HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-089-09/21/2021-APPOINTING ONE BOARD MEMBER SELECTED BY THE CITY AND ONE BOARD MEMBER JOINTLY APPOINTED BY THE CITY RESOLUTION 2021-089
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPOINTING ONE BOARD MEMBER SELECTED
BY THE CITY AND ONE BOARD MEMBER JOINTLY APPOINTED BY
THE CITY AND LARIMER COUNTY TO THE BOXELDER BASIN
REGIONAL STORMWATER AUTHORITY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WHEREAS,the City of Fort Collins("City"),Board of Commissioners of Larimer County,
Colorado ("County") and Town of Wellington, Colorado are parties to that certain
Intergovernmental Agreement for Stormwater Cooperation and Management dated August 20,
2008, and First Amendment to Intergovernmental Agreement for Stormwater Cooperation and
Management dated June 16,2014,as amended(collectively,the"IGA")for the purpose of creating
the Boxelder Basin Regional Stormwater Authority (the"Authority"); and
WHEREAS,the IGA specifies that the Authority shall be governed by a Board of Directors
(the "Board") consisting of five (5) Directors, one each appointed by the City, the Town of
Wellington, and the County and two unaffiliated members,representing the public at large; and
WHEREAS, the IGA provides that one of the unaffiliated members of Board will be
appointed by mutual agreement of the City and the County, with the other unaffiliated member
appointed by mutual agreement the Town of Wellington and the County; and
WHEREAS, the Directors serve for staggered terms of three (3)years; and
WHEREAS,on July 7,2015,the Fort Collins City Council("Council")adopted Resolution
2015-066 ("Council's 2015 Resolution")adopting Council retreat priorities for 2015-2017, one of
which called for appointment of members of the Board by Council rather than staff, and
WHEREAS, on April 5, 2016, Council adopted Resolution 2016-034 appointing then
Mayor Pro Tern Gerry Horak to the Board as the Director appointed by the City and on April 23,
2019, Council adopted Resolution 2019-054 re-appointing Mr. Horak as the Director appointed by
the City until such time as the Council acts to modify his appointment; and
WHEREAS, on May 5, 2020, Council adopted Resolution 2020-044 appointing former
Mayor Pro Tern Gerry Horak as the unaffiliated member of the BBRSA Board jointly appointed
by the City and Larimer County and Theresa Connor, Deputy Director of Fort Collins Utilities as
the City appointed Board Director; and
WHEREAS, former Mayor Pro Tem Gerry Horak has resigned as the member of the
BBRSA Board jointly appointed by the City and Larimer County; and
WHEREAS, after solicitation of applications for the jointly appointed position, one
application was received and that applicant, Theresa Connor, was approved by the Board of
County Commissioners to fill the jointly-appointed Board seat at its September 14, 2021,meeting;
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WHEREAS, although a selection committee was previously appointed to recommend an
appointee for the joint position, since there was only one application for the joint position from an
existing BBRSA Board Member, staff did not convene that committee to review the single
application, and the process has moved forward without selection committee action; and
WHEREAS, in light of these developments, Council wishes to appoint Theresa Connor,
currently Interim Director of Fort Collins Utilities as the member of the BBRSA Board jointly
appointed by the City and Larimer County, and further wishes to appoint Mayor Jeni Arndt to fill
the City-appointed seat to be vacated by Theresa Connor after her appointment to the joint City-
County seat.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the City Council hereby makes any and all determinations and findings
contained in the recitals set forth above.
Section 2. That Theresa Connor's appointment as the BBRSA Board Director jointly
appointed by the City and Larimer County to complete the three-year term that began in April
2020, is hereby approved, effective immediately, to continue until April 2023 or until such time
as the City and County approve a replacement appointee.
Section 3. That the Theresa Connor's appointment pursuant to Resolution 2020-044 is
hereby terminated effective immediately.
Section 4. That Mayor Jenny Arndt is hereby appointed to serve as the Director
appointed by the City on the BBRSA Board to complete the three-year term that began in April
2019, effective immediately, to continue until April 2022 or until such time as the City Council
approves a replacement appointee.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 21 st
day of September, A.D. 2021.
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