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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Read Before Packet - 9/8/2015 - Memorandum From Wanda Winkelmann Re: Leadership Planning Team Meeting - September 8, 2015City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: September 8, 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, City Attorney Carrie Daggett, and City Clerk Wanda Winkelmann met on Tuesday, September 8, and the following summarizes the discussions that began at 7:39 a.m. September 8 URA Meeting/Work Session City Attorney Daggett will send the URA Meeting Procedures to Council (since this is the first URA Meeting held since the April election). The URA Board will consider a modification of the Midtown Urban Renewal Plan (Discussion Agenda Item #2). In the presentation, staff is asked to provide a brief summary on the next steps to address HB 15-1348 (URA Reform Bill). How will the special districts decide who their representative will be? The first Work Session item is the implementation update for the 2015 Climate Action Plan Framework. Deputy City Manager Mihelich will provide a timeline that depicts the steps involved in the implementation. During the presentation, staff is asked to describe their recommendations, why they chose those them, and how those recommendations reduce GHG emissions. Three key components will be discussed during the Safe Routes to Everywhere prioritization: pedestrian sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, and bus stop improvements. Regarding the model used to prioritize projects, staff is asked to report in the presentation if the model has been tested (perhaps by experts at CSU) and do the results tendered by applying the model make sense? The third Work Session topic is Land Bank Program. It was noted that the Land Bank Ordinance requires application of the “Restricted Market Value” to properties in the Program. The consultant is recommending a code change to allow mixed uses on these properties. September 15 Regular Meeting/Work Session City Council received a memorandum in the August 27 Thursday packet about marijuana code amendments related to store fronts, application process, cultivation in mixed uses, and extraction of THC. In the agenda materials, staff is asked to describe the outreach process for this item. Leadership Planning Team Meeting September 8, 2015 Page 2 of 3 Amendments to the Traffic Code and City Code will be considered that will separate items related to bicycles into one separate section. This will provide a common, easy to read reference both for bicycle riders and officers enforcing the bicycle laws. Because there are no agenda items scheduled for the Discussion Agenda, the LPT added a Work Session to the September 15 meeting: 2016 Budget Revisions (which was originally scheduled for the September 22 Work Session). Mayor Pro Tem Horak noted the suggested revisions were discussed with the Finance Committee. Six Month Planning Calendar The following changes were made to the Calendar: 1. Lost, Abandoned and Unclaimed Property – move to October 20. Discussion ensued that perhaps some elements of this program could be handled administratively. 2. Prioritizing ¼ Cent Capital Improvement Projects – keep on October 6 Work Session so that outreach can occur September 24. 3. Strategic Plan Review – staff is asked address if two Work Sessions are needed (currently scheduled for February 23 and March 22)? Other Discussion Items: City Manager Atteberry noted: 1. A recent article in the Boulder Daily Camera noted Boulder’s carbon tax that generates $1.8M annually. 2. Councilmember Martinez’ request for information on: a. The use of electronic bikes by senior citizens on trails. b. The City’s liability if a personal item found in a Natural Area or City Park was thrown away (in the context of the recent discussion of Lost, Abandoned, or Other Unclaimed Property). 3. Author Peter Kageyama “For the Love of Cities” will be in Fort Collins next week to meet with City Council, ELT, and City staff. Several community meetings will occur, and he has been asked to speak to Give 10. An invitation will be extended for Mr. Kageyama to attend the Futures Committee meeting. 4. City Council will be receiving an invitation to a regional meeting hosted by the Larimer County Commissioners. City Manager Atteberry stated they are looking for meeting topics and the LPT has suggested: regional transportation, community separators, waste as a resource, and WNV. Mayor Pro Tem suggested a discussion about a possible workforce development fund, similar to Weld County’s Bright Futures Program. 5. He participated in a panel discussion in Cheyenne about the Council-Manager form of government. 6. He spoke with PSD School Superintendent Sandra Smyser to discuss Mayor Pro Tem Horak’s suggestion that the City work with PSD and others to address school infrastructure needs. Mayor Pro Tem Horak reported: 1. He met with citizens interested in the APU process. The group suggested that no rebuttal be permitted for either party. The group also had specific ideas regarding the notification letter, hearing structure, and brochure, and requested that Work Session materials be sent to them Leadership Planning Team Meeting September 8, 2015 Page 3 of 3 (when it comes before Council on October 6). It was suggested that staff explore the APU process in other municipalities. 2. He inquired into the status of the Summit Parking structure. City Attorney Daggett will send an update to Council via email. 3. CSU President Tony Frank has indicated a willingness to permit long term parking at Hughes stadium. It was requested that staff follow-up on this offer. Does the CSU bus service “Around the Horn” travel to Hughes stadium? 4. Around the Horn does not provide service to CSU’s Foothills Campus – staff is asked to learn more about this and provide an explanation in a Thursday packet memo. 5. Recent improvements were made to the dirt road near west Taft Hill that services the stormwater basin and natural areas. What improvements need to be made to connect the two natural areas to create a school crossing? Mayor Pro Tem Horak provided the following comments on information included in the Thursday September 3 Packet: 1. Letter from Dr. David McFarland regarding a train blocking Prospect Road at Timberline and his inability to reach the hospital for a patient’s emergency surgery. Staff will provide a response in the form of a SAR. 2. School Infrastructure Needs. How can problems with existing schools be addressed? 3. Local Watershed Coalitions. It was noted that the Coalition for the Poudre River Watershed (CPRW) voted in August to expand its geographic boundaries – who will pay for this extension? Mayor Troxell: 1. Spoke about a recent report from Sheriff Justin Smith about the inmate population. City Manager Atteberry will distribute the report to City Council. 2. Inquired into the reason for trains train to blow their whistles while crossing Mason (and the gates are down). City Manager Atteberry responded that this intersection is not an official quiet zone, the engineer has total autonomy and can blow the whistle at any time, and the gates do not totally block the intersection. City Attorney Daggett stated that our City code requires the train whistle to blow. Meeting concluded at 9:27 a.m.