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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Read Before Packet - 2/25/2014 - Memorandum From Wanda Nelson Re: Leadership Planning Team (Lpt) Meeting - February 24, 2014City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: February 24, 2014 TO: Mayor and Councilmembers FROM: Wanda Nelson, City Clerk RE: Leadership Planning Team (LPT) 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, February 24, and the following summarizes the discussions that began at 8:01 a.m. February 25 Adjourned Meeting/Retreat/Work Session The adjourned meeting will begin at 3:00 p.m. for Council to consider a motion to adjourn into Executive Session. Following the Executive Session, a retreat will be held at the Lincoln Center for a discussion on the Strategic Plan. It was requested that the retreat agenda be amended to include a brief discussion on the role of the Leadership Planning Team. This item will be added after “Opening Remarks.” Council will come back to City Hall for the Work Session update on the Lincoln Corridor Plan. As a reminder, Mayor Pro Tem Horak and Councilmember Overbeck met with Betty Aragon and staff to discuss the neighborhood concerns. City Manager Atteberry and Chief Sustainability Officer Bruce Hendee met with members of the business community along the corridor to discuss their concerns. Staff is asked to ensure that the presentation addresses the concerns of the neighborhood (both citizens and business community), and describe how these concerns will be mitigated in the Preferred Alternative. March 4 URA/Regular Meeting The URA meeting will be held before the Regular Council meeting as the URA topic, “Revive Project Redevelopment Agreement” is time-sensitive. The first item on the Regular Meeting discussion is the West Central Neighborhoods Plan. Staff is asked to describe the relationship among CSU’s Master Plan, the Stadium Plan, and this Plan. Also on the discussion agenda are items relating to recreational marijuana. It was suggested that the ordinances dealing with personal use be addressed first, followed by the options for retail marijuana, which include: 1. Extend the temporary ban for two years; 2. Extend the temporary ban to refer the question to the voters (November 2014 election); Leadership Planning Team Meeting February 24, 2014 Page 2 of 3 3. Allow the temporary ban to expire, thereby defaulting to the State’s regulations on retail marijuana; 4. Regulate and zone retail marijuana establishments. Based on the conversation held at the February 11 Work Session, staff prepared ordinances for items 1 and 4. City Manager Atteberry stated that staff’s recommendation will be to extend the ban on retail marijuana due to the concerns over the cash nature of the retail marijuana business and the amount of marijuana that will be available, the impact on youth in the community, and the impact on the City’s brand. He will be discussing this further in his 1:1’s with Councilmembers. Also in his 1:1’s, City Manager Atteberry will be discussing the funding request from Arts Incubator of the Rockies and whether or not to keep it on the March 4 Council agenda. This is an out-of-cycle funding request and there remain a number of concerns related to the AIR request. At this point, the staff recommendation would likely be “conditional.” City Manager Atteberry will be contacting Councilmembers to determine their interest in serving on the Fort Collins Housing Authority Board. This appointment will be considered on March 4. As part of his work on the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization, Mayor Pro Tem requested that a resolution be considered at the March 4 Council meeting asking Council to approve sending a letter to Congressman Cory Gardner asking him to support and include funding for needed I- 25 improvements in the reauthorization of the 2014 Federal Transportation Bill. He also suggested meeting with Congressman Gardner during the trip to Washington coming up in early March. Six Month Calendar The Natural Resources Advisory Board sent a memo to Council regarding the 50th Anniversary of the Landmark Federal Wilderness Act. It was suggested that this anniversary be acknowledged at the March 18 Regular Meeting. At the February 18 LPT meeting, Mayor Pro Tem Horak requested Council consider a resolution to clarify the direction of the revised goal of 80% reduction in Greenhouse Gas by 2030. This resolution will be scheduled in conjunction with the item, “Greenhouse Gas Goal Advisor Committee,” which has been added to the April 1 Regular Meeting. A discussion was held regarding the scheduling of URA Meetings/Work Sessions. It was suggested that these meetings be held on those occasions where a 5th Tuesday occurs in a month (approximately three times a year). The Six Month Calendar will be updated with this information. The next 5th Tuesday (April 29) is a joint meeting with Council and Loveland City Council, so the next available slot is July 29. Several URA items lists under “Unscheduled Items” will need to be scheduled prior to July. It was suggested that the Snow Removal discussion could occur on July 29. Staff has been working on suggested Code amendments to the land use appeal process, and will be adding it to the “Unscheduled Items” list. Other Discussion Items: Deputy City Manager Jones heard from Southern Methodist University (SMU) about potential dates to visit as part of the research regarding the impacts of on-campus stadiums. SMU and Tulane also have Leadership Planning Team Meeting February 24, 2014 Page 3 of 3 videoconferencing capabilities if Councilmembers would prefer this method over an on-site visit. Staff will be contacting Councilmembers who indicated interest in the site visits with the dates. City Attorney Roy has hired Loveland City Attorney John Duvall as a senior assistant attorney. Mr. Duval will start April 1. A paralegal has also been hired, and it is expected that a water law attorney will be hired shortly. City Manager Atteberry will be sending a letter to County Manager Linda Hoffman regarding the 1041 process. He will be requesting additional time to allow the City of Fort Collins to actively participate in the dialogue. County Commissioners Gaiter and Johnson will attend the April 1 Regular Meeting to give a brief presentation on their Community Report. City Manager Atteberry noted that staff is working with the Poudre Fire Authority on the Revenue Allocation Formula (RAF) and an amended IGA. These topics will be discussed at the April 2 joint meeting. City Manager Atteberry will schedule meetings with the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem to begin identifying improvements to the performance review process for the City Manager, City Attorney, and Municipal Judge. The discussion ended at 9:24 a.m.