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Community Development & Neighborhood Services
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Planning, Development & Transportation Services
MEMORANDUM
DATE: September 29, 2020
TO: Mayor Troxell and City Councilmembers
THRU: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Kelly DiMartino, Deputy City Manager
Caryn Champine, Director, Planning, Development & Transportation
Paul Sizemore, Interim Director, Community Development Neighborhood Services
Marcy Yoder, Sr. Manager, Neighborhood Services
Aaron Iverson, Interim Sr. Manager, FC Moves
FROM: JC Ward, Sr. City Planner, Neighborhood Services
RE: LPT Meeting Follow Up from 9/28/20 regarding FoCo Pop Up Event
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This memo is in response to a request from the Leadership Planning Team meeting on 9/28/20
regarding outcomes of the FoCo Pop Up event.
Neighborhood Services, FC Moves, and Fort Collins Connexion hosted the first FoCo Pop Up
event on 9/27/20 to provide COVID-safe activities at dispersed sites around the city.
Approximately 750 participants visited pop up activities in parks and neighborhoods
throughout the day.
City departments and community partners created 16 unexpected, surprise pop ups,
while neighbors got in on the fun and hosted six additional pop up activities along low-
stress bike networks in their neighborhoods.
Several roving bicyclists also cruised the low-stress bike network to hand out craft kits to
families they met along the way.
Nine self-guided outdoor adventures highlighting natural resources, Art in Public Places,
historic preservation, and CSU were popular with participants based on our
conversations at the active pop ups.
One of the best outcomes of the FoCo Pop Up event was the collaboration among City
departments to bring something new to the community during a time when so many of the
signature Fort Collins events are not possible due to COVID-19. Participants behaved
responsibly, wearing face coverings and maintaining physical distance. Pop up hosts reinforced
safety and public health guidelines in accordance with the Larimer County Health Department
variance granted to the event. Even the live music, which attracted the largest crowds of the
day, was thoughtfully set up to keep the public and musicians safe with signage, distancing
markers, and announcements from performers. The response from the public and focus on
safety indicates that this model of public event with dispersed but connected activities allows the
City to host public events responsibly during the pandemic.
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