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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Read Before Packet - 4/1/2014 - Memorandum From Wanda Nelson Re: Leadership Planning Team (Lpt) Meeting - March 31, 2014City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: March 31, 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, Assistant City Manager Wendy Williams, Assistant City Manager Kelly DiMartino, City Attorney Steve Roy, and City Clerk Wanda Nelson met on Monday, March 31, and the following summarizes the discussions that began at 8:06 a.m. April 1 Regular Meeting Consent Agenda Item #8 is an ordinance that appropriates prior year reserves for 2013 unexpended funds. For second reading, staff is asked to amend the title of the ordinance by removing the terms, “Lapsed Expenditures” and replace it with terms (such as “unexpended funds”) that provide more clarity. The vacation of a right-of-way for a multi-family project called the Scott Plaza will be presented on the Consent Agenda for Council’s consideration. The neighboring property owner has expressed opposition to the vacation request and may attend the Council meeting to discuss his concerns. Discussion Item #17 relates to Historic Preservation. Staff is asked to clarify in a “Read Before” memo how the terms (as addressed in the AIS on page 2) “dangerous” and “imminent threat” differ. It was pointed out that an addition is being suggested in the ordinance that requires that three residents (rather than one, as is the current requirement) must sign to submit an application for a non-consensual landmark designation. April 8 Work Session The items for this Work Session are: 1. Bike Plan. Staff will present the bike network analysis and an overview of the public engagement process conducted for the bike plan. 2. Old Town Historic District Design Standards and Downtown River District (RDR Zone) Design Standards. These updates to the Old Town Fort Collins Historic District Design Standards and RDR Zone Design Standards are needed to address current historic preservation practices and development concerns related to infill and redevelopment. 3. Midtown in Motion. Staff will be requesting Council feedback on proposed ideas for College Avenue before moving into Phase 2 of project. 4. Smoking Ordinance Expansion options. Staff will give options regarding e-cigarettes, 100% ban in hotel/motel rooms, in Natural Areas, parks and trails, at public events and festivals, and in the Leadership Planning Team Meeting March 31, 2014 Page 2 of 3 Old Town/downtown area. The Fossil Ridge High School Student Council may be attending this Work Session. Six Month Calendar The Joint Meeting with the Poudre Valley Fire Protection Board meeting on April 2 cannot be videotaped because Cable 14’s “audio board” will be in use for another meeting on the same evening. For the discussion on the Revenue Allocation Formula, it was requested that an “escalator clause” (such as amount plus the CPI) be included in the agreement when specific purchase amounts are specified. Staff is also asked how the contributions from Capital Expansion Fees should be addressed in the Agreement. A discussion on the West Nile Virus (WNV) Management Plan will be held at the Regular Council meeting on April 15. Specifically, Council will consider an ordinance that appropriates funds for additional larvaciding. Once direction is given regarding opt-in/opt-out, zones, and the use of adulticiding, staff will bring a resolution forward on May 20 for Council’s consideration. Staff is finalizing the scheduling of the seventh amendment to the Timnath IGA (tentatively scheduled for April 15). City Manager Atteberry has signed an extension of the Agreement that expires May 15. A URA Work Session will be held after the April 15 Regular Meeting. Staff is asked to confirm if the Finance Committee reviewed the New Approach for URA Process and URA Financial Parameters. The appeal hearing for the Bella Vira Major Amendment will be held on May 6. A Work Session has been scheduled for June 24 to discuss the possibility of a tax on retail marijuana sales. Similar to the occupation tax levied on liquor licensees, staff is asked to explore the option of an occupation tax for retail marijuana businesses. Other Discussion Items: Assistant City Manager DiMartino stated that CPIO would like to increase its photo library of action shots of Council. A City photographer will be at the Council meeting tomorrow night to take pictures of Council for this purpose. City Manager Atteberry reported on: 1. The new Deputy City Manager Jeff Mihelich is arriving this week and will be attending the LPT meeting on Monday. 2. Martin Marietta Materials Asphalt Plant: a. Mr. Atteberry intends to sign the pending contract with Martin Marietta (MM) to keep the City’s pavement management efforts on schedule. A clause in the contract permits the City to severe its relationship with MM or negotiate additional terms. b. An invitation to tour the MM plant will be sent out to Council. c. Staff is asked to send the March 25 staff memorandum regarding the MM asphalt plant to Citizens Against Asphalt Toxins (CAAT). d. Staff is asked to send Council the minutes from the Larimer County meeting four years ago when the MM plant was approved. 3. He received another citizen complaint about the weekly, home delivered newspapers that homeowners do not want and see as litter. City Attorney Roy will resend his memorandum about this topic that from last year’s discussion and staff is exploring ways to inform citizens if Leadership Planning Team Meeting March 31, 2014 Page 3 of 3 their requests to the Coloradoan to “opt out” of receiving the newspapers are unsuccessful. Mr. Atteberry and Mayor Weitkunat will discuss this issue with the editorial staff during their next monthly meeting. 4. The North College Citizen Advisory Group (CAG) would like a joint meeting with the URA Board. It was suggested that representatives from CAG could meet with the Finance Committee or the LPT and Councilmember Overbeck. To improve the process of the naming for Natural Areas, it was requested that a Code amendment to Sections 23-141 and 23-142 be brought forward for Council’s consideration at a future meeting. City Attorney Roy will be working with members of Council to inform them about Title VI, which is an anti-discrimination requirement of the federal government. It is anticipated that future training for Councilmembers will be forthcoming. A letter was received from the Fort Collins Senior Center Council expressing concerns over the expanded Senior Center. Staff will schedule a public meeting for interested stakeholders that will allow citizens to express their concerns and give City staff the opportunity to provide the facts regarding upcoming changes. Mayor Weitkunat and Mayor Pro Tem Horak plan on attending this meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Horak encouraged everyone to read an article on FirstNet’s technical headquarters opening in Boulder. This is in response to a new federal initiative to create a nationwide wireless broadband network for police and firefighters. DDA was commended for their outstanding Annual Report. The graphics and charts make the report easy to read and very understandable. The recently-published book on the history of the Fort Collins Police Department is great and more efforts like this should be encouraged so that the information doesn’t get lost. The “March 27 Thursday Packet” contained a Library District report to the community. In a brief memo, staff is asked to describe the City’s relationship with the library in terms of funding. City Manager Atteberry stated that the City has no ongoing liability to the library. The discussion ended at 10:03 a.m.