HomeMy WebLinkAboutConstituent Letter - Read Before Packet - 3/18/2013 - Letter From David L. May, Chamber Of Commerce, Re: Agenda Item #6 � Poudre River FloodplainMarch 18, 2013
Fort Collins City Council
300 LaPorte
Fort Collins, CO 80521
Dear Mayor Weitkunat, Mayor Pro Tem Ohlson and Council Members
Horak, Kottwitz, Manvel, Poppaw and Troxell;
The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce would like to thank the City
Staff and the Working Committee for their months of work relative to
amendments to the City Code Relating to Development in the Poudre River
Floodplain. This has been an extensive process and the proposal moving
forward is much more business friendly than those concepts, including No
Adverse Impact, which were presented early in the evaluation process.
We are pleased to see that Stormwater and PFA Staff will be available to
provide technical assistance and support to the 232 potential applicants in
preparing the Emergency Response Preparedness Plans (ERPP). We are
hopeful that regular training and outreach will be provided for these
businesses as we move past the first implementation of the ERPP. We
would also like to see the Code updated to include an indemnification clause
for the business owners and individuals completing the ERPP to address the
issue of liability.
We are strongly opposed to the Water Board recommendation to prohibit
any new structures in the 100-Year Floodplain and hope that the Council
will honor the extensive 27 month process that led our community to the
ERPP solution being presented to Council on March 18.
Sincerely,
Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce
David L. May
President & CEO
cc: Darin Atteberry