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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 10/13/2015 - SUMMARY AGENDA (WORK SESSION)City of Fort Collins Page 1 Wade Troxell, Mayor Council Information Center (CIC) Gerry Horak, District 6, Mayor Pro Tem City Hall West Bob Overbeck, District 1 300 LaPorte Avenue Ray Martinez, District 2 Fort Collins, Colorado Gino Campana, District 3 Kristin Stephens, District 4 Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 Ross Cunniff, District 5 on the Comcast cable system Carrie Daggett Darin Atteberry Wanda Winkelmann City Attorney City Manager 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. City Council Work Session October 13, 2015 3:00 PM  CALL TO ORDER. 1. Water Development Fees. (staff: Donnie Dustin, Carol Webb, Lance Smith; 15 minute staff presentation; 20 minute discussion) The purpose of this item is to update the City Council on the Utilities’ water development fees. Staff will present background information on the Utilities current water development fees, which include raw water requirements (RWR) and plant investment fees (PIF), and consider additional studies and next steps for making changes to these fees. 2. Ditch and Reservoir Companies. (staff: Carol Webb, Dean Klingner, Kevin Gertig, Laurie Kadrich; 10 minute staff presentation; 20 minute discussion) The purpose of this item is to seek feedback from City Council regarding opportunities for the development of a broader master plan for ditches in the City. Staff will provide general information on ditch companies operating in Fort Collins and seek feedback regarding a summary of the findings of a ditch company Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) analysis. Staff will also provide an update on progress related to Budgeting For Outcomes (BFO) Offer 130.1, “Arthur Ditch Master Plan and Alternative Analysis”. 3. Water Efficiency Plan. (staff: Liesel Hans, Lisa Rosintoski; 15 minute staff presentation; 30 minute discussion) The purpose of this work session item is to present the draft of the 2015 Water Efficiency Plan update for feedback Council consideration of adoption. The Utilities Water Conservation Team, along with input from the Water Board and various City staff, has developed the draft Water Efficiency Plan update for Council consideration. The draft plan, if adopted, will replace the current 2010 Water City of Fort Collins Page 2 Conservation Plan. The Plan provides goals, objectives, and implementation principles that will guide activities undertaken by the Water Conservation Team as part of the Budget for Outcomes (BFO) process. The proposed Plan aims to support and promote the conservation ethic of Fort Collins and ensure the efficient and beneficial use of our water resources in support of the Water Supply and Demand Management Policy. The State of Colorado Water Conservation Act of 2004 (House Bill 04-1365) requires entities that provide retail water and have total annual demands of 2,000 acre-feet or more to submit an updated Water Efficiency Plan at least every seven years to the Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB). An entity’s plan is required to include sections on water supplies, historic water demands and demand management activities, the planning process and goals, selection of activities, implementation and monitoring, and adoption and approval.  Council will take a dinner break from 5:00 - 6:00 pm, and then will resume the work session. 4. Community Recycling Ordinance. (staff: Caroline Mitchell, Jeff Mihelich, Lucinda Smith; 15 minute staff presentation; 45 minute discussion) The purpose of this item is to consider options to update and potentially expand Fort Collins’ Pay-As- You-Throw (PAYT) ordinance into a Community Recycling Ordinance, in support of the Road to Zero Waste and Climate Action Plan goals. Options include updating the price differential between trash can sizes under the current PAYT ordinance for single-family homes, and expanding recycling to all multi-family and commercial locations in Fort Collins. In two years, the options under consideration are bundling organics collection (food scraps, yard trimmings, etc.) into the single-family service rates, and requiring composting of food scraps from grocers and large restaurants. 5. Community Recycling Center and Other Zero Waste Initiatives. (staff: Susie Gordon, Jeff Mihelich, Lucinda Smith; 10 minute staff presentation; 35 minute discussion) The purpose of this item is to present information about four approaches to expanding citizens’ opportunities to divert more waste materials from landfill disposal, in the interests of implementing “Road to Zero Waste” strategies that will help the community reach adopted Zero Waste goals. The four approaches are: 1. Build a complete Community Recycling Center (CRC) for “hard-to-recycle-materials” as previously described at the June 23, 2015 work session. 2. Build a modified CRC “lite” at the same previously identified site (Timberline/East Prospect) that: a. does not accept green-waste/wood 3. Build a modified CRC “lite” at the same site that: a. does not accept green-waste/wood and b. is only open two days per week (not five) 4. Redirect efforts to a bundle of other strategies that support progress toward Zero Waste goals. 6. Update on Community Policing. (staff: Jerry Schiager, John Hutto, Jeremy Yonce; 15 minute staff presentation; 30 minute discussion) The purpose of this item is to provide City Council with a summary of current community policing programs and activities. Police Services would also like to receive direction from Council regarding a future Campus West substation.  OTHER BUSINESS.  ADJOURNMENT.