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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - Read Before Packet - 10/27/2020 - City Council Amended Agenda - October 27, 2020 - Amended October 26, 2020City of Fort Collins Page 1 Wade Troxell, Mayor City Council Chambers Kristin Stephens, District 4, Mayor Pro Tem City Hall West Susan Gutowsky, District 1 300 LaPorte Avenue Julie Pignataro, District 2 Fort Collins, Colorado Ken Summers, District 3 Ross Cunniff, District 5 Cablecast on FCTV Channel 14 Emily Gorgol, District 6 and Channel 881 on the Comcast cable system Carrie Daggett Darin Atteberry Delynn Coldiron City Attorney City Manager City Clerk Adjourned Meeting October 27, 2020 6:00 p.m. (Amended 10/26/20) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION OPTIONS There will be three options for people who would like to participate in the meeting:  Live via the Zoom online meeting,  Live via the telephone,  By submitting emails to Council at CityLeaders@fcgov.com. All options will be available for those wishing to provide general public comment, as well as public comment during individual discussion items. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (ONLINE VIA ZOOM): Individuals who wish to address Council via remote public participation can do so through Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/98241416497. (The link and instructions are also posted at www.fcgov.com/councilcomments.) Individuals participating in the Zoom session should watch the meeting through that site, and not via FCTV, due to the streaming delay and possible audio interference. The Zoom meeting will be available beginning at 5:15 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Participants wanting to ensure their equipment setup is working should join prior to 6:00 p.m. For public comments, the Mayor will ask participants to click the “Raise Hand” button to indicate you would like to speak at that time. Staff will moderate the Zoom session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to address Council. In order to participate, you must:  Have an internet-enabled smartphone, laptop or computer. Using earphones with a microphone will greatly improve your audio experience.  Join the Zoom meeting using the link on the front page of the agenda or on the City’s home webpage at www.fcgov.com.  If you use the City’s home page, simply click on the “Participate remotely in Council Meeting” link shown near the top of the page. City of Fort Collins Page 2 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (VIA PHONE)  Dial the public participation phone number, 1-346-248-7799, and then enter the Meeting ID 982 4141 6497 followed by the pound sign (#).  The meeting will be available beginning at 5:15 p.m. Please call in to the meeting prior to 6:00 p.m., if possible. For public comments, the Mayor will ask participants to indicate if you would like to speak at that time – phone participants will need to press *9 to do this. Staff will be moderating the Zoom session to ensure all participants have an opportunity to address Council. When participating online or by phone, DO NOT Watch/stream FCTV at the same time due to streaming delay and possible audio interference. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (VIA EMAIL) Individuals not comfortable or able to access the Zoom platform or participate by phone are encouraged to participate by emailing general public comments to CityLeaders@fcgov.com. If you have specific comments on any of the discussion items scheduled, please make that clear in the subject line of the email and send prior to the meeting Tuesday evening. WATCH THE MEETING Anyone can view the Council meeting live on Channels 14 and 881 or online at www.fcgov.com/fctv. Note: Only individuals who wish to address Council should use the Zoom link or call in by phone. Anyone who wants to watch the meeting, but not address Council, should view the FCTV livestream. Documents to Share: If residents wish to speak to a document or presentation, the City Clerk needs to be emailed those materials by 4 p.m. the day of the meeting. Persons wishing to display presentation materials using the City’s display equipment under the Citizen Participation portion of a meeting or during discussion of any Council item must provide any such materials to the City Clerk in a form or format readily usable on the City’s display technology no later than two (2) hours prior to the beginning of the meeting at which the materials are to be presented. NOTE: All presentation materials for appeals, addition of permitted use applications or protests related to election matters must be provided to the City Clerk no later than noon on the day of the meeting at which the item will be considered. See Council Rules of Conduct in Meetings for details. Upon request, the City of Fort Collins will provide language access services for individuals who have limited English proficiency, or auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities, to access City services, programs and activities. Contact 221-6515 (V/TDD: Dial 711 for Relay Colorado) for assistance. Please provide 48 hours advance notice when possible. A solicitud, la Ciudad de Fort Collins proporcionará servicios de acceso a idiomas para personas que no dominan el idioma inglés, o ayudas y servicios auxiliares para personas con discapacidad, para que puedan acceder a los servicios, programas y actividades de la Ciudad. Para asistencia, llame al 221-6515 (V/TDD: Marque 711 para Relay Colorado). Por favor proporcione 48 horas de aviso previo cuando sea posible.    CALL MEETING TO ORDER  ROLL CALL City of Fort Collins Page 3 1. Emergency Ordinance No. 126, 2020 Suspending Certain Provisions of the City’s Land Use Code to Permit Temporary Use of the Property at 1709 West Elizabeth Street as Day Shelter. The purpose of this item is for City Council to consider approving an emergency ordinance to allow a temporary day shelter at Westminster Presbyterian Church, located at 1709 West Elizabeth Street. Westminster Presbyterian Church has agreed to provide space for Homeward Alliance to operate an inclement weather day shelter on its property beginning as soon as possible through no later than May 31, 2021. The church property is located in a low density residential (R-L) zone, and day shelters are not an expressly permitted use, so this emergency ordinance is necessary to allow such use of the property immediately. Emergency ordinances are authorized under the Charter in emergency circumstances and require the affirmative vote of at least five (5) members of the Council for passage.  OTHER BUSINESS A. Consideration of a motion to enter into an executive session to discuss issues related to the Larimer County Landfill. “I move that the City Council go into executive session for the purpose of meeting with the City’s attorneys and staff to discuss the following matters as permitted under  City Charter Article Roman Numeral Two, Section 11(2),  City Code Section 2-31(a)(2) and  Colorado Revised Statutes Section 24-6-402(4)(b): Specific legal questions related to potential litigation regarding environmental remediation of conditions at the Larimer County Landfill and related obligations; and the manner in which the particular policies, practices or regulations of the City related to environmental conditions at the Larimer County Landfill and related obligations may be affected by existing or proposed provisions of federal, state or local law.  ADJOURNMENT