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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - Read Before Packet - 8/11/2015 - Special Meeting Agenda - August 11, 2015 (Updated)City of Fort Collins Page 1 Wade Troxell, Mayor City Council Chambers Gerry Horak, District 6, Mayor Pro Tem City Hall West Bob Overbeck, District 1 300 LaPorte Avenue Ray Martinez, District 2 Fort Collins, Colorado Gino Campana, District 3 Kristin Stephens, District 4 Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 Ross Cunniff, District 5 on the Comcast cable system Carrie Daggett Darin Atteberry Wanda Winkelmann City Attorney City Manager City Clerk The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224- 6001) for assistance. Special Meeting August 11, 2015 6:00 PM  CALL TO ORDER  ROLL CALL  PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  CITIZEN PARTICIPATION City of Fort Collins Page 2 Individuals may comment regarding items scheduled on the Consent Calendar and items not specifically scheduled on the agenda. Comments regarding land use projects for which a development application has been filed should be submitted in the development review process** and not to the Council.  Those who wish to speak are asked to sign in at the table in the lobby (for recordkeeping purposes).  All speakers will be asked by the presiding officer to identify themselves by raising their hand, and then will be asked to move to one of the two lines of speakers (or to a seat nearby, for those who are not able to stand while waiting).  The presiding officer will determine and announce the length of time allowed for each speaker.  Each speaker will be asked to state his or her name and general address for the record, and to keep comments brief. Any written comments or materials intended for the Council should be provided to the City Clerk.  A timer will buzz once and the timer light will turn yellow to indicate that 30 seconds of speaking time remain, and will buzz again and turn red when a speaker’s time to speak has ended. [**For questions about the development review process or the status of any particular development, citizens should consult the Development Review Center page on the City’s website at fcgov.com/developmentreview, or contact the Development Review Center at 221-6750.]  CITIZEN PARTICIPATION FOLLOW-UP  COUNCILMEMBER REPORTS  DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. Council will consider a motion to adjourn into executive session.  OTHER BUSINESS  ADJOURNMENT City of Fort Collins Page 1 Wade Troxell, Mayor Council Information Center (CIC) Gerry Horak, District 6, Mayor Pro Tem City Hall West Bob Overbeck, District 1 300 LaPorte Avenue Ray Martinez, District 2 Fort Collins, Colorado Gino Campana, District 3 Kristin Stephens, District 4 Cablecast on City Cable Channel 14 Ross Cunniff, District 5 on the Comcast cable system Carrie Daggett Darin Atteberry Wanda Winkelmann City Attorney City Manager City Clerk The City of Fort Collins will make reasonable accommodations for access to City services, programs, and activities and will make special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call 221-6515 (TDD 224- 6001) for assistance. City Council Work Session August 11, 2015 After Special Meeting, which begins at 6:00 PM • CALL TO ORDER. 1. Draft 2015 Railroad Crossing Study for the Riverside Corridor. (staff: Dan Coldiron, Dan Weinheimer, Laurie Kadrich, Rick Richter; 30 minute staff presentation; 45 minute discussion) The purpose of this item is to discuss and receive Council feedback on the draft report from the 2015 Railroad Crossing Study for the Riverside Corridor (Union Pacific and Great Western Railway) which identifies potential solutions to vehicular traffic congestion due to train switching activities. Council will also receive an update on the City’s Quiet Zone waiver request of the Federal Rail Administration (FRA), the City’s OpenCity (Hackathon for train-related app) event in which software developers collaborate on ways to utilize City traffic data to avoid train caused delays and congestion, and information about the Greeley Connection railroad capital improvement project in Greeley and LaSalle that may affect switching activities in Fort Collins. 2. Old Town Planning Projects. (staff: Cameron Gloss, Pete Wray, Josh Weinberg; 20 minute staff presentation; 30 minute discussion) The purpose of this item is to provide an update on the progress of three long-range planning projects that are taking place simultaneously in the city’s historic core. Updates will be provided for the 1989 Downtown Plan, Old Town Neighborhoods Plan, and the Old Town Neighborhood Design Guidelines & Pattern Book. • OTHER BUSINESS. • ADJOURNMENT.