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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Read Before Packet - 6/25/2013 - Memorandum From Wanda Nelson Re: Leadership Planning Team Meeting Minutes - June 24, 2013City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: June 24, 2013 TO: Mayor and Councilmembers FROM: Wanda Nelson, City Clerk RE: Leadership Planning Team Meeting Mayor Karen Weitkunat, Mayor Pro Tem Gerry Horak, City Manager Darin Atteberry, Deputy City Manager Diane Jones, Assistant City Manager Wendy Williams, City Attorney Steve Roy, and City Clerk Wanda Nelson met on Monday, June 24, and the following summarizes the discussions that began at 8:02 a.m. June 25 Work Session The first item on the Work Session is Oil and Gas Regulations Follow-up. Staff is asked to provide a recommendation on the best options for environmental monitoring. What makes sense from a monitoring standpoint, including a value vs. cost analysis? Staff is also asked to report if these regulations have been vetted through any boards or commissions. Staff was commended for the quality of work included in Attachment Two labeled, “Protecting Fort Collins.” A discussion will be held on a regional water treatment solution study with the tri-districts. Staff is asked to include a map that shows more clearly the location of the North Weld Water District in relation to other districts involved in the study. The third item on the Work Session is a review of the 2013-2015 City Council Work Plan. Once the Council determines its initiatives for 2013-2015, staff is asked to describe and prepare a product that shows how the initiatives relate to the City’s strategic plan. July 2 Regular Meeting An item will be added to this meeting concerning Xcel Easements authorized in Ordinance 068, 2013 at the May 7, 2013 Council Meeting that permitted Xcel to construct, operate, and maintain a high-pressure gas pipeline within the Shields Street right-of-way. The ordinance granted a fifteen-year utility easement; Xcel is requesting that the easement be extended to twenty years. On the Consent Agenda, Council will consider a resolution naming Mayor Weitkunat as Council Liaison to the Planning and Zone Board. Leadership Planning Team Meeting June 24, 2013 Page 2 of 3 Depending on the outcome of the June 25 Work Session item regarding the regional water treatment solution study, the resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) for the study may remain on the Consent Agenda, be moved to the discussion portion of the meeting, or may be postponed. Items relating to Urban Agriculture will be considered on July 2. Several emails have been sent to members of Council, requesting that goats be included as permitted animals in urban areas. The concern about “Q disease” has been raised as one reason to not include goats in the new regulations. Staff is also asked to address the potential for rabies in goats. An email was sent to members of Council and City staff concerning the Encompass-River District Block One Mixed Use Development and the request for easements. The City Manager’s office will include a response to the email in Thursday’s packet or by next Monday at the latest. Natural Areas will be bringing forth two ordinances for Council’s consideration relating to appropriating prior year reserves for programming and an office building. This item will be placed on the Consent Agenda. Adoption of the final report for the “Harmony Road Enhanced Travel Corridor Alternatives Analysis” will be discussed. The recommendations for improved roadway, bicycle, pedestrian and transit facilities will be reviewed. The final report can be found at www.fcgov.com/harmony. Six Month Calendar A meeting is being held on Monday, July 15 with City Council and Larimer County Commissioners at 6:00 p.m. at 200 West Oak. This meeting will not be televised. Discussion will focus on the Commissioners’ concerns related to the financial package of the Foothills Mall project. The Leadership Planning Team meeting will be cancelled on August 5 as there is no regularly scheduled Council meeting on August 6 due to Neighborhood Night Out. A motion will be considered on July 16 to cancel the August 6 meeting. The Climate Action Plan will be discussed at the July 23 Work Session. Staff is asked to report if the Energy Board has reviewed the Plan and what feedback, if any, has been received from the experts at CSU. Finally, staff is asked to address how this item relates to the December 10 review of the Community Green House Gas Goal. A report by the Rocky Mountain Innosphere (RMI) will be provided at the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) Work Session on July 30. At the next URA Finance Committee meeting, staff is asked to review the status of financing and bond payments and the performance of RMI. Leadership Planning Team Meeting June 24, 2013 Page 3 of 3 A discussion will occur on the August 27 Work Session about Block 32 Master Plan, which is the new utility building. Staff is asked to vet this item through the Finance Committee prior to this Work Session. At the October 1 Regular Meeting to discuss the Recreational Trail Master Plan, staff is asked to identify modifications in the funding strategy between parks and trails, and provide context regarding the 100-foot buffer between trails and the river (is this policy or common practice?). Dr. Tony Frank, CSU President, will provide a “State of the University” overview to City Council at the October 8 Work Session. Dr. Frank will also give an update of the master plan, and discuss the proposed on-campus stadium. Other Discussion Items Staff was commended for the 2012 Water Conservation Annual Report and has been asked to include the information about annual treated water use and peak day use in the Regional Water Study item scheduled for June 25. The City of Fort Collins has been asked to enter into a partnership with the City of Loveland to explore a Police training facility. Several options exist, including a long-term lease and single management of the facility. A study will be forthcoming to explore the needs and the options. For a variety of upcoming meetings and legislative conversations, staff is asked to provide information about how prior programs and projects, such as Anheuser-Busch and the Downtown Development Authority, have resulted in additional tax revenues to other taxing entities, including Poudre School District, Poudre Valley Health District, Larimer County, and the City of Fort Collins. At a recent Regional Elected Officials Meeting, a potential ballot measure for a Science and Cultural Facilities District (SCFD) was discussed. A short explanation will be prepared for an upcoming Thursday Council Packet that provides some basic information about the proposed district. Meeting adjourned at 10:08 a.m.