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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - Read Before Packet - 9/22/2020 - Memorandum From Delynn Coldiron Re: Leadership Planning Team Meeting Minutes For September 21, 2020 City Clerk 300 LaPorte Avenue PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.221.6515 970.221-6295 - fax fcgov.com/cityclerk MEMORANDUM DATE: September 21, 2020 TO: Mayor and Councilmembers FROM: Delynn Coldiron, City Clerk RE: Leadership Planning Team (LPT) Meeting Mayor Wade Troxell, Mayor Pro Tem Kristin Stephens, Deputy City Manager Kelly DiMartino, City Attorney Carrie Daggett, and City Clerk Delynn Coldiron (all by video-conference call) met on Monday, September 21, and the following summarizes the discussions that began at 7:30 a.m. 9-22-2020 Work Session: The September 22 agenda items were reviewed. • This will be a remote meeting. Since this is a work session, no public comments will be accepted. The public can provide comments to Councilmembers through email. • 2021 Recommended Budget – Neighborhood Livability and Social Health, Safe Communities and High Performing Government are the outcome areas that will be discussed. Councilmember Gorgol held a budget listening session last week. Additional opportunities for public engagement include: o September 23, 2020 – Budget Listening Session (6:00 p.m.; Spanish interpretation available). o October 6, 2020 – Public Hearing #2 (part of regular Council meeting – 6:00 p.m.). o November 4, 2020 – First Reading of budget ordinance. o November 17, 2020 – Second Reading of budget ordinance. Residents can also provide feedback on the recommended budget online at: https://ourcity.fcgov.com/2021budget. Additionally, Council and staff are available to meet with interested citizens to help answer questions and provide insight into the recommended budget. October 6 Regular Meeting: The proposed October 6 agenda items were reviewed. • Items relating to control of animals – This is a clean up item on the consent calendar intended to clarify existing ordinances that guide enforcement, prosecution and the court regarding violations and penalties for animal disturbance and dangerous animals within the City. Leadership Planning Team Meeting September 21, 2020 Page 2 of 5 • Conveyance of a permanent waterline easement on Meadow Springs Ranch – This is a conveyance to the Northern Colorado Water Association to enable them to construct a pipeline to provide a redundant transmission main to assist in providing a reliable water supply to existing and future customers. The route of the easement aligns with previously discussed and agreed to locations. More specifics on location will be provided as part of agenda materials. • Emergency Ordinance extending rules and regulations pertaining to outdoor dining and retail – As we move into winter months, business owners will be required to obtain additional permits to enable the use of heaters and tents. The Governor has extended orders that continue to allow modifications to liquor licensing to accommodate this. The City remains at Safer Level 1 status based on existing data. Last call parameters for restaurants/bars have been moved to 12:00 midnight. On a related note, it was mentioned that yesterday the County reported 35 new COVID cases. The Mayor added that he participated in a Bloomberg leadership call last Thursday where a professor from the University of California, San Francisco shared the latest data they have related to wearing masks. As well, he noted a quote from the CDC Director about the effectiveness of wearing masks resulting in a better outcome than a vaccine for the near future. Data has also shown that if a person does get COVID while wearing a mask, symptoms will likely be less severe. Information the Mayor received is attached. All were grateful that our community is being responsible in this regard; wearing masks is common practice. • Agriculture lease on Flores del Sol Natural Area – There was a question about whether the Land Conservation Stewardship Board had weighed in on this item. Staff reported that they had a split vote. This item is currently on the consent agenda but may be moved to discussion based on follow up discussions. • Intergovernmental Agreement with Colorado State University on Canvas Stadium – The Stadium Advisory Group and the Good Neighbor Fund are not included in this agreement due to lack of utilization. This is attributed, primarily, to the effectiveness of game day operations that have become standard practice. Letters will be going out to Stadium Advisory Group members this week thanking them for their service. • Election code change – As staff was updating candidate guidelines, a needed correction was identified in the provision addressing registration of committees (Section 7-134). The language should state that a committee must register before accepting contributions or making any expenditures. This item will be added to the consent agenda. • 613 S. Meldrum Street Appeal – Property owner Jeff Palomo is appealing the administrative hearing officer decision that denied his request for a Modification of Use to allow him to construct a carriage house on the property. A site visit has been scheduled for Monday, October 5, 2020, at 3:30 p.m. for any Councilmembers who are interested. Leadership Planning Team Meeting September 21, 2020 Page 3 of 5 • Stormwater Utility Enterprise Meeting – There was discussion about the Stormwater Utility Enterprise Board possibly meeting to address an item deferring the Stormwater Plant Investment Fee for the Poudre R-1 School District’s new school on East Prospect Road. After further discussion, it has been confirmed that no Enterprise Board meeting is needed. 6-Month Calendar: • October 13 o Cameron Peak Fire Impact on Water Quality and Supply has been added as a work session item. Deputy City Manager DiMartino noted that yesterday the fire kicked up again and jumped one of the original fire lines. Mandatory evacuations were initiated for Red Feather and Crystal Lakes. • November 4 o The regular Council meeting is proposed to be moved from November 3 to November 4 due to the election. A motion will be added to the October 6 agenda under other business for Council to formally consider this. Mayor Pro Tem Stephens noted that there is an I-25 Regional Corridor Meeting scheduled for November 4. City staff will need to be the point person for that meeting. • Unscheduled o Staff continues to work with the City of Loveland to find an agreeable time for a joint meeting on the airport. Staff will forward an appointment as soon as a date has been identified. City Clerk Coldiron: • Asked about the possibility of extending the one-year appointments (46) for board and commission members to December 31, 2021. Doing so will help make year-end interviews/appointments more manageable and will provide sufficient time to develop code changes, including term limit options, for Council to consider. The LPT encouraged staff to move forward in this way. An agenda item will be prepared and brought forward for consideration unless issues are raised by further discussion. Deputy City Manager DiMartino: • Encouraged Council to view the NINJIO videos that have been provided as they are a great source of information related to cybersecurity. She noted that these are mandatory for City staff and that access to City systems is shut off until all videos have been viewed. Although Council may be seeing emails alluding to this, Council access will not be shut off. • Attended a city-wide project coordination meeting on Friday along with various Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State University, XCEL, and Downtown Development Authority representatives. This meeting has been done for several years and is used to share information on projects, identify opportunities for synching and collaboration, and identify impacts and areas of concern. Leadership Planning Team Meeting September 21, 2020 Page 4 of 5 • Noted the requested office lease from the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) group will require further review because the group is not a nonprofit and, based on applicable restrictions, may not qualify for this. Staff continues to explore the request and will report back. • Noted the Parks and Recreation Master Plan will be discussed at today’s Council Finance Committee meeting. Underfunding for basic parks asset maintenance and infrastructure upgrades continues to be of concern. Mayor Pro Tem Stephens: • Noted the memo received regarding pop up events that are coming this weekend. This is such a great idea; some fun when we are so limited on the things we can do right now. Staff is asked to provide Council with a list of events so they can participate. • Noted she, along with Councilmember Gutowsky, spoke at the Ruth Bader Ginsburg (RBG) vigil that was held over the weekend. A number of other public officials also spoke. The event was peaceful, and people were good about wearing masks and social distancing. The speakers did a good job of reviewing her life and what she had done to support women over her lifetime. Jenny Arndt did a nice job talking about RBG’s relationship with Justice Scalia and that even though they differed widely on their beliefs, they were able to maintain a solid friendship. This led to a discussion about the importance of people remaining civil, despite differences, and about the way the Mayor sets the tone as part of his opening. Civility is needed; these things are important. Mayor Troxell: • Participated in a meeting with other university cities and shared some of the things we are doing to communicate to students, so they are aware of expectations related to masks and social distancing in our downtown and community. Most concerns people shared were related to off-campus life activities. He noted his appreciation for the community and people’s efforts to be thoughtful and compliant with regulations; shows in our numbers! • Noted the Futures Committee meeting that was held last Monday where Francella Ochillo, Executive Director of Next Century Cities, gave a presentation on Pragmatic and Visionary Approaches to Digital Inclusion. This created a lot of good dialogue and was useful. • Attended an airport commission meeting on Thursday where much of the meeting was spent reviewing the Discovery Air project. The Mayor noted additional efforts are needed around developing architectural standards and land use planning for the airport as a subarea. He requested that additional work be done to include landscaping and architectural elements to make the development more attractive and interesting, thinking from the perspective of the vision we want to achieve, not the current situation. Leadership Planning Team Meeting September 21, 2020 Page 5 of 5 • Noted that Platte River Power Authority will be holding a meeting and work session this Thursday. The work session is intended to help board members come to some level of consensus on future things related to the Integrated Resource Plan. The Mayor would like the Plan to reflect an allowance for consideration of new technologies as things evolve in the future. • Is participating in a meeting this morning related to civic engagement in cities. He noted the work that has been done on reimagining public engagement and stated this may fit well into what Bloomberg is currently doing. Meeting adjourned at 9:14 a.m. September 17, 2020 | Joshua Sharfstein, MD COVID-19 SITUATION REPORT © 2020 Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved HTTP://CORONAVIRUS.JHU.EDU 3 © 2020 Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved 4HTTP://CORONAVIRUS.JHU.EDU Over second hump but still 40K cases per day © 2020 Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved 5HTTP://CORONAVIRUS.JHU.EDU Mixed picture by state © 2020 Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved 6 What’s New This Week Serum? The FDA issues an emergency use authorization for convalescent serum. For Mayors This remains a promising therapy, and it is worthwhile for people who have recovered from COVID-19 to donate plasma. Definitive studies still pending. © 2020 Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved 7 What’s New This Week Antigen Testing A new type of test for infection becomes more widely available. For Mayors Key question is how often this new test is wrong. We don’t have a great answer yet in low-risk populations. © 2020 Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved 8 What’s New This Week Vaccine Status Companies predicting decisions could be soon. One candidate had trials held after adverse effect. For Mayors Path to use runs through 3 independent steps: data safety board for trial, advisory committee for FDA, then FDA decision. Most observers think end of year. Facial Masking and COVID-19: Monica Gandhi MD, MPH Professor, Director UCSF Center for AIDS Research, Medical Director, Ward 86 HIV Clinic, Associate Chief, Division of HIV, ID and Global Medicine, UCSF Reducing Transmission and Severity of Disease 9 Face Mask Recommendations CDC recommended cloth face coverings due to frequency of asymptomatic transmission – “protect others” APRIL 3, 2020: State of California and City of San Francisco expands message to recommend mask wearing to “protect others and yourself” 10 SEPTEMBER 2020 Masks Combat COVID-19 May decrease morbidity and mortality by reducing the amount of symptomatic cases 11 Decrease transmission Facial masking reduces transmission “These face masks are the most important, powerful public health tool we have…I might even go so far as to say that this face mask is more guaranteed to protect me against COVID than when I take a COVID vaccine”- Dr. Robert Redfield CDC Director, September 16 Two hair stylists with COVID-19 spent at least 15 minutes with 139 clients •Everyone wore face coverings •Zero transmissions among 67 clients tested 12 Springfield, Missouri, May 2020 Masking reduces the amount of virus you are exposed to, reducing the severity of the disease 90-95% viral particles filtered 65-85% viral particles filtered depending on cloth/proper use 13 Masks can help reduce symptomatic cases CDC estimated 40% of all cases on July 10 were asymptomatic Hamsters given SARS-CoV-2 at higher doses get more sick and masked hamsters get less sick VIROLOGIC EVIDENCE •81% asymptomatic in cruise ship outbreak that masked •95% asymptomatic in food processing plants after masking EPIDEMIOLOGIC EVIDENCE 14 Do we see rates of asymptomatic infection increasing under “masked” conditions? •In countries accustomed to masking since SARS (Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, Singapore, Vietnam), cases up with reopening but not deaths •Czech Republic mandated facial masking March 23 15 APPEARS TRUE DATECASE COUNTCASES UP WITH REOPENING BUT LOW DEATHS One model shows –after lockdown lifts – universal masking will keep death rates low 16 Social distancing after lockdown, no masks Lockdown continues Lift lockdown but 80% masks 50% masks Lowest death rate requires 80% compliance rate with masking Lockdown is a blunt instrument but masking takes behavior change Use data when you advocate with other levels of government Intergovernmental Advocacy Monitoring Monitor mask wearing (e.g. surveys to identify proportion of people wearing masks) Necessary but Not Enough Masking is a key tool to reduce exposure, but necessary to combine with other tools (i.e. social distancing, hand washing) Advice for Mayors 17 Mask Provision New data shows that providing masks to essential workers increases use 2 Mask Mandates If possible, implement mask mandates including enforcement mechanisms 3 Communication4 5 6 7 Model Behavior As elected officials, modeling mask wearing in public sets the example for your community 1 Use effective communications and community engagement to explain importance of masks and correct use •Use “bully pulpit” •Display signage and other city communications QUESTIONS? Joshua Sharfstein, MD Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH September 17, 2020 18