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MEMORANDUM
DATE: April 13, 2015
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 Jeff
Mihelich, City Attorney Carrie Daggett, and City Clerk Wanda Nelson met on Monday, April 13, and the following
summarizes the discussions that began at 12:15 p.m.
April 14 Special Meeting
The Rules of Procedure adopted in February require that Special Council Meetings include the same business
items as Regular Meetings; therefore, the April 14 Special Meeting agenda will be amended to reflect City
Manager’s Agenda Review, Citizen Participation, etc. It was requested that City Clerk Nelson inquire who Lisa
Poppaw, Wade Troxell, and Karen Weitkunat would like to read and present their respective resolutions of
gratitude.
April 21 Regular Meeting
Staff will determine if several items relating to Traffic Code Amendments (requiring trucks carrying asphalt to be
covered, allowing low-speed electric vehicles, and parking protected bike lanes) need additional outreach or if
they are ready to be presented for Council’s consideration at the April 21 meeting.
For the Consent Agenda item concerning the IGA with Larimer County for the construction and maintenance of
the North Shields Street Trailhead Parking lot and trails, staff is asked to ensure the AIS outlines the cost sharing
for this project and, specifically, what is Natural Area’s financial obligations?
Council will consider an ordinance that waives the water plant investment fee for City projects that only require
irrigation for the establishment of native vegetation during the first three years of growth. In the AIS, staff is
asked to describe what events triggered this ordinance.
Six Month Calendar
To ensure enough time for public input on the Comcast Franchise Renewal, staff is asked to amend the schedule
concerning this item as described below:
1. April 21 Regular Meeting: Extension of Comcast Agreement.
2. April 28 Work Session: Comcast Franchise Renewal Update.
3. May 19 Regular Meeting: Renewal moved from May 5 meeting to May 19.
Since the Council Retreat is not being held on May 2, Council liaison assignments to boards and commissions will
be discussed at the April 28 Work Session. A final date for the Retreat will be forthcoming.
Leadership Planning Team Meeting
April 13, 2015
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Staff is asked to review the list of Unscheduled Items and begin calendaring them.
Other Discussion Items:
City Clerk Nelson reported that staff is requesting a change to the Code-mandated date for Zoning Board of
Appeals meetings because the meetings fall on the same day as P&Z meetings. It was suggested that an
ordinance be brought forward that does not prescribe the specific day ZBA meetings occur.
The City Clerk’s Department has launched a “soft opening” of online appointments for passports. Customers have
expressed satisfaction with the predictability this new approach provides.
Deputy City Manager Mihelich reported:
1. The English Ranch Garden has been removed and the new site for the garden will be ready in a couple
weeks.
2. Interviews for the PDT Director occur this week. Council is invited to attend a breakfast on Thursday
morning to meet the candidates.
City Attorney Daggett noted:
1. Her office is conducting interviews of seven candidates this week for two vacant positions.
2. A review of the Municipal Code will be conducted to determine areas that may need to be updated.
City Manager Atteberry stated:
1. He is working with Tom Gendron to schedule a Council tour of Woodward’s new site.
2. Staff continues to meet with representatives of CDOT regarding the new bus service “Bustang” that will
provide transportation to/from Denver.
Regarding the April 9 Thursday packet, staff is asked to note the following:
1. Open Streets: what outreach has been conducted to the stakeholders impacted by this event?
2. Grade Separated Rail Crossings: staff was commended for the information included in this memo.
Mayor Weitkunat will be presenting the Climate Preparedness and Resiliency Report tomorrow to other
government agencies.
The discussion ended at 1:38 p.m.