HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Mail Packet - 12/27/2022 - 5 - Memorandum From Land Conservation And Stewardship Board Re: Lcsb Input On 1041 Moratorium And Oil & Gas Regulations – November 10, 2022MEMORANDUM
Land Conservation & Stewardship Board
To - Fort Collins City Council
From - Land Conservation and Stewardship Board (LCSB)
Date - November 10, 2022
Subject - Land Conservation and Stewardship Board input on 1041
Moratorium and Oil & Gas Regulations
This memo is to provide City Council with an update on two issues discussed at the Land
Conservation and Stewardship Board (LCSB) meeting on November 9, 2022. Both of these
issues are scheduled to be discussed at the November 15, 2022, City Council meeting.
Brief Summary
LCSB got a brief overview of the Oil and Gas Regulations that will be on First Reading at City
Council’s November 15th. LCSB passed the following motion regarding those regulations:
The Land Conservation and Stewardship Board recommends that City Council protect
Natural Areas to the greatest extent possible through upcoming oil and gas regulation
changes.
LCSB also got a presentation from City staff on the draft 1041 regulations, as well as an update
about the discussion held at the November 7th Council work session. LCSB passed the
following motion regarding the proposed project moratorium pending completion of 1041
regulations:
The Land Conservation and Stewardship Board recommends that City Council support
the proposed 90-day extension to the 1041 moratorium so that City Council may further
explore and define the natural resource definitions for 1041 regulations and for City
Council to consider additional areas and activities that could be covered under 1041
regulations.