Proclamations
00:15Call Meeting to Order
12:52Roll Call
13:18Agenda Review
13:55Public Comment
16:53Public Comment Follow-Up
31:54Consent Agenda
39:29Councilmember Reports
44:00Item #20: Second Reading of Ordinance No. 017, 2025, Adopting Rooted in Community, Fort Collins’ Urban Forest Strategic Plan as a Component of City Plan.
46:58This 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.
Item #21: Second Reading of Ordinance No. 031, 2025, Amending Section 7-103 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins to Remove Write-In Candidates in City Elections.
50:39This 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.
Other Business
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