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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Read Before Packet - 9/10/2013 - Memorandum From Wanda Nelson Re: Leadership Planning Team Meeting Minutes - September 9, 2013City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: September 9, 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, Deputy City Attorney Paul Eckman, and City Clerk Wanda Nelson met on Monday, September 9, and the following summarizes the discussions that began at 9:38 a.m. September 10 Work Session The first item on tomorrow evening’s Work Session is the 2014 Budget Revision Recommendations. Citywide, supplemental appropriations being recommended total $8.1 million. The General Fund share is $6.0 million, $0.8 is from the Keep Fort Collins Great (KFCG) Fund, $1.2 million is from Utility funds, and the remaining $0.1 million is from the Data and Communications Fund. The next item being discussed is the possible renewal of the 1/4-cent Community Capital Improvement Program. The purpose of this item is to open the discussion of the potential renewal of the current community capital improvement tax (Building on Basics or BOB). The purpose of the third item, City Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Decision Making Process, is to seek Council feedback on interim plans to provide TBL assessments of items coming to Council for work sessions. This analysis evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of projects from the economic, environmental, and social perspectives. September 17 Regular Meeting/Urban Renewal Authority (URA) Meeting On September 17, City Council and the URA will be considering the Prospect Station Project. This project will be a new mixed-use development proposed within the Prospect South Tax Increment Financing (TIF) District, and will remediate blight by conducting environmental mitigation, upgrading infrastructure, and enhancing public amenities. The Redevelopment Agreement would authorize a $494,000 tax increment reimbursement obligation to Prospect Station LLC (developer) for eligible project costs. The URA will meet prior to the Regular Council meeting for consideration of an agreement between the URA and Prospect Station, LLC for the Project. After the URA adjourns, the Regular Meeting will begin, with the first discussion item Leadership Planning Team Meeting September 9, 2013 Page 2 of 3 being consideration of a loan from the City of Fort Collins to the URA for the purpose of funding certain improvements for the Prospect Station Project. The next discussion item relates to an amendment to the Exterior Property Maintenance Code that would address ongoing exterior residential property maintenance issues that create a negative impact on neighboring properties and that are not currently addressed by existing codes. The three Code amendments include deficient structures, vacant and dangerous buildings registry, and excessive storage of personal property viewable from the public right-of- way. Six Month Planning Calendar Presently, four items are scheduled for discussion on October 22: 1. Southeast Recreation/Cultural Study Update 2. 2012 International Codes Review 3. Lincoln Corridor Plan 4. Green Building Road Map Staff was asked to determine if any of these items could move to the October 29 Work Session, which has two items scheduled: Joint Meeting with the Poudre Valley Fire Protection Board, and West Nile Virus Update. It was decided that the four aforementioned items would stay on the October 22 Work Session and, if time does not permit presentation of one or more of the items, those items could be continued to October 29. Other Discussion Items Deputy City Manager Jones stated that staff will be re-contacting Councilmembers for a date for a fall retreat as none of the proposed six dates work. Suggested topics for the retreat include board and commission structure review, the City’s strategic plan, City Council work plan, and budget methodology changes. Staff is asked to conduct research into how and why City services are funded from different sources, such as fees, taxes, etc. City Manager Atteberry reported that the Loveland City Council has convened an “Airport Working Group” that is undergoing economic development planning work regarding the airport. Staff will contact Loveland to determine how to keep all the key stakeholders aware of and involved in these conversations. Staff is asked to resend the update on the joint Fort Collins-Loveland police driving and shooting range. Staff is asked to provide an update on the billboard and sign regulations approved a number of months ago and to consider the timing for discussing some additional changes to the regulations for digital signs. Leadership Planning Team Meeting September 9, 2013 Page 3 of 3 City Manager Atteberry noted that a story appeared in the July 21 edition of the Los Angeles Times naming Fort Collins “The happiest place” (http://articles.latimes.com/2013/jul/21/travel/la-tr-fort-collins-escape-20130721). Assistant City Manager Williams reported the open house held last week for the Poudre River had standing room only attendance. There was also a separate meeting held ahead of the open house specifically about a white water park. The meeting addressed the process that must be followed for considering such a facility and provided a greater understanding of the elements for creating and operating a white water park. Staff was commended for the household hazardous waste disposal event that occurred over the weekend. Meeting adjourned at 10:48 a.m.