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MEMORANDUM
DATE: August 5, 2019
TO: Mayor and Councilmembers
FROM: Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk
RE: Leadership Planning Team (LPT) Meeting
Mayor Wade Troxell, Mayor Pro Tem Kristin Stephens, City Manager Darin Atteberry (by phone), Deputy City
Manager Jeff Mihelich, City Attorney Carrie Daggett and City Clerk Delynn Coldiron met on Monday, August 5,
and the following summarizes the discussions that began at 7:35 a.m.
August 13 Work Session
The August 13 agenda items were reviewed.
• The order of the agenda will be:
o President Joyce McConnell, Colorado State University. Staff is asked to be prepared to provide
information on the number of interns that are currently working for the City.
o Sports Complex Facility Feasibility Study.
o Economic Health Strategy Update. Staff is asked to be prepared to talk about opportunity zones
as part of this item.
• County Tax discussion may be added as a fourth item. There was brief discussion on this; the County
continues to make progress in addressing Fort Collins’ concerns. A TAC meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,
August 6. A cash flow analysis is also being developed.
6-Month Planning Calendar:
• August 20
o Epic Program Capital Agreements – It was noted that this item will be added to the consent
agenda due to the number of discussion items on this agenda. This item received unanimous
support at the Council Finance Committee.
o Ethics Review code changes will be added as a consent item. The changes will provide more time
for scheduling the initial review.
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August 5, 2019
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• September 3
o Immigration Resolution item will be added to the calendar. This item will be considered by the
Legislative Review Committee this afternoon.
o Public nudity code changes will be added as a consent item. The changes will remove the part of
the code that the judge has ordered cannot be enforced.
o Billboard reduction resolution will be added as a consent item. Based on direction from the Work
Session, the resolution will state that no further action on this item will move forward at this time.
There was discussion about whether the resolution should include a path forward versus no
further action. It was determined that it should move forward as Council directed.
• December 10
o Tourism Master Plan Update was added to the calendar.
Deputy City Manager Mihelich:
• Noted that staff is working with the Poudre School District (PSD) to adjust a few of the Transfort routes
to accommodate the changing time for school starts. There was discussion about students who use
Transfort to get to school and about how the proposed changes might impact other Transfort riders on
these routes. Staff is asked to provide a memo to Council describing what is occurring, student usage,
and illustrating the partnership the City has with PSD and others related to this.
• Noted that the greenhouse gas inventory update is nearing completion and shows that the City is
slightly behind on projected reductions. There was discussion about whether there are concerns about
this information being provided in the same timeframe as the climate emergency resolution Council will
consider. There were no concerns. The City is doing a lot of work to address climate concerns, has a
coherent plan to address things and will end up being ahead of projected reductions as planned
improvements come online.
• Noted that staff met with representatives from the Boxelder Sanitation District regarding the northeast
planning area. The City will be recommending some compromises that may help efforts move forward.
If they agree, an IGA will be prepared for Council to discuss at an upcoming work session.
Mayor Pro Tem Stephens:
• Attended a Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) meeting where they discussed STBG, TA and
CMAQ funding and the methods used to identify and score projects. There was discussion about the
need to give the highest priority to regional improvements. A request was made to the MPO that they
initiate a project to re-evaluate the way projects are ranked and the criteria used to score. More
information on this item will be provided as it becomes available.
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Mayor Troxell:
• Noted he was looking forward to Neighborhood Night Out events scheduled for tomorrow. There was a
question about whether the party trailer will be out at one of the events. Staff is asked to follow up.
• Noted that Lazy Boy had placed numerous signs along JFK Parkway, Harmony and in the Council Tree
area over the weekend; it was egregious. Staff is asked to follow up.
• Noted he had a conversation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) at Colorado
State University (CSU)’s Foothills Campus about lobbying. He suggested that the City include
representatives from key community stakeholders when we lobby. This might be a good conversation
to have when the CSU president is talking to Council next week.
• Noted he had a conversation with a business owner who is interested in buying a fleet of compressed
natural gas vehicles. Currently, the only place to fill these is at City facilities. There was a question
about whether City facilities could be used for this. This request should be turned into a SAR and
response provided accordingly.
• Noted that New West Fest will be occurring this weekend.
Meeting adjourned: 9:02 a.m.