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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Mail Packet - 8/11/2020 - Memorandum From Julia Feder And Zoe Shark Re: July 28, 2020 Work Session Summary - Natural Areas And Local Agriculture Natural Areas Department 1745 Hoffman Mill Road PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.416-2815 970.416-2211 - fax fcgov.com/naturalareas naturalareas@fcgov.com MEMORANDUM Date: July 31, 2020 To: Mayor and City Councilmembers Through: Darin Atteberry, City Manager Kelly DiMartino, Deputy City Manager John Stokes, Interim Community Services Director From: Julia Feder, Environmental Program Manager Zoe Shark, Interim Natural Areas Director Re: July 28, 2020 Work Session Summary – Natural Areas and Local Agriculture Summary of Discussion At the July 28 Work Session, Mayor Troxell, Mayor Pro Tem Stephens, Councilmembers Cunniff, Gorgol, Gutowsky, Pignataro, and Summers reflected on the Natural Areas Department proposal to shift to a conservation agriculture land management strategy on two natural areas (Flores del Sol and West Vine Property). There was consensus that the conservation agriculture approach described by staff is appropriate and that leases could be brought forward for Council consideration. Staff will return in October for Council consideration of the agreements. Follow Up Items Council requested additional information on the following points. Staff will submit additional information to Council in the coming weeks, ahead of lease review later this fall.  Request to further describe the long-term outlook for each property.  Request to draft a conservation agriculture exit strategy which would be implemented when the properties become a restoration priority.  Request for an analysis of resource allocations.  Request for an analysis of the volume of people that might be served. DocuSign Envelope ID: FA14D3F6-5078-4AFF-AD75-3BB6DDE0B479