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Legislathe Re4iew Committee Meeting Minutes
July 7.2009
The meeting v~as con~ened at 4:06 p.m.
Present:Mayor Doug Hutchinson.Mayor Pro Tern Kelly Ohlson.Council
Member Lisa Poppa~.City Manager Darin Atteberry,City Attorney Steve Roy.
\ssistant City Manager Wendy Williams and Legislatrve Policy Manager Tess
Heflèrnan
The meeting summary from June 2.2009 ~~as appro~ed.
Kelly Ohison requested that a final update be provided on those bills that the LRC
had been tracking that ~~ere not resolved as of June 2.2009 LRC meeting.Tess
Heffernan ~~ill email that information to the Committee.
Members discussed the amount of dues paid to the Colorado Municipal League
and the legi lati’.e lobbying sen ices provided by CML.There were varying
opinions expressed about the ~alue of CML membership.CML is viewed by
some as reactionary ~hen it comes to any legislation that might be seen as
challenging home rule.~hether or not the legislation has ~alue.The Committee
decided to in\ite CML Director Sam Mamet to the August LRC meeting to
discuss concerns and learn more about CML~s philosophy and services.
Tess provided an update on discussions about possible URA reforms that are
occurring among staff from ‘.arious cities and counties and among elected
officials from the Metro Mayors’Caucus (MMC).A MMC subgroup is hosting a
meeting of elected officials on July I 6h and Mayor Hutchinson will be in~ited to
represent the City of Fort Collins.Representative Fischer and Commissioner
Rennels arc also expected to attend.
Ehe remainder of the meeting included discussion about potential revisions to the
Legislati~e Policy Agenda.Many of the existing policy statements do not allow
the LRC the flexibility to support legislation where state jurisdiction would
o~erride local control,even if the outcome would likely be in the best interest of
the City.Much of this conflict surrounds land use legislation,hut it also can be
found in other areas.Darin noted that the state~4 ide planning laws in Washington
are a model for good land use.Unfortunately.Colorado has no equivalent.
Members concluded that more flexibility is needed on a case-by-case basis.The
challenge ~~ill be to craft policy language that speaks to the LRC’s ability to strike
an appropriate balance het~~een home rule and state regulation.
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Staff”ill de~elop re;isions to the Legislathe Policy Agenda with the goal of
having a first drafl ready for review at the September LRC meeting.Those
re~isions will “sotkn”some of the home rule statements and include language
that allows the LRC some flexibility in assessing the merit of legislation related to
land use.traffic management,gro~~th management and en~ironmental policies
The meetinu was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.