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City Council Work Session
March 24, 2020
6:00 PM
(Amended 3/23/2020)
• CALL TO ORDER.
1. Staff Report: COVID-19 Update (staff: Jim Byrne)
2. Land-Water Nexus-Building a Resilient Community Landscape. (staff: Liesel Hans, Carol Webb;
15 minute staff presentation; 45 minute discussion)
The purpose of this item is to discuss large-scale landscape transformations in Fort Collins. Large-
scale include areas like business landscapes and multifamily and HOA common landscapes. The
topic will cover drivers of landscape change, community experiences and challenges, local and
regional programs and services, water use of landscapes, role of landscapes in building resiliency
to a warming climate, and how landscapes contribute to a healthy ecosystem and connect people
to nature. This is a trend across Colorado and the arid West; the Colorado Water Plan identifies
improving water and land use planning as critical to meeting the needs of the future.
2. Affordable Housing Priorities. (staff: Sue Beck-Ferkiss, Jeff Mihelich; 20 minute staff presentation;
1 hour discussion)
This item has been rescheduled to April 14, 2020
The purpose of this item is to report on progress of the City's affordable housing goals and discuss
the scope and timing of the next Affordable Housing Strategic Plan. Also, an update on requested
specific policies and programs will also be included. These are: Home Buyers Assistance,
partnership with Elevation Community Land Trust, the Impact Fee nexus study and the feasibility
study for an Inclusionary Housing Ordinance.
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3. Water Supply Vulnerability Study. (staff: Meagan Smith, Donnie Dustin, Carol Webb; 15 minute
staff presentation; 45 minute discussion)
The purpose of this item is to provide Council an overview of the recently completed Water Supply
Vulnerability Study (Study) that investigated the impacts of various risks on the reliability of Fort
Collins Utilities’ (Utilities) long-term water supply. Key findings indicate:
• A warmer/drier climate poses the largest risk to the current long-term planning strategy.
• Adequate storage is crucial to meeting current policy criteria.
• Reductions in available supplies from the Colorado-Big Thompson Project (C-BT) via
Horsetooth Reservoir have significant impacts to system performance.
• ANNOUNCEMENTS.
• ADJOURNMENT.