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WORK SESSION
July 14, 2009
1. Call Meeting to Order.
2. Halligan-Seaman Water Management Project (HSWMP) Update. (staff: Kevin Gertig,
Dennis Bode, Dr. Jim Schall, Ayres Associates; 35 minute staff presentation; 2 hour
discussion)
The City of Fort Collins has been working on the enlargement of Halligan Reservoir, as
directed by previous Council actions. The City has partners in the project, including
North Poudre Irrigation Company (NPIC), North Weld County Water District
(NWCWD), Fort Collins-Loveland Water District (FCLWD), and East Larimer Water
District (ELCO). In 2004, the City entered into an intergovernmental agreement with the
City of Greeley, who is pursuing an enlargement of its Seaman Reservoir, to create a
regional project known as the Halligan-Seaman Water Management Project (HSWMP).
In 2005, the HSWMP initiated the required federal permitting process.
The Halligan project is intended to provide'a reliable water supply through drought
periods as well as needed redundancy in our supply system to reduce the City's
vulnerability to unpredictable raw water delivery issues. The recent decrease in the City's
water use has been considered in the sizing of Halligan. Although there are negative
impacts associated with the enlargement of Halligan Reservoir, it remains a viable means
of reliably meeting the City's future water supply needs.
3. Transportation Update Part III: Budget Challenges Update Capital Project Needs and
Funding, and Transportation Master Plan Update. (staff: Jeff Scheick, Mark Jackson; 20
minute staff presentation; 1.5 hour discussion)
This is the third of three scheduled transportation-related conversations with City Council
over the course of 2008 and 2009. The first discussion provided a broad overview of the
City's transportation services, celebrated successes and challenges in 2008 and
previewed upcoming 2009 projects. Staff highlighted federal and state transportation
funding declines, and touched on how these funding shortfalls are affecting Fort Collins.
The second discussion focused in greater detail on the transportation revenue challenges
faced by the City and described transportation operations and maintenance needs and
shortfalls.
The intent of this third discussion is to provide an update on service level reductions to
address 2009 revenue shortfalls and to discuss possible ramifications of further revenue
reductions faced in 2010 and 2011. This work session will also address transportation
capital project needs and available revenues, and the importance of the scheduled update
of the Transportation Master Plan.
Bottom Line: Transportation and Transfort face critical, systematic revenue
shortages for operations, maintenance and capital needs that will impact how,when,
and where transportation services are delivered to the community.
4. Climate Action Plan Progress Report. (staff: Lucinda Smith; 10-15 minute staff
presentation; 30 minute discussion)
In May 2008, City Council adopted Resolution 2008-051, which set visionary new
community-wide goals that align with state goals:
• Reduce community-wide emissions 20% below 2005 levels by 2020
• Reduce community-wide emissions 80% below 2005 levels by 2050.
In December 2008, Council adopted an updated Climate Action Plan (CAP) for the entire
community. (See http://www.fcgov.com/climateprotection/pdf/climate_action_plan.pdf)
The CAP calls for an annual progress report. The purpose of this work session is to
provide a brief update on progress reducing community-wide greenhouse gas emissions.
Community greenhouse gas emissions in 2008 are essentially level with 2005 emissions,
and per capita emissions have dropped 5% since 2005. This is partly attributable to a
significant reduction in the amount of trash sent to the landfill, which dropped by 21%
from 2005. Likewise, City government emissions also stayed essentially level with 2005.
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2008 City government emissions were 0.7% lower than 2005, despite a 1.4% growth in
number of employees and a net 13% increase in City building square footage.
5. Other Business.
6. Adjournment.
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