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Karen Weitkunat, Mayor Council Chambers
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.
SPECIAL MEETING
July 30, 2013
6 p.m.
1. Call Meeting to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Executive Session.
This special meeting has been called to consider whether to go into executive session for the
purpose of meeting with the City Attorney and other affected members of City staff, as permitted
under City Code Section 2-31(a)(2), regarding potential litigation and related legal issues.
4. Other Business.
5. Adjournment.
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 30, 2013
6 p.m.
1. Call Meeting to Order.
2. Local Action Regarding Amendment 64 (Recreational Marijuana.). (staff: Ginny
Sawyer, Don Vagge, Bronwyn Scurlock; 90 minute discussion)
On November 6, 2012, Colorado voters passed Amendment 64, which requires the state
to establish a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed (similar to alcohol) in a
retail environment. These licensed establishments must be separate and distinct from
medical marijuana centers.
Under Amendment 64, Council has three options in regard to retail operations: (1) adopt
an ordinance prohibiting retail marijuana businesses in Fort Collins; (2) refer a retail
marijuana prohibition question to the voters; or (3) allow retail marijuana businesses in
Fort Collins and impose local restrictions on the time, place, manner and number of retail
marijuana operations.
Additionally, the Amendment allows persons 21 years of age or older to legally possess
up to one ounce or less of marijuana without a doctor’s recommendation and to grow up
to six marijuana plants. Local jurisdictions have the option to better define and regulate
home growing if they choose.
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3. Other Business.
4. Adjournment.
u r b a n r e n e w a l a u t h o r i t y
Karen Weitkunat, Chairperson City Council Chambers
Gerry Horak, Vice-Chairperson City Hall West
Bob Overbeck 300 LaPorte Avenue
Lisa Poppaw Fort Collins, Colorado
Gino Campana
Wade Troxell
Ross Cunniff Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14
on the Comcast cable system
Darin Atteberry, Executive Director
Steve Roy, City Attorney
Wanda Nelson, 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
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION
July 30, 2013
(after the City Council Work Session)
1. Call Meeting to Order.
2. The Role of the Urban Renewal Authority to Carry out the Mission and Implement the Policies Within
City Plan. (staff: Bruce Hendee, Josh Birks, Tom Leeson; 1 hour discussion)
The three different roles the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) can play to support the redevelopment
of targeted areas include, React, Promote and Initiate. The various roles the URA takes are directly
related to its strategy to carry out the goals and policies in City Plan with respect to redevelopment.
The extent to which the Board engages in these roles is a policy decision and should be discussed
by the Board. Additionally, there is a relationship between the role the URA takes with a certain
project and the purpose of the financial assistance that also influences how the URA achieves its
mission.
3. Urban Renewal Policies Relating to Energy Efficiency Requirements and Recycling/Reuse of
Demolition and Construction Waste Materials. (staff: Bruce Hendee, Josh Birks, Tom Leeson; 1 hour
discussion)
Consideration of the March 27, 2013 Urban Renewal Authority (URA) Board resolution to require URA
funded projects to participate in the EPA’s Energy Star program, as well as construction/demolition
waste diversion thresholds, was continued to allow for greater public outreach and discourse with
interested parties. Subsequent to the March URA Board meeting, staff set up a working group of
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community members and industry professionals to provide feedback on the proposed changes. The
group supported the required participation in the Energy Star program; however, the group
recommended the punitive aspect of withholding funds if the project does not meet the required score
be removed. The working group also supported the required waste diversion from construction
and/or demolition but suggested an allowance for “As-Built Surveys” to be submitted as evidence of
non-compliance, require third-party verification, and to remove the punitive aspect of the policy.
4. Other Business.
5. Adjournment.