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MEMORANDUM
DATE: December 4, 2023
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Anissa Hollingshead, City Clerk
Ann Marie Sharratt, Assistant City Clerk
RE: Leadership Planning Team (LPT) Meeting
Mayor Pro Tem Emily Francis, Councilmember Tricia Canonico, City Attorney Carrie Daggett, City
Manager Kelly DiMartino (Remote), Deputy City Manager Tyler Marr, City Clerk Anissa Hollinshead and
Assistant City Clerk Ann Marie Sharratt met in person on Monday, December 4, 2023. The following
summarizes the discussions that began at 8:05 a.m.
December 4 Special Urban Renewal Authority (URA) Board Meeting:
• The final agenda was reviewed for the meeting Monday evening.
December 5 Regular Meeting:
• The final agenda was reviewed with attention drawn to any changes.
• The consent calendar was reviewed. There are 12 second readings, 10 first readings and 9
resolutions on the consent calendar for approval.
• There are four discussion items on the agenda, including the second reading of Ordinance No. 157,
2023, relating to a supplemental appropriation for the Zero Carbon Performance Code Project, two
first readings of salary ordinances for the Chief Judge and City Attorney, and the adoption of the
Economic Health Strategic Plan.
• An amended version of the agenda will be published Monday before 6:00 p.m., at least 24 hours prior
to the meeting, with the following updates:
o Updating item 30 to reflect in both the Agenda Item Summary and resolution that there is only
one source for this software;
o Updating the salary ordinances in items 32 and 33 to include the salary amounts being
recommended by the Human Resources Executive; and
o Adding an item under Other Business providing an update on the referendum petition and next
steps.
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December 4, 2023
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• Prior to the Council meeting, Councilmembers have been invited by the Human Relations
Commission (HRC) to attend their annual awards reception and ceremony. The program begins with
a reception from 3:00-4:00 p.m. in the City Hall CIC Room, followed by the awards ceremony from
4:00-5:30 p.m. in Council Chambers.
o As part of the ceremony, a proclamation declaring December 10, 2023, as Human Rights Day
will also be read. In the event Mayor Arndt is not able to arrive in time, Mayor Pro Tem Francis
is prepared to read the proclamation.
December 12 Work Session:
• The draft agenda was reviewed with attention drawn to any changes.
• The community report from the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment will occur at
this work session. There has been a request to accommodate approximately a 20-minute
presentation that is in line with the other presentations the Public Health Director is providing with
community partners. It was agreed a 20-minute limit would be honored.
6-Month Calendar:
• Upcoming meetings were reviewed with particular attention to any shifts.
• An appeal was filed on Friday, December 1, of the Planning and Zoning Commission’s decision
regarding PDP220010 Polestar Development. The timeline for the appeal requires Council to hear
the appeal no later than February 16, 2024. February 6, 2024, was determined to work as a regular
meeting date to hear the appeal.
o There was a request to take advantage of the current appeal to provide a short follow up
memorandum highlighting process points that would look different under proposals under
consideration to change the appeal process.
• It was determined the City Manager’s review would be rescheduled to occur in executive session at
the end of the regular business meeting on December 19, 2023.
Assistant City Clerk Ann Marie Sharratt
• No additional items.
City Clerk Anissa Hollinshead
• Shared the petition verification process is nearly complete ahead of the deadline tomorrow, Tuesday,
December 5. At this time, a small number of petition sections remain to be verified based on the
status of their accompanying affidavits. Outside of the result of those considerations, there are
currently approximately 1,500 valid signatures verified over the minimum number of 4,228 required.
• It was noted that the results of the 2023 Municipal Election will now set the threshold for new petition-
related signature requirements. A total of 50,699 ballots were cast by City voters. For referendum
petitions, the signature requirement for future petition efforts will now be 10% of this, rounded up to
5,070 signatures.
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Deputy City Manager Tyler Marr
• The public lobbying effort in DC last week went well and visits with the City’s Congressional delegation
and federal agencies were well timed with pending grant decisions. Appreciated the support of
Councilmembers Canonico, Peel, and Pignataro in representing the City’s efforts.
City Attorney Carrie Daggett
• No additional items.
Mayor Pro Tem Emily Francis
• No additional items.
Councilmember Canonico
• No additional items.
City Manager Kelly DiMartino
• Will follow up with Councilmember Peel regarding her availability for upcoming meetings.
Meeting adjourned at 8:49 a.m.