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HomeMy WebLinkAboutACTION SUMMARY-09/06/2022-RegularCity of Fort Collins Page 1 of 5 City Council Summary Agenda City Council Regular Meeting Action Agenda September 6, 2022 at 6:00 PM Jeni Arndt, Mayor Emily Francis, District 6, Mayor Pro Tem Susan Gutowsky, District 1 Julie Pignataro, District 2 Tricia Canonico, District 3 Shirley Peel, District 4 Kelly Ohlson, District 5 City Council Chambers 300 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins & via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/98241416497 Cablecast on FCTV Channel 14 on Connexion Channel 14 and 881 on Xfinity Carrie Daggett Kelly DiMartino Anissa Hollingshead City Attorney City Manager City Clerk The purpose of the action agenda is to provide a brief overview of the actions taken by the City Council to be available shortly after a Council meeting. Council Proceedings are the complete official record of the meeting and are prepared for approval by the Council generally at its next meeting. They are published following their approval as the minutes of the meeting. PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS 5:00 PM A) PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS PP 1. Proclamation Declaring September 17, 2022 as Historic Homes Tour Day. PP 2. Proclamation Declaring October 21, 2022 as the Foodie Walk 10th Anniversary. REGULAR MEETING 6:00 PM B) CALL MEETING TO ORDER C) PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE D) ROLL CALL 6-1 – Councilmember Gutowsky excused E) CITY MANAGER'S AGENDA REVIEW • City Manager Review of Agenda • Consent Calendar Review, including removal of items from Consent Calendar for individual discussion. CITY MANAGER REMOVED ITEM 2 FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR City of Fort Collins Page 2 of 5 F) COMMUNITY REPORTS G) PUBLIC COMMENT ON ANY TOPICS OR ITEMS OR COMMUNITY EVENTS (Including requests for removal of items from Consent Calendar for individual discussion.) H) PUBLIC COMMENT FOLLOW-UP I) COUNCILMEMBER REMOVAL OF ITEMS FROM CONSENT CALENDAR FOR DISCUSSION CONSENT CALENDAR 1. Consideration and Approval of the Minutes of the August 16, 2022 Regular Meeting. APPROVED The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes of the August 16, 2022 Regular meeting. 2. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 090, 2022, Authorizing the Conveyance of an Emergency Access Easement to Poudre Fire Authority on City-owned Real Property Located at 430 N. College Avenue. PULLED FROM CONSENT This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 16, 2022, authorizes the conveyance of an Emergency Access Easement (EAE) to Poudre Fire Authority (PFA) on City- owned real property located at 430 N. College Avenue. The City leases this property, which is the location of the Powerhouse Energy Campus, to the Colorado State University Research Foundation (CSURF). CSURF has submitted plans to the City to make improvements to the property to support a hydrogen fueling station and turbine generator. As a condition of approval, the City, as property owner, is required to convey an EAE to PFA to support fire truck and emergency equipment access, which is a common requirement for new development and improvements on certain properties. Conveyance of the EAE is the final action needed for the City’s Planning, Development, and Transportation Department to approve the project and issue construction permits as CSURF has met all other lease and development review requirements. 3. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 091, 2022, Authorizing the Execution of a First Amendment to Lease with New Cingular Wireless PCS, LLC of City-Owned Property at City Park Ballfields. ADOPTED ON SECOND READING This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 16, 2022, authorizes the City Manager to execute an amendment extending the existing New Cingular cell site lease at the ball fields at City Park. The amendment would extend the end of the current lease terms from March 8, 2023, to October 20, 2023, and allow an additional 5-year term from October 21, 2023, to October 20, 2028. New Cingular has leased the site from the City since 2005. Annual rent received by the City will increase from $20,736 to $24,000 for the first year of the 5-year term with 3% increases every year afterwards. 4. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 092, 2022, Dissolving the Parking Advisory Board and Amending the Code of the City of Fort Collins by Repealing Section 2-110 Relating to the Parking Advisory Board. ADOPTED ON SECOND READING This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 16, 2022, dissolves the Parking Advisory Board. 5. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 093, 2022, Making Supplemental Appropriations in the General Fund for the Environmental Services Air Quality Program from the US Environmental Protection Agency Grant. ADOPTED ON SECOND READING City of Fort Collins Page 3 of 5 This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 16, 2022, appropriates unanticipated grant revenue in the General Fund for the Environmental Services Air Quality Program. This grant directly supports Council Priority #17, Improved Air Quality, and includes $108,200 of grant funding provided by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and associated with the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to support local monitoring of National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) pollutants in and near communities with environmental justice concerns who face disproportionate exposure to these pollutants and health risks and are also associated with increased vulnerability to COVID-19. The Ordinance has been revised to include a reference to the City Manager’s authority to approve/sign an intergovernmental agreement with the EPA for the funding. 6. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 094, 2022, Adopting a Graywater Ordinance, to Allow Voluntary Graywater System Installations. ADOPTED ON SECOND READING This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 16, 2022, adopts an ordinance to allow graywater systems to be installed in the City. The proposed graywater ordinance would enact a voluntary program for graywater use for toilet flushing in Fort Collins Utilities’ water and wastewater service areas, as well as the service areas of consenting water and wastewater districts in the Growth Management Area (GMA). The proposed graywater ordinance would be consistent with State regulatory requirements and local water right limitations. 7. First Reading of Ordinance No. 095, 2022, Appropriating Philanthropic Revenue Received by City Give for the 2022 Parks Independence Day Celebration and the 2022 Community Development and Neighborhood Services Urban Design Awards. ADOPTED ON FIRST READING The purpose of this item is to appropriate philanthropic revenue designated for the 2022 Independence Day Celebration and for the 2022 Community Development and Neighborhood Services Urban Design Awards. 8. First Reading of Ordinance No. 096, 2022, Conditionally Vacating a Portion of Coleman Street Right-of-Way. ADOPTED ON FIRST READING The purpose of this item is to approve the conditional vacation of a portion of Coleman Street right-of-way that is no longer desirable or necessary to retain for street purposes. The right-of- way area, once vacated, will be retained in its entirety as a public utility and public access easement to the City. The right-of-way vacation will be conditional upon the demolition of the existing street stub of Coleman Street and the reconstruction of the vacated area as a landscape and pedestrian area. These conditions are outlined in detail in the Ordinance. 9. Resolution 2022-095 Making Findings of Fact Regarding the Appeal of the Administrative Hearing Officer’s Decision Approving the Sanctuary on the Green Project Development Plan #PDP210018. ADOPTED The purpose of this item is to make findings of fact regarding the appeal of the Administrative Hearing Officer’s Decision to approve the Sanctuary on the Green Project Development Plan. The appeal was heard by Council on August 16, 2022. 10. Resolution 2022-096 Supporting an Application for a Great Outdoors Colorado Land Acquisition Grant for the Buckeye Conservation and Front Range Gateway Project. ADOPTED City of Fort Collins Page 4 of 5 In partnership with Larimer County, the Buckeye Ranch Conservation Project would conserve over 1,000 acres north of Fort Collins. The County and City have been invited by Great Outdoors Colorado to submit a full grant application to support this project in their upcoming Land Acquisition program cycle. 11. Resolution 2022-097 Setting the Dates of the Public Hearings on the 2023-24 Proposed City of Fort Collins Budget. ADOPTED The purpose of this item is to set two public hearing dates for the proposed 2023-24 budget that the City Manager has filed with the City Clerk pursuant to Section 2 of City Charter Article V. Section 3 of City Charter Article V requires Council to set a date for a public hearing on the proposed budget and to cause notice of the hearing to be published. This Resolution sets two public hearing dates for Council’s regular meeting on September 20, 2022, and its regular meeting on October 4, 2022. The Resolution also directs the City Clerk to publish the notice of these two hearings, which notice is attached as Exhibit “A” to the Resolution. 12. Resolution 2022-098 Making Appointments to the Transportation Board. ADOPTED The purpose of this item is to fill vacancies on the Transportation Board. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR J) ADOPTION OF CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION TAKEN: APPROVED RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR ITEMS 1 AND 3-12 ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR 6-0 K) CONSENT CALENDAR FOLLOW-UP (This is an opportunity for Councilmembers to comment on items adopted or approved on the Consent Calendar.) L) STAFF REPORTS - None M) COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS N) CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION 2. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 090, 2022, Authorizing the Conveyance of an Emergency Access Easement to Poudre Fire Authority on City-owned Real Property Located at 430 N. College Avenue. PULLED FROM CONSENT This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on August 16, 2022, authorizes the conveyance of an Emergency Access Easement (EAE) to Poudre Fire Authority (PFA) on City- owned real property located at 430 N. College Avenue. The City leases this property, which is the location of the Powerhouse Energy Campus, to the Colorado State University Research Foundation (CSURF). CSURF has submitted plans to the City to make improvements to the property to support a hydrogen fueling station and turbine generator. As a condition of approval, the City, as property owner, is required to convey an EAE to PFA to support fire truck and emergency equipment access, which is a common requirement for new development and improvements on certain properties. Conveyance of the EAE is the final action needed for the City’s Planning, Development, and Transportation Department to approve the project and issue construction permits as CSURF has met all other lease and development review requirements. ACTION TAKEN: POSTPONED SECOND READING TO SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 6-0 City of Fort Collins Page 5 of 5 O) CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS PLANNED FOR DISCUSSION – None P) OTHER BUSINESS OB 1. 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.) NONE OB 2. Consideration of a motion to go into Executive Session: “I move that the City Council go into executive session pursuant to: ● City Charter Article Roman Numeral Two, Section 11(2), ● City Code Section 2-31(a)(2) and ● Colorado Revised Statutes Section 24-6-402(4)(b), for the purpose of discussing with the City’s attorneys and appropriate management staff the following: 1. specific legal questions related to the Surat lawsuit; and 2. the manner in which the particular policies, practices or regulations of the City related to programs for advertising on City transit and other facilities may be affected by existing or proposed provisions of federal, state or local law.” ENTERED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSOIN Q) ADJOURNMENT ADJOURNED AT 7:31 TO THE SPECIAL WORK SESSION Every regular Council meeting will end no later than midnight, except that: (1) any item of business commenced before midnight may be concluded before the meeting is adjourned and (2) the Council may, at any time prior to adjournment, by majority vote, extend a meeting beyond midnight for the purpose of considering additional items of business. Any matter that has been commenced and is still pending at the conclusion of the Council meeting, and all matters for consideration at the meeting that have not yet been considered by the Council, will be deemed continued to the next regular Council meeting, unless Council determines otherwise. 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 970.221.6515 (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. 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