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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Read Before Packet - 2/18/2014 - Memorandum From Wanda Nelson Re: Leadership Planning Team (Lpt) Meeting - February 18, 2014City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: February 18, 2014 TO: Mayor and Councilmembers FROM: Wanda Nelson, City Clerk RE: Leadership Planning Team (LPT) Meeting Mayor Karen Weitkunat, Mayor Pro Tem Gerry Horak, City Manager Darin Atteberry, Deputy City Manager Diane Jones, Assistant City Manager Wendy Williams, City Attorney Steve Roy, City Clerk Wanda Nelson, and Graduate Management Assistant Pam Weir met on Tuesday, February 18, and the following summarizes the discussions that began at 7:40 a.m. February 18 Regular Meeting City Manager Atteberry will pull Consent Agenda Item #2 Relating to the Kechter Farm Annexation and Zoning. This item needs to be postponed until March 18 (currently scheduled for March 4) to allow time for all County actions to be completed. Consent Agenda Item #4 regarding the funding of the West Central Neighborhoods Plan may be pulled because this request is outside of the typical budget cycle. Consent Agenda Items #7 (revisions to the electric construction policies, practices, and procedures) and #8 (code amendment relating to construction wastewater rates) will be pulled to permit Councilmember Campana the opportunity to recuse himself from these two items. City Manager Atteberry reported that the County Commissioners would like to share their Annual Report with Council. Mr. Atteberry will invite them to present at tonight’s meeting under “Staff Reports.” If they are not available tonight, the next available option is March 18. Under “Adjournment,” Council will consider a motion to adjourn to February 25 for a possible Executive Session. Six Month Calendar Staff is asked to consider alternate dates for the February 22 Council Retreat as Councilmember Campana is unable to attend. Sarah Kane will be working with Councilmembers to determine which, if any, alternate dates will work. If not, it was suggested that the retreat stay scheduled for February 22. Staff is asked to post the materials for the retreat online as soon as they become available. For the Lincoln Corridor Plan discussion on February 25, staff is asked to address the concerns noted by the residents and the businesses. For example, issues related to an additional trail as well as increased transit service have been discussed and Council wants to understand what issues remain and are to be addressed. Staff will be asking for Council’s preferred alternative design at this Work Session. Leadership Planning Team Meeting February 18, 2014 Page 2 of 3 Also on February 25, staff will describe a new approach to the URA process whereby smaller URA areas will be considered as needed. The Finance Committee has reviewed the proposed TIF commitment parameters that will be discussed. The URA Meeting on March 4 will be held at 6:00 p.m. before the Regular Council Meeting. The URA topic is Revive Properties Redevelopment Agreement. On March 4, Council will consider ordinances regarding the personal use of marijuana and retail marijuana. Options will be presented that include permitting/banning the sale of products infused with marijuana (also known as “edibles”), and a second option that would either continue the current ban on retail marijuana or institute regulations permitting medical marijuana establishments to also sell retail marijuana. At the February 11 Work Session, Councilmember Poppaw indicated that she would be resigning from the Housing Authority Board. Councilmembers are asked to contact Mayor Weitkunat if they wish to be considered for this Board appointment. A resolution making the appointment will be considered by Council at the March 4 Regular Meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Horak would like Council to consider a resolution at an upcoming regular meeting to clarify the direction of the revised goal of 80% reduction in Green House Gas by 2030. This will be added to the April 1 agenda. Per City Code Section 23-141(b) pertaining to naming of properties and facilities for persons or entities, Mayor Weitkunat will be initiating a request for the formation of an ad hoc committee to name the 31- acre natural area conveyed from Woodward to the City. This will be added to the April 1 agenda. Staff confirmed that the Smoking Ordinance Expansion Options on April 8 includes e-cigarettes. In addition to boards and commissions, staff is also asked to make sure environmental groups have had the opportunity to review the Old Town Historic District and Downtown River District Standards and Guidelines prior to the April 8 work session. The topic of “Snow Removal on Sidewalks” will be added to the “Unscheduled Items” list as a future Work Session discussion. Staff is asked to describe the process for clearing sidewalks within 24 hours, what abatement strategies could be utilized to avoid citations, and a discussion of practices for the future. It was suggested that the Finance Committee discuss the Long-term Financial Planning Update (in the list of “Unscheduled Items”) prior to it coming to Council. Staff is asked to clarify the general scope and when the update will be ready. Other Discussion Items: Citizen Dustin Tanski owns Crescendo, an oil and spice store, in Old Town and would like to have of spirituous liquor tastings in his establishment. This would require an amendment to the Code, as currently only beer and wine tastings are permitted. Staff is asked to send out the materials that were included in the discussion held in 2006 so that Council can review the history of permitting liquor Leadership Planning Team Meeting February 18, 2014 Page 3 of 3 tastings in our community. Staff is also asked to determine if the County has different regulations regarding tastings, survey other Colorado communities to determine the policies and practices where spirituous tastings are permitted and check in with Police Services for comments about a possible amendment. Staff has been asked to provide a response regarding the Martin Marietta asphalt plant on Taft Hill just north of the Poudre Trail (outside city limits though in the GMA). As major purchasers of asphalt, there are two primary issues: (a) the environmental practices of plant(s) in our region; and (b) as a customer of the supplier (asphalt plant) what can we do (as a continuing customer to influence their practices). Staff is asked to review the practices through the lens of a Triple-Bottom Line Analysis (what are the social, economic, and environmental impacts of an asphalt plant on the region?). What are the alternatives? City Manager Atteberry will be meeting 1:1 with Councilmembers to discuss the initial impacts of the North Poudre Irrigation Company’s withdrawal from the Halligan Project. Staff is asked to provide a glossary for the acronyms in the draft Strategic Plan. It was suggested that the Plan could be improved by including aspirational goals and ensuring that the dashboards include analysis explaining risk factors and the reasons behind certain projects/efforts. Sunday transit service, including MAX, is likely to come up—in the Strategic Plan as well as the 2015-16 budget. Staff will likely be asked to outline the plan for paying for Sunday service from existing resources. Regarding community outreach that has been taking place in response to the neighborhood concerns over the lease to the FoCo café, one more open house is planned. The lease will be considered by Council at the March 18 Regular Meeting. Staff is asked to provide a detailed memo regarding the bike route on Remington. Council is asking for information that can be used to respond to constituents’ questions and concerns and the role Council plays in determining changes for Remington Street. A timeline will be included in the memo. Staff is asked to describe the impact, if any, of Comcast purchasing Time Warner. Will this change the franchise agreement that will be discussed in Work Session on April 22? City Attorney Roy will send a memo to Council about the request by other organizations to join the City in defending the lawsuit filed by COGA over the five-year ban on hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”). Mayor Weitkunat and Mike Gavin attended a subcommittee meeting in California as part of the Mayor’s Presidential appointment to the Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resiliency. Mr. Gavin was commended for presenting policies that served as discussion points for the group. The discussion ended at 9:27 a.m.