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Home My WebLink AboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 09/11/2018 - REVIEW OF THE 2017-18 RECOMMENDED BUDGET - WORK SEDATE: STAFF: September 11, 2018 Darin Atteberry, City Manager Mike Beckstead, Chief Financial Officer Lawrence Pollack, Budget Director WORK SESSION ITEM City Council SUBJECT FOR DISCUSSION Review of the 2017-18 Recommended Budget - Work Session #1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The purpose of this work session is to review the City Manager’s 2019-2020 Recommended Budget that was delivered to City Council and the City Clerk on August 31, 2018 pursuant to provisions of Article V, Section 2 of the City Charter. In September and October, the City Council will have a series of work sessions to discuss the City Manager’s Recommended Budget and conduct two Public Hearings to gather input from the community. The Recommended Budget is aligned with the City’s 2018 Strategic Plan, the Council Priority Dashboard and community priorities. It was put together based on input from citizens, staff and the City’s executive leadership team. Through continued expanded community outreach, residents have had opportunities to provide input on the specific Offers (budget requests) under consideration. At the September 11, 2018 Work Session, staff will present a summary overview of these strategic Outcomes areas: x Neighborhood Livability and Social Health x Culture and Recreation x Safe Community x Economic Health GENERAL DIRECTION SOUGHT AND SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED 1. What clarifying questions does City Council have on the Outcomes being presented? 2. What follow-up items are there on budget issues related to these Outcomes? BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION The 2019-2020 Budget process began following the City Council Work Session on March 3, 2018 where the City’s 2018 Strategic Plan was reviewed and then later adopted. Since then, staff has done significant work which has led to the City Manager’s 2019-2020 Recommended Budget. To accomplish this the City again used a process called Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) which is a form of priority-based budgeting that included the following major steps: x City staff developed about 480 Offers (budget requests) which were submitted to one of the City’s seven key Strategic Outcomes x One BFO Team per Outcome was created; each one was comprised of seven staff members and two resident volunteers. The BFO teams reviewed Offers and negotiated with Sellers to improve their Offers. Ongoing Offers were given a significant level of scrutiny that included a financial comparison between budget cycles. BFO Teams evaluated and priority ranked all Offers using several inputs including: x Linkage to the City’s adopted 2018 Strategic Plan x Performance Measures September 11, 2018 Page 2 x Community input x Organizational efficiencies and improvements x Significant public outreach was conducted to gather citizen feedback from a broad demographic of the community. During the first three-month phase of public engagement, staff held nine mobile booths at a dozen public events and meetings. In addition, there was extensive online and print marketing efforts gathering feedback via activities, educational materials and direct links to staff. The booths attracted a wide audience, and more than 300 people completed the activity. Education and transparency will continue throughout the next two months to help the community stay informed as Council reviews the City Manager’s Recommended Budget. A summary report is included as an attachment to this AIS. (Attachment 1 & 2) x The prioritized list of funding recommendations from the BFO Teams were then reviewed by the City Manager and the Budget Lead Team (BLT). The BLT deliberated using the same criteria as the BFO Teams, but they looked across all seven Outcomes to make adjustments, as necessary. x The City Manager finalized the Recommended Budget and submitted it to City Council on August 31, 2018 City Council Budget Meetings The City Council has a series of work sessions scheduled in September and October to discuss the proposed 2019-2020 Budget. These work sessions will include staff presentations regarding specific Outcomes, followed by an opportunity for questions and discussion. The final work session will include City Council discussion regarding overall priorities, policy issues and guidance on what changes Council wants included in 1st Reading of the 2019-20 Biennial Budget. Key dates for City Council discussions and Public Hearings are as follows: Meeting Date Topic September 11, 2018 Work Session Presentations, Questions and Discussion: 1. Neighborhood Livability and Social Health 2. Culture and Recreation 3. Safe Community 4. Economic Health September 18, 2018 Regular Meeting Budget Public Hearing #1 October 2, 2018 Regular Meeting Budget Public Hearing #2 October 9, 2018 Work Session Presentation, Questions and Discussion: 5.Environmental Health 6.Transportation 7.High Performing Government October 16, 2018 Work Session (following the regular City Council meeting) General Discussion – Final Council Direction November 6, 2018 Regular Meeting First Reading of the 2019-20 Biennial Budget and the 2019 Appropriation Ordinance November 20, 2018 City Council Meeting Second Reading of the 2019-20 Biennial Budget and the 2019 Appropriation Ordinance September 11, 2018 Page 3 ATTACHMENTS 1. BFO Outreach Summary Report (PDF) 2. Budget Letters for Council (PDF) 3. PowerPoint Presentation (PDF) OBJECTIVE Provide education and information around the City’s budget process and provide opportunities for public feedback. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT METHODS Feedback Activity The feedback activity was arranged by Outcome Area, and then all Offers were combined into subcategories or themes based on purpose. Participants stated what level of resources they believed the City should allot to each Outcome Area, which helped provide a sense of current perceptions. They then chose their top two priorities within each theme. (PDF of activity attached.) Mobile Booths and Presentations Included the prioritization activity, educational materials and an opportunity to engage directly with City staff. Nine mobile booths were set up at community events and public libraries, providing accessible engagement for people who typically may not participate in local government. Staff also presented at several local businesses, organizations and coalition meetings. We connected with a wide audience, ranging in age, race, gender, ethnicity, income and background. More than 300 people completed the activity, either online, at a mobile budget booth or at a presentation. Online The website, fcgov.com/budget, provided information on the City’s budget process and extra resources such as the current budget, Offers organized by Outcome Area and a timeline. This page directed people to the OurCity public engagement platform, which features the mobile budget schedule, feedback activity in English and Spanish and instructions for how to advocate for priorities. Additionally, OurCity’s interactive mobile booth request prompted City engagement at both a neighborhood picnic and a July event. The OurCity website received nearly 600 visits. Social Media engagement included 7,350 impressions on Facebook and 8,930 impressions on Twitter. The engagement rate on Twitter was 2.8 percent, which is 0.6 percent above the City average. FEEDBACK What’s Next? Community interest in the budget grows as residents start to hear leadership discuss it. For this purpose, the public engagement process has been improved to maintain open lines of communication throughout the process. The next phase will include education around revenue streams such as KFCG as well as help share and provide transparency around the City Manager’s Recommended Budget. The tool will also direct the community to the Public Hearings on Sept. 18 and Oct. 2. What We Heard TOP TWO THEMES BY OUTCOME AREA The top two themes presented below are a combination of all outreach (in person and online). NEIGHBORHOOD LIVABILITY AND SOCIAL HEALTH 1. Affordable Housing 2. Community Support CULTURE RECREATION 1. Parks and Trails 2. Recreational Opportunities ECONOMIC HEALTH CURRENT PERCEPTIONS All comments are included in the Appendix. LETTERS TO COUNCIL The Communications and Public Involvement Office received 20 letters and/or emails supporting speciﬁc Offers and/or Programs. The majority were in support of an increase in pickleball courts. Others supported efforts focused on ending homelessness, resurfacing of tennis courts at Rolland Moore, golf enhancements and stormwater improvements. All letters and emails are included in the Appendix. More Resources Current Resources Less Resources No Resources Neighborhood Livability and Social Health 46% 45% 4% 5% Culture Recreation 52% 40% 2% 6 % Economic Health 20% 63% 9% 8% Environmental Health 45% 45% 6% 4% Safe Community 29% 64% 4% 3% Transportation 45% 44% 7% 4% High Performing Government 13% 57% 16% 14% 18-20173 Auxiliary aids and services are available for persons with disabilities. Residents were asked “What level of resources should the City put toward each Outcome?” to help create an understanding of current perceptions and priorities. Top 3 Topics of Open Comments (in order) 1. Recreation Opportunities and Resources 2. Affordable Housing 3. Vehicular and Road Transit Other predominant topics in open comments included: 1 BFO LETTERS FOR COUNCIL Contents Boards & Commissions Super Issue Meeting 2 Golf Advisory Board 3 NFCBA Board of Directors 5 Senior Mens Tennis League 6 Citizen Letters 7 OpenComments 27 $WWDFKPHQW 2 City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk DATE: May 10, 2018 TO: Mayor and City Council THROUGH: Darin Atteberry, City Manager Jeff Mihelich, Deputy City Manager Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk FROM: Christine Macrina, Boards and Commissions Coordinator RE: Summation of Boards and Commissions Super Issue Meeting On Monday, May 7, 2018 a Super Issue Meeting was held at the Lincoln Center. Representatives from 14 different boards and commissions attended. Staff Members Lawrence Pollack, Budget Director and David Young, Communications Specialist presented the 2018 Strategic Plan and Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) updates. During the presentation key dates were provided. Budget offer feedback to Council will be submitted to the communications office, compiled and included in the Agenda Item Summary, which will be given to Council for the October 9, 2018 Council Work Session. Our City.fcgov.com, was introduced highlighting the BFO Online Budgeting Tool and the Mobile Budget Booth. Staff Members Lucinda Smith, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Victoria Shaw, Senior Financial Analyst and Ginny Sawyer, Senior Project Manager presented the Triple Bottom Line reboot. This tool will provide a way for staff to determine the type of public engagement needed at the beginning of a project and can provide a visual illustration of key impacts to Environmental, Economical, and Social Health concerns. Staff Member Cassie Archuleta, Manager of Environmental Sustainability presented Outdoor Residential Burning. Staff is developing recommendations for Council regarding options to address health and nuisance concerns from outdoor residential wood smoke. If more detailed information would be helpful, please let me know. cc: Lawrence Pollack David Young Lucinda Smith Victoria Shaw Ginny Sawyer Cassie Archuleta 3 Golf Advisory Board 413 S. Bryan Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221-6660 970.221-6849 - fax http://www.fcgov.com/cityclerk/golf. php TO: Wade Troxell, Mayor City Council Members FROM: Golf Advisory Board DATE: July 6, 2018 CC: Darin Atteberry, City Manager RE: Recommendations for the 2019-20 BFO offers Mayor and City Council Members, During several meetings this year, the Golf Advisory Board received updates on the latest Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) offers presented by the Parks Staff. The offers were broken by Staff into two categories - On-Going Offers and Enhancement Offers. The On-Going offer presented by the Parks Staff was unanimously approved and supported by the Board. The primary purpose of this letter is to offer our support for the Enhancement offers. While we understand that all of the Enhancement offers cannot be supported, there are two in particular that we want to see included in the upcoming 2019-2020 budget cycle. This memorandum to the City Council shall serve as the Golf Board’s full support for the following offers: Offer 26.2: Enhancement: 1.0 FTE – Golf Manager This position is integral to the successful implementation of operations in order to achieve the goals outlined in the offers for this budget cycle. Currently, the oversight responsibilities are being split between the Park Director (Operations) and a Park Supervisor (Maintenance). As outlined in the offer, this model is not sustainable with the aging infrastructure of the three golf courses and the proposed funding for capital projects. The capital improvement projects will need to be managed closely in order to achieve a favorable outcome in a most expeditious manner. The Golf Division is an enterprise fund operating on an annual $3.5 million budget to provide affordable and accessible golf opportunities to the public. This position will help drive pricing and marketing strategies that could aid in increased attendance. Maintaining customer satisfaction is critical to the courses success and requires consistent oversight. The Division is currently carrying two bonds on the books, one of which will be retired at the end of 2018. This will make available $200K of funds for operations beginning in 2019. The retirement of this bond will favorably offset the expense for the Golf Manager. Offer 26.3: Enhancement: Design and Cost for Irrigation System Replacement at SouthRidge and City Park Nine 4 G qGYYSGYWX_G G G G G kGkGaG G oG GGTSGpGGGGGG UGGhG G G GGGGGGSGGGGGGGG GG GGGUGGG G zGGGGGGzGjGGh¡GjGG GGG G GG GGGGpGSGpGGGGGGG GGG GGGGGG GGGG GUG G pGG GGGGGGGGGGzGj GwSG jGGyGGGGGZYUGGGvGZYU\GGG[GSGGpGGSG GGGGG]SGGGGGG]GGUGGG{GGG GGGGG G GGGGGGGGGG GGGGGGGGGGGUGGG G pGGGGG GGGj GwGGGGGGGGUG G mGjGGGGGGGGGGG GGGGGG UGGrGG GG GGGGGG 5 Funding of this offer has been an ongoing request dating back to the 2014/2015 ($500K) budget process. This offer appropriates $125K of these funds to be used as the design funds to determine the development of cost estimates of the replacement of the irrigation systems to both SouthRidge and City Park Nine. The irrigation system at SouthRidge is 34 years old and City Park Nine is 40 years old. Estimated life span for this type of system is 25 years. The systems break down frequently resulting in costly repairs and redirecting crews to make necessary repairs diverting them from other duties. As has been noted, water sustainability is an important goal to the City. Efficiencies and improvements by replacing the systems included potential savings of 10.5 million gallons of water annually. Savings in labor, irrigations parts and utilities is projected at $45,000 annually. The Golf Board appreciates your consideration of the offers referenced above. Respectfully submitted, Kathy Meyer Chair, Golf Advisory Board City of Fort Collins 7 David Young From: Kelly DiMartino Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2018 9:56 AM To: David Young Subject: Fwd: budgeting for outcomes Follow Up Flag: Flag for follow up Flag Status: Completed FYI... Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Pamela Refvem <pamelaanne46@gmail.com> Date: July 3, 2018 at 9:39:03 AM MDT To: City Leaders <cityleaders@fcgov.com> Subject: budgetingforoutcomes I am writing to support the Murphy Center and Homeward 2020's efforts to make homelessness rare, short- lived and non-recurring. Please include the total amount of the requested funds to expand hours and services at the Murphy Center when determining the next budget. Not only would this be a wise economic decision, but also one that would assist our neighbors experiencing homelessness, as well as those at risk of experiencing homelessness. The Murphy Center and their partners have a proven track record, as our Governor just discovered. Thank you for your consideration of this request. And thank you for your dedication and service to this wonderful community. Respectfully, Pamela Refvem 8 David Young From: Kim Normandin <kimnorm300@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:03 PM To: City Clerk Office; David Young Subject: Pickleball courts in Fort Collins Hey there, Just a note to let you know we are all excited to hear there is the possibility of some new pickleball courts in Fort Collins at Spring Canyon Park (32.5). We are so badly in need of additional courts here, it would be great to have 4 lit courts, but 6 would be so much better! We find that if several groups go to play at the same facility (with 4 courts) there's not enough room. With 6 courts this could easily be eliminated. I presently play in both the Loveland and Windsor leagues to be able to enjoy their courts. Windsor has a very nice 6 court set up, fenced around the perimeter & also fenced between the center, which makes it a very nice place to play tournaments and leagues. So many more players could make good use of this layout. Also, in regards to the courts presently located at City Park, to take these out of use for a year or two would be very detrimental to the pickleball community here. If there is some way to keep these courts functioning while construction is underway it would be much appreciated. These are the nicest courts in town with the shade, picnic area and restrooms close by (32.6). We are very fast growing sport- I've played for over 5 years and cannot fathom the number of new players not only taking lessons at the Senior Center, but seeing the number of young kids with their parents or friends coming to try out the sport. It's catching on faster than we realize and will be continuing to do so. Any additional courts in any area of the city would be extremely welcome by all of us! Thanks for your consideration! Kim Normandin 9 David Young From: craig mortensen <cmort160@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 6:07 AM To: David Young Subject: Pickleball courts Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Dave, My name is Craig Mortensen. My wife and I moved to Fort Collins a year and a half ago. I started playing picklball with a friend and have become hooked as have many other people. What is a amazing to me is the growth of the number of people that have started playing the game since I have been here. As we all know the growth of the number of players will continue to increase rapidly. I appreciate the city recognizing the need for more courts, but feel that if the space is available for more than four courts then why not build them now while the construction is going on. Six courts would allow for league and tournament play which would draw players from other areas and would help to accomodate the need for pickleball courts now and in the future. Once again, thanks to the city for planning courts to be built at Spring Canyon park. Sincerely, Craig Mortensen 10 1 David Young From: Wade Troxell Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 11:57 AM To: Lillys Price Cc: David Young; Darin Atteberry; Bob Adams Subject: Re: Budgeting for outcomes - pickleball Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Hi Lilly’s: Thank you for your input on the budget and interest in pickle ball. Regards, Wade Mayor Wade Troxell City of Fort Collins, Colorado 2017MalcolmBaldrigeAwardͲCityofFortCollinsrecognizedfor“anunceasingdriveforradicalinnovation, thoughtfulleadership,andoperationalexcellence.” --- With limited exceptions, emails and any files transmitted with them are subject to public disclosure under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA). To promote transparency, emails will be visible in an online archive, unless the sender puts #PRIVATE in the subject line of the email. However, the City of Fort Collins can’t guarantee that any email to or from Council will remain private under CORA. --- Sent from my iPhone On Jun 27, 2018, at 7:07 AM, Lillys Price <lillyspr@gmail.com> wrote: Greetings! My name is Lillys price and I am a pickleball addict, as are so many of my fellow players. I live by Terry lake so I’m not technically in the city but I spend my time and money in ft collins and have for 25 years. I worked for the county and for PVH until I retired. I want to encourage the city to support offer 32.5 to add pickleball courts at Spring County Park east of the tennis courts. There is room for 6 courts and given the heat of summer they should be lighted so we can play into the evenings. Offer 32.6 deals with refreshing city park facilities, moving pickleball courts. Since we don’t have many outdoor courts we urge the city to keep the existing courts open until the new courts are functional. We appreciate being able to share Aztlan center with other users when school is in session but we have very little time there in the summer. The senior center gym is our only other inside facility and we are 11 only one of many activities competing for time there. Since, very unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be more indoor court construction being planned, we need outdoor courts to deal with the increasing growth of this sport. Pickleball is a sport that can be played by any age and can be learned quickly. It has served the older population, but now schools are teaching it, and the number of enthusiasts keeps growing, while the available courts don’t keep up. Ft collins is a popular retirement area and pickleball keeps us active and socialized which keeps us out of long- term care facilities and hospitals and in restaurants, theatres, stores and other businesses in town. Investments in courts in parks are investments in a healthier and more active population. Thank you for your consideration of this issue. If you have questions, you can find me on a pickleball court most days. Sincerely, Lillys price 3523 Terry Point Drive Ft Collins, CO Sent from my iPad 12 David Young From: Ray Martinez Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 7:38 AM To: Pat O'Connor Cc: David Young; Darin Atteberry Subject: Re: Ofer 32.5: ENHANCEMENT: Pickleball Courts at Spring Canyon Community Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Pat, Thanks for your inquiry. I’ll ask our City Manager to give us an update on where we are with this idea of pickle ball. On Jun 26, 2018, at 3:15 PM, Pat O'Connor <patocon1013@comcast.net> wrote: Dear Mr. Martinez and Mr. Young, I am writing regarding the need for additional pickleball courts in the City of Fort Collins. I live in Fort Collins and play pickleball 3-4 times a week. Unfortunately, I don’t play that often in Fort Collins, but belong to the Windsor and the Loveland Pickleball Clubs because they have the outdoor pickleball courts that meet my needs. In Loveland, for example, they have 4 lighted courts at MeHaffey Park (as well as courts at several other parks) and are able to put on tournaments, and organized weekly play. In Windsor, while the courts are not light, they have 6 which is sufficient to accommodate ladder leagues and tournaments. It’s very frustrating that I have to leave town to play pickleball. I do play at City Park on occasion, but at present 2 of the 4 courts are nearly unplayable because of their condition. I also play at Twin Silos, but the fence is short and the balls go flying over; there are no lights or shade and it gets extremely hot and oftentimes too windy to play. Having 6 lighted courts at Spring Canyon would go a long way to providing additional playing opportunities for the pickleball players in the area and would certainly enable us to have leagues and tournaments (which would bring additional revenue to the City). You may not be aware, but pickleball is the fastest growing sport for Boomers in the U.S. and the need for additional areas to play is increasing yearly. I have many pickleball friends who play every day! I would certainly play more if there were additional courts in the City. While I said that the condition of the City Park courts is not the best, I would also encourage you to keep these courts open until the new ones are constructed. Taking away any of the few outdoor courts we currently have would only exacerbate the situation. I appreciate your support in this matter and thank you for taking the time to read my email. Sincerely, WĂƚKΖŽŶŶŽƌ ϵϳϬͲϮϯϭͲϰϲϱϭ;ĐĞůůͿ 13 David Young From: Will <weaton1@lpbroadband.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:14 PM To: David Young Subject: RE: Pickleball Courts David, Thank you for such a quick response. I have an article about how it is becoming popular in jails across the nation. It has some statistics in a paragraph that might interest the council. Will Eaton On June 27, 2018 11:41:46 AM MDT, David Young <dyoung@fcgov.com> wrote: Will, Thanks for taking the time to provide input on this issue. I will make sure to include your email in our final BFO report to Council so they have this information when they make their decision. Thank you, David . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Young Public Relations Coordinator City of Fort Collins 970-221-6882 office -----Original Message----- From: Will [mailto:weaton1@lpbroadband.net] Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 11:35 AM To: David Young <dyoung@fcgov.com> Subject: Pickleball Courts Morning Dave, It has been brought to my attention that there might be some money in the budget for 6 new lit pickleball courts in Fort Collins. If this is true we are in desperate need of these facilities. Fort Collins is way behind the curve on the pickleball popularity. I have been playing for around 5 years and in those 5 years it has became so popular that it is hard to find places to play without extremely long wait times. Fort Collins is also behind the curve on sponsoring tournaments that have the possibility of bringing a considerable amount of money to the town. In order to achieve this we need a lot more courts available to run an activity such as this. I also understand that new pickleball courts are going to be built to replace the city park courts. This is a great thing as the old courts are in dire need of repair. They are actually dangerous to play on because of the breaks and cracks in the south courts. It would be a huge advantage to us as players to have the new courts in place before the old courts are removed. I also think that 6 courts should be installed at the new facility if there is enough room. Thank you your time to read this email. Will Eaton 14 David Young From: Will <weaton1@lpbroadband.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 11:35 AM To: David Young Subject: Pickleball Courts Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Morning Dave, It has been brought to my attention that there might be some money in the budget for 6 new lit pickleball courts in Fort Collins. If this is true we are in desperate need of these facilities. Fort Collins is way behind the curve on the pickleball popularity. I have been playing for around 5 years and in those 5 years it has became so popular that it is hard to find places to play without extremely long wait times. Fort Collins is also behind the curve on sponsoring tournaments that have the possibility of bringing a considerable amount of money to the town. In order to achieve this we need a lot more courts available to run an activity such as this. I also understand that new pickleball courts are going to be built to replace the city park courts. This is a great thing as the old courts are in dire need of repair. They are actually dangerous to play on because of the breaks and cracks in the south courts. It would be a huge advantage to us as players to have the new courts in place before the old courts are removed. I also think that 6 courts should be installed at the new facility if there is enough room. Thank you your time to read this email. Will Eaton 15 David Young From: Roberta Robinson <wendyandroberta@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 1:04 PM To: David Young I am a pickleball player and support the addition of lighted pickleball courts at Spring Canyon Park Culture and Recreation Offer 32.5. Please budget for 6 courts as 6 is better than 4. Thank you Wendell Robinson 16 David Young From: Laurie <lafinco@comcast.net> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 3:00 PM To: Gerry Horak Cc: David Young Subject: Budgeting for Outcomes...Including Pickleball Follow Up Flag: Flag for follow up Flag Status: Flagged Dear Mr. Horak, I am writing to you about an opportunity to improve our parks and to support the hundreds (if not thousands) of pickleball players in Ft Collins. Culture Recreation Offer 32.5, which proposes 4 lighted courts at Spring Canyon Park is a great idea! An even better idea would be to build six courts, since there is plenty of space to do so. This would allow Ft Collins to host tournaments and leagues, as well as provide much needed opportunities for players young and old. Offer 32.6 City Park Refresh Phase II also offers to improve a very crowded and limited pickleball situation in Ft Collins. But it would be detrimental to close the old courts before the new ones are ready for use. Ft Collins is already behind the curve when compared to other cities of similar and even smaller size. Losing those courts for a year or more would worsen an already crowded situation. I am an avid player and credit pickleball with improving my health and fitness, as well as expanding my circle of friends. It is an important part of my life and of the lives of many other Ft Collins residents. So I urge you and the other City Council members to support the growth and development of this wildly popular and fast-growing sport. BTW, the old courts at City Park and the new ones at Twin Silo are likely being damaged by the sprinkler systems in use there. Sitting water is no friend to these court surfaces. So please pass that along to the Parks Dept. if possible and I’ll do the same. Thank you for all you do for Ft. Collins. Laurie Folladori 2718 Virginia Dale Dr Ft Collins, CO Sent from my iPad 17 David Young From: Lillys Price <lillyspr@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 7:08 AM To: Wade Troxell; David Young Subject: Budgeting for outcomes - pickleball Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Greetings! My name is Lillys price and I am a pickleball addict, as are so many of my fellow players. I live by Terry lake so I’m not technically in the city but I spend my time and money in ft collins and have for 25 years. I worked for the county and for PVH until I retired. I want to encourage the city to support offer 32.5 to add pickleball courts at Spring County Park east of the tennis courts. There is room for 6 courts and given the heat of summer they should be lighted so we can play into the evenings. Offer 32.6 deals with refreshing city park facilities, moving pickleball courts. Since we don’t have many outdoor courts we urge the city to keep the existing courts open until the new courts are functional. We appreciate being able to share Aztlan center with other users when school is in session but we have very little time there in the summer. The senior center gym is our only other inside facility and we are only one of many activities competing for time there. Since, very unfortunately, there doesn’t seem to be more indoor court construction being planned, we need outdoor courts to deal with the increasing growth of this sport. Pickleball is a sport that can be played by any age and can be learned quickly. It has served the older population, but now schools are teaching it, and the number of enthusiasts keeps growing, while the available courts don’t keep up. Ft collins is a popular retirement area and pickleball keeps us active and socialized which keeps us out of long- term care facilities and hospitals and in restaurants, theatres, stores and other businesses in town. Investments in courts in parks are investments in a healthier and more active population. Thank you for your consideration of this issue. If you have questions, you can find me on a pickleball court most days. Sincerely, Lillys price 3523 Terry Point Drive Ft Collins, CO Sent from my iPad 18 David Young From: Suzanne Wibby <suzwibby@hotmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2018 3:05 PM To: David Young Subject: Fort Collins Pickleball courts Follow Up Flag: Flag for follow up Flag Status: Flagged x Dave Young o RE: Spring Canyon Park, Pickleball Courts o x The offer 32.5 is for 4 courts, but there is room for 6, so please ask them to budget for 6 lighted courts and give reasons why 6 lighted courts is better than 4 courts—-Leagues, tournaments, more play opportunities for more players. x Please keep the courts at City Park open until they have the new courts finished at City Park as part of the offer 32.6 City Park Refresh Phase II. x Give them your reasons for enjoying Pickleball – this social sport is a wonderful way to meet new friends and players, keep active and build new skills, maintain a healthy lifestyle. What could be better for our Fort Collins residents and visitors. x When this ballot proposal is approved, I would encourage the planning department to consult with active pickleball players for feedback on court surface color, lighting, protective screens on fencing (if applicable), parking and restroom convenience, drinking water, etc. Twin Silo courts are sadly lacking in all of the above, but still better to have four courts than none. Thank you for your consideration in this very important added amenity to our "choice city!" Sincerely, Suzanne Wibby 1484 Front Nine Drive Fort Collins 80525 suzwibby@hotmail.com Sent from Outlook 19 David Young From: Will <weaton1@lpbroadband.net> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 1:15 PM Subject: Fwd: Pickleball, the country’s fastest growing sport, is also popular in this jail - from USA TODAY From: Pat O'Connor <patocon1013@comcast.net> Sent: June 27, 2018 12:08:51 PM MDT To: Amy Gibson <alanamygibson@gmail.com>, 'Deb Johnson' <debbyj1203@gmail.com>, 'Dewey Chapman' <dewey@deweychapman.com>, 'Dick Homann ' <richard.homann@colostate.edu>, Elaine Atkins <ETAtkins@hotmail.com>, 'Hui Zhang' <zhh10875@gmail.com>, 'Jan Rogers' <jrog1039@gmail.com>, 'Jason Hart' <hartjt@larimer.org>, 'Jim Mathre' <jmathre308@gmail.com>, 'Joe Tregenza' <josephtregenza@comcast.net>, 'Julie Hygh' <juliehygh@gmail.com>, 'Kim Normandin' <kimnorm300@gmail.com>, 'Laurie Folladori' <lafinco@comcast.net>, 'Lee Bennett ' <leeandroux@yahoo.com>, 'Micky Richer ' <mickyricher@comcast.net>, 'Pat O'Connor' <patocon1013@comcast.net>, 'Suzanne Hampton' <mshkeb@gmail.com>, 'Suzanne Wibby' <suzwibby@hotmail.com>, 'Teresa Ellington' <rufus_3360@msn.com>, Toi Creech <tcreech8890@gmail.com>, Will Eaton <weaton1@lpbroadband.net> Subject: Pickleball, the country’s fastest growing sport, is also popular in this jail - from USA TODAY Interesting story! Pat O'Connor 970-231-4651 (cell) Message from: patocon1013@comcast.net Pickleball, the country’s fastest growing sport, is also popular in this jail The sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping pong is being played in elementary schools, community rec centers, country clubs and several jails. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2KmnHlv -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. 20 David Young From: Philip San Filippo <pesanfilippo@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 2:27 PM To: Gerry Horak; David Young Subject: New Pickletball courts in Fort Collins in 2018-19 Dear Councilman Horak and Mr. Young: i am writing as a resident of 1029 Montview Road, Fort Collins, an active senior citizen and avid pickleball player [along with my wife] to urge that the pending Budget for Outcomes include funds for 6 lighted pickleball courts at Spring Canyon Park, Culture and Recreation Offer 32.5. 6 lighted courts will permit greater participation in this fast growing sport in our city, offering opportunities for more players, young and older, league and tournament play and an ability for more players to enjoy an hour or two after work in the evening to learn and play pickleball and meet new people from all walks of life in the city. My wife and i have made numerous friends, seniors and younger, since arriving in Fort Collins in summer 2016 and playing pickleball ever since and it has made our relocation from New Jersey seamless and rewarding. I would also ask that the city keep the existing tennis and pickleball courts at City Park open and available until the new courts are installed and ready for play as part of the Offer 32.6 City Park Refresh Phase II. My wife and I are tennis players as well. While i have read the plan and think that the relocation of the train and construction of a trolley house/museum at or near the location of the existing tennis and pickleball courts is well advised, there seems no reason not to retain the existing courts until the new ones are constructed. The train is currently inoperable due to safety/code reasons and the trolley house/museum appears to be intended for an area just south of the courts. i hope you will give this strong consideration in the planning and staging for City Park. My wife and I have also played tennis at Lee Martinez Park and generally found that all 3 courts are not fully utilized. Perhaps some consideration could be given to converting one of the courts for pickleball, similar to what was done at City Park? The parking is adequate, lights currently exist and the courts are at a sufficient distance from the housing to the south that noise shouldn't be an issue. Thank you for your kind consideration of the thoughts expressed in this email. Sincerely, Philip E. San Filippo 21 David Young From: Jan Rogers <jrog1039@gmail.com> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2018 11:47 AM To: Gerry Horak; David Young Subject: Offer 32.5 for Pickleball Courts in Spring Canyon Community Park Hi Gerry and Dave, I live at 1039 Arancia Drive, Fort Collins, CO 80521. I'm writing regarding offer 32.5 in the City of Fort Collins 2019-2020 Offer Narratives, for Pickleball Courts in Spring Canyon Community Park. I'm a huge Pickleball fan, I play in Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor and other surrounding areas. As I'm sure your aware and have heard from many, that Pickleball is one of the fastest growing sports in the U.S. It's a great game that families can play together with minimal skill levels and have a blast. It can also be very competitive and there are lots of tournaments all over the U.S. Fort Collins needs more pickleball courts, Twin Silos is a new addition and it didn't take long for these courts to be used heavily. City Park's pickleball courts are used heavily but is limited with noise reduction issues and also conditions of court surfaces. Spring Canyon is an ideal spot since it has space and not close to residential homes to avoid noise issues. Attached is a link to an article in US Today regarding pickleball, the fastest growing sport in the U.S., and it's popularity in a jail in the Chicago area. The benefits the sport provides to inmates, etc. Just imagine the benefit the sport would provide to our Community! Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2KmnHlv I highly encourage you to support the construction of the pickleball courts at Spring Canyon and to build at least six courts (ideally 8 would be a huge win for Fort Collins). Many tournaments could be held if there were enough courts which would always be another revenue stream for Fort Collins. Thanks so much for your consideration! Jan Rogers 1039 Arancia Drive Fort Collins, CO 80521 jrog1039@gmail.com 970-215-5678 22 David Young From: Diane McCrann <ddmccrann@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 6:46 AM To: David Young Subject: Offer 32.5- proposed pickleball courts at Spring Canyon Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Dear Mr Young, I am writing as a pickleball enthusiast to express my gratitude and support for the building of pickleball courts at Spring Canyon (Offer 32.5). This is a growing sport across the country and especially in Fort Collins where hundreds of us are vying for the same courts each week. While 4 pickleball courts are proposed in this Offer 32.5, it is my understanding that there is room to build six. Please consider building six. Also, until these courts are constructed would you do what you can to keep the City Park Pickle Ball courts open. Thank you kindly for your consideration of this request and for your service to the community. Diane McCrann 701 Stoddard Dr Ft Collins, Co 80526 23 David Young From: Cynthia <cashwoman13@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 12:47 PM To: David Young Subject: Pickleball courts Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Dave, > I am a pickleball player in Fort Collins. I understand the City is considering 4 new lighted, pickleball courts in the Spring Canyon Park. We are seriously in need of them but would like you to consider building 6-8 courts instead of 4. Building 6-8 courts would allow tournaments to be played which would bring in many players from out of town. This would be a boost to the economy of the area in that these players would be using restaurants and even hotels in the city. > Currently, I drive to Windsor and Loveland and spend money there because of the pickleball facilities in those cities. > Please, also consider, not removing the current pickleball courts in City Park until the relocated courts are built. > I have been playing pickleball for several years and it has become a social event as well as a sport for me. I hope to continue to play for years to come and would like to see our City become a draw for future tournaments. > Thank you for taking the time to think about our future court improvements. > Cindy Cashman > 24 David Young From: mike mccrann <mjmccrann@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 12:24 PM To: David Young Subject: Pickleball Courts Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Dear Mr Young, I am writing as a pickleball enthusiast to express my gratitude and support for the building of pickleball courts at Spring Canyon (Offer 32.5). This is a growing sport across the country and especially in Fort Collins where hundreds of us are vying for the same courts each week. While 4 pickleball courts are proposed in this Offer 32.5, it is my understanding that there is room to build six. Please consider building six. Also, until these courts are constructed would you do what you can to keep the City Park Pickle Ball courts open. Thank you kindly for your consideration of this request and for your service to the community. Mike McCrann 701 Stoddard Drive Fort Collins 80526 25 David Young From: Gretchen Hamel <gretchenhamel@yahoo.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2018 5:46 AM To: Gerry Horak; David Young Subject: Pickleball Courts in Fort Collins, Offers 32.5 Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Flagged Good morning Mr. Horak & Mr. Young, My name is Gretchen Hamel. I live at 1033 Arancia Drive in Fort Collins with my hudband, Junst Hamel, and daughter, Emma Hamel (who is 7 years old). We are all pickleball players. I am writing to show my support of the addition of lighted pickleball courts at Spring Canyon Park, Culture and Recreation Offer 32.5. There is room for 6 lighted courts, which would be even better. It is difficult to get on any courts in Fort Collins these days as there are so many players, and more and more every day. The new courts would be beneficial for leagues, tournaments, and all of us that play pick up games (most of us play at least every other day). Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the United States, so more courts will benefit Fort Collins as a destination as well. I would also like to encourage you to keep the courts at City Park open until they have the new courts finished at City Park as part of the Offer 32.6 City Park Refresh Phase II. Many of Fort Collins pickleball players commute to Loveland, Windsor, Longmont, Broomfield, and the Denver area to play. I personally rarely play in Fort Collins as it is so difficult to find open courts, without long wait times. It would be nice to be able to play close to home more often. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Gretchen 26 City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk DATE: May 10, 2018 TO: Mayor and City Council THROUGH: Darin Atteberry, City Manager Jeff Mihelich, Deputy City Manager Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk FROM: Christine Macrina, Boards and Commissions Coordinator RE: Summation of Boards and Commissions Super Issue Meeting On Monday, May 7, 2018 a Super Issue Meeting was held at the Lincoln Center. Representatives from 14 different boards and commissions attended. Staff Members Lawrence Pollack, Budget Director and David Young, Communications Specialist presented the 2018 Strategic Plan and Budgeting for Outcomes (BFO) updates. During the presentation key dates were provided. Budget offer feedback to Council will be submitted to the communications office, compiled and included in the Agenda Item Summary, which will be given to Council for the October 9, 2018 Council Work Session. Our City.fcgov.com, was introduced highlighting the BFO Online Budgeting Tool and the Mobile Budget Booth. Staff Members Lucinda Smith, Director of Environmental Sustainability, Victoria Shaw, Senior Financial Analyst and Ginny Sawyer, Senior Project Manager presented the Triple Bottom Line reboot. This tool will provide a way for staff to determine the type of public engagement needed at the beginning of a project and can provide a visual illustration of key impacts to Environmental, Economical, and Social Health concerns. Staff Member Cassie Archuleta, Manager of Environmental Sustainability presented Outdoor Residential Burning. Staff is developing recommendations for Council regarding options to address health and nuisance concerns from outdoor residential wood smoke. If more detailed information would be helpful, please let me know. 27 OPENCOMMENTS 1. My #1 priority : paying our public teachers a wage that allows them to stay in Fort Collins! 2. My #2 priority : racial justice. What happened on CSU’s campus (woman calling the police because two young men of color were in her tour group) is inexcusable and downright EMBARRASSING. Furthermore, when I asked if the police force here receives racial justice training two years ago, the answer was “no”. Why? This is unethical and needs to be changed NOW. Where do schools and mental health facilities fall? I’d like to see those as priorities. I strongly support the conversion to full time / beneﬁts for Mediation Restorative Justice Program Assistant Kailee Melendez. As volunteers who work with multiple youth cases each year, we rely on Kailee for scheduling, follow up, continuing education and much more to aid youth in the Restorative Justice process. The program has a 90% success rate due to the effectiveness of this program. This makes our community a better place and Kailee’s position is vital to this success. Like many others who volunteer with the Restorative Justice program here in Fort Collins, I have grave concerns about the proposed budget cuts that will deeply impact RJ and mediation programs ..... as well as our community at large. It will mean a reduction of services Requiring specialized training and expertise, the P.A. position in the RJ office is not one that can simply be ﬁlled by staff without that training. The ripple effect of youth not receiving the kind of intervention that RJ provides will eventually cost so much more, not just in dollars but in the resources needed that are currently addressed by volunteers. Please reconsider and approve the RJ P.A. position as full-time with beneﬁts. I would like to see full time admin support for Mediation and Restorative Justice Services. The current plan is to reduce this to a part time position, which is not sufficient. In order to expand these services to those in dispute, or who have been victimized, more support is needed, not less. I volunteer with MRJ and they do wonderful things. The RJ program is considered one of the best in the State of Colorado. I have a speciﬁc concern about staffing in the Mediation and Restorative Justice Services office: I am concerned about the Program Assistant position in the Mediation and Restorative Justice Services office in the Neighborhood Services Department. This is a critical staff position that supports all programs in the office. It is currently a full-time hourly position with beneﬁts. During a recent staffing reallocation exercise, some hourly positions were converted to classiﬁed, and some were, or will be, “sunsetted” and possibly converted to part-time hourly positions without beneﬁts. This P.A. position is scheduled to become part-time hourly, rather than classiﬁed. Making this a part-time position will severely hamper the ability of the MRJS office to deliver the current level of service. The person in this position has responsibilities far beyond a typical clerical staff person, including ﬁeld questions about programs, direct correspondents to other appropriate staff members, participate in intake interviews, participate in various mediation proceedings, generate outreach and advertising materials, coordinate all volunteer activities and training and participate in delivering that training. So, this is not a typical clerical position easily ﬁlled at a part-time level. Continued support by the program assistant will allow the director and case manager to continue expanding services. Without the support from the P.A. with these skills, the director and case manager will have a workload that will likely result in a reduction of services to the community. Programs in the office have been expanding and are exceptionally successful and well received, and a reduction in service would negatively impact Fort Collins at many levels. There is a large population of children and teens in south east Fort Collins, yet most of the recreation opportunities for this age group are on the west and north part of town (Atzlan Center, Spring Canyon Park, Rolland Moore). Please allocate funds for more opportunities in the south and east areas that kids can access by bicycle or walking. Improve tennis facilities at Rolland Moore park. Thank you! Please consider using funds to resurface tennis courts at Rolland Moore and City Park. Improve tennis facilities including renovation of Rolland Moore tennis courts and pro shop The tennis courts and pro shop at Rolland Moore need a serious facelift. Courts are in disrepair and need resurfacing. and pro shop needs renovation. Also the 3 courts at Fossil Creek Park need resurfacing. More bike lanes, more tennis courts, less road expansion Bike safety for school-age children speciﬁcally in the roundabouts! Maintain tennis facilities 28 OPENCOMMENTS Improve tennis facilities including renovation of Rolland Moore tennis courts and pro shop. They are the best in the city for coaching and pros! Indoor tennis facility! The tennis facilities at Rolland Moore need some TLC. they are beautiful courts, but need to be taken care of. Improve tennis facilities especially renovation of Rolland Moore tennis courts and pro shops. They are deteriorating and need immediate attention. Everything you do sounds important. Really hard, even as an informed citizen, to prioritize. Would like to see more resources put into the city park update to make it a world-class gem. Improve tennis courts and facilities including the tennis courts at Westﬁeld park. There should be a bigger facility for tennis and swim on the south east side of town. These seem underserved over there. Tennis court maintenance at Rolland Moore and other parks with tennis courts. We should build more pickleball courts and change over tennis courts to pickleball. It is the fastest growing sport and we have a high senior population. I have two comments/suggestions I would like to make. a) To continue to be a thriving community that attracts innovation, creates value and also provides a igood quality of life, Fort Collins will increasingly need to be networked into the NoCo community (Denver, Boulder, Longmont). Research shows that these larger critical masses attract talent, funds, and are hubs of innovation. One thing I would like to see is a high priority to work together with other communities to develop a mass transportation network. Light rail along I-25, well integrated with bus options in local communities. b) The other comment is on facilitating and managing services for homeless and indigent individuals and families. Right now this is an ad-hoc and largely scattered approach to providing services. It many times is in conﬂict with laws and codes, itis not efficient and creates additional hardship for these communities. My recommendation is for the city to take a long term view to helping facilitate the consolidation of these services. Recent grants to help the Murphy center expland are an example. c) Finally, I would like to see Mayor, and City Council Membership be a paid, full time job. The city is too big and too complex for our city council to provide enough time outside their normal jobs. It is a critical role and I feel we are being penny wise and pound foolish. As an avid tennis player, many of the city’s tennis facilities (speciﬁcally Rolland Moore and Westﬁeld) are in dire need to resurfacing and crack repair. In addition, I would like to see a concrete hitting wall at the Westﬁeld tennis courts. Thanks! May I suggest more pickleball courts if you are renovating or building a new tennis center. Fort Collins is way behind on keeping up with the growth of pickleball and places to play that have permanent nets or courts. Fort Collins is attracting more and more retiree’s and this is away to keep them healthy and moving. It is also becoming more and more popular with younger people and their families. I have had the good fortune to have started playing pickleball 5 years ago. I was over weight and diabetic, now I am ﬁt and trim and have my diabetes under control and I owe this to pickleball and it’s players. PLEASE CONSIDER ADDING MORE COURTS TO THE FORT COLLINS AREA. Thank you Improve tennis facilities including renovation of Rolland Moore tennis courts and pro shop. Improve tennis facilities including renovation of Rolland Moore tennis courts and pro shop Please don’t take away youth sport options and all facilities for youth sports. Please work on affordable housing and let us know how we can help. Thanks! Northern Front Range PIckleball ; Serving Major Pickleball tournaments for local communities in Northern Colorado. We would like to bring in State and National Players to Ft. Collins to compete in INDOOR and OUTDOOR tournaments. However as it stands now Ft. Collins is years behind State and National growth and development of Pickleball facilities/courts. Thank you for addressing this problem! Sincerely, Orlie and Susan Carpio Northern Front Range Pickleball, llc. 29 OPENCOMMENTS ﬁx rolland moore tennis courts I love to see new parks, but should that come at the expense of not having funds to maintain existing parks? Rolland Moore tennis facilities have come to mind as a deteriorating asset needed some maintenance. Thanks! Improve tennis facilities including renovation of Rolland Moore tennis courts and pro shop..build some city indoor courts update to Rolland Moore tennis facilities Efficient Government that is high performing :) So that resources can be allocated to traffic, recreation , safety issues development issues (FC used to be nice with things set back but new apartments---sooooo many apartments----- are built right to the sidewalk :( There is a VERY LARGE and GROWING Pickleball community withing Fort Collins. Reminder, Pickleball is one of the fast growing sports/activities in the US and has been for the past 3-5 years. With only 8 city courts (4 = Twin Silo + 4 = City Park) we are always short in available courts to play and would appreciate it if the city would recognize this need and address this issue so all who want to play can ﬁnd available space. Perhaps monies to be spent on Tennis courts/facilities that are not being used would be better spent on adding/enhancing the Pickleball courts/facilities. Thank you for your time and consideration of the communities feedback. Kevin Deyo (970) 481-1028 Improve tennis facilities including renovation of Rolland Moore tennis courts and pro shop. Also Landings Park tennis courts need improvement. Plus various tennis courts with lighting have non-functioning bulbs/ﬁxtures that need replacement. Would like to see some additional TLC go into the parks that aren’t kept up as well (some playgrounds and parks are wonderful)- more attention to tennis courts Improve tennis facilities including renovation of Rolland Moore tennis courts and pro shop every new community park should include tennis and pickle ball as well as having natural playgrounds and natural spaces within them. We need nature in the city!. very disappointed that more resources aren’t allocated here. please consider allocating sufficient resources to improve and upgrade our City’s tennis courts and facilities. Tennis is on the decline in Fort Collins and across the country and the number of tennis courts and resources allocated to maintaining those facilities should be adjusted downward. Pickleball is on the rise and the pickleball community needs more facilities. It is particularly important to understand the nature of the sport of pickleball and recognize that unlike tennis groups of players come together and mix and mingle during play time. This social aspect and inter-connectedness requires a minimum of 8, preferably 12-16 courts in one location to accommodate the local player community and a quality program. Fort Collins needs to stop building 4 courts in one location and 4 in another. This dispersed arrangement makes it clear that Fort Collins Recreation does not understand the nature of the sport. At any given time, I can ﬁnd a dozen empty tennis courts on which to play. However, I cannot seem to ﬁnd a pickleball court that isn’t reserved, or used, or in a deteriorated condition.Please consider more pickleball courts for a sport that is growing exponentially, and more importantly applies to ALL ages as exempliﬁed in a recent Arvada tournament that hosted players from ages 19 to 70+. Thank you. more Pickleball courts! The tennis facility at Rolland Moore Park is in need of maintenance in order to maintain a ﬁrst rate facility. Improve the tennis facilities, including renovation of Rolland Moore tennis courts and pro shop. 30 OPENCOMMENTS The Rolland Moore Tennis Courts and Pro Shop are in dire need of an upgrade. Tennis is very popular in Fort Collins so we need to keep improving this site to accommodate this great outdoor activity. I might add that myself and many others “wish list” is an indoor tennis facility. At this point only the folks who can afford the Fort Collins Country Club and the overcrowded Miramont health club get to enjoy year round tennis. Yes, this would be expensive but I believe it is worth looking at. Thank You Fort Collins has a great parks and rec system. It would be great to have more public tennis courts including an indoor facility. Please consider allocating funding for the upkeep of the current tennis facilities like Rolland Moore, Fossil Ridge, Edora and Warren Parks and the creation of new ones. I know in particular that as beautiful as our parks as recreational facilities are they need infrastructure assistance. Very often delaying this maintenance results in additional costs later. I use the Rolland Moore park and tennis facilities often and they are crumbling. Please help keep these spaces and others world class and working efficiently (water/energy). Make a public racquet facility for tennis , squash , pickle ball and racquetball . Outdoor and indoor facilities that are affordable to general public. Short term : Improve Rolland Moore tennis facility and its general amenities . Thank you , we love FTC! Improve tennis facilities including renovation of Rolland Moore tennis courts and pro shop Improve tennis facilities including renovation of Rolland Moore tennis courts and pro shop. Lewis Tennis is a wonderful, supportive place for kids to learn tennis without membership fees or facility fees. I would love to see tennis programs available to low-income families. It’s a game for life without being cost prohibitive. Invest in aging neighborhoods. You can improve the quality of life for people who can’t afford to live in neighborhood maintained by HOA’s. Help ALL neighbors in FC live in beautiful places. Improve but not change the culture of Fort Collins. Add to the parks facilities that are used. Tennis courts need to be maintained and conveniently located. New parks are great, but don’t forget to take care of and update existing parks. Keep the small town feel! As for water conservation the homeowners are hit with water fees while Breweries continue to use our valuable resources just to be literally peed away. Tired of the vagabonds and vagrants, move them off of street corners and parks. Improve tennis facilities including renovation of Rolland Moore tennis courts and pro shop. Rolland Moore and Lewis Tennis Center could use to be updated and maintained. We play there weekly and really love the community this recreational facility provides. We would love to see it grow. Money to keep city tennis courts in good shape, particularly Rolland Moore. Decent raises for City employees. Cost of living included. Would be nice to have the employees that work here, be able to afford to live here, not need to work two jobs to live. The City may not want to compete salary wise when they should, good employees are hard to ﬁnd, do better at keeping the great ones that already work here. Its nice to see employees throughout the City and would be nice to know they are treated well in all areas of their job. I’m an avid tennis layer and trail runner - would love to see the courts at Rolland Moore improved and renovated. Please allocate funds for the improvement and repair of the pro-shop and courts at the Lewis Tennis school to keep this venerable and popular FoCo recreational facility up to its standards. Please continue to fund the Natural Areas program, particularly trail development and maintenance, interpretive programming and signage at levels needed to keep pace with increased usage due to our growing population. It’s critical that our citizenry understand the value of our natural areas not only for our recreational needs but to the healthy functioning of our ecological environment, and to creating an ecologically-literate community. Thank you! Some would say we have decided as a city to become far too dense, too crowded, in the number of people, cars and residences. Thankfully, the city also decided to mitigate this decision by creating a good park system. So, it is my opinion the city should increase the budget to maintain and improve our park system. I am a tennis player and very concerned about the poor condition of the city’s tennis courts in general but especially at the Roland Moore complex. No growth - population reduction 31 OPENCOMMENTS Please improve the Rolland Moore tennis courts. If for nothing else, for safety by not tripping on the increasing cracks would be a wise investment. Compare these courts to those at CSU and it is like night and day as to quality and condition. The courts at Rolland are way overdue for new surfaces. We play there all the time as it is a beautiful setting. Compared to not only CSU, but other courts in FC, these are at the bottom for their current condition. More advertising for Tennis programs. Is there anything included in The Recreator currently? Rate from most to least needing improvement all City recreational facilities, and improve those in most need, such as tennis courts (Rolland Moore, etc.). Also, the City needs to reassess the mid-1990s practice of privatizing some cul-de-sacs in lower income areas; homeowner’s associations do not have sufficient funds to resurface these cul-de-sacs (e.g., the one on Ponderosa Drive). Over time, these cul-de-sacs will only continue to deteriorate, drawing down home values for those already in lower income areas. Note that the City did not take similar measures in upper-income cul-de-sacs, essentially making the rich richer and the.... Please revisit these practices. The six tennis courts at Rolland Moore park need to be totally redone with a new concrete base to ensure their longevity. Repair, renovate and improve the Lewis Tennis Center. It’s a wonderful, yet neglected, asset to Roland Moore Park. Rolland Moore tennis courts are badly deteriorated. In the past ﬁxes have not solved the root problems and thus have only lasted a season or less. A thorough, long-lasting solution is needed. Improve tennis facilities. Courts are well used, usually crowded on weekends. Court repairs are needed at Rolland Moore and Fossil Creek Park. The bike trails are great! Keep the improvements going! improvements and repairs for the city tennis facilities especially the courts and clubhouse at Rolland Moore Improve tennis facilities including Rolland Moore. The tennis courts at Rolland Morre are in the worst shape they’ve ever been in. The pro shop needs a make over also. There is a vibrant tennis community in Fort Collins. The public courts are heavily used, especially at Roland Moore and Edora Parks. The foundation layers of these courts have ﬂaws such that, after resurfacing, the same cracks immediately reappear after the ﬁrst freeze thaw cycle. Perhaps there is a cost-effective way to handle the long term investment such that the courts could be more durable. This approach would ﬁnd support in the community. City indoor tennis facility would be great! Would love to see a city-owned recreation center in south Fort Collins with indoor and outdoor tennis courts, racquetball courts, pickleball courts etc. Rolland Moore tennis facilities are heavily used and in need of maintenance / repair. We need the tennis courts at Roland Moore to be ﬁxed. They are patched every year and the patches last about 2 months and then unsafe cracks appear again, only larger and more dangerous. These courts are used year around and desperately need to be redone. Construct a bubble at the Rolland Moore tennis facility, so that a couple of courts can be used, regardless of the weather. I am concerned with the homeless population around old town, the trail systems and neighborhoods. Please keep our city safe. Consider moving the shelter out of old town. Need to renovate pro shop and improve courts at Rolland Moore to keep the city tennis program viable. I would like more attention given to the public tennis courts. Many of the courts are in desperate need of re-surfacing. Also, I would like the city to invest in some indoor courts. I know a large number of people who would be willing to pay an hourly rate to use the courts. 32 OPENCOMMENTS I very strongly believe the Lewis Tennis Center at Rolland Moore needs to be discussed! They do such an amazing job with all their students from adults to the littlest of children. They help the kids learn life lessons and truly care about them. They have student coaches to help them grow into amazing young adults! The tiny tiny building they are trying to work out of is old and outdated. They need more space to show and educate clients on product. We also need a bubble with indoor courts for tennis at Rolland Moore. Windsor even has a bubble?? At least 4-6 courts. Its very difficult for students to continue year round lessons with the volatile weather in Colorado. The high school girls tennis program that plays in the spring usually has so many weather issues they cannot even play matches or make them up because of the time frame. Please, Please consider this. The city makes more than enough money to support an amazing program. Thank You We need to prioritize the safety of our city and affordability of housing and transportation over culture and recreation. Funding for the arts and other cultural activities should not happen when we cannot afford to implement affordable housing and transportation options for residents. - needs to be more mental health & tx assistance available through aged. -air pollution as one of the answers for environmental health priorities Hope the citizen input is taken seriously. Workforce training might improve public safety and lower crime rates 1) include alley grading/maintenance as a given; we shouldn’t have to ask for it 2) proactive policy in Library Park neighborhood (even though it will push activity elsewhere) need some delution 3) prioritize support & plans around people experiencing homelessness & be transparent/better communicators to the public at large. Maintain current Environmental awareness; lessen (reasonably) demand for Policing requirements. Increase positive relations with general public. We need more support for people with mental health problems. Also, we should investigate the concept of guaranteed annual income. Finally -- more support for undocumented immigrants. Hope the citizen input is taken seriously. Workforce training might improve public safety and lower crime rates. 1. include alley grading/maintenance as a given; we shouldn’t have to ask for it. 2. ^ proactive policing in Library Park neighborhood (even though it will push activity elsewhere) need some delution. 3. prioritize support & plans around people experiencing homelessness & be transparent/better communicators to the public at large. Maintain current Environmental awareness; lessen (reasonably) demand for policing requirements. Increase positive relations with general public. Affordable housing is always listed in the paper etc, but very little seems to happen. Also resources/support for the homeless. Road repair is really needed. A drug & alcohol/mental health center is needed. Fort Collins is a great place to live! Thank you for the vibrant neighborhood. Source of events? Non-proﬁt calendar form out to internal Newsletter from city --> non-proﬁt Newly re-located and truly am enamored with this great city. The people are the best. Hoping you don’t let the “Denver Sprawl...” change this terriﬁc place. Keep up the great work. Retired cyclist -- so I love bike paths! = current & future. Great job so far! - excellent crime level (apparent) - safety = great - look & feel of bike paths ++ make more! - tough one = keep traffic down. big priority for future! 33 OPENCOMMENTS Fix the roads. Too many potholes, roads not smooth. Uncomfortable on bus for regular people, painful to disabled people due to vibration and bounce on bus due to unsmooth roads. More buses all 1/2 hourly. More accessibility of week passes (order on bus). Mobility as a service is a huge new trend in college cities! I think transportation is huge in Fort Collins and we need to educate individuals on the beneﬁts of using transportation services! housing affordability* Of all the themes as our city builds out, transportation is the most important. Signiﬁcant planning and implementation is and will be critical. This leads to livability as very important next. * idea for mobile budget booth - Tues. evening city park food truck Tuesdays - lots of old town neighbors, families, millennials, empty nesters The trails in this area are very crowded. There is a lot of great places where more trails could be added. Mountain bike speciﬁc trails are in need. This would help reduce the contention that can happen between hikers & bikers. The mountain biking community is growing super fast. I moved here because it is a safe/safer community than anywhere in Denver -- and more affordable than Boulder. Also, we should put FAR MORE EFFORT into teaching acceptance and celebration of diversity. It would be a great improvement if we could improve the price of housing in communities. I would love to see continued and strengthened support for education. I think it’s incredibly important towards empowering future leaders and improving our community. I have no information upon which to base my decisions. I did not know we spent that much on environment. I am proud. Thanks for taking the time to come and talk to our class. A “facelift” of Mulberry, particularly repairing the lines on the road. It feels very dangerous because of the low visibility. Especially in the rain and nighttime. Due to massive inﬂux of people moving into Fort Collins, housing prices have shot up. Especially for someone about to enter college, housing is extremely expensive and nearly undoable. Also, let’s preserve the environment, because we only have one planet Earth. We need to make more affordable housing a big priority. We also need to create easy internet access to the homeless and low income. We need to focus on infrastructure, roads are becoming extremely cramped during rush hour slow. Replacement of intersections with round abouts. Can we please slow the development of land, we lose open space so fast. We also need to work on creating lower income housing, maybe expanding city reach. I feel that lane ﬁltering for motorcycles should be implemented for safety of the motorcyclist. Affordable housing for kids fresh out of high school Bigger/safer sidewalks in downtown/all over Fort Collins I think Fort Collins is a wonderful city, but I think supporting our environmental areas & protecting that is so important. As well as helping people being able to afford & giving support. Make the roads smoother and higher quality (no more pot holes) 34 OPENCOMMENTS I go to cruise at the Taco Bell off college and every Saturday and Friday the cops get called and kick us out. I think we should set up a meet up spot for everyone. Natural areas should be heavily invested into. We shouldn’t allow our city to become too urban. Fix the roads - I would really like to have a public, state of the art, black & white ﬁlm/digital photography studio. I suggest there be a starter course & requirements of how to use the facilities and equipment. An ideal place for it would be downtown or City Park area. If there was a supply for mounting the photos as well as a less expensive supply of photo paper, chemicals, mounting tissue, and other supply to buy from the studio itself than to have it shipped it if there was art hanging on the walls that would be great, they could be for sale. - If more money could go to supporting college students and funding more of their educations so that more people can have an opportunity to go to college and improve society and the economy. Reserve the beauty of our community. To ensure a safer community. To help pedestrians get from point A to point B without the worry that their journey might be dangerous. We should focus on sustainability and affordable housing. The traffic system is in need of improvement. - Improvement on traffic - a wall to hit against at the fossil creek park tennis courts -- this would allow individuals to improve and grow as players Putting more thought into environment and recreation, also making sure to have safe areas for families with young children. - some intersections/roads should have 2 lanes because there is a lot of traffic. and it could help if there was an emergency and if there were cars in the way for police or ﬁre department to get in - a lot of houses are hard to afford for some people, even some apartments for low paying jobs - make more motorcycle parking spaces Just like the one skate park, lights at most parks I think Colorado is becoming a big spot for art. So why not support those acts. I believe lane ﬁltering should be put into consideration for the safety of our small biker population. 1 2019-2020 Budget Review City Council Work Session – September 11, 2018 Attachment 3 ATTACHMENT 3 2 Net City Budget Amended 2018 * 2019 % Change 2020 % Change Operating $605.6 $597.2 -1.4% $603.9 1.1% Debt 21.9 18.1 -17.3% 14.9 -17.5% Capital** 170.3 35.7 -79.1% 27.5 -22.8% Total City Appropriations*** $797.9 $651.0 -18.4% $646.4 -0.7% Less Internal Service Funds ($79.2) ($82.5) 4.2% ($86.1) 4.4% Transfers to Other Funds (66.0) (57.6) -12.7% (51.2) -11.1% GIDs (0.5) (0.1) -89.0% (0.1) 0.0% URAs (4.5) (3.9) -13.3% (4.3) 9.8% DDA (12.5) (9.8) -21.9% (9.8) 0.0% Total ($162.7) ($153.9) -5.4% ($151.5) -1.6% Net City Budget $635.2 $497.1 -21.7% $494.9 -0.5% * 2018 includes $112M in capital budget for Broadband. ** This includes GID, URA and DDA which are appropriated in separate ordinances. *** Capital dollars reflect capital purchases. TOTAL BUDGET (in millions) ATTACHMENT 3 Total Revenue 3 Overall, Relatively Flat Revenue Since 2016 ATTACHMENT 3 Sales & Use Tax Revenue 4 * Excludes Use Tax – Economic Incentives Combined Sales & Use Tax Revenue Growth has Leveled Off Last 4 Years ATTACHMENT 3 5 Summary of Budget Challenges • Flat to Modest Revenue Growth – Less one-time Funding Available • Significant Cost Issues Combined with Funding Priorities • Modified Initial Budget Assumptions Stop Doing List and Discretionary Reductions Reduced proposed salary increase from 3.5% to 3.0% Funding for the Vine / Lemay intersection not included for funding in 2019-20 • Budget Addresses Council/Community Priorities & Strategic Plan Objectives ATTACHMENT 3 MajorThemeswith2019Ͳ20Budget 6 • Public Safety and Police Staffing • City Assets & Infrastructure • Sustaining Current Levels of Service • Continued Energy Efficiency Efforts • Investing in our Work Force • Keeping up with Growth ATTACHMENT 3 7 Total Allocation by Outcome - 2019 * In addition to the allocation for each Outcome above, there is an additional $107.1M in 2019 for items like transfers between funds, debt service and insurance costs ATTACHMENT 3 8 Recommended Staffing Changes • The 2.5 FTE in the City Manager’s Office is transfer of Office of Emergency Management from Poudre Fire Authority to the City • The Police Services increases include 4 patrol officers each year (7 Officers & 1 Sergeant) • In Community Services, 4.5 FTE are for the Gardens and 4.0 FTE support additional trail miles, new neighborhood parks, downtown core area maintenance & the Whitewater Park • Additional staffing for Broadband is not included. However, 3 FTEs supporting permitting and 2 FTEs supporting locate services are included Service Area New in 2019 New in 2020 Executive – Municipal Court 0.20 0.75 Executive – City Attorney 1.00 0.00 Executive – City Manager 2.50 0.00 Community Services 9.50 2.00 Financial Services (1.00) 0.00 Information & Employee Services 3.00 0.00 Police Services 5.00 4.00 Planning, Development & Transportation 1.20 0.00 Utility Services 4.00 1.00 Reductions to be determined for 2020 - (4.00) Total 25.40 3.75 ATTACHMENT 3 9 Stop Doing List * Stop Doing Item detail provided in back-up slides Reduction Type (values in millions) 2019 2020 PFA Deferred Contribution $0.5 $0.5 Stop Doing Items * 1.2 1.6 Other Miscellaneous Expense Reduction 1.7 1.3 Street Maintenance reduction 0.7 0.7 Actual Expense Reductions Total $4.1 $4.1 Salary plan adjustment $0.6 $0.6 Defer Vine/Lemay Intersection Improvements 0.8 0.8 Budget Assumption Adjustments Total $1.4 $1.4 Grand Total $5.5 $5.5 2019-20 Actual Expense Reductions 2019-20 Budget Assumption Adjustments ATTACHMENT 3 2018 Council Budget Meetings September 11th Work Session • Neighborhood Livability and Social Health • Culture and Recreation • Safe Community • Economic Health October 9th Work Session • Environmental Health • Transportation • High Performing Government September 18th Council Meeting • Budget Public Hearing #1 of 2 October 2nd Council Meeting • Budget Public Hearing #2 of 2 October 16th Work Session (after Council Meeting) • General Discussion – Final Council Direction November 6th Council Meeting • First Reading November 20th Council Meeting • Second Reading ATTACHMENT 3 11 Neighborhood Livability and Social Health Fort Collins provides a high quality built environment, supports quality, diverse neighborhoods, and fosters the social health of the community ATTACHMENT 3 12 Neighborhood Livability & Social Health Funding Sources 2017 Total Funding: 2019 - $12.4M | 2020 - $12.8M ATTACHMENT 3 13 Neighborhood Livability & Social Health Outcome Overview • Neighborhood Livability and Social Health includes: ¾ Cohesive, distinct, vibrant, safe and attractive neighborhoods ¾ Quality, accessible and affordable housing options for all income levels ¾ Preserving and enhancing historic resources ¾ Opportunities to lead active and healthy lifestyles, as well as access to healthy, locally grown or produced food ¾ Addressing the impact of increasing poverty, as well as increasing concerns about housing affordability and homelessness ¾ A welcoming, inclusive community where all residents and visitors feel valued, safe and connected ¾ Equal access to City services, amenities, and information for all neighborhoods ¾ Enforcement of laws that diminish aggressive behaviors that affect neighborhood quality ATTACHMENT 3 14 Neighborhood Livability & Social Health Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives 1.1 – Improve access to quality housing that is affordable to a broad range of income levels 42.1 Social Sustainability 42.6 Homelessness Initiatives 42.9 Community Capital Improvement Program - Affordable Housing Capital Fund Other Community Development Block and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) grants 1.2 – Collaborate with other agencies to address poverty issues and other identified high priority human service needs, and to make homelessness rare, short-lived and non-recurring 42.1 Social Sustainability 42.6 Homelessness Initiatives 42.9 Community Capital Improvement Program - Affordable Housing Capital Fund Other Community Development Block and HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) grants ATTACHMENT 3 15 1.3 – Improve accessibility to City and community programs and services to low and moderate income populations 15.3 Video Production Assistance Programs - Fort Collins Public Access Network (HPG) 45.3 Dial-A-Ride Service (TRAN) 48.1 Poudre School District After-School Programs for Title 1 Schools 53.1 Low Income, Senior and Disabled Rebate Programs 86.11 Community Capital Improvement Program – Nature in the City (ENV) 1.4 – Co-create a more inclusive and equitable community that promotes unity and honors diversity 25.2 Police Patrol Services (SAFE) 29.6 Improving Playground Accessibility for All (C&R) 42.1 Social Sustainability 47.7 Adaptive Recreation Coordinator (C&R) Neighborhood Livability & Social Health Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives ATTACHMENT 3 16 1.5 – Foster positive and respectful neighbor relationships and open communication 66.1 Neighborhood Programs and Services 66.4 Restorative Justice Case Manager 68.1 Special Event Coordinator (HPG) 1.6 – Protect and preserve the quality of life in neighborhoods 32.2 Neighborhood Park Development (C&R) 34.5 Neighborhood Traffic Mitigation Program (TRAN) 37.1 Graffiti Abatement Program 46.1 Parking Services (TRAN) 66.2 Larimer Humane Society Contract 89.1 West Nile Virus Management Program Neighborhood Livability & Social Health Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives ATTACHMENT 3 17 1.7 – Guide development through community planning, historic preservation, and efficient and effective development review 11.6 Utilities: Stormwater - Basin Master Plan Updates (SAFE) 41.5 Metro District Support (ECON) 57.1 Urban Forest Management (C&R) 83.1 Graffiti Abatement Program 65.1 Development Review Programs and Services 65.3 East Mulberry Corridor Plan Update and Annexation Assessment 66.1 Neighborhood Programs and Services Neighborhood Livability & Social Health Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives ATTACHMENT 3 18 Neighborhood Livability & Social Health Offers Not Purchased • Land Bank Additional Acquisition for Affordable Housing • Scholarship Fund for Low-Income Families - Cultural Services (Museum, Lincoln Center, Gardens) • Land Use Code Amendment • Vibrant Neighborhood Grant program • Housing Access Supports • Human Services Program Grant Funding and Strategic Plan • Murphy Center Expansion & Housing Placement System • Childcare Access & Affordability Funding • 1.0 FTE – Homelessness Program Coordinator • 1.0 FTE Contractual - Historic Preservation Building Survey ATTACHMENT 3 19 Council Discussion - Neighborhood Livability & Social Health Offers ATTACHMENT 3 20 Culture and Recreation Fort Collins provides diverse cultural and recreational amenities ATTACHMENT 3 21 Culture & Recreation Funding Sources Total Funding: 2019 - $41.6M | 2020 - $40.3M ATTACHMENT 3 22 Culture & Recreation Outcome Overview • Providing diverse Culture and Recreation amenities includes: ¾ Ensuring the legacy of Fort Collins’ parks, trails, natural areas, and cultural and recreational facilities for future generations ¾ Providing a wide variety of high-quality recreation services and cultural opportunities ¾ Creating an interconnected regional and local trail network of parks and accessible recreational facilities ¾ Creating and preserving opportunities and spaces where residents can easily access nature ¾ Continuing a strong focus on exceptional stewardship and ecologically sound and sustainable operations ¾ Protecting and preserving the City’s tree canopy ATTACHMENT 3 23 Culture & Recreation Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives 2.1 – Develop recreational and cultural programs with pricing and marketing strategies that drive value, attendance and cost recovery Multiple Paved Recreational Trails, Neighborhood Parks and Community Park Development, Golf, Memorial Parks Multiple Recreation Activities and Program, Ice & Aquatics 26.2 1.0 FTE - Golf Manager 47.4 Recreation Facility Improvements & Equipment Replacement 58.1 Cultural Services 58.3 Museum of Discovery 58.4 Gardens on Spring Creek 58.10 0.5 FTE increase - Lincoln Center Marketing/Publicity Specialist ATTACHMENT 3 24 2.2 – Plan, design, implement and maintain the City's parks and trails systems Multiple Paved Recreational Trails, Neighborhood Parks and Community Park Development, Golf, Memorial Parks 26.3 Design and Cost Estimates for Irrigation System Replacement at SouthRidge and City Park Nine 29.3 Parks Life Cycle Program 29.8 2.0 FTE - Park Maintenance Workers and Maintenance of New Parks and Trails 32.7 Poudre River Downtown Master Plan Reach 4 Feasibility Study 86.5 Natural Areas - Planning and Special Projects (ENV) 86.10 Encampment Cleaning Services (ENV) Culture & Recreation Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives ATTACHMENT 3 25 2.3 – Provide enhanced opportunities for arts and culture throughout the City 12.1/58.6 Art in Public Places (incl. Utilities) 45.19 Colorado State University Football Game-Day Transit Services (TRAN) 58.1 Cultural Services 58.3 Museum of Discovery 58.5 4.5 FTE - Gardens on Spring Creek Expanded Programming and Operations 2.4 – Protect the health and longevity of the tree canopy 57.1 Urban Forest Management 57.5 Forestry Emerald Ash Borer Pre-Infestation Program Culture & Recreation Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives ATTACHMENT 3 26 Culture & Recreation Offers Not Purchased • Rolland Moore Ball Field Lights • Rolland Moore Racquet Complex Renovation • Downtown Park Maintenance Shop Design • City Park Refresh Phase II • Poudre River Whitewater Park Restroom • Pickleball Courts at Spring • Canyon Community Park • 1.0 FTE for Parks Life Cycle Program • 1.0 FTE - Park Ranger • 1.0 FTE – Forestry Specialist and Forestry Emerald Ash Borer Pre-Infestation Program ATTACHMENT 3 27 Council Discussion - Culture and Recreation Offers ATTACHMENT 3 28 Safe Community Fort Collins provides a safe place to live, work, learn and play ATTACHMENT 3 29 Safe Community Funding Sources Total Funding: 2019 - $87.2M | 2020 - $92.0M 2017 ATTACHMENT 3 30 Safe Community Outcome Overview • A safe and healthy community includes: ¾ A safe, non-threatening city in which to live, work, learn, and play ¾ Proactive and skilled police and fire services ¾ Safe, reliable and best practice floodplain management ¾ An active emergency management system focused on prevention, preparedness and recovery with key partnerships in place to effectively respond to emergency situations ATTACHMENT 3 31 Safe Community Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives 5.1 – Improve community involvement, education and regional partnerships to increase the level of public trust and keep the community safe 15.1 Communications and Public Involvement (CPIO) (HPG) 15.2 1.0 FTE - Communications Coordinator (HPG) 25.1 Police Office of the Chief & Administration 25.2 Police Patrol Services 25.3 Police Community and Special Services 25.4 Police Information Services 25.9 Police Colorado Regional Information Sharing Project [CRISP] 25.14 Police Radio Infrastructure - Northern Colorado Regional Communication Network [NCRCN] 33.1 Municipal Court Services 89.3 0.25 FTE Contractual - Environmental Regulatory Specialist - West Nile Virus (NLSH) ATTACHMENT 3 32 5.2 – Meet the expected level of core and specialized police services as the community grows 25.11 8.0 FTE - Police Services Resources for a Growing Community 25.15 Police Camera Radar/Red Light Addition 25.23 Police Services Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) Replacement - Minor Capital Replacement 25.27 Information Technology Police Laptop Replacement 25.31 1.0 FTE - FC911 Emergency Services Dispatcher 33.2 0.2 FTE for Municipal Court Judge and Security Screeners 33.3 0.75 FTE Court Probation Division 73.2 1.0 FTE (0.75 FTE Attorney, 0.25 FTE Legal Assistant) - Municipal Court Prosecution Resources Safe Community Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives ATTACHMENT 3 33 5.3 – Partner with Poudre Fire Authority to provide high-quality fire prevention, community risk reduction and emergency response services 9.1 Utilities: Stormwater - Household Hazardous Waste & Spill Response Services (ENV) 25.31 1.0 FTE - FC911 Emergency Services Dispatcher Multiple Poudre Fire Authority Operation, Maintenance & Capital 5.4 – Improve emergency management and preparedness 11.2 Utilities: Stormwater Core Operations 11.20 Utilities: Stormwater - Drainage and Detention Maintaining Existing Levels of Service 35.2 Snow and Ice Removal (TRAN) 35.10 Backup Generators for Streets Facility and Traffic Facility (Streets portion) (TRAN) 87.1 City Manager's Office: Office of Emergency Management - 0.5 FTE plus 1.0 FTE transfer from PFA Safe Community Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives ATTACHMENT 3 34 5.5 – Address water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure needs for the protection of people, property and the environment 9.2 Utilities: Water Core Operations (ENV) 9.5 Utilities: Water - Water Treatment and Source of Supply (ENV) 9.47 Utilities: Maple St. and Pearl St. Wastewater Main (ENV) 9.48 Utilities: Wastewater - North College Wastewater Improvements (ENV) Multiple Utilities: Wastewater – Water Reclamation Projects (ENV) 11.6 Utilities: Stormwater - Basin Master Plan Updates 11.11 Utilities: Stormwater - Castlerock Storm Sewer Evaluation and Repairs 11.20 Utilities: Stormwater - Drainage and Detention Maintaining Existing Levels of Service Multiple Utilities: Stormwater and Wastewater Improvements Safe Community Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives ATTACHMENT 3 35 5.6 – Optimize the use of data and technology to improve service, protect mission-critical infrastructure and enhance cybersecurity effectiveness 3.3 Information Technology Infrastructure Equipment (HPG) 3.4 0.5 FTE Increase - Senior Technical Support Specialist (HPG) 11.22 1.0 FTE Operational Technology Cybersecurity Analyst - Utilities: Customer Service & Administration 25.23 Police Services Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) Replacement - Minor Capital Replacement 73.1 Municipal Prosecution Technology Tools 96.2 Cyber Security Training, Monitoring and Measuring Safe Community Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives ATTACHMENT 3 36 Safe Community Offers Not Purchased • Police 911 Center Workstation Replacement • Police Body Armor • Police 3rd Floor Room Alteration • Police Services Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) • Security Cameras – Museum & Carnegie Center for Creativity • 22.0 FTE – Police Agency-Wide Personnel • 2.25 FTE - Marijuana and Liquor Regulation and Enforcement • 0.5 FTE City Manager’s Office (1 Contractual to Classified, 0.5 FTE Admin Support) - Office Of Emergency Management and Additional General Support • 1.0 FTE - Senior Network Engineer ATTACHMENT 3 37 Council Discussion - Safe Community Offers ATTACHMENT 3 38 Economic Health Fort Collins promotes a healthy, sustainable economy reflecting community values ATTACHMENT 3 39 Economic Health Funding Sources Total Funding: 2019 - $144.9M | 2020 - $151.6M ATTACHMENT 3 40 Economic Health Outcome Overview • A healthy and resilient economy includes: ¾ Diverse jobs that enable residents and businesses to thrive ¾ Innovative and entrepreneurial atmosphere that builds new and creative industries ¾ Strong partnership and collaboration with the private sector, educational institutions and other organizations ¾ Comprehensive quality infrastructure that supports businesses ¾ Balance between the built and natural environments ¾ Engagement with local businesses to understand and address their needs ATTACHMENT 3 Economic Health Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives 41 3.1 – Facilitate government and local partners to form an effective regional economic health group 41.1 Economic Health Office 80.1 Convention and Visitor Services 3.2 – Maintain and grow diverse employment opportunities 41.1 Economic Health Office 41.3 Use Tax and Business Personal Property Tax Rebates 41.10 Northern Colorado Regional Airport Operational Support 3.3 – Enhance business engagement to address existing and emerging business needs 10.2 Utilities: Customer Service & Administration - Customer Connections Programs and Services 41.1 Economic Health Office 41.7 Business Engagement Action Plan Support 81.1 DDA Operating and Capital Budget ATTACHMENT 3 42 3.4 – Foster infill and redevelopment that enhances the community 30.1 Downtown Landscaping and Maintenance 30.2 2.0 FTE - Park Technician and Park Maintenance Worker with Expansion of Downtown Maint. 40.1 Urban Renewal Authority 41.15 Metro District Support 65.1 Development Review Programs and Services (NLSH) 65.3 East Mulberry Corridor Plan Update and Annexation Assessment (NLSH) 3.5 – Maintain utility systems, services, infrastructure and predictable rates 8.2 Utilities: Light & Power - Core Operations 8.3 Light & Power - Purchase Power 8.6 Utilities: Light & Power - Substation Capital Upgrades 8.7 Utilities: Light & Power - Electric Distribution Transformer Replacement 10.3 Utilities: Customer Service & Administration - Information Technology Services (HPG) 10.24 2.0 Contractual FTE Utilities: Customer Service & Administration - Locates Enhanced Staffing (HPG) Economic Health Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives ATTACHMENT 3 43 3.6 - Invest in utility infrastructure aligned with community development Multiple Utilities: Light & Power – New Feeder Capacity 8.8 Utilities: Light & Power - Attrition-Based LED Streetlight Conversion 11.6 Utilities: Stormwater - Basin Master Plan Updates (SAFE) 11.13 Utilities: Stormwater - North College Drainage Improvement District, Phase 1 (SAFE) 3.7 - Deploy reliable, high-speed internet services throughout the community 85.2 Utilities: Broadband - Business Start Up 85.3 Utilities: Broadband – Capital Interest 88.1 3.0 FTE - Construction Inspector (2.0 FTE) and Administrative Aide (1.0 FTE) Broadband Project Economic Health Offer Linkage to Strategic Objectives ATTACHMENT 3 44 Economic Health Offers Not Purchased • Utilities: Light & Power - Cable Waste Reduction • Utilities: Light & Power - Electric Distribution Training Field • Utilities: Light & Power - Arterial & Collector Street LED Streetlight Conversion • Utilities: Light & Power - New Duct Bank - County Road 5, Prospect to Mulberry • Business Revolving Loan Fund and Technical Assistance Support • City as a Platform & Innovation - Program Funding • 1.0 FTE – Redevelopment Division Manager • 1.0 FTE Contractual – Plans Examiner - Expedited Plan Review for Green Building ATTACHMENT 3 45 Council Discussion - Economic Health Offers ATTACHMENT 3 2018 Council Budget Meetings September 11th Work Session • Neighborhood Livability and Social Health • Culture and Recreation • Safe Community • Economic Health October 9th Work Session • Environmental Health • Transportation • High Performing Government September 18th Council Meeting • Budget Public Hearing #1 of 2 October 2nd Council Meeting • Budget Public Hearing #2 of 2 October 16th Work Session (after Council Meeting) • General Discussion – Final Council Direction November 6th Council Meeting • First Reading November 20th Council Meeting • Second Reading ATTACHMENT 3 2018 Council Budget Meetings Back-Up ATTACHMENT 3 UtilityRateAssumptions 48 Utility Rate Increase Supports Operating Income and Capital Needs Rate Changes: Actual Actual Budget Budget Utility 2017 2018 2019 2020 L&P 3.45% 1.8% 5.0% 5.0% Water 5.0% 5.0% 0.0% 0.0% Wastewater 3.0% 3.0% 0.0% 0.0% Storm Water 5.0% 0.0% 2.0% 2.0% Note: Additional 0.63% L&P optional rate increase for CAP opportunities to be discussed ATTACHMENT 3 2018 Monthly Utility Cost Comparison 49 Overall, Utility Costs in the Middle Compared with Neighboring Communities ATTACHMENT 3 CostAssumptions 2019 2020 General Inflation 2.3% 2.3% Salary Adjustments 3.0% 3.0% Medical and Dental Costs 10.2% 11.4% Fuel Prices $2.51 $2.71 / gallon Retirement 403/457 Contributions No Change GERP Supplemental Contribution $1.1M $1.1M Budget Staffing at 98% of Total Cost 50 Moderate Inflation, Compensation Tied to Market, Modest Benefit Cost Increase ATTACHMENT 3 51 PFA Budgets History PFA Revenue Estimates Exceed IGA Revenue Forecast Significantly ATTACHMENT 3 52 Public Safety Budget History Public Safety Budget Requires Greater Percentage of Overall Budget ATTACHMENT 3 Sales & Use Tax Revenue 53 Sales Tax Revenue Growth has Also Leveled Off Last 5 Years * Excludes Use Tax – Economic Incentives ATTACHMENT 3 Use Tax* History 54 * Excludes Use Tax – Economic Incentives ATTACHMENT 3 Sales Tax History 55 ATTACHMENT 3 Stop Doing List Detail 56 Offer # Offer name/description of reduction (values in $k) 2019 2020 Reduction type 66.1 Neighborhood Programs - Restorative Justice hourly support $12.0 $12.0 Position removal 47.12 REDUCTION: -1.0 FTE – EPIC Ice Leader Position 60.4 62.7 Position removal 47.13 REDUCTION: -0.50 FTE Recreation Coordinator 46.2 47.9 Position removal 65.9 REDUCTION: -1.0 FTE - Planning Technician & Intern 84.7 87.6 Position removal 66.7 REDUCTION: -1.0 FTE - Compliance Inspector 64.7 72.1 Position removal 71.9 REDUCTION: -1.0 FTE - Security Specialist 109.8 113.6 Position removal 43.1 Environmental Services (CAP Program Coordinator - Intern) 35.0 35.0 Position removal TBD Additional attrition planned for 2020 (4 positions TBD) 0.0 380.0 Position removal ATTACHMENT 3 57 Stop Doing List Detail (continued) Offer # Offer name/description of reduction (values in $k) 2019 2020 Reduction type 25.2 Police Patrol Services - reduce contract for Juvenile transport $10.0 $10.0 Program reduction 3.10 REDUCTION: Scheduled Computer Replacements 125.0 125.0 Program reduction 31.5 REDUCTION: Contractual Median Maintenance 25.0 25.0 Program reduction 57.6 REDUCTION: Forestry Tree Replacement Plantings 75.0 75.0 Program reduction 10.26 REDUCTION: Utilities: Peer to Peer Recognition Program 4.0 4.0 Program reduction 10.27 REDUCTION: Utilities: Collections Services 30.0 30.0 Program reduction 9.102 REDUCTION: Utilities: Community Spill Response 32.4 32.4 Program reduction 9.104 REDUCTION: Utilities: Water/Wastewater - Standby time for the Water Quality Lab and Pollution Control Lab 32.5 32.5 Program reduction ATTACHMENT 3 58 Stop Doing List Detail (continued) Offer # Offer name/description of reduction (values in $k) 2019 2020 Reduction type 42.1 Social Sustainability (Remove Multicultural Retreat) $21.0 $21.0 Program removal 43.1 Environmental Services (Christmas Tree recycling program) 15.0 15.0 Program removal 43.1 Environmental Services (ICLEI Membership) 1.8 1.8 Program removal 43.1 Environmental Services (E&E Membership) 1.1 1.1 Program removal 43.1 Environmental Services (Regional Air Quality Council) 10.0 10.0 Program removal 43.1 Environmental Services (Air Quality Loan program) 30.0 30.0 Program removal 43.1 Environmental Services (NRAB &AQAB Boards) 7.0 7.0 Program removal 43.1 Environmental Services (One Planet) 10.7 10.7 Program removal 44.1 Sustainability Services Admin (Remove web portal) 5.3 5.3 Program removal 15.4 REDUCTION: Stop Doing - City News Newsletter 26.0 26.0 Program removal 6.5 Travel Behavior Survey (unfunded) 0.0 75.0 Program removal 66.3 Vibrant Neighborhood Grant program (unfunded) 300.0 300.0 Program removal Subtotal Stop Doing $1,174 $1,648 ATTACHMENT 3 59 Historical Use of Reserves Fund Balances are Healthy…..Less Available for Use Within Budget ATTACHMENT 3 60 Neighborhood Livability & Social Health Community Dashboard Measures ATTACHMENT 3 61 Neighborhood Livability & Social Health Community Dashboard Measures ATTACHMENT 3 62 Culture & Recreation Community Dashboard Measures ATTACHMENT 3 63 Culture & Recreation Community Dashboard Measures ATTACHMENT 3 64 Safe Community Community Dashboard Measures ATTACHMENT 3 65 Safe Community Community Dashboard Measures ATTACHMENT 3 66 Economic Health Community Dashboard Measures ATTACHMENT 3 67 Economic Health Community Dashboard Measures ATTACHMENT 3 • A call for road maintenance and improvements • Support for the Restorative Justice Program • Maintenance and surfaces of tennis courts, speciﬁcally at Rolland Moore Park • An increase in pickleball courts PHASE 1 REPORT ATTACHMENT 1 1. Growth Management and Land Use 2. Utilities Systems and Services ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH 1. Drinking Water and River Water Quality 2. Conservation and Renewable Energy SAFE COMMUNITY 1. Police and Public Safety 2. Emergency Management TRANSPORTATION (tied) 1. Traffic Improvements 2. Bicycling, Pedestrian and Accessibility Improvements HIGH PERFORMING GOVERNMENT (tied) 1. Public Engagement and Communication 2. Workforce Training, Development and Wellness AUGUST 20, 2018 PHASE 1 REPORT ATTACHMENT 1