HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-105-12/01/2015-ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR THE COUNCIL TO APPOINT AN ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER TO THE FORT COLLINS URB RESOLUTION 2015-105
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS.
ESTABLISHING A PROCESS FOR THE COUNCIL TO APPOINT AN
ADDITIONAL COMMISSIONER TO THE FORT COLLINS .
URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY BOARD WHEN REQUIRED BY LAW
WHEREAS, on January 5, 1982, City Council adopted Resolution 82-10 establishing
with the City of Fort Collins, Colorado (the "City") the Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority
(the "Authority") and designating the Council to serve as the Authority's Board of
Commissioners (the "URA Board"); and
WHEREAS, in May 2015, the Colorado General Assembly adopted House Bill 2015-
1348 ("HB-1348") which amended in several respects the Colorado Urban Renewal Law,
C.R.S. Sections 31-25-101 , et seq. (the "Act"); and
WHEREAS, one of HB-1348's amendments to the Act will allow for the appointment of
up to four new commissioners to the URA Board whenever on or after January 1, 2016, the
Council approves any new urban renewal plan or modifies one of its two existing urban renewal
plans, the North College Avenue Renewal Plan or the Midtown Urban Renewal Plan; and
WHEREAS, when the Council takes either of these actions, HB-1348 provides that
Larimer County (the "County") will be entitled to appoint one new commissioner to the URA
Board, the City's two school districts, the Poudre and Thompson School Districts, (jointly, the
"School Districts") will together be entitled to appoint one new commissioner to the URA Board,
and all of the special districts levying property taxes within the Authority's boundaries (the
"Special Districts") will together be entitled to appoint one new commissioner to the URA
Board; and
WHEREAS, while HB-1348 does not require the County, the School Districts or the
Special Districts to appoint a commissioner, if their appointments result in an even number of
commissioners on the URA Board, HB-1348 will require the City's Mayor to appoint another
new commissioner to the URA Board to restore the Board's membership to an odd number; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the Leadership Planning Team have discussed this
appointment process and directed City staff to bring forward this Resolution to establish for
Council a process for the Mayor's appointment of a commissioner to the URA Board as required
by HB-1348 that is modeled after the current process the Council follows in appointing members
to the City's boards and commissions; and
WHEREAS, City staff has also recommended that this Resolution address the process the
City is to follow to coordinate with the County, the School Districts and the Special Districts
regarding their potential future appointments of commissioners to the URA Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF FORT COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That when the Mayor is required by the Act, as amended by HB-1348, to
appoint a new commissioner to the URA Board to restore the membership on the URA Board to
an odd number, the following process for that appointment shall be used:
A. Advertising and Recruitment: The City Clerk shall advertise the vacant position
on the URA Board consistent with the procedures used to advertise vacant City board and
commission positions. The advertisement shall specify a due date for applications to
serve on the URA Board.
B. Tracking Applications: The City Clerk shall collect all applications submitted by
the deadline and verify that the applicants meet the established requirements generally
required for City board and commission appointments. All applications will be
distributed to the entire Council.
C. Interviews: The Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem will determine an interview team to
meet with applicants consisting of the Mayor and one other City Councilmember (the
"Council Interview Team"). The City Clerk shall work with appropriate staff in the City
Manager's Office to schedule interviews of the applicants for the Council Interview
Team. The Council Interview Team is to identify from those interviews a candidate that
the Team is recommending be appointed as the new commissioner to the URA Board.
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D. Appointment: The City Clerk shall prepare, in consultation with the City
Attorney's Office, a resolution for Council's consideration to make the appointment of
the recommended candidate.
E. On-Boarding: The URA staff shall prepare materials to orient and on-board the
new commission member. Staff shall provide these materials to the new commissioner
along with an anticipated schedule of meetings. All materials will be made available to
new, current commissioners, and the general public.
Section 2. That in anticipation that the County, the School Districts and the Special.
Districts will likely be appointing in the future new commissioners to the URA Board, staff is
directed to' send certified letters to the County, both of the School Districts, and each of the
Special Districts to inform them of their potential new role in appointing new URA Board
commissioners. This letter is to include an overview of the changes made by to the Act by HB-
1348, other relevant information regarding the appointment of new commissioners, an invitation
to an information session to be held by City staff regarding this appointment process, and a
request for the name of each group's appointed commissioner by a given date.
Passed.and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins on
this 1st day of December A.D."2015.
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