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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - COMPLETE AGENDA - 04/09/2013 - COMPLETE AGENDACITY COUNCIL AGENDA Karen Weitkunat, Mayor Council Chambers Kelly Ohlson, District 5, Mayor Pro Tem City Hall West Ben Manvel, District 1 Bob Overbeck, District 1 (elect) 300 LaPorte Avenue Lisa Poppaw, District 2 Fort Collins, Colorado Aislinn Kottwitz, District 3 Gino Campana, District 3 (elect) Wade Troxell, District 4 Ross Cunniff, District 5 (elect) Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 Gerry Horak, District 6 on the Comcast cable system Darin Atteberry, City Manager Steve Roy, City Attorney Wanda Nelson, 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. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224- 6001) for assistance. SPECIAL MEETING April 9, 2013 6 p.m. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Pledge of Allegiance. 4. Outgoing Councilmember Comments. 5. Oaths of Office - Newly Elected Mayor and Councilmembers. District 1 Councilmember Overbeck, District 3 Councilmember Campana, District 5 Councilmember Cunniff, and Mayor Weitkunat will take their oaths of office at this time. 6. Newly Elected Councilmembers will be seated. 7. Resolution 2013-029 Expressing Gratitude and Appreciation to Ben Manvel for His Contributions to the Community as a Councilmember. April 9, 2013 8. Resolution 2013-030 Expressing Gratitude and Appreciation to Aislinn Kottwitz for Her Contributions to the Community as a Councilmember. 9. Resolution 2013-031 Expressing Gratitude and Appreciation to Kelly Ohlson for His Contributions to the Community as Mayor Pro Tem and Councilmember. 10. Election of Mayor Pro Tem. (2 year term) The Charter provides that the Council shall elect a Mayor Pro Tem who shall act as Mayor during the absence or disability of the Mayor. 11. Other Business. 12. Adjournment. **RECEPTION in the CIC*** RESOLUTION 2013-029 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO BEN MANVEL FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AS A COUNCILMEMBER WHEREAS, Ben Manvel was elected as a City Councilmember on April 5, 2005, took office on April 19, 2005, was reelected on April 7, 2009, and has served two full terms on City Council through April 9, 2013; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Manvel has served as the Council liaison to the Air Quality Advisory Board, the Community Development Block Grant Commission, the General Employee Retirement Committee, the Natural Resources Advisory Board, and the Transportation Board; and WHEREAS, during his tenure, Councilmember Manvel has also served as a member of the City’s Downtown Development Authority, Ethics Review Board, the Legislative Review Committee, and the Finance Committee; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Manvel has represented the City on the Colorado State University Liaison Committee, the CML Policy Committee, the Larimer County Fair Board, the Larimer County Open Lands Advisory Board, the North College Urban Renewal Plan Citizen Advisory Group, the North Front Range Transportation/Air Quality Planning Council - Metropolitan Planning Council (MPO), the Air Quality Council, the North I-25/Governor’s Regional Front Range Environmental Impact Study (EIS) Project Regional Coordination Committee (CDOT), and the Poudre Heritage Alliance; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Manvel has shown great passion and commitment to the citizens of Fort Collins through his efforts to improve air quality, provide public transportation, and foster economic health. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the City expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Ben Manvel for his service and contributions to the community as District 1 Councilmember. Passed and adopted at a special meeting of the City Council held this 9th day of April, A.D. 2013. ____________________________________ Mayor ATTEST: __________________________ City Clerk RESOLUTION 2013-030 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO AISLINN KOTTWITZ FOR HER CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AS A COUNCILMEMBER WHEREAS, Aislinn Kottwitz was elected on April 7, 2009, took office on April 14, 2009, and has served one full term on City Council through April 9, 2013; and WHEREAS, during her tenure, Councilmember Kottwitz has served as the Council liaison to the Commission on Disability, the Cultural Resources Board, the Golf Board, the Land Conservation and Stewardship Board, the Senior Advisory Board, and the Youth Advisory Board; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Kottwitz has also served as a member of the City Council’s Ethics Review Board; and WHEREAS, Councilmember Kottwitz has exemplified the qualities of a good leader, including her emphasis on family, maintaining a strong work ethic, and adding beneficial ideas in the decision-making process. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the City expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Aislinn Kottwitz for her service and contributions to the community as District 3 Councilmember. Passed and adopted at a special meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 9th day of April A.D. 2013. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk RESOLUTION 2013-031 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO KELLY OHLSON FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AS MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCILMEMBER WHEREAS, Kelly Ohlson was elected to the City Council on April 5, 2005 for a second time, having served on City Council from April 12, 1983 until March 10, 1987, and as Mayor from March 3, 1986 until March 10, 1987; and WHEREAS, Mr. Ohlson took office for the second time on April 19, 2005, and was reelected on April 7, 2009, serving two consecutive terms through April 9, 2013; and WHEREAS, Kelly Ohlson has served as Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Fort Collins for three terms from April 10, 2007, through April 9, 2013; and WHEREAS, during this tenure, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson has served on the Ethics Review Board and as the Council liaison to the Building Review Board, the Parks and Recreation Board, and the Zoning Board of Appeals; and WHEREAS, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson has ably represented the City on the Downtown Development Authority Board of Directors, the Finance Committee, the Legislative Review Committee, and the Public Safety Planning and Funding Committee, and in numerous other capacities; and WHEREAS, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson served on the Natural Resources Advisory Board from 1995 through 2003, the Citizen Budget Committee, the first City Plan Advisory Committee, and the Building Community Choices Citizen’s Committee; and WHEREAS, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson received Etown’s National E-chievement Award in 2008 for his decades of work protecting open space and natural areas, and the State of Colorado Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 for his work to significantly further recycling and reduce solid waste in Colorado; and WHEREAS, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson received the first Founder’s Award from the Fort Collins Conventions and Visitors Bureau in 2010; and WHEREAS, throughout his terms in office, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson has been a strong advocate for the residents and neighborhoods of Fort Collins and the environmental sustainability of the community; and WHEREAS, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson has exemplified the qualities of a leader and has demonstrated his commitment to this community through his many years of service, his preservation efforts of natural areas and our community’s history and development of environmental sustainability while seeking to foster fiscal responsibility. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the City expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Kelly Ohlson for his service and contributions to the community as Mayor Pro Tem and District 5 Councilmember. Passed and adopted at a special meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 9th day of April A.D. 2013. Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk