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.
(Including requests for 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.
• Those who wish to speak are required to sign up using the online sign-up system available at www.fcgov.com/council-meeting-participation-signup/
• Each speaker will be allowed to speak one time during public comment. If a speaker comments on a particular agenda item during general public comment, that speaker will not also be entitled to speak during discussion on the same agenda item.
• All speakers will be called to speak by the presiding officer from the list of those signed up. After everyone signed up is called on, the presiding officer may ask others wishing to speak to identify themselves by raising their hand (in person or using the Raise Hand option on Zoom), and if in person then will be asked to move to one of the two lines of speakers (or to a seat nearby, for those who are not able to stand while waiting).
• The presiding officer will determine and announce the length of time allowed for each speaker.
• Each speaker will be asked to state their name and general address for the record, and, if their comments relate to a particular agenda item, to identify the agenda item number. Any written comments or materials intended for the Council should be provided to the City Clerk.
• A timer will beep one time and turn yellow to indicate that 30 seconds of speaking time remain and will beep again and turn red when a speaker’s time has ended.
[**For questions about the development review process or the status of any particular development, consult the Development Review Center page on the city’s website at https://www.fcgov.com/developmentreview/, 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 recommend 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 April 4, 2023, is to transfer $2,400,000 appropriated in the Cultural Services & Facilities Fund to the Capital Projects Fund.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on April 4, 2023, supports businesses, homeowner associations, other commercial properties, and residential properties pursuing costly landscape projects that reduce water use long-term through the Xeriscape Incentive Program by:
● Appropriating $100,000 of unanticipated grant revenue, awarded by the Colorado Water Conservation Board, to the Water Fund;
● Appropriating $65,890 from the Water Fund reserves; and
● Utilizing matching funds in the amount of $57,220 from existing 2023 appropriations into this new grant project.
This item would also authorize the City Manager or their designee to accept the grant award and comply with the terms of the grant application and award.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on April 4, 2023, is to annex a 3.743-acre property located off Terry Lake Road/Highway 1 on Spaulding Lane, closest to the Spaulding Lane and Valley View Lane intersection. A specific project development plan proposal is not included with the annexation application. The Initiating Resolution was adopted by City Council on February 21, 2023. A separate related item to amend the Zoning Map and classify for zoning purposes the annexed property is presented as the next item on this Agenda.
This annexation request is in conformance with the State of Colorado Revised Statutes as they relate to annexations, the City of Fort Collins City Plan, and the Larimer County and City of Fort Collins Intergovernmental Agreement Regarding Growth Management.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on April 4, 2023, zones the property included in the Thompson Thrift Spaulding Addition Annexation into the Low Density Mixed-Use (L-M-N) zone district and place the property into the LC1 Lighting Context Area.
This item is a quasi-judicial matter and if it is considered on the discussion agenda it will be considered in accordance with the procedures described in Section 1(d) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2015-091.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on April 4, 2023, enables the City to receive and expend Federal and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) funds for the Carpenter and Timberline Intersection Project (the Project). The funds will be used for design and construction of improvements at the intersection of Carpenter Road and Timberline Road. If approved, the item will appropriate $696,285 of Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grant funds for the Project. This Project will not appropriate any money to Art in Public Places Program as the Project is 100% federally funded.
A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 052, 2023, Repealing Ordinance No. 024, 2023, and Appropriating Philanthropic Revenue Received by City Give for Fort Collins Police Services for the Safe Futures Initiative.
B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 053, 2023, Repealing Ordinance No. 025, 2023, and Appropriating Prior Year Reserves and Unanticipated Revenue from Philanthropic Donations Received Through City Give for Various Programs and Services as Designated by the Donors.
C. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 054, 2023, Repealing Ordinance No. 027, 2023, and Amending Chapter 12, Article II and Chapter 15, Article XV of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Allow for the Establishment of a City Waste Collection Program and Generally Updating Provisions of the Code Governing Waste Collection Within the City.
D. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 055, 2023, Repealing Ordinance No. 028, 2023, and Authorizing the City Manager to Enter Into a Contract for the Provision of Residential Waste Collection Services.
E. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 056, 2023, Repealing Ordinance No. 029, 2023, and Appropriating Prior Year Reserves for Start-up Costs to Create a Contracted Residential Waste Collection Program.
F. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 057, 2023, Repealing Ordinance No. 030, 2023, and Adopting the North College MAX BRT Plan as a Component of City Plan.
Due to a publication error, staff requests Council repeal and reenact each Ordinance as they were adopted on March 7, 2023. These Ordinances were unanimously adopted on First Reading on April 4, 2023.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on April 4, 2023, sets the ballot language regarding making candidate qualifications comport with the Colorado Constitution.
The purpose of this item is to appropriate $10,844,479 in prior year reserves in the Natural Areas Fund and $1,258,071 in prior year reserves in the Sales and Use Tax fund to be transferred to the Natural Areas Fund. These appropriations are for land conservation, visitor amenities and restoration of wildlife habitat, as well as other Natural Areas Department stewardship activities to benefit the residents of Fort Collins.
The purpose of this item is to support the Choose Your Ride, Shift Your Ride project being administered by FC Moves in collaboration with Colorado State University in support of affordable active modes of transportation for low-income individuals by appropriating $148,350 of unanticipated grant revenue, awarded by the Colorado Energy Office, to the Transportation Fund.
The purpose of this item is to approve Fort Fund grants from the Cultural Development and Programming Account and the Tourism Programming Account for the selected community events in the Project Support category, based upon the recommendations of the Cultural Resources Board.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR
A. Poudre Fire Authority Annual Report.
The purpose of this staff report is to discuss the Poudre Fire Authority’s overall performance in fulfilling its responsibilities under the intergovernmental Agreement Between its parent organization, the Fort Collins (City) Council and the Poudre Valley Fire Protection (District) Board.
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.
A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 058, 2023, Adopting a Rental Housing Program as an Implementation Action of the Housing Strategic Plan and the Our Climate Future Plan.
B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 059, 2023, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves in the General Fund for the Start Up Phase of the Rental Housing Program.
These Ordinances, both adopted on First Reading on April 4, 2023 by a vote of 4-3 (Nays: Peel, Arndt, Canonico), establish a Rental Housing Program that begins with registration and adds proactive rental inspections after one year of full implementation and approve an off-cycle general fund appropriation in the amount of $1.1 million over a 2-year period ($421,583 in 2023 and $669,500 in 2024) to support the start-up phase of the proposed program. The development of a Rental Housing Program implements policy direction in both the Housing Strategic Plan (2021) and the Our Climate Future Plan (2021):
● Housing Strategic Plan, Strategy 20 – Explore the option of a mandated rental license/registry program for long-term rentals and pair with best practice rental regulations.
● Our Climate Future Plan, Strategy HAH6 – Explore the option of mandated rental licensing/rental registry with minimum standards for health, safety, stability, and efficiency.
If adopted by Council on Second Reading, staff recommends that the proposed Rental Housing Program commence the start-up phase by Q1 2024. The period between adoption and start-up will be used to hire and train staff, implement new software, and conduct education and outreach with landlords, tenants, property managers, and others impacted by the Rental Housing Program.
A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 060, 2023, Repealing Ordinance No. 026, 2023, and Appropriating Philanthropic Revenue Received Through City Give for The Gardens on Spring Creek for General Operations as Designated by the Donor.
B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 061, 2023, Repealing Ordinance No. 031, 2023, and Appropriating Prior Year Reserves for a Capital Contribution of $1,000,000 for Construction of a New Public Terminal Facility at the Northern Colorado Regional Airport.
Due to a publication error, staff requests Council repeal and reenact each Ordinance as they were adopted on March 7, 2023. These Ordinances were placed on discussion because the votes adopting these items originally were not unanimous.
Ordinance No. 060, 2023 was adopted by a unanimous vote on April 4, 2023.
Ordinance No. 061, 2023 was adopted by a vote of 5-2 (Nays: Francis and Ohlson)
(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 Council go into executive session to discuss REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION for the Southeast Community Center, as permitted under:
● City Charter Article Roman Numeral Two, Section 11(3),
● City Code Section 2-31(a)(3) and
● Colorado Revised Statutes Section 24-6-402(4)(a).
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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