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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Read Before Packet - 8/11/2015 - Memorandum From Wanda Winkelmann Re: Leadership Planning Team Meeting - August 10, 2015City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: August 10, 2015 TO: Mayor and Councilmembers FROM: Wanda Winkelmann, City Clerk RE: Leadership Planning Team (LPT) Meeting Mayor Wade Troxell, Mayor Pro Tem Horak, City Manager Darin Atteberry, Deputy City Manager Jeff Mihelich, Assistant City Manager Kelly DiMartino, City Attorney Carrie Daggett, and City Clerk Wanda Winkelmann met on Monday, August 10, and the following summarizes the discussions that began at 7:37 a.m. August 11 Special Meeting/Work Session Per City Council’s “Rules of Procedure,” the Special Meeting agenda will be amended to include Citizen Participation. The first item on tomorrow night’s agenda is an Executive Session to discuss collective bargaining. The staff presentation during the Work Session item on the Railroad Crossing Study will be longer than usual so that staff can review the crossing study, the Quiet Zone waiver request, and provide an update on Union Pacific’s project to move the switching yard away from Fort Collins. City Manager Mihelich reported staff spent a lot of time engaging the public for the second Work Session item Old Town Planning Projects. August 18 Regular Meeting Due to the anticipated length of the meeting, several items previously identified as Discussion Items will now be placed on the Consent Agenda: 1. Naming Policies for Facilities and Properties – staff is asked to contact Councilmember Cunniff to determine if his concerns have been addressed. 2. IGA with the City of Loveland regarding the acquisition of property and water rights at 4200 County Road 30. This is part of the Fort Collins-Loveland Community Separator. 3. State Land Board mineral non-development lease at Soapstone Prairie Natural Area. Order of items for the Discussion Agenda will be: 1. River Modern Appeal. Council will consider an appeal of the Administrative Officer’s July 10 hearing decision to approve the River Modern Project Development Plan (PDP). The appellants have requested that Councilmember Martinez recuse himself from this item as they report discussing this project with him prior to the April election. The site visit for this appeal will be next Monday, August 17. 2. Issues in Downtown. This discussion will address concerns raised by citizens and downtown businesses regarding behavior in downtown, such as sleeping on benches and sitting on sidewalks. A summary of the Leadership Planning Team Meeting August 10, 2015 Page 2 of 3 community outreach meeting planned for Thursday evening to discuss these and other issues will be provided. The outreach meeting will not be televised. 3. Lost, Abandoned, or Unclaimed Property. This ordinance would amend the code to address the disposition of property left in natural areas, parks, trails, road underpasses and other public areas. 4. Exemption from Restrictions Set Forth in SB-152. Council will consider a resolution that seeks voter authorization to set aside statutory limitations on direct or indirect local government competition in utility, entertainment, and telecom services within the City’s growth management area. 5. Initiation of Ordinances and Resolutions. The LPT discussed the benefit of formalizing this process to occur under “Other Business,” and that, regardless of whether it requires three or four requests, the value will be in clarifying the requested work and allowing every Councilmember to have a voice. One result of the discussion could be directing staff to prepare a short memo that would outline the issue and clarify the scope of work requested. It was suggested this new model could be piloted for six months to determine its effectiveness in clarifying and directing staff work. Mayor Pro Tem Horak will be discussing this further at tomorrow night’s work session under “Other Business.” Six Month Planning Calendar It was requested that Executive Session items be listed in a different color so that they stand out from the list of other meeting items. When the Work Session on the Street Oversizing Fund occurs on August 25, staff will include the past information provided on Adequate Public Facilities (APF). A large number of public comments are expected for the September 1 discussion Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP): Impacts to Fort Collins. It was requested that the staff recommendation be included in the resolution, and the River Health Assessment Framework report (from the August 6 Thursday Packet) be sent to the Corp. Options to support or not support the Army Corps of Engineer’s Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SCEIS) will be provided for Council’s consideration. Staff is asked to determine if the September 29 URA meeting is necessary and, if not, perhaps move some items from other Work Sessions with crowded agendas to this date in an attempt to balance out the length of the meetings. Regarding the October 27 Work Session: 1. The October 20 possible Executive Session on Police Collective Bargaining has been moved to October 27. 2. A discussion will be held on Vacation Rentals (such as VRBOs and Air BnBs), with an additional discussion on possible rental licensing, U+2, compliance and safety being brought forward in 1QTR 2016. Several members of Council will be absent during Thanksgiving week and staff continues to explore options for the date of the discussion for the Six-month Update on the CSU Stadium IGA. Other Discussion Items: City Manager Atteberry: 1. Will be meeting with staff from Windsor to discuss land use at County Road 392 and I-25. A car dealership has been proposed for the southeast corner and residential development on the northeast corner. 2. Forwarded to Council an email from Sheriff Justin Smith about overcrowding at the County jail. 3. Has contacted consultant Julia Novak to facilitate his annual review in November. Leadership Planning Team Meeting August 10, 2015 Page 3 of 3 4. Reported on a request from Mayor Troxell to explore a What Works Cities program and Fort Collins’ possible involvement. Staff will contact the program director to learn more about what the program offers and the resources required to participate. 5. Noted that former Councilmember Ben Manvel (along with other community leaders) has agreed to be a member of the CSU Stadium Advisory Group. City Attorney Daggett is working on a code amendment that would permit the participation of all boards and commissions in the “Super Issue” meetings that are being held. Presently the code outlines the duties of the boards and commissions and the suggested amendment would remove any conflict that might exist between the listed duties and the topics addressed at the “Super Issue” meetings. Mayor Pro Tem Horak addressed the following items: 1. He noted it is helpful to have printed copies of the memos that are from the City Attorney’s Office. 2. Dan MacArthur is interested in honoring former Mayor Ann Azari by having a community feature named after her. Staff is asked to provide Mr. MacArthur a list of new projects that he could advocate being named after Mayor Azari. 3. Kudos were given for the River Health Assessment Framework Final Report and the Time of Use Study memo. Mayor Troxell mentioned the following: 1. He is participating in Denver Mayor Hancock’s Synergy Network, which looks at waste streams as a resource. This is an effort between municipalities and the private sector. 2. He attended a ceremony for the Cargill dedication of their new $10M facility and celebration of the company’s 150th anniversary. The Chairman Emeritus was present at the ceremony. 3. The Climate Mapping Atmospheric Processes (CMAP) group concluded their 10-year funded project by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Mayor Troxell attended the group’s presentation of their findings to the NSF to discover how CMAP’s efforts relate to Fort Collins’ Climate Action Plan (CAP). 4. He was contacted by James Eklund, Executive Director of the Colorado Water Conservation Board to discuss water innovation clusters, demonstration projects, agriculture to urban water transfers, and explore how technology plays a key role in monitoring and metering water transfers. 5. Mayor Troxell noted that CML wants to be more involved in the urban water discussion. 6. He met with Loveland Mayor Cecil Gutierrez to discuss community separators. Meeting concluded at 9:32 a.m.