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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Read Before Packet - 2/7/2017 - Memorandum From Wanda Winkelmann Re: Leadership Planning Team Meeting Minutes - February 6, 2017City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: February 6, 2017 TO: Mayor and Councilmembers FROM: Wanda Winkelmann, City Clerk RE: Leadership Planning Team (LPT) Meeting Mayor Wade Troxell, Mayor Pro Tem Gerry 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, February 6, and the following summarizes the discussions that began at 7:33 a.m. February 7 Regular Meeting The LPT discussed the many emails that have been received about Consent Agenda Item #8 regarding amendments to the Land Use Code, specifically the management of prairie dogs. For the first Discussion Item #19 related to Boxelder Basin Regional Stormwater Authority (BBRSA), staff is asked to give a short presentation that addresses the concerns raised by Councilmember Cunniff. Discussion Item #20 regarding the ballot question related to marijuana businesses has been withdrawn due to concerns raised by marijuana business owners. This item will not be coming forward in time for the April ballot and staff will work with owners on ordinance language for a future election. Six Month Calendar Capital Expansion Fee Updates (scheduled for March 7) will be moved to the Unscheduled Items List. A Work Session discussion on this topic is being held on February 14 and Council will provide feedback at the Work Session when they would like to move forward with formal consideration of new fees. Discussion ensued about the public outreach for this item – what are the concerns that have been raised? A Work Session has been added to April 25 for an update on Sunday bus service. Deputy City Manager Mihelich reported staff is reviewing options, such as running Max and utilizing Uber, for 365 service if funding from CSU and ASCSU is not received. Appropriate Use of Public Facilities has been added to the Unscheduled Items List. This topic will be explored at tonight’s “Super Issue” meeting with board and commission members. Additionally, individual presentations will be given to the Human Relations Commission (HRC) and the Commission on Disability (COD). Other Discussion Items Assistant City Manager DiMartino stated: 1. She confirmed that Fort Collins Utilities uses NextDoor to inform the public about system flushing, upcoming construction projects, etc. Additional information was requested on the geographic distribution of NextDoor users. Leadership Planning Team Meeting February 6, 2017 Page 2 of 3 2. A proposed revised scope for the U+2 occupancy study will be included in the Thursday packet. Deputy City Manager Mihelich discussed: 1. A staff team met to discuss the smoking ban in Downtown. This continues to be a challenging issue. Additional measures will be taken to educate the public on the ban, such as changing the signage to more directly say, “No smoking in Downtown,” and issuing warnings to violators of the ban. More enforcement is planned for daytime hours and early evenings on Fridays and Saturdays, with the possibility of tickets being written. 2. CSU is planning a thank you/recognition celebration for the Sheely neighborhood prior to the first football game. It was suggested this could occur in conjunction with Neighborhood Night Out (NNO). 3. CDOT is interested in expanding the Park N Ride on Harmony for additional parking in the back. Staff is asked to work with them to explore multiple options, including various configurations for the expansion and the possibility of a land trade with CDOT. Related to this, staff is asked to more broadly consider as a standard practice how the value of Natural Areas are replaced – not just in terms of the value of the land, but the value of the habitat. City Manager Atteberry reviewed the following items: 1. A Joint Regional Session with Larimer County and local municipalities is scheduled for March 29, hosted by Fort Collins. Suggested agenda items include Wellington’s interchange, community separators, bus service, and waste shed. 2. The Thursday packet memo on the GAO visit regarding Train Horns. Staff is asked to send this memo to our federally elected officials. 3. Staff is nominating Martin Carcasson, Ph.D. (with CSU’s Center for Public Deliberation) for CML’s Municipal Hero Award. 4. Staff is reviewing the Executive Order expediting environmental reviews for high priority infrastructure projects and what it could mean for Fort Collins. 5. He met with Councilmember Cunniff to discuss the Historic Preservation Code process. An invitation letter to committee members will be sent this week. 6. An additional round of civic engagement will occur with the Alta Vista neighborhood to discuss sidewalks. 7. Councilmember Overbeck has requested a Work Session to discuss CSU game day activities. The ELT will review the calendar on Wednesday and suggest an appropriate slot for this discussion to occur. 8. In his 1:1’s with Councilmembers, City Manager Atteberry has discussed a multi-cultural retreat. Council has expressed support for an in-town retreat, followed by an additional education session. Staff will proceed with arrangements for this two-part event. 9. The Maple Hill Park will be moving forward. 10. Councilmembers Martinez and Campana and staff met with representatives from Comcast to discuss their future plans regarding broadband. City Manager Atteberry and staff also had the second in a series of meetings with possible third-party broadband provider Axia as part of the due diligence process. City Attorney Daggett noted: 1. The ERB will be meeting tomorrow afternoon to discuss their recommendation regarding a Code amendment on board and commission member conflicts of interest. She will discuss the ERB’s expectation for outreach to board and commission members. 2. The City Attorney’s Office will provide follow-up to Council regarding the email received from William Montgomery. Leadership Planning Team Meeting February 6, 2017 Page 3 of 3 3. She participated in a CML-sponsored phone conference with other city attorneys who have a university in their community. It is expected that quarterly calls will occur on the topics of IGA’s, etc. Mayor Pro Tem Horak: 1. Suggested that staff provide Council candidates information on declaring the value of campaign ads on websites. 2. Listed the following questions from citizen Kevin Harper (staff is asked to respond in a SAR): a. Are land acquisition costs built into the initial project costs? b. What is the width of the sidewalk requirement at Taco Bell? Has the width changed from 10’ to 12’? 3. Discussed the climate action plan name change and the response from the Sustainability Action Group. Deputy City Manager Mihelich reported staff is currently “testing” the Fortify Fort Collins brand as the way to operationalize the City’s Climate Action Plan. At the Feb. 28 Work Session staff will share an update on the proposed branding and public feedback. Staff is asked to provide an update to the brand and name change in the form of a SAR before tomorrow night’s Council meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Horak discussed the following items from the February 2 Thursday packet: 1. Running Deer Natural Area. If the property were sold for $255K, what would Natural Areas do with the funds? As mentioned earlier, staff is asked to consider the value of the habitat, not just the fair market value of the land. 2. Shared Public Space Outreach Plan. Kudos to staff for the Plan. Please continue to share public engagement plans on controversial topics with Council. 3. Status of Innosphere Loan from the URA. As a result of refinancing, the Innosphere paid the URA $2.5M in principal, and the remaining $2.8M will be paid from Tax Increment Financing. 4. Landfill Graphic. The information and the graphic were greatly appreciated. Mayor Troxell: 1. Requested that staff provide a response to the email sent by Paul Eckman regarding Short Term Rentals. 2. CSU intends to be 100% renewable by 2030, which means a 30 megawatt drop from service provided by Fort Collins Utilities. How do we build this into our model and think strategically about the future? The meeting adjourned at 9:55 a.m.