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MEMORANDUM
DATE: March 31, 2025
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk
RE: Leadership Planning Team (LPT) Meeting
Mayor Jeni Arndt, Mayor Pro Tem Emily Francis, City Manager Kelly DiMartino, Deputy City Manager
Tyler Marr, City Attorney Carrie Daggett, and City Clerk Delynn Coldiron met remotely on Monday, March
31, 2025. The following summarizes the discussions that began at 8:00 a.m.
April 1 Regular Meeting
• Item #27 – 2024 International Fire Code Adoption – staff will be asking Council to postpone this to
either May 6 or May 20 to allow more time to work through the proposed appeal provisions. The date
will be formalized once Poudre Fire Authority staff has a chance to weigh in.
April 8 Work Session
• Staff Report on Electric Vehicle Readiness Roadmap – Staff will be prepared to discuss the questions
that have come up on charging infrastructure and whether level 2 or 3 charging is the right focus.
Six-Month Calendar
• Downtown parking is expected to come forward sometime in September.
City Clerk Delynn Coldiron
• Noted a change that was made to the elections webpage to better identify where people can find
information on candidates. She also provided an update on candidates.
Deputy City Manager Tyler Marr
• Halligan received a 3-0 vote from the County Commissioners at their 1041 hearing last week. He
congratulated the team that has been doing this work and noted that this represents another
significant milestone in the project’s journey.
• Platte River Power Authority’s 1041 hearing on gas turbines has been moved to April 24th.
Leadership Planning Team Meeting
March 31, 2025
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City Attorney Carrie Daggett
• An audio stream may be available for anyone who wants to listen to the oral arguments given in the
Open Investments/Open International appeals case on May 13th. CAO is checking to confirm and
get details to share.
• Two attorneys are starting with the City Attorney’s office today:
o Brad Yatabe has come back to the City and will focus on advising the planning, zoning and
development functions;
o Dave Gorlin is new to the City and will focus on employment law and managing litigation.
John Duval remains under contract helping manage police liability and the Open
Investments/Open International case. This will help while staff transition continues.
City Manager Kelly DiMartino
• Attended a City/County/Poudre School District meeting where good conversation occurred about
ongoing financial challenges and impacts. Working alongside other organization’s executives to
develop a common set of messaging regarding impacts and ongoing work in these spaces.
Mayor Pro Tem Emily Francis
• Currently attending the American Planning Association’s conference and noted that Fort Collins is
well ahead of others in so many areas. She has attended many interesting sessions on housing,
planning and parks and stated the information has been helpful.
Mayor Jeni Arndt
• No updates.
Meeting adjourned at 8:26 am.