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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1995-166-12/05/1995-LEGISLATIVE AGENDA LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE STATE AND FEDERAL LEGISLATION RESOLUTION 95-166 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS ADOPTING THE CITY'S 1996 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA WHEREAS, state and federal legislation may impact the citizens of Fort Collins, affecting their quality of life; and WHEREAS, such state and federal legislation may influence the operations of municipal governments, including the City of Fort Collins; and WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins has an interest in providing input on proposed legislation; and WHEREAS, Councilmembers and staff are asked to state the City's policy position on legislation; and WHEREAS, members of the Legislative Review Committee desire to be more effective in their reaction to state and federal legislation. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, as follows: Section 1. That the policy statements contained in the attached 1996 Legislative Agenda accurately reflect the City's policy on these issues. Section 2. That the Council of the City of fort Collins hereby adopts the 1996 Legislative Agenda attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference. Passed and adopted at regular meeting of the Council o ity o )Fort Collin s 5th day of December, A.D. 1995. 1 Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk EXHIBIT A THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS 1996 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA December 5, 1995 CITY OF FORT COLLINS LEGISLATIVE AGENDA TABLE OF CONTENTS City of Fort Collins Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 2 Fort Collins' Legislative Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 2 Legislative Review Committee Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 3 1. Air Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 4 �. E3licahoit pg 3. Environmental Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 5 4 Federal Budget r. , . . : . s . . pg. 5-7 5. Fire Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 7 6. Hazardous Materials Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 7-8 7. Home Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 8-9 8. Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 9 9. Municipal Utility Service Territory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 9 10. Obsolete Subdivisions, Vacation of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 10 Il 'plammng and T.and Use 12. Privatization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 10-11 13. Public Safety and Violence Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 11 14. Public Safety Pensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 11 15. Recycling and Solid Waste . . . . . . . . . . .Xry. . . pp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 12 16. Ret4l1 W'ZrWbn' it ka �' MkMi � tlY C �W' d.lt'E E tl� Y .I�Iii�tlY CtY�.�P P@s k LLkkF E v ....,. 17. Sales and Use Tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 14-15 18. Sovereign and Governmental Immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 15 19. Special Improvement Districts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 15-16 20 TeleCOmlRUnlCat101LS " s F ¢P . uk . .. .. at f i 2 1 Transp tt 5er o rt n rv�iq eye rr p[R d a r t t �,y P 93 F v r ataon 22.'Water"'and Wastewater Utility ServtCP a��s� * is pFi i . s G pg 189 23. Worker's Compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pg. 19-20 CITY OF FORT COLLINS Fort Collins is located next to the Rocky Mountains in northern Colorado, 60 miles north of Denver. The population of the City is approximately 100,000 with a land area of 45 square miles. The town of Fort Collins-was-incorporated by an order of the Board ofCounty Commissioners- of Larimer County, Colorado on February 3, 1873. The present Charter of the City of Fort Collins, establishing the Council-Manager form of government, was adopted by the electors of the city on October 5, 1954. COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS - 1995 Mayor Ann Azari - At-Large Council Member Alan Apt - District 5 Council Member Gina Janett - District 1 Council Member Chris Kneeland - District 4 Council Member Bob McCluskey - District 3 Council Member Will Smith - District 2 Council Member Charles Wanner - District 6 1 INTRODUCTION 1996 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA The City of Fort Collins' 1996 Legislative Agenda identifies issues of importance to the City of Fort Collins. The Agenda expresses policies and positions on issues which affect the quality of life and the governance of our community. This Agenda has been adopted by the full Council, and we offer this Agenda to our Legislators as a guideline when considering legislation which impacts Fort Collins. The issues identified have historically been addressed by the General Assembly and may also apply to some federal legislation. The policy statements in the 1996 Agenda were developed in advance of the 1996 General Assembly, and are necessarily very broad and are not all- inclusive. The City will continue to contact Legislators regarding City positions on specific bills throughout the 1996 legislative session. We encourage Legislators to contact Fort Collins City Council Members and staff should they have any questions on our policy positions. FORT COLLINS LEGISLATIVE PROCESS Legislation which impacts the City will be reviewed by the City's Legislative Review Committee, and compared with the City's Legislative Agenda. The Legislative Review Committee is a small, representative group of Council members that analyze proposed legislation and express City policy in reaction to the legislation. Legislation which cannot be compared to previous City policy is referred back to the full Council for consideration before any position is taken. The Council members presently serving on the Legislative Review Subcommittee are Council Member Alan Apt, Chair of the Legislative Review Committee, Mayor Ann Azari and Council Member Bob McCluskey. The Committee is supported by City staff with expertise in various technical areas. The City works closely with the Colorado Municipal League on all legislative items. 2 LEGISLATIVE REVIEW COMMITTEE MEMBERS Council Members Alan Apt Legislative Review Committee Chairperson (970) 221-6505 Ann Azarl Mayor 221-6505- Bob McCluskey Council Member 221-6505 Staff Members Guy Boyd Poudre Fire Authority, Administrative Assistant 221-6570 Pete Dallow Director of Administrative Services 221-6797 Molly Davis Deputy City Clerk 221-6516 John DeHaes Light and Power, Special Projects Advisor 221-6703 Susanne Edminster Transportation Services Policy Analyst 224-6049 Stewart Ellenberg Risk Manager 221-6774 David Feldman Division Commander (Police) 221-6840 Marty Heffernan Assistant to the Director of Cultural, Library and Recreational Services 221-6350 Alan Krcmarik Finance Director 221-6788 Blair Leist Legislative Analyst Assistant to the Director of Administrative Services 221-6796 Gale McGaha Miller Water Quality Technical Manager 221-6231 Rondall Phillips Director of Transportation Services 221-6615 Steve Roy City Attorney 221-6520 Tom Shoemaker Natural Resources Director 221-6263 Michael Smith Water/Wastewater Utilities Director 221-6681 Liz Stroh Integrated Resources Manager 221-6522 Tom Vosberg Community Planning and Environmental Services Policy Analyst 221-6224 Brian Woodruff Environmental Planner 221-6604 3 AIR QUALITY The Fort Collins City Council's adopted air quality goal is "To continually improve Fort Collins air quality as the city grows." Adopted air quality objectives are to: - Reduce the growth of total vehicle-miles of travel. — Reduce tailpipe emissions-per mile from motorvehicles. - Reduce emissions from commercial and industrial sources. - Reduce wood smoke emissions. - Reduce the number of non-certified wood stoves and conventional fireplaces. Increase individual actions to reduce exposure to indoor air pollution in homes and work places. The following policy statements, excerpted from the City's March 1993 Air Quality Policy Plan, inform the City's participation in air quality legislation: The City opposes any action of the State Legislature that restricts local government authority to improve air quality beyond minimum State requirements, even as the City supports legislation to strengthen the vital role of Colorado state government in improving air quality. - The City supports legislation to assure that the State and County Health Departments have adequate responsibility, authority, and resources (funding and personnel) to enforce regulations adopted by the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission, and - The City supports legislation to assure the fullest possible enforcement of federal, State, and County air quality regulations. The latter two policies arise in part because the City does not enforce State regulations on stationary air pollution sources, but rather continues to rely upon the Colorado and Larimer County Health Departments to assure that local sources comply with Colorado Air Quality Control Commission regulations. EDUCATION The Fort Collins City Council recognized that a well maintained and funded educational system is critical to economic vitality and the continued health of the community. Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: - Support legislation for additional educational funding for K-12 and higher education. 4 - Support the development of reliable and fair funding mechanisms that are real additional dollars and are not regressive; such as, graduated income taxes or impact fees, etc. - Support the consideration of other viable funding options. e m F PF k mea�+� wyu�ervrees re q y a 9n e:snrrv+ _ re nn . $uppbrt enab�it�fetsfattont�o'c�c �tl rt` �� �t,��to � � unpact,fees ctrn�istenv+t?ith fY'iexvozfs �la��Graw� cc� 4_ ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY The City of Fort Collins vigorously endorses principles and applies practices to enhance the environmental quality of the City. The City is working toward environmental solutions through cooperative efforts in dealing with land use, transportation, and air quality (LUTRAQ) issues. Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: - Support legislation that allows the flexible application of financial resources for environmental needs. - Support legislation that enables local efforts to plan and regulate the interrelationships of land use, transportation, and air quality. - Oppose legislation that allows state preemption of local government authority to adopt environmental and land use ordinances. - Oppose legislation that restricts local government environmental and land use regulatory authority as now authorized by the Colorado Constitution and Colorado case law. FEDERAL BUD PwFj+nhnpmur *m "Y w wxe rmr TMrnee" a xnaed�e®au Yt 5 P -#" C-re w+ tta ..p.. 4 ty or o� Ytnsa Ioradt�tt a e resadott S'U'ra - . bl� Il The g enttd e/��{t 4.�9,e beu oilstdetet� which tnay reduce vat a r e �+e wen Nw � ? 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Therefore the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: Support legislation adopting a State fire code, the code of choice being the Uniform Fire Code, which establishes a State minimum standard for fire code enforcement in existing and newly-constructed structures. Permit local option for municipalities to impose more restrictive standards. U.F.C. adopted should be 1991 or later. Support legislation that allows the City to continue prohibiting the use and sale of all fireworks and support legislation that allows counties and fire districts to prohibit and/or otherwise control fireworks. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT It is an important concern of the City to safeguard Fort Collins' health and environmental safety by reducing risks from the unauthorized release of hazardous materials or hazardous waste. Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: - Support legislation that allows the City to continue controlling risks from hazardous materials use and storage through the adopted editions of the Uniform Building and Fire Codes and related local amendments. Oppose legislation that restricts the City's ability to review and approve the location of fi facilities that use or store hazardous materials or hazardous waste. - Support legislation to require that air toxics be included in air pollution emission notices (APENs) reporting. Support legislation requiring environmental impact and health risk assessments to be prepared, and receipt of a Certificate of Designation (CD) from counties or municipalities, to establish new hazardous waste incineration facilities. - Support legislation to encourage pollution prevention programs (PPP) as preferred hazardous materials and hazardous waste management strategies. Support legislation that strengthens the enforcement of state hazardous materials regulations. Oppose legislation that restricts the City from adopting local strategies for hazardous materials and waste reduction. Support legislation requiring a review of the Boiler and Industrial Furnace (BIF) regulations. - Support legislation restricting the State or Federal governments' purchase of cement that is manufactured at facilities where hazardous waste is burned as fuel. HOME RULE The City of Fort Collins is a home rule municipality. We strongly believe in the importance of Article XX of the Colorado Constitution which grants home rule municipalities "full right of self-government in local and municipal matters." Home rule is of utmost importance to the City of Fort Collins, and is a concept that the City generally fights strongly to protect. The Foci Collins City Council believes that the principle of home rule authority affords the citizens of Fort Collins greater access to local government and greater opportunity for participation in and contribution to the decision making process, thereby enhancing the quality of life in the community and the ability of local government to respond to the needs of its citizens. Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: Support legislative efforts to strengthen home rule authority of local municipal governments. 8 Oppose legislation that mandates State or federal intercession in matters of local concern and which unnecessarily or adversely affects the City's ability to manage pursuant to its home rule authority. INVESTMENTS The Fort Collins City Council adopted investment policies to be used by the City of Fort Collins. Those policies are reviewed and updated periodically to ensure the City is able to maintain the quality of its portfolio, control liquidity, and maximize earnings. Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: - Support legislation designed to protect the investments of government entities. Oppose any legislation that would require municipalities to participate in pooled trusts. Oppose restrictions on the City's ability to determine its own investment policies. MUNICIPAL UTILITY SERVICE TERRITORY Cities and towns provide a number of services to their citizens as directed by the local electorate. These services can include the provision of electricity through a municipally owned and operated utility. As new areas are annexed, the citizens should have the right to the-same services-as-provided ttrodw citizeny. Through local elections, those citizens have the ability to determine how and what type of service they receive. Federal or state preemption of this right deprives citizens of their ability to choose. In Colorado, existing law provides compensation to a utility that may lose electric load through annexation. Additionally, the citizens of a city may determine that competing electric utilities are acceptable, or the citizens may have an election to grant a franchise to another utility. Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: - Support efforts that allow citizens to determine the level and extent of municipal services they will receive thus preserving the home rule authority of local municipal governments. Oppose efforts that limit either a municipality's rights to annexation or to provide municipal utility services to any of its citizens. 9 OBSOLETE SUBDIVISIONS, VACATION OF Many states in the west allow local governments to vacate obsolete plats and subdivisions that do not meet current planning and development standards. Colorado does not. Generally obsolete is defined as follows: a) platted at least a decade ago, b) does not meet current planning standards, and c) is either substantially undeveloped or threatens public health and safety based on conditions not known at the time of final plat approval. Additionally, a subdivision could be considered obsolete if a developer has breached a development agreement with the local government. Obsolete would not include vested rights. Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statement: - Support legislation which would allow the County to review all subdivisions up to 160 acres, and which would allow jurisdictions to vacate obsolete plats and subdivisions, where appropriate. PLANNING AND LAND USE The goals of the Governor's Smart Growth and Development initiative include realigning state policies to promote sound planning efforts and to encourage local and regional partnerships in developing cooperative approaches to land use issues. The City of Fort Collins has participated in the Smart Growth process and had opportunity to provide input into the Inter- Regional Council (IRC) recommendations. The City generally supports the IRC recommendations, and recognizes these recommendations should be the focus of the City's legislative initiatives related to land use in the 1996 session. While the City generally supports the IRC recommendations, we recognized that the elements of specific recommendations should be closely monitored throughout the legislative process. Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council: Will support elements of legislation evolving from the IRC recommendations as long as those elements do not conflict with other aspects of the City's Legislative Agenda, or if those elements do not limit the effectiveness of local planning efforts. PRIVATIZATION The City of Fort Collins spends approximately fifty-eight percent of its budget on outside contracts for goods and services. This level of privatization has given the citizens of Fort Collins good quality and cost efficiency for many years. 10 The Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: Support provision of services through private enterprise when in the public good. - Support local control of the awarding of contracts and the accountability of local officials for those actions. - Oppose mandates that increase the complexity and cost of service without improving those services. PUBLIC SAFETY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION The Fort Collins City Council recognizes the critical importance of maintaining public order, providing a safe environment, and protecting the lives and property of the citizens of Fort Collins. The City Council is particularly concerned with the issue of violence, particularly youth violence, in the community and has adopted this matter as one of its policy agenda items. Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: Support legislation which has the potential of reducing incidents of violence in the community, with special attention to legislation directed towards the escalating problem of youth violence. Support legislation which impacts youth violence problems through the development of treatment and intervention programs. Support legislation which provides greater protection to victims of domestic violence. PUBLIC SAFETY PENSIONS The Fort Collins City Council recognizes police officer and firefighter pension, death and disability benefits are unique and are jointly funded by the state and local governments. Changes in state funding levels for these benefits may affect the City's ability to provide public safety services and place new financial burdens on the City. Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statement: Oppose legislation that reduces current state funding of these benefits or shifts funding to local governments beyond current proportions. 11 RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE Waste collection and recycling responsibilities in Fort Collins are shared by private businesses, the City of Fort Collins, and Latimer County. Solid waste and recycling collection services are provided by private businesses in Fort Collins. Private haulers deliver waste to the Larimer County Landfill, which is owned jointly by Larimer County, the City of Fort Collins, and the City of Loveland. The majority of collected recyclables are delivered to the Larimer County Recycling Center which is owned by Larimer County and operated by a private company. The City of Fort Collins regulates the operation of private trash haulers through licensing requirements which include a mandate to provide recycling collection service to both the residential and commercial sectors. In addition, the City provides a variety of public information and outreach programs to encourage recycling in the community. Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: - Support legislation that develops an integrated waste management plan for Colorado that emphasizes, in priority order, waste reduction, reuse and recycling. - Support legislation that provides incentives and funding for efforts by local government and private enterprise to promote waste reduction, reuse and recycling. - Support legislation that encourage procurement of products made from recycled materials by federal, state and local government. - Support legislation that expands state and regional markets for materials collected in local recycling programs. - Support legislation that broaden the regulatory_ authority of local government to ensure the efficient collection and processing of recyclable material and solid waste. - Oppose legislation that limits the ability of local government to regulate the activities of private waste or recycling collectors to ensure the provision of efficient solid waste and recycling services. - Oppose legislation that limits the ability of local government to provide waste or recycling collection or processing services to citizens. .FHIZRET $L Re.% 11Y lRl4PYtyp 0P S@ i P�T@RftkWi +YP9®PW 'idPeNHR IPok IX lteeltnge tleltvewl° ° local tabor 11t�sthe t t b �� � r �•`wr G .�p mc+ *'• rG� 9wP6��6�`iF. a 1 6 t? ai r a is a Hb�vever;the Cary of Fort CoYltnfi has adop ur e1 4 w eveli I the Co ora fl 12 rvmz'a i r ,n e °�#km s xnvsim€a°e ra F:�r^, ki°a aka wda^i Q"i"' Assfablaaon;of,"„umc�pal T7Wlaes (CAMT�fc�guldekfXie.,cuscusslog��k�Xetail�w�e�11n ;,�fl Colorado' C 'e Ca"Iora�o"eTectnc'itilT '�ind�l� >��alpv�s" a ivere�f$1 ""°°®' T �� �°"°"°•" LamVarallTeTy'lor�+�at�es {IIG��"1ll4lLL 1. _ rz 4• w�Tiee � y w�dcbd M:Y i Vw&a�i sa�whrvxln3wmm iX�6 .YW.ILYaaaaooaomW+uVM4'..�4W6kb4�E,.4�' •R'",�-,.^,„,.„n v°:„:.��� a'f�oti �t rl�'us due - potena��dg��spslautt;af�eera� i` a y re E � a � � Therefore �ecte egis aaan , _ � � "'V� � � tf►e"�roacT ubTicy°F ml �1 fly ���� ��# u1G eke w°�p� @� ��i�€ s�°m ° � @#ay y{y Gko 4k :m�da° y4Gi§H`U na.. d m the refaii � principle �Tuca ity E rb �STtuis fees must adcYrrs.....et prior wa ,ys yy n w 2$#'+`y ak.. #vs. _. .s. w4.:. .. - ta�d0�tlan a,;,81�1 �zera�T WG 1b15ia�:~bi�r uw.weiak. 3 k"(:' 4N,, NH k kY CpY: p joh M1 kM ( i i 6 1 In orb et t o ,roppte�reglonaT e ty#{th reaaan ofkretaiT compeaaQtt m Colorado mustnot occur u"mW suniiark cot>T3eaave reta ,markets are created u ad3ant sfatesl ��__ ••.[ 91'FAM IXdMc(Y tg@@R RN LI h MYY YIR p qP §k °N, NvNM 't 2� a app4�°a state manc�aTe �tt11�inimolrra`�'"r1�i13tt� ftidmtp�ement retail wheeUt �n ar�Te� St� �� ���#�#���tticl�aT utilises mlt�e gi�v� local dntrgi glace opaott mete lixfent to wtiie retail tvlieeTnig may l imp Y r e lk ki q : en r# KK c 3 CSistom that may ybk�e unable to tape adYanta a of retail wheeTmg gppoj unities, aura H�# Aga@ wF(§a#I b°n�F"' pFy� y �P6ye qs k�r h86W ikfi a@yy#id@ Gwd kh @kb @ ur�itl dential� resia s1 �nc�us rial custome muse ,, pratecte<i a9#9KK#:# 'SR`R �a a t u a.n€u•ad.a, __ .... d _ _...._.. .. �tn adKKVkxe sraceas,k a �` E �H i'. mKKKxk#"@�� tlik�i:. # 2 @ Rm°xx°°area �y� rvedg(+er+a:�°k�+d ak krx rs'vrr a pps_� @r+w^w�RR e�.=iaa °euarz a # 1 kp M R- � G Q�a�{�j YyEfy�@�[y' (I ���'�1iN1Y�`�t�J p"�y�y�jf�tlt S .k E�� "FaWvt�umnnnvuyku-n- t ,.a ay.,:n enwmu WNrmurv4 .I«!p6 �J^ Wfn'�" 'mYaau k��Nuya u_ °#uryeurvv^KK��9�G4*bh¢e 3 Tle#COtlStlttio @02Y ai}d ystatub .atri xrigh[ooiimer awns"uallaes tn:;estaiTish tTieir oiyn�eates mils " retaide -.__ ._ .._ _...... .......... 13 Vm fZateS�R w+'+ nngK"p r sn Pnnl+q "*FI n tarn a wnrein° ar p pe ns9xn tms and condtuons fQt�reiat� sY � rYtce�"b �r mttnie'i owned ttnhttes must be es� hshect I G R S' r�ithcle 4U :5`1Q14 et wR�:� n° �R he °m(� a ce ct mimcipa�tundatxea 3) E,° The res""" ""':fsti[. """ q Cta .., a Vwn.. pynmmP xnnxrnreirctM re'•PaP E x _ ' _ �1w5� � ma 'bNswcLu � •off �as Wa ® y�tS CCTtfthLLSu w u�umawi4o�r.®.� e.n_m�.xar" kra7'�ay�jYMj°y� m6wuwu6piw�S n'G my°s wuw:uuaa RR�a..�wm.w�u.±.a wr 9k.�a Oil �g' o � ex�.xe„r.w�a" �R�ar��anpGipn®lii rhst�rsu1r�u use*awen exn�G c� x x�xa � nm n n PxP �e nan r�m g6 r E entx K5Piv*' w• ae a xaamx ° i° : Sa� flhd t Pau proYtd��a`les set'vtce fq � _ t0�Sal ��E �»�ap �vwa�""�I y� '�z�x r e� w t�e • �n E e �'gltani'�C �Ie11Y USeR n E r E, g� u r d„,�tn u fac�tttcs t5f the�oca�1�ttdify es rP nx °ry G++YI wn na HI 'rvprifiep v rs x t E waPPpt �.ay flran x m n e 9 r a [P rtit 'I" 11 Tnc�astryg°�Sanc�ipantus`�`b�pro�itt�tfed.fiirom �ng�agtng m tirt�au com�euttve p"raac i6 g aR v4fl p tia9 fled q `@ gEflaRgA�RR R�aq R R 6 _ _ 12 'i'fie$istri�ttton u`�tCyflmus�ret�ia the s�gfir�t°o meteran`�'bill all retail wheeluig CUS�Ott1C 3a� All"�#ndustivseci4rsumust''1� subles�";t�identical *�qu�rements cQnc?rung op"es C �Onrenr r waux�ary IR'�'wnnnac-s nJ a m Ry fa:fP I Ine � r, ar ren Erdman ed sectors must ha d comp�afile access to the transnus��on a r'pk196 SALES AND USE TAX The City of Fort Collins levies, administers, and collects its own sales and use taxes under its home rule authority. Sales and use taxes comprise 57% of General Fund revenues and these revenues would decrease dramatically if the City were forced to adopt the much narrower State sales tax base and revert to central, State collection of revenues. In addition, the State would pass revenues to the City forty-five days in arrears of collection which would mean further lost revenue from investment earnings. 14 Therefore, the Council of the City of Fort Collins supports the following policy statements: - Support legislation that maintains local control over base, rates, collection and administration of sales and use taxes. - Support cooperative efforts of State, business, and municipal entities to simplify sales and use tax collection. - Support cooperative audits by governmental agencies of major taxpayers to provide better customer service and minimize disruption to business. SOVEREIGN AND GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY The Fort Collins City Council recognizes that the complexity and diversity of City operations and services required to meet the needs of the citizens of Fort Collins may expose the City and its officers and employees to liability for damage and injury. The Council further recognizes that City officers and employees must be confident that they have the City's support in the lawful and proper performance of their assigned duties and responsibilities. Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: - Support legislation that protects the interests of municipalities and their officers and employees in the lawful and proper performance of their duties and responsibilities. - Support legislation that discourages baseless and frivolous claims and demands that can be made against municipalities and their officers and employees. - Oppose legislation that expands or increases municipal liability, or, conversely, further limits municipal immunity. SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS The City of Fort Collins intends to maintain special improvement districts as a viable financial tool for needed infrastructure improvements. It provides adequate and accurate disclosure to investors purchasing special assessment bonds. The Council of the City of Fort Collins supports the following policy statements: - Support the ability of local government to create special improvement districts. 15 - Support legislation that facilitates the collection of delinquent assessments and strengthens or maintains the lien position of those assessments. Support legislation that enables lienholders to foreclose special assessment liens quickly and reduce carrying costs. - Support any reduction in the complexities of obtaining clear title to properties acquired through the Treasurer's Deed process. TELECOMMUNICATIONS The Fort Collins City Council encourages the development of advanced telecommunication services and systems to enhance economic development, public policy development, and citizen involvement in the community and local government. Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: Support legislation that preserves the Gity's autherity to grant Franehiseg to edueational agetteies and organizations. E fl i Y W W MFRIFE WYCIX(' rY ; 4 R +{tE it tNtYWYY ( " p Support Tegtslaton that pre&e, veS Ctty s autltoty to granf franchises to comrames P{E r n�'u P $4E�k�6Witk r° R` r� i{kp��ea k { ({6kkCiw�!t�{ e E �akh+,Ei 5 R. SAP ..xoviduig tolec�ift� �tcaltt}t�'�er�t �� 1t tlthpr��®ty p Ygs ensure the� overhtbCnt's abtli ri ��rtiate Rut{ i�� limterest t for ca��e chamtel�pa�cce, 13 1St1tutlbIk41 nbtwQ�t t aIId PubYle llCatt011a1;and v r0 r itnllin :F - Support legislation that requires telecommunications providers to pay appropriate fees for the use of public rights of way, or other public property. Support legislation that encourages information infrastructure investments in the community, and increases the accessibility and availability of government 9' 'It, Cat i. kt{t{E r' 4 fflMri 'I F R d 4E+t•RPr A3 4P i i MMPI Ei Fl IPPFd TRF Support egis�ation that protects ilie conshtuiionaY righk to privacy for citizens using the •.4! � FP E�6 .. i.. .. lllforlila[IOII 4µinf`rasttu +� - Support legislation that provides for universal access to telecommunications services and authorizes local government participation to determine how such service is to be defined and provided. - Su"ort Federal legislation that a4lews eities to eelleet sales tax reverme from the 16 Support legislatihon tha 'allaws cities to"colletle'�"taz igvenue' rom th3nXri�di x' made by bu`s�inesses residuig iu the city`s�unsc#icaonawhen such sales dfe made usip tel'e_0 imucations infrastru kur a w, . qq SR"y Im'gI«IWi R9(N kint8 $d9 jP 7 ui Ifr.Yf'I t^vi'(fl RPRG'a R:' RRflRflR3@@R flRRRRV(41tjNflfla¢n9tR gAagRM Mfl(+M �MkPfl 9k a�Y�.'. . SU part.legi�ataon£fat re�aws Ta�ucantrol aver£he managemgnn�an use it_�u'�lt owa� re nFfl R4ftR R .q � Rxrr YR r n¢ sti � H o- m Bn 8 Fre re n nRn¢ ng nn R nR.nH�q¢nrerervmR¢aR ." d b: k..�egia:� �pb tiine'e9 n 6k b us Ii f d ns uW4Yt i."p .. ^p"•p"�""•.°�'wm x¢ri.rung»xRawart+nnutredaar arar�xrax.r;^.r•x.-.yy ..p. X:Xp��nn,-a amer. .rm-r �rnr,ek`gxr'+r.-••„;*"4 r Yr.Yrc4.�vn Ef<rr" �nc�.nnr:,nn .,:'I% { xi..�... r x''=rc[:'q{Yi.,#fi`X°��2feX�i3�1' ..•.rz::va_..0 sui _ .._..._: .c _�1w._rse.0 .v'.....e_. .v ._r. _ ..x en eee5: Support leisafiontia maintainsooea tzang';orrfessessmenC`authonty` related fa telecommutu�,at�o�:�}'a„'�3der�i R+ u Real arR mnRryp n{ , k k u X gp q k Support fecTe al e�gts�a ion tha.. gi� t+} t[ a ut�fige c tspt gp of rt vatd g i�g {FS } d r* 5�3r 3 9i 'n�yi r4s P$@rPg tele�ommpnteatlons` errncesl rr. Oanose`legtslattttthat woutld neeattvlvYM. actlptblteafefv' 3nriu�ueatmuns .e a ... tCl'ACY rC 4 WRf!/ r:,y*Hp�MLiC CX (" q li G Y ! ' Support the applicaon of dust amenrttet pests toh fegusCation dealing with fhe use of teteeammumcations infrastructure for uif6rmahsn e�tchauge, TRANSPORTATION the ttge of alterfmfive transpertMien whenever appropriate. ThefiCit+of FartCinsis5agtiyely ttiterested in assue5 that hpppcttrtlte {'rCAttpn aPlfmSNna aPi61 �Fa AsIEa f• rrt sai€L 6iv€H�z! e9 SHeHXi ! € 'fib .ct.6€� jr cua ,y B! I", 14 and smmodiUea u all mode yet rel but�a�as use o��itern�uve�transpt�ttat►ar�ryheney�er apprapnatc Therefore, the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statement: �uXpport To ntcWrvRna. �aR�sx¢menarta yr aP +p^*opv y�pin�p�ijR o-xixmronnnnarrr rrcin¢ytmIy�rk� i ;Henn{n x.� � ➢�A�i"�xk� X� � 1 6 4+11 M4¢'�m 5s w:�wanm Y V`ih elYkRrv1 Support the currety Bari oTi�gliVa faitttrekcjediiesIX' 4�n lmuurv'Gf$ML 17 Support legislation to finid p1muting studies for passenger rftW�ft- PRMR '9 N 'd +'" w^ 5 PP F'ir p Y r" ft Hu s YH44fl F Support le t�ipwio fund�launutg sftt lies and unple�Cer��attoti of a luticage h� "4 EaKr�P +`H3 ##d,, �WjEh 6@Cnµ YG11-J 4S c@ 6t� (3 hfl.k Cbn]lTtllfel's� 4t�t`Al #1` nSlt� l. �. Supportlegislatiori°tt'at faoihta I'Ie'sKr'e'gtoznal lauzuug ,or`a�temative fracisportat on ai c AW re- ductionnPsmgle occupancvehtclo usage? �n o5tuI h1?era�x E ,I ��tt farr so X'HUAdtl kik:b GWekUt4 1 khi n@d IeMb@nWtr:kSnmm�ofr He�gttewwu,-anti�nrap rxo l"eWc.t.s.m.a.�.u...'l y,aacl ict au-t�lPur�e x_€xkkl tkluu.vrt.ge�ef Pa.m pA@99H wyglyyF @@ YHIMfHk M4M MCHMM! tsose legi.sx a�_tvo.,.n,�a.. ... ,.e,d. uHitr ciYi tlk Y �Y..w.eY ku d.re,n.i.o-aY^.wtl@Mw�itw�lIk NC'W M.C_M MM�h YM_MU,5wM.4w G. f all entitP Pll4 ` -e MammaawOno WATER AND WASTEWATER UTILITY SERVICES The Fort Collins City Council recognizes the critical importance of maintaining water and wastewater utility services in a financially sound, reliable, safe, and environmentally acceptable manner. The City supports legislative measures to further this goal. Since Fort Collins' Water and Wastewater Utility is governed by City Council, an elected board, it is important to maintain the greatest degree of local control over planning and operation. To that end, it is important to minimize legislative and regulatory impacts on the operations of the utility, thereby allowing local government to act in its own best interests. As a business, it is necessary to maintain and enhance the utility's competitive advantage. Furthermore, it is also important to balance economic growth with quality of life, including protection of the environment. Therefore,the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: General - Support legislation that nmonably limits liabilities of the Water and Wastewater operations. - Support legislation that maintains state primacy over federally mandated water and wastewater environmental regulatory programs. - Support water quality legislation that results in reasonable water quality control regulations that are cost effective and can show identifiable benefits. - Support legislation that would require election of directors for water conservancy districts. Supportwlegislatiori That"enables local development oyyatersfieilprieCtiou efforts: 18 w x FCR ^-P 2 Ir 'P 4R eeH kRa9 a 1 pNnxApn P5 9 tt afl.r iP F" � imee+e StYppal�legts��aUb�tfiat��enc�aurag�4b�eraUo ,:` 4en�,�"e�t��Euo��b1��ts :x w.; C�ttl►t�es Mand ot���+vater andM�vasl�atgr eatmetil�prav►cTez�. Water Support water conservation legislation that maximizes local control and takes into consideration local plans in place and water conservation activities which reflect local conditions. - Support legislation which limits the federal government's ability to affect water rights other than through procedures established under Colorado's appropriation doctrine. Support adequate state and federal funding of mandated programs under the Safe Drinking Water Act. Y rv>nanxaann rsnnaF v &- +""®"P 3!' F h n Yn w m c NWF F wry enne nrcrt�rnro St4ppart"iegts�att�n t`�ia>?�'�au��l�a�t�i��e��, atr�`trade� `�he E'�"sixs��`taa�`Q�e�t ;`s€ nrs m �i x sxt�.�1 �.55k.' ��9*�rn �wx de �' rm ct�kk�'H4uay p 5 x, �ear�"�F rFtisi�eG 3� � EgP6n5� - tTiat the C,iy can�acgte owne�s�up o�t�eg anc�.dxte �uatt�rr 7� ng�>r`�eser�� � Oppose any drinking water legislation or regulations that are not founded on sound and comprehensive scientific research. Oppose any drinking water legislation or regulations which do not consider the potential impact of the proposed legislation or regulation on other contaminants and contaminant removal processes. Wastewater - Support adequate state and federal funding of mandated programs under the Clean Water Act. - Support water quality legislation which provides states with more flexibility to tailor federal legislation and regulations to local conditions. - Oppose any clean water legislation or regulations that are not founded on sound and comprehensive scientific research. - Oppose any clean water legislation or regulations which do not consider the potential impact of the proposed legislation or regulation on other contaminants and contaminant removal processes. WORKERS' COMPENSATION 19 The City of Fort Collins City Council recognizes the dual purpose of the workers' compensation system- providing benefits promptly to injured employees in a cost effective manner, and minimizing costly litigation. Council also recognizes that the City's self-insurance program is a cost efficient method to insure workers' compensation and that government intervention or taxation can negatively impact the City. Therefore,the Fort Collins City Council supports the following policy statements: - Support legislation that improves administrative efficiency of the Division of Workers' Compensation. - Oppose legislation that increases insurance premium costs to employers. - Oppose legislation that would add administrative burdens or taxes to self insurance programs. - Oppose legislation that would promote litigation. 20