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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Read Before Packet - 7/17/2018 - Memorandum From Delynn Coldiron Re: Leadership Planning Team Minutes July 16, 2018City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: July 16, 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, Deputy City Attorney John Duval, Senior Assistant City Manager Kelly DiMartino, and City Clerk Delynn Coldiron met on Monday, July 16, and the following summarizes the discussions that began at 7:34 a.m. July 17 Regular Meeting and Work Session The July 17 agenda was reviewed. • Item #9: Parking Enforcement Patrol Vehicle and License Plate Recognition System– There was a question about the existing license plate recognition system not being supported. Staff is asked to provide a read-before memo that provides more clarification. • Item #14: Gateway Annexation – Staff is asked to revise the future Annexation FAQs. Comments included: o Item 4 -Utility Services – should include information on the cost. o Item 5 – Taxes – should include more specifics on why taxes will go down. o Fort Collins Municipal Electric – should include information on the PILOT contribution that will be incurred. o Benefits of Annexation – should include more specifics about what each means. • Item #15: Boards and Commissions Joint Working Meetings – Staff is asked to change the word “experiment” to “pilot.” • Item #16: Fort Fund Grant Disbursements – Staff is asked to provide a list of projects that were funded by Fort Fund in the past and to provide information on the number of repeat requests that get funded. Staff should also address whether the funding is supposed to be in perpetuity or whether different things should be funded every year. Leadership Planning Team Meeting July 16, 2018 Page 2 of 5 Six Month Calendar July 31 • No meeting will be scheduled. August 24 • URA meeting added to the calendar. August 28 • Broadband Update added to the calendar. September 18 • Phase II Poudre River Flows Plan IGA added to the calendar. October 2 • 100% Renewable Electricity Resolution added to the calendar. October 12 • URA meeting added to the calendar. October 23 • FoCo Creates added to the calendar. October 30 • Park Refresh added to the calendar (moved from October 23) • Occupancy Study (U+2) and Code Enforcement Update added to the calendar. There was discussion about ongoing issues around chronic properties, recent code changes enabling immediate ticketing and overall enforcement efforts. Staff is asked to provide Council with an overview of existing efforts at this work session. Results/outcomes of the added staff funded as part of the 2017-2018 Budgeting for Outcomes process should be included. December 4 • Historic Preservation Code Changes added to the calendar. December 20 • URA meeting added to the calendar. January 22 • Occupancy Study (U+2) added to the calendar Unscheduled • Updated information and proposed dates to bring items to Council were appreciated. Leadership Planning Team Meeting July 16, 2018 Page 3 of 5 Deputy City Manager Mihelich: • Provided information on the Village on Shields affordable housing property. There was discussion about a refund due to HUD due to recent rule changes. There was also discussion about the need for permanent affordable housing. It was noted that staff is looking at this issue and plans to bring a policy to Council within the next few months. • Provided an update on the 100% Renewable Resolution. Staff is making good progress on this item. A CEO roundtable will occur in August/September. The item is scheduled to come before Council in October. Staff is asked to reach out to David May and other Chamber representatives for dialog on this issue. • Provided an update on security cameras. Staff is being more aggressive with placement of cameras to help address issues experienced in high-transient areas. A camera has just been placed in Buckingham Park. Differences between Outreach Fort Collins data and Police Services data related to transient issues was discussed. A Budgeting for Outcomes offer for an additional Outreach Fort Collins member who would focus on Library Park was also discussed. City Manager Atteberry: • Noted he had a good conversation with the owner of Kilwin’s. Staff is asked to provide an update on the new businesses that are expected to move in to Bisetti’s old location and related opening dates. • Noted he has not seen a report from July 4th activities and will follow up with staff. The Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem noted that this year’s prevention efforts really made a difference. • Reviewed some information about the wind farm in Wyoming and the related transmission line into Rawhide. The Land Stewardship, Natural Resources and Water Boards have expressed an interest in holding a joint meeting to discuss. It was suggested that staff meet with PRPA to review any issues. • Noted that he received great feedback on the Broadband presentation given by Mike Beckstead at CML. The session was rated 4.7 out 5 and was very relevant to attendees. More information can be provided if Council is interested. • Noted the sign at Linden and Jefferson has been fixed. There was brief discussion on the need to operationalize the “eyes and ears” program. Leadership Planning Team Meeting July 16, 2018 Page 4 of 5 • Noted an incident that occurred in City Park between a transient woman and some international grad students who were holding a barbeque. The woman confronted them and made inappropriate comments. City Manager Atteberry plans to collaborate with CSU to use this situation as a learning opportunity for the community and to build understanding that this behavior is not acceptable. • Noted that US Department of Transportation staff will be visiting Fort Collins on August 9. Ideas for conversation included MAX performance, train quiet zones and drones. • Reported that he was invited to a Larimer County meeting where he talked about strategic planning over the next five years. Items discussed included mental/behavioral health and law enforcement. Related information will be provided in Thursday’s packet. • Noted that the Larimer County Manager would like to present their regional report information to Council. Staff will get this scheduled in conjunction with staff reports at a Regular Meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Horak: • Asked about Xcel’s plans to repave Shields Street during the last two weeks of August. Staff is asked to reach out to see if this can be rescheduled since it is so close to college students moving back. • Asked for some clarification related to the Code Enforcement memo that was provided. Staff is asked to provide clarification on what “periodically” means; quarterly or regularly scheduled? Staff is also asked to provide more information about the cooperative agreement that staff has with PFA; what actions are committed to? • Asked for staff to take another look at trail markings. He noted that there are blue and yellow dots on the trail from Lyons Park to close to downtown, as well as markings between Timberline and Lemay. They may have been mile markers for a marathon. Staff is asked to get these removed. • Noted the mid-year report for the Arts in Public Places program was good and asked about who is paying for the pavers on Linden/Willow streets, as well as the transformer boxes. Staff is asked to provide clarification. • Appreciated the changes made to the City Manager’s Monthly Report. • Noted the stormwater and floodplain handout as being a great example of how information given to the public should be prepared. Leadership Planning Team Meeting July 16, 2018 Page 5 of 5 • Attended a debrief on the Infra Grant the City applied for. The City met all the criteria and was included as part of the 45 eligible projects that moved forward for consideration. Good feedback was provided on areas where our application can be improved. Mayor Troxell: • Noted the work being done on Spring Creek Gardens; this will be an amazing addition for our community. • Noted that the memo on stormwater intrusion was for the wrong address; it should have been the first floor of the Mulberry Street Flats project; Harbinger Coffee. Staff is asked to provide an update. • Noted that CML has provided a report on upcoming statewide ballot initiatives. The information will be provided in Thursday’s packets. • Thanked staff for their work on the recent CML retreat. City Manager Atteberry thanked the Mayor for his leadership in this regard and for his great representation of the City of Fort Collins. • Noted that Peloton Cycles has changed hands and that the new owner plans to put in a brewery at the Harmony site. • Thanked Streets staff for their attention to an alley. There was discussion about whether there is a Budgeting for Outcomes offer for alley maintenance. • Noted a Senate bill in the works for small towers (5G) which could impact local municipalities. Staff is asked to stay abreast of related efforts. Meeting adjourned at 9:34 a.m.