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HomeMy WebLinkAboutACTION SUMMARY-07/16/2024-RegularCity of Fort Collins Page 1 of 8 City Council Summary Agenda City Council Regular Meeting Agenda July 16, 2024 at 6:00 PM Jeni Arndt, Mayor Emily Francis, District 6, Mayor Pro Tem Susan Gutowsky, District 1 Julie Pignataro, District 2 Tricia Canonico, District 3 Melanie Potyondy, District 4 Kelly Ohlson, District 5 City Council Chambers 300 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins & via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/98241416497 Cablecast on FCTV Channel 14 on Connexion Channel 14 and 881 on Xfinity Carrie Daggett Kelly DiMartino Delynn Coldiron City Attorney City Manager City Clerk The purpose of the action agenda is to provide a brief overview of the actions taken by the City Council to be available shortly after a Council meeting. Council Proceedings are the complete official record of the meeting and are prepared for approval by the Council generally at its next meeting. They are published following their approval as the minutes of the meeting. PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS 5:00 PM A) PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS None scheduled. REGULAR MEETING 6:00 PM B) CALL MEETING TO ORDER C) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE D) ROLL CALL 6-1. Absent: Pignataro E) CITY MANAGER'S AGENDA REVIEW • City Manager Review of Agenda • Consent Calendar Review, including removal of items from Consent Calendar for individual discussion. F) COMMUNITY REPORTS - None. G) PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY TOPICS OR ITEMS OR COMMUNITY EVENTS H) PUBLIC COMMENT FOLLOW-UP City of Fort Collins Page 2 of 8 I) COUNCILMEMBER REMOVAL OF ITEMS FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 083, 2024, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the Redlight Camera Fund Within the General Fund for Additional Staffing for Municipal Court and City Attorney’s Office to Support the Increased Police Enforcement Cases. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 2, 2024, appropriates $179,122 from the Redlight Camera Fund to add additional staffing for Municipal Court (1 full time equivalent [FTE]) and the City Attorney’s Office Prosecution Team (2 FTE’s) to support the Traffic Safety initiative and the increased number of enforcement cases that are already occurring. This new staffing will handle increases in police enforcement cases and is in addition to the request for the Automated Vehicle Identification Systems (AVIS) and speed corridors item also being presented to Council on July 2, 2024. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. 2. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 084, 2024, Appropriating Philanthropic Revenue Received Through City Give for the Lincoln Center, Cultural Services. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 2, 2024, requests an appropriation of $12,500 in philanthropic revenue designated for the Lincoln Center, Cultural Services designated as a Sponsorship. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. 3. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 085, 2024, Appropriating Philanthropic Revenue Received Through City Give for the Community Development and Neighborhood Services 2024 AARP Community Challenge. The Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 2, 2024, requests an appropriation of $20,000 in philanthropic revenue received through City Give for Neighborhood Services, Community Development and Neighborhood Services, Planning, Development and Transportation to support healthy outcomes for residents’ homes through three, one-day, homeowner workshops at Skyline, North College, and Harmony Village mobile home communities. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. 4. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 086, 2024, Appropriating Philanthropic Revenue Received Through City Give for NextGen, Volunteer Services. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 2, 2024, is to request an appropriation of $20,000 in philanthropic revenue received through City Give for the designated support of NextGen, Volunteer Services. In 2019, City Give, a formalized enterprise-wide initiative was launched to create a transparent, non-partisan governance structure for the acceptance and appropriations of charitable gifts. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. City of Fort Collins Page 3 of 8 5. Items Relating to the Repeal and Reenactment of Certain Ordinances. A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 087, 2024, Repealing Ordinance No. 074, 2024, and Making Supplemental Appropriations in the Community Development Block Grant Fund. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 088, 2024, Repealing Ordinance No. 075, 2024, and Making Supplemental Appropriations in the HOME Investments Partnerships Grant Fund. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. C. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 089, 2024, Repealing Ordinance No. 076, 2024, and Making Supplemental Appropriation for the Charter Review Council Priority from General Fund Reserves. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. D. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 090, 2024, Repealing Ordinance No. 077, 2024, and Appropriating Philanthropic Revenue Received Through City Give for the Cultural Community Program Through Cultural Services. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. E. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 091, 2024, Repealing Ordinance No. 078, 2024, and Appropriating Prior Year Philanthropic Revenue Reserves Received by City Give for the 9/11 Memorial at Spring Park. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. F. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 092, 2024, Repealing Ordinance No. 079, 2024, and Making a Supplemental Appropriation and Authorizing Transfer of Appropriations for The Gardens on Spring Creek Internship Program. These Ordinances, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 2, 2024, were requested by staff to repeal each Ordinance as they were adopted on June 18, 2024, due to a publication error. These Ordinances were unanimously adopted on First Reading on June 4, 2024. 6. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 093, 2024, Calling a Special Election to be Held in Conjunction with the November 5, 2024, Larimer County General Election. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 2, 2024, calls a Special Municipal Election to be held in conjunction with the November 5, 2024, Larimer County Coordinated Election, and to preserve the opportunity for Council to place initiated or referred issues on the November ballot. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. 7. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 094, 2024, Submitting to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins Proposed Amendments to Article VIII of the City Charter Relating to Elections. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 2, 2024, sets ballot language regarding proposed amendments to Article VIII of the City Charter relating to election provisions. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. City of Fort Collins Page 4 of 8 8. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 095, 2024, Submitting to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins Repealing and Reenacting Article IX of the City Charter Relating to Recall. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 2, 2024, sets ballot language regarding proposed amendments to Article IX of the City Charter relating to recall provisions. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. 9. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 096, 2024, Submitting to a Vote of the Registered Electors of the City of Fort Collins Repealing and Reenacting Article X of the City Charter Relating to Initiative and Referendum. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 2, 2024, sets ballot language regarding proposed amendments to Article X of the City Charter relating to initiative and referendum provisions. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. 10. Items Relating to Traffic Safety Initiative – Automated Vehicle Identification System (AVIS) Corridors. A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 097, 2024, Amending the Fort Collins Traffic Code to Implement a New Automated Vehicle Identification System (AVIS) to Replace the Previously- Approved AVIS to Support the Traffic Safety Initiative. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 098, 2024, Designating Speed Corridors Pursuant to Fort Collins Traffic Code Section 1106. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. C. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 099, 2024, Making Supplemental Appropriations to Support Additional Staffing and Expenses for Implementation of the Automated Vehicle Identification System Traffic Safety Initiative. Action Taken: Adopted on Second Reading. These Ordinances, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 2, 2024, recommend a proposal from Police Services and Planning, Development and Transportation (PDT), supported by the City Attorney's Office (CAO), and Municipal Court. This proposal stems from recent changes to Colorado law related to the expanded use of unmanned speed enforcement with Automated Vehicle Identification Systems (AVIS), on sections of roadways designated by the Council as speed corridors. The initiative's primary goal is to promote traffic safety through speed enforcement and supports Vision Zero, the Council's goal of eliminating Fort Collins roadway fatalities and reducing injury crashes. 11. Items Relating to Golf Enterprise Expenses. A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 100, 2024, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves for the Golf Enterprise. Action Taken: Adopted on First Reading. City of Fort Collins Page 5 of 8 B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 101, 2024, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the Golf Fund for the Replacement of Necessary Systems at the Southridge and Collindale Golf Courses. Action Taken: Adopted on First Reading. The purpose of these items is to consider an appropriation of $730,930 from Golf Fund Reserves for necessary system replacement and an appropriation of $350,000 from unanticipated excess revenue to the 2024 budget to address the additional costs in Golf primarily related to higher revenues. 12. First Reading of Ordinance No. 102, 2024, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the Conservation Trust Fund for Park Planning and Development Funding Community Bike Park Feasibility and Community Engagement. The purpose of this item is to request an appropriation of $70,000 to Park Planning and Development to conduct a community-scale bike park feasibility study as directed by Council at the June 11 Work Session. The feasibility study will include an evaluation of potential bike park locations, associated capital and on-going costs, identification of park amenities and features, and a community engagement process. This item is in response to public input from the 2021 Parks and Recreation Plan: Recreate, and recent significant community input. Action Taken: Adopted on First Reading. 13. First Reading of Ordinance No. 103, 2024, Appropriating Philanthropic Revenue Received by City Give for the Renovation of the Historic Carnegie Library as Designated by the Donor. The purpose of this item is to request appropriation of $100,000 in philanthropic revenue received by City Give for The Community Center for Creativity as designated by the donor. In 2019, City Give, a formalized enterprise-wide initiative was launched to create a transparent, non-partisan governance structure for the acceptance and appropriations of charitable gifts. Action Taken: Adopted on First Reading. 14. First Reading of Ordinance No. 104, 2024, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Cultural Services and Facilities Fund for Artist and Musicians’ Fees for Shows at the Lincoln Center. The purpose of this item is to consider an appropriation of $644,000 in unanticipated revenue in 2024 for expenses related to Artists and Musicians Fees for LC Live shows at the Lincoln Center. Action Taken: Adopted on First Reading. 15. First Reading of Ordinance No. 105, 2024, Making a Supplemental Appropriation of Funds from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Environmental Justice Grant for the Cultivating Community-Led Resilient Homes Project and Approving a Related Intergovernmental Agreement. The purpose of this item is to support the City’s commitment to advancing equity and environmental justice for all Fort Collins community members by appropriating $168,874 of unanticipated grant revenue awarded by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) for the Cultivating Community-Led Resilient Homes project. City of Fort Collins Page 6 of 8 Action Taken: Adopted on First Reading. 16. Resolution 2024-091 Approving the Acquisition and Installation of a Public Asphalt Art Mural on Canyon Avenue. The purpose of this item is to approve the acquisition and installation of a work of art at the intersection of Canyon/Magnolia/Sherwood, which exceeds $30,000 in cost. Council has previously appropriated $25,000 (appropriated 5/7/24) from the Bloomberg Asphalt Art Innovations Grant which will be used to partially fund the installation. Additional funds to be used for this project will come from the Community Capital Improvement Program for Pedestrian Sidewalk/ADA compliance and Bicycle Infrastructure Improvements, which will support the traffic calming elements of the project. The total project cost of $56,500 will cover artist honorarium, materials, traffic plans, barricades, installation, ADA materials, site preparation striping and community engagement supplies. Action Taken: Adopted. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR J) ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR K) CONSENT CALENDAR FOLLOW-UP (This is an opportunity for Councilmembers to comment on items adopted or approved on the Consent Calendar.) L) STAFF REPORTS - None M) COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS N) CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION O) CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PLANNED FOR DISCUSSION 17. Items Relating to the Civic Assembly Process. A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 106, 2024, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the General Fund for a Civic Assembly Process in Relation to the Hughes Stadium Site. Action Taken: Ordinance No. 106, 2024, Adopted on First Reading, 4-2. Ayes: Mayor Arndt, Mayor Pro Tem Francis, Councilmembers Potyondy, Canonico. And Pignataro. Nays: Councilmembers Ohlson and Gutowsky. Absent: Councilmember Pignataro. B. Resolution 2024-092 Approving an Exception to the Competitive Purchasing Process to Procure Professional Services from Healthy Democracy Fund Related to a Civic Assembly Process for the Hughes Master Plan. Action Taken: Resolution 2024-092 Adopted, 4-2. Ayes: Mayor Arndt, Mayor Pro Tem Francis, Councilmembers Potyondy, Canonico. And Pignataro. Nays: Councilmembers Ohlson and Gutowsky. Absent: Councilmember Pignataro. City of Fort Collins Page 7 of 8 The purpose of this item is to appropriate one-time dollars in the amount of $150,000 to be used for a Civic Assembly engagement process in relation to the Hughes Site Plan work. Staff is also requesting that City Council approve a sole source exception for Healthy Democracy Fund to provide services related to the design, coordination and implementation of a civic assembly should grant revenue bring the project above $200,000. 18. Items Relating to the Submission to the Voters of a Ballot Question Extending the Quarter- Cent Sales and Use Tax for the Street Maintenance Program. The purpose of this item is to set the ballot language and refer the Street Maintenance Program tax renewal to the November 5, 2024, election. A. Possible Public Hearing and Motion(s) Regarding Protest(s) of Ballot Language. Action Taken: No protest filed therefore no public hearing held. B. Resolution 2024-093 Submitting to the Registered Electors of the City at the November 5, 2024, Regular City Election the Question of the Extension of the Expiring Quarter-Cent Sales and Use Tax Used to Fund the City’s Street Maintenance Program. Action Taken: Resolution 2024-093 Adopted, 5-1. Ayes: Mayor Arndt, Mayor Pro Tem Francis, Councilmembers Potyondy, Canonico and Gutowsky. Nays: Councilmembers Ohlson. Absent: Councilmember Pignataro. Any protest of the proposed ballot language must be received no later than Monday, July 17, 2024, at noon. Protest(s) shall be heard, considered, and resolved by the Council prior to adoption of the related Ordinance. If protests are received, copies will be included in Council's "Read Before the Meeting" packet. 19. Resolution 2024-094 Regarding the City’s Position on the Northern Integrated Supply Project. The purpose of this item it to update and clarify the City’s position on the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) in light of current project status and the potential that Northern Water may seek a 1041 permit from the City. Action Taken: Resolution 2024-094 Adopted, 5-1. Ayes: Mayor Arndt, Mayor Pro Tem Francis, Councilmembers Potyondy, Canonico and Gutowsky. Nays: Councilmembers Ohlson. Absent: Councilmember Pignataro. 20. Resolution 2024-095 Expressing Opposition to a Concrete Batch Plant Proposed within the City’s Growth Management Area. Larimer County is processing a development application for a proposed concrete batch plant near the intersection of Highway 287 and Terry Lake Road. Planning staff sent comments to County Planning staff on January 29, 2024. Planning staff commented that the development proposal does not align with the vision and plans for Fort Collins in this area. As such, Planning staff do not support the development proposal. City of Fort Collins Page 8 of 8 On July 2, 2024, City Council discussed the development proposal during Other Business and requested a resolution to formally express their opposition to the development project. Action Taken: Resolution 2024-095 Adopted, 6-0. Ayes: Mayor Arndt, Mayor Pro Tem Francis, Councilmembers Ohlson, Potyondy, Canonico and Gutowsky. Absent: Councilmember Pignataro. P) RESUMED PUBLIC COMMENT (if applicable) Q) OTHER BUSINESS OB 1. Possible consideration of the initiation of new ordinances and/or resolutions by Councilmembers. OB 2. Possible Consideration of a Combined Motion for Executive Session: “I move that the City Council go into executive session pursuant to: - City Charter Article Roman Numeral Two, Section 11(2), - City Code Section 2-31(a)(2), and - Colorado Revised Statutes Section 24-6-402 subsection (4)(b) for the purpose of discussing with the City’s attorneys and appropriate management staff the following: 1. specific legal questions related to oil and gas regulatory compliance and enforcement actions pending for the Fort Collins field; and 2. the manner in which the particular policies, practices or regulations of the City and existing or proposed provisions of federal, state or local law may affect oil and gas regulatory compliance and enforcement for the Fort Collins field. 3. specific legal questions related to collective bargaining with the Fraternal Order of Police and the manner in which particular policies, practices or regulations of the City related to collective bargaining and employment may be affected by existing or proposed provisions of federal, state or local law. And pursuant to: - City Charter Article Roman Numeral Two, Section 11(1), - City Code Section 2-31(a)(1)(d), and - Colorado Revised Statutes Section 24-6-402 subsection (4)(f)(I), for the purpose of discussing with the City’s attorneys and appropriate management staff personnel and strategy matters relating to negotiations with the Fraternal Order of Police.” Motion passed. Council went into Executive Session at 8:46 p.m. R) ADJOURNMENT Meeting Adjourned at 10:16 p.m.