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PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
5:00 PM
REGULAR MEETING
6:00 PM
• City Manager Review of Agenda
• Consent Calendar Review, including removal of items from Consent Calendar for individual discussion.
Individuals may comment regarding any topics of concern, whether or not included on this agenda. Comments regarding land use projects for which a development application has been filed should be submitted in the development review process** and not to Council.
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[**For questions about the development review process or the status of any particular development, consult the City's Development Review Center page at https://www.fortcollins.gov/Business/Building-and-Development/Development-Review, or contact the Development Review Center at 970.221.6760.]
CONSENT CALENDAR
The Consent Calendar is intended to allow Council to spend its time and energy on the important items on a lengthy agenda. Staff recommends approval of the Consent Calendar. Agenda items pulled from the Consent Calendar by either Council or the City Manager will be considered separately under their own Section, titled “Consideration of Items Removed from Consent Calendar for Individual Discussion.” Items remaining on the Consent Calendar will be approved by Council with one vote. The Consent Calendar consists of:
• Ordinances on First Reading that are routine;
• Ordinances on Second Reading that are routine;
• Those of no perceived controversy;
• Routine administrative actions.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, requests an appropriation of $124,482.46 in philanthropic revenue received through City Give. These miscellaneous gifts to various City departments support a variety of programs and services and are aligned with both the City’s strategic priorities and the respective donors’ designation.
In 2019, City Give, a formalized enterprise-wide initiative was launched to create a transparent, non-partisan governance structure for the acceptance and appropriations of charitable gifts.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, enables the City to receive and expend Fort Collins Urban Renewal Authority (“FCURA”) funds and appropriate matching funds for the North Mason Stormwater project (the “Project”). The funds will be used to acquire right-of-way for North Mason Street between Hickory Street and Alpine Street as well as to design and construct a stormwater outfall system to serve the area. The right-of-way will provide for the installation of the stormwater outfall as well as provide access to the adjacent properties along North Mason. If approved, the item will: 1) appropriate $550,000 of FCURA funds for the Project for right-of-way acquisition; 3) appropriate $838,475 of Transportation Capital Expansion Fee (TCEF) funds to the Project for right-of-way acquisition; 4) appropriate $275 of Transportation Services Reserve Fund (TSRF) to the Project for right-of-way acquisition; and 5) transfer $13,750 (1% of new right-of-way Project funding) in capital project funds to the Art in Public Places (APP) program.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, appropriates $7,793.18 of unanticipated grant revenue from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) for the Indoor Radon Grant Program. The funding will support outreach and educational campaigns to increase radon awareness and provide radon test kits to residents.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, appropriates $3,000 of unanticipated grant revenue from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) for the Best and Brightest Undergrad Internship Pilot Program. The funding will support three Colorado State University undergraduate internships. This Ordinance also appropriates $3,000 from fund 100 and 605 to meet the local match requirements of the grant.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, appropriates $51,450 of unanticipated grant revenue from the Colorado Department of Public Safety Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (DHSEM) for the Homeland Security Grant Program. The funding will support a digital fire extinguisher training system for Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and specialized cybersecurity training for Poudre Fire Authority.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, appropriates $11,015.78 of unanticipated grant revenue from the Colorado Department of Transportation (“CDOT”) Office of Transportation Safety and Risk Management for the Law Enforcement Assistance Fund (“LEAF”) grant program. The funding will support the purchase of materials and equipment to support high visibility enforcement and impaired driving efforts.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, enables the City to receive and expend State of Colorado Nonattainment Air Pollution Mitigation Enterprise (“NAAPME”), Colorado Department of Transportation (“CDOT”), and local funds for the Connecting North College project (the “Project”). The funding will support the feasibility and preliminary design of bicycle, pedestrian, and connectivity improvements adjacent to North College Avenue as well as bicycle and pedestrian improvements along West Vine Drive.
If approved, the item will:
1) Appropriate $528,275 of NAAPME Community Clean Transportation Assistance Program (CCTAP) grant funds for the Project; and
2) Appropriate $102,690 in matching funds to meet the cost-share requirement of the grant.
A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 089, 2026, Amending Portions of Chapter 1 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Align with State Law and Making Other Related Updates and Corrections.
B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 090, 2026, Amending Portions of Chapter 4 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Align with State Law and Making Other Related Updates and Corrections.
C. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 091, 2026, Amending Portions of Chapter 9 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Align with State Law and Making Other Related Updates and Corrections.
D. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 092, 2026, Amending Portions of Chapter 17 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Align with State Law and Making Other Related Updates and Corrections.
E. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 093, 2026, Amending Section 20-42 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Align with State Law and Making Other Related Updates and Corrections.
F. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 094, 2026, Amending Sections 23-193 and 23-203 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Align with State Law and Making Other Related Updates and Corrections.
G. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 095, 2026, Amending Sections of the Fort Collins Traffic Code to Align with State Law and Making Other Related Updates and Corrections.
These Ordinances, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, amend provisions of the City Code and Traffic Code to align the City’s penalty framework and related procedures with recent Colorado Supreme Court decisions in In re People v. Camp and In re People v. Simons as phase 2 of the Municipal Court sentencing Code update.
There are additional amendments being made to a few of the Code sections to track state law updates that have been made to those charges over time. The proposed amendments formalize current practice, improve clarity, provide clear notice to the public, law enforcement and the court, and will ensure consistency in charging and sentencing.
Proposed changes for Second Reading to Ordinances No. 090, 2026, No. 092, 2026, No. 094, 2026, and No. 095, 2026, are to keep the language of the Code consistent throughout, to make minor corrections, and for necessary modifications identified upon further review after First Reading and public comment.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, approves the Agreement Between Cargill, Inc. and the City of Fort Collins Regarding Exchanging 11.5 Arthur Irrigation Company shares for Water Supply Requirement Credit. The exchange of Arthur Irrigation Company shares for Water Supply Requirement credit proposed in the agreement will eliminate the need for expensive repair and maintenance issues on the Cargill Lateral while still providing water to meet Cargill, Inc.’s needs without injury to the City or its Water Utility rate payers.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, approves the conveyance of City property to Housing Catalyst to develop affordable housing. City staff has identified a site for potential partnership with Housing Catalyst to produce a plan for redevelopment of 314 North Howes Street (the “Property’), focusing on affordable housing. On April 21, 2026, Resolution 2026-060 to approve an Option Agreement for the potential sale of the property was adopted by Council. The Property is currently owned by the City and supports EcoThrift, which is a private tenant, and has been evaluated for possible disposition to Housing Catalyst. The current tenant’s lease expires on September 30, 2026. City staff negotiated an Option Agreement with Housing Catalyst with the intention to convey 314 North Howes to Housing Catalyst at nominal consideration in support of affordable housing. On June 9, 2026, Housing Catalyst delivered Notice of Exercise of Option to Purchase Real Property to the City. The proposed Ordinance approves the execution of an agreement to facilitate disposition of 314 N. Howes Street to Housing Catalyst. The rationale for this proposal is outlined in the background and discussion section. The original Resolution is also attached to this Agenda Item Summary.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, presents an Addition of Permitted Uses (APU) and combined Major Amendment and Final Development Plan (FDP) which proposes to have pigs graze part of a tract owned by the Rigden Farm Homeowners Association (HOA). The applicant (AloTerra Restoration Services) proposes to use up to 15 pigs to eat the extensive seedbank of the troublesome weed, Kochia scoparia (kochia) in 0.8 acres of this 3.96-acre park space during the growing seasons for a two to five-year period. A Modification of Standard was requested to permit an electric fence associated with the pigs.
The Council’s decision on the proposed APU is a quasi-judicial decision governed by the standards in the Land Use Code. If considered on the consent agenda, a public hearing is deemed to have been open and closed, with the only evidence considered being that set forth in the agenda item summary and the attachments thereto, including the staff report and public comment. If the APU is pulled from the consent calendar, Council will conduct a public hearing pursuant to the Council Rules of Procedure. If Council votes down the Ordinance, a second motion formally stating denial of the application for the addition of a permitted use would be appropriate.
The site is located in the Low-Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood (LMN) zone district. The proposed land use, Farm Animals, is not a permitted use in the LMN district, so this proposal is subject to an Addition of Permitted Uses and Major Amendment with a Type 2 (Planning and Zoning Commission) hearing for a recommendation to City Council for a decision.
Staff has heard significant public comment on this proposal. While much of the feedback has been supportive of the pigs, some neighbors have grievances, citing previous problems with odor and noise, and a general lack of trust of the applicant team’s abilities and intentions. In order to address these concerns, staff worked closely with the applicant to ensure robust noise and odor mitigation strategies in the Site and Management Plan. Staff and the applicant also worked to ensure the Site and Management Plan included animal husbandry procedures in alignment with recommendations from the Larimer Public Health Department and NOCO Humane.
On June 18, 2026, the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-1 to approve the Site and Management Plan (FDP260002) and 5-1 to approve the Modification of Standard for the electric fence. The Commission also voted 5-1 to recommend Council approval of the Addition of Permitted Use for the Farm Animals.
If this item is pulled from the Consent Calendar for individual discussion, under Section 2.d. of the Council Rules of Procedure, the hearing procedure for Addition of Permitted Uses applications would be as follows:
(1) Announcement of item;
(2) Consideration of any procedural issues;
(3) Explanation of the application by City staff;
(4) Presentation by the applicant and/or by the affected property owner (if not the applicant);
(5) Public testimony regarding the application;
(6) Rebuttal testimony by the applicant/property owner;
(7) Councilmember questions of City staff, the applicant/property owner and other comments; and
(8) Motion, discussion and vote by City Council.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, appropriates $1,806,281 of unanticipated grant revenue from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for the Clean Fleet Vehicle and Technology (CFVT) grant program. The funding will support the replacement of 13 end of life vehicles across varies city operations. This item also appropriates $921,914 in matching funds to meet the cost-share requirement of the grant.
This item was updated between First and Second Reading to include the transfer of $280,121 from Fund 256 (2050 Climate Tax) and $7,000 from Fund 100. These existing appropriations will be used for match/upfit allocations according to the updated table in the City Financial Impacts section.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, waives Basic Development Review requirements and associated development standards under Land Use Code (LUC) Section 4.3.4(F)(6) to facilitate the Larimer County-led plugging and abandonment of orphaned oil and gas wells within Fort Collins city limits.
The purpose of this item is to request a supplemental appropriation for the Vine and Timberline Rail Grade Separation project (the “Project”). The funding will be used to acquire an all-purpose easement on the southeast corner of the Timberline Road and Vine Drive intersection. The Project will elevate Timberline Road over Vine Drive and the adjacent BNSF Railway (“BNSF”) rail yard, eliminating the existing at-grade crossing. The easement acquisition is needed to provide space for the overpass embankment. If approved, the item will: 1) appropriate $113,098 in Transportation Capital Expansion Fee funds to the Project; 2) appropriate $22 in Transportation Services Reserve funds to the Project; and 3) transfer $1,120 (1% of new Project funding) in Capital Projects funds to the Art in Public Places program.
The purpose of this item is to appropriate $26,860 of unanticipated grant revenue from the Colorado State Patrol (“CSP”) for the Beat Auto Theft Through Law Enforcement (“BATTLE”) grant program. The funding will support Police Services personnel overtime pay to support multiagency and multijurisdictional BATTLE operations to identify, interdict, investigate, enforce, and prosecute motor vehicle theft-related crimes.
The purpose of this item is to amend City Code Section 3-85 to expand the exemption for the 500-foot radius buffer beyond application to areas around Colorado State University (“CSU”), to include other schools and colleges that choose to locate within mixed-use or non-residential areas that are intended for commercial use. This proposed Code update would permit continued City liquor license issuance within these areas intended for and supporting businesses and restaurants, in accordance with all other applicable requirements, even if a school or college is present.
The purpose of this item is to consider amendments recommended by the Ethics Review Board to a section of City Code related to Councilmember obligations to report a contact with a City officer or employee regarding a request in connection with the contacted officer’s or employee’s role about a non-routine City matter and not within the Councilmember’s role as an officer of the City.
A. Resolution 2026-103 Authorizing the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement Regarding a Grant from the Downtown Development Authority to the City of Fort Collins for the Linden Street Interim Parking Project.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 110, 2026, Making a Supplemental Appropriation for the Linden Street Interim Parking Project.
The purpose of this item is to enable the City to receive and expend Downtown Development Authority (“DDA”) grant funds for the Linden Street Interim Parking project (the “Project”). The funds will be used for construction of improvements along Linden Street between the Poudre River and Buckingham Street. If approved, the item will: 1) authorize the City Manager to execute an intergovernmental agreement (“IGA”) for the Project with the DDA and 2) appropriate $112,438 of DDA grant funds to the Project.
The purpose of this item is to consider the Ethics Review Board’s (the “Board”) recommended revisions to the City’s Code of Conduct policy. The recommended changes clarify board and commission members’ duty to the community, prohibit using board and commission membership to benefit other organizations, protect confidential City information and promote active meeting participation.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
The method of debate for discussion items is as follows:
• Mayor introduced the item number and subject; asks if formal presentation will be made by staff
• Staff presentation (optional)
• Mayor requests public comment on the item (three minute limit for each person)
• Council questions of staff on the item
• Council motion on the item
• Council discussion
• Final Council comments
• Council vote on the item
Note: Time limits for individual agenda items may be revised, at the discretion of the Mayor, to ensure all have an opportunity to speak. The timer will buzz when there are 30 seconds left and the light will turn yellow. It will buzz again at the end of the speaker’s time.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 21, 2026, appropriates $157,000 of unanticipated grant revenue from the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) for the Accessory Dwelling Unit Grant Program. Funding will support the development of accessory dwelling unit (ADU) design plans and provide eligible fee waivers. This item also appropriates $83,000 from the 2050 City Climate Tax to meet the cost-share requirement.
(Three or more individual Councilmembers may direct the City Manager and City Attorney to initiate and move forward with development and preparation of resolutions and ordinances not originating from the Council's Policy Agenda or initiated by staff.)
I move that City Council go into executive session to discuss with appropriate City staff:
the City's negotiating position for potential business incentives for three separate Fort Collins projects, developing strategy for those negotiations, and instructing negotiators, pursuant to:
- City Charter Article Two, Section Eleven, Subsection Five
- City Code Section 2-31(a)(6), and
- Colorado Revised Statutes Section 24-6-402 subsection (4)(e)(one)
I move that City Council go into executive session, pursuant to:
- City Charter Article Two, Section Eleven, Subsection Five
- City Code Section 2-31(a)(6), and
- Colorado Revised Statutes Section 24-6-402 subsection (4)(e)(one)
For the purpose of discussing with the appropriate City staff:
- The City's negotiating position on new and existing water storage project opportunities, developing strategy for those negotiations, and instructing negotiators.
Every regular Council meeting will end no later than midnight, except that: (1) any item of business commenced before midnight may be concluded before the meeting is adjourned and (2) the Council may, at any time prior to adjournment, by majority vote, extend a meeting beyond midnight for the purpose of considering additional items of business. Any matter that has been commenced and is still pending at the conclusion of the Council meeting, and all matters for consideration at the meeting that have not yet been considered by the Council, will be deemed continued to the next regular Council meeting, unless Council determines otherwise.
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