HomeMy WebLinkAboutResponse To Constituent Letter - Mail Packet - 5/2/2023 - Letter From Mayor Jeni Arndt To Natural Resources Advisory Board (Nrab) Re: 1041 Regulations
Mayor
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PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
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April 24, 2023
Natural Resources Advisory Board
c/o Honore Depew, Staff Liaison, Senior Manager, Environmental Sustainability
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Chair Metcalf and Board Members:
On behalf of City Council, thank you for providing us with the April 24, 2023 memorandum
regarding the Board’s recommendations regarding 1041 Regulations. Thank you for outlining
your perspectives and elaborating on your reasoning that 1041 Regulations should be adopted
without geographical limitations as a way to achieve Our Climate Future goals.
The 1041 Regulations are scheduled to come to City Council for first reading during the May 2,
2023 regular meeting. We encourage you to view the proceedings that night at City Hall, online
or on FCTV, if you wish.
Thank you for the expertise and perspectives that you bring to the Natural Resources
Advisory Board and sharing them with City Council.
Best Regards,
Jeni Arndt
Mayor
/sek
cc: City Council Members
Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
MEMORANDUM
NATURAL RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD
DATE:April 24,2023
TO:Mayor and City Council Members
FROM:Natural Resources Advisory Board
SUBJECT:Recommendation Regarding 1041 Regulations
Dear Mayor and Councilmembers,
The Natural Resources Advisory Board encourages council to reevaluate their position regarding
regulating activities outside the city limits in respect to 1041 Regulations.NRAB is in favor of
staff examining “Decision Point 3”from the April 13,2023 memo by Kirk Longstein,Senior
Environmental Planner,to potentially add a common review standard that analyzes activities
causing an adverse impact on Fort Collins property regardless of where the construction takes
place.NRAB further supports a future work session to explore parameters on how 1041
Regulations and their expansion should be applied to the Land Use Code.
The Board views the adoption of 1041 Regulations,without geographical limitations,as
instrumental in achieving Our Climate Future goals,particularly as it pertains to the “Big Move
3:Climate Resilient Community,”“Big Move 11:Healthy Natural Spaces,”and additional
environmental health goals outlined in the City ’s strategic plan.
Thank you for your time and consideration on this issue and its future implications for the
community.
Very Respectfully,
Dawson Metcalf,MS
Chair,Natural Resources Advisory Board