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 City's Development Review Center page 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 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.
The purpose of this item is to approve the minutes of the February 18, 2025 Regular meeting.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on February 18, 2025, appropriates $88,371.82 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 February 18, 2025, appropriates $450,000 in philanthropic revenue received by City Give from the Woodward Charitable Trust per the donor’s designated purpose.
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 February 18, 2025, appropriates $100,000 in philanthropic revenue received by City Give from the Colorado Health Foundation for the designated purpose of the Immigration Legal Fund.
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 February 18, 2025, appropriates a development contribution to construction from the developer of The Standard at Fort Collins to the Pedestrian Intersection Improvements project (Project). The funds will be used for design and construction of pedestrian crossing improvements at West Prospect Road and Prospect Lane. If approved, this item will 1) appropriate $20,000 received in 2018 as a development contribution to construction by an adjacent development and 2) appropriate $200 (1%) of the development contribution to construction to the Art in Public Places (APP) program.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on February 18, 2025, appropriates a development contribution to construction from the developer of the Bas Bleu Development to the Willow Street Improvements – Linden Street to Lincoln Avenue capital project (Project). The funds will be used for design services. If approved, this item will 1) appropriate $29,545 received in 2025 as a development contribution to construction by an adjacent development and 2) appropriate $295 (1%) of the development contribution to construction to the Art in Public Places (APP) program.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on February 18, 2025, provides supplemental appropriations for the College Avenue - Trilby Road Intersection Improvements Project (Project). The funds will be used for construction of improvements at the intersection of South College Avenue and Trilby Road. If approved this item will: 1) appropriate $1,294,934 from the Stormwater Reserves fund; 2) appropriate $1,139,824 from Fort Collins-Loveland Water District (FCLWD) funds; 3) appropriate $28,838 South Fort Collins Sanitation District (SFCSD) funds; 4) appropriate the unanticipated revenues from the sale of real property at 945 East Prospect Road; 5) transfer $1,600,000 in Community Capital Improvement Program (CCIP) Arterial Intersection Improvements funds; 6) transfer $246,503 from the Suniga Improvements project; 7) appropriate $265,393 in Transportation Capital Expansion Fee (TCEF) reserve funds; and 8) appropriate $30,789 (1% of additional funding) from the Project to the Art in Public Places (APP) program.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on February 18, 2025, removes the condition on the zoning of these two parcels, which condition was part of a 2020 rezoning into the current zone district.
This is a request to rezone 1185 and 1201 Westward Drive to remain in the current zone district, but to remove a previously approved condition for a specific parking requirement in potential future development. Such a condition is currently in place upon the zoning.
This Ordinance, unanimously adopted on First Reading on February 18, 2025, annexes a 24.84-acre property located northeast of the intersection of International Boulevard and Mexico Way. The Initiating Resolution was adopted on January 7, 2025. A related item to zone 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 annexation, 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 February 18, 2025, zones the property included in the Heritage Annexation into the Employment (E) zone district and place the property into the appropriate Non-residential Sign District and 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 2(d) of the Council’s Rules of Meeting Procedures adopted in Resolution 2024-148.
A. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 029, 2025, Amending 7-145 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Clarify and Revise the Process for Enforcement of Campaign Violations.
B. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 030, 2025, Amending Article V of Chapter 7 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Clarify and Revise the Restrictions and Requirements Related to Campaign Contributions in City Elections.
D. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 032, 2025, Amending Section 7-165 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Clarify and Revise the Requirements for Petition Circulators.
E. Second Reading of Ordinance No. 033, 2025, Amending Chapter 7 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Update Various Sections Related to City Elections for Consistency with the City Charter and Within Chapter 7.
These Ordinances, unanimously adopted on First Reading on February 18, 2025, adopt amendments to the City Election Code. Ordinance No. 031 (C.) will be presented for second reading adoption under discussion due to a split vote.
A change was made to Ordinance No. 030, 2025 on First Reading with an amendment substituting in Section 2 of the Ordinance, which amends Code Section 7-135(a), “for Denver-Aurora-Lakewood” in the place of “Denver-Boulder-Greeley.” This change has been incorporated into the Second Reading version that was published.
In 2015, Council formed an ad hoc committee (Election Code Committee) to review, discuss and recommend the most beneficial changes to the Code and City Charter regarding elections and other related matters. The ad hoc committee was changed to a standing committee in January 2017 for the purpose of identifying and evaluating ideas for improvements to City election laws and practices and anticipating adjustments that may be needed to adapt to a changing legal and technological environment. These items are coming forward for Council consideration based on recommendations by that Committee.
The purpose of this item is to declare approximately 0.073 acres of Pelican Marsh Natural Area as Right-of-Way (ROW) for the US 287 and Triangle Drive Signal Installation (Project).
The Project would install a new traffic signal, perform utility relocations, and make active modes improvements at the intersection of US 287 and Triangle Drive. The Project would also stripe existing pavement for a northbound left and southbound right turn lanes onto Triangle Drive from US 287. All active modes improvements will meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and provide pedestrian and bicycle connections between the Ridgewood Hills and Shenandoah neighborhoods west of US 287 to the Lakeview on the Rise Subdivision east of US 287. Pursuant to the Natural Areas Easement Policy (adopted by Council in 2012), adjustments were made to the proposal to minimize impacts to the natural resources, and Engineering will compensate Natural Areas for the property rights (including right of way) needed for the Project.
A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 034, 2025, Appropriating a Development Contribution to Construction and Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations for the Cordova Road Corridor Project and Related Art in Public Places.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 035, 2025, Appropriating a Development Contribution to Construction and Authorizing Transfers of Appropriations for the Vine and Lemay BNSF Overpass Project and Related Art in Public Places.
The purpose of this item is to appropriate development contributions from The Landing at Lemay development project to the Cordova Road Corridor (Cordova) and Vine and Lemay BNSF Overpass (Vine/Lemay) capital projects. If approved, this item will: 1) appropriate $226,564 received in 2025 from The Landing at Lemay as a development contribution to construction by an adjacent development to the Cordova project; 2) appropriate $2,266 (1%) of the development contribution to construction to the Art in Public Places (APP) program; 3) appropriate $290,163 received in 2025 from The Landing at Lemay as a development contribution to construction by an adjacent development to the Vine/Lemay project; and 4) appropriate $2,902 (1%) of the development contribution to construction to the Art in Public Places (APP) program. This item also apprises Council of the transfer of $7,941 (3% of $264,708) to the Transportation Capital Expansion Fee (TCEF) reserves fund for administering a Landing at Lemay payment to Capstone Cottages, Capstone Collegiate Communities – Fort Collins LLC.
The purpose of this item is to appropriate a development contribution for construction from the King Soopers 146 – Midtown Gardens Marketplace Development to the College Avenue-Drake Road Intersection Improvements project (Project). The funds will be used for design services. If approved, this item will: 1) appropriate $100,265 received in 2025 as a development contribution to construction by an adjacent development and 2) appropriate $1,003 (1%) of the development contribution to construction to the Art in Public Places (APP) program.
The purpose of this item is to support the Gardens on Spring Creek internship program by:
• Appropriating $9,800 of unanticipated grant revenue awarded by the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA)) and
• Utilizing matching funds in the amount of $9,800 from existing 2025 appropriations into these new grant projects.
In January 2025 the CDA awarded the City a total of $9,800 under the CDA’s Agricultural Workforce Development Grant Program (AWDP). The Garden’s Internship Program aligns with the objective of the AWDP in addressing the shortage of skilled agricultural workers in Colorado by providing training and support through internships. The City will be providing an additional $9,800 in required matching funds. The award funds and City’s matching funds will support hiring two interns for the Garden’s’ summer 2025 internship program.
The $9,800 in funds through the CDA’s Agricultural Workforce Development Grant Program are state funds and are pursuant to two separate State of Colorado purchase orders, with corresponding terms and conditions. Each award/purchase order provides up to $4,900 for each paid internship provided through the Garden’s summer 2025 internship program. There is no requirement that the City sign an agreement for either award. Rather, upon the City submitting the first request for reimbursement under each award/purchase order to CDA, the City agrees to all terms and conditions of the award.
A. First Reading of Ordinance No. 038, 2025, Making a Supplemental Appropriation of Funds Received from the Eighth Judicial District Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement Board in the General Fund for the Fort Collins Police Services Victim Services Unit.
B. First Reading of Ordinance No. 039, 2025, Making a Supplemental Appropriation of Funds Received from the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice Under the Federal Victim of Crime Act in the General Fund for the Fort Collins Police Services Victim Services Unit.
The purpose of these items is to help fund the Victim Services Unit of Fort Collins Police Services for victim advocacy services which are required under the Colorado Victim Rights Amendment for victims of crime and their family members.
The Victim Services Unit has been awarded a $70,000 VALE grant for the period from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. The VALE grant is awarded through the Eighth Judicial District Victim Assistance and Law Enforcement (VALE) Board to help fund services provided by the Victim Services team. This grant will fund 75% of the salary for a full-time contractual 40-hour per week victim advocate.
The Victim Services Unit has also been awarded a 12-month grant in the amount of $17,505 for the period from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, by the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice under the Federal Victim of Crime Act (VOCA). This grant will help fund services provided by the Victim Services Unit. These funds will be used to pay 25% of the salary for the victim advocate who provides crisis intervention services for sexual assault victims between the school ages of kindergarten through 12th grade.
The purpose of this item is to approve an ordinance to approve and authorize the Mayor to sign an intergovernmental agreement between the City and Downtown Development Authority (DDA) that will govern the processes for administering a line of credit for financing DDA projects and programs for a six-year term from 2025 through 2030 and a maximum pre-draw limit of $5 million.
The current Line of Credit (LOC) established in 2012 and renewed in 2018 by the City on behalf of the DDA expired at the end of 2024. The City and DDA began taking steps in early 2024 to renew this debt instrument with First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) for another six-year term, as it will be needed by the DDA to execute its projects and programs beginning in budget year 2025 and continuing through 2030. The renewal of the bank authorized Line of Credit is needed by the DDA to satisfy compliance with C.R.S. § 31- 25-807(3)(a)( II).
On November 6, 2024, the Council Finance Committee reviewed the purpose and approach for bringing forth a third IGA to accommodate the DDA’s authorization to use a Line of Credit and satisfy compliance with C.R.S. § 31- 25-807(3)(a)( II). The Council Finance Committee was supportive of advancement of the IGA to Council.
On February 13, 2025, the DDA Board adopted Resolution 2025-02 authorizing the DDA’s approval of the IGA and the line of credit promissory note from First National Bank of Omaha. The IGA is now advanced to Council and pursuant to the DDA Act requires adoption by ordinance.
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, adopted on First Reading on February 4, 2025, by a vote of 6-1 (Nay: Ohlson) adopts Rooted in Community, Fort Collins’ first Urban Forest Strategic Plan.
The Second Reading of this item was delayed to March 4, 2025, to allow the Planning and Zoning Commission to provide a recommendation during their meeting on February 20, 2025.
The adopted plan will align and guide future growth strategies for sustaining and growing a healthy and resilient urban forest for the people of Fort Collins and benefit the greater community as a whole.
This Ordinance, adopted on First Reading on February 18, 2025 by a vote of 5-2 (Nays: Ohlson, Gutowsky), adopts an amendment to section 7-103 of City Code to remove write-in candidates in City Elections. Ordinance Nos. 029, 30, 32, 33 are being presented on second reading on the consent calendar (see item 12) because they were adopted unanimously on First Reading.
In 2015, Council formed an ad hoc committee (Election Code Committee) to review, discuss and recommend the most beneficial changes to the Code and City Charter regarding elections and other related matters. The ad hoc committee was changed to a standing committee in January 2017 for the purpose of identifying and evaluating ideas for improvements to City election laws and practices and anticipating adjustments that may be needed to adapt to a changing legal and technological environment. These items are coming forward for Council consideration based on recommendations by that Committee.
(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.)
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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