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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Legislative Review Committee - 12/08/2015 -City Managerಬs Office City Hall 300 LaPorte Ave. PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6505 970.224.6107 - fax fcgov.com Legislative Review Committee Agenda Meeting Notes December 8, 2015, 4:00 p.m. Commons Conference Room Present: Ross Cunniff, Councilmember; Gino Campana, Councilmember; Carrie Daggett, City Attorney; Wendy Williams, Assistant City Manager; Dan Weinheimer, Legislative Policy Manager Absent: Ray Martinez, Councilmember Guests: Mark Jackson, Planning, Development and Transportation; Ann Hutchison, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce; Dan Betts, Senator Cory Gardner; Elisa Rivera, Sustainability Services; Lindsay Ex, Environmental Services The meeting came to order at 4:03 pm. Councilmember Cunniff moved approval of the minutes from the November 10, 2015 meetings, Councilmember Campana seconded. Minutes were adopted without amendment. Dan briefly reviewed the 2016 Legislative Priorities and 2016 Legislative Policy Agenda. He pointed out that the proposed City priorities have been pulled into a separate document that will be printed in a glossy format and shared with legislators and their staff. LRC did not recommend edits to either the policy agenda or priorities. Mark Jackson, Deputy Director of Planning, Development and Transportation (PDT) presented information about Fort Collins’ participation in regional efforts to improve Interstate 25 (I-25). Mark noted that the City Council and staff have been participating for years in coalition efforts to address traffic pressure, road maintenance and resilience of the roadway. A resolution of support for continued coalition efforts will be shared with City Council. Mark also discussed the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. This newly adopted (signed into law December 4) federal law is the first long-term reauthorization of surface transportation funding in a decade. Mark discussed initial impressions and that he was in process of reviewing details of the law. 2 Dan reviewed anticipated bills and legislative actions ahead of the 2016 General Assembly session. Topics expected to be considered with a potential impact on Fort Collins are: x A red light camera and photo radar ban x Urban renewal authority clean-up x Homelessness and low-income assistance x Use of unmanned aerial vehicles by government x Regulation of downtown development authorities x Transportation funding Dan provided a brief summary of the ongoing Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) rulemaking hearing. He shared that there has been some progress made on the definition of a large scale facility and on sharing of information between operators and government. A January 25 hearing has been added where deliberations are expected. Staff from the City Attorney’s and City Manager’s Offices have participated throughout the hearings. Lindsay Ex, Environmental Program Manager, joined LRC to discuss the Colorado Climate Future Coalition. Dan and Lindsay shared that this coalition is an attempt to develop an advocacy coalition of local governments to cooperate on advocacy strategies to help achieve climate action plans. Discussion focused on costs, measurement of an effort and ensuring that the coalition includes a broad set of perspectives. Staff will continue developing the plan and share updates with LRC. LRC briefly discussed logistics surrounding the March 2016 National League of Cities’ Congressional Cities Conference. The meeting was adjourned at 5:11 pm.