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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Mail Packet - 2/6/2024 - Memorandum From Rupa Venkatesh, Jacob Castillo, Caryn Champine, Seonah Kendall, Meaghan Overton, Honore Depew, Brian Tholl, And Gretchen Stanford Re: Jan. 23 Work Session Summary – 2024 Big Picture (3)City Manager’s Office 300 Laporte Ave., Building A PO Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522 970-221-6505 fcgov.com/citymanager Page 1 of 4 MEMORANDUM Date: February 1, 2024 To: Mayor and City Councilmembers Through: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager From: Rupa Venkatesh, Assistant City Manager Jacob Castillo, Chief Sustainability Officer Caryn Champine, PDT Service Area Director SeonAh Kendall, Economic Health Director Meaghan Overton, Housing Manager Honore Depew, Climate Manager Brian Tholl, Utilities Senior Manager Gretchen Standford, Deputy Director, Utilities Customer Connections Subject: Jan. 23 Work Session Summary – 2024 Big Picture BOTTOM LINE The purpose of this memo is to document the summary of discussions during the Jan. 23 Work Session. All Councilmembers were present. DISCUSSION SUMMARY Staff provided Council a high-level overview of current state of trends and shared updates and progress of a selection of previously adopted goals in the housing, climate, economic and transit areas to set the context for Council’s retreat on Jan. 27. NEXT STEPS Council held their retreat on Jan. 27, 2024 and used information from this Work Session to discuss their Council priorities for the next two years. During the Feb. 13 Work Session, staff will provide information for each of the proposed priorities to include resource requirements, short term goals, challenges, and community outreach expectations. During the Feb. 27 Work Session, staff will provide information as it relates to the Strategic Plan updates. FOLLOW-UP ITEMS During the Work Session, Council requested additional information for the following : 1. Under Community Statistics, does median household income only include wages or does it also include passive income, such as Social Security, retirement, etc. income? DocuSign Envelope ID: F23FA973-B7FC-42AC-87E1-67E7BB722DFD Page 2 of 4  The statistic was pulled from Census Bureau data. The Census Bureau includes several components of income and reports on the sum of income from these sources: o Earnings, which includes Wage or Salary Income and Self-employment Income o Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income o Social Security Income o Supplemental Security Income (SSI) o Public Assistance Income o Retirement Income o Other Types of Income 2. One of the slides contained “budget priorities” results from the 2023 Community Survey. Raw data was asked to be provided.  Figure 32 of the July 2023 Community Survey shows the top three “more effort” outcome areas. It is also provided as Attachment 1 to this memo.  Also related to the 2023 Community Survey results, was any information related to any specific focus areas that residents provided? Results are captured in Figure 34 of the Survey. It is also provided as Attachment 2 to this memo.  Here is a link to the 2023 Community Survey Report 3. Regarding the waste diversion metric – is it calculated by weight and are we in line with other Colorado communities in how we measure this?  Weight is the most available metric in the waste handling system and is the industry standard.  Some materials are always underemphasized or over emphasized depending on if you measure in volume or weight.  The City will have more measurement options available with contracted hauling. For example, doing regular waste sorts of residential material can provide a different level of information. 4. What causes variations in the Waste Diversion rate?  Increased diversion from 2005 to 2013. Since then, it has been more volatile  Our data collection methodologies have gotten more expansive and more accurate (prior years likely included more volatility than is apparent in our data)  The peak community diversion rate in 2013 was due to incredible amounts of soil recycled in the Foothills Mall and Woodward Governor projects.  Residential and commercial diversion rates tend to be stagnant.  Recent impacts: implementing Community Recycling Ordinance (required recycling service for multi-family and commercial)  Coming impacts: implementing residential contracted hauling, which includes weekly recycling collection and seasonal yard trimmings service  Industrial diversion rate fluctuates significantly.  Primary driver of community diversion rate variation  Due to number of and type of projects taking place, equipment at Hoffman Mill being down, etc. DocuSign Envelope ID: F23FA973-B7FC-42AC-87E1-67E7BB722DFD Page 3 of 4 5. Update on the Poudre School District and Transfort Feasibility Study  The best practices/literature review is complete. The Transfort portion of the existing conditions component is complete and are waiting for some significant data from PSD. Once we have all relevant data from PSD, we can proceed with the next phase. This will include exploring the federal regulatory constraints, develop collaboration opportunities and potential recommendations. A more substantial summary will be provided in next week’s Council packet. 6. How much of the ARPA programing are for needs that existed before the pandemic and how much was because of the pandemic?  Staff is providing this information in a separate memo dated February 1, 2024. 7. As it relates to the regional travel patterns data, do we have any data relating to work from home employees?  The Census American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates data profiles does collect these and the below is from the Census Commute to Work set of questions.  2016 Work From Home = 6.5%,  2022 Work From Home= 17.7%, an increase just over 11%  This is Fort Collins specific data and reflects overall Colorado numbers pretty close. 2016 data was chosen as a good pre-COVID point in time and also one of their 5-year estimates (vs 1-year estimates). 2022 is the latest 5-year estimate available. 8. Electrification and building performance standards – what is currently being worked on and what is planned in the future that supports electrification? Staff plans on providing more information at a Council work session in April 2024.  Building energy use (electricity and natural gas) account for over 2/3 of the community emissions inventory. Building Energy and Water Scoring (BEWS) requires energy use transparency of commercial and multifamily buildings 5,000 square feet and above. Building electrification is a key emissions mitigation strategy to reduce natural gas use in buildings as we pursue clean electricity resources.  Building electrification is already being pursued through Utilities programs that provide technical assistance and rebates for owners of existing buildings and advancing building energy codes in relation to new construction.  Building Performance Standards (BPS) are policies that require commercial and multifamily buildings to meet certain performance levels, usually obtained through increased efficiency and operations ahead of steps that a building owner might take when decarbonizing their building.  In 2024, Council will receive updates and consider introducing BPS for existing buildings, as well as hear more about a new grant called the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Resilient and Efficient Codes Implementation (RECI) which will help define how we advance building energy code for new construction ahead of 2030.  The City and Utilities have several direct and enabling methods to increase building and transportation electrification including evaluation of rates and fees, customer financing options, new infrastructure design standards, existing electric capacity, incentives modification, and more. DocuSign Envelope ID: F23FA973-B7FC-42AC-87E1-67E7BB722DFD Page 4 of 4 9. How will the Council priorities be reflected in the Strategic Plan?  Staff will provide a high-level summary of the strategic objectives at the February 13 Work Session. The Feb. 27 Work Session is also dedicated to an overview of the Strategic Plan update and will include information on how Council priorities are integrated with the Strategic Plan. Attachments 1. Figure 32 from the 2023 Community Survey Report – Budget Priorities Compared by Year 2. Figure 34 from the 2023 Community Survey Report – Community Member Priorities, 2023 DocuSign Envelope ID: F23FA973-B7FC-42AC-87E1-67E7BB722DFD The City of Fort Collins Community Survey July 2023 Report of Results - 37 - Figure 32: Budget Priorities Compared by Year Please select the option that best describes how you think the City should address each of the following aspects of the community. 2023 2022 2021 2019 2018 2017 2015 2013 Economy: Includes economic planning and development activities, workforce training, childcare, education, employment opportunities More effort 55% 42% 53% 40% 40% 35% 36% 44% Same effort 43% 56% 43% 55% 54% 61% 61% 53% Less effort 2% 2% 4% 5% 7% 5% 4% 2% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Environment: Includes efforts to ensure good water resources, good air quality, land conservation, smart growth, the Climate Action Plan and an attractive community More effort 54% 48% 53% 50% 46% 39% 32% 37% Same effort 42% 47% 43% 47% 50% 56% 65% 59% Less effort 4% 5% 3% 3% 4% 4% 3% 4% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Neighborhood Livability and Social Health: Includes promoting good neighbor relationships, ensuring attractive neighborhoods, historic preservation, an adequate supply of quality housing for all socio-economic groups, addressing poverty and homelessness, creating an inclusive community More effort 65% 60% 53% 46% 48% 43% 33% 34% Same effort 29% 35% 41% 48% 47% 52% 63% 62% Less effort 6% 5% 5% 6% 5% 6% 4% 4% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Safety: Includes police, fire, stormwater, emergency medical response, and building inspection More effort 25% 18% 17% 22% 26% 22% 17% 19% Same effort 69% 77% 79% 77% 72% 76% 81% 76% Less effort 6% 5% 4% 1% 2% 2% 3% 6% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Culture, Parks & Recreation: Includes operating and improving recreational facilities, Lincoln Center, Gardens on Spring Creek and the Museum of Discovery; providing recreational, arts and cultural programs and public art; maintaining parks, trails and cemeteries; and improving natural areas More effort 27% 25% 23% 25% 24% 21% 19% 22% Same effort 70% 72% 72% 71% 73% 76% 77% 74% Less effort 3% 3% 5% 4% 4% 3% 4% 4% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Transportation and Mobility: Includes transportation planning and development, maintaining roads and traffic operations, Transfort operations, and bicycle and pedestrian safety, Northern Colorado Regional Airport More effort 61% 55% 60% 64% 65% 61% 54% 53% Same effort 36% 43% 38% 33% 34% 35% 43% 45% Less effort 3% 3% 2% 3% 1% 4% 3% 2% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% General Government: Includes internal support functions, City management, Council, boards and commissions, volunteers, technology, communicating with community members and building maintenance and repair More effort 22% 17% 23% 19% 19% 19% 19% 19% Same effort 71% 75% 71% 75% 76% 74% 76% 74% Less effort 7% 8% 6% 6% 5% 7% 5% 7% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% DocuSign Envelope ID: F23FA973-B7FC-42AC-87E1-67E7BB722DFD The City of Fort Collins Community Survey July 2023 Report of Results - 40 - Figure 34: Community Member Priorities, 2023 Thinking about the next few years, what is ONE item or focus area you would like the City to improve on? Percent of respondents Respondents could write in their own response. The complete set of verbatim comments can be found in Appendix C: Verbatim Responses to Open-Ended Questions. 1% 3% 1% 2% 3% 3% 4% 4% 4% 5% 6% 6% 7% 8% 8% 11% 26% 0%20%40% NA Other Northern Colorado Regional Airport, airport options Community events, groups, activities Diversity, equity, and inclusion Recreation and parks, open space Less growth and development; issues related to growth, planning and zoning Safety, crime, policing Neighborhood livability Growth and development, retail, amenities Homelessness Cost of living/economy/jobs Environmental issues, sustainability Government policies, spending, service delivery, etc. Traffic, roads, and parking Transportation improvements, mobility, paths and trails Housing cost or affordability DocuSign Envelope ID: F23FA973-B7FC-42AC-87E1-67E7BB722DFD