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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Legislative Review Committee - 10/11/2016 -City Managerಬಬs 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 Meeting Notes October 11, 2016, 4:00 p.m. Commons Conference Room Present: Gino Campana, Councilmember; Ray Martinez, Councilmember; Carrie Daggett, City Attorney; Ginny Sawyer, Policy and Project Manager; Tyler Marr, Policy and Project Analyst; Absent: Ross Cunniff, Councilmember Guests: Kevin Jones, Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce The meeting came to order at 4:00 pm. Approval of Minutes x LRC unanimously approved the September 6th meeting notes. Previous Item Updates x Sawyer and Marr noted that: o Invitations have been sent to the delegation for the December 6th LRC meeting to review the Policy Agenda and Priorities o The WaterNow Alliance Resolution is scheduled for October 18th and is on the discussion agenda. o Lindsay Ex provided a letter in Council’s packet that notes finalization of the CC4CA’s policy priorities. o The CML district 2 meeting occurred on Thursday, September 29. Executive Director Mammet discussed CML’s preview of the legislative session which aligns with the discussion LRC had in September. o The CML Policy Committee meets for the first time with an eye toward the 2017 legislative session on Friday, October 14. Councilmember Martinez and City Manager Atteberry will attend as Fort Collins’ voting members. x LRC was not supportive of the new general statement number 4 in Ex’s memo and would like clarification about whether or not this puts the City in competition for limited funds provided by state and federal programs. Debrief Washington, D.C. Trip 2 x Councilmember Campana and Mr. Marr reported a positive trip to Washington, D.C. in September. They noted that they met with all three members of the federal delegation and the National League of Cities. o Marr was asked to provide the Council with the “cheat sheet” provided to the Congressional delegation. o Councilmember Campana noted that the follow up emails staff sent the federal delegation and other meeting reps were very valuable and we should continue that process. o He also noted that he brought up water storage projects as an aside with all three members of the delegation and noted the perception that the Core of Engineers and our delegation appears to not want to get involved in a conflict between jurisdictions involved in NISP. o Marr was asked to follow up with National League of Cities regarding It’s On Us. o It was noted that the timing of the trip was good in terms of ease of setting up meeting. Continue Work on Policy Agenda x LRC discussed RF Emissions and a citizen group request to include an item in the Policy Agenda. o LRC did not wish to place any statement related to RF emission or the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in the Policy Agenda. o Councilmember Campana requested the previous memo that went to Council on October 6 be amended to include additional language about the APU process that would have to be undertaken for a tower to be approved in a residential zone. Once amended, he requested it be sent to the citizen group in response to their SAR thread. x Sawyer highlighted the following changes/additions in the Policy Agenda: o Police Services is requesting additional language supporting LETA efforts regarding 911 diversity and Century Link. ƒ LRC agreed that this addition was desirable. o Natural Areas is requesting language to support an increase in Colorado Parks and Wildlife fees which are set by the General Assembly. It was noted these fees have not increased in over a decade. ƒ LRC indicated support for this language. o Environmental Services requested the addition of a priority statement related to general waste stream management. ƒ LRC was supportive of the concept, but there was not support to include in the priorities document based on the proposed language. Staff was asked to reevaluate the language and presence in the priorities document versus the larger policy agenda. 3 x LRC agreed to review the rest of the changes and report back with any concerns at the next meeting in two weeks. Sawyer will provide an updated redline version via email and in packets. x Staff will also prepare a statement to add to the agenda regarding proposed open records legislation and municipal courts. Other Business x LRC discussed an idea suggested by City Manager Atteberry and Mayor Troxell related to a joint federal priorities document and federal advocacy program with Colorado State, Poudre School District, and Larimer County. Other jurisdictions such as Eugene and Boulder have reported success in similar programs through using the same lobbying firm who approached the Mayor and City Manager with the idea. o LRC indicated general support for City Manager Atteberry to move forward with gauging interest from the other three entities. o Cost information from the federal lobbying firm was not yet available for what a service such as this may cost. The meeting adjourned at 5:15 P.M.