HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - SUMMARY AGENDA - 11/24/2020 - 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
November 24, 2020
4:30 PM
(At 6:00 p.m. City Council will suspend the Work Session
and move into an Adjourned Meeting; the Work Session will resume
no earlier than 7:15 p.m.)
• CALL TO ORDER.
1. UProcess for Council Vacancy Appointment and Selection of Mayor Pro Tem.U (staff: Delynn Coldiron;
10 minute presentation; 30 minute discussion)
The purpose of this item is to discuss the process Council would like to use to fill the District 4 vacancy
created by Mayor Pro Tem Stephens’ election as a Larimer County Commissioner and for selecting a
new Mayor Pro Tem. The proposed timeline and deadline impacts will also be discussed.
(Council will likely take a recess here, hold the Adjourned Meeting which begins at 6:00 p.m., and then
reconvene the Work Session after the Adjourned Meeting no earlier than 7:15.)
2. UOur Climate Future Planning Update.U (staff: Jensen Morgan, Molly Saylor, Michelle Finchum, John
Phelan; 15 minute presentation; 45 minute discussion)
The purpose of this work session is to provide an update to City Council on Our Climate Future
planning process and seek feedback on next steps towards Council consideration in early 2021.
Our Climate Future (OCF) is the project coordinating updates to the Climate Action Plan, Energy
Policy, and Road to Zero Waste Plan. Fort Collins has been a national leader for environmental action
with the adoption of ambitious climate, energy, and waste goals for over 20 years. Significant gains
have been made in each of these areas with primary climate and energy goals on track to achieve
2020 interim milestones. At the same time, efforts will need to quickly scale up to reach the 2030 goals.
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Our Climate Future has proceeded with an intentionally different approach to updating planning
documents. The integration of updating three plans in one process acknowledges the interconnections
between waste, energy, and climate and identifies opportunities for connected solutions. Centering
the planning process and strategies in community-defined priorities will result in increased buy-in to
meet goals while simultaneously positively impacting other Fort Collins priorities.
Staff have consolidated the major strategy ideas gathered from community, consultant and staff input
into fifteen Big Moves that describe in plain and accessible language the outcomes which will lead to
the achievement of Fort Collins climate, energy and waste goals while simultaneously positively
impacting other community priorities.
3. UResidential Metro District Evaluation System.U (staff: Cameron Gloss, Paul Sizemore; 15 minute
presentation; 45 minute discussion)
The purpose of this item is to review and consider an evaluation system for Residential Metropolitan
(Metro) District Service Plans. Staff proposes a system that provides both minimum requirements and
a performance points system, including a menu of options, applied to Energy and Water Efficiency,
Housing Attainability and Community Livability attributes. The proposed system is intended to provide
metrics that further define ‘extraordinary public benefits’ as found in the adopted Metro District policy.
• ANNOUNCEMENTS.
• ADJOURNMENT.
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Wade Troxell, Mayor Remote Meeting
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
Adjourned Meeting
November 24, 2020
6:00 p.m.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OPTIONS
There will be three options for people who would like to participate in the meeting:
Live via the Zoom online meeting,
Live via the telephone,
By submitting emails to Council at CityLeaders@fcgov.com.
All options will be available for those wishing to provide general public comment, as well as public
comment during individual discussion items.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (ONLINE VIA ZOOM):
Individuals who wish to address Council via remote public participation can do so through Zoom
at https://zoom.us/j/98241416497. (The link and instructions are also posted
at www.fcgov.com/councilcomments.) Individuals participating in the Zoom session should watch the
meeting through that site, and not via FCTV, due to the streaming delay and possible audio interference.
The Zoom meeting will be available beginning at 5:15 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Participants wanting
to ensure their equipment setup is working should join prior to 6:00 p.m. For public comments, the Mayor
will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at that time. Staff
will moderate the Zoom session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to address Council.
In order to participate, you must:
Have an internet-enabled smartphone, laptop or computer. Using earphones with a microphone will
greatly improve your audio experience.
Join the Zoom meeting using the link on the front page of the agenda or on the City’s home webpage
at www.fcgov.com.
If you use the City’s home page, simply click on the “Participate remotely in Council Meeting” link
shown near the top of the page.
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PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (VIA PHONE)
Dial the public participation phone number, 1-346-248-7799, and then enter the Meeting ID 982 4141
6497 followed by the pound sign (#).
The meeting will be available beginning at 5:15 p.m. Please call in to the meeting prior to 6:00 p.m., if
possible. For public comments, the Mayor will ask participants to indicate if you would like to speak at
that time – phone participants will need to press *9 to do this. Staff will be moderating the Zoom
session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to address Council.
When participating online or by phone, DO NOT Watch/stream FCTV at the same time due to streaming
delay and possible audio interference.
PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (VIA EMAIL)
Individuals not comfortable or able to access the Zoom platform or participate by phone are encouraged to
participate by emailing general public comments to CityLeaders@fcgov.com. If you have specific
comments on any of the discussion items scheduled, please make that clear in the subject line of the email
and send prior to the meeting Tuesday evening.
WATCH THE MEETING
Anyone can view the Council meeting live on Channels 14 and 881 or online at www.fcgov.com/fctv.
Note: Only individuals who wish to address Council should use the Zoom link or call in by phone.
Anyone who wants to watch the meeting, but not address Council, should view the FCTV livestream.
Documents to Share: If residents wish to speak to a document or presentation, the City Clerk needs to
be emailed those materials by 4 p.m. the day of the meeting.
Persons wishing to display presentation materials using the City’s display equipment under the Citizen
Participation portion of a meeting or during discussion of any Council item must provide any such materials
to the City Clerk in a form or format readily usable on the City’s display technology no later than two (2)
hours prior to the beginning of the meeting at which the materials are to be presented.
NOTE: All presentation materials for appeals, addition of permitted use applications or protests related to
election matters must be provided to the City Clerk no later than noon on the day of the meeting at which
the item will be considered. See Council Rules of Conduct in Meetings for details.
Upon request, the City of Fort Collins will provide language access services for individuals who have limited
English proficiency, or auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities, to access City services,
programs and activities. Contact 221-6515 (V/TDD: Dial 711 for Relay Colorado) for assistance. Please
provide 48 hours advance notice when possible.
A solicitud, la Ciudad de Fort Collins proporcionará servicios de acceso a idiomas para personas que no
dominan el idioma inglés, o ayudas y servicios auxiliares para personas con discapacidad, para que
puedan acceder a los servicios, programas y actividades de la Ciudad. Para asistencia, llame al 221-6515
(V/TDD: Marque 711 para Relay Colorado). Por favor proporcione 48 horas de aviso previo cuando sea
posible.
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PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CALL MEETING TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
1. Public Hearing and First Reading of Ordinance No. 145, 2020 Amending the Zoning Map of the City
of Fort Collins by Changing the Zoning Classification for that Certain Property Known as the Timberline
Church Rezoning. (staff: Jason Holland, Judy Schmidt; 12 minute presentation; 45 minute
discussion)
This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda, it will be considered
in accordance with Section 1(f) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution
2019-064.
At the November 17 Regular Meeting, Council voted to continue this item to the Adjourned Meeting
on November 24, 2020.
The purpose of this item is to amend the City’s Zoning Map to change the zoning designation for the
Timberline Church Campus from Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood (LMN) to Medium Density
Mixed-Use Neighborhood (MMN). The area proposed to be rezoned is approximately 32.79 acres.
The applicant proposes the rezoning to support future infill housing on the site and enable higher
density housing than would be allowed with the current LMN zoning. Additional commercial and
institutional uses may also be proposed. The church has been in discussions with CSU regarding a
potential land swap to construct an attainable housing project. CSU would donate their 4.76 acres on
Timberline Road, and the church will swap 8-10 acres for the CSU property.
The rezoning request is subject to the criteria in Section 2.9.4 of the Land Use Code. The rezoning
may be approved, approved with conditions, or denied by Council after receiving a recommendation
from the Planning and Zoning Board, which voted 6-0 to recommend approval of the request with
condition that the residential density be limited to 20 units per gross acre and that an Overall
Development Plan (ODP) precede or accompany the Project Development Plan (PDP). The purpose
of the condition of approval is to provide a density limit to help achieve a compatible transition with the
surrounding neighborhood because the MMN zone district does not have a maximum density
requirement. Additionally, the ODP would help identify the general design parameters for the property
– including the general location and nature of proposed uses, transportation circulation, open space,
buffers, and drainage features. A traffic study is also required. The ODP is required to be reviewed by
the Planning and Zoning Board and would require at least one neighborhood meeting.
OTHER BUSINESS
A. Possible consideration of the initiation of new ordinances and/or resolutions by Councilmembers.
(Three or more individual Councilmembers may direct the City Manager and City Attorney to initiate
and move forward with development and preparation of resolutions and ordinances not originating
from the Council's Policy Agenda or initiated by staff.)
ADJOURNMENT