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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 03/24/2020 - WORK SESSIONCity of Fort Collins Page 1 Wade Troxell, Mayor Council Information Center (CIC) Kristin Stephens, District 4, Mayor Pro Tem City Hall West Susan Gutowsky, District 1 300 LaPorte Avenue Julie Pignataro, District 2 Fort Collins, Colorado Ken Summers, District 3 Ross Cunniff, District 5 Cablecast on FCTV Channel 14 Emily Gorgol, District 6 and Channel 881 on the Comcast cable system Carrie Daggett Darin Atteberry Delynn Coldiron City Attorney City Manager City Clerk The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (V/TDD: Dial 711 for Relay Colorado) for assistance. City Council Work Session March 24, 2020 6:00 PM (Amended 3/23/2020) • CALL TO ORDER. 1. Staff Report: COVID-19 Update (staff: Jim Byrne) 2. Land-Water Nexus-Building a Resilient Community Landscape. (staff: Liesel Hans, Carol Webb; 15 minute staff presentation; 45 minute discussion) The purpose of this item is to discuss large-scale landscape transformations in Fort Collins. Large- scale include areas like business landscapes and multifamily and HOA common landscapes. The topic will cover drivers of landscape change, community experiences and challenges, local and regional programs and services, water use of landscapes, role of landscapes in building resiliency to a warming climate, and how landscapes contribute to a healthy ecosystem and connect people to nature. This is a trend across Colorado and the arid West; the Colorado Water Plan identifies improving water and land use planning as critical to meeting the needs of the future. 2. Affordable Housing Priorities. (staff: Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Jeff Mihelich; 20 minute staff presentation; 1 hour discussion) This item has been rescheduled to April 14, 2020 The purpose of this item is to report on progress of the City's affordable housing goals and discuss the scope and timing of the next Affordable Housing Strategic Plan. Also, an update on requested specific policies and programs will also be included. These are: Home Buyers Assistance, partnership with Elevation Community Land Trust, the Impact Fee nexus study and the feasibility study for an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance. City of Fort Collins Page 2 3. Water Supply Vulnerability Study. (staff: Meagan Smith, Donnie Dustin, Carol Webb; 15 minute staff presentation; 45 minute discussion) The purpose of this item is to provide Council an overview of the recently completed Water Supply Vulnerability Study (Study) that investigated the impacts of various risks on the reliability of Fort Collins Utilities’ (Utilities) long-term water supply. Key findings indicate: • A warmer/drier climate poses the largest risk to the current long-term planning strategy. • Adequate storage is crucial to meeting current policy criteria. • Reductions in available supplies from the Colorado-Big Thompson Project (C-BT) via Horsetooth Reservoir have significant impacts to system performance. • ANNOUNCEMENTS. • ADJOURNMENT.