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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Read Before Packet - 8/20/2019 - Memorandum From Delynn Coldiron Re: Leadership Planning Team Meeting Minutes - August 19, 2019City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: August 19, 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, Deputy City Manager Jeff Mihelich, Deputy City Manager Kelly DiMartino, City Attorney Carrie Daggett and City Clerk Delynn Coldiron met on Monday, August 19, and the following summarizes the discussions that began at 7:43 a.m. August 20 Regular Meeting The August 20 agenda items were reviewed. • Moratorium on certain development of existing mobile home parks – Some business owners are expressing concern about this item. There is a chance they will be at tomorrow night’s meeting to provide comment. • Code changes relating to cultivation and extraction of hemp – A read-before memo was requested providing additional context for what hemp is used for and what the extraction process looks like. There was also a question about whether there is a way to extract without using alcohol. • Code changes related to the Land Use Code – There was a question about the Planning & Zoning Board recommendation; there was one dissenting vote. The board member was concerned about administrative review provisions. • Eminent domain proceedings in connection with the realigned Lemay Avenue bridge – There was a question about whether eminent domain can be used on railroad property. Generally, the answer is yes, there are conditions when this can be used to acquire an interest in railroad property. On a separate note, there was a question about the status of train noise related efforts. Staff is asked to follow up. The Mayor has a meeting with Senator Gardner tomorrow and, if possible, an update prior to that would be helpful. • Gray and black market marijuana – City revenue related to marijuana was briefly discussed. This amounts to approximately $3.1M per year. Leadership Planning Team Meeting August 19, 2019 Page 2 of 5 • Resolution acknowledging global climate emergency – An email was received from a resident asking for changes; they are looking for more emphasis on the emergency part and different wording related to indigenous people. It is expected that many people will be here to provide comment on this item. There has also been some indication that a rally in front of City Hall might occur. On a related note, it was mentioned that staff has positive news about meeting climate action goals for 2020 and will report on this tomorrow night. • Short-term rentals – There was a question on whether anyone had received any questions or comments; nothing has been received. • Other business – Councilmember Gorgol is expected to bring up a request from the Human Relations Commission to have a formal response process for bias-motivated events. 6-Month Planning Calendar: • September 3 o Immigration Resolution – There was a question about whether the Legislative Review Committee (LRC) had discussed this item. The LRC met earlier in August and is scheduled to meet and discuss this a second time tomorrow. There was discussion about using the upcoming Community Issues Forum scheduled in October for the purpose of discussing this item with the help of CSU’s Center for Public Deliberation. There was also discussion about scheduling a forum for conversation between Council and Congressman Joe Neguse on this item. Staff is asked to follow up. • September 10 o 2020 Budget Revisions – There was a question about the number of requests that are moving forward for Council consideration; just a few. Requests align with Council priorities and should not be a surprise. The Budget Revisions were to be discussed at today’s Council Finance Committee meeting. • September 17 o Due to the lack of anticipated discussion items for the September 17 regular meeting, a work session has been added for this date. The work session items include:  Oil and Gas Regulations. The purpose of this item is to inform new Councilmembers about this subject, review new State regulations and lay out some potential options for Council to consider related to the new regulations.  Downtown Stormwater Project (moved from October 29). There was a question on whether this item will include information on the Magnolia Street Outfall; yes. • September 24 o 2020 Budget Revisions – This item may not be necessary if everything gets covered on September 10. Leadership Planning Team Meeting August 19, 2019 Page 3 of 5 • October 22 o City Park Improvements was added to the calendar (moved from October 29). It was noted that a follow-up meeting with the design workshop participants has been scheduled for August 26. • October 29 o Fifth Tuesday; work session cancelled. • November 26 o Climate Economy Action Plan Update was added to the calendar (moved from October 29). • December 10 o Mobile Home Park Redevelopment was added to the calendar. The purpose of this item is to review related regulations for Council to consider. There was a question on whether engagement efforts will include mobile home park owners. This is expected, to the degree they want to participate. There was a question about whether mobile home parks within the City’s growth management area would be included in this work; this is expected. Coordination with the County will be important in this space. This was suggested as a potential topic for an upcoming regional meeting as well. • January 28 o State of the City scheduled. Deputy City Manager DiMartino: • Noted that staff will be moving forward with the proposed pilot cyclo-cross training track in Rossborough Park, recognizing that some neighbors have concerns. The pilot project will be evaluated in February at the conclusion of the season. Deputy City Manager Mihelich: • Noted that the Montava project was considered last week by the Planning and Zoning Board and will move forward for Council consideration soon. Due to the volume of materials Council will receive related to this, staff is asked to get this information to Council early so they have additional time to review and prepare for the Council’s consideration of the proposal. On a related note, there was conversation about the developer seeking City wastewater service for this project versus obtaining service from the existing provider. The process for doing this was discussed. • Noted that Hughes Stadium rezoning will be considered by the Planning and Zoning Board on September 19. This item is expected to move to Council for consideration on October 15 or November 5. There was brief discussion about this review. • Noted that progress is being made to implement a land trust as part of the City’s affordable housing efforts. Staff will keep Council apprised of these efforts. Leadership Planning Team Meeting August 19, 2019 Page 4 of 5 City Attorney Daggett: • Noted that staff is working on an update related to the election finance complaints that were received; a Thursday packet memo is expected. There was brief discussion about changing campaign finance violations from a criminal misdemeanor to a civil infraction or administrative fine process. The Election Code Committee will first meet on September 6 and will be setting its work agenda for upcoming meetings. City Manager Atteberry: • Requested a read-before memo on the Linden/Walnut Street project to provide Council with some context about what is planned. A recommended change from diagonal to parallel parking is causing concern. It is expected that some of the Walnut Street business owners will be providing public comment at tomorrow’s meeting about this. As part of this conversation, it was also noted that wayfinding to the new parking garage should be reviewed. For people who are unfamiliar with the area, the garage is hard to find and it may be assumed that it is parking only for the hotel. • Attended the peach festival over the weekend; the venue was packed! Things were well orchestrated from an event standpoint. • Noted that he intends to appoint a committee to work on the homeless services campus. It will consist of a variety of stakeholders including business owners, service providers, the faith-based community, mobile home park representatives, neighbors, potential patrons, etc. Staff will share with the committee what has been learned by their recent efforts and will work with them to re-consider the criteria used to select sites and to review possible locations. The committee will also help identify specific concerns and mitigation strategies to help address the issues for the final site selected. • Noted he will be meeting with individual Councilmembers to provide a debrief on the strat ops meeting that was held for Connexion. • Attended a commission meeting at the airport; good things are happening. He noted the announcement by Allegiant Air that they are resuming flights to Las Vegas and Phoenix. Things are moving in the right direction. The Mayor noted that regional transportation around the airport and related funding was discussed. • Shared a compliment he received from a resident related to staff’s assistance with water conservation. Through these efforts the HOA was able to save 1.8 million gallons of water through various measures and are on track to save 1 million more gallons this year. He was extremely complementary of staff’s efforts. • Noted that the City receives some direct resources from PRPA on an annual basis that are used for economic health initiatives. This year, staff intends to use the resources to support the revolving loan fund. There was a question on whether this needs to be appropriated. Staff is asked to follow up. Leadership Planning Team Meeting August 19, 2019 Page 5 of 5 Mayor Pro Tem Stephens: • Noted she received an email from Commissioner Johnson related to Council’s discussion of the proposed Larimer County tax. There was conversation about next steps and whether Council wanted to take additional action in this regard. There was also conversation about the potential benefits this tax would provide to the City and about concerns in the resulting increase to Fort Collins’ overall tax rate. Further discussion of this item was suggested. Mayor Troxell: • Noted a meeting he has scheduled with Senator Gardner tomorrow. • Noted the tour to Halligan on Friday morning was good. He described the work that will be done as part of this project; it is critical to maintaining our water rights. • Asked about the second trolley and whether it would be running on the same line as the current trolley. Staff is asked to follow up. • Thanked staff for their efforts in helping a citizen with tree replacement requests at Rigden Farm. There was also discussion about the bluegrass replacement to natural grass that is occurring within HOAs and at business properties and whether the landscaping plans that were originally approved as part of development plans need to be modified to allow for this? Are approvals being obtained? Staff is asked to follow up. • Noted a call he had with Governor Polis to thank him for the work he has done with the Colorado Municipal League; it was a good conversation. • Attended the Westminster Presbyterian Church pasta event. It raised a lot of money for Habitat for Humanity. Meeting adjourned: 9:59 a.m.