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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Read Before Packet - 4/25/2017 - Memorandum From Rita Knoll Re: Leadership Planning Team Meeting Minutes - April 24, 2017City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: April 24, 2017 TO: Mayor and Councilmembers FROM: Rita Knoll, Chief Deputy City Clerk RE: Leadership Planning Team (LPT) Meeting Mayor Wade Troxell (via phone), Mayor Pro Tem Gerry Horak, City Manager Darin Atteberry, Assistant City Manager Kelly DiMartino, Deputy City Attorney John Duval, and Chief Deputy City Clerk Rita Knoll met on Monday, April 24, and the following summarizes the discussions that began at 7:35 a.m. April 25 Adjourned Meeting and Work Session The adjourned meeting contains one item, a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to appoint an unaffiliated member to the Boxelder Basin Regional Stormwater Authority Board of Directors. The work session will begin with discussion of Public Transportation Options for Sunday and Holiday (365) Service in 2017‐2018. Staff is asked to estimate the costs of the necessary paratransit portion with a TNC voucher program (page 2 of Agenda Item Summary); summarize outputs (numbers of passengers and costs); and subtract out what the City already funds for Sunday special event programming. The second item is a discussion of Impact Fee Recommendations, Methodology and Phasing. Staff should be prepared to address the arguments made by citizen Greg Miedema, at the meeting, and also in a Read Before memo if appropriate. Staff is asked to provide a complete understanding of the costs of Spring Canyon and Fossil Creek parks, as well as Rolland Moore if easy to provide, and to specifically address the private fundraising for Inspiration Playground and how that was factored in. The last item is an overview of the Utilities Watershed Program. It was noted that the Source Water Protection Plan (Attachment 1) does not have a date on it. Staff should be prepared to address how a watershed is defined, and what the County’s participation level is. May 2 Regular Meeting The LPT reviewed the draft agenda for May 2. The LPT requested that second reading of items relating to the Sales Tax Code be postponed until May 16 to allow staff to gather input from the Commission on Disability. Four landmark designations of City properties were removed from the agenda for additional context. The only discussion item on this agenda is the Appeal of the Planning and Zoning Board’s approval of the Water’s Edge Project Development Plan. Leadership Planning Team Meeting April 24, 2017 Page 2 of 3 Six Month Calendar The May 16 agenda includes an item on Street Naming. Staff should update the description to include the location of the street to be named. In addition, please provide a memo outlining the purpose of the list of names, and how names are selected for use (and why newer names are selected over names that have been on the list for a long time). The proclamation portion of the May 16 meeting will start at 5:15 due to the number and length of items to be presented. The June 20 meeting will be cancelled due to the number of Councilmembers attending the CML conference. It was suggested that the July 4 meeting be moved to Wednesday, July 5, rather than Monday, July 3. Other Discussion Items Chief Deputy City Clerk Knoll indicated that the League of Women Voters has requested a meeting with the City Clerk regarding the disappointing April election turnout, and how the timing of elections (April vs. November) might affect the turnout. Assistant City Manager DiMartino reported: 1. On June 2, the City’s Communication & Public Involvement Office is partnering with the Music District to offer a creative outreach conference, modeled after last year’s highly successful social media workshop. 2. Consultant Julia Novak has created a draft agenda for the Council retreat on May 12‐13. The Leadership Team will provide comments to the City Manager and then a meeting will be held with Julia to finalize the draft before it is sent out to the rest of Council for input. Deputy City Attorney Duval mentioned a draft bill (not yet introduced) initiated by Comcast regarding competition or action by local government in the broadband arena. It was agreed that the City should move swiftly to oppose this bill. Staff is asked to provide Council with a plan to address the bill. City Manager Atteberry: 1. Indicated he will be talking individually with each Councilmember regarding developments related to Axia, a potential broadband provider the City has been talking with. 2. Stated staff is proceeding with the Historic Preservation Code review and process improvements. He noted that a task force has been established to work on the project. More information will be provided in individual meetings with Councilmembers. 3. Noted the February 1 memo provided to Council updating the status (repayment) of the URA loan to Innosphere. 4. Mentioned a message he sent to Council last week regarding Police Services and asked Councilmembers to let him know if there are any questions. 5. Indicated that Julia Novak has completed her assessment of Police Services and that the report will be sent out this week. 6. Noted he hopes to appoint an Interim Chief by the end of the week. Leadership Planning Team Meeting April 24, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Mayor Pro Tem Horak discussed the following items from the April 20 Thursday packet: 1. Suggested a wording change to the Draft Natural Areas Land Disposition Guidelines. 2. Suggested that the Cluster Funding Process should include representatives from social and/or environmental boards, in addition the Economic Advisory Board, in the evaluation process. 3. Mentioned opportunity for PRPA to acquire additional wind power 4. Asked about efforts to get information out to legislators on the amount of HUD funding that flows through our community. 5. Appreciated the Martin Marietta Plant update. 6. Asked that a summary of the Laurel Street Protected Bike Lane Evaluation be sent to all affected business owners with a link to find the full report online. 7. Noted the Air Quality Advisory Board’s recommendations on radon mitigation and indicated it seems worthy of staff follow‐up. He also indicated Social Sustainability should be looking at this information, particularly from an equity standpoint. Mayor Pro Tem Horak also addressed: 1. An editorial on Boulder’s path to zero waste, and the issues Boulder is having on that journey. It was noted that 85% diversion meets the definition of zero waste. 2. The handout to households in the vicinity of the Shields Street work between Mulberry and Vine was well done, and the information was shared on NextDoor. 3. Spoke highly of a recent presentation by the CFO of the Denver Water Board, Angela Bricmont, on rate changes and mitigation for lower‐income users. He asked staff to reach out for information, including their use of a stakeholder group in reviewing rate increases. 4. Attended the Envirovation event on the Mayor’s behalf and applauded the event approach of incorporating economic, environmental and social aspects into the ClimateWise program. Mayor Troxell: 1. Spoke of the Serve 6.8 dinner last week and the two speakers from the Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles. Staff is asked to provide a one page memo on community takeaways from this presentation. 2. Attended the Safe Place to Rest Celebration, which was very impressive. He requested a one‐page info sheet to share with Council. 3. Met with the two Youth Advisory Board members who attended the NLC Conference. He requested that they be scheduled at an upcoming Council meeting to make their 5‐minute PowerPoint presentation on their experiences. 4. Participated in the Comcast Cares event benefitting United Way. 5. Was pleased with the joint dinner with the Thornton City Council. It was suggested that the City Manager and Mayors meet in the future to talk about possible areas of collaboration. The meeting adjourned at 9:20 a.m.