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LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITtEE
Meeting Summary
May 10,2007
Legislative Review Committee present:Doug Hutchinson,Ben Manvel,Kelly Ohlson
Staff present:Carrie Daggett,Mark Radtke
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hutchinson at 9:05 a.m.
MEETING SUMMARY
The meeting summary for March 1,2007 Legislative Review Committee meeting was
approved as written.
SUMMARY OF THE 2007 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Mark Radtke provided the Committee with a written review of the 2007 General
Assembly session that ended on May 4.He gave an oral report highlighting the outcomes
of several bills of interest to the City.
INTERIM COMMITtEES
Mr.Radtke told the Committee that the legislature’s Transportation Legislative Review
Committee is expected to study the issue of blocked rail crossings during its summer
meetings.The topic was referred to the TLRC by the Senate Transportation Committee
when it defeated SB 21.
The Water Resources Review Committee is expected to discuss two items of interest to
the City:the ability of government to condemn water rights and the issue of Central
Platte Valley well irrigators searching for surface water to augment river flows.
INTERIM ISSUE
Mayor 1-lutchinson breached the idea of changes to Urban Renewal Law to his colleagues
on the Colorado Municipal League Executive Board.The Mayor urged CML to look at
possible changes to the current definition of “blight”to justify a URA and for the use of
URA in greenfields development.CML staff has been directed to research potential
changes and work with Fort Collins and other entities on the issue this summer.
LEGISLATIVE POLICY AGENDA
Upon the adoption of the 2007 Legislative Policy Agenda in November of 2007,City
Council agreed to revisit the LPA following the 2007 General Assembly session.
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The Committee discussed how to proceed with Council input into the LPA.
Councilmember Manvel suggested City Council members be involved in the creation of
the 2008 LPA at an earlier stage.The existing LPA would be circulated among
Councilmembers in mid-summer and they would submit to the City Manager possible
changes in policy statements.Staff would then analyze the proposed changes and staff
recommendations would come back to LRC as part of the City Manager’s recommended
LPA to be discussed by Council.
Councilmember Ohison suggested Councilmembers and staff develop legislation that
advances the City’s interests for introduction in the 2008 session.
FUTURE MEETINGS
The Committee has retained its summer meeting schedule but authorized the cancellation
of meetings should there be no business to come before the Committee.
OTHER BUSINESS
Mayor Hutchinson asked staff to provide information on the formation and ftinction of
Marketing Districts in Colorado.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:05 a.m.