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City Council Work Session
August 25, 2015
6:00 PM
CALL TO ORDER.
1. Timing of Community Improvement Program Projects. (staff: Ginny Sawyer, Darin Atteberry; 10
minute staff presentation; 45 minute discussion)
The purpose of this item is to discuss and confirm project timing for projects approved in April 2015
as part of the ¼-cent Community Improvement Program (BOB 2.0). The Program includes 17 funds
and projects to be implemented between 2016 and 2025.
2. Update on Homelessness Action Items. (staff: Beth Sowder, Vanessa Fenley, Director of
Homeward 2020; 20 minute staff presentation; 45 minute discussion)
The purpose of this item is to focus primarily on local action items to address homelessness in Fort
Collins and provide a larger context with a brief overview of national, state, and regional trends of
homelessness issues and practices.
3. Strategies to Address Disruptive Behaviors Downtown. (staff: Jeff Mihelich; 30 minute staff
presentation; 60 minute discussion)
The purpose of this item is to bring forth four options for consideration in light of opinions,
complaints, and feedback received regarding disruptive behaviors in downtown. Any or all of the
options could be initiated as pilot programs.
1. Authorize and deploy a Street Outreach Program, whose team will proactively build relationships
with vulnerable populations, provide options for help and other resources, and inform about City
ordinances.
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2. Expand and enhance the use of location diversion as a sentencing alternative which includes
plea bargains where perpetrators of disruptive behaviors agree to avoid Downtown in lieu of fines
and other penalties.
3. Continued exploration of Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) methods to
create safer public spaces.
4. The initiation of a Shared Public Spaces Ordinance, which would regulate sitting or lying in the
public right-of-way in downtown.
OTHER BUSINESS.
ADJOURNMENT.