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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
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Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Steve Roy, City Attorney
Wanda Krajicek, City Clerk
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WORK SESSION
July 13, 2010
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6:00 p.m.
l. Call Meetiniz to Order.
2. Boards and Commissions Periodic Review. (staff. Mark Jackson, Mike Gebo, Jerry
Schiager, Susie Gordon; 90 minute discussion)
Each year Council meets with several boards and commissions to review their functions
and goals. This year Council will review the following boards and commissions:
• Transportation Board
• Building Review Board
• Citizen Review Board
• Natural Resources Advisory Board
3. Adoption of the Proposed 2009 International Codes, Including Local Amendments.
(staff- Steve Dush, Mike Gebo; 45 minute discussion)
The proposed 2009 International Codes represent a comprehensive fully integrated body
of codes regulating building construction and systems using prescriptive and
performance-related provisions. The purpose of these Codes is to establish the minimum
requirements to safeguard the public health, safety and general welfare by regulating
structural strength and stability, sanitation, light and ventilation, energy conservation, and
property protection from hazards attributed to the built environment within the City of
Fort Collins.
The proposed 2009 International Codes would replace the 2006 International Building
Code (IBC) and the 2006 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), which were
adopted in July 2008. Additionally, this adoption would replace the remaining "core
codes": the 2003 International Residential Code (IRC), 2003 International Mechanical
Code (IMC), and the 2003 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), all of which were
adopted in January 2005.
Although the 2006 IBC and the 2006 IECC were adopted two years ago, the remaining
Codes are now five years from the last update. In an attempt to reduce frequent
adoptions of only the most outdated codes,,staff proposes:this adoption in order to align
the five interconnected basic construction codes under one published edition year cycle.
4. Update on the Fort Collins Green Building Program. (staff: Brian Janonis, Doug Swartz,
Felix Lee; 1 hour discussion)
The Green Building,Program is intended as an integrated framework that transforms the
Fort Collins building market through a balance of regulation and voluntary elements.
The development process for the Green Building Program is working well, including a
broad mix of stakeholders and collaboration among City departments whose work bears
on green building.
Based on work to date, staff suggests that selected green building practices should be
integrated with existing City regulations rather than packaged as a standalone Green
Building Code. Staff suggests that a voluntary recognition program for market-leading
projects be based upon existing green building rating systems, utilizing their third-party
verification infrastructures. A number of ideas for green building incentives have been
suggested by advisory committees. There are several that seem promising, at the
conceptual level, for further investigation. Additional resources, including City
resources, will be needed to accelerate green building in Fort Collins. The current
project will roughly estimate resource needs.
5. Other Business.
6. Adjournment.