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700 Wood St
PO Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522
CC: Tyler Marr, Deputy City Manager, Katherine Bailey, Energy Services Project Manager
WORK SESSION MEMORANDUM
Date: November 4, 2025
To: Mayor and City Councilmembers
Through: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
Jacob Castillo, Chief Sustainability Officer
Travis Walker, Light & Power Director
From: Brian Tholl, Energy Services Director
Subject: October 28, 2025, Work Session Summary: Building Performance Standards
BOTTOM LINE
The purpose of this memo is to document the summary of discussions during the Oct. 28, 2025
Building Performance Standards (BPS) Work Session. All Councilmembers were present and
Councilmember Pignataro attended remotely.
DISCUSSION SUMMARY
Staff presented high level findings from requested BPS pilot activities, including a customer
journey map activity and information collected during technical support assessments completed
across six buildings in Fort Collins. Discussion was centered on potential pathways forward
including a consideration of the policy as presented or adjusted through a variety of levers
considering tradeoffs between council priorities. There was general support to bring the policy
framework to a regular council meeting for consideration for adoption. Questions and
subsequent discussion included the following content:
Several Councilmembers shared feedback on the staff options presented, including a
hybrid method that includes a regulatory approach along with an enhanced incentive-
based framework.
Councilmembers asked questions about the availability of 2050 climate tax funds and/or
other state and federal options. Staff explained they are exploring several funding
sources, including 2050 tax budget, to support a local BPS policy.
Several Councilmembers expressed the desire for an enhanced incentive-based
framework to support a regulatory approach, including an increased incentive for early
adopters.
Several Councilmembers expressed feedback related to excluding multi-family buildings
from the list of covered buildings.
Council discussed extending the policy timeline to 2032 and how that would impact Our
Climate Future emissions goals.
Councilmembers supported encouraging simplicity in the compliance process, noting the
customer journey map identified too many steps and negative sentiment.
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Council shared concerns around federal preemption issues and ongoing legal
challenges in other jurisdictions.
Councilmembers requested more information on the following items:
o Detail on estimated cost for City buildings to come into compliance
Greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts of displacement associated with vehicle miles traveled
o Data on the specific GHG impact of excluding multi-family properties
Councilmembers requested a written response to the Service Area Request submitted
by the Fort Collins Sustainability Group relating to BPS targets.
NEXT STEPS
Staff will bring a BPS framework recommendation for Council consideration to the Dec. 2, 2025
City Council Meeting. Options for proposed adoption will include a revised staff recommendation
based on feedback collected during this work session.
FOLLOW-UP ITEMS
Provide a follow up memo outlining responses to the questions above
Respond to Service Area Request relating to GHG target development
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