Fort collins city council - anne nelsen

Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen

District: 6 | Sworn in: January 20, 2026 (appointed)
Email: anelsen@fortcollins.gov | Phone: 970-817-8784

2026-05-16

• Appointment background: Nelsen was selected 5-1 from 15 applicants to fill the District 6 seat vacated when Emily Francis became Mayor. She is a Fort Collins architect and Housing Catalyst board member who has served on the Historic Preservation Commission. She will serve through January 2028.
  
• Key priorities: At her appointment, Nelsen identified housing affordability, the city's identity and growth pressures, and resiliency in the face of revenue shortfalls as the most important issues facing Fort Collins.
  
• Ad Hoc Committee on Affordable and Sustainable Growth: In April 2026, the City Council established this committee (running through end of 2027) to oversee a two-track work plan on housing and growth through Q4 2027. Nelsen is expected to participate given her background in housing and architecture.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council to Fill Vacant Seat After Election — North Forty News
- January city council recap — Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Fort Collins City Council sets priorities — Colorado Citizen Observers

2026-05-30

• May council actions: At the May 5 regular meeting, council unanimously approved a $378,057 mid-year Airport fund appropriation for six priority projects and voted to appropriate federal/state funds for the Taft Hill Corridor Improvements (Horsetooth to Brixton Road). At the May 19 regular meeting, council joined a regional "Summer Moves" active-transportation challenge. Council also declared May 24–30 Flood Awareness Week as the city's voluntary water shortage watch continues.
  
• Ad Hoc Committee on Affordable and Sustainable Growth: The committee established in April (running through end of 2027) continues its two-track work plan on housing and growth. Nelsen's architecture and Housing Catalyst background makes her a natural participant as the committee moves into its substantive work phase this summer.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council agendas and minutes — Fort Collins official
- News — City of Fort Collins

2026-06-01

• City Council regular meeting June 2: Council meets Tuesday, June 2 at 6:00 PM. As the District 6 councilmember, Nelsen will participate in her fifth regular meeting since being sworn in January 20. The Ad Hoc Committee on Affordable and Sustainable Growth (which Nelsen is expected to participate in given her housing background) continues its two-track work plan through end of 2027.
  

Sources:
- Council Meetings — City of Fort Collins
- Fort Collins City Council sets priorities — Colorado Citizen Observers

2026-06-05

• June 2 council meeting — attended and voted: Nelsen was one of only four members present (along with Mayor Francis, Mayor Pro Tem Pignataro, and Amy Hoeven; Conway, Fudge, and Potyondy absent). She voted with the majority on all items:
  
  • Flock license plate camera vote: postponed to June 16 — 17 residents showed up to oppose even after the item was pulled from the agenda
    
  • Resolution 2026-076 (business assistance incentives): passed 4-0
    
  • Summer meeting cancellations (July 7 and August 4): passed 4-0
    
  • Ordinance 058 (default judgment window 7→14 days): passed 4-0
    
• Flock vote coming June 16: This will be a high-visibility public showdown given the strong community turnout. Residents can attend the June 16 regular meeting or submit public comment. This directly affects District 6 — Fort Collins' license plate readers are deployed at six intersections and a vote to expand or restrict them will affect the entire city.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council Postpones Flock Vote, Updates Business Incentives — Strong Towns Fort Collins

2026-06-14

• Flock vote is THIS MONDAY (June 16, 6 PM, City Hall, 300 LaPorte Ave): The Flock license plate camera data-retention and data-sharing policy vote is 2 days away. The full 7-member council will be present — this was specifically why the June 2 vote was postponed (only 4 members attended then). Key questions the council will decide: the 30-day data retention window and whether Fort Collins police can share ALPR data with federal immigration authorities (Loveland has been documented sharing such data with immigration enforcement). Community opposition has been sustained and vocal — 17 residents showed up to the June 2 meeting just to oppose it even though the item had already been pulled from the agenda.
  
• Nelsen's position: At the June 2 meeting, Nelsen thanked residents for their advocacy and expressed she was looking forward to the full council discussion — suggesting she is taking the public input seriously. As the District 6 councilmember, this is her first major high-profile vote since her January appointment.
  
• How to weigh in: Attend the June 16 meeting (6 PM, 300 LaPorte Ave) or submit written public comment at fcgov.com/council.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins leaders discuss future of Flock license plate readers after public pushback — KUNC
- Fort Collins City Council weighs police use of Flock cameras amid community scrutiny — Rocky Mountain Collegian

2026-06-17

• Flock vote held June 16 — result not yet confirmed: The full 7-member city council met last night (June 16, 6 PM, 300 LaPorte Ave) with the Flock license plate camera data-retention and data-sharing policy on the agenda. This was Nelsen's first major high-profile vote since her January appointment. As of June 17 morning, no news coverage has indexed a confirmed vote outcome. To see what happened: watch the meeting recording at FCTV Cable 14 or check the official meeting minutes at fortcollins-co.municodemeetings.com. Check back next run for confirmed result.
  

Sources:
- Council Meetings — City of Fort Collins
- FCTV Cable 14 — meeting recordings

2026-06-18

• Flock vote CONFIRMED — 6-1 to cancel contract and remove all cameras (June 16): The full council voted 6-1 on June 16 to immediately cancel Fort Collins' contract with Flock Safety and remove all 15 ALPR cameras citywide. Nelsen voted with the majority. She was quoted at the meeting: "When vulnerable people know their movements are logged by a publicly funded surveillance network, it has a real chilling effect on community participation." The lone "no" vote was District 1 Councilmember Chris Conway. The chambers erupted in applause after the vote.
  
  • Council directed staff to stop Flock data collection immediately
    
  • Initiate contract cancellation immediately
    
  • Remove all 15 cameras as expeditiously as possible
    
  • Not seek new surveillance technology bids until a citywide surveillance policy is established
    
• This was Nelsen's first major high-profile vote since her January 20 appointment — she came down clearly on the side of civil liberties and community trust over law enforcement surveillance capability.
  
• Next steps: The city will develop a comprehensive surveillance technology policy that must be finalized before any new ALPR or similar system can be deployed. No timeline set. Next regular council meeting: July 21 (July 7 was cancelled at the June 2 meeting). June 23 Work Session is the next scheduled event.
  

Sources:
- Flock cameras are out in Fort Collins, as council votes to end contract — AOL
- Fort Collins City Council votes to cancel Flock camera use, remove cameras — CBS Colorado
- Fort Collins City Council votes to remove Flock cameras — FOX31 Denver

2026-06-20

• Flock decision in regional context (KUNC, June 19): Fort Collins joins a growing trend: Denver discontinued its Flock contract earlier in 2026 and has already selected a replacement vendor; Boulder is currently evaluating its own Flock deployment. A state-level surveillance privacy bill failed this legislative session, opposed by Colorado's District Attorneys — which makes the citizen-led volunteer board approach Fort Collins adopted even more significant as a local alternative to statewide regulation. Councilmember Melanie Potyondy framed the policy reset: "A pause to make sure that if we do decide to move forward and retain this kind of technology, that we do it right."
  
• June 23 Work Session agenda still not posted: As of Friday June 20, the Municode portal does not list a June 23 meeting. Agendas normally post Thursday ~5 PM; Juneteenth (Thursday June 19) likely delayed it. The agenda may appear over the weekend. The next Regular Meeting (with votes) is July 21 — no July 7 meeting.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins drops Flock surveillance, directs data collection to stop and cameras to be removed — KUNC

2026-06-23

• No work session tonight: The Municode portal never posted a June 23 meeting agenda. The expected 4th-Tuesday work session did not materialize. Next confirmed council meeting: July 21 Regular Meeting (6 PM) — sign up to speak by 5:30 PM day-of. Written comment: cityleaders@fcgov.com.
  

2026-06-24

• Council dark until mid-July: No meetings on the Municode calendar between June 16 and the July 21 Regular Meeting. July 7 was reportedly cancelled at the June 2 meeting — verify closer to date. Community listening sessions are happening tonight (Lagoon Concert Series, hosted by Fudge and Potyondy — not official proceedings).
  

2026-06-30

• Surveillance policy timeline established. Following the June 16 Flock vote (Nelsen voted yes, 6-1), the city is on a formal surveillance policy development schedule:
  
  • July 28 (tentative work session): First public council update on surveillance policy work
    
  • July–September: Community and stakeholder input
    
  • October: Draft policy updated with feedback
    
  • November: Council work session on revised draft
    
  • December: Council vote on final policy adoption
    No new surveillance technology can be acquired or deployed until the policy is finalized. This is a direct outcome of Nelsen's vote — she was the District 6 representative who supported the policy reset.
    
• Next meeting: July 21 Regular Meeting (6 PM). This is the first regular meeting with votes since June 16. To participate: sign up to speak online by 5:30 PM that day (link posts with agenda ~July 16); written comment: cityleaders@fcgov.com; watch live on Zoom or FCTV Channels 14 & 881. Agenda not yet posted.
  
• Housing affordability: The Ad Hoc Committee on Affordable and Sustainable Growth (April 2026–end of 2027) targets 7,000+ new housing units over the next decade. 58% of Fort Collins renters are currently cost-burdened. Nelsen's background in architecture and Housing Catalyst board service makes this a natural priority area.
  

Sources:
- After ending Flock contract, Fort Collins begins surveillance policy review — 9News
- City Council Ad Hoc Committee on Affordable and Sustainable Growth — ourcity.fcgov.com
- Fort Collins City Council Meetings — fortcollins.gov

2026-07-01

• July 7 cancellation confirmed; council dark through July 20. Checked the Municode portal directly: no Regular Meeting, Work Session, or special meeting is listed between today and July 21 — resolving the ambiguity flagged June 23 about whether July 7 was actually cancelled. It was (4-0 vote at the June 2 meeting, alongside August 4). The only meeting in the window is a July 23 Urban Renewal Authority Board meeting/work session, which Nelsen does not sit on. Next Regular Meeting with votes remains July 21, 6 PM; agenda expected to post ~July 16.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council Meetings — Municode portal

2026-07-02

• July 14 Work Session now on the calendar. Checked the Municode portal directly: a Work Session on Tuesday, July 14, 6 PM has appeared where none was listed on July 1 — filling in the previously "dark" stretch between now and the July 21 Regular Meeting. No agenda has posted yet (agendas typically post the Thursday before, so expect it ~July 9). Work sessions are discussion-only (no votes), but this is worth watching since it could be where an early surveillance-policy update lands ahead of the tentative July 28 session. July 21 Regular Meeting still not yet listed/posted — agenda still expected ~July 16.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council Meetings — Municode portal

2026-07-03

• No change. Rechecked the Municode portal: July 14 Work Session still has no agenda posted (expected ~July 9), and the July 21 Regular Meeting still isn't listed yet (expected ~July 16). Nothing else on the calendar in between besides the July 23 URA Board meeting, which Nelsen doesn't sit on.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council Meetings — Municode portal

2026-07-07

• New Special Meeting appeared on the calendar: Tuesday, July 14, 5:45 PM — immediately before that evening's 6 PM Work Session. No agenda or stated purpose posted yet; a cached PDF linked from the page turned out to be stale content from the January 14 special meeting (Nelsen's own appointment resolution), not informative about July's purpose. Special meetings are typically single-item (e.g., an appointment, contract action, or executive session). Worth rechecking when the agenda posts (~July 9, same as the Work Session).
  
• Everything else unchanged: July 14 Work Session itself still has no agenda; July 21 Regular Meeting still not posted (expected ~July 16); July 23 URA Board meeting/work session still no agenda.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council Meetings — Municode portal

2026-07-09

• July 14 Special Meeting and Work Session agendas STILL not posted — the "~July 9" expectation didn't materialize; checked the Municode portal listing pages directly and no HTML agenda exists yet for either. Recheck July 10-13.
  
• July 21 Regular Meeting now appears on the portal — earlier than the "~July 16" estimate — but no agenda content is linked yet.
  
• July 23 URA now shows two entries: a 4:30 PM Board meeting and a 5:30 PM Board work session (previously just one listing). No agendas posted for either.
  
• Council Finance Committee met today (a subcommittee, not full Council) and previewed items headed toward the fall 2027 budget cycle: Police Services plans to request $74.2M for 2027 (up $4.2M from 2026, mostly to sustain current staffing against rising labor/benefits/equipment costs); the photo radar/red-light camera program's 2025 revenue (~$2.85M) fell well short of the $5.2M budgeted after expansion, though it still cleared a ~$140K operating margin, prompting staff to revisit revenue assumptions; and the city is building its first consolidated citywide program/service inventory to replace the old "Budgeting for Outcomes" model. Nothing here was voted on — it's committee-level discussion, but worth tracking since police spending growth and camera-revenue shortfalls are the kind of items that draw public comment once they reach full Council.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council Meetings — Municode portal
- Fort Collins Report — City Notes: Week of July 6, 2026

2026-07-10

• July 14 Special Meeting (5:45 PM) agenda posted. Called by the Mayor July 6. Single item: Resolution 2026-091, authorizing the City Manager to sign a BEAD (Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment) grant agreement worth $1.5M, previously appropriated via Ordinance 054, 2026. No general public comment at this meeting — the public may only comment on this discussion item.
  
• July 14 Work Session (6 PM) agenda posted. Two discussion items, no votes: (1) 2026-2027 Council Priority Update, and (2) 2027-2028 Budget Update — an early progress check ahead of the next biennial budget cycle.
  
• July 21 Regular Meeting — still no agenda posted. The meeting exists on the portal but has no agenda/packet linked yet; agendas here have historically posted only a few days out, so recheck closer to the date.
  
• July 23 URA Board (4:30 PM) + work session (5:30 PM) — still no agendas posted.
  

Sources:
- July 14 Special Meeting agenda — Municode
- July 14 Work Session agenda — Municode
- Fort Collins City Council Meetings — Municode portal

2026-07-17

• July 21 Regular Meeting agenda posted (6 PM, City Hall / Zoom). This is the first meeting carrying votes since June 16. It is an all-consent agenda — 32 items on the Consent Calendar and no separate Discussion/Action items. Everything passes in a single vote unless a councilmember (or the public) pulls an item off consent for debate. Items a District 6 resident may care about:
  
  • Item 3 / Ord. 070 — Southeast Community Center, $72.5M appropriation for construction (LEED Gold). Large capital commitment.
    
  • Item 23 / Ord. 098 — 314 North Howes St. conveyance for affordable housing. City conveys the property (current EcoThrift lease ends Sept 30) to Housing Catalyst at nominal cost. Note: Nelsen sits on the Housing Catalyst board — watch for a recusal/conflict disclosure.
    
  • Item 8 / Ord. 075 — $500K from reserves as earnest money to negotiate acquisition of a Midtown property for economic development.
    
  • Item 25 / Res. 2026-095 — One Water long-term water-rental policy, enabling rentals longer than the current one-year practice.
    
  • Item 22 / Ord. 097 — Cargill water-share exchange (11.5 Arthur Irrigation shares for water-supply credit).
    
  • Items 20A–G / Ords. 089–095 — criminal-code amendments aligning municipal penalties with recent Colorado Supreme Court rulings (People v. Camp, People v. Simons).
    
  • Item 24 / Ord. 099 — Rigden Farms "pig grazing" APU (up to 15 pigs to clear Kochia weed on 0.8 acre; P&Z approved 5-1). Quasi-judicial; hearing deemed closed unless pulled.
    
  • Proclamation: July 2026 declared Disability Pride Month (5 PM; 4 PM community reception).
    
  • No Flock/surveillance item — that policy work returns at the July 28 work session (see log).
    
• How to weigh in (hard deadline): To speak, sign up online by 5:30 PM on July 21 at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings. Written comment to cityleaders@fortcollins.gov (or City Manager's Office, 300 Laporte Ave). Attend in person, on Zoom (meeting ID 982-4141-6497, phone 720-928-9299, press *9 to speak), or watch FCTV Channels 14 & 881. General public comment is Section G; commenting on a consent item during general comment forfeits your slot during that item's discussion if pulled.
  
• July 23 URA Board (4:30 PM) + work session (5:30 PM) agendas now available on the portal.
  

Sources:
- July 21 Regular Meeting agenda (HTML) — Municode
- Fort Collins City Council Meetings — Municode portal

2026-07-18

(Backfill: two July 14 meetings that predate the last run.)

• July 14 Special Meeting — BEAD broadband grant authorized. Council passed Res. 2026-091, authorizing the City Manager to execute a $1.5M Broadband Equity, Access & Deployment (BEAD) grant agreement (the award was appropriated earlier in Ord. 054, 2026). Fast, no-public-comment special meeting called by the Mayor; a utilities/broadband item for the city's Connexion network.
  
• July 14 Work Session — budget cycle opens. Two discussion-only items previewing what's coming: a 2026–2027 Council Priority Update and a 2027–2028 Biennial Budget Update (work now underway on the next two-year budget). No votes. Expect the biennial budget to dominate Council's fall agenda — the point where taxes, utilities rates, and capital priorities (like the $72.5M SE Community Center) get set. Worth tracking for public-comment windows as budget drafts post.
  

Sources:
- July 14 Special Meeting agenda (BEAD, Res. 2026-091) — Municode
- July 14 Work Session agenda (priorities + 2027–28 budget) — Municode

2026-07-19

• July 21 Regular Meeting unchanged (2 days out). Re-checked the July 21 agenda: still 32 consent items, nothing pulled to discussion (Section N is an empty placeholder). The $72.5M SE Community Center (Ord. 070) and the 314 N. Howes → Housing Catalyst conveyance (Ord. 098) remain on consent. Sign-up to speak closes 5:30 PM Tuesday July 21.
  
• July 23 URA agendas now posted (they were unlinked last run). Council sits as the Urban Renewal Authority Board; these are the same seven members. Two sessions:
  
  • 4:30 PM URA Board meeting — two items carry required public hearings: Resolution No. 166 ($285K supplemental budget + redevelopment agreement for 1505 N. College Ave. façade/infrastructure/community-use improvements) and Resolution No. 167 ($50K supplemental budget, TIF-funded, for transit-oriented-development planning around the proposed Front Range Passenger Rail station). Also a property acquisition — authorization to execute a purchase/sale agreement for 1629 Blue Spruce Dr. with a $200K earnest-money appropriation and 120-day due diligence. All North College / URA-district focused, not District 6, but the passenger-rail TOD item is a citywide-interest planning step.
    
  • 5:30 PM URA Work Session (discussion only) — reviewing URA board-structure / operational-efficiency options and a master-planning update for the URA's 1636 N. College property (with Urban Land Conservancy + RVi).
    

Weigh in on the URA hearings (July 23, 4:30 PM): In person at City Council Chambers, 300 Laporte Ave. Public hearings on Res. 166 & 167; 3-minute limit per speaker. General public-participation period at the top of the meeting. Written comment via the City Clerk / cityleaders@fortcollins.gov.

Sources:
- July 21 Regular Meeting agenda (HTML) — Municode
- July 23 URA Board agenda (4:30 PM) — Municode
- July 23 URA Work Session agenda (5:30 PM) — Municode

2026-07-28

• Work Session (6 PM, CIC) — three discussion items, no votes (agenda amended 7/27). Held in the Council Information Center, 300 Laporte:
  
  1. Surveillance Technology Governance Policy — first update since the Flock cancellation. Staff sought Council feedback on a proposed framework to guide a comprehensive citywide surveillance-technology governance policy (how the city evaluates, approves, and monitors data-collecting tech). Discussion only; community/stakeholder input runs July–September, a revised draft in October, a November work session, and a December adoption vote.
     
  2. Real Estate Strategic Framework & Portfolio Assessment — overview of a proposed framework and decision-making approach for leveraging city-owned real estate.
     
  3. Tobacco Retail Licensing & Age-Restricted Products Program — a local licensing program for tobacco and age-restricted psychoactive products; scope and provisions.
     
• The July 21 Regular Meeting proceeded on the consent calendar as scheduled; no report surfaced of any item being pulled to discussion.
  

Sources:
- July 28 Work Session agenda (HTML) — Municode

2026-08-06

• Two Council meetings in the next ~2 weeks; agendas not yet posted.
  
  • Aug 11 (Tue), 6 PM — Work Session (discussion only). Agenda not posted as of this run — typically posts the Thursday before (~Aug 6–7).
    
  • Aug 18 (Tue), 6 PM — Regular Meeting (votes/ordinances + public comment). Agenda posts ~Aug 13.
    
• Watch for: the next surveillance-policy checkpoint, budget items (the 2027–28 biennial budget process is underway), and anything on housing/growth. Will pull both agendas once posted.
  

To weigh in at the Aug 18 Regular Meeting: sign up to speak online by 5:30 PM Tue Aug 18 at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings; written comment to cityleaders@fortcollins.gov. Zoom + FCTV Ch. 14 & 881.

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council Meetings — Municode portal

2026-08-07

Aug 11 Work Session agenda posted. 6:00 PM, Council Information Center (CIC), 300 Laporte Ave. Discussion only — no votes, no formal public-comment period. Two items:

1. Downtown Parking Optimization Update — the substantive one. Staff present background on the downtown parking system, "identified concerns," and options moving forward, framed around a vibrant downtown, a customer-focused system, and financial sustainability. Rates and space counts are in the attached PDFs (Parking Services Agenda Item Summary; Presentation), not the HTML agenda. Where the program stands per the city's project page: six-day 8 AM–6 PM enforcement began March 23, 2026; increased fines and elimination of courtesy first-violation notices are pending approval for September 2026; paid on-street expansion (~800 spaces, $2/hr, 4-hour max, 10 AM–8 PM six days) has slipped to a 2027 soft launch, kiosks Nov 2026–Q1 2027, ~$1.7M to implement against ~$2.5M/yr projected revenue. Merchants have been split on it since April.
   
2. Community Report: Innosphere and NSF ASCEND Engine in Colorado & Wyoming — annual update, plus ways for the city to engage NSF ASCEND toward Our Climate Future goals.
   

• Aug 18 Regular Meeting (6 PM) — votes + public comment. Agenda not posted yet; expected ~Aug 13.
  
• Transfort redesign takes effect Aug 17 — new grid-based network, simpler routes, more frequency on high-demand corridors, timed to the CSU/PSD start. Routes 14 and 18 wait until 2027. Dial-A-Ride Sunday service ends, Dial-A-Taxi vouchers drop to $15, service area expands; existing clients outside the new boundary keep door-to-door service.
  

To weigh in on downtown parking: the work session has no public-comment slot, but the item's comment tool and Q&A are open at ourcity.fcgov.com/downtown-parking-management-updates, and written comment to Council goes to cityleaders@fortcollins.gov any time. The September fine increase is the near-term decision point.

Aug 18 Regular Meeting: sign up to speak online by 5:30 PM Tue Aug 18 at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings; written comment to cityleaders@fortcollins.gov. Zoom + FCTV Ch. 14 & 881. Interpretation requests by noon the day before (970.221.6515).

Sources:
- Aug 11, 2026 Work Session agenda (HTML) — Municode
- Aug 11, 2026 Work Session full packet (PDF)
- Downtown Parking Management Updates — ourcity.fcgov.com
- Proposed paid parking in Old Town Fort Collins divides merchants, city — Denver Gazette
- Transfort announces finalized Bus System Optimization Plan — fortcollins.gov

2026-08-11

• Tonight's work session confirmed unchanged. 6:00 PM, Council Information Center, 300 Laporte Ave. Two discussion items: Community Report on Innosphere and the NSF ASCEND Engine in Colorado & Wyoming, and the Downtown Parking Optimization Update. No votes, no public-comment period on the agenda.
  
• Aug 18 regular-meeting agenda still not posted. Municode carries the 08/18/2026 6:00 PM City Council Regular Meeting row, but the detail page has no agenda, no packet, no items. Agendas post Thursdays ~5 PM, so expect it Aug 13. Speaker sign-up opens with the agenda and closes 5:30 PM Tue Aug 18.
  

Sources:
- Aug 11 Work Session agenda — Municode HTML
- Aug 18 Regular Meeting detail page — Municode
- Council Meetings — participation and sign-up

2026-08-12

• Downtown parking: staff pulled back to a single pilot lot. At last night's work session, staff presented a small-scale paid parking pilot at the Oak & Remington lot instead of the citywide on-street conversion. Any broader expansion moves to 2027 or 2028. The shift follows the July 21 regular meeting, where Old Town merchants and residents turned out against the metered-parking plan. Cost estimate for a full paid system is ~$1.3M against ~$2.5M/yr projected revenue.
  
• What's unchanged: six-day 8 AM–6 PM enforcement (since March 23), and the September fine increases + end of courtesy first-violation notices still pending approval. That September package is the next thing that actually gets voted on — it hasn't appeared on a regular-meeting agenda yet.
  
• Nothing binding happened last night — work sessions take no votes and no public comment. Comment channels are the project page (ourcity.fcgov.com/downtown-parking-management-updates) and cityleaders@fortcollins.gov.
  
• Aug 18 regular-meeting agenda still not posted as of today. Municode's detail page carries the meeting row with no agenda, packet, or items. Expected Thursday Aug 13 ~5 PM; speaker sign-up closes 5:30 PM Tue Aug 18.
  

Sources:
- Fueled by feedback, Fort Collins eyes parking options — BizWest (Aug 11)
- Fort Collins weighs paid downtown parking for 2028 — 9News
- Downtown Parking Management Updates — ourcity.fcgov.com
- Aug 18 Regular Meeting detail page — Municode

2026-08-14

Aug 18 regular-meeting agenda posted. 25 consent items, one discussion item, one staff report. Proclamations at 5:00 PM, meeting at 6:00 PM.

The one item planned for discussion:
- #26 — Second Reading of Ordinance No. 101, 2026, Appropriating Accessory Dwelling Unit Grant Program Funds. Every other second reading sits on consent; this one was moved off, which means it drew disagreement at first reading. Traces back to Resolution 2026-062 (April 21), authorizing a DOLA ADU Grant application for a pre-approved ADU design program and fee waivers. Housing item, in Nelsen's lane.

Consent items worth watching (no discussion unless a councilmember pulls them):
- #17 — Ord. 104: transfer of previously appropriated federal ARPA funds for Land Bank Program expansion — buys a comparable parcel at a different location than originally planned, plus pre-development costs. Affordable housing land banking; the location change is the part with no public explanation on the agenda face.
- #23 — Linden Street Interim Parking Project: Resolution 2026-103 (IGA with the Downtown Development Authority) + Ord. 110 appropriating $112,438 in DDA grant funds for improvements on Linden between the Poudre River and Buckingham. Downtown parking again, but capital work — not the September fine-increase package, which still hasn't surfaced for a vote.
- #6 — Ord. 086: $51,450 Homeland Security Grant from CDPS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Buys a digital fire extinguisher training system for CERT and cybersecurity training for Poudre Fire Authority. Not surveillance tech.
- #22 — Ord. 109: amending ethics rules on councilmember contact reporting, and #24 — Resolution 2026-104: Code of Conduct policy amendments. Council governing itself; buried on consent.
- #9 — seven ordinances rewriting municipal court sentencing penalties and criminal code chapters 1, 4, 9, 17, 20-42, 23-193/203, and the Traffic Code. Broad criminal-code package moving on consent at second reading.
- #12 — Ord. 098: conveyance of city property at 314 North Howes Street.
- #18 — Ord. 105: supplemental appropriation for the Vine and Timberline rail grade separation.
- #16 — Ord. 103: appropriating remaining Community Capital Improvement Program reserves.

Also: Staff Report on the Rental Housing Program Update (the registration program council approved 6-1). Two executive sessions at the end — economic development incentive negotiations, and water storage projects. Proclamation declaring Aug 26 Women's Equality Day.

How to participate: speaker sign-up closes 5:30 PM Tue Aug 18 at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings. Written comment to cityleaders@fortcollins.gov anytime. Item G is general public comment on any topic. Zoom and FCTV Channels 14 & 881.

Next: Work Session Aug 25, 6 PM — no agenda posted yet.

Sources:
- Aug 18 Regular Meeting agenda — Municode HTML
- Aug 18 Regular Meeting packet — Municode HTML
- Aug 18 Regular Meeting detail page — Municode
- Council Meetings — participation and sign-up

2026-08-15

• New: tobacco and psychoactive-product retail licensing in development. Council and staff are drafting a local ordinance plus a licensing program for retailers selling tobacco and age-restricted psychoactive products — intoxicating hemp, kratom, synthetic cannabinoids, psilocybin lookalikes — aimed at minors' access through smoke shops, gas stations, drug stores, and grocery stores. Reported by the Coloradoan Aug 14. No work session or first reading scheduled; not on the Aug 18 agenda. Background: the AG shut down Fort Collins smoke shop Smokin' Genie on May 27 under SB25-072 — sale of kratom to a minor plus mislabeling — the first enforcement action under that law. Owner banned from the industry statewide for five years, $200K penalty if settlement terms are violated.
  
• Aug 18 agenda re-checked — unchanged. Still 25 consent items and one discussion item (#26, Ord. 101 second reading, ADU Grant Program appropriation of $157,000 from DOLA). No amendments or additions. Nothing on tobacco/kratom, surveillance, or the September parking fine increases.
  
• Aug 25 work session — still no agenda posted.
  
• Speaker sign-up closes 5:30 PM Tuesday, Aug 18. Written comment to cityleaders@fortcollins.gov has no deadline.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins Considers Kratom Crackdown Rules — 1310 KFKA (Aug 14, 2026), citing the Coloradoan
- Fort Collins smoke shop shut down for illegally selling kratom product to minors — Colorado AG (May 27, 2026)
- Aug 25 Work Session detail page — Municode

2026-08-16

• Correction — the Oak & Remington pilot is not moving forward. Council did not reach agreement on it at the Aug 11 work session. The Aug 12 entry here described staff's proposal but not the outcome. Staff will work with the Downtown Development Authority, businesses, and other stakeholders on revised pilot options, back to council for discussion in December 2026. Large-scale changes to the parking system wait until after the College Avenue Waterline Project finishes in 2028.
  
• Correction — Ord. 101 was adopted unanimously on first reading July 21. The Aug 14 entry read its placement off consent as a sign it drew disagreement. The agenda states the unanimous first-reading vote; no reason for the discussion placement appears on the agenda face.
  
• Aug 18 agenda re-checked, third time — unchanged. 25 consent, one discussion item. Two details sharpened on this read: three items under Other Business, not two — (1) possible initiation of new ordinances/resolutions by councilmembers, (2) executive session on the city's negotiating position for business incentives on three separate Fort Collins projects, (3) executive session on new and existing water storage opportunities.
  
• Aug 25 work session — still no agenda.
  
• Speaker sign-up closes 5:30 PM Tuesday, Aug 18.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council not moving forward with paid-parking pilot program — 9News
- Fort Collins delays plans to charge for parking in popular Northern Colorado shopping district — CBS Colorado (Aug 13, 2026)
- Aug 18 Regular Meeting agenda — Municode HTML
- Council Meetings — participation and sign-up

2026-08-17

• Meeting is tomorrow. Speaker sign-up closes 5:30 PM Tuesday at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings. Proclamations 5:00 PM, meeting 6:00 PM, Council Chambers, 300 Laporte Ave. Phone: 720-928-9299, Meeting ID 982-4141-6497. Written comment to cityleaders@fortcollins.gov, no deadline. Item G is general public comment on any topic.
  
• Agenda re-checked, fourth time — still 25 consent, one discussion item. New details on this read:
  
  • #26 (discussion), Ord. 101 — the ADU Grant Program appropriation is $157,000 DOLA grant plus an $83,000 local match, $240,000 total. Prior entries had only the DOLA figure.
    
  • Ord. 100 was updated between first and second reading to add further fund transfers. It sits on consent.
    
  • Consent also carries a water exchange agreement with Cargill, Inc., a Rigden Farm pig-grazing proposal for weed control, and changes to liquor license exemptions — none previously listed.
    
  • The seven grant-revenue appropriation ordinances break out as radon, homeland security, LEAF, CDOT, CCTAP, and clean fleet vehicles.
    
• Aug 25 work session — still no agenda. Nothing posted between Aug 26 and Sept 10.
  
• Still not on any agenda: tobacco/kratom licensing, surveillance policy, the September parking fine increases.
  

Sources:
- Aug 18 Regular Meeting agenda — Municode HTML
- Calendar — Fort Collins Municode
- Council Meetings — participation and sign-up

2026-08-18

Fifth read of tonight's agenda, hours before the meeting. Structure holds — 25 consent items, one discussion item — but two funding details sharpened.

• The ADU match comes out of the 2050 Climate Tax. Ord. 101's $83,000 local match isn't general fund; it's Fund 256. Total still $240,000 ($157,000 DOLA + $83,000).
  
• Ord. 100's between-readings amendment is specific: transfers $280,121 from Fund 256 (2050 Climate Tax) and $7,000 from Fund 100 for clean fleet vehicle match and upfit allocations, per a revised table. On consent.
  
• Ordinances 090, 092, 094, and 095 — part of the criminal code / municipal court sentencing rewrite in item #9 — were also revised after first reading, for internal consistency and minor corrections. On consent.
  

Participation, tonight:
- Speaker sign-up closes 5:30 PM at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings
- Written comment: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov (no deadline)
- Proclamations 5:00 PM, meeting 6:00 PM, Council Chambers, 300 Laporte Ave
- Phone 720-928-9299, Meeting ID 982-4141-6497. Zoom, FCTV Channels 14 & 881.
- Item G is general public comment, any topic.

Aug 25 work session: agenda still not posted. Expected Thursday Aug 20, 5 PM.
Aug 27, 5:00 PM: Urban Renewal Authority Board meeting on the calendar, no materials yet.

Sources:
- Aug 18 agenda — Municode HTML
- Fort Collins meeting portal — Municode

2026-08-19

• Last night's meeting happened; no results published. No minutes, summary, or results document posted to the Aug 18 meeting page — only the pre-meeting agenda and packet. No press coverage of the meeting. Outcome of Ord. 101 (the $240,000 ADU appropriation, second reading, the night's only discussion item) is not yet public. Minutes typically post ahead of the next regular meeting.
  
• Aug 25 work session — agenda still not posted. Due Thursday Aug 20, 5 PM.
  
• Nothing on the calendar past Aug 25. No September regular meeting posted yet; Sept 1 is the first Tuesday. The Aug 27 Urban Renewal Authority Board meeting no longer appears on the Municode council calendar listing.
  

Sources:
- Aug 18 Regular Meeting detail page — Municode
- Aug 25 Work Session detail page — Municode
- Calendar — Fort Collins Municode

2026-08-20

• Aug 18 action agenda and meeting video are now posted — but no minutes. The action agenda is PDF-only and did not machine-read, so Ord. 101 (the $240,000 ADU appropriation) still has no confirmed vote in this file. Both documents are linked below; the video is the fastest way to the answer.
  
  • Action agenda: 2026-08-18actionagenda.pdf
    
  • Video: reflect-vod-fcgov.cablecast.tv — show 3037
    
• Aug 25 work session — agenda still not posted as of midnight. Deadline is today, Thursday Aug 20, 5 PM. Work session = discussion only, no votes, no public comment.
  
• Aug 27, 5:00 PM — Urban Renewal Authority Board is back on the calendar. No agenda posted.
  
• Sept 1, 6:00 PM — Regular Meeting now listed. No agenda posted; due Thursday Aug 27, 5 PM. This is the next meeting that carries votes and public comment.
  
• Speaker sign-up for a regular meeting closes 5:30 PM the day of. Written comment to cityleaders@fortcollins.gov anytime.
  

Sources:
- Aug 18 Regular Meeting detail page — Municode
- Aug 25 Work Session detail page — Municode
- Sept 1 Regular Meeting detail page — Municode
- Agendas/Minutes — Fort Collins Municode

2026-08-21

Aug 25 Work Session Agenda Posted — Two Items, Both Growth/Utilities

Tuesday Aug 25, 6:00 PM, Council Information Center (CIC), 300 Laporte Ave. Work session — discussion only, no votes, no public comment.

Item 1 — Proposed Wholesale Water Agreement with ELCO to Serve Montava. Staff will walk Council through the legal, financial, administrative, water resources and infrastructure arrangements between East Larimer County Water District, the City water utility, and Montava — the 4,000+ unit mixed-use development in northeast Fort Collins. Covers both indoor potable and outdoor non-potable supply. ELCO has issued a will-serve letter for the full development. Background: Northern Water previously rejected a draft covering roughly two-thirds of Montava's treated water need as inconsistent with its Colorado-Big Thompson share policy; one structure under discussion has Montava buying water credits from Fort Collins, which then transfers its own water to ELCO.

Item 2 — Data Center Information and Potential Next Steps. Staff will cover how data centers align (or don't) with the Land Use Code, potential next steps, and how the Platte River Power Authority Large Load Policy affects regional development. The packet includes a Larimer County draft report as an attachment — the city item is landing the same day the county's moratorium expires.

Neither item is a vote. Both preview ordinances that would carry public comment later.

Detail gap: the agenda item summaries, the presentations, and the county draft report are PDF-only and would not machine-read. Only the agenda-level descriptions above are confirmed. No megawatt figures, water volumes, dollar amounts, or proposed code language verified.

Aug 18 Outcomes — Still Unread

Second run in a row the action agenda PDF would not extract. Ord. 101 (the $240,000 ADU appropriation), Ord. 104, Ord. 109, Ord. 110, Res. 2026-103, and Res. 2026-104 outcomes remain unconfirmed. No minutes posted.

Calendar

• Aug 25, 6:00 PM — Work Session (above)
  
• Aug 27, 5:00 PM — Urban Renewal Authority Board; agenda and packet now posted
  
• Sept 1, 6:00 PM — Regular Meeting; no agenda yet, due Thursday Aug 27, 5 PM. Next meeting carrying votes and public comment.
  

Still not on any agenda: September parking fine increases, tobacco/kratom licensing, surveillance policy.

How to Participate

• Speak: sign up online by 5:30 PM the day of the meeting — fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings. Work sessions take no public comment; this applies to the Sept 1 regular meeting.
  
• Write: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov, anytime.
  
• Watch: Zoom and FCTV Channels 14 & 881.
  

Sources:
- Aug 25 Work Session agenda (HTML)
- Aug 25 Work Session packet (PDF)
- Data Center agenda item summary (PDF)
- Larimer County draft report attachment (PDF)
- Montava/ELCO agenda item summary (PDF)
- Fort Collins Municode meeting portal
- Montava Development Proposal — Our City

2026-08-22

Aug 27 URA Board — Eminent Domain on the Table at 1630 N. College

Thursday Aug 27, 5:00 PM, City Council Chambers, 300 Laporte Ave. Agenda and packet posted.

The meeting is nearly empty except for one thing. Past minutes approval (July 23) is the only regular business. Under Other Business, item 2 is a motion to go into executive session regarding 1630 North College Avenue — noticed for potential real property acquisition, eminent domain, legal advice, and negotiation positions. North College Urban Renewal Plan area. No dollar figure, no acreage, no owner named.

Executive session means the substance won't be public. Public participation is taken before it — three minutes per speaker, sign in at the table in the back of the room. That comment period is the only point of entry on this. Language access: 48 hours notice, 970.221.6515.

Aug 25 Work Session — Item Text Confirmed

Tuesday Aug 25, 6:00 PM. Discussion only. No votes, no public comment.

B.1 — Proposed Wholesale Water Agreement with ELCO to Serve Montava. Verbatim: "to explain at a high-level the proposed arrangements (legal, financial, administrative, water resources and infrastructure) between East Larimer Water District (ELCO), the City water utility (the City), and Montava, to provide affordable and sustainable in-door water supply to Montava, a 4000+ unit mixed use development in northeast Fort Collins."

B.2 — Data Center Information and Potential Next Steps. Verbatim: "to provide information on data centers, including how they might align or not align with the Land Use Code, potential next steps, and how the Platte River Power Authority (PRPA) Large Load Policy impacts development in the region."

Still no megawatt figures, water volumes, staff names, or item times — those live in the PDF attachments, which will not machine-read. The attached Larimer County draft report remains unreadable too, which matters more this run: statewide reporting says the county extended its moratorium to February while county pages still say it lapses Aug 25 (see Larimer County Commissioner - Jody Shadduck McNally). That attachment likely settles it and can't be opened.

Aug 18 Outcomes — Third Run, Still Unread

The action agenda is posted and still won't extract. Direct fetch returns raw PDF object streams. Outcomes on the ADU grant appropriation (Ord. 101, $240,000), Ord. 104 Land Bank, Linden Street interim parking (Res. 2026-103 + Ord. 110, $112,438), the seven municipal court/criminal code ordinances, Ord. 109 and Res. 2026-104 all remain unconfirmed. Minutes are not posted for Aug 18 or for the Aug 11 work session.

Sept 1 Regular Meeting

No agenda yet. Due Thursday Aug 27, 5:00 PM, when the speaker portal opens. Next meeting carrying votes and public comment. Speaker sign-up closes 5:30 PM Tuesday Sept 1 at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings. Written comment: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov. The agenda planning calendar on fortcollins.gov returns 403 to fetchers, so no advance preview of what lands on it.

Still not on any agenda: September parking fine increases, tobacco/kratom licensing, and the citywide surveillance policy promised after the June 6-1 vote killing the Flock contract.

Sources:
- Aug 27 URA Board agenda (HTML)
- Aug 27 URA Board packet (PDF)
- Aug 25 Work Session agenda (HTML)
- Aug 18 action agenda (PDF)
- Fort Collins Municode meeting portal
- After ending Flock contract, Fort Collins begins surveillance policy review — 9News

2026-08-23

Aug 18 — Full Item List Recovered, Outcomes Still Not

The agenda HTML parsed this run. It resolves the shape of the meeting even though the action agenda PDF still won't extract.

Everything was consent except one item. Items 1–25 all sat on the consent calendar, including the ones tracked here: Ord. 104 (ARPA → Land Bank, #17), Res. 2026-103 + Ord. 110 (Linden Street interim parking, #23), Ords. 089–095 (municipal court sentencing and criminal code rewrite, #9), Ord. 109 (ethics/councilmember contact reporting, #22), Res. 2026-104 (Code of Conduct amendments, #24).

The single discussion item was #26, Second Reading of Ord. 101 — the ADU grant program appropriation, $157,000 DOLA + $83,000 from the 2050 Climate Tax = $240,000.

Three items not previously logged:

• #16, Ord. 103 — appropriation from CCIP sales tax reserves (first reading).
  
• #25, Res. 2026-105 — support for a GOCO Land Acquisition Grant.
  
• Under Other Business: two executive sessions — one on Economic Development Incentive Negotiations, one on Water Storage Projects. Neither appeared on a prior agenda tracked here. The water storage session sits a week ahead of the Aug 25 work session on the ELCO/Montava wholesale water agreement.
  

Also on the agenda: a Rental Housing Program Update staff report, and a proclamation declaring Aug 26, 2026 Women's Equality Day.

How the votes went is still unknown. The action agenda PDF returns raw object streams on every fetch path tried; minutes are posted for neither Aug 18 nor the Aug 11 work session.

Aug 25 Work Session — The Attached County Report Is Now Moot

The Larimer County draft report attached to item B.2 still won't machine-read, but the question it was going to answer got settled elsewhere: the county extended its data center moratorium July 13, through Feb 25, 2027 — see Larimer County Commissioner - Jody Shadduck McNally. B.2 lands with the county pause running another six months, not expiring the same day as the work session.

B.1 (ELCO/Montava wholesale water) and B.2 (data centers, Land Use Code, PRPA Large Load Policy) unchanged. Tuesday 6:00 PM, discussion only, no votes and no public comment.

District 5 Listening Session Held Aug 22

Councilmember Amy Hoeven held an informal community listening session Saturday Aug 22. District 5, not yours. Nelsen has not announced one for District 6.

Sources:
- Aug 18 Regular Meeting agenda (HTML)
- Aug 25 Work Session packet (HTML)
- Councilmember Hoeven to Host Listening Session: Aug. 22 — City of Fort Collins
- Fort Collins Municode meeting portal

2026-08-24

Aug 18 Regular Meeting — Outcomes, Finally

The action agenda read this run. Every item passed.

Roll call 6-0 — one of the seven seats was not present; the action agenda doesn't say which. Consent calendar (items 1–25) adopted 6-0. Nothing was pulled for discussion. Adjourned 9:14 p.m.

Item 26, Ord. 101 (ADU Grant Program) — Adopted on Second Reading. The only planned discussion item. $157,000 DOLA grant plus $83,000 from the 2050 City Climate Tax for the cost-share = the $240,000 tracked here. Funds ADU design plans and eligible fee waivers.

Ord. 098 — 314 N. Howes conveyance to Housing Catalyst: adopted on second reading, on consent. No recusal appears in the record. Nelsen sits on the Housing Catalyst board. Current tenant EcoThrift's lease expires Sept 30, 2026; Housing Catalyst exercised its purchase option June 9.

Both executive sessions approved — economic development incentives (three separate Fort Collins projects) and water storage projects.

Items on that agenda not previously logged here:

• Ord. 099 — Addition of Permitted Use, Rigden Farm Sixth Filing: up to 15 pigs grazing 0.8 acres of a 3.96-acre HOA park to eat down a kochia seedbank, two-to-five-year term, electric fence by Modification of Standard. Planning & Zoning recommended it 5-1 on June 18. Staff noted significant public comment, some neighbors objecting on odor, noise, and trust grounds. Adopted on consent — which means the public hearing is deemed opened and closed on the written record alone.
  
• Ord. 105 — Vine and Timberline rail grade separation: $113,098 TCEF for an all-purpose easement at the southeast corner of Timberline and Vine, to elevate Timberline over Vine Drive and the BNSF rail yard.
  
• Ord. 106 — $26,860 Colorado State Patrol BATTLE auto-theft grant, police overtime.
  
• Ord. 107 — $8,122 SIPA micro-grant for an accessibility audit of Municipal Court digital services.
  
• Ord. 108 — expands the 500-foot liquor-license buffer exemption beyond CSU to other schools and colleges siting in mixed-use or commercial areas.
  
• Ord. 100 (Clean Fleet, $1.8M) was amended between first and second reading to add $280,121 from Fund 256 (2050 Climate Tax) and $7,000 from Fund 100.
  

Aug 25 Work Session — Both Items Read

Tuesday 6:00 PM, Council Information Center, 300 Laporte. Discussion only, no votes, no public comment. Cablecast FCTV 14 & 881; livestream at fortcollins.gov/fctv.

B.1 — Wholesale water agreement with ELCO to serve Montava. Staff: Nicole Poncelet-Johnson (One Water Executive Director), Joe Wimmer (Deputy Director, Utility Finance). Montava is 4,000+ units in northeast Fort Collins, inside city limits but inside ELCO's service area. After 18 months of negotiation, the City would sell wholesale treated Colorado-Big Thompson water to ELCO, which distributes it for indoor demand; Montava residents stay ELCO customers, ELCO reimburses the City monthly. Two contracts: a Wholesale Contract (ELCO–City) and a Non-potable Contract (ELCO–City–developer–Montava Metro District).

Staff list the risks plainly: increased demand on existing City supply and a slight decrease in firm yield, less redundancy from strict C-BT use, up-front cost of a City–ELCO interconnect, and a complex agreement to administer. Listed benefit: it reduces claims in a pending water court case. Council is asked whether it supports the arrangement. An ordinance authorizing signature comes back "within the next few months."

B.2 — Data centers. Staff: Dean Klingner (Deputy City Manager), Ginny Sawyer (Assistant to the City Manager). The numbers that matter:

• Fort Collins peak demand is about 325 MW on a hot day. A hyperscale facility can want 100+ MW. The City's existing largest customers run 12–25 MW.
  
• The Land Use Code does not define "data center." An application today would go through Addition of Permitted Use.
  
• Staff judgment: it's unlikely Fort Collins sees anything larger than a colocation-type facility, because larger projects cluster where land and incentives are.
  
• PRPA's Large Load Policy defines large load as more than 10 MW and requires new large loads to "pay their own way" — infrastructure investment, formal agreements, financial security, process checkpoints. By that definition the City already has large-load customers.
  
• Water: the City's top users run 5–10 million gallons annually.
  
• Staff expect data center bills in the 2027 state legislative session; 2026's proposals ranged from incentivizing to banning.
  

Staff's recommended next steps: create definitions and thresholds for acceptable uses, consider additional regulatory requirements, keep participating in regional conversations. No ordinance date offered.

The attached Larimer County draft framework is broken out under Larimer County Commissioner - Jody Shadduck McNally.

Sources:
- Aug 18 Action Agenda (PDF)
- Aug 25 Work Session packet (PDF)
- Aug 25 Work Session agenda (HTML)
- Fort Collins Municode meeting portal

2026-08-27

URA Board meets tonight — 5:00 PM

Thursday, Aug 27, 5:00 PM, City Council Chambers, 300 Laporte Ave. The agenda is thin and the substance is behind closed doors:

• Item 1 (discussion): approve minutes of the July 23, 2026 meeting.
  
• Item 2 (other business): motion to go into executive session on 1630 North College Avenue in the North College Urban Renewal Plan area — potential real property acquisition, eminent domain, legal advice, and negotiating positions.
  

Note the address shift. The July 23 work session covered a 1636 N. College master plan; this is 1630 N. College, and eminent domain is now named in the motion. Whether these are the same assemblage isn't stated on the agenda.

Public participation is at the top of the meeting, before the executive session — item D, three-minute limit, timer buzzes at 30 seconds left, sign in at the back of the room. There is no online sign-up for URA meetings the way there is for Council. Nothing will be voted on in public tonight, so comment during item D is the only opening.

Sept 1 Regular Meeting — agenda posts 5:00 PM today

The September calendar shows the meeting at 6:00 PM Tuesday, Sept 1, but no agenda documents were attached as of this check. Agendas post Thursday at 5:00 PM, which is today — check after 5.

Speaker sign-up opens when the agenda posts and closes at 5:30 PM on Sept 1. Sign up at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings. Written comment: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov, or City Manager's Office, 300 Laporte Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80521. Watch on FCTV channels 14 and 881 or Zoom.

Calendar anomaly worth verifying. The portal's September listing shows only two Council meetings: Sept 1 (Regular) and Sept 15 (Work Session). Under the normal 1st-and-3rd-Tuesday rule, Sept 15 should be a Regular Meeting and Sept 8 / Sept 22 should be Work Sessions. Either the calendar is incomplete this far out or the fall budget schedule has rearranged things. If it holds, Sept 1 is the only meeting with votes until October.

Tooling note: the portal row for Sept 1 surfaced meeting id 52a498d84582484898942b48a6c6ccfc, but fetching that id returns the June 2, 2026 agenda. Meeting ids scraped out of the portal listing can be mismatched — always confirm the date printed on the agenda before trusting it.

Aug 25 work session — still no outcome coverage

Two days on, no reporting on what direction Council gave on the ELCO/Montava wholesale water agreement or on data centers. Neither BizWest nor the Coloradoan has run an outcome piece. The staff-side content is in the Aug 24 entry above; what Council actually said is still unknown.

Sources:
- Aug 27 URA Board agenda (HTML)
- Fort Collins Municode meeting portal
- September 2026 meeting calendar

2026-08-28

The Sept 1 agenda posted — 26 items, all consent, no discussion items

The agenda is up: Tuesday, Sept 1, 6:00 PM, Council Chambers, 300 Laporte + Zoom. Confirmed against the date printed on the agenda itself; meeting id 633f7f0d59c94f8cb8e4de72af44dcf2.

There are no Planned Discussion Items. Section O exists but is empty. Every substantive item — 9 second readings, 13 first readings, 7 resolutions — sits on the consent calendar, which passes as a single vote without individual presentation or item-specific public comment.

That shapes how to participate. On a consent item the openings are: general public comment near the top of the meeting, or getting a councilmember to pull the item to discussion. A pulled item gets a staff presentation, three-minute public comment, and its own vote. Asking Nelsen to pull an item is the lever, and it has to happen before Tuesday.

The items worth a District 6 resident's attention

Ordinance No. 118 — Land Use Code, review type for residential uses (first reading). "Amending the Land Use Code of the City of Fort Collins to Change the Type of Review for Certain Residential Uses." Staff recommends moving single-unit and multi-unit dwelling review to Basic Development Review in most zones, keeping fuller review in commercial and employment districts where denser development is envisioned.

Basic Development Review is the administrative track — staff decision, no Planning and Zoning Commission hearing. This changes how much public process a residential project in your neighborhood gets. It is on consent, on first reading, with no staff presentation scheduled.

Ordinance No. 120 + Resolution 2026-110 — Montava, second amendments. Both extend the contingency for closing of the developer's purchase from the Anheuser-Busch Foundation by up to two additional years — one amends the PUD Master Plan Development Agreement, the other the agreement securing public benefits.

This is not the ELCO wholesale water item from the Aug 25 work session. That is a separate authorizing ordinance still described as returning "within the next few months." Two Montava items on two tracks; Tuesday's vote is not the water decision.

Resolution 2026-111 — Strauss Lakes Annexation. Finding substantial compliance and initiating annexation proceedings for 147.499 acres northeast of Horsetooth Road and Ziegler Road, proposed LMN/MMN zoning. This is the initiating step; annexation and zoning hearings follow.

Ordinance No. 109 — ethics rules, councilmember contact reporting (second reading). Amends Chapter 2, Article VII, Division 2 on Councilmember obligations to report contacts with City staff about non-routine City matters, per Ethics Review Board recommendations. Second reading, so first reading passed Aug 18.

Resolution 2026-112 — amended Council Rules of Procedure. Updates the rules governing conduct of Council meetings and work sessions. These rules set public comment length and format.

Ordinance No. 116 — Extended Producer Responsibility, $5,525,525. Unanticipated revenue appropriated for recycling education and outreach and to offset residential curbside collection costs.

Also on consent: Ordinance No. 103, CCIP sales tax reserves for Affordable Housing (second reading); Ordinance No. 110, Linden Street Interim Parking (second reading); Ordinance No. 117, residential waste collection program, clarifying City Manager authority to approve contract amendments.

Proclamations at 5:00 PM, before the 6:00 business meeting: Suicide Prevention Month and National Preparedness Month.

How to act before Tuesday

• Speak: online sign-up is open now and closes 5:30 PM Tuesday, Sept 1 — fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings. One opportunity per speaker.
  
• Write: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov reaches all seven; anelsen@fortcollins.gov / 970-817-8784 for Nelsen directly. Mail: City Manager's Office, 300 Laporte Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80521.
  
• Ask for a pull: name the ordinance number in the request.
  
• Watch: FCTV channels 14 and 881, or Zoom.
  

Still not on any agenda: the citywide surveillance policy promised after June's 6-1 vote ending the Flock contract, September parking fine increases, and tobacco/kratom licensing.

The 1630 N. College eminent domain authority already exists — since May

Yesterday's URA executive session read as an early-stage acquisition discussion. It isn't. Resolution No. 164, adopted at a regular URA meeting on May 28, 2026, already did the substantive work:

• Affirms the blight determination on 1630 N. College based on a 2026 Condition Survey Update, confirming the 2004 finding still applies.
  
• Authorizes acquisition by eminent domain (Section 4), resting on City Council's December 21, 2004 authorization for the North College Plan Area.
  
• Appropriates $1,050,000 as a supplemental 2026 budget amendment for the acquisition (Section 9).
  
• Records that good-faith negotiations "have not resulted in an executed purchase and sale agreement." Negotiations had been authorized in February 2023 under Resolution 2023-124.
  
• Section 5: acquisition is for preventing or eliminating blight "without regard to the economic performance of the property to be acquired."
  
• Sections 6 and 7 state the URA does not expect to relocate any individuals, families, or businesses — Section 3 notes the site has no existing business.
  

Sequence: negotiations authorized Feb 2023 → failed → eminent domain and $1.05M authorized May 28, 2026 → executive session Aug 27, 2026 on negotiating positions. The public decision was made in May.

Caveat: this is the resolution as it appeared in the meeting packet, signature block unexecuted — normal for an agenda attachment. Adoption is consistent with BizWest's May 28 story, but the certified adopted version hasn't been confirmed.

Aug 25 work session — still no outcome coverage

Three days on. Nothing from BizWest or the Coloradoan on what direction Council gave on ELCO/Montava wholesale water or on data center definitions and thresholds. No votes were taken, so there is no action agenda to read either.

Sources:
- Sept 1, 2026 Council Regular Meeting agenda (HTML)
- Fort Collins Municode meeting portal
- URA Resolution No. 164 — eminent domain, 1630 N. College (packet PDF)
- Fort Collins URA may expand redevelopment site through eminent domain — BizWest (May 28)

2026-08-29

Sept 1 agenda re-verified — unchanged, and here is the whole thing

Re-fetched the Sept 1 agenda; date on the document confirms Tuesday, September 1, 2026, City Council Regular Meeting. No items added or removed since Thursday's posting, and Section O (Planned Discussion Items) is still empty. All 26 items pass in one vote unless a councilmember pulls one.

The full consent calendar, so nothing hides in a summary:

1. Approval of Aug 18, 2026 Regular Meeting minutes
   
2. Ord. 103 (2nd) — CCIP sales tax reserves for Affordable Housing
   
3. Ord. 104 (2nd) — ARPA funds transfer for the Land Bank Program
   
4. Ord. 105 (2nd) — Vine and Timberline rail grade separation
   
5. Ord. 106 (2nd) — BATTLE grant funds appropriation
   
6. Ord. 107 (2nd) — Statewide Internet Portal Authority micro-grant
   
7. Ord. 108 (2nd) — liquor license distance exemption expansion
   
8. Ord. 109 (2nd) — ethics rules, councilmember reporting of contacts with City staff
   
9. Ord. 110 (2nd) — Linden Street interim parking project
   
10. Ord. 111 (1st) — Utilities systems projects funding
    
11. Ords. 112 & 113 (1st) — HUD CDBG and HOME grant appropriations
    
12. Ord. 114 (1st) — Art in Public Places Master Plan
    
13. Ord. 115 (1st) — Colorado Parks and Wildlife fishing grant
    
14. Ord. 116 (1st) — $5,525,525 Extended Producer Responsibility program funds
    
15. Ord. 117 (1st) — residential waste collection program update
    
16. Ord. 118 (1st) — residential development review level changes
    
17. Ord. 119 (1st) — North Mason stormwater project contract
    
18. Ord. 120 (1st) — Montava PUD Master Plan amendment
    
19. Ord. 121 (1st) — easement conveyance on parks property
    
20. Ord. 122 (1st) — board member residency requirements
    
21. Res. 2026-106, 2026-107 & Ord. 123 (1st) — wastewater system improvements
    
22. Res. 2026-108 — Mariposa Park artwork commission
    
23. Res. 2026-109 — water efficiency incentives portal agreement
    
24. Res. 2026-110 — Montava PUD Public Benefits Agreement amendment
    
25. Res. 2026-111 — Strauss Lakes annexation proceedings, 147.499 acres
    
26. Res. 2026-112 — Council meeting Rules of Procedure amendment
    

Ordinance 118 remains the one that changes a District 6 resident's standing — moving single-unit and multi-unit residential review to Basic Development Review means a staff decision with no Planning and Zoning Commission hearing in most zones. It is a first reading on consent with no staff presentation scheduled.

Ord. 117 and Ord. 122 are new to this file. Residential waste collection is the contracted trash and recycling program; Ord. 122 changes residency requirements for City board and commission members — the pipeline into every advisory board, moving on consent with no discussion.

To change any of this: ask a councilmember to pull the item by number before Tuesday. A pulled item gets a staff presentation, three-minute public comment, and its own vote. Nelsen — anelsen@fortcollins.gov, 970-817-8784. All seven — cityleaders@fortcollins.gov. General public comment requires sign-up by 5:30 PM Tuesday at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings.

September calendar anomaly — third check, unchanged

The Municode calendar still lists only two Council meetings in September: Sept 1 Regular and Sept 15 Work Session. Sept 15 is the third Tuesday and would normally be a Regular Meeting. Neither has downloadable materials linked from the month view. If this holds, Sept 1 is the last meeting with votes until October — which makes a pull request on Ord. 118 time-sensitive rather than deferrable.

Sources:
- Sept 1, 2026 Council Regular Meeting agenda (HTML)
- September 2026 calendar — Fort Collins Municode portal

2026-08-30

The September Calendar Resolved: Sept 1 Is the Last Vote Until October

A Sept 8 City Council Work Session appeared on the Municode portal since Friday. September now reads:

Sept 15 is the third Tuesday and would normally be a Regular Meeting. It is not. Both remaining September Council meetings are Work Sessions, so Sept 1 is the last meeting with votes until October. The three-run hedge on this can be dropped — the calendar now shows the full month and there is no second Regular Meeting in it.

A Building Review Commission meeting also sits at Sept 8, 6:00 PM. No agenda is posted for either Sept 8 meeting yet; work session materials post Thursday 5 PM, so expect Sept 3.

Section O Confirmed Empty — Exact Text

Re-fetched and read directly rather than inferred. Section O) Consideration of Items Planned for Discussion contains only procedural boilerplate — "The method of debate for discussion items is as follows:" followed by a numbered process outline. No items are listed under it. All 26 items pass in a single vote unless a councilmember pulls one.

Two Consent Items With More Behind Them Than the Titles Show

Item 16 — Land Use Code Amendment for Residential Uses Review (Ord. 118). New detail that changes how this reads: the Planning and Zoning Commission voted 5-0 in support, and the version moving forward is staff's recommended alternative, not the broader change originally requested. Commercial and employment districts are excluded, preserving higher-density expectations in those corridors per City Plan.

What it still does: moves review of single-unit, attached, two-unit, multi-unit, and mixed-use dwellings to Basic Development Review in most zones — a staff-level decision with no Planning and Zoning Commission hearing. First reading, on consent, no presentation. The narrowing is real, but the loss of a public hearing step for residential projects in most zones is the part a District 6 resident would notice.

Item 21 — Wastewater System Improvements Financing. Three linked pieces on consent:

• Resolution 2026-106 — declaring intent to reimburse capital expenditures from a future bond issuance. This is the procedural step that precedes borrowing; it preserves the city's ability to pay itself back out of bond proceeds later.
  
• Resolution 2026-107 — accepting a grant from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs Energy and Mineral Impact Assistance Fund. Amount not stated in the agenda description.
  
• Ordinance 123 — appropriating funds for the Septage Receiving Facility Project, from the DOLA grant and Wastewater Fund reserves.
  

Part of the Wastewater Utility Capital Improvement Plan. A reimbursement resolution is the earliest public signal of a coming wastewater bond, which is the kind of thing that shows up in utility rates years later. It is moving without discussion.

To Pull an Item

Ask a councilmember to pull it from consent by ordinance number before adoption of the Consent Calendar (Section I). Ord. 118 is the item most affecting a District 6 resident; Item 21 is the one with the longest financial tail.

• Nelsen: anelsen@fortcollins.gov · 970-817-8784
  
• All seven: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov
  
• Speaker sign-up closes 5:30 PM Tue Sept 1: fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings
  

Still not on any agenda: the citywide surveillance policy promised after June's 6-1 Flock vote, September parking fine increases, tobacco/kratom licensing.

Sources:
- Sept 1, 2026 Council Regular Meeting agenda (HTML)
- September 2026 calendar — Fort Collins Municode portal
- Agendas/Minutes — Fort Collins Municode portal

2026-08-31

Three Consent Items This File Never Listed — Including One That Rewrites Council's Own Meeting Rules

The Sept 1 agenda has been cited here three times as "26 consent items." The count was right; the list was not. Reading the agenda through to the end this run surfaced items 24, 25, and 26, none of which have appeared in any prior entry. Verbatim titles:

The prior numbering here was also off. The agenda's own numbering puts Res. 2026-108 at item 22 and Res. 2026-109 at 23, with the three above at 24, 25, 26. Item 26 is the last consent item on the agenda.

Resolution 2026-112 — Council Is Changing Its Meeting Rules, On Consent, With One Sentence of Explanation

The entire published description is: "The purpose of this item is to consider an update to the Council Meeting Rules of Procedure." No executive summary. No attachments or supporting documents are linked to this item in the HTML agenda — checked directly. What is being changed is not stated anywhere fetchable.

The Rules of Procedure govern public comment order and duration, how the presiding officer allots speaking time, how items get pulled from consent, and how work sessions run. Those are the exact mechanics this file publishes every run. A change to them moving on consent, unexplained, at the last voting meeting before October, is worth a question regardless of what the change turns out to be.

Ask Nelsen before Tuesday: what does Res. 2026-112 change, and does any part of it touch public comment or consent-calendar pulls? The full text is in the meeting packet — a ~10 MB PDF that exceeded fetch limits here. The City Clerk's Office can send the redline: 970-221-6515.

Resolution 2026-111 — Strauss Lakes: 147 Acres, ~1,300 Homes, Annexation Clock Starts Tuesday

Location: northeast of Horsetooth Road and Ziegler Road. 147.499 acres, requested zoning Low Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood and Medium Density Mixed-Use Neighborhood, consistent with the City Structure Plan Map. Voluntary annexation; applicant is Cottonwood Lands and Farms.

The project as proposed: a walkable mixed-use neighborhood, ~1,300 dwelling units, a 6.91-acre neighborhood commercial center, trails, neighborhood parks and open space, a component of affordable and attainable housing, adjoining a future 60-acre municipal community park. An Overall Development Plan is submitted, and the applicant is requesting modifications to Land Use Code standards to allow more building types and higher density.

Tuesday's vote is procedural, not the decision — it finds substantial compliance and initiates proceedings. The sequence that matters:

• Thu Sept 17 — Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation
  
• Tue Oct 6 — City Council decision on annexation and zoning
  

Comment is open now and does not have to wait for either hearing:

• Email: devreviewcomments@fortcollins.gov
  
• Project page: ourcity.fcgov.com/strauss-lakes
  
• Neighborhood Development Liaison: Emily Myler — emyler@fortcollins.gov
  
• Principal City Planner: Kim Meyer — kmeyer@fcgov.com
  

Resolution 2026-110 — Montava Buys Two More Years

The second amendment extends the contingency for closing of the development's purchase from the Anheuser-Busch Foundation for up to two additional years. That is the substance: the land deal underneath Montava has not closed, and Tuesday's vote gives it until roughly 2028.

It sits next to Ordinance 120 (item 19, Montava PUD Master Plan Development Agreement Amendment) on the same consent calendar. Both are Montava. The Aug 25 work session discussion of the Montava/ELCO wholesale water agreement, and the authorizing ordinance due "in the next few months," remain separate and still uncovered.

Ordinance 118 — Numbering Correction

It is item 16, not 17. Substance unchanged and re-verified: moves single-unit, single-unit attached, two-unit, multi-unit and mixed-use dwellings to Basic Development Review in most zones, excluding commercial and employment districts. The agenda states plainly that staff's recommendation differs from what the Ad Hoc Committee originally requested, which would have applied the change citywide.

To Act Before 5:30 PM Tuesday

Section O remains empty; all 26 items pass in one vote unless pulled. Ask by resolution or ordinance number, before Section I.

• Nelsen: anelsen@fortcollins.gov · 970-817-8784
  
• All seven: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov
  
• Speaker sign-up, closes 5:30 PM Tue Sept 1: fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings
  
• Watch: FCTV 14 / 881, or Zoom — https://zoom.us/j/98241416497
  

Sources:
- Sept 1, 2026 Regular Meeting agenda (HTML)
- Strauss Lakes Development Proposal — OurCity Fort Collins
- Fort Collins meeting portal

2026-09-01

Resolution 2026-112 — the redline is readable, and it is a rewrite of the rules governing public comment and public conduct.

Item 26 on tonight's consent calendar. Staff lead: Rupa Venkatesh, Assistant City Manager. Staff recommends adoption. City Financial Impacts: None. Board/Commission Recommendation: None. Public Outreach: None. The rules were last amended December 17, 2024 (Resolution 2024-148). The item has already been revised once — the agenda notes it was amended to update page 5 of Exhibit A.

The change rewrites Section 4 (public comment) and Section 5 (public conduct) in full. Sections 1, 2, 3, and 6 through 8 are untouched.

The legal frame it establishes

Section 4 now opens with Findings and Purpose declaring Council meetings a "limited public forum established for the orderly conduct of the City's business." That is the doctrinal category that lets a government body regulate speech at a meeting so long as the rules are reasonable and viewpoint neutral. Five stated interests: a safe, orderly, accessible environment; the ability of all persons to observe; fair and meaningful participation; an atmosphere of civility respectful of diverse opinions; and efficient completion of City business.

What loosens

• The 5:30 PM sign-up deadline gets two exceptions. New: "If time allows, the presiding officer may allow speakers who have not signed up in advance the opportunity to provide public comment"; and for procedural or off-agenda items, the presiding officer may authorize additional comment. Today that deadline is absolute.
  
• Your address becomes optional. Old rule: speakers "will be asked to provide their full name and general address." New: "name and, if they choose, their residential address."
  
• The ban on "personal, impertinent, profane, vulgar, slanderous, intimidating or harassing remarks" is struck entirely. That standard — content-based and almost certainly unconstitutional after Norse and its progeny — is replaced by a conduct test: disruption means conduct that "actually and materially interferes with, delays, or impedes" the meeting.
  
• New protective sentence: "Public comments that express disagreement, criticism, or unpopular viewpoints, in and of themselves, do not constitute disruption."
  
• Enforcement is bounded: "The presiding officer may not restrict speech based on the viewpoint expressed by the speaker." Removal under Section 5 "shall occur only after a warning and an opportunity to comply, unless immediate action is reasonably necessary."
  
• The City must keep records of enforcement actions "when practicable" — in both Section 4.i and Section 5.k.
  
• Recording is liberalized. The old rule confined recording to a small unobtrusive device used from the lectern, from the speaker line, or standing at the back behind all seated persons. New rule: audio and video recording is permitted generally, if unobtrusive and not blocking sightlines.
  
• Additional speaking time may be granted to accommodate disability or language translation.
  
• Repetition: "speakers shall avoid lengthy repetition" becomes "may be asked by the presiding officer to avoid substantial repetition."
  
• Using a Councilmember's official title and directing comments to the body change from mandates to encouragements.
  

What tightens

• Presentation materials: 2 hours → 24 hours. Anyone wanting to put a PDF on the screen during public comment must now file it with the City Clerk twenty-four hours before the meeting, not two. PDF only, no embedded video or audio. This is the change most likely to affect an ordinary resident preparing a slide the afternoon of a meeting.
  
• Firearms and deadly weapons are banned from the meeting room. New Section 5.j: "No person shall carry a firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, deadly weapon, or dangerous object within the Meeting Room during a City Council meeting." Exceptions: peace officers on duty, and security personnel under written City contract. "Deadly weapon" is defined to include a knife or bludgeon; "firearm" covers any handgun, rifle, shotgun or similar. The staff summary argues state law already bars firearms from City Hall, so this "isn't creating any new restriction" — but the extension to knives, bludgeons and undefined "dangerous objects" is new text in this document.
  
• Signs and objects get eight enumerated rules. 11×17 inch limit retained. Signs and objects — explicitly including purses, backpacks and bags — must always be under a person's control; may be held in a seat or set under a seat provided they do not extend past the front edge of the seat; may not obstruct views, seats, aisles, or entry and exit; may not be affixed to City property; may not have lighting, sound, or mechanical features. Attendees with an oversized object are directed to sit by the western wall of the meeting room if seating is available there.
  
• New attire rule: no attire that "materially obstructs the view of any attendee or impedes access to aisles or exits."
  
• Applause stays prohibited, restated: "To help create a civil atmosphere that is respectful to diverse opinions, audible expressions of approval or disapproval, such as applause, are not permitted."
  
• New requirement to obey the chair: "Each speaker must follow directives given by the presiding officer." Failing to comply is itself listed as disruptive conduct.
  
• All comments must be made "from the designated speaking area and into the microphone."
  
• Unprotected speech is newly named: obscenity, true threats, incitement to imminent lawless action, speech integral to criminal conduct.
  
• Deleted without replacement: "The Council may, but is not required to, receive public comment in connection with procedural matters and motions."
  

Why it matters here

Nelsen took the District 6 seat in January and sat through the Flock camera fight in June, when residents filled the room twice. The city's surveillance policy is scheduled for a Council vote in December 2026. These are the rules that will govern that room. The item carries no public outreach, no board recommendation, and no discussion slot — it passes tonight in the same motion as a park artwork commission unless a councilmember pulls it.

Both directions of the change are real. The speech provisions are more permissive and more defensible than what they replace; the object, weapon, attire and materials-deadline provisions are new restrictions on being physically present in the room.

• Nelsen: anelsen@fortcollins.gov · 970-817-8784
  
• All seven: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov
  
• Sign-up closes 5:30 PM tonight: fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings
  

Sources:
- Council Procedures Agenda Item Summary (PDF)
- Council Rules Sections 4 and 5 — REDLINE (PDF)
- Resolution 2026-112 (PDF)
- Exhibit A to Resolution 2026-112 — clean adopted text (PDF)
- Sept 1, 2026 agenda with attachments (HTML)

2026-09-02

A Regular Meeting Just Appeared on Sept 15 — September Has a Second Voting Night

This log verified four separate times that September held one Regular Meeting (Sept 1) and two Work Sessions (Sept 8, Sept 15), and drew the conclusion that Res. 2026-112 and the rest of the Sept 1 consent calendar were the last Council votes until October.

That is no longer true. The Municode portal now lists both a Work Session and a City Council Regular Meeting on Tuesday, Sept 15 at 6:00 PM, as two separate calendar entries:

Sept 15 is the third Tuesday — the Regular Meeting slot under Council's own 1st-and-3rd cadence. The anomaly was never the Regular Meeting appearing; it was the Regular Meeting being missing from the portal for four straight checks while a Work Session sat in its place. Node 4491 is numbered above 4487 and above 4489 (Sept 8), which is consistent with it having been created after the other two.

Neither Sept 15 entry has an agenda, packet or document link yet. Under the Thursday-5-PM posting convention, the agenda lands Thursday, Sept 10 — and that is when it will become clear whether Sept 15 is a Regular Meeting, a Work Session, or a Regular Meeting followed by a Work Session, which Council has done before.

Why it matters for the item Aaron was tracking: if Res. 2026-112 was pulled from consent on Sept 1 and postponed, Sept 15 is now a live date for it to return, rather than October. And if it passed Sept 1, the 24-hour presentation deadline applies to Sept 15 — a slide would be due to the City Clerk by 6:00 PM Monday, Sept 14, not the afternoon of the meeting.

Sept 1 Outcome Not Yet Published

Checked at the close of Sept 1: the meeting page (node 4485) still carries only the agenda and packet. No action agenda, no minutes, no video. The action agenda for the Aug 18 meeting posted at …/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/4480/2026-08-18_action_agenda.pdf, so the Sept 1 equivalent should appear at:

https://fortcollins-co.municodemeetings.com/sites/fortcollins-co.municodemeetings.com/files/fileattachments/city_council/meeting/4485/2026-09-01_action_agenda.pdf

Tested this run — 404, not posted yet. It is the fastest way to learn whether Res. 2026-112 (rules of procedure), Ord. 118 (residential review to staff level) and Res. 2026-106 (wastewater bond reimbursement) cleared on consent or were pulled. Video appears separately on reflect-vod-fcgov.cablecast.tv.

Where the Rules Being Replaced Came From

Res. 2026-112 replaces Sections 4 and 5 of the rules last amended December 17, 2024 (Res. 2024-148). Those December 2024 amendments trace to March 2024: protesters seeking a Gaza cease-fire resolution glued themselves to the wall of Council chambers at the March 18 meeting, forcing an adjournment, and Council convened a special session on meeting rules days later. CBS Colorado covered the response — activists and NoCO Anti-Zionist Jews objecting to proposals for a one-hour public comment cap, authority to move a meeting to a digital platform, and limiting comment to agenda items only. Then-Mayor Jeni Arndt: "Why would we be in public office if we wanted to shut out the public?"

None of that history is in the 2026 agenda item summary, which lists Public Outreach: None. The provisions 2026-112 strikes — the ban on "impertinent, profane, vulgar" remarks, the mandatory-titles rule — are the ones written in that period. The speech half of this rewrite is a walk-back of a 2024 crackdown; the objects-and-bodies half (weapons, bags, attire, signs, seating, 24-hour slides) is new.

Sources:
- City Council Regular Meeting, Sept 15, 2026 — Municode
- City Council Work Session, Sept 15, 2026 — Municode
- September 2026 meeting calendar — Municode
- City Council Regular Meeting, Sept 1, 2026 — Municode
- Civil rights activists afraid a city council in Northern Colorado is trying to silence them with updated rules — CBS Colorado (Mar 20, 2024)

2026-09-03

• The Sept 1 action agenda posted. Council convened 6:00 PM and adjourned 8:26 p.m. Roll call 6-1, absent: Francis. Nelsen present. The consent calendar was adopted 6-0.
  
• Resolution 2026-112 passed on consent, 6-0, with no discussion. The rewrite of the Rules of Procedure governing Council meetings and work sessions — weapons, bags, attire, signs, seating, the 24-hour deadline for presentation materials, and repeal of the "impertinent, profane, vulgar" speech provisions — was never pulled. The item summary listed Public Outreach: None. It is in effect.
  
• Ordinance No. 118 was pulled to discussion and First Reading postponed to Sept 15, 5-1. Nay: Hoeven. This is the Land Use Code amendment moving single-unit, single-unit attached, two-unit, multi-unit and mixed-use dwellings to Basic Development Review in most zone districts that already permit them. It is the only item that came off consent all night, and it now lands on the Sept 15 Regular Meeting.
  
• Two versions are live on Sept 15. Staff's version, as drafted in the ordinance, does not move single-unit, single-unit attached and two-unit dwellings to BDR in commercial and employment districts — City Plan envisions denser development in those corridors. The Ad Hoc Committee on Affordable and Sustainable Growth (July 8 and Aug 5) directed the broader version: BDR in all zone districts, carried as Attachment 2. Adopting the committee's version requires removing the item from consent and substituting Attachment 2's table. Planning & Zoning voted 5-0 to recommend staff's version with comments.
  
• What BDR changes is the level of review. Basic Development Review is the administrative track; it does not carry the public hearing and neighborhood notice a Type 1 or Type 2 review does. Housing and growth is what Nelsen named at her appointment, and this is the Ad Hoc Committee's first ordinance to reach the floor.
  
• Other Sept 1 items with local weight. Ord. 103 (2nd reading, adopted) moves remaining 2016–2025 CCIP quarter-cent sales tax reserves to the Affordable Housing Capital Fund. Ord. 116 (1st reading) appropriates $5,525,525 in statewide Extended Producer Responsibility funds for recycling education and to offset residential curbside recycling costs. Ord. 111 (1st reading) extends the Utilities Customer Information System project — go-live pushed to spring 2027. Ord. 122 (1st reading) lets board and commission members live outside the Growth Management Area up to 90 days without losing their seat. Ord. 109 (2nd reading) adds Ethics Code reporting duties for Councilmember contacts with staff on non-routine matters. Res. 2026-111 initiated the Strauss Lakes annexation, 147.499 acres at Horsetooth and Ziegler.
  

Sources:
- Sept 1, 2026 Action Agenda (PDF)
- City Council Regular Meeting, Sept 15, 2026 — Municode
- September 2026 meeting calendar — Municode

2026-09-21

• Sept 8 Work Session summaries posted. All Councilmembers present.
  
• Safe Parking: Council told staff to bring an ordinance. Council generally supported code changes to allow a pilot, but split on whether to make them permanent or pilot-only.
  
  • Ordinance expected within ~2 months (so roughly November).
    
  • Neighborhood meetings tentatively the week of Oct 19, before any vote. Council supported holding them.
    
  • Questions raised on site safety, monitoring, and managing the cars. Staff: partners handle operational oversight.
    
  • No consensus on different rules for the two sites (Trinity Lutheran, 301 E. Stuart; First United Methodist, 1005 Stover), even though Trinity's neighbors objected most.
    
  • Staff are also drafting site-approval guidelines and pilot "off-ramps."
    
  • Funding: First United Methodist covers its own on-site costs. Trinity Lutheran ("301 Partners," with Mary of Magdala and St. Paul's Episcopal) has ~$9,000 for start-up plus $2,000/yr budgeted, and two grant applications pending. Catholic Charities and Family Housing Network absorb intake, case management, and site monitoring. No City money.
    
  • Staff: Brittany Depew, Vanessa Fenley. Also CC'd: Noah Beals (Development Review), Sgt. Annie Hill (Police), Jay Hernandez (Code Compliance), Alyssa Bamonti (City Attorney).
    
• Economic Development Investment Program: broad support, one-time money only.
  
  • Council wants it aimed at quality of life, neighborhood character, and micro-business proof-of-concept, not jobs or sales tax.
    
  • Discomfort with ongoing annual commitments given the budget; preference for one-time funds.
    
  • Economic Advisory Board: after-the-fact review, not preliminary review (concern about delay and veto power).
    
  • Other themes: equity for businesses that struggle with City processes, light compliance, using the program to find systemic barriers (e.g. sidewalk requirements) to fix in code, staffing, and renaming the program.
    
  • Next: budget adopted Nov 2026; staff bring the program back in Q4 for adoption and one-time appropriation.
    
• Sept 22 Work Session and Sept 24 URA agendas unchanged. October still empty on the Municode calendar.
  

Comment on Safe Parking: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov · anelsen@fortcollins.gov. Watch for the week-of-Oct-19 neighborhood meeting notices.

Sources:
- Sept 8 Work Session Summary: Safe Parking Pilot Program (PDF)
- Sept 8 Work Session Summary: Economic Development Investment Program (PDF)
- Municode meetings portal

2026-09-04

• The Sept 8 Work Session agenda posted. Four discussion items, no votes. Two of them ask Council for direction that determines whether code and policy changes come back for an actual vote later.
  
• Safe Parking Pilot Program — the item to watch. Staff ask Councilmembers two questions: "Are Councilmembers interested in City staff proposing code changes to allow for Safe Parking programs to operate in Fort Collins?" and if yes, what considerations for code changes and enforcement are top of mind. Presenters: Brittany Depew, Homelessness Lead Specialist, and Vanessa Fenley, Senior Housing Manager.
  
  • The proposal: a one-year pilot from Catholic Charities and Family Housing Network, using Trinity Lutheran Church, 301 E Stuart Street (District 5) and First United Methodist Church, 1005 Stover Street (District 1) as parking sites. Each site hosts every other month.
    
  • Parameters: 7pm–7am, max 7 passenger vehicles, participants must pass a background check and hold a valid license, registration and insurance. Portable toilets and trash provided by partners. Cameras monitored by Catholic Charities staff. Pets allowed, leashed or in vehicle. Indoor space during extreme heat or cold. Case management offered but not mandatory.
    
  • The City's role is narrow: set approval parameters, with "no direct client involvement or day-to-day operational oversight." The City has not committed funding. Staff note the City could still enforce nuisance, health, safety and criminal laws, and that part of the City's job is defining what triggers early termination of the pilot by reversing the code changes.
    
  • Neighbors are split by site. First United Methodist went door-to-door in fall 2025 and reported mostly positive to neutral responses; it moved the proposed spots after one neighbor who owns multiple nearby properties objected. Trinity Lutheran held an open house and a June panel presentation, and staff report that most communications received from Trinity Lutheran's neighbors "expressed substantial reservations and concerns" about the program operating in a heavily residential area, and asked to weigh in before decisions are made.
    
  • Context: the only comparable program in the region is Loveland's SafeLot, running since November 2023. City staff have been exploring this since 2022.
    
• Economic Development Investment Program (EDIP) framework. A new tool for small-business and reinvestment projects that don't qualify under the Business Assistance Policy. The City Manager would get administrative approval authority up to $50,000 per project, capped at $250,000 a year; anything larger comes to Council. Funded by annual appropriations. Staff would return for adoption in November or December 2026. Presenters: Tyler Menzales and Michael Bussmann.
  
• E-Moto Behavior and Enforcement Update. Police Services report on e-bikes, e-scooters and e-motorcycles. Direction sought: None. Next steps: None. Informational only. Presenters: Assistant Chief Justin Gallimore, Lt. Kevin Cronin, Sgt. Dave Lindsay.
  
• 2026 Community Survey results — the numbers behind the growth fight. 900 responses (537 mailed, 13% response rate; 363 online opt-in), ±3 points.
  
  • 87% rate quality of life very good or good, matching 2025.
    
  • Fewer than 10% rate the availability of affordable, quality housing favorably. Fewer than 20% say the same of affordable childcare.
    
  • Job opportunities fell 10 points, 35% to 25% — the lowest reading on the trend line.
    
  • Transportation declines vs. 2025: public transportation -8, accessibility for people with disabilities -7, EV charging -6, street maintenance and traffic flow -5 each.
    
  • The City's lowest governance marks, all around 4 in 10: its approach to balancing development and growth, responsiveness to resident input, long-term planning for growth, and climate partnership. Those four are the exact terrain of Ordinance 118.
    
• Ordinance 118 unchanged. Still postponed to the Sept 15 Regular Meeting. That agenda has not posted — due Thursday Sept 10 at 5:00 PM. The Municode calendar lists both a Work Session and a Regular Meeting on Sept 15 at 6:00 PM; the Work Session page (city-council-work-session-77) is still bare.
  

Sources:
- Sept 8, 2026 Work Session Agenda — HTML
- Sept 8, 2026 Work Session Agenda Packet — HTML with attachments
- Safe Parking Program Agenda Item Summary (PDF)
- EDIP Agenda Item Summary (PDF)
- E-Moto Agenda Item Summary (PDF)
- 2026 Community Survey Executive Summary (PDF)
- First United Methodist Safe Parking · Loveland SafeLot

2026-09-05

• The surveillance policy replacing Flock enters public engagement this month. After Council voted 6-1 in June to cancel the Flock Safety contract and all 15 city-owned license plate readers came out in July, the City is drafting a replacement surveillance policy with input from the Citizen Review Board. The public-facing piece is a series of community conversations facilitated by Colorado Humanities, expected to begin in September — no dates, locations, or registration have been published yet.
  
  • To get in ahead of it: Colorado Humanities' Conversations Programs Coordinator is LaNaya Butler — lanaya@coloradohumanities.org, 303-894-7951 x13. The Citizen Review Board page carries the board's meeting schedule and contact. Written comment to Council still goes to cityleaders@fortcollins.gov; Nelsen directly at anelsen@fortcollins.gov.
    
  • The City is also weighing hiring a technology specialist to vet future public-safety tools for vulnerabilities before adoption. District 5's Amy Hoeven framed the goal: "We want to make sure that people who do know that ever-changing, rapidly changing technology can really point out any vulnerabilities."
    
• Sept 15 correction: the two meetings are stacked, not concurrent. The Municode calendar now shows the Regular Meeting at 6:00 PM and a separate Work Session at 7:00 PM the same evening. The Work Session page is still bare. Only the Regular Meeting carries votes and public comment.
  
• Ordinance 118 unchanged — still postponed to the Sept 15 Regular Meeting. Agenda posts Thursday Sept 10 at 5:00 PM; speaker sign-up opens then and closes 5:30 PM Sept 15.
  
• No open comment period for surveillance policy, the Land Use Code, or Safe Parking currently appears on the City's Engage platform.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins cancels Flock Safety contract as cameras are removed statewide — Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Fort Collins drops Flock surveillance — KUNC
- Colorado Humanities — Community Conversations
- Citizen Review Board — City of Fort Collins
- Municode meeting calendar — Fort Collins · Sept 15 Work Session listing

2026-09-12

Sept 15 Regular Meeting — 6:00 PM (agenda posted)

Ordinance 118 is Item 20, a discussion item — its own public comment period, then a vote. First Reading. Two versions:
- Staff (in the ordinance as drafted): residential dwelling types move to Basic Development Review in most zones, except single-unit, single-unit attached and two-unit dwellings in commercial and employment districts.
- Ad Hoc Committee (Attachment 2): BDR in all zone districts.

From the agenda item summary (Clay Frickey, Planning Director; Noah Beals, Development Services Manager):
- Fees: BDR $16,900 vs. $49,250 for Project Development Plan + Final Plan — $32,350 less per project. $10,775 less vs. a combined PDP/FP ($27,675). Limited Scope Review ($6,925) can apply under 10 units.
- 2022–2026 submittals: 31 projects would have paid less; $873,400 less in review fees to the City. Affordable housing already goes through BDR and was excluded.
- Planning & Zoning, Aug 20: 5-0 for staff's version, with a condition — keep Type 2 review for large multifamily and mixed-use projects; a tiered framework by unit count, acreage, building size or impact. "Neighborhood meetings and public hearings provide transparency and meaningful engagement that written comments during administrative review cannot fully replace." Neither version on the table includes that tier.
- Public Outreach: None.

Consent calendar (one vote unless pulled), items with local weight:
- Ord. 120, 2nd reading — Montava. Extends the developer's contingency to close the Anheuser-Busch Foundation land purchase by up to two more years.
- Ord. 125, 1st reading — $17,638.83 DOJ Byrne JAG grant for FCPS overtime and investigations in the Northern Colorado Drug Task Force. Larimer County is the prime recipient ($55,357).
- Res. 2026-113 — sets 2027–28 budget public hearings: Oct 6 and Oct 20.
- Ords. 126–128, 1st reading — 2026 annual appropriation adjustments.
- Ord. 131, 1st reading — restitution for victims of petty offenses and civil infractions (theft under $300, criminal mischief under $300, animal at large, public nuisance).
- Ords. 129/130 — landmark amendments: 718 W. Mountain (carriage house removed), 1006 Laporte (garage removed).
- Second readings of the Sept 1 items, all unanimous on first reading: Ords. 111–117, 119, 121–123 (incl. $5,525,525 EPR recycling funds, 90-day board residency change).

Proclamations 5:00 PM incl. Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month; reception at City Hall 4:00 PM.

To participate:
- Speak: sign up at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings by 5:30 PM Tue Sept 15. Item 20 gets its own comment period, 3 min/person (mayor may shorten).
- Phone in: 720-928-9299, Meeting ID 982-4141-6497, press 9 to speak.
- Written: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov · anelsen@fortcollins.gov
- Slides to the City Clerk *24 hrs ahead — 6:00 PM Mon Sept 14** (Res. 2026-112).
- Watch: FCTV 14 & 881, Zoom.

Sept 15 Work Session — 7:00 PM

2027–28 Recommended Budget, Work Session #1 — Community Services; Community Development, Housing & Sustainability; Transportation. Recommended budget delivered Sept 3. No votes.

Budget calendar: work sessions Sept 15, Sept 22, Oct 13, Oct 27 · public hearings Oct 6 and Oct 20 · adoption Nov 3 (1st reading), Nov 17 (2nd). Comment: budget@fortcollins.gov, 970-221-6788.

Surveillance policy — first dates published

• Public Safety Technology Showcase + panel — Thu Sept 17, 5:45–7:30 PM, Fort Collins Senior Center, 1200 Raintree Dr. Police Services, FC911, Light & Power, GIS, IT. RSVP (optional).
  
• Survey open through Sept 27 (~10 min): fortcollinsstrategic.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8c9elGbnToUVMc6
  
• Questions/comments form
  
• Timeline: draft policy community review Oct–Nov · Council work session Nov 10 · adoption December.
  
• City contact: Heather Young, Sr. Community Engagement Manager — hyoung@fortcollins.gov, 970-224-6141.
  
• Colorado Humanities listening sessions listed as "August–September." No dates published.
  

Also

• Sept 8 Work Session outcome unpublished — no summary on Municode, no coverage of the Safe Parking direction.
  
• Fri Sept 18, 4:00 PM — Election Code Committee: "Proposed Election Code Changes." Next meeting Oct 23.
  
• Tue Sept 22, 6:00 PM — Work Session (budget #2); agenda posts Thu Sept 17. Thu Sept 24, 5:00 PM — URA Board.
  

Sources:
- Sept 15 Regular Meeting agenda with attachments — Municode
- Ord. 118 Agenda Item Summary (PDF)
- Ord. 118 Alternative — Attachment 2 (PDF)
- Ordinance No. 118 (PDF)
- Sept 15 Work Session agenda — Municode
- 2027–2028 Budget Process — Our City
- Surveillance Data and Technology — Our City
- Election Code Committee, Sept 18 — Municode
- September 2026 calendar — Municode

2026-09-14

• Sept 15 agenda re-checked: unchanged, no amended marker. Consent Items 1–19; Ord. 118 is still Item 20, the only discussion item.
  
• Election Code Committee — Fri Sept 18, 4:00 PM, CIC Conference Room, City Hall, 300 Laporte Ave, or Teams. Public participation is on the agenda. Staff: City Clerk Delynn Coldiron, City Attorney Carrie Daggett. Proposed Code changes:
  
  • "Contribution" expanded to cover contributions to small-scale issue committees.
    
  • Independent expenditures of $2,500+: no longer have to register as an issue or political committee; still disclosed under existing code, plus a new requirement to disclose the source of the money.
    
  • Clerk's precinct-boundary review after county changes: required → optional. Population-deviation review tied to precinct changes removed; Council can direct one. Post-census redistricting schedule unchanged.
    
  • PayPal reference dropped; stylistic and cross-reference cleanup.
    
  • Target: Council 1st/2nd readings Dec 2026–Jan 2027, in effect Q1 2027.
    
  • Charter changes come next (Charter amendments go to voters): number of signatures on nomination petitions, mayor's term, timing of regular elections.
    

Sources:
- Election Code Committee, Sept 18 — agenda with attachments
- Proposed Election Code Changes — Agenda Item Summary (PDF)
- Sept 15 Regular Meeting agenda — Municode

2026-09-15

• Surveillance survey now open through Wed Oct 7. The engagement page said Sept 27 on Sept 12; its "Draft Policy Overview and Survey" post now reads "open until Wednesday, October 7." Survey (~10 min). Showcase still Thu Sept 17, 5:45–7:30 PM, Senior Center, 1200 Raintree Dr.
  
• Tonight's agenda, final check: unchanged, no amended marker. Consent Items 1–19; Ord. 118 is Item 20, the only discussion item. Speaker sign-up closes 5:30 PM at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings; written comment cityleaders@fortcollins.gov; Zoom, FCTV 14 & 881. Budget Work Session follows at 7:00 PM.
  
• October: still no Council meetings on the Municode calendar. Sept 22 Work Session agenda posts Thu Sept 17, 5 PM.
  

Sources:
- Surveillance Data and Technology — Our City
- Sept 15 Regular Meeting agenda — Municode
- October 2026 calendar — Municode

2026-09-16

The Sept 15 meeting happened. The outcome is not published anywhere yet — including how Ordinance 118 went.

Checked this morning, all negative:
- No action agenda on the Sept 15 Regular Meeting's Municode detail page. That page carries only the agenda and packet, in both PDF and HTML. By contrast the Sept 1 meeting's page does have one, at .../fileattachments/city_council/meeting/4485/2026-09-01_action_agenda.pdf — so the file simply hasn't been uploaded yet. Guessed node ids 4486–4488 all return 404.
- No minutes, no summary agenda, no video link on that page.
- No press coverage. BizWest's Fort Collins feed still tops out at Sept 10. Nothing in general news search. The Colorado Citizen Observers substack, which does cover council, has published nothing since Aug 28.

So Ord. 118 — whether it passed on first reading, whether Council took staff's version or the Ad Hoc Committee's all-zones version, whether P&Z's large-multifamily condition got added by amendment, and the roll call — is all still unknown. First thing to check next run. The Sept 1 precedent suggests the action agenda posts within a few days.

Careful with search results on this one. Queries about Fort Collins council votes on development review keep returning the 2022–2023 Land Development Code fight ("council voted 5-2 on first reading," "one more vote Oct. 17," the Peel duplex amendment). None of that is current. There is also an April 7, 2026 ordinance that moved multi-unit dwellings of five acres or less in Transit Centers to basic development review under HB24-1313 — related subject, different ordinance, already adopted.

Calendar:
- Fri Sept 18, 4:00 PM — Election Code Committee, City Hall CIC. Agenda and packet are posted.
- Tue Sept 22, 6:00 PM — Work Session. Still no agenda; it posts Thu Sept 17 at 5 PM.
- Thu Sept 24, 5:00 PM — URA Board. No agenda yet.
- October is still completely empty on the Municode calendar — no meetings created at all, now the fourth run in a row. The budget public hearings are supposed to be Oct 6 and Oct 20.

Sources:
- Sept 15 Regular Meeting detail page — Municode
- Municode portal — Agendas/Minutes
- October 2026 calendar — Municode

2026-09-17

Ordinance 118 passed first reading 5-2. Nelsen voted yes. Hoeven and Potyondy voted no. (Sept 15 action agenda, posted Sept 16.)

• Moves single-unit, single-unit attached, two-unit, multi-unit, and mixed-use dwellings to Basic Development Review.
  
• Version not stated. The action agenda just says "Ordinance Adopted on First Reading 5-2." It doesn't mention substituting Attachment 2, the Ad Hoc Committee's all-zones table. As written, the ordinance is staff's version: it excludes the commercial and employment zones. Whether an amendment was made (including P&Z's condition to keep Type 2 review for large multifamily) won't be known until the minutes or video. The video is 403 to fetchers.
  
• Second reading: probably Tue Oct 6, the next Regular Meeting, which is also budget hearing #1. It isn't on the calendar yet. That's the last chance to comment before final adoption.
  
  • Speak: sign up online by 5:30 PM the day of the meeting at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings
    
  • Write: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov · Nelsen: anelsen@fortcollins.gov, 970-817-8784
    
• Roll call 7-0; adjourned 9:42 PM.
  

Consent items 1–19 all adopted. Nothing was pulled.
- Second readings adopted: Ord. 111 (Utilities CIS/Maximo; go-live pushed to spring 2027), 112/113 (CDBG/HOME), 114 ($103,500 Art in Public Places master plan), 115 ($72,700 Fishing is Fun, Arapaho Bend), 116 ($5,525,525 Extended Producer Responsibility recycling funds), 117 (residential waste contract), 119 (HDR, North Mason Stormwater, design through 2029), 120 (Montava: 2nd amendment to the PUD agreement, closing contingency on the Anheuser-Busch Foundation purchase extended up to 2 more years), 121 (Parks sewer easements), 122 (board members may live outside the GMA up to 90 days), 123 (Septage Receiving Facility).
- First readings adopted: Ord. 124 ($53,200.88 City Give), 125 ($17,638.83 Byrne JAG to FCPS for Northern Colorado Drug Task Force overtime), 126–128 (year-end supplemental appropriations), 129 (718 W. Mountain landmark, carriage house removed), 130 (1006 Laporte landmark, garage removed), 131 (restitution allowed for petty offenses and civil infractions, e.g. theft under $300, criminal mischief, animal at large).
- Res. 2026-113 adopted: budget public hearings Oct 6 and Oct 20.

October is still empty on the Municode calendar (5th run in a row). The Sept 22 Work Session agenda posts today, 5 PM.

Sources:
- Sept 15 Action Agenda (PDF)
- Sept 15 Regular Meeting detail page — Municode
- Sept 15 meeting video — FCTV
- October 2026 calendar — Municode

2026-09-18

Sept 22 Work Session agenda posted: Budget Work Session #2. Tue Sept 22, 6:00 PM, CIC, 300 Laporte. One item. Discussion only, no vote, no public comment period.

Service areas: Police; Information & Employee Services; Finance, Executive, Legal & Judicial; Utilities.

Proposed utility rate increases, each year in 2027 and 2028:

• Typical residential monthly bill, 2026 → 2027: $203.89 → $222.75 (+$18.86, +9.3%). Electric $90.22 → $96.54, water $49.46 → $56.88, wastewater $38.24 → $42.06, stormwater $25.97 → $27.27.
  
• Staff reasons: water main break repairs, treatment chemical costs, PRPA wholesale power up 7.5% in both 2027 and 2028, debt service. Named capital projects: Water Storage Project (Halligan) at $150M in 2027 and $77.7M in 2028, the Drake Water Reclamation Facility preliminary treatment project, the One Water Quality Lab (~$37.8M across water and wastewater), cable and transformer replacement.
  
• Utilities cuts: $1.7M in 2027. Energy Services incentive programs −$0.6M, one Household Hazardous Waste event −$0.2M, printed and mailed water-use reports −$0.2M, Xeriscape Incentive backfill −$0.1M, 3 vacant FTE.
  
• Connexion: $8.0M intrafund loan from the Electric fund for capital.
  

Police: operating budget ~$69M (2025) → ~$73M (2027) → ~$75M (2028). New spending: vehicle radios $400K/yr from reserves; Police Resource Navigator (1.0 FTE, $168,889) and a UCHealth addiction clinician ($50K), both paid from opioid settlement money. Cuts: 2 vacant admin/records positions, a vacant detective converted to a civilian criminalist, 1 sergeant held vacant, and a renegotiated "key equipment and services contract" (vendor not named). No surveillance or ALPR line item in the slides.

Citywide: ~$10M/yr of reductions (align $1M, deliver differently $3M, cut service levels $6M). ERP software $12.3M in 2027. Net city budget $770.4M in 2027, $759.3M in 2028. General Fund reserves fall from ~$54M (2026) to ~$47M (2028).

Budget calendar (from the packet): Oct 6 Regular (hearing #1) · Oct 13 Work Session (follow-up) · Oct 20 Regular (hearing #2) · Oct 27 Work Session (final direction) · Nov 3 first reading · Nov 17 second reading.
- Comment: budget@fortcollins.gov · cityleaders@fortcollins.gov · Nelsen anelsen@fortcollins.gov. Speak at the Oct 6 or Oct 20 hearings: sign up by 5:30 PM that day at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings.

Election Code Committee, today (Fri Sept 18) 4 PM (Conway, chair; Fudge; Potyondy). Proposed code changes:
- Independent expenditures of $2,500+ would no longer require registering as a committee, but spenders would have to disclose their funding sources.
- Contributions to small-scale issue committees would count as "contributions."
- The Clerk's precinct review becomes optional, and the automatic district-deviation review is dropped. Council can still order one.
- Target: Council first and second readings Dec 2026–Jan 2027. Charter topics come after that: petition signature counts, the mayor's term, election timing.
- Public participation is on the agenda. Teams link. Next meeting Oct 23.

October is still empty on the Municode calendar (6th run in a row).

Sources:
- Sept 22 Work Session agenda — Municode
- Sept 22 Work Session packet (PDF)
- Sept 18 Election Code Committee agenda — Municode
- Sept 18 Election Code Committee packet (PDF)

2026-09-19

Urban Renewal Authority Board, Thu Sept 24, 5:00 PM — Council Chambers and Zoom. Public participation on the agenda, 3 minutes per speaker. Both items are public hearings with a resolution vote.

• Res. 170 — $800,000 to take 1220 N. College Ave by eminent domain. North College Plan Area. The URA authorized eminent domain on this parcel May 22, 2025 (Res. 148). Negotiations failed; the URA filed condemnation and is entering a Stipulation for Immediate Possession with the owner:
  
  • $800K deposited with the court within 60 days of the possession order; the owner may withdraw $250K of it.
    
  • URA takes full possession on deposit. The only issue left for trial is just compensation.
    
  • Owner concedes public use and necessity and good-faith negotiation.
    
  • Public outreach: none. Staff: Josh Birks (Executive Director), Andy Smith (Redevelopment Manager).
    
  • Second North College eminent-domain parcel this year; 1630 N. College got $1.05M under Res. 164 in May.
    
• Res. 169 — $100K study to expand the College & Drake urban renewal area. The 2020 plan (~30 acres, 13 parcels, old Kmart/Spradley Barr block) was built around a mixed-use project with housing, a hotel, and retail at the Spradley Barr (former Mazda) corner. That has become a gas station and a utility substation, both allowed by zoning and expected to start soon, so staff say the plan's intent "no longer remains viable."
  
  • Study area ~150 acres, mostly CSU-owned plus private land: College/Remington on the east, Del Clair Rd on the south, McClelland/Larimer County Canal Two/Research Blvd/Gilette/Tietz/Booth/Bay Rd on the west, up to the Whole Foods parcel on the north.
    
  • Stated goals: multifamily (market-rate and deed-restricted), east-west bike/ped/transit connections, a Front Range Passenger Rail stop.
    
  • Paid from College & Drake tax increment (2026 revenue est. $250–500K). If the study finds blight, a plan amendment goes to the URA and then Council.
    
  • Public outreach: none.
    

Comment: speak at the meeting, or email cityleaders@fortcollins.gov / anelsen@fortcollins.gov before Thursday.

Still unpublished: Sept 18 Election Code Committee outcome; Ord. 118 version. October still empty on the Municode calendar (7th run).

Sources:
- URA Sept 24 agenda — Municode
- URA Sept 24 packet (PDF)
- Res. 170 agenda item summary, 1220 N. College (PDF)
- Res. 169 agenda item summary, College & Drake (PDF)

2026-09-20

• Front Range Passenger Rail station questionnaire closes Wed Oct 4, and there's an open house Thu Oct 1. The city is planning for a Colorado Connector ("CoCo") intercity rail station north of the existing Drake MAX station — north of Drake Road, just west of College Ave. The questionnaire prioritizes station amenities and how the station connects to local transit, neighborhoods, and destinations. Starter service is three daily round trips to Denver Union Station beginning Jan 1, 2029; full service depends on a sales tax that could reach the ballot.
  
  • Questionnaire (5–10 min): us.openforms.com/Form/f74381f3… · project page ourcity.fcgov.com/front-range-passenger-rail-station-area-readiness-study
    
  • Interactive Community Open House: Thu Oct 1, 5–7 PM, CSU Shops at College, 2439 S. College Ave. Drop-in, no formal presentation.
    
  • Staff: Seth Lorson, Senior Planner–Transportation, slorson@fortcollins.gov · Lauren Nagle, Engagement Planner, lnagle@fortcollins.gov, 970-224-6112 · Heather Young, hyoung@fortcollins.gov, 970-224-6141.
    
• This is the same ground as URA Res. 169. The $100K College & Drake study going to the URA Board Sept 24 covers ~150 acres from Del Clair Rd north to Whole Foods and names a Front Range Passenger Rail stop as a driver. The rail station area study and the urban renewal study area are the same corridor, running on separate tracks with separate comment windows.
  
• Sept 22 Work Session agenda re-verified — unchanged. One item: 2027-2028 Biennial Budget Work Session #2 (Police Services, Information & Employee Services, Finance/Executive/Legal/Judicial, Utility Services). No vote, no public comment. Spanish interpretation available.
  
• Still unpublished: Sept 18 Election Code Committee outcome; Ord. 118 version and any amendments. October is still empty on the Municode calendar (8th run) even though budget hearings are set for Oct 6 and Oct 20.
  
• Surveillance survey confirmed still open through Wed Oct 7; no new posts on the engagement page since the Sept 17 showcase. Note that outside roundups are still printing the old Sept 27 date.
  

Sources:
- Front Range Passenger Rail: Station Area Readiness Study — Our City
- Fort Collins Station CoCo Questionnaire
- Sept 22 Work Session agenda — Municode
- Surveillance Data and Technology — Our City

2026-09-22

Council Agenda Planning Calendar (city site) fills in October–December. Municode still lists nothing past Sept 24. Titles only, subject to change.

• Tue Oct 6, Regular — Budget hearing #1. 2nd readings: Ord. 118 residential uses → Basic Development Review, Byrne JAG police grant, annual adjustment ordinances, J.M. Morrison and Marsh/Geist landmark amendments, Section 1-15 general penalties. 1st readings: Strauss Lake annexation + zoning, pedestrian intersection improvements, Drake & Lemay intersection, wastewater utility network, a primary-employment business expansion incentive, amendment to the 314 N. Howes purchase and sale agreement (Housing Catalyst). Housing Catalyst board appointment.
  
• Tue Oct 13, Work Session — budget final direction, Council priority update, staff report "Which Wheels Go Where."
  
• Tue Oct 20, Regular — Budget hearing #2. 1st reading: AVIS code update — speed and red-light cameras and speed corridors. FoCo Creates special events grant; West Fort Collins Water District easement; Water Utility Enterprise Board storage agreements.
  
• Tue Oct 27, Work Session — Housing Action Plan; homelessness updates + regional strategy; age-restricted tobacco and psychoactive products program; budget.
  
• Tue Nov 3, Regular — 1st readings: 2027–28 budget, 2027 utility rates, capital expansion fee updates, Safe Parking Pilot, tax provisions in City Code, DDA / GID / airport budgets.
  
• Tue Nov 10, Work Session — surveillance technology governance policy; Our Climate Future; Zero Waste.
  
• Nov 17 Regular (proclamations only so far) · Nov 24 special (City Manager / Attorney / Judge evaluations).
  
• Tue Dec 1, Regular — salaries for City Manager, City Attorney, Chief Judge; legislative policy; Montava wholesale and non-potable water contracts.
  
• Tue Dec 8, Work Session — transportation standards code audit; parking optimization follow-up.
  
• Dec 15 — nothing scheduled yet.
  

Strauss Lakes annexation (~147 acres, ~1,300 homes, NE of Horsetooth & Ziegler): P&Z recommendation was Thu Sept 17 (outcome not published). Council decision Oct 6. Comment: devreviewcomments@fortcollins.gov · Emily Myler, emyler@fortcollins.gov, 970-224-6076 · Kim Meyer, kmeyer@fcgov.com.

AVIS item, Oct 20: first reading, so second reading Nov 3 or later. What's changing isn't stated. Current program: 21 speed corridors adopted 2024, six red-light cameras converted to speed enforcement, tickets at 10+ mph over.

Board & Commission "Super Issue" meeting, Mon Sept 21, 5:30–7:30 PM, Center for Creativity, 200 Matthews St — staff overview of the budget and surveillance for board members. Informational, no action.

Tonight, Sept 22, 6 PM — Work Session: Budget #2 (Police, Utilities rates). No vote, no public comment.

Weigh in: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov · anelsen@fortcollins.gov · budget@fortcollins.gov. Oct 6 speakers sign up by 5:30 PM that day at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings (portal opens Thu Oct 1, 5 PM).

Sources:
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar — City of Fort Collins
- Strauss Lakes Development Proposal — Our City
- "Super Issue" Meeting — September 21, 2026
- City of Fort Collins using automated cameras, mobile van to ticket speeders in 'speed corridors' — Denver7

2026-09-23

URA Board, Thu Sept 24, 5:00 PM — agenda verified

Council Chambers, 300 Laporte Ave + Zoom. Both resolutions are discussion items with public hearings, not consent. Public comment is 3 minutes per person; there is also a general Public Participation period up front.

New detail on 170: the acquisition is framed as a stipulated agreement with the owner rather than a contested condemnation. Res. 169 covers the same ground as the planned Front Range Passenger Rail station north of Drake just west of College.

Also on the agenda: approval of the Aug 27, 2026 minutes, Commissioner Reports, and a consent calendar.

Council meetings in the next two weeks

• Thu Sept 24, 5:00 PM — URA Board (above).
  
• Tue Sept 29 — no meeting (5th Tuesday).
  
• Tue Oct 6, 6:00 PM — Regular Meeting. Agenda posts Thu Oct 1, 5:00 PM; that's when the speaker sign-up portal opens. Expected per the planning calendar: budget hearing #1, Ord. 118 second reading, Strauss Lake annexation + zoning (1st reading), 314 N. Howes PSA amendment, Drake & Lemay intersection. Municode still shows nothing past Sept 24.
  

Strauss Lakes — Council decides Oct 6

The city's project page confirms the sequence: P&Z made its annexation and zoning recommendation Sept 17; City Council makes the final annexation and zoning decision Oct 6. The Sept 17 outcome is still unpublished. (Note: a separate April 16, 2026 P&Z recommendation of approval also appears in the record — the Sept 17 hearing is the operative one for the Oct 6 decision.) ~185 acres NE of Horsetooth & Ziegler; 1,323 market-rate, workforce and affordable units plus commercial.

Comment before Oct 6: the Submit a Public Comment form on the project page · devreviewcomments@fortcollins.gov · Emily Myler, emyler@fortcollins.gov, 970-224-6076. Comments are public record, including name and address unless you ask otherwise.

Election Code Committee, Sept 18 — no substance published

The agenda carried two discussion items: Proposed Election Code Changes ("to propose election-related Code changes for the Committee's consideration") and a 2026/2027 Work Plan. No minutes posted; video is up. Which changes were proposed is not in the public record yet. Next meeting Fri Oct 23, 4:00 PM.

Still open

• Sept 22 budget work session (Police, Utilities, internal services): no minutes or recap published as of Sept 23. Council's reaction to the proposed 15% water / 10% wastewater / 7% electric / 5% stormwater increases is still unknown.
  
• Ord. 118: Sept 15 minutes still not posted — which version passed first reading (staff's residential-zones-only table vs. the Ad Hoc all-zones Attachment 2) remains unconfirmed before the Oct 6 second reading.
  

Sources:
- URA Board agenda, Sept 24, 2026 — Municode
- Election Code Committee agenda, Sept 18, 2026 — Municode
- Fort Collins meetings portal — Municode
- Strauss Lakes Development Proposal — Our City
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar

2026-09-24

New on the agenda planning calendar

• Fort Collins is drafting its own data center moratorium. New item on the calendar: "Data Center (over 70 MW) 6-Month Moratorium," Ordinance 1st Reading, Nov 3. This is a change in posture — as of July 2026 the city had no moratorium and relied on the fact that its Land Use Code doesn't define or list data centers as a use, which functionally excluded them. A 70 MW threshold is a hyperscale trigger, not a general ban. Larimer County's own moratorium runs to Feb 25, 2027, so city and county windows would overlap.
  
• "Age Restricted Tobacco and Psychoactive Products Program" added to the Oct 27 Work Session, alongside the Housing Action Plan and homelessness strategy.
  
• "Primary Employment Business Expansion Economic Incentive," 1st Reading Oct 6. No applicant named on the calendar. Anheuser-Busch announced a $23M Fort Collins brewery expansion on Sept 21 (25 oz. Michelob ULTRA line, added rail capacity, a technical skills training center — one of 15 nationally under its $600M "Brewing Futures" program). The timing lines up but the connection is unconfirmed; the packet posts Oct 1.
  

Oct 6 Regular Meeting — verbatim item list

Agenda posts Thu Oct 1, 5 PM; speaker sign-up opens then and closes 5:30 PM Tue Oct 6.

2nd Reading (final vote):
- Land Use Code Updates: Review Level of Certain Residential Uses — this is Ordinance No. 118, which passed first reading 5-2 on Sept 15 (Hoeven and Potyondy nay; Nelsen yes). Still unresolved: whether the Ad Hoc all-zones table replaced staff's narrower version.
- Appropriation: Philanthropic Revenue · Appropriation: Police Services Grant Revenue · Budget: Annual Adjustment · Landmark Designation amendments (J.M. Morrison House, Marsh/Geist House) · Code Update: Section 1-15

1st Reading:
- Annexing the Property Known as the Strauss Lake Annexation · Annexation Agreement between the City and Cottonwood Land · Strauss Lake Annexation Zoning — three separate ordinances, the 1,323-unit project at Horsetooth & Ziegler
- Primary Employment Business Expansion Economic Incentive
- Appropriations: Pedestrian Intersection Improvements · Drake and Lemay Intersection Improvements · Utility Network for Wastewater Utilities

Other: Public Hearing: 2027-28 Budget · Resolution: Housing Catalyst Board appointment · Executive Session: Impact Fees (closed) · five proclamations.

Nov 3 Regular Meeting — verbatim item list

1st Reading on all of: 2027/28 Budget appropriation · DDA, GID #1, GID #15, and Airport budgets · Capital Expansion Fee Updates · 2027 Utility Rates · Tax Provisions amendments · Safe Parking Pilot · Data Center (over 70 MW) 6-Month Moratorium. Plus a motion setting a Nov 24 special meeting for annual reviews of the City Manager, City Attorney, and Chief Judge.

Meetings

• URA Board tonight, Thu Sept 24, 5 PM, Council Chambers + Zoom. Res. 170 ($800K supplemental to acquire 1220 N. College under a stipulation agreement with the owner) and Res. 169 (Existing Conditions Study of Drake & College + plan amendments). Both discussion items with public hearings, 3 min.
  
• Sept 22 Work Session was 2027-2028 Biennial Budget Work Session #2 — Police Services, Information & Employee Services, Finance/Executive/Legal/Judicial, and Utility Services. No recap or video summary published; Council's reaction to the proposed 15% water rate increase is still unknown.
  
• No meeting Sept 29 (5th Tuesday).
  

Sources:
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar
- Sept 22 Work Session agenda — Municode
- URA Board agenda, Sept 24 — Municode
- Everything you need to know about data centers in Fort Collins — Courier Colorado
- Local governments in Colorado enact moratoriums on data center development — Colorado Newsline, Aug 10
- Anheuser-Busch plans $23M Fort Collins expansion — BizWest, Sept 21

2026-09-25

URA Board met Sept 24 — outcome not yet published

Both items were discussion items with public hearings and both were heard; Municode shows no action agenda or minutes posted as of Sept 25, so neither result is confirmed. Carrying forward:

Worth noting the geography: the Drake & College study area is the same corridor as the planned Front Range Passenger Rail station (north of Drake, just west of College). A plan amendment there is the mechanism that would fund station-area infrastructure. The rail questionnaire closes Oct 4 and the open house is Thu Oct 1, 5-7 PM at 2439 S. College.

No agenda changes for Oct 6

Re-checked the planning calendar — the Oct 6 item list is unchanged from Sept 24: Ord. 118 second reading, the three Strauss Lake ordinances, the unnamed Primary Employment Business Expansion incentive, the Drake & Lemay and pedestrian intersection appropriations, the 2027-28 budget public hearing, and the closed executive session on impact fees. Packet posts Thu Oct 1 at 5 PM; speaker sign-up opens then and closes 5:30 PM Tue Oct 6.

Strauss Lakes — the OurCity project page still shows only the schedule (P&Z recommendation Sept 17, Council final decision Oct 6); the page's last update is Aug 21 and the P&Z recommendation remains unpublished eight days out from the Council vote. The page also lists the site as ±160 acres, against the ±185 figure in earlier coverage. Comment: the OurCity form · devreviewcomments@fortcollins.gov · Emily Myler, emyler@fortcollins.gov, 970-224-6076. Comments become public record, name and address included.

Still open

• Sept 22 budget work session — no recap; Council's reaction to the proposed 15% water rate increase still unknown.
  
• Ord. 118 — which version passed first reading; Sept 15 minutes still not posted.
  
• Election Code Committee Sept 18 — no minutes, substance still unknown.
  

Sources:
- URA Board agenda, Sept 24 — Municode
- Municode meeting portal
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar
- Strauss Lakes Development Proposal — OurCity

2026-09-26

The Oct 6 agenda is up on Municode already — earlier than the Thursday Oct 1, 5 PM packet post. Item list, sorted by how much it matters from District 6:

Second reading (final votes — these bind):
- Land Use Code updates — this is Ordinance No. 118, review level of certain residential uses moving to Basic Development Review. Passed first reading 5-2 on Sept 15 (nays Hoeven and Potyondy; Nelsen yes). Still unresolved: which version. The action agenda never said whether the Ad Hoc committee's all-zones table was substituted for staff's narrower version. Sept 15 minutes remain unposted.
- Landmark designations — J.M. Morrison House and Marsh/Geist House. Nelsen came off the Historic Preservation Commission; these are hers to speak to.
- Appropriations (philanthropic revenue, police grant funding), budget adjustments, restitution-penalty code amendments.

First reading:
- Strauss Lake annexation + the zoning ordinance + the Cottonwood Land annexation agreement. NE of Horsetooth & Ziegler, 1,323 units plus commercial. The P&Z recommendation from Sept 17 is still unpublished — nine days on, and no version of it has surfaced in coverage or on the OurCity page (last updated Aug 21, still says ±160 acres against ~185 elsewhere).
- Primary employment business expansion incentive — still unnamed in the agenda listing. Anheuser-Busch's $23M Fort Collins expansion announced Sept 21 remains the obvious guess and remains unconfirmed; the packet Oct 1 should say.
- Pedestrian intersection improvements and Drake/Lemay intersection appropriations; utility network expansion.

Other:
- Housing Catalyst Board appointment. Worth watching how Nelsen handles it — she sits on the Housing Catalyst board herself.
- 2027-28 budget public hearing #1.
- Executive session on impact fees (closed).

Oct 20 now shows new items not previously on our list: W. Elizabeth Corridor design project extension (that corridor runs straight through 80521 — CSU-adjacent, the BRT-planned stretch), 314 N. Howes purchase agreement amendment, airport runway widening, a water district easement, and the golf professional contract. Plus the already-known AVIS speed and red-light camera code updates (1st reading) and budget hearing #2.

URA Sept 24: still nothing. Two days later Municode shows the agenda and packet but no minutes and no video. Res. 170 (the $800K acquisition of 1220 N. College under a stipulation agreement) and Res. 169 (Drake & College existing conditions study + plan amendments) both remain unconfirmed.

Sources:
- Fort Collins Municode meetings portal
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar
- Strauss Lakes Development Proposal — Our City

To participate Oct 6 (6:00 PM, 300 Laporte Ave): speaker sign-up opens when the packet posts Thu Oct 1, 5 PM and closes 5:30 PM Tue Oct 6 at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings. Written comment any time to cityleaders@fortcollins.gov. Nelsen directly: anelsen@fortcollins.gov, 970-817-8784. Zoom and FCTV 14/881. Strauss Lakes comments also go to devreviewcomments@fortcollins.gov or planner Emily Myler, emyler@fortcollins.gov, 970-224-6076 — all become public record including your name and address.

2026-09-27

No council meeting Sept 29 (5th Tuesday). Next is Tue Oct 6, 6 PM Regular; packet posts Thu Oct 1, 5 PM.

New on the Council Agenda Planning Calendar since last check:
- Nov 17 Regular — Executive Session: Midtown Land Negotiations. New item, and the only substance on that agenda besides two proclamations (Small Business Season, Transgender Day of Remembrance). Closed session, no public comment on the item itself; note it alongside the Oct 6 impact-fee executive session and the Aug 18 economic-development sessions — this Council is doing a lot of land and incentive work behind closed doors
- Oct 13 Work Session picks up a second item: Council Priority Update, alongside "Overall Budget and Final Direction"
- Oct 20 additions: proclamations for Arts and Humanities Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a philanthropic revenue appropriation (1st reading), and a FoCo Creates Special Events Grant resolution. The W. Elizabeth Corridor final design contract extension is confirmed as a Resolution/Ordinance 1st Reading — that corridor runs through 80521
- Dec 1 Regular is now populated: City Manager, City Attorney and Chief Judge salary ordinances, reappointing the Chief Judge to a new two-year term, Legislative Policy Adoption (the city's state-legislature agenda for the 2027 session — the vehicle through which Council takes positions on bills), and the previously tracked Montava wholesale and non-potable water contracts
- Dec 15 currently has no items scheduled

Records status — three things still unpublished:
- Sept 15 Regular: action agenda and video are up; minutes are not. So which version of Ordinance No. 118 passed first reading 5-2 is still unresolved, eleven days on, with the final vote nine days out
- URA Sept 24: agenda and packet only. No action agenda, no minutes, no video three days later. Res. 169 and Res. 170 outcomes remain unknown. The URA's own site (renewfortcollins.com) has the Sept 24 agenda but no results and its newsroom is stale to July 2025
- Sept 22 budget work session: video is posted, no written summary. Based on the Sept 8 pattern, work-session summaries land on the Municode meeting row about two weeks out — so expect the Sept 22 recap (and Council's reaction to the proposed +15% water / +7% electric 2027 rates) around Oct 6
- Strauss Lakes: P&Z's Sept 17 recommendation is still unpublished ten days later, nine days before Council votes. The Municode P&Z microsite 404s; the city's P&Z page lists only upcoming meetings and routes archives elsewhere. Direct route if you want it before the packet: pzc@fortcollins.gov. The OurCity project page hasn't been touched since Aug 21 and still says ±160 acres against ~185 in earlier coverage

Two county items landing inside city limits this week:
- West Nile door-to-door survey in Fort Collins, Mon–Tue Sept 28–29, ~noon–7 PM. County health staff and CSU students, randomly selected households, 15 minutes, no identifying information. Verify a surveyor at (970) 498-6708
- 2026 General Election Community Kickoff, Thu Oct 1, 6–7:30 PM, 200 W. Oak St — the night before mail ballots go out. Fort Collins has no city ballot issue this year; your local decisions are county 1A plus the state measures

Sources:
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar
- Fort Collins Municode meetings portal
- Fort Collins URA
- Planning and Zoning Commission — City of Fort Collins

2026-09-28

Records check, eight days before the Oct 6 vote — nothing new posted:
- Sept 15 Regular minutes: still not up (13 days). Which version of Ord. 118 passed first reading is still unknown
- Sept 15 and Sept 22 work session summaries: not up
- URA Sept 24: no action agenda or minutes — Res. 169 (Drake & College study) and Res. 170 ($800K, 1220 N. College) still unconfirmed
- Oct 6 Regular: Municode shows a details page only; packet and speaker sign-up open Thu Oct 1, 5 PM

No council meeting Tue Sept 29 (5th Tuesday).

Sources:
- Fort Collins Municode meetings portal

2026-09-29

• City data center moratorium threshold lowered from 70 MW to 25 MW. The Nov 3 item on the planning calendar now reads "Ordinance - 1st Reading: Data Center (over 25 MW) 6-Month Moratorium". It said "over 70 MW" as late as Sept 27.
  
  • 25 MW is the top of the range for the City's existing largest customers (12–25 MW). The moratorium now reaches mid-size facilities, not just hyperscale ones.
    
  • PRPA's Large Load Policy starts at 10 MW.
    
  • Text not published yet. The Nov 3 packet posts ~Oct 29.
    
• Oct 6 planning calendar now also lists the Byrne JAG police grant appropriation, 2nd reading (Ord. 125, passed 1st reading on consent Sept 15). Everything else is unchanged.
  
• Oct 27 work session lists "Overall Budget and Final" alongside Housing Action Plan, homelessness strategy and the tobacco/psychoactive products program.
  
• Records, one week before Oct 6: still nothing new. No Sept 15 minutes (Ord. 118 version still unknown), no URA Sept 24 action agenda or minutes, and no Sept 15/22 work session summaries. The Oct 6 row on Municode has no documents yet. Packet and speaker sign-up open Thu Oct 1, 5 PM.
  

Sources:
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar
- Fort Collins Municode meetings portal

2026-09-30

• Safer Streets Northwest — a city traffic-safety study covering three corridors in and around 80521. Project page updated Sept 29; not previously in this file.
  
  • Shields St, Mulberry to Lake (plus Stuart St and Swallow Rd)
    
  • Taft Hill Rd, Mulberry to the Spring Creek Trail
    
  • Laurel St, Shields to College
    
  • Stage: draft corridor concepts (summer 2026). Report with recommendations due winter 2026. Issues raised so far: speeding, turning conflicts, long signal waits.
    
  • Comment form is open on the project page, no deadline listed. Staff: Cortney Geary, cgeary@fortcollins.gov; Rachel Ruhlen, rruhlen@fortcollins.gov; Dillon Willett, dwillett@fortcollins.gov.
    
• Planning calendar: no changes since Sept 29. Data center moratorium still reads "over 25 MW."
  
• Records: still no Sept 15 minutes, URA Sept 24 action agenda, or Sept 22 work session summary. Oct 6 packet posts Thu Oct 1, 5 PM.
  
• Passenger rail open house is Thu Oct 1, 5–7 PM, CSU Shops at College, 2439 S. College; questionnaire closes Sun Oct 4.
  

Sources:
- Safer Streets Northwest — Our City
- Weigh In For Civics — Colorado Citizen Observers (Sept 29)
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar
- Fort Collins Municode meetings portal

2026-10-01

• "Inference center" at a Prime Storage self-storage site, in conceptual review this week. Edge Inference LLC and Prime Storage Fort Collins LLC want to convert part of an existing self-storage facility. The applicants say "this is not a data center"; the city's development review notice calls it one. Conceptual review is a staff-level first look, set for Thursday (Oct 1) per BizWest. Not reported: which Prime Storage location, megawatts, cooling or water use.
  
  • Why it matters: the Nov 3 moratorium covers data centers over 25 MW, and the Land Use Code doesn't define data centers as a use. How the city classifies this project tests where that line falls.
    
  • Comment: devreviewcomments@fortcollins.gov. There's no public hearing at the conceptual stage.
    
• Planning calendar unchanged since Sept 29. Full Oct 20 water item title: "Water Storage Agreements, Re-appropriation of Project Funds, and *Withdrawal of Permit Application*" (Water Utility Enterprise Board, 1st reading). Which permit is being withdrawn isn't stated.
  
• Council Finance Committee Oct 1 meeting canceled.
  
• Records: still no Sept 15 minutes, URA Sept 24 action agenda/minutes, or Sept 22 work session summary. The Oct 6 row on Municode has no documents yet; packet and speaker sign-up open today, 5 PM.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins planners to eye project that's 'not a data center' — BizWest (Sept 28)
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar
- Council Finance Committee — Oct 1, 2026 (canceled)
- Fort Collins Municode meetings portal

2026-10-02

Oct 6 Regular Meeting packet is posted. Tue Oct 6, 6:00 PM, City Hall, 300 Laporte Ave. Proclamations 5:00 PM.

Discussion items (these get a vote and their own public comment):
- Ord. 118, 2nd reading: residential uses → Basic Development Review. Staff's version passed 1st reading 5-2. That version excludes commercial and employment zones; to get the Ad Hoc Committee's all-zones version, Council has to substitute Attachment 2. P&Z voted 5-0 (Aug 20) for staff's version, but with a comment: keep Type 2 review (public hearing) for large multifamily and mixed-use and set tiered thresholds by units, acreage or size. The ordinance as written doesn't do that.
- Fees: BDR $16,900 vs. $49,250 for PDP + Final Plan, so a typical project pays $32,350 less. Over 2022–26 that would have been 31 projects and $873,400 less in review fees.
- Public outreach: none.
- Res. 2026-116, Avago (Broadcom) business expansion incentive. This is the unnamed "Primary Employment Business Expansion" item.
- Rebates: 25% of the base-rate sales/use tax on the Bldg 2 retrofit and the Bldg 4B shell and clean room; 100% on air-quality abatement equipment; 25% on manufacturing, automation and R&D equipment.
- Dollars: maximum city incentive $8,931,000 ($1.974M construction, $6.417M equipment, $540K abatement). Estimated new city revenue is $52.26M, so $43.3M net over 10 years.
- Project: $1.5B total over 2026–36 ($950M in this agreement). It keeps ~1,000 manufacturing jobs and adds ~100. Fort Collins site has 1,350 employees and makes RF chips for 5G/6G. This is the Apple–Broadcom $30B chip deal announced in July.
- Staff will also ask Council Finance Committee for a $250K appropriation for compliance and administration.
- Board recommendation: none. Public outreach: none.
- 2027–28 budget, public hearing #1.

Consent calendar (passes in one vote unless a councilmember pulls an item):
- Strauss Lakes: annexation (Res. 2026-114 + Ord. 135), annexation agreement (Ord. 136), zoning (Ord. 137), all on consent.
- Size is 147.499 acres, not the 160 or 185 reported earlier. Zoning: 139.835 ac LMN, 7.664 ac MMN.
- Owner: Cottonwood Land & Farm LLC. P&Z voted 5-0 for annexation Sept 17.
- The agreement lets the owner de-annex if zoning, the ODP or the first PDP is denied or approved with unacceptable conditions.
- The ODP is in review: phased residential, a neighborhood commercial center, an affordable component, and a metro district application to come. Neighborhood comments (traffic and safety) were left out of the packet because they concern the development, which can be appealed to Council.
- 2nd reading Oct 20; annexation effective Oct 30.
- Res. 2026-115, Housing Catalyst board. Appointee: Yaz Haldeman, a District 6 resident who lives in a Housing Catalyst property and previously worked on the city's Home2Health project.
- Ord. 133, Lemay & Drake: $1,549,760 in transportation capital expansion fees for property acquisition and a signal replacement.
- Ord. 132, pedestrian intersection improvements: $1,003,544 on the High Injury Network.
- Sept 15 minutes, Ords. 124/125 (philanthropic revenue; $17,639 Byrne JAG drug task force overtime), Ords. 126–128 year-end appropriations, Morrison House and Marsh/Geist landmark amendments, restitution code fix, $60K wastewater IT.

Other: executive session, legal advice on capital expansion fees (potential litigation). The fee updates come Nov 3.

• Planning calendar: Nov 3 now also lists the DDA, GID #1, GID #15 and Airport budgets plus "Items Relating to Amendments and Updates to Tax Provisions in City Code." Nov 17 adds Small Business Season and Transgender Day of Remembrance proclamations. Oct 13 through Dec 8 is otherwise unchanged.
  
• Potyondy (D4) listening session Sat Oct 10.
  
• Participation: sign up to speak by 5:30 PM Tue Oct 6 at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings. Written comment: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov. Nelsen: anelsen@fortcollins.gov, 970-817-8784. Watch on Zoom (fcgov.zoom.us/j/98241416497) or FCTV 14/881.
  

Sources:
- Oct 6 agenda with attachments (Municode)
- Oct 6 full packet (PDF)
- Ord. 118 agenda item summary
- Avago incentive agenda item summary · Exhibit A agreement
- Strauss Lakes annexation agenda item summary
- Apple–Broadcom $30B deal, Fort Collins fab (Hoodline, July)
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar
- Potyondy listening session Oct 10

2026-10-04

• Oct 6 Regular is unchanged. Speaker sign-up closes 5:30 PM Tue.
  
• Oct 13 Work Session is now listed on Municode with no agenda; it posts Thu Oct 8, 5 PM. Planning calendar: Overall Budget and Final Direction, Council Priority Update.
  
• Planning and Zoning Commission, Thu Oct 15, 6 PM, Council Chambers. No agenda posted yet. Contact Clay Frickey, cfrickey@fortcollins.gov, 970-416-2517 · pzc@fortcollins.gov.
  
• Legislative Review Committee, Tue Oct 20, 4–5 PM, CIC Room, City Hall (in person or Teams, meeting ID 276 122 712 389 289). This is the committee that sets the city's state-legislative positions ahead of the Dec 1 Legislative Policy Adoption. Contact Ginny Sawyer, gsawyer@fortcollins.gov.
  
• Planning calendar Oct 13 – Dec 15: no changes since Oct 2. The Oct 27 WS still lists "Overall Budget and Final."
  
• Still unpublished: URA Sept 24 (agenda only) and the Sept 22 WS summary (video only).
  

Sources:
- Municode meeting portal
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar
- P&Z regular meeting, Oct 15
- Legislative Review Committee, Oct 20

2026-10-06

• Oct 6 agenda amended Oct 5: new discussion Item 18, Res. 2026-117, data center moratorium. It gets a vote tonight.
  
  • Directs staff to bring the 6-month moratorium to the Oct 20 Regular. The planning calendar had it at Nov 3.
    
  • Application freeze starts tonight if adopted. Until the moratorium takes effect, staff may not accept development or permit applications of any type for covered data centers. Council intends the moratorium to apply retroactively to the date of this resolution.
    
  • The scope is broader than the planning calendar's "over 25 MW." It covers (1) any data center as a primary use, at any size, and (2) data centers accessory to another primary use with peak demand over 10 MW. Council can still adjust the threshold on Oct 20.
    
  • The definition includes commercial cryptocurrency mining.
    
  • Staff: Dean Klingner (Deputy City Manager) and Ginny Sawyer. Staff recommends adoption. No board recommendation and no public outreach. It comes out of the Aug 25 work session.
    
  • The Edge Inference "inference center" at a Prime Storage site is in conceptual review now. The resolution doesn't say whether a project already in conceptual review is covered.
    
• The rest of the agenda is unchanged: Ord. 118 2nd reading (Item 16), the Avago/Broadcom incentive (Item 17) and budget hearing #1 (Item 15) are discussion items; Strauss Lakes (Items 11–13) and the Housing Catalyst appointment (Item 14) are consent. Consent also has 2nd readings of Ords. 124–131 and a $60K wastewater appropriation (Ord. 134).
  
• Participation today: speaker sign-up closes 5:30 PM at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings. Written comment: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov. Nelsen: anelsen@fortcollins.gov. Zoom or FCTV 14/881.
  
• Planning calendar Oct 13 – Dec 15 is unchanged and still shows the moratorium at Nov 3.
  

Sources:
- Oct 6 agenda, amended (Municode)
- Res. 2026-117 agenda item summary
- Res. 2026-117 text
- Aug 25 work session summary

2026-10-07

• Oct 6 outcomes not posted yet. No action agenda or video on the Municode meeting page the morning after. Ord. 118, the Avago incentive, Res. 2026-117 and Strauss Lakes are all unconfirmed.
  
• Planning calendar changed overnight:
  
  • Data center moratorium is now on Oct 20 ("Ordinance - 1st Reading: Data Center (25 MW) 6-Month Moratorium") and gone from Nov 3. That matches Res. 2026-117's direction, which suggests it passed, but the vote isn't confirmed. The calendar title still says 25 MW; the resolution's scope was any primary-use data center plus accessory ones over 10 MW.
    
  • The AVIS speed/red-light camera code update is gone from Oct 20 and isn't listed on any date through December.
    
  • New on Oct 20 (1st readings): Land Use Code Update: Align with State for Affordable Housing; appropriation of a grant for the Safer Speeds Fort Collins program; CDOT IGA for SB230 grant funding; CDOT IGA for state highway maintenance; philanthropic revenue appropriation. Still there: 314 N. Howes purchase agreement amendment, W. Elizabeth corridor design extension, FoCo Creates grant, budget hearing #2, Water Utility Enterprise Board storage agreements.
    
  • New on Nov 3: Floodplain Code changes; Stormwater Quality Code and Criteria Update; Stormwater developer repay process; Water and Wastewater Design Criteria Manual update; the West Fort Collins Water District antenna easement.
    
  • Nov 17 adds a GIS Day proclamation and a philanthropic revenue appropriation.
    
• Oct 13 Work Session still has no agenda on Municode; it posts Thu Oct 8, 5 PM.
  
• Surveillance policy survey closes today.
  

Sources:
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar
- Oct 6 meeting page (Municode)
- Surveillance policy survey

2026-10-08

• Oct 6 Regular, action agenda posted. 6 present, Conway absent. Adjourned 9:21 PM.
  
• Res. 2026-117, data center application freeze: adopted 5-1, nay Fudge. Staff can't accept development or permit applications for covered data centers (any primary-use data center; accessory ones over 10 MW). Moratorium ordinance 1st reading Tue Oct 20.
  
• Edge Inference "inference center": 20 MW (Klingner to BizWest, Oct 6). Under the calendar's "25 MW" title, but a primary-use data center is covered at any size under Res. 2026-117. Whether a project already in conceptual review counts as an accepted application isn't stated.
  
• Ord. 118, BDR for residential uses: adopted on 2nd reading 5-1, nay Hoeven. Potyondy voted no on 1st reading; yes this time. No Attachment 2 substitution noted, so it's staff's version (commercial/employment districts keep current review for single-unit, single-unit attached, two-unit).
  
• Res. 2026-116, Avago (Broadcom) incentive: adopted, no nays recorded. ≤$8.93M. Action agenda: Building 2 remodel, Building 4 expansion, ~$950M capital investment in machinery, automation, R&D, abatement equipment, construction materials.
  
• Budget hearing #1 held. Hearing #2 Oct 20.
  
• Consent adopted 6-0, nothing pulled:
  
  • Strauss Lakes: Res. 2026-114 adopted; Ords. 135 (annexation), 136 (annexation agreement, de-annex rights), 137 (zoning: 7.664 ac MMN, 139.835 ac LMN) passed 1st reading. 2nd reading Oct 20.
    
  • Res. 2026-115, Housing Catalyst appointment, adopted. No recusal noted.
    
  • Ords. 124–131 adopted on 2nd reading.
    
  • 1st readings: Ord. 132 pedestrian intersection improvements ($1,003,544; total $2,460,856), Ord. 133 Lemay & Drake ($1,549,760 from transportation capital expansion fees), Ord. 134 wastewater Utility Network ($60K).
    
• Executive session: legal advice on capital expansion fees, "potential litigation related to current or proposed capital expansion fees." Fee updates are a Nov 3 1st reading.
  
• Planning calendar changes:
  
  • Dec 8 Work Session now: Vision Zero Progress; Speed Corridors. First place speed corridors have shown up since AVIS left Oct 20. Work session, no vote.
    
  • Oct 20 adds Arts and Humanities Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamations.
    
  • Everything else Oct 13 – Dec 15 matches Oct 7.
    
• Affordable and Sustainable Growth Committee met Wed Oct 7, 4–6 PM. No materials posted.
  
• Oct 13 Work Session agenda still not on Municode; posts today, 5 PM.
  
• Oct 20 participation: speaker sign-up by 5:30 PM Oct 20 at fortcollins.gov/Government/City-Council/Council-Meetings (opens Thu Oct 15, 5 PM). Written: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov. Nelsen: anelsen@fortcollins.gov.
  

Sources:
- Oct 6 action agenda (PDF)
- Oct 6 meeting video
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar
- Governments attempt to balance data centers vs other issues — BizWest (Oct 6)
- Fort Collins moves quickly with Broadcom incentives plan — BizWest (Oct 7, paywalled)
- Affordable and Sustainable Growth Committee, Oct 7

2026-10-09

• Oct 13 Work Session, 6 PM, CIC, 300 Laporte Ave. Packet posted. Two items, both discussion only, no votes:
  
  1. Budget Work Session #3. Staff wants direction on changes to the Recommended Budget. Any addition needs a matching offset.
     
     • Adds under consideration: Grocery Sales Tax Rebate $200K, Human Services Grant Program $50K.
       
     • Offsets on the table (up to $1.7M):
       
     • Natural gas franchise fee increase, $500K–$1.1M. Xcel pays 1.07% now (since 2018). Council can raise it to as much as 3% by resolution, effective 60 days after notice to Xcel. If passed through: residential $0.62 → $1.16/mo at 2% (+$6.48/yr) or $1.75/mo at 3% (+$13.56/yr). Commercial/industrial +$38.40 or +$79.69/yr.
       
     • Community Services, up to $375K: tree contracts $20K–$70K; ash borer $20K (already cut $100K in 2026); West Nile virus program: $30K scale-back (2 fewer weeks of data collection) or $285K to eliminate it (no larvicide, testing or education; city would rely on county risk data).
       
     • Transportation, up to $300K: street asset management. Each $100K ≈ 1 lane mile of overlay. Current funding covers ~100 of the 130 lane miles/yr needed to hold a "B" pavement index.
       
     • Grocery rebate options: $81/person now (low-income, 0–60% AMI, auto-enrolled). Options: cut to $65 or lower (2019 baseline), lower the 8-member household cap, drop GMA residents (city limits only), taper by household size.
       
     • Municipal Court $250K: City Manager would cover it by reducing contracted landscaping at the Gardens, no added recreation business support at the Southeast Community Center addition, +1.0 FTE to the attrition target.
       
     • Info items: affordable housing capital — $15.8M budgeted, $10.25M remaining; Quarter Cent Capital Tax 2027/28 adds $1.3M (2027 Quarter Cent total $16.7M, incl. $4.3M outdoor pickleball complex, $6.0M arterial intersections). $2M allocated for Planning & Development Services (FC Clear transition, fee-relief backfill, impact-fee and historic-preservation studies). 2050 Tax projects: Rolland Moore tennis/playground $12M (2027), Landings Park $5M, Soft Gold Park $4M.
       
  2. Council Priority Update (Ginny Sawyer).
     
     • Development priority runs through the Ad Hoc committee: Mayor Francis, Conway, Nelsen, meeting monthly, with a 6-month topic agenda coming. City application time down 49% since 2022.
       
     • Vision Zero: staff is preparing standardized 20 mph speed limits on local neighborhood streets. Needs Council action at a future regular meeting; no date. Fall safety improvements on sections of Laurel, Shields and Taft Hill. Serious injuries/fatalities down 80% from the 2023 high (15).
       
     • Marijuana law update: 2027. Next priority update Jan 12, 2027.
       
• Oct 6 additions (Strong Towns FoCo, Oct 7):
  
  • Broadcom incentive was 6-0.
    
  • Data center: Fudge says he's "51-49" on the 10 MW accessory threshold and could vote yes Oct 20. Staff brings alternative thresholds Oct 20. Potyondy: "Six months is a small price to pay."
    
  • Hoeven on Ord. 118: permit times already healthy; wants the Ad Hoc committee to focus on direct help for 6,346 cost-burdened renters. Staff offered no size threshold for big projects and no one asked for one.
    
  • Public comment: 11 speakers on keeping PRPA's 2030 decarbonization goal; 4 asking Council to oppose Amendment 81; arts groups on nonprofit rates; Human Services board on grant funding. One speaker at budget hearing #1.
    
• Oct 20 Regular: agenda not posted yet (expected Thu Oct 15).
  
• Participation: work sessions take no public comment. Written: cityleaders@fortcollins.gov, budget@fortcollins.gov. Nelsen: anelsen@fortcollins.gov, 970-817-8784. Livestream fortcollins.gov/fctv; FCTV 14 & 881.
  

Sources:
- Oct 13 Work Session agenda (HTML)
- Oct 13 Work Session packet (PDF)
- Housing Review Change Gets Final Approval, Data Center Moratorium Heads to a Vote — Strong Towns Fort Collins (Oct 7)