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MEMORANDUM
DATE: January 2, 2018
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Delynn Coldiron, 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, City Attorney Carrie Daggett, and City Clerk Delynn Coldiron met on Tuesday, January 2, and the
following summarizes the discussions that began at 7:01 a.m.
January 2 Meeting
The January 2 regular meeting agenda was reviewed.
Item #8: Ross Proving-Up House Appropriation – staff is asked to provide a location map in the read-before
packet.
Item #11: Public Service Franchise Agreement – there was discussion about implications of a natural gas
franchise, and whether there is benefit in exploring City provision of natural gas service. Staff is asked to add
this as a discussion item to an upcoming Futures Committee meeting to talk about sustainability, advantages
and disadvantages of this as a potential City venture. It was also noted that this should be an item discussed at
the next Council goal setting session.
Item #14: Intergovernmental Agreement with CSU – staff is asked to provide a read-before memo updating the
total amount of CSU’s contributions, including the Shields Underpass.
Items #16-#18: Compensation for Chief Judge, City Attorney and City Manager – staff is asked to re-send the
memo on salary recommendations to Council prior to tonight’s meeting. No staff presentations will be given for
these items; staff will be available for questions.
Item #19: I-25/Prospect Interchange Agreement – staff is asked to provide a read-before memo that outlines
the recommendation from the Finance Committee.
Six Month Calendar
1. January 9 –
• The order of items was changed to: (1) Community Survey, (2) KFCG 2020 Sunset and (3)
Wasteshed Update.
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2. January 23 –
• Community Behavioral Health Item – City staff should lead discussion, with Laurie Stollen from
Larimer County as a resource. The discussion should include the City’s perspective and focus on
why this is important to Fort Collins.
3. January 30 –
• Possible appeal date for the Union on Elizabeth PDP. City Clerk will confirm availability of
appellant before setting this date. Work session will be held after the appeal hearing for the
Broadband item. The Income Qualified Rate/Low Income Energy Programs item will be re-
scheduled.
4. KFCG 2020 Sunset – staff is asked to provide a more substantive description for each calendar item.
Other Discussion Items
Deputy City Manager Mihelich noted:
• Staff has come to agreement with Mr. Hageman for a lease on the Running Deer Natural Area, which will
come before Council on January 16.
• Staff will be preparing a Budgeting for Outcomes offer for expanded transit service along North College
Avenue.
• Staff has completed conceptual analysis work related to fixing the erosion control issues along Mail Creek.
A meeting will be scheduled with property owners near the end of January. A meeting with the
Homeowner’s Association will be scheduled for February. The work is expected to be impactful to the
neighborhood.
City Attorney Carrie Daggett noted:
• Work continues with the Election Code Committee and staff hopes to bring some minor code
amendments pertaining to elections to Council on January 16. She also mentioned that the Committee is
continuing to discuss redistricting issues.
City Manager Darin Atteberry noted:
• The City has a recommendation coming to Council related to the lockers proposed for the Mennonite
Church. He is prepared to address the expected timeframe for responding tonight if the item comes up
under public participation.
• Interviews for vacancies on the Human Relations Commission are today. Staff has planned training for
board members during the first quarter of 2018.
• Efforts continue around the Mulberry Corridor annexation. There was general discussion around this
issue.
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• The regional leadership breakfast is scheduled for this Thursday. Staff will be presenting on the City’s
community engagement process and will use CSU as a specific example of how the public engagement
tool was utilized and the successes gained. The presentation will highlight how this process changed the
way the City and CSU engaged the neighborhoods around campus, and will touch on the involvement of
the Center for Public Deliberation, the Good Neighbor Fund, the Stadium Advisory Committee and the
success of ongoing related efforts such as RP3 improvements.
• There was an article in the Coloradoan from Barbara Flemming that spoke of the history of the Fort Collins
utility. Staff plans to follow up with a Soapbox article that expands the history to today.
• He had a meeting with Tom Gendron and Steve Stiesmeyer from Woodward Governor and received a tour
of their East Drake Road facility. Things are progressing well. There are street/signalization improvements
under discussion for Columbia/Lemay and Drake/Lemay. Access issues in the area have been challenging,
but are getting resolved. Also under discussion is a southbound/northbound auxiliary lane that will assist
with truck traffic. Council will be getting an invitation to tour the new site.
Mayor Pro Tem Horak noted:
• As part of the City’s Broadband efforts:
o Another idea for the infrastructure federal grant monies is to fund lower broadband rates for kids.
o Sustainability and Smart Cities efforts should be a part of this.
• As part of the KFCG conversations, staff should look at ways the money could be used to provide
broadband benefits for kids and low-income residents.
• Additional work and analysis is needed regarding cell towers. There was general discussion about current
efforts.
Mayo Pro Tem Horak commented on the following items from the December 28 packet:
• Memo on preserving affordable housing – staff is asked to provide additional information on related
results.
• Memo on Road to Zero Waste – there was concern noted about the increase in numbers shown in the
information. Staff is asked to provide additional information on what future efforts will look like and
what the corresponding results are anticipated to be. It was noted that these items will be covered in
the upcoming work session that has been scheduled. Working collaboratively at a regional level was
also discussed.
• Memo on Easy-Pay – staff is asked to provide additional information related to the number of citizens
who still need to be converted to another payment option.
• Memo on Industry Clusters – staff is asked to provide more information on:
o Predictions of related efforts versus outcomes
o Private industry and CSU partnerships; are these still being utilized?
o Staff’s recommendation for the ongoing use of clusters; are these still relevant?
o Does this remain a good use of City funds?
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• Memo on Enhancing the Effectiveness of Boards and Commissions from the Chair and Vice-Chair of the
Economic Advisory Commission – staff is asked to look at the information and provide follow up and a
recommendation to Council, if appropriate.
Mayor Troxell noted:
• He has received a number of signatures related to Turnberry. Staff is asked to draft a response.
• Staff should ensure that Robert Bradley gets the information provided to Council regarding bicycles near
buses.
The meeting ended at 8:49 a.m.