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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 10/07/2025Fort Collins City Council Agenda Regular Meeting Amended on 10/03/25 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, October 7, 2025 City Council Chambers at City Hall, 300 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521 Zoom Webinar link: https://zoom.us/j/98241416497 NOTICE: Regular meetings of the City Council are held on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month in the City Council Chambers. Meetings are conducted in a hybrid format, with a Zoom webinar in addition to the in person meeting in Council Chambers. City Council members may participate in this meeting via electronic means pursuant to their adopted policies and protocol. How to view this Meeting: Meetings are open to the public and can be attended in person by anyone. Meetings are available through the Zoom platform, electronically or by phone. Meetings are televised live on Channels 14 & 881 on cable television. 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City of Fort Collins Page 1 of 7 City Council Summary Agenda City Council Regular Meeting Agenda October 7, 2025 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 5 300 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins & via Zoom at Cablecast on FCTV Channel 14 on Connexion Channel 14 and 881 on Xfinity PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS 5:00 PM A) PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS PP 1. Declaring the Week of October 5-11, 2025, as Fire Prevention Week. PP 2. Declaring the Month of October, 2025, as Conflict Resolution Month. PP 3. Declaring the Month of October, 2025, as American Archives Month. PP 4. Declaring the Month of October, 2025, as Cybersecurity Awareness Month. REGULAR MEETING 6:00 PM Amended 10/03/25 B) CALL MEETING TO ORDER C) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE D) ROLL CALL 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 G) PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY TOPICS OR ITEMS OR COMMUNITY EVENTS (Including requests for removal of items from Consent Calendar for individual discussion.) City of Fort Collins Page 2 of 7 Individuals may comment regarding any topics of concern, whether or not included on this agenda. Comments regarding land use projects for which a development application has been filed should be submitted in the development review process** and not to Council. • Those who wish to speak are required to sign up using the online sign-up system available at www.fcgov.com/council-meeting-participation-signup/ • Each speaker will be allowed to speak one time during public comment. If a speaker comments on a particular agenda item during general public comment, that speaker will not also be entitled to speak during discussion on the same agenda item. • All speakers will be called to speak by the presiding officer from the list of those signed up. After everyone signed up is called on, the presiding officer may ask others wishing to speak to identify themselves by raising their hand (in person or using the Raise Hand option on Zoom), and if in person then will be asked to move to one of the two lines of speakers (or to a seat nearby, for those who are not able to stand while waiting). • The presiding officer will determine and announce the length of time allowed for each speaker. • Each speaker will be asked to state their name and general address for the record, and, if their comments relate to a particular agenda item, to identify the agenda item number. Any written comments or materials intended for the Council should be provided to the City Clerk. • A timer will beep one time and turn yellow to indicate that 30 seconds of speaking time remain and will beep again and turn red when a speaker’s time has ended. [**For questions about the development review process or the status of any particular development, consult the City's Development Review Center page at https://www.fcgov.com/developmentreview, or contact the Development Review Center at 970.221.6760.] H) PUBLIC COMMENT FOLLOW-UP I) COUNCILMEMBER REMOVAL OF ITEMS FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION CONSENT CALENDAR The Consent Calendar is intended to allow Council to spend its time and energy on the important items on a lengthy agenda. Staff recommends approval of the Consent Calendar. Agenda items pulled from the Consent Calendar by either Council or the City Manager will be considered separately under their own Section, titled “Consideration of Items Removed from Consent Calendar for Individual Discussion.” Items remaining on the Consent Calendar will be approved by Council with one vote. The Consent Calendar consists of: • Ordinances on First Reading that are routine; • Ordinances on Second Reading that are routine; • Those of no perceived controversy; • Routine administrative actions. 1. Consideration and Approval of the Minutes of the September 16, 2025, Regular meeting. The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes of the September 16, 2025, Regular meeting. City of Fort Collins Page 3 of 7 2. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 146, 2025, Appropriating Unanticipated Philanthropic Revenue Received Through City Give for Various Programs and Services as Designated by the Donors. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 16, 2025, requests an appropriation of $152,669.11 in philanthropic revenue received through City Give. These miscellaneous gifts to various City departments support a variety of programs and services and are aligned with both the City’s strategic priorities and the respective donors’ designation. 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. 3. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 147, 2025, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves and Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations for the William Neal and Ziegler Intersection Improvements Project and Related Art in Public Places. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 16, 2025, appropriates and transfer additional funds for the William Neal and Ziegler Intersection Improvements project (Project). The funds will be used for construction services. If approved, this item will: 1) appropriate $388,773 in Transportation Capital Expansion Fee (TCEF) funds to the Project; 2) appropriate $77 in Transportation Services funds to the Project; 3) transfer $85,000 in Conservation Trust funds to the Project; 4) transfer $45,000 in Community Capital Improvement Program (CCIP) Pedestrian Sidewalk funds to the Project; and transfer $3,850 of Project funds to the Art in Public Places (APP) program. 4. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 148, 2025, Making Supplemental Appropriation of Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade for the Colorado CHIPS Community Support Program Marketing Grant Funds in the General Fund. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 16, 2025, appropriates $25,000 of unanticipated revenue from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade for the Colorado Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) Community Support Program Marketing grant. This grant provides funding to the Economic Health Office for marketing and promotional activities targeted at semiconductor ecosystem companies and advanced industries. 5. Items Related to Appropriating Additional Funds for 2025. A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 149, 2025, Making Supplemental Appropriations in Various City Funds. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 150, 2025, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves and Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations in Various City Funds. These Ordinances, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 16, 2025, combine dedicated and unanticipated revenues or reserves that need to be appropriated before the end of the year to cover the related expenses that were not anticipated and therefore not included in the 2025 annual budget appropriation. The unanticipated revenue is primarily from fees, charges, rents, contributions and grants that have been paid to City departments to offset specific expenses. City of Fort Collins Page 4 of 7 6. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 151, 2025, Amending Sections 26-148 and 26-149 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Regarding Water Supply Requirement Credits for Water Services. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 16, 2025, ensures that City Code (Code) more comprehensively addresses how Fort Collins Utilities (Utilities) credits existing water services when they are changed, typically during redevelopment. Code currently addresses how Utilities credits nonresidential services when they are redeveloped and replaced with a new nonresidential service. However, Code does not currently address how Utilities should credit residential services that are redeveloped into nonresidential services, or when nonresidential services are redeveloped into residential services. This item would fill those gaps. 7. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 152, 2025, Amending Chapter 24 Article IV of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Relating to Portable Signs. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 16, 2025, updates the City Code (Code) pertaining to portable signs. This ordinance updates the areas where portable signs are allowed to more accurately reflect the designated downtown areas as well as the timeframe of when a portable sign permit is valid and the requirements to obtain a permit. 8. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 153, 2025, Creating a New Article VI in Chapter 24 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Relating to Electric Vehicle Charging by Temporary Cord Draping. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 16, 2025, secures and promotes the public health, safety, and general welfare of persons using City sidewalks by regulating the placement, covering over, use, and removal of electric vehicle charging cords located upon certain public sidewalks within the City. To expand charging opportunities for electric vehicles for persons without dedicated off-street parking at their residence, this proposed new City Code (Code) regulates the safe draping of an electric vehicle charging cord across a sidewalk or other public right-of-way at the person’s residence for the purpose of providing a charge to a curbside vehicle at the person’s residence. 9. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 154, 2025, Expanding the Boundaries of the Fort Collins, Colorado Downtown Development Authority and Amending the Plan of Development of the Authority. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 16, 2025, expands the boundaries of the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority (the “DDA”) and amends the Plan of Development of the Authority to include a property at 313 North Meldrum Street and adjacent street right-of-way on North Meldrum Street. The property is a commercially zoned lot in the Old Town District and is the location of the historic Emma Malaby Grocery building. The right- of-way is being added as a housekeeping step to more efficiently describe the overall DDA boundary. There is no impact to the City from the inclusion of this right-of-way. 10. Items Relating to Platte River Power Authority Organic Contract and Power Supply Contract. A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 155, 2025, Authorizing an Amended and Restated Organic Contract for Platte River Power Authority. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 156, 2025, Authorizing an Amended and Restated Contract with Platte River Power Authority for the Supply of Electric Power and Energy. City of Fort Collins Page 5 of 7 These Ordinances, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 16, 2025, extend and amend the Organic Contract between Estes Park, Longmont and Loveland (the member cities) that is the basis for Platte River Power Authority’s (“Platte River”) existence and purposes and to extend and make modifications to the Power Supply Agreement (“PSA”) with Platte River. 11. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 157, 2025, Amending Chapter 2, Article VII, Division 2 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Relating to the Gift Acceptance Restrictions and the Definitions Section of the City’s Ethics Rules. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 16, 2025, considers amendments to the City’s ethics rules related to gift acceptance restrictions recommended by the Ethics Review Board. Corresponding changes to the definitions section of the ethics rules will also be considered. 12. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 158, 2025, Amending Chapter 2, Article VIII, Division 2 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Relating to Financial Disclosure Requirements. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 16, 2025, considers amendments to the City’s ethics rules related to financial disclosure requirements recommended by the Ethics Review Board. 13. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 159, 2025, Amending Chapter 2, Article VIII, Division 3 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Relating to Gift Reporting Requirements of the City’s Financial Disclosure Rules. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on September 16, 2025, considers amendments to the City’s ethics rules related to gift reporting requirements recommended by the Ethics Review Board. 14. First Reading of Ordinance No. 160, 2025, Authorizing a Non-Exclusive Franchise by the City of Fort Collins to Comcast of California/Colorado/Florida/Oregon, Inc. and its Successors and Assigns for the Right to Make Reasonable Use of, and Erect, Construct, Operate and Maintain Through, the Public Rights-of-Way, Easements and other Public Property Any Equipment Necessary and Appurtenant to the Operation and Maintenance of a Cable System and the Provision of Cable Services to Residents Within the City. The purpose of this item is to renew the Cable Franchise Agreement from the City of Fort Collins to Comcast of California/Colorado/Florida/Oregon, Inc. LLC. The current agreement will expire on October 31, 2025. With the assistance of outside legal counsel, staff has negotiated a proposed 10-year agreement with Comcast. 15. First Reading of Ordinance No. 161, 2025, Repealing Sections 12-110 through 12-112 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Regarding the Disclosure of Radon Information in Real Estate Transactions. The purpose of this item is to repeal Chapter 12, Article VI of the City Code, which requires that a seller of residential real estate in the City of Fort Collins provide radon information to the buyer of the residential real estate. Colorado Revised Statutes Section 38-35.7-112 also requires the disclosure of radon information to buyers of residential real estate, and the repeal of Chapter 12, Article VI of the City Code will eliminate overlapping requirements for sellers in residential real estate transactions with respect to radon disclosures. City of Fort Collins Page 6 of 7 16. First Reading of Ordinance No. 162, 2025, Amending Section 23-302 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Amend the Definition of “Construction Project”. The purpose of this item is to amend the definition of “Construction Project” in Code. The City’s Art in Public Places ordinance currently includes language that requires a 1% allocation from construction projects that will cost more than $250,000 to fund the acquisition and maintenance of public art. “Construction project” is defined as “the construction, rehabilitation, renovation, remodeling or improvement of any building, structure, street, sidewalk, park, utility or other public improvement by or for the City, including all associated landscaping, parking, design, engineering, equipment or furnishings for such improvement, and all other costs, but excluding the cost of real property acquisition, vehicles, equipment not affixed to public property and any improvements made by any special improvement district.” Staff seeks to amend this definition to expressly exclude maintenance from the definition of “construction project”. 17. Resolution 2025-086 Authorizing the City Manager to Execute an Agreement with Poudre School District R-1 Regarding the Connected Raw Water Irrigation Systems of Certain Parks and Schools. The purpose of this item is to authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement which memorializes the methods and processes the Poudre School District R-1 (“PSD”) and the Parks Department (“Parks”) operate and pay for repairs/replacement of current shared-site irrigation systems. This Agreement also transfers the use of water from two shares of water that PSD currently owns in the New Mercer Company to Parks. 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 M) COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS N) CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION O) CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PLANNED FOR DISCUSSION No planned discussion items. P) RESUMED PUBLIC COMMENT (if applicable) Q) OTHER BUSINESS This section has been amended to include a motion for Council to adjourn until after the Electric Utility Enterprise Board meeting. OB 1. Possible consideration of the initiation of new ordinances and/or resolutions by Councilmembers. (Three or more individual Councilmembers may direct the City Manager and City Attorney to initiate and move forward with development and preparation of resolutions and ordinances not originating from the Council's Policy Agenda or initiated by staff.) City of Fort Collins Page 7 of 7 OB 2. Consideration of a motion to adjourn this meeting until after the completion of the Electric Utility Enterprise Board business: "I move that Council adjourn this meeting until after the completion of the Electric Utility Enterprise Board business." OB 3. Consideration of Motion for Executive Session for Legal Advice related to Capital Expansion Fees: “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(4)(b) for the purpose of discussing with the City’s attorneys and appropriate management staff the following: 1. specific legal questions related to potential litigation related to current or proposed capital expansion fees; and 2. the manner in which current or proposed capital expansion fees may be affected by existing or proposed provisions of federal, state or local law.” R) ADJOURNMENT Every regular Council meeting will end no later than midnight, except that: (1) any item of business commenced before midnight may be concluded before the meeting is adjourned and (2) the Council may, at any time prior to adjournment, by majority vote, extend a meeting beyond midnight for the purpose of considering additional items of business. Any matter that has been commenced and is still pending at the conclusion of the Council meeting, and all matters for consideration at the meeting that have not yet been considered by the Council, will be deemed continued to the next regular Council meeting, unless Council determines otherwise. Upon request, the City of Fort Collins will provide language access services for individuals who have limited English proficiency, or auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities, to access City services, programs and activities. Contact 970.221.6515 (V/TDD: Dial 711 for Relay Colorado) for assistance. Please provide advance notice. Requests for interpretation at a meeting should be made by noon the day before. 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