PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
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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 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 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 November 3, 2025, sets the Downtown Development Authority (“DDA”) Budget.
The following amounts will be appropriated:
The Ordinance sets the 2026 Mill Levy for the Fort Collins DDA at five (5) mills, unchanged since tax year 2002. The approved Budget becomes the Downtown Development Authority's financial plan for 2026.
The DDA Resolution 2025-09 (Appropriation of DDA Public-Private Investments & Programs), which was attached to the First Reading AIS, included a number transposition which came to light after the DDA Board approved its resolution and before First Reading; therefore, the numbers and totals included in Ordinance No. 176, 2025 for November 3, 2025, included the correction.
After First Reading of Ordinance No. 176, 2025, and as explained in the November 3 AIS, the DDA Board convened for its regular meeting on November 13, 2025, and adopted Resolution 2025-10 to correct the numerical error in DDA Resolution 2025-09 and further memorialize that the total amount for the DDA 2026 budget is $14,170,326 as aligned with the totals in Ordinance No. 176, 2025. DDA Resolution 2025-10 (Corrected Appropriation of DDA Public-Private Investments & Programs) is attached hereto as AIS Attachment No. 1.
A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 177, 2025, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Revise Electric Rates, Fees and Charges.
B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 178, 2025, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Revise Water Rates, Fees and Charges.
C. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 179, 2025, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Revise Wastewater Rates, Fees and Charges.
D. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 180, 2025, Amending Chapter 26 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Revise Stormwater Rates, Fees and Charges.
These Ordinances, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 3, 2025, propose 2026 Utility Rates for Council consideration, which align with the 2026 City Manager’s Recommended Budget. Monthly utility rates are proposed to increase 6% for electric customers, 9% for water customers, 8% for wastewater customers, and 6% for stormwater customers.
Staff attended the October 14 Council Work Session to discuss 2026 Rates and Fees prior to bringing forward the following rate ordinances for adoption.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 3, 2025, recommends the 2026 Classified Employee Pay Plan. Classified jobs are grouped according to job functions, a business practice commonly used by both the public and private sectors. Pay ranges are developed by career group (management, professional, administrative, operations and trades) and level for each job function. The result of this work is a Classified Employee Pay Plan which sets the minimum, midpoint and maximum pay ranges for the level within each career group and function. Actual employee pay increases are awarded through a separate administrative process in accordance with the budgeted amount approved by Council.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 3, 2025, seeks approval for revising the methodology for how annual water allotments for nonresidential customers with permits issued before March 1, 1984, are calculated prior to applying excess water use surcharges (surcharges) for these customers on December 1, 2025. Annual water allotments (allotments) are a volume of water measured from December 1 to November 30 each year.
Nonresidential customers that received a tap prior to March 1, 1984, were not initially assigned an allotment, even after the City began assigning new nonresidential customers with allotments on March 1, 1984. Per Ordinance 152, 2024, allotments were assigned to these customers on December 1, 2024, using a hybrid methodology that assigned the greater of either the tap credit or average annual water use (based on historical use from years 2019 through 2023). Surcharges were not to be applied until December 1, 2025, allowing affected customers time to adjust water use to their allotment, if needed. It also allowed time for customers to ask questions and provide input to staff. After receiving and discussing feedback, staff is recommending revising the hybrid methodology in City Code Section 26-149 (e) to assign allotments based on the greater of the tap credit or average historical use increased by one-half of a standard deviation to account for variability in weather, patronage, revolving tenants, or other factors.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 3, 2025, appropriates $171,613 of unanticipated grant revenue from the Colorado Department of Transportation’s Section 405C Grant Program and $45,737 from Police Admin General Funds for the Enhancing E-Ticket and E-Crash Systems Project.
This item also requests an exception to the competitive bid process for the purchase of an enhanced E-ticket and E-crash system from Tyler Technologies. Approval of this exception may be used as authorized in City Code Section 8-161(d)(4) as the basis for the City Manager and the Purchasing Agent to negotiate and agree to the additional purchase of Software as a Service (SaaS) and related services from Tyler Technologies without further Council approval. This additional work would be added to an existing contract and would expand on an existing system, using compatible technology available from the current vendor.
Exception to Competitive Bidding Rationale: Code Section 8-161(d)(1)(c). A particular material or service is required to maintain interchangeability or compatibility as part of an existing integrated system.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 3, 2025, enables the City to receive and expend Energy/Mineral Impact Assistance Fund (EIAF) Grant funds through the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) for the Front Range Passenger Rail Planning Study.
The funds will be used to conduct a planning study for a proposed Front Range Passenger Rail system in alignment with the Service Plan Development work being conducted by the Front Range Passenger Rail District. If approved, the ordinance will appropriate $200,000 in EIAF grant funds, $125,000 in City of Fort Collins match, and $75,000 in City of Loveland match for a total of $400,000 to the project.
An update has been made to the City Financial Impact section of the Agenda Item Summary.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 3, 2025, amends the adopted 2026 Budget. This Ordinance sets the amount of $843,306,077 to be appropriated for fiscal year 2026. This appropriated amount does not include what is also being separately appropriated pursuant to Council/Board of Director actions to adopt the 2026 budgets for the General Improvement District (GID) No. 1 of $381,296, the 2026 budget for GID No. 15 (Skyview) of $1,000, the Urban Renewal Authority (URA) 2026 budget of $7,166,316 and the Downtown Development Authority 2026 budget of $38,261,137. The sum of all of these Ordinances results in City-related total appropriations of $889,115,826 for 2026. This Ordinance also sets the property tax year 2025 City mill levy, to be collected in 2026, at 9.797 mills; this mill levy rate has not changed since 1991.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on November 3, 2025, appropriates $9.5M from the Community Capital Improvement Project (CCIP) Fund to the Capital Project Fund for the Southeast Community Center (SECC) Project and for the Art in Public Places (APP) Program. This appropriation provides funding to the Recreation Department for the design and construction of a LEED Gold Community Recreation Center in southeast Fort Collins.
The purpose of this item is to request an appropriation of $23,412.80 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.
The purpose of this item is to adopt the 2026 budget for the Northern Colorado Regional Airport and appropriate Fort Collins’ share of the 2026 fiscal year operating and capital funds for the Airport. Under the Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement for the Joint Operation of the Airport between Fort Collins and Loveland (the “IGA”), the Airport is operated as a joint venture with each City owning 50% of the assets and revenues and responsible for 50% of the operating and capital costs. The proposed budget does not include any financial contributions from the City’s General Fund. Because each City has an ownership interest in 50% of the Airport revenues, each City must appropriate its 50% share of the annual operating and capital budget for the Airport under the IGA.
A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 190, 2025, Appropriating Prior Year Reserves for a Development Contribution to Construction and Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations for the West Prospect Road and Prospect Lane Pedestrian Intersection Improvement Project and Related Art in Public Places.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 191, 2025, Making a Supplemental Appropriation for a Development Contribution to Construction and Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations for the East Prospect Road – Sharp Point to I-25 Project and Related Art in Public Places.
C. First Reading of Ordinance No. 192, 2025, Making a Supplemental Appropriation for a Development Contribution to Construction and Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations for the Sharp Point Drive and March Court Pedestrian Intersection Improvement Project and Related Art in Public Places.
The purpose of this item is to appropriate development contributions from The Standard at Fort Collins and Liberty Common Junior High School to the West Prospect Road and Prospect Lane Pedestrian Intersection Improvement project (Project A), the East Prospect Road – Sharp Point to I-25 project (Project B), and the Sharp Point Drive and March Court Pedestrian Intersection Improvement project (Project C). If approved, this item will:
1) appropriate $20,000 received in 2018 from The Standard at Fort Collins as a development contribution to construction near Project A;
2) appropriate $200 (1%) of the development contribution to construction to the Art in Public Places (APP) program;
3) appropriate $6,237 received in 2025 from the Liberty Common Junior High School as a development contribution to construction near Project B;
4) appropriate $62 (1%) of the development contribution to construction to the APP program;
5) appropriate $7,500 in existing capital project funds in Project B to the APP program to correct an error in a previous appropriation in 2018;
6) appropriate $52,485 received in 2025 from the Liberty Commons Junior High School as a development contribution to construction near Project C; and
7) appropriate $525 (1%) of the development contribution to construction to the APP program.
The Keep Fort Collins Great Fund (KFCG Fund) was created to receive the proceeds of a 0.85% voter approved sales tax that was collected from 2011 – 2020. As of October 2025, there is a residual balance in the fund of $193,938. As the fund has completed operations, it is prudent fiscal management to close the fund, which requires a transfer of the residual fund balance.
The purpose of this item is to convey a drainage easement to Willox Development Partners, LLC (“WDC”) across Soft Gold Park (“Soft Gold”) and Magpie Meander Natural Area (“Magpie Meander”) and a temporary construction easement on Soft Gold. The Willox Farm project is a proposed residential development located immediately north of Soft Gold and Magpie Meander. The proposed drainage easement alignment follows an existing drainage swale that carries stormwater from parcels north of the City-owned land into a remnant oxbow of the Poudre River. The temporary construction easement on Soft Gold will primarily provide for the installation of a City-owned public underground electric transmission line that will serve the new development and construction of a paved trail segment.
The purpose of this item is to update City Code to modify the Contracted Residential Waste Collection Program to give the City Manager the authority to approve annual rate increases above 3% that are agreed upon following the method established in the contract and to set a deadline for annual rate increase approval.
The purpose of this item is to approve an agreement with Volunteers of America (VOA) through which the VOA will access $1.4 million from the City’s Affordable Housing Capital Fund in the Community Capital Improvement Program (CCIP) to support a new age-restricted, income-restricted housing development (Switchgrass Crossing). CCIP funds have been appropriated for the general purpose of supporting affordable housing development; this item authorizes the City to enter a funding agreement with VOA.
The purpose of this item is to adopt a resolution to comply with the requirements of House Bill (HB) 24-1173. This house bill was passed in 2024 and requires all municipalities with a population of 10,000 or more to adopt an ordinance or resolution based on one of three compliance options related to Electric Vehicle (EV) charger permitting. After reviewing the compliance options, staff determined that the existing approach to EV chargers within the Land Use Code and building code permitting process meets the standards proposed in compliance options #1 and #2. Based on these findings, staff has recommended compliance option #3, which is to adopt an ordinance or resolution that the City intends to utilize our existing permitting process, as the preferred option.
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.
The purpose of this item is to direct City staff to move forward with the work necessary to prepare and ultimately present to Council the actions needed to enhance the funding for the Affordable Housing Fund Project in the voter-approved Community Capital Improvement Program (CCIP) based on forecasted CCIP sales and use tax revenues and estimated as $5 million.
(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 call a special meeting pursuant to Section 2-29 of the City Code to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 25, 2025, for the purpose of considering a motion to go into executive session to conduct the annual performance reviews of the Council's direct report employees."
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