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MEMORANDUM
December 11, 2020
Mayor Troxell and City Counci embers
Darin Atteberry, City Manager . ,4 • . •°s'
Jacqueline Kozak Thiel, Chief ustainability Offi,eer 30—
Lucinda Smith, Environmental Services Directo
Molly Saylor, Senior Specialist, Environmental Sustainability
Environmental Services
222 Laporte Ave.
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522 •
970.221.6600
fcgov.com/environmental services
December 08, 2020 Work Session Summary: Single Use Plastics Ballot Item
Discussion
Attendees: All Councilmembers were present virtually.
Staff presented options for Council to consider as part of a potential future ballot item on single use
plastics. Key discussion points:
• There were different perspectives shared on the options presented.
• Some Councilmembers expressed preferences for
o passing an ordinance banning plastic bags and putting a fee on paper bags at large
grocers in Fort Collins (hybrid approach).
o referring the adopted ordinance to a vote at the April election.
• Some Councilmembers expressed interest in
o including expanded polystyrene take-out containers in the ordinance.
o addressing other items and concern about the timing with the pressures on small business
due to COVID-1 9.
o including equity considerations for low-income residents.
• Some Councilmembers shared
o an interest in addressing plastic pollution through innovation and circular economy
strategies.
o desire to see performance measures included in the plastic pollution ordinance.
o including expanded polystyrene take-out containers from franchise restaurants in the
ordinance.
Next steps:
Dec 15 — Council consideration of a resolution to direct staff to develop an ordinance and ballot
language based on Council feedback from December 8th .
• Dec 16 — Jan 31 — Online engagement on OurCity (https://ourcity.fcgov.com/plastics) around the
Council -preferred elements of a plastic policy.
• Jan 12 — Present ordinance and ballot language aligned to the Dec 15 resolution for Council
feedback.
• Feb 2 — First reading of the plastic pollution ordinance.
• Feb 16 — Second reading of plastic pollution ordinance and resolution to refer the ordinance to
the ballot as a referendum.