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Legislative Review Committee Meeting Minutes
February 8,20!!
Present:Mayor Doug Hutchinson,Mayor Pro Tern Kelly Ohlson,Councilmember Lisa
Poppaw,Assistant City Manager Wendy Williams,City Attorney Steve Roy,Legislative
Policy Manager Tess Heffernan
Absent:City Manager Darin Atteberry
Guest:Dan Betts,District Representative for Congressman Cory Gardner
Mayor Hutchinson called the meeting to order at 4:03 p.m.and introduced guest Dan
Betts.
Tess Ileffernan noted that as of February 7th,411 bills had been filed in the Colorado
General Assembly.The Committee proceeded to discuss a number of bills and
determined the City of Fort Collins’position as follows:
Bill #Short Title City of Ft Collins Position
Animal Welfare And Control
Ozone Levels Larimer &Weld AIR Program
Local Streets Hwys Available Bike Route
Oppose ___________
Strongly Oppose
Oppose
Public Entity Construction Retainage fAmend
Strongly OpposeLocalGovWasteServices
State Procurement Preferences Oppose
Econ Stimulus Bus Prop Tax Exemption Oppose
Use Wildlife Fees Habitat Water Storage ~Oppose
Costs Of Animal Impoundment Support
ew Business Personal Prop Tax Exemption I ppose
Coach Youth Sports Concussions Ed Support
Streamline Elec Powerline Siting Oppose
Surface Transportation Funding ~Strongly Oppose
Phase-out Business Personal Property Tax Oppose
o Collective Bargaining By Gov Entity Oppose
Suspend Cigarette Rebates To Local Gov I ‘pose
Committee members requested more information about the sponsors of each bill.Tess
will provide a list of state legislators that includes their jurisdiction,political affiliation
and membership on Committees of Reference.
The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
1-1811-1063
HBI 1-1082
HBI 1-1092
1-1811-1115
HBI 1-1116
HBI 1-1129
1-IBI 1—1141
1-181 1-1150
SB 11-009
SRI 1-026
SRI 1-040
SBII 045
SBI 1-095
SRI 1-098
S811-112
SB 11-162