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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
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Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Steve Roy, City Attorney
Wanda Nelson, City Clerk
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**REVISED**
ADJOURNED MEETING
April 23, 2013
After the Work Session
1. Call Meeting to Order.
2. Roll Call.
3. Items Relating to the Oil and Gas Operator Agreement Between the City and Prospect Energy,
LLC. (staff: Laurie Kadrich, Lindsay Ex, Dan Weinheimer)
A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 057, 2013 Terminating the Moratorium Imposed by
Ordinance No. 145, 2012 with Respect to Oil and Gas Operations Conducted under an
Oil and Gas Operator Agreement Between the City and Prospect Energy, LLC and
Exempting Such Operations from the Prohibitions Contained in Section 12-135 of the City
Code (Options 1 and 2).
B. Resolution 2013-036 Approving an Amendment to the Oil and Gas Operator Agreement
Between the City and Prospect Energy, LLC (Options 1 and 2).
On March 19, 2013, Council approved an Operator’s Agreement with Prospect Energy to conduct
oil and gas operation in the city limits. The terms of the Agreement ensure stringent public health
and safety measures are in place through Best Management Practices (BMPs), which generally
exceed current requirements mandated by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission
(COGCC), and provide strict controls on the release of methane gases and other volatile organic
compounds (VOCs). The Council also adopted on First Reading, Ordinance No. 057, 2013, by a
vote of 5-1 (nays: Ohlson, absent: Poppaw), removing the Moratorium imposed by Ordinance No.
145, 2012, with respect to an Oil and Gas Operator Agreement with Prospect Energy.
April 23, 2013
• Option #1- Amended Operator Agreement Resolution 2013-036
Resolution 2013-036 will further amend the Operator’s Agreement with Prospect Energy to clarify
that (1) no new drilling will occur in any plugged or abandoned well in the Fort Collins Field and
that (2) all Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission rules to be effective August 1, 2013
will apply to any exploration and drilling activities in the Undeveloped Acreage (UDA), and (3)
along the west and southern boundaries of the UDA, a 1,000 foot set-back shall be required from
any residential area in accordance with COGCC standards of measurement, and (4) the Amended
Agreement must be executed by both parties on or before June 15, 2013.
• Option #2 – Amended Operator Agreement Resolution 2013-036
Limit the Agreement to the Fort Collins Field by removing UDA from the Operator Agreement and
prohibit re-entry into plugged and abandoned wells.
4. Other Business.
a. Motion to adjourn to 6:00, Monday, April 29, 2013.
5. Adjournment.