitat,
as well as other Natural Areas Department stewardship activities to benefit the residents of Fort
Collins.
3. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 064, 2023, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue
from the Colorado Energy Office’s Community Access to Electric Bicycles Grant Program
for the Choose Your Ride, Shift Your Ride Program.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on April 18, 2023, supports the Choose
Your Ride, Shift Your Ride project being administered by FC Moves in collaboration with Colorado
State University in support of affordable active modes of transportation for low-income individuals
by appropriating $148,350 of unanticipated grant revenue, awarded by the Colorado Energy
Office, to the Transportation Fund.
4. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 065, 2023, Authorizing the Acquisition by Eminent
Domain Proceedings of Temporary Easements on Certain Lands Necessary to Construct
Public Improvements for the Eastern Segment of the Laporte Corridor Improvement
Project.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on April 18, 2023, authorizes the use of
eminent domain, if deemed necessary, to acquire temporary construction easements needed for
constructing improvements for the Laporte Corridor Project.
5. Items Relating to the Appropriation of Federal Funds in the Community Development Block
Grant and HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) Program Funds.
A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 066, 2023, Making Supplemental Appropriations in the
Community Development Block Grant Fund.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 067, 2023, Making Supplemental Appropriations in the HOME
Investment Partnerships Grant Fund.
The purpose of this item is to appropriate the City's FY2023 Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) Entitlement Grant and Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Home Investment Partnerships Program
(HOME) Participating Jurisdiction Grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD), and CDBG program income from FY2021 and FY2022 and HOME Program Income from
FY2021 and FY2022.
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6. Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 068, 2023 Amending the Zoning Map of
the City of Fort Collins by Changing the Zoning Classification for that Certain Property
Known as the North College Mobile Home Park Rezoning.
The purpose of this item is to amend the Zoning Map and rezone the North College Mobile Home
Park (the “Property”) from the Service Commercial (CS) and Low Density Mixed-Use
Neighborhood (LMN) zone districts to the Manufactured Housing (MH) zone district. Half the
Property is the CS zone district, and the other half is the LMN zone district. With the proposed
rezoning both of those would change to the MH zone district, which would cover the entirety of
the property. The 33-acre Property is located southwest of the North College Avenue and Willox
Lane intersection. The proposed rezoning was initiated by the City and continues a series of
rezonings begun in 2020 to rezone existing mobile home parks to the MH zone district to promote
the preservation of existing manufactured housing communities.
The rezoning request is subject to Section 2.9.4 of the Land Use Code. The rezoning may be
approved, approved with conditions, or denied by Council after receiving a recommendation from
the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5 to 1 at their
March 23, 2023, hearing to recommend approval of the rezoning.
This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda, it will be
considered in accordance with Section 2(d) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted
in Resolution 2022-068.
7. Items Relating to the West Elizabeth Corridor Final Design.
A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 069, 2023, Making Supplemental Appropriations, Appropriating
Prior Year Reserves, and Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations for the West Elizabeth Corridor
Final Design and Related Art in Public Places.
B. Resolution 2023-041, Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Between
the City of Fort Collins and Colorado State University for the West Elizabeth Corridor Final Design.
C. Resolution 2023-042, Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Between
the City of Fort Collins and the Colorado Department of Transportation for the West Elizabeth
Corridor Final Design.
The purpose of this item is to appropriate local match funds and approve two intergovernmental
agreements (IGAs) for the West Elizabeth Corridor Final Design (the Project) and enable the City
to receive and expend Federal and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) funds for and
to proceed forward with the Project. The funds will be used for the final 100% design and outreach
regarding improvements along West Elizabeth Street from Mason Street and the Colorado State
University (CSU) campus to Overland Drive. If approved, the item will: (1) authorize the Mayor to
execute an IGA with CDOT for the Project (the CDOT IGA); (2) authorize the Mayor to execute
an IGA with CSU for the Project (the CSU IGA); (3) appropriate $651,628 from Transportation
Capital Expansion Fee and unanticipated revenue from Transfort funds, $616,124 of matching
CSU-provided funds, and $1,232,248 of Multi-Modal Options Funding grant funds for the Project;
and (4) appropriate $6,516 to the Art in Public Places Program.
8. First Reading of Ordinance No. 070, 2023, Vacating a Portion of Impala Circle Right-of-Way.
The purpose of this item is to approve the vacation of Impala Circle right-of-way that is no longer
desirable or necessary to retain for street purposes. Portions of the right-of-way area, once
vacated, will be retained as public access and emergency access easements to the City to provide
continued access for the neighboring properties.
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9. Resolution 2023-043 Approving Expenditures From the Art in Public Places Water Utility
Account to Commission an Artist to Create Art in Public Places for the Water Treatment
Facility Project.
The purpose of this item is to approve expenditures from the Art in Public Places (APP) Water
Utility Account to commission an artist to create a sculpture for the Water Treatment Facility
Project. The expenditures of $45,000 will be for design, engineering, materials, signage,
fabrication, delivery, installation, and contingency for Todd Kundla to create the entrance artwork
for the Water Treatment Facility Project that honors the staff, the process, and facility that provides
clean water to the community.
10. Resolution 2023-044 Approving Expenditures from the Art in Public Places Stormwater
and Water Utility Account to Commission an Artist to Create Art in Public Places Relating
to Stream Rehabilitation.
The purpose of this item is to approve expenditures from the Art in Public Places (APP)
Stormwater and Water Utility Accounts to commission an artist to create art for the Stream
Rehabilitation Project. The expenditure of $191,800 will be for construction final design,
engineering, materials, signage, fabrication, delivery, installation, and contingency for Andy
Dufford and Chevos Studios to create the artworks for the Stream Rehabilitation Project.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
J) ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR
K) CONSENT CALENDAR FOLLOW-UP (This is an opportunity for Councilmembers to comment on
items adopted or approved on the Consent Calendar.)
L) STAFF REPORTS - None.
M) COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS
N) CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR INDIVIDUAL
DISCUSSION
O) CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PLANNED FOR DISCUSSION
The method of debate for discussion items is as follows:
• Mayor introduced the item number and subject; asks if formal presentation will be made by staff
• Staff presentation (optional)
• Mayor requests public comment on the item (three minute limit for each person)
• Council questions of staff on the item
• Council motion on the item
• Council discussion
• Final Council comments
• Council vote on the item
Note: Time limits for individual agenda items may be revised, at the discretion of the Mayor, to ensure
all have an opportunity to speak. The timer will buzz when there are 30 seconds left and the light will
turn yellow. It will buzz again at the end of the speaker’s time.
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11. First Reading of Ordinance No. 071, 2023, Amending the Land Use Code to Include
Regulations for Areas and Activities of State Interest
The purpose of this ordinance is to amend the Fort Collins Land Use Code to include 1041
regulations. 1041 powers give local governments the ability to regulate particular development
projects occurring within their jurisdiction, even when the project has broader impacts. The 1041
regulations would allow for reviewing and permitting of two designated areas and activities of
statewide interest - (1) major domestic water, sewage treatment and (2) highway projects. Staff
has included five decision points for Council’s consideration based on feedback from stakeholder
meetings since Council’s previous consideration of 1041 regulations on February 7, 2023.
P) OTHER BUSINESS
OB 1. Possible consideration of the initiation of new ordinances and/or resolutions by
Councilmembers.
(Three or more individual Councilmembers may direct the City Manager and City Attorney to
initiate and move forward with development and preparation of resolutions and ordinances not
originating from the Council's Policy Agenda or initiated by staff.)
Q) ADJOURNMENT
Every regular Council meeting will end no later than midnight, except that: (1) any item of business
commenced before midnight may be concluded before the meeting is adjourned and (2) the Council may,
at any time prior to adjournment, by majority vote, extend a meeting beyond midnight for the purpose of
considering additional items of business. Any matter that has been commenced and is still pending at the
conclusion of the Council meeting, and all matters for consideration at the meeting that have not yet been
considered by the Council, will be deemed continued to the next regular Council meeting, unless Council
determines otherwise.
Upon request, the City of Fort Collins will provide language access services for individuals who have limited
English proficiency, or auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities, to access City services,
programs and activities. Contact 970.221.6515 (V/TDD: Dial 711 for Relay Colorado) for assistance.
Please provide advance notice. Requests for interpretation at a meeting should be made by noon the day
before.
A solicitud, la Ciudad de Fort Collins proporcionará servicios de acceso a idiomas para personas que no
dominan el idioma inglés, o ayudas y servicios auxiliares para personas con discapacidad, para que
puedan acceder a los servicios, programas y actividades de la Ciudad. Para asistencia, llame al
970.221.6515 (V/TDD: Marque 711 para Relay Colorado). Por favor proporcione aviso previo cuando sea
posible. Las solicitudes de interpretación en una reunión deben realizarse antes del mediodía del día
anterior.