HomeMy WebLinkAboutWORK SESSION SUMMARY-02/26/2008-Work SessionMEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Hutchinson and City Councilmembers
THRU: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Diane Jones, Deputy City Manager
FROM: Lucinda Smith, Sr. Environmental Planner
CC: Marty Heffernan, CPRE Director
John Stokes, NRD Director
DATE: February 29, 2008
SUBJECT: February 26, 2008 Work Session Summary — Climate Task Force
On February 26, 2008, City Council held a work session to discuss the Climate Task Force work
to date. All Councilmembers were present except Councilman Brown. In addition to John
Stokes and Lucinda Smith, several staff were present in the audience as well as a number of
Climate Task Force members, in case questions arose.
In summary, Councilmembers present indicted support for Fort Collins working to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions. They did not discuss many details of the Short-term Provisional
Package, but raised questions about the appropriateness of the existing 2010 greenhouse gas
goal. They recognized the challenge of achieving a 2010 goal that was accentuated by the cost
estimates of the Short -Term Provisional Package. They encouraged an approach that reflects
longer -term thinking yet be appropriately aggressive in the short-term. They asked about the
relationship of Fort Collins' existing goal (to reduce emissions 30% below predicted 2010 levels,
by 2010) to the state's 2020 goal (to reduce emissions 20% below 2005 levels by 2020).
Councilmembers individually suggested that the task force consider economic opportunities and
impacts to Fort Collins, whole energy -systems thinking, green building, regional coordination,
the importance of community engagement, the importance of periodic progress reporting, and
ensuring synchronization with other City planning efforts currently underway.
Next Steps
On March 3, 2008, the City Leadership Team will discuss the process by which the City's
greenhouse gas goal will be revised to consider a longer planning horizon. The results of this
discussion will be communicated to the Climate Task Force so the next steps can be planned
accordingly.
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Memorandum - Revised
To: Mayor & City Council Members
Thru: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Diane Jones, Deputy City Man0
Jeff Scheick, PDT Director
From: Felix Lee, Neighborhood & Building Services D'
Beth Sowder, Neighborhood Services Manager
Date: March 3, 2008
Re: February 26, 2008 Council Work Session — Exterior Property Maintenance Codes
Diane Jones, Felix Lee, and Beth Sowder presented various options for Council consideration regarding
Exterior Property Maintenance Codes. Ginny Sawyer, Neighborhood Administrator, was also present to
assist with questions.
Council members David Roy, Lisa Poppaw, Kelly Ohlson, and Ben Manvel support the following:
• Staff should bring forward for Is' Reading an ordinance that adds property maintenance codes that
will apply to all properties within the City of Fort Collins.
• Apply all four standards addressed (dirt/dead yards, dilapidated fences, extensive chipping/peeling
paint, and deteriorated roofs/gutters).
• The preferred approach for enforcement is to enforce the codes from all public rights -of -way and the
ground level of neighboring properties.
• Provide reasonable lengths of time for people to be able to correct a violation.
• Staff should bring more detailed information and provide a matrix explaining all possible assistance
programs for owner -occupied properties with low incomes.
• Emphasis should be placed on providing assistance to people in order to help them collie into
compliance before the need to issue citations or other enforcement efforts to gain compliance.
Mayor Hutchinson expressed a need for standards to exist; however, he would like a solution that would
explore in more detail utilizing assistance programs and public -private partnerships to help enable people
come into compliance without the possibility of it being a code violation. He suggested that this could be
done for a trial period of 1 or 2 years to see if it's effective.
Council member Wade Troxell expressed that he is not in favor of adding any new property maintenance
codes, and would like more work done to find an answer by utilizing public -private partnerships to assist
people with property maintenance concerns. He also expressed that he believes that current nuisance codes
should be enforced before adding new codes, and that he believes that the proposed codes are biased against
low-income and student households.
Staff will bring code language to the April 1, 2008 Council meeting for Is' Reading. Staff will also prepare
a matrix including more detailed information about assistance programs and public -private partnerships.
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