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Futures Committee Agenda
Monday, February 13 4:00-6:00pm
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Call meeting to order
4:00- 4:05 Facilitated by Tricia Canonico
Roll Call, Approval of November 14, 2022, Minutes and Overview of Futures
Committee Participation:
4:05- 4:15 Facilitated by Caryn Champine
Chair Selection
Facilitated by Caryn Champine
The Future of Futures
Facilitated by Caryn Champine
4:15-4:45:
• How best to organize Futures topics?
• Topic ideas
• Check-in on day/time of Futures
Additional Items
Committee Members
Councilmember Emily Francis
Councilmember Susan Gutowsky
Councilmember Tricia Canonico
Staff Liaison: Caryn Champine, Director Planning, Development and
Transportation
Staff Support: Megan DeMasters, Environmental Services; Melina Dempsey,
FCMoves
Futures Committee
Items 2022
1-2022 Community member
skills needed for the
Future
2-2022 Growing Forward:
Population Trends
Impacting the State,
North Front Range and
Fort Collins
3-2022 The Future of
Community
Architecture
4-2022 The Future of 15 Minute
Communities
5-2022 The Future of Sharing
Cities
6-2022 The Future of Alternative
Modes of
Transportation
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CITY OF FORT COLLINS
FUTURES COMMITTEE MEETING
Date: November 14, 2022
Location: Zoom
Time: 04:00pm-06:00pm
Committee Members present:
Councilmember Tricia Canonico
Councilmember Susan Gutowsky
Additional Council members present:
City Staff:
Caryn Champine
Presenters:
Councilmember Canonico
Courtney Geary, City of Fort Collins Active Modes Manager
Additional Staff present:
Kelly DiMartino, City Manager’s Office
Megan DeMasters, Environmental Services
Melina Dempsey, FC Moves
Aaron Iverson, FC Moves
Anna Kelso, FC Moves
Chad Crager, Broadband
Ginny Sawyer, City Manager’s Office
Kendall Minor, Utilities
Carrie Daggett City Attorney’s Office
Claudia Menendez, City Manager’s Office
Tyler Marr, City Manager’s Office
Terri Runyan, City Manager’s Office
Michelle Finchum, Environmental Services
Teresa Roche
Others present:
Kevin Jones, Fort Collins Chamber
Dave Dixon
Ed Peyronnin
Kevin Krause
Greg Boiarsky
Marcia Richards
Sandy Lemberg
Todd Dangerfield, DDA
Tim Anderson
Whitney Allison
Meeting called to order at 4:05pm
Approval of Minutes:
Councilmember Gutowsky moved to approve the July 11 minutes. Councilmember Canonico seconded.
Motion passed 2-0-1
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Chairman Comments:
N/A
Summary
• Discussion was focused on Council member Canonico’ s recent visit to the Dutch Cycling
Embassy and lessons learned that can be applied to future of alternative modes of transportation
in the City of Fort Collins
• Discussion on how bike infrastructure can integrate into future investments in community, and we
can rebalance the transportation system to allow for diverse modes of transportation
• It is important to collaborate with school systems and businesses and to be innovative as the City
develops alternative modes plans
• Active modes planning should be done with the 15-minute City in mind
• Action: Bring back the group from the Netherlands for another workshop
• Action: Consider how updates to the active modes plan can help address issues with
infrastructure, etc.
Think Tank Item 6-2022 The Future of Alternative Modes of Transportation, Cortney Geary,
Manager of FCMoves and Councilmember Tricia Canonico
• Councilmember Canonico visited the Dutch Cycling Embassy: a network of public and private
organizations who support cycling
o The Netherlands shifted to a more resilient transportation system in the 1970s
• Key lessons learned from Utrecht, Netherlands:
o People bike for joy
o Cars are “guests” to bikes
o Cycling is a central component to the transportation system
o Focus on cycling highlights the ease and convenience of biking in the Netherlands
There are not enough bike racks for number of bikes
o There is a focus on creating safe conditions for biking
Most Dutch don’t wear helmets because safety is such a large part of the culture
How to make bike bells “cool”
• For the future of alternative modes planning in Fort Collins
o In alternative modes planning, consider how to leverage technology to make it easier and
more convenient to pursue other transportation
i.e. bike parking spaces
o Consider how to ensure bike infrastructure allows us to be in City center and the core
corridor- consider user experience- plan and design for the future we ant
o Important to be collaborative and innovative- work with partners and business
communities
o Importance of making it easy and convenient for people to travel via bikes
Infrastructure is an important component- it takes a comprehensive approach to
programs, polices and how to partner with business community
Q&A and Additional Discussion
N/A
Additional Items
Future of Futures Committee
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• Explore more about density
• Age-friendly community as a topic
• Regionalism
**Support to cancel Futures in December
Meeting adjourned by Councilmember Gutowsky at 5:59pm