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MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 28, 2020
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk
RE: Leadership Planning Team (LPT) Meeting
Mayor Wade Troxell, Mayor Pro Tem Kristin Stephens, City Manager Darin Atteberry, City Attorney Carrie
Daggett, and City Clerk Delynn Coldiron (all by video-conference call) met on Monday, December 28, and the
following summarizes the discussions that began at 9:07 a.m.
January 6 Special Meeting:
The interview process for the January 6 meeting was discussed. The process is expected to work as follows:
• Description of the process by the Mayor (3 minutes)
• Opening statement based on direction from the Mayor – 1.5 minutes for each candidate (12 minutes)
• Pre-defined question from the Mayor – 2 minutes for each candidate (16 minutes)
• Pre-defined question from Councilmember – 2 minutes for each candidate (16 minutes)
• Pre-defined question from Councilmember – 2 minutes for each candidate (16 minutes)
• Follow-up questions from Councilmembers and discussion (30 minutes)
• Closing statement – 1.5 minutes for each candidate (12 minutes)
Total time: 1 hour and 45 minutes.
Councilmembers will receive the proposed list of pre-defined questions in a separate email.
6-Month Calendar:
• February 2, 2021:
o Metro DPA Down Payment Assistance Partnership was added to the calendar.
City Clerk Coldiron:
• Three additional filings were received for Council candidates (District 4).
Unofficial Candidates as of December 27, 2020 include:
Mayor:
o Jeni James Arndt
o Gerry Horak
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Councilmember District 1
o Susan Gutowsky
Councilmember District 3
o Tricia Canonico
Councilmember District 4 (two-year term to fill vacancy)
o Jessica Dyrdahl
o Erin Hottenstein
o Melanie Potyondy
o Sidna Rachid
Councilmember District 5
o Kelly Ohlson
• Irene Josey, Larimer County Treasurer & Public Trustee, is interested in speaking to Council regarding
collection and distribution of property taxes. Staff will work on getting her scheduled for the January 19
or February 2 meeting.
City Manager Atteberry:
• Noted how interesting it is that sewer systems came into existence because of the plague in the 1800s
and we are using them today to manage the current plague. He mentioned how testing wastewater is
helping to identify areas of town where COVID numbers are high and how this enables quick action to
ensure public health and safety.
• Noted that NoCo Nosh is breaking records related to the number of orders being received. He
acknowledged the great work of the Economic Health team to support local businesses.
• Noted he will be following up further on the two-day strat ops meeting he attended related to regional
water issues that included City Managers and utility directors from around northern Colorado.
Discussion centered around water supply, treatment, distribution and watersheds. Adding the counties
to future conversations was considered. Creating vision and alignment within northern Colorado is
needed and something all parties seem interested in pursuing. He will share related information with
Council at upcoming 1x1 meetings.
• Noted the Airport Commission will be holding a two-day strat op meeting. Having a County official and
staff from the County’s Economic Health office could be helpful. Staff will follow up.
• Noted it would be good to have the Wasteshed Committee and the Behavioral Health Committee
connect as there is some nexus between the two. Staff will follow up.
City Attorney Daggett:
• Noted that on January 5 there will be an ordinance authorizing a future easement to the County as
specified in the landfill intergovernmental agreement as approved by Council on December 22.
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Mayor Troxell:
• The Mayor noted that this was Mayor Pro Tem Stephens’ last Leadership Planning Team meeting.
Everyone thanked her for her service to the community and the great job she has done as Mayor Pro
Tem and a Councilmember for the past six years. She has done an extraordinary job and will be missed!
Meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m.