City Council Work Session Tuesday, December 10, 2024 06:00 PM Council Information Center (CIC) 300 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins

CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
6:00 PM

A)CALL MEETING TO ORDER

B)ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

1. 1.Community Report: District Attorney Gordon McLaughlin

   The purpose of this item is for the District Attorney to provide a yearly update from his office.

• DA Agenda Item Summary.pdf (0.05 MB)
• District Attorney Presentation.pdf (2.41 MB)

2. 2.Council Priority to Update and Modernize the City Charter.

   The purpose of this item is to update Council on the Charter Update Project and obtain feedback from Councilmembers on the proposed approach and amendments.

• Charter Amendments Agenda Item Summary.pdf (0.06 MB)
• Fort Collins Charter.pdf (0.64 MB)
• Charter Amendments Presentation.pdf (5.03 MB)

3. 3.Rooted in Community, Urban Forest Strategic Plan.

   The purpose of this item is to provide an overview and to seek Council feedback on the draft, Rooted in Community, Urban Forest Strategic Plan.

• Urban Forest Agenda Item Summary.pdf (0.07 MB)
• Urban Forest Strategic Plan (draft).pdf (17.47 MB)
• Urban Forest Strategic Plan Technical Appendix.pdf (5.23 MB)
• Urban Forest Strategic Plan Focus Group Participants.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Urban Forest Presentation.pdf (74.80 MB)

4. 4.Appeals Procedure – Draft Code Update.

   The purpose of this item is to present and discuss a proposed code update related to the appeals procedures, contained in Chapter 2, Article II, Division 3, of the Fort Collins Municipal Code. The update rewrites this section of code to address a variety of issues and considerations discussed by the Council in prior work sessions. 

• Appeal Procedures Agenda Item Summary.pdf (0.06 MB)
• Work Session Summary, August 27, 2024.pdf (7.68 MB)
• Proposed Appeals Code Revisions (redlined).pdf (0.08 MB)
• Proposed Appeals Code Revisions (clean).pdf (0.07 MB)
• Flow Chart of Proposed Appeal Procedure.pdf (0.08 MB)
• Process Duration Comparison Table.pdf (0.03 MB)
• Appeal Procedures Presentation.pdf (5.07 MB)

C)ANNOUNCEMENTS

D)ADJOURNMENT

Upon request, the City of Fort Collins will provide language access services for individuals who have limited English proficiency, or auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities, to access City services, programs and activities. Contact 970.221.6515 (V/TDD: Dial 711 for Relay Colorado) for assistance. Please provide advance notice. Requests for interpretation at a meeting should be made by noon the day before.

A solicitud, la Ciudad de Fort Collins proporcionará servicios de acceso a idiomas para personas que no dominan el idioma inglés, o ayudas y servicios auxiliares para personas con discapacidad, para que puedan acceder a los servicios, programas y actividades de la Ciudad. Para asistencia, llame al 970.221.6515 (V/TDD: Marque 711 para Relay Colorado). Por favor proporcione aviso previo. Las solicitudes de interpretación en una reunión deben realizarse antes del mediodía del día anterior.