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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Read Before Packet - 11/26/2024 - Memorandum from Cecilia Good re Leadership Planning Team Meeting Minutes – November 25, 2024 City Clerk 300 Laporte Avenue P.O. Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: November 25, 2024 TO: Mayor and Councilmembers FROM: Cecilia Good, Senior Deputy City Clerk RE: Leadership Planning Team (LPT) Meeting Mayor Jeni Arndt, Mayor Pro Tem Emily Francis, City Attorney Carrie Daggett, Assistant City Manager Rupa Venkatesh, City Manager Kelly DiMartino, and Senior Deputy City Clerk Cecilia Good met virtually on Monday, November 25, 2024. The following summarizes the discussions that began at 8:01 a.m. November 26, 2024 Adjourned Meeting • No comments. December 3, 2024 Regular Meeting • Item #5(A) (revision of Capital Expansion Fees and Transportation Expansion Fee) was not approved unanimously and will be moved to discussion. Staff conferred after the LPT meeting and determined that it would be best to move item #5 in its entirety instead of just moving section A. • Item #15 (Three-Year Collective Bargaining Agreement with the Northern Colorado Lodge #3 of the Fraternal Order of Police) will be moved to discussion. • Mayor Arndt inquired into the process for determining the recommendation for appointment to the Boxelder Basin Regional Stormwater Authority Board. Staff will research and report back on this item. Six-Month Calendar • The group discussed potential Executive Sessions to be scheduled in upcoming Council meetings. • Mayor Pro Tem Francis mentioned that the Impact Fee discussion item currently scheduled in March is too far out. City Manager DiMartino stated that this would be discussed with staff with a possible date in January or February to schedule discussion about Impact Fees follow up sooner. The group discussed the importance of affordable housing initiatives and having further discussions on this topic. Sr. Deputy City Clerk Cecilia Good Leadership Planning Team Meeting November 25, 2024 Page 2 of 2 • The group discussed videos and PowerPoints presented during public comment. Staff will work on drafting an update to Council Rules of Procedure to create a standard around this issue. This item will be added to the December 17 Council agenda. • The 2025 Council Calendar was briefly discussed – updates to the schedule will be addressed at the next City Council retreat. City Attorney Carrie Daggett • Provided an update on staffing in the Attorney’s Office. A new attorney supporting Finance and Economic Health started two weeks ago. The positions approved with the budget (Police Advisor and Internal Services) are in the process of being filled, as are the Deputy City Attorney and Senior Assistant City Attorney positions that were recently vacated. Critical processes are being covered by existing staff in the interim. Assistant City Manager Rupa • No comments. City Manager Kelly DiMartino • Updated the group on hiring a replacement for Travis Storin’s position. An Interim Financial Services Director role will be posted and selected before Travis’ last day (December 6th). The goal is to hire the new CFO by the end of Q1. The City is working with Raftelis for the recruitment process. • Mentioned a tour of the West Elizabeth corridor conducted last Friday and the benefit of seeing how plans will be implemented. Mayor Pro Tem Emily Francis • No comments. Mayor Jeni Arndt • Noted the question that has been raised about how the constitutional term limits that apply to City Council offices apply to partial terms. The City Attorney will be following up on this question. • Discussed upcoming review of Historic Preservation processes and their alignment with Council priorities. • John Kinney is now in place as the new airport director. • Hearts go out to the community and families impacted by the recent Civil Air Patrol tragedy. Meeting adjourned at 8:59 am.