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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 12/06/2011 - SUMMARY AGENDAKaren Weitkunat, Mayor Kelly Ohlson, District 5, Mayor Pro Tem Council Chambers Ben Manvel, District 1 City Hall West Lisa Poppaw, District 2 300 LaPorte Avenue Aislinn Kottwitz, District 3 Wade Troxell, District 4 Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 Gerry Horak, District 6 on the Comcast cable system Darin Atteberry, City Manager Steve Roy, City Attorney Wanda Krajicek, City Clerk The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Assisted hearing devices are available to the public for Council meetings. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224-6001) for assistance. REGULAR MEETING December 6, 2011 Proclamations and Presentations 5:30 p.m. A. Proclamation Declaring December 10, 2011 as Human Rights Day. Regular Meeting 6:00 p.m. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER. 2. ROLL CALL. Page 2 3. AGENDA REVIEW: • City Manager Review of Agenda. • Consent Calendar Review. This Review provides an opportunity for Council and citizens to pull items from the Consent Calendar. Anyone may request an item on this Calendar be “pulled” off the Consent Calendar and considered separately. Agenda items pulled from the Consent Calendar will be considered separately under Item No. 39, Pulled Consent Items. 4. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION 5. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION FOLLOW-UP This is an opportunity for the Mayor or Councilmembers to follow-up on issues raised during Citizen Participation. CONSENT CALENDAR The Consent Calendar consists of Items 6 through 29. This Calendar is intended to allow the City Council to spend its time and energy on the important items on a lengthy agenda. Staff recommends approval of the Consent Calendar. The Consent Calendar consists of: ! Ordinance on First Reading that are routine ! Ordinances on Second Reading that are routine ! Those of no perceived controversy ! Routine administrative actions. 6. Consideration and Approval of the Minutes of the November 9, 2011 Adjourned Meeting and the November 15, 2011, Regular Meeting. 7. Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinance No. 152, 2011, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Courtney Annexation to the City of Fort Collins. This property contains 3.13 acres located east of Ziegler Road and south of East Horsetooth Road and was annexed on November 15, 2011. The property is Lot 3 of the Strobel M.R.D. and is Individuals who wish to make comments regarding items remaining on the Consent Calendar or wish to address the Council on items not specifically scheduled on the agenda must first be recognized by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem. Before speaking, please sign in at the table in the back of the room. The timer will buzz once when there are 30 seconds left and the light will turn yellow. The timer will buzz again at the end of the speaker’s time. Each speaker is allowed 5 minutes. If there are more than 6 individuals who wish to speak, the Mayor may reduce the time allowed for each individual. ! State your name and address for the record. ! Applause, outbursts or other demonstrations by the audience are not allowed ! Keep comments brief; if available, provide a written copy of statement to City Clerk Page 3 addressed as 3256 Nite Court, which is at the east end of Charlie Lane. The property is developed and is in the FA1 - Farming District in Larimer County. Ordinance No. 152, 2011, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 15, 2011, places this annexation in the UE – Urban Estate Zoning District. 8. Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinance No. 154, 2011, Amending the Zoning Map of the City of Fort Collins and Classifying for Zoning Purposes the Property Included in the Leistikow Annexation to the City of Fort Collins. The parcel is 18.04 acres located east of Timberline Road and south of Trilby Road and was annexed on November 15, 2011. The property is a portion of the Leistikow Amended Minor Residential Division as approved in Larimer County and addressed as 6732 South Timberline Road. Ordinance No. 154, 2011, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 15, 2011, places the property in the U-E, Urban Estate Zone District, in conformance with the City’s Structure Plan Map and the Fossil Creek Reservoir Area Plan. 9. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 157, 2011, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the General Fund for the Natural Resources Radon Program and Authorizing the Transfer of Funds Previously Appropriated in the Natural Resources Operating Budget. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 15, 2011, appropriates $11,725 that has been granted by Colorado Department of Health and Environment. It also transfers a matching amount of $11,725 from the 2011 General Fund and combine these funds in a Radon Program account. The Program will carry out radon risk-reduction activities identified in the current City Budget. 10. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 158, 2011, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the General Fund for Police Services’ Restorative Justice Program and for the Transfer of Funds Previously Appropriated in the Police Services Project Budget. Ordinance No. 158, 2011, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 15, 2011, appropriates a grant in the amount of $30,000 from the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants fund for salaries associated with the continued operation of Restorative Justice Services, which includes the RESTORE program for shoplifting offenses, and the Restorative Justice Conferencing Program for all other offenses. An $3,333 cash match is required and will be met by appropriating funds from the police operating budget designated for Restorative Justice Services. 11. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 159, 2011, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the General Fund for Transfer to Various City Funds for Tree and Branch Cleanup Expenses. Due to the snowstorm on October 25 and 26, 2011, the City has incurred unanticipated costs associated with the tree and branch cleanup. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 15, 2011, appropriates the incremental costs (direct costs) associated with the cleanup effort but not covered in the operating budget. This includes personnel overtime and planned "work for other departments" costs that cannot be recouped, as well as other incremental costs associated with contractors, equipment rental, fuel, etc., that are uniquely and directly related to the snowstorm cleanup. 12. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 160, 2011, Amending Chapter 7.5 of the City Code to Increase the Amounts of the Capital Improvement Expansion Fees So as to Reflect Inflation in Associated Costs of Services. The City Code provides for automatic annual adjustments to the capital improvement expansion fees and the neighborhood parkland fee based on an inflation index (CPI). Also, to account for rising construction costs, the City adjusts the street oversizing fees to reflect changes posted in the Engineering News Record (ENR). The CPI has increased 3.8% and the ENR has increased 7.55%. This Ordinance was unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 15, 2011. Page 4 13. Public Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinance No. 161, 2011, Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code Relating To Utility Connection Fees And Miscellaneous Charges. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 15, 2011, increases the after- hours service connection fees from $46.00 to $85.35 for customers who request utility connection after normal business hours. It also establishes a trip charge of $19.65 for special requests during normal business hours. The Ordinance establishes a monthly meter reading charge of $11.00 for those customers who opt out of the Advanced Meter Fort Collins program. The fee recovers additional costs incurred by the Utilities for a manual meter reading once the advanced metering infrastructure is in place. 14. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 162, 2011, Amending the Land Use Code Related to the Point of Measurement for the Establishment of Buffer Zones for Streams. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 15, 2011, amends the Land Use Code, Section 3.4.1(E), that identifies where the buffer zone should begin regarding rivers, streams, and irrigation ditches. The proposed revision addresses the current requirement that this point of measurement be from “bankfull discharge.” Instead, the term “top of bank” is recommended as the most appropriate term for this point of measurement. 15. Items Relating to Stormwater, Water and Wastewater Development Construction Standards. A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 163, 2011, Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to Establish and Provide for Technical Revision of Water Utilities Development Construction Standards for the Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Utilities. B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 164, 2011, Adopting Water Utilities Development Construction Standards for the Water, Wastewater and Stormwater Utilities. Fort Collins Utilities maintains construction standards adopted by City Council for stormwater, water and wastewater improvements installed within new residential and commercial developments within the respective City service areas. These standards require the use of specific materials, methods and products to insure uniformity within the systems and to standardize various components. These Ordinances, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 15, 2011, combine these standards into a unified document that is more convenient for engineers and contractors to use and more easily updated in the future. The definition of Water Utilities Development Construction Standards and the provision relating to technical revisions have been amended in Ordinance No. 163, 2011, to provide consistency in language used under similar circumstances. 16. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 165, 2011, Designating the MacDonald/Cooke House and Detached Garage, 424 West Olive Street, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 15, 2011, designates the MacDonald/Cooke House and Detached Garage, located at 424 West Olive Street as a Fort Collins Landmark. The owners of the property, Brian Cooke and Lisa Viviani, are initiating this request. 17. First Reading of Ordinance No. 168, 2011, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Capital Projects Fund for the Fort Collins Museum/Discovery Science Center Project. This Ordinance appropriates unanticipated revenue of $163,068 from the Discovery Science Center ($160,625) and LaFarge ($2,443) for the Museum Exhibit Capital Project. Page 5 18. Items Relating to Bobcat Ridge Natural Area. A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 169, 2011, Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Grant Contract with History Colorado, the Colorado Historical Society for Funds to Restore Two Historic Structures at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area. B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 170, 2011, Appropriating Unanticipated Revenue in the Natural Areas Fund Project to Restore Two Historic Structures at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area. The State of Colorado awarded the City a grant of $93,392 from the State Historical Fund to fund 75% of the estimated cost of $124,523 to restore two historic structures at Bobcat Ridge Natural Area: the 1888 pioneer barn and log chicken house. To accept the grant and proceed with the project the City must enter into a contract with History Colorado. The contract requires a twenty-year covenant on the property surrounding the barn and chicken shed, which states that the City will agree to maintain the buildings, once restored, for twenty years and will not alter anything on the property without express written permission of History Colorado. The City also received a $24,000 grant from the Pulliam Charitable Trust to provide most of the 25% in funds necessary to match the funds received from the State. Natural Areas Program funds will be used to fund the remaining $7,131 necessary to fully fund the project. 19. First Reading of Ordinance No. 171, 2011, Appropriating Unanticipated Grant Revenue in the General Fund for the Exterior Rehabilitation of the Seckner Brothers Building at 216 Linden Street. This Ordinance appropriates unanticipated revenue in the amount of $73,890 for the exterior facade rehabilitation of the Seckner Brothers Building, 216 Linden Street. The City was awarded a State Historical Fund grant in the amount of $35,000. Matching funds totaling $36,890 are provided by the Downtown Development Authority ($25,890), a City-funded Zero-Interest Loan ($6,100) and the remainder by the building’s owners, Irwin and Judith Winterowd. The City will only be responsible for administering the grant, which will be carried out by Community Development and Neighborhood Services staff. Staff time allocated to administration will be reimbursed by the grant. 20. First Reading of Ordinance No. 172, 2011, Adopting the 2012 Classified Employees’ Pay Plan. The City of Fort Collins 2012 Pay Plan establishes a pay range structure for employee compensation. It is the framework that sets the minimum and maximum pay for City positions. The methodology used by the City is based on compensation best practices. The 2012 Pay Plan uses average actual salary data collected from public and private sector markets for benchmark positions to determine pay range midpoints within occupational groups. Ranges for non-benchmark jobs are established using a point factor system that is calibrated against the benchmark jobs. 21. First Reading of Ordinance No. 173, 2011, Amending the City Code Concerning the Issuance of Special Event Permits by the Local Licensing Authority. Legislators passed Senate Bill 11-066, which authorizes a local licensing authority to issue special event permits to qualifying organizations and political candidates without sending the application to the state authority for approval. The proposed amendments to the City Code will authorize the local licensing authority to approve special event permit applications locally without obtaining state approval as allowed under Senate Bill 11-066. Additionally, there is a proposed increase of $25 in the local application fee to help defray some of the costs associated with the local application process, which generally exceed the proposed fee of $50 per day of permitted event. Page 6 22. Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 174, 2011, Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to Adopt and Provide for Technical Revision of the Fort Collins Stormwater Criteria Manual. The Stormwater Repurposing effort was initiated at a City Council work session in October 2008. The intent of this effort was to review the City’s stormwater program in its entirety, and explore new or reformed methods of water quality and quantity management in each of the City’s stormwater basins. The program review was broken down into 14 categories, with one specifically identifying the need to update the Stormwater Criteria Manual. Adoption of the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District (UDFCD) Criteria Manual will set the standard for the City of Fort Collins. Exception language that identifies key aspects specific to the City will be adopted into the City Code concurrently with this action. 23. First Reading of Ordinance No. 175, 2011, Designating the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage, 160 Yale Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. The owner of the property, Judith Goeke, is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation for the Bartlett/Goeke House and Attached Garage at 160 Yale Avenue. The residence is eligible for designation as a Landmark under Designation Standard 3, for its architectural significance to Fort Collins. A 1950s Split-Level home, it is a early example of this housing type within Fort Collins, and exhibits a high level of physical integrity relative to the seven aspects of integrity: location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, association, and feeling. 24. First Reading of Ordinance No. 176, 2011, Designating the Chestnut/ Wombacher Residence, Attached Three-Car Garage, and Historic Freestanding Fireplace, 331 South Shields Street/1200 West Magnolia Street, as Fort Collins Landmarks Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. The Chestnut/Wombacher Property, at 331 South Shields Street, is eligible for designation as a Fort Collins Landmark under Standard 3, for its architectural significance to Fort Collins. The house and attached three-car garage embody distinctive characteristics of the Tudor Revival style, prevalent in the 1920s and 1930s. Notable features include the stucco exterior, with randomly placed decorative large rock; the large chimney; steep, multi-gabled roof lines; a classic sloped gable or “cat-slide” entryway; and two and three light casement windows. The house contains two separate apartments in the basement. The property also contains a freestanding historic brick and stone fireplace, dating to the period of construction. 25. First Reading of Ordinance No. 177, 2011, Designating the Lewis and Mae Tiley/Joanne F. Gallagher Residence and Attached Garage, 2500 South College Avenue, as a Fort Collins Landmark Pursuant to Chapter 14 of the City Code. The owner of the property, Joanne Gallagher, is initiating this request for Fort Collins Landmark designation for the Lewis and Mae Tiley/Joanne F. Gallagher Residence and Attached Garage, at 2500 South College Avenue. The residence with attached garage is significant under Designation Standard (2) for its association with Mae, Lewis, and Bill Tiley, Fort Collins developers who platted and developed several post-World War II residential subdivisions, including the South College Heights subdivision where this property is located; and under Designation Standard (3), as an architecturally significant example of a mid-1950s Ranch type home. This property retains a very high level of integrity relative to the seven aspects of integrity: location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, association, and feeling. 26. Resolution 2011-104 Adopting the Annual Revenue Allocation Formula to Define the City of Fort Collins’ Contribution to the Poudre Fire Authority Budget for the Year 2012 for Operations and Maintenance This Resolution establishes a Revenue Allocation Formula between the City of Fort Collins and the Poudre Fire Authority to contribute funding for operating and maintenance of the Poudre Fire Authority. Page 7 27. Resolution 2011-105 Extending the Time Period for Completion of the Annual Performance Review of the City Attorney. The City Council has not yet conducted with the 2011 annual performance evaluation of the City Attorney because the City Attorney has been out on medical leave and temporarily unavailable. In order to provide additional latitude for completion of the performance evaluation process, the Resolution authorizes the Council Leadership Team to work with the City Attorney to determine an appropriate time for that process to move forward. 28. Resolution 2011-106 Adopting the 2011 Update to the Three Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins. This is the annual update to the Three-Mile Plan for the City of Fort Collins. The Three-Mile Plan is a policy document that is required to ensure that the City complies with the regulations of the Colorado Revised Statutes. 29. Resolution 2011-107 Amending the Rules of Procedure Governing the Conduct of City Council Meetings. This Resolution amends the rules of procedure that govern the conduct of City Council meetings by moving consideration of items pulled from the Consent Calendar by a member of the City Council to earlier in the Order. In addition, the Resolution clarifies the point in the Order of Business at which items may be pulled off of the Consent Calendar for individual consideration. END CONSENT 30. Consent Calendar Follow-up. This is an opportunity for Councilmembers to comment on items adopted or approved on the Consent Calendar. 31. Staff Reports. 32. Councilmember Reports. DISCUSSION ITEMS The method of debate for discussion items is as follows: ! Mayor introduces the item number and subject; asks if formal presentation will be made by staff ! Staff presentation (optional) ! Mayor requests citizen comment on the item (five-minute limit for each citizen)* ! Council questions of staff on the item ! Council motion on the item ! Council discussion ! Final Council comments ! Council vote on the item *Note: Time limits for individual agenda items may be revised, at the discretion of the Mayor, to ensure all citizens have an opportunity to speak. Please sign in at the table in the back of the room. The timer will buzz when there are 30 seconds left and the light will turn yellow. It will buzz again at the end of the speaker’s time. Page 8 33. First Reading of Ordinance No. 178, 2011, Amending the Land Use Code Regarding Digital Signs and Pole Signs. (staff: Peter Barnes, Steve Dush, Bruce Hendee, Ginny Sawyer; 15 minute staff presentation; 45 minute discussion) In response to Council feedback, staff has prepared an ordinance amending current Land Use Code regulations for digital signs and freestanding pole signs. With respect to digital signs, the recommended Code changes address such things as brightness, color, design, and location. Additional design criteria to enhance the appearance of pole signs are also proposed. 34. Items relating to the Safe Ride Home Program. (staff: Kurt Ravenschlag, Jeremy Yonce, Mark Clitnovici, Jerry Schiager; 15 minute staff presentation; 45 minute discussion) A. Resolution 2011-108 Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Contract with the Board of Governors of the Colorado State University System for the Benefit of the Associated Students of Colorado State University to Create the Safe Ride Home Weekend Bus Service. B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 179, 2011, Appropriating Unanticipated Reserves in the Transit Fund For the Operation of a Late Night Bus Service. Fort Collins Police Services (FCPS) has had recent discussions with the Associated Students of Colorado State University (ASCSU) about creating an additional transportation option for people leaving the downtown area on weekend nights. In this partnership Police Services hopes to accomplish important goals of reducing the number of people and the associated problems in the downtown area and increasing traffic safety by giving people an additional option for leaving downtown safely and decreasing the number of drivers who have been drinking during this timeframe. The available transportation is unable to meet the demand for transportation during this timeframe. ASCSU has an interest in providing this service for students and is willing to invest funds from student fees to address this need. By combining available funding, these parties are able to provide this service to all members of our community for a modest fare. The proposal is to enter into a one year contract between ASCSU and Transfort to provide two fixed bus routes on Friday and Saturday nights, every weekend during the term of the Agreement, from 11:30 PM to 2:30 AM. An ongoing assessment will be conducted to determine the effectiveness of this project, any potential improvements, and explore opportunities for long-term funding. 35. Public Hearing and Second Reading of Ordinance No. 166, 2011, Amending Chapter 26 of the City Code to Revise Electric Rates, Fees and Charges. (staff: Brian Janonis, Patty Bigner, Bill Switzer; 3 minute staff presentation; 30 minute discussion) This residential energy rate is used to bill about 55,000 residential customers. These customers include single-family dwellings, individually metered apartments and home occupations. This rate class also includes a small group (220) of multi-family customers with a single meter. Seventeen of these customers occupy four-plex or larger units. This rate ordinance increases the residential energy rate by an average of 6%; however, the percentage of increase varies by season and customer usage. Option B of the Ordinance was adopted on First Reading on November 15, 2011 by a vote of 4-2 (Nays: Troxell, Weitkunat; Kottwitz absent). If adopted on Second Reading, the rate will be effective with meter readings after February 1, 2012. The residential electric rate has three components: (1) a fixed charge, the monthly charge that recovers the cost of metering, billing, collecting and providing customer service, and all other customer-related costs; (2) a distribution facilities charge that recovers the cost of operating and maintaining the distribution substations, poles, wires, conductors, and transformers required to deliver power to customers, applied on a $/kilowatt hour (kWh or unit of electricity) basis; and (3) an energy charge that recovers the cost of fuel, purchased power, and all other variable costs associated with the production of electricity. The energy charge includes both energy and demand components of purchase power. The new rate will change the structure of the energy charge in two ways: (1) creating specific pricing for three tiers or blocks of energy use; and (2) creating seasonal pricing in the summer season billing months of June, July and August. Page 9 The fixed charge will increase to $4.48 per bill from the 2011 charge of $3.91. The distribution facilities charge will increase to $0.0256/kWh from the 2011 charge of $0.0220/kWh. The current 2011 energy charge is $0.0248. The Ordinance creates three inclining blocks or tiers that will differ in the summer months of June, July and August from the remaining months of the year. 1. During the summer season billing months of June, July and August, the energy charge per kWh will be tiered with the following charges: a. for the first 500 kilowatt hours per month, per kilowatt hour: $0.0531 / kWh. b. for the next 500 kilowatt hours per month, per kilowatt hour: $0.0689 / kWh. c. for all additional kilowatt hours per month, per kilowatt hour: $0.1005 / kWh. The meter reading date will generally determine the summer season billing months; however, no customer shall be billed more than three (3) full billing cycles at the summer rates. 2. During the non-summer season billing months of January through May and September through December, the energy charge per kWh will be tiered with the following charges: a. for the first 500 kilowatt hours per month, per kilowatt hour: $0.0482 / kWh. b. for the next 500 kilowatt hours per month, per kilowatt hour: $0.0520 / kWh. c. for all additional kilowatt hours per month, per kilowatt hour: $0.0603 / kWh. Accommodation for customers with medical needs is planned. Also a pilot time-of-use rate for electric vehicles will be developed for Council consideration in mid-2012. 36. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 167, 2011, Amending Chapter 23, Articles IX and X of the City Code to Update Language Related to the Use of Motorized Devices on City Trails by People with Disabilities. (staff: Marty Heffernan; 5 minute staff presentation; 30 minute discussion) On First Reading, the City Council amended Ordinance No. 167, 2011 to eliminate the provisions pertaining to implementation of a one year trial period to allow electric assisted bicycles on City trails. Provisions in the Ordinance to change the City Code to clarify that people with temporary or permanent mobility disabilities are allowed to operate ebikes and other power driven mobility devices on trails, and in parks and natural areas, in accordance with City regulations, were retained. This Ordinance was adopted with these revisions, on First Reading on November 15, 2011 by a vote of 4-2 (Nays: Troxell, Weitkunat). Changes were made to the Ordinance between First and Second Readings to shorten the title of the Ordinance, add information about recent ADA regulations, and remove a definition that is no longer needed. 37. First Reading of Ordinance No. 180, 2011, Amending Section 2-596 of the City Code and Setting the Salary of the City Manager. (staff: Janet Miller, Amy Sharkey; no staff presentation; 10 minute discussion) City Council met in executive session on November 9, 2011, to conduct the performance review of City Manager Darin Atteberry. Ordinance No. 180, 2011, establishes the salary of the City Manager. 38. First Reading of Ordinance No. 181, 2011, Amending Section 2-606 of the City Code and Setting the Salary of the Municipal Judge. (staff: Janet Miller, Amy Sharkey; no staff presentation; 10 minute discussion) City Council met in executive session on November 9, 2011, to conduct the performance review of Municipal Judge Kathleen Lane. Ordinance No. 181, 2011, establishes the 2012 salary of the Municipal Judge. 39. Pulled Consent Items. Page 10 40. Other Business. 41. Adjournment. a. Motion to adjourn meeting to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2011. Every Council meeting will end no later than 10:30 p.m., except that: (1) any item of business commenced before 10:30 p.m. may be concluded before the meeting is adjourned and (2) the City Council may, by majority vote, extend a meeting until no later than 12:00 a.m. for the purpose of considering additional items of business. Any matter which has been commenced and is still pending at the conclusion of the Council meeting, and all matters scheduled for consideration at the meeting which have not yet been considered by Council, will be continued to the next regular Council meeting and will be placed first on the discussion agenda for such meeting. urban renewal authority Karen Weitkunat, President City Council Chambers Kelly Ohlson, Vice-President City Hall West Ben Manvel 300 LaPorte Avenue Lisa Poppaw Fort Collins, Colorado Aislinn Kottwitz Wade Troxell Gerry Horak Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 on the Comcast cable system Darin Atteberry, Executive Director Steve Roy, City Attorney Wanda Krajicek, Secretary The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224-6001) for assistance. URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY WORK SESSION December 6, 2011 (after the Regular Council Meeting) 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Urban Renewal Authority Policies and Procedures; Best Approach for Tax Increment Financing. (staff: Bruce Hendee, Christina Vincent; 45 minute discussion) The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) Board approved a thorough revision to the Policies and Procedures (Policies) in May 2010 from the original Policies created in 2006. At the May 17, 2011 URA Board meeting, it was discussed that the Policies should have more detail regarding green building practices and therefore should come back to the URA Board for more revisions. Staff received feedback from June 14, 2011, and October 4, 2011 work sessions to modify the language as proposed by the URA Board. These Policies are intended to give guidance to the eligible developments and objectives of the URA to applicants, staff, citizens and the URA Board for decision making purposes. At the last work session in October, the conversation was continued to a later date to discuss the Policies in the greater context of tax increment financing and the best approach for awarding grant monies. 3. Other Business. 4. Adjournment.