HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-049-04/27/2021-EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO WADE TROXELL FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY AS CITY RESOLUTION 2021-049
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION
TO WADE TROXELL FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
COMMUNITY AS CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND MAYOR
WHEREAS, Wade Troxell was elected as Mayor on April 7, 2015, and was re-elected on
April 4, 2017 and again on April 2, 2019 and has served as Mayor for six years on City Council;
and
WHEREAS, Prior to being elected Mayor, Mayor Troxell had served for eight years as
Councilmember of District 4 from April of 2007 to April 2015; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell served on the City's Leadership Planning Team (Chair); and
WHEREAS, during his tenure Mayor Troxell has served as the Council Liaison to the
Cultural Resources Board, Economic Advisory Commission, Electric Board, Landmark
Preservation Commission,Natural Resources Advisory Board,Transportation Board,Water Board,
Women's Commission; and
WHEREAS, during his tenure Mayor Troxell has served as the Council Committee
assignment to and as a member on the Ad Hoc Chief Judge Recruitment Committee, Ad Hoc Direct
Reports Compensation Committee, Ad Hoc Anti-Harassment Policy Committee, City/CSU
Leadership Committee,CML Policy Committee,Disaster Council/Policy Coordination Committee,
Election Code Committee, Electric Utilities Enterprise (President), Ethics Review Board, Finance
Committee, Forfeited Property Disposition Committee, Futures Committee, Gridwise Alliance
Board, Legislative Review Committee, National League of Cities Transportation and Infrastructure
Services Committee, NLC Universities Communities Council, NLC Community and Economic
Development, North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Council, North Front Range Wasteshed
Policy Group, North I-25 Coalition Working Group: I-25 Funding Committee, North I-25
Coalition, Northern Colorado Airport Committee(Chair), Northern Colorado Airport Selection
Committee, Platte River Power Authority Board member and President, Poudre School District
Liaison Committee,Regional Transportation Coordination Task Force Policy Advisory Committee,
Regional Water Collaboration Steering Committee, Stormwater Utilities Enterprise (President),
Transportation and Air Quality Planning Council (Alternate), Urban Renewal Authority Board
(President), Water Utilities Enterprise (President); and
WHEREAS, Mayor Wade Troxell has shown great commitment to the residents of Fort
Collins as a lifelong resident through his efforts to foster innovation and a thriving economy,
encourage excellence in City government through budgeting for outcomes, prioritization and
dashboard metrics, advocate for partnerships and collaboration, embrace quality neighborhoods;
and promote environmental health; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Wade Troxell led his three terms as Mayor with purpose and
championed efforts around innovation, inclusion, iconic place-making and ensuring equity and
inclusion in City finance, programs and services; and
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WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell has offered leadership during unprecedented times while
serving on the Disaster Council/Policy Coordination Committee. Mayor Troxell guided and
supported the community economically and socially through a global COVID health pandemic
and the devastation of the Cameron Peak Fire, and the East Troublesome Fire, two of Colorado's
largest wildfires; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell chaired, from its formation, the City's Futures Committee.
With Mayor Troxell's leadership, this committee yielded the 2011 conversations that led to the
cities 5`f' utility, city broadband. Connexion, the city-wide broadband program, offers superior
connectivity for our community through gigabit speeds,services and local support. It was initiated
by a 2017 ballot measure and formally launched in 2019; and
WHEREAS, Wade Troxell has shown great passion for civic leadership looking towards
future generations living in our community and was the President of the Colorado Municipal
League(CML)and led the CML Town/Gown Initiative. With Mayor Troxell's leadership,the City
of Fort Collins was a 2017 recipient of the US Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award; and
WHEREAS, Wade Troxell co-founded University Cities, which recognizes the economic
benefits of having an aligned university and city organization creating synergistic relationships
derived from a highly educated population, vibrant arts and culture, low unemployment, low-cost
living and low violent crime rates. Fort Collins is one of six University Cities.
WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell has provided national leadership as part of the first cohort of
40 mayors in the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. Bloomberg Philanthropies
awarded the City of Fort Collins the Bloomberg US Mayor's Challenge Award, What Works Cities
Certification, Cities of Service Certification, and the C40 Cities Award; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell received the US Mayor's Challenge recognition with a $1.1
million Champion City award in November 2018 from Bloomberg Philanthropy. The City's Epic
Homes proposal won the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge with the goal of bringing together energy
efficiency and easy financing options with an emphasis on health and well-being for low- to
moderate-income homes for Fort Collins renters; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell envisioned and formed the first municipal foundation,
CityGive,to provide an avenue for philanthropic giving to leverage and extend the impact of work-
class facilities and municipal services; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell, was a champion of climate action, and the Bloomberg
Philanthropies C40 Award was one of many examples of how the Mayor supported the City to
"punch above its weight class" and be a global leader building a climate economy from local
solutions. He also testified to U.S. House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis describing the
City's climate economy in concert with the City's Climate Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation from the Northern
Colorado Continuum of Care for joining the Mayor's Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness &
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for his ongoing commitment to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring in our
community. The City of Fort Collins is on track to achieve functional zero for veteran
homelessness by the end of 2021.
WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell was appointed in June 2018 to the Federal Aviation
Administration's Drone Advisory Committee by US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao for
a two-year term; and
WHEREAS,Mayor Troxell, was a champion for and felt passionately about engaging with
youth and young adults in getting them aware and involved in City government. He was actively
involved with the Youth Advisory Board as they traveled to Washington D.C. and helped them
learn more about government at federal and local levels; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Troxell has shown his strong and continued commitment to our
community, serving two consecutive four-year terms as Councilmember for District 4 from 2007
until 2015, and as Mayor from April 14, 2015 until April 27, 2021.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the City expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to Wade Troxell for his
service and contributions to the community as Mayor and District 4 Councilmember.
Passed and adopted at a special meeting of the City Council held the 27th day of April,
A.D. 2021.
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