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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 07/23/2013 - SUMMARY AGENDA (WORK SESSION)Karen Weitkunat, Mayor Council Information Center Gerry Horak, District 6, Mayor Pro Tem City Hall West Bob Overbeck, District 1 300 LaPorte Avenue Lisa Poppaw, District 2 Fort Collins, Colorado Gino Campana, District 3 Wade Troxell, District 4 Ross Cunniff, District 5 Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 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. WORK SESSION July 23, 2013 6 p.m. 1. Call Meeting to Order. 2. Exterior Property Maintenance Codes. (staff: Beth Sowder, Mike Gebo, Polly Lauridsen; 45 minute discussion) The purpose of this work session is to discuss possible solutions regarding on-going exterior residential property maintenance issues that create a negative impact on neighboring residential properties and that are not currently addressed by existing codes. This discussion focuses on three items that have a significant impact to the neighborhood and the general public because they are viewable from the public right-of-way. Neighbors have expressed that these conditions have a negative impact on their property values, quality enjoyment of their properties, and a general feel of neglect and deterioration. These items include: • Exterior Surface Deterioration • Vacant and Dangerous Buildings • Excessive Storage of Personal Property Viewable from the Public Right-of-Way. July 23, 2013 3. Rocky Mountain Innosphere Report and Business Incubation Strategy Overview. (staff: Bruce Hendee, Josh Birks; Mike Freeman, Chief Executive Officer, Rocky Mountain Innosphere, 1 hour discussion) The purpose of this work session is to provide City Council with an update regarding the activities of the Rocky Mountain Innosphere and an overview of the City’s incubation strategy. Staff from the Economic Health Office will provide an overview of the City’s business incubation strategy. The overview will describe current and future activities related to business incubation. In addition, the overview will describe how incubation fits into the larger economic health strategy of the City. Staff from the Rocky Mountain Innosphere will provide an update on activities during the first part of 2013 and a review of the 2012 annual report. A focus of the update will be activities by Innosphere in developing access to capital for client companies and growing the pipeline of potential client companies. 4. Other Business. 5. Adjournment.