CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
6:00 PM
Staff will provide an update on the 2018 Council-adopted Building Energy and Water Scoring (BEWS) (benchmarking) program and potential enhancements for Council consideration in 2024. The update will include background on the program and its purpose, the requirements of the program, as well as an overview of building owner resources and program compliance.
The program is in its final stage of a phased implementation for covered buildings and covers approximately 1,400 commercial and multifamily buildings (5,000 square feet and above). Staff’s ongoing outreach includes responding to community inquiries about the program as a result of the recent building owner notifications and issued citations.
More information about the BEWS program can be found on Fort Collins Utilities’ website at www.fcgov.com/bews. In addition, staff included the most recent update to Council which was provided on May 3, 2023.
Acknowledging that homelessness is a housing problem, and that people experiencing homelessness are part of our community, a people-centered approach is the key to addressing homelessness. This approach includes humanizing data and solutions and orienting the response system toward stabilizing and exiting people out of homelessness and into housing. Using both a Housing First approach and balancing housing and service needs with compassion-based enforcement, these efforts must be highly coordinated with a focus on supporting vulnerable community members and maintaining safe and healthy outdoor spaces for all.
Notable progress has been made over the past few years, especially due to increased funding opportunities through both the CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act and ARPA (American Rescue Plan) Act, and thanks to high levels of collaboration across sectors, largely coordinated regionally by the Northern Colorado Continuum of Care. Coordination between government and nonprofit agencies is critical to building effective and sustainable solutions and, coupled with sufficient ongoing funding to meet the needs of the community, it is possible to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring.
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.