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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
F6rt Collins
Doug Hutchinson, Mayor Council Information Center
Kelly Ohlson, District 5, Mayor Pro Tem City Hall West
Ben Manvel, District 1 300 LaPorte Avenue
Lisa Poppaw, District 2 Fort Collins, Colorado
Diggs Brown, District 3 6 p.m.
Wade Troxell, District 4 Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14
David Roy, District 6 on the Comcast cable system
Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Steve Roy, City Attorney
Wanda Krajicek, City Clerk
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WORK SESSION
February 24, 2009
1. Call Meeting to Order.
2. Unrecorded/Non-Approved Rental Dwelling Units. (1 hour discussion)
Council adopted the Supplemental Rental Housing Provisions into the City Code on
October 21, 2008. At that time, City Council postponed discussion of unrecorded and
non-approved rental dwelling units. City Code Section 5-261 concerns the creation of
rental dwelling units by converting a single-family dwelling to a duplex or multiple-
family rental dwelling units without City approval. It also includes procedures related to
collecting associated unpaid fees and sales taxes, issuing required building permits and
Certificates of Occupancy. In postponing this issue, Council asked staff to conduct
further outreach within the community, involve those who will be affected by the code
changes and provide options for addressing the issue.
Council "directed staff to consider options and incentives to identify the multi-family
rental dwelling units for which the City has no record of the conversion. Council also
asked staff to recommend a process for bringing these units into compliance and, if
appropriate, create incentives for owners to comply with the City's building health and
safety standards.
Council's primary objective in modifying this Code is to ensure that any single family
housing units that have been converted into multiple rental dwelling units comply with
all the City's standards for safe and sanitary conditions.
3. Water Conservation Plan. (1 hour discussion)
Utilities staff, together with the City of Fort Collins Water Board, has drafted a Water
Conservation Plan for Council consideration. This Plan provides specific measures,
metrics and costs to the general demand management criteria outlined in the 2003 Water
Supply and Demand Management Policy. As part of developing this plan, a demand goal
is proposed of 140 gallons per person per day. The recommended program continues
existing programs and adds about 20 new or expanded measures targeting all customer
classes, and indoor and outdoor water use.
4. Art in Public Places Overview. (45 minute discussion)
Staff is presenting an overview of the Art in Public Places (APP) program and how it
meets its purpose to encourage and enhance artistic expression and appreciation and add
value to the Fort Collins community through acquiring, exhibiting, and maintaining
public art. Staff will show examples of Utility APP projects, new projects to be funded
by APP Utility reserves and for placing artwork in prominent locations. As Council
requested, staff will also present an option for excluding utility underground projects
from the APP program.
5. Other Business.
6. Adjournment.