HomeMy WebLinkAboutResponse To Constituent Letter - Mail Packet - 10/3/2023 - Letter From Mayor Jeni Arndt To Economic Advisory Board Re: Land Use Code
Mayor
City Hall
300 LaPorte Ave.
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.416.2154
970.224.6107 - fax
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September 25, 2023
Economic Advisory Board
c/o Jilian Fresa, Staff Liaison
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
Dear Chair Rojas, Vice-Chair Gray and Board Members:
On behalf of City Council, thank you for providing us with the September 25, 2023
memorandum regarding the Land Use Code and the Board’s appreciation for the additional
public outreach to the community, along with Clay Frickey’s work.
As you know, Council will be discussing this on Tuesday, October 3 during the regular Council
meeting. We encourage you to view the proceedings at City Hall that night, starting at 6:00 p.m.,
or view the meeting online at fcgov.com/fctv.
We do appreciate the expertise and perspectives that you bring to the Board and sharing them
with City Council.
Best Regards,
Jeni Arndt
Mayor
/sek
cc: City Council Members
Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
Davina Lau, Boards and Commissions Coordinator
Economic Health Office
300 LaPorte Avenue
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.221.6505
970.224.6107 – fax
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 25, 2023
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
CC: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager;
SeonAh Kendall, Economic Health Director;
Jillian Fresa, Economic Health Manager
FROM: Braulio Rojas, Chair – Economic Advisory Board;
Erin Gray, Vice-Chair – Economic Advisory Board; and
Members, Economic Advisory Board for 2023
RE: LAND USE CODE
The Economic Advisory Board would like to acknowledge and thank the City Council for
taking the exceptional step last March to re-open the public conversation for the new
Land Use Code. We believe this allowed for better communication with the Fort Collins
community and helped guide the current revised Land Use Code that Council will be
voting on.
We would also like to recognize and thank Clay Frickey and his team for the hard work
and countless hours involved in constructing a code that the Economic Advisory Board
believes will help Fort Collins become an accessible city for a more diverse population.
The revised Land Use Code and the potential code alternatives that will be presented to
Council on October 3rd is the right direction for the city of Fort Collins. The flexibility for
ADU’s, parking requirements and updated process for affordable housing development
along with the overall streamlining and better predictability of the Land Use Code will
strengthen housing options and availability for the community at large.
The Economic Advisory Board appreciates and values the City Council’s interest in
hearing feedback and comments from the civilian advisory boards that are foundational
to citizen involvement.