Fort collins mayor - emily francis

Fort Collins Mayor - Emily Francis

Took office: January 13, 2026 (term: 2026–2028)

2026-05-15

• Traffic camera debate at CSU: Mayor Francis was invited by the CSU Debate Club to discuss the city's use of speed and red light cameras. She defended the cameras against the club president's opposition, citing 40 traffic deaths and nearly 400 serious injuries as justification. Fort Collins has cameras deployed at six intersections under a 2023 state law authorizing expanded traffic camera use.
  

Sources:
- CSU Debate Club invites Fort Collins mayor, discusses traffic cameras — Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Fort Collins mayor joins CSU debate club for event — KCSU FM

2026-05-27

• Water Shortage Watch ongoing: Fort Collins Utilities' voluntary Water Shortage Watch — the city's first in nearly five years — remains in effect. The watch was triggered by low snowpack in the Cache la Poudre and Colorado River watersheds. Residents are asked to water lawns no more than two days per week, avoid irrigation 10 a.m.–6 p.m., and use shutoff nozzles. No penalties or rate increases yet; stricter restrictions possible if conditions worsen.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins Utilities announces voluntary water reductions — Rocky Mountain Collegian
- Voluntary Water Shortage Watch — Fort Collins official
- Fort Collins issues Water Shortage Watch — North Forty News

2026-05-30

• Budget and infrastructure actions (May 5 council meeting): Council unanimously adopted a $378,057 mid-year budget appropriation from the Airport fund for six airport priority projects, and also unanimously approved federal and state funding appropriation for the Taft Hill Corridor Improvements project (Horsetooth Road to Brixton Road).
  
• Flood Awareness Week (May 24–30): Council declared the week of May 24–30 as Flood Awareness Week — relevant as the city continues managing water-shortage conditions from low snowpack.
  
• Summer Moves regional challenge (May 20): Fort Collins joined a regional "Summer Moves" active-transportation challenge.
  
• Water Shortage Watch ongoing: The voluntary Water Shortage Watch first issued May 1 remains in effect with no escalation announced. Conditions from the Cache la Poudre and Colorado River watersheds continue to be monitored.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council May 5 agenda — Fort Collins official
- News — City of Fort Collins

2026-06-01

• City Council regular meeting June 2: The next regular City Council meeting is Tuesday, June 2 at 6:00 PM. No specific agenda items confirmed yet; check the official meetings portal for full agenda.
  
• Water Shortage Watch continues: Fort Collins' voluntary Water Shortage Watch (the first in nearly five years) remains in effect — no escalation announced. The city continues asking residents to water no more than two days per week and avoid irrigation 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Summer drought conditions are being monitored; Larimer County's countywide fire restrictions run through July 21.
  

Sources:
- Council Meetings — City of Fort Collins
- Water Shortages — Fort Collins Utilities

2026-06-05

• June 2 City Council meeting recap: Francis presided over a meeting with only four members present (Francis, Mayor Pro Tem Pignataro, Hoeven, Nelsen; Conway, Fudge, and Potyondy absent). Key actions:
  
  • Flock license plate camera vote postponed to June 16: The item was pulled before the meeting — yet 17 residents showed up to oppose it during public comment. City Manager DiMartino redirected them all to general public comment so they could be heard. The vote is now scheduled for June 16.
    
  • Resolution 2026-076 (business assistance incentives) passed 4-0
    
  • Summer meeting cancellations passed 4-0: Regular meetings July 7 and August 4 will not be held.
    
  • Timnath IGA: ~$400,000 intergovernmental agreement for I-25/Harmony Road/Weld County Road 74 corridor and traffic study.
    
  • Ordinance 058 passed 4-0: Extends the window to petition a court to set aside a default judgment from 7 to 14 days.
    
• Upcoming — URA Finance Committee June 11 (4 PM): Francis chairs the Urban Renewal Authority Finance Committee; next meeting is June 11.
  
• Water Shortage Watch still voluntary: No escalation to mandatory restrictions as of June 5. Fort Collins draws ~50% of its water from the Poudre River, remainder from Horsetooth Reservoir via CBT Project. Track escalation at: fcgov.com/utilities/water-shortage-planning
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council Postpones Flock Vote, Updates Business Incentives — Strong Towns Fort Collins
- Water Shortage Planning — Fort Collins Utilities
- From Bad to Ugly: What a Record-Low Snowpack Means for the Poudre Watershed — CPRW

2026-06-18

• Flock cameras voted out — Francis part of 6-1 majority (June 16): Mayor Francis was among the six votes to immediately cancel the Flock Safety contract and remove all 15 ALPR cameras from Fort Collins. District 1 Councilmember Chris Conway was the sole dissenter. Following the vote, the chambers erupted in applause. Staff were directed to stop data collection immediately, initiate contract cancellation, and halt any new surveillance technology procurement until a citywide surveillance policy is developed and adopted.
  
• Surveillance policy now on the city's agenda: The council cannot deploy any new surveillance technology until the comprehensive policy is finalized. No timeline set for when that work will be complete.
  
• Summer council schedule: Next regular council meeting is July 21 — the July 7 meeting was cancelled at the June 2 regular meeting. The June 23 Work Session (4th Tuesday, 6 PM) is the next scheduled event.
  
• Water Shortage Watch: Still voluntary. No escalation to mandatory restrictions announced.
  

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

2026-06-20

• Flock regional context (KUNC, June 19): Denver dropped Flock earlier in 2026 and chose a new vendor; Boulder is evaluating its deployment; a state privacy bill failed (opposed by DAs). Fort Collins' citizen-led policy reset is the most aggressive local approach in Colorado so far.
  
• June 23 Work Session — agenda not yet posted: Juneteenth holiday on Thursday likely delayed the usual Thursday 5 PM posting. May appear over the weekend. Next Regular Meeting with votes: July 21.
  
• Water Shortage Watch: Still voluntary. No escalation.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins drops Flock surveillance — KUNC

2026-06-23

• No work session tonight — confirmed: The Municode portal never posted a June 23 meeting. As of today, no agenda appeared — the expected 4th-Tuesday work session did not materialize. The next council event is the July 7 Regular Meeting (6 PM, votes/ordinances — previously noted as cancelled, but July 7 is back on the standard schedule; the June 18 log entry referenced a July 7 cancellation, but only July 7 appears nowhere in the Municode cancellation records — verify closer to date). Next confirmed meeting: July 21 Regular Meeting (6 PM).
  
• Water Shortage Watch: Still voluntary. No escalation.
  

2026-06-24

• Community listening sessions today: Councilmembers Josh Fudge (D3) and Melanie Potyondy (D4) are hosting informal community listening sessions at the Lagoon Concert Series tonight (June 24). These are informal constituent engagement, not official council proceedings.
  
• Water Shortage Watch: Still voluntary. No escalation to mandatory restrictions. The city's supply may last through 2026 without mandates if voluntary conservation holds.
  

2026-06-30

• Surveillance policy development timeline clarified. Following the June 16 vote to cancel the Flock contract (6-1), the city has established a formal policy development process:
  
  • July 28 (tentative work session): Council receives first update on surveillance policy work
    
  • July–September 2026: Community and stakeholder input period
    
  • October 2026: Draft policy updated with community feedback
    
  • November 2026: Council work session to review revised draft
    
  • December 2026: Council vote on surveillance policy adoption
    No new surveillance technology can be procured until the policy is finalized.
    
• Housing affordability initiative: The Ad Hoc Committee on Affordable and Sustainable Growth (established April 2026, running through end of 2027) continues its two-track work plan. Goal: 7,000+ housing units over the next 10 years (1,540 to address current gap, 5,466 for projected demand). Context: 64% of Fort Collins rental units were under $1,000/month in 2010 — only 13% by 2023; 58% of renters are currently cost-burdened.
  
• Next regular meeting: July 21 (6 PM). No meetings scheduled between now and July 21. Sign up to speak by 5:30 PM that day; written comment: cityleaders@fcgov.com. Agenda expected to post ~Thursday, July 16 at 5 PM.
  
• Water Shortage Watch: Voluntary restrictions still in effect. Outcome of drought conditions being monitored.
  

Sources:
- After ending Flock contract, Fort Collins begins surveillance policy review — 9News
- Fort Collins City Council Sets Its Course for 2026–2027
- City Council Ad Hoc Committee on Affordable and Sustainable Growth — ourcity.fcgov.com

2026-07-01

• Council dark through July 20 — confirmed via Municode. No Regular Meeting, Work Session, or special meeting is scheduled between today and July 21. July 7 and August 4 were both cancelled by the 4-0 June 2 vote. The only nearby item is a July 23 Urban Renewal Authority Board meeting (Francis chairs URA's Finance Committee, so this is on her radar even though it's not a full council session). Next Regular Meeting: July 21, 6 PM — first votes since the June 16 Flock decision; agenda expected ~July 16.
  
• Water Shortage Watch unchanged: Still voluntary, in effect since May 1. No escalation.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council Meetings — Municode portal

2026-07-02

• July 14 Work Session now on the calendar. A Work Session on Tuesday, July 14, 6 PM has appeared on the Municode portal where none was listed as of July 1. No agenda posted yet (expected ~July 9). Discussion-only, no votes. July 21 Regular Meeting still not yet posted; agenda still expected ~July 16.
  
• Water Shortage Watch unchanged: Still voluntary, in effect since May 1. No escalation.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins City Council Meetings — Municode portal

2026-07-17

• July 21 Regular Meeting agenda posted (6 PM), Francis presiding — first voting meeting since June 16. All-consent agenda (32 items, no separate discussion items); Francis will open general public comment (Section G) and read a Disability Pride Month proclamation (5 PM, 4 PM reception). Biggest-dollar items: $72.5M Southeast Community Center appropriation (Ord. 070), 314 N. Howes conveyance for affordable housing (Ord. 098), $500K reserves for a Midtown property acquisition (Ord. 075), and the One Water long-term rental policy (Res. 2026-095). Full breakdown and participation mechanics in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  
• Surveillance policy returns to Council at the July 28 work session (first update since the June 19 Flock contract cancellation). Discussion only, no vote.
  
• Water Shortage Watch unchanged: Still voluntary, in effect since May 1.
  

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

2026-07-28

• Work Session (6 PM, CIC), Francis presiding. Three discussion items, no votes: the first surveillance-technology governance framework since the Flock cancellation, a Real Estate Strategic Framework, and a tobacco/age-restricted products licensing program. Full breakdown in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  

Sources:
- July 28 Work Session agenda — Municode

2026-08-06

• Upcoming: Aug 11 Work Session and Aug 18 Regular Meeting (agendas not yet posted). See Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  

2026-08-07

• Aug 11 Work Session (6 PM, CIC), Francis presiding. Two discussion items, no votes: a Downtown Parking Optimization Update (options for the downtown system; fine increases pending for September, paid on-street pushed to 2027) and a Community Report on Innosphere and the NSF ASCEND Engine. Full breakdown in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  
• Transfort's redesigned network starts Aug 17, with Dial-A-Ride Sunday service ending.
  

Sources:
- Aug 11, 2026 Work Session agenda — Municode
- Transfort announces finalized Bus System Optimization Plan — fortcollins.gov

2026-08-12

• Aug 11 work session: staff scaled the downtown parking plan down to one pilot lot at Oak & Remington, with any broader paid-parking expansion pushed to 2027–2028, after the July 21 turnout against metered Old Town parking. No votes taken. Detail in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  
• Transfort's redesigned network starts Aug 17 — five days out. Dial-A-Ride Sunday service ends; Dial-A-Taxi vouchers drop to $15.
  

Sources:
- Fueled by feedback, Fort Collins eyes parking options — BizWest (Aug 11)
- Transfort routes & schedules

2026-08-15

• Council and staff drafting a tobacco / psychoactive-product retail licensing ordinance. Covers tobacco, intoxicating hemp, kratom, synthetic cannabinoids, and psilocybin lookalikes sold at smoke shops, gas stations, drug stores, and grocery stores; the stated aim is reducing minors' access. Coloradoan, Aug 14. Not scheduled — no work session or first reading, and it's not on the Aug 18 agenda. Detail in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  
• Transfort's redesigned network starts Monday, Aug 17. 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.
  
• Mountain Vista closes between Giddings and Busch starting Aug 17.
  
• Aug 18 regular meeting agenda unchanged since posting. Aug 25 work session still has no agenda.
  

Sources:
- Fort Collins Considers Kratom Crackdown Rules — 1310 KFKA (Aug 14, 2026), citing the Coloradoan
- Transfort routes & schedules
- News — City of Fort Collins

2026-08-16

• Correction — council did not reach agreement on the Oak & Remington paid-parking pilot, so it isn't moving forward as proposed. The Aug 12 entry described staff's proposal without the outcome. Staff will develop revised pilot options with the DDA and downtown businesses and return to council December 2026; large-scale parking changes wait until the College Avenue Waterline Project finishes in 2028. Detail in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  

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)

2026-08-17

• Transfort's redesigned network is live today — grid-based routes, more frequency on high-demand corridors, timed to the CSU and PSD starts. Routes 14 and 18 wait until 2027. Dial-A-Ride Sunday service has ended; Dial-A-Taxi vouchers are now $15.
  
• Mountain Vista is closed between Giddings and Busch as of today.
  
• She presides at tomorrow's 6:00 PM regular meeting; agenda detail in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  
• No new city news releases since Aug 13.
  

Sources:
- Transfort routes & schedules
- Aug 18 Regular Meeting agenda — Municode HTML

2026-08-21

• Aug 25 work session — Francis presides. Two items: the proposed ELCO wholesale water agreement to serve Montava (4,000+ units), and data centers / Land Use Code / PRPA Large Load Policy. Discussion only, no votes, no public comment. Full agenda detail in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  
• No individual news.
  

Sources:
- Aug 25 Work Session agenda (HTML)

2026-08-24

Aug 18 Meeting Outcomes

The action agenda read this run. Roll call 6-0 (one seat not present), consent calendar items 1–25 adopted 6-0 with nothing pulled, Ord. 101 (ADU grants, $240,000) adopted on second reading, both executive sessions approved, adjourned 9:14 p.m. Also: a Rental Housing Program Update staff report, and the proclamation declaring Aug 26 Women's Equality Day.

Item-level detail in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.

Aug 25 Work Session

Tuesday 6 PM, discussion only. Wholesale water agreement with ELCO to serve Montava (4,000+ units), and data centers — where staff note Fort Collins' peak demand is about 325 MW on a hot day and the Land Use Code still has no definition of "data center."

No individual news for Francis.

Sources:
- Aug 18 Action Agenda (PDF)
- Aug 25 Work Session packet (PDF)

2026-08-28

Sept 1 Regular Meeting — 26 consent items, nothing scheduled for discussion

The agenda posted. As presiding officer, Francis runs a meeting with no Planned Discussion Items — 9 second readings, 13 first readings and 7 resolutions all on the consent calendar, passing in a single vote unless a councilmember pulls something.

Consent items that carry weight: Ordinance No. 118 moving residential review to Basic Development Review across most zones, Ordinance No. 120 / Resolution 2026-110 extending Montava's Anheuser-Busch Foundation purchase-closing contingency up to two more years, Resolution 2026-111 initiating the 147.5-acre Strauss Lakes annexation, Ordinance No. 109 on councilmember obligations to report non-routine staff contacts, and Resolution 2026-112 amending the Council Rules of Procedure — which govern how Francis runs meetings and how long the public gets to speak.

Proclamations at 5:00 PM: Suicide Prevention Month, National Preparedness Month.

Item-level detail and participation mechanics in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.

No individual news for Francis.

Sources:
- Sept 1, 2026 Council Regular Meeting agenda (HTML)

2026-08-30

September Has One Voting Meeting, and Francis Presides Over It

A Sept 8 Work Session appeared on the Municode portal since Friday. The full month: Sept 1 Regular Meeting, Sept 8 Work Session, Sept 15 Work Session. Sept 15 is the third Tuesday and would normally be a Regular Meeting; it is not. Sept 1 is the only Council meeting in September that takes votes.

Twenty-six items, Section O empty — confirmed by direct read, it holds only the debate-method boilerplate. Everything passes in one vote unless a councilmember pulls it. As presiding officer Francis sets speaker time limits and runs the consent adoption in Section I.

She opens at 5:00 PM with two proclamations: Suicide Prevention Month and National Preparedness Month. Business meeting at 6:00.

Item-level detail, the two consent items with more behind them than their titles show (Ord. 118 land use review, Item 21 wastewater bond reimbursement), and participation mechanics are in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.

No individual news for Francis.

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

2026-08-31

The Last Consent Item Rewrites the Rules Francis Presides Under

Item 26, Resolution 2026-112 — Adopting Amended Rules of Procedure Governing the Conduct of City Council Meetings and Work Sessions. Missed in every prior entry here; the count of 26 was right but the tail of the list was never read.

The Rules of Procedure are the mayor's operating manual: they set how the presiding officer allots speaking time, the order and duration of public comment, how items get pulled from consent in Section I, and how work sessions run. Francis has exercised those powers at every meeting since January. Tuesday she'd be voting to change them.

The agenda's whole description is one sentence — "The purpose of this item is to consider an update to the Council Meeting Rules of Procedure" — and no attachments are linked to the item in the HTML agenda. The redline lives only in the ~10 MB packet PDF. City Clerk's Office: 970-221-6515.

Two other tail items also went unlisted: Res. 2026-111 (Strauss Lakes annexation, 147.499 acres at Horsetooth and Ziegler) and Res. 2026-110 (Montava — extends the Anheuser-Busch Foundation purchase contingency up to two more years). Full detail in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.

Section O is still empty. Francis opens at 5:00 PM with the Suicide Prevention Month and National Preparedness Month proclamations; business at 6:00.

Sources:
- Sept 1, 2026 Regular Meeting agenda (HTML)

2026-09-01

Res. 2026-112 Hands the Presiding Officer New Powers, and Puts Limits on Them

The redline is now readable — full change list in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen. What matters specifically for Francis, who presides:

New authority granted to the presiding officer:

• Discretion over the sign-up deadline. She may, "if time allows," let people speak who did not sign up by 5:30 PM — and may authorize additional comment on procedural or off-agenda items. Today the deadline is hard.
  
• A written escalation ladder. New Section 4.i: on a rules violation she may take "reasonable and proportionate steps" — issue a warning, direct a speaker to conclude, mute the microphone, require the speaker to yield the lectern, or require removal of the speaker from the Meeting Room. Section 5.k adds the same for audience conduct.
  
• Discretion to grant extra time for disability or language translation.
  
• Directives become binding: "Each speaker must follow directives given by the presiding officer," and failure to comply is itself defined as disruptive conduct.
  
• Authority to require repositioning or removal of any sign or object that violates the new rules.
  
• Authority to designate locations and conditions for recording.
  

New limits on that authority:

• "The presiding officer may not restrict speech based on the viewpoint expressed by the speaker."
  
• "Public comments that express disagreement, criticism, or unpopular viewpoints, in and of themselves, do not constitute disruption."
  
• Removal "shall occur only after a warning and an opportunity to comply, unless immediate action is reasonably necessary to address disruption or safety concerns."
  
• "The City shall maintain records of enforcement actions when practicable" — stated twice, once per section. Records of the chair's enforcement decisions become an accountability artifact.
  
• The old rule she inherited banned "personal, impertinent, profane, vulgar, slanderous, intimidating or harassing remarks." That is struck. Disruption now has to be conduct that "actually and materially interferes with, delays, or impedes" the meeting.
  

Section 6 is unchanged and still applies: a majority of Council may override any procedural decision of the presiding officer, including time limits on public comment.

Staff lead is Assistant City Manager Rupa Venkatesh; staff recommends adoption; the item lists no public outreach and no board recommendation, and sits on consent with no discussion slot. Francis opens at 5:00 PM with proclamations, business at 6:00.

Sources:
- Council Procedures Agenda Item Summary (PDF)
- Council Rules Sections 4 and 5 — REDLINE (PDF)
- Sept 1, 2026 agenda with attachments (HTML)

2026-09-02

September Gains a Second Voting Meeting

The Municode portal now lists a City Council Regular Meeting on Tuesday, Sept 15 at 6:00 PM alongside the Work Session already on that date — two separate calendar entries, nodes 4491 and 4487. Sept 15 is the third Tuesday, the Regular Meeting slot under Council's own cadence; the portal had shown only a Work Session there through four prior checks. Neither entry has an agenda yet; posting is expected Thursday, Sept 10, 5:00 PM.

This reverses the standing conclusion that Sept 1 was the last night Council could vote before October. As presiding officer, Francis sets speaking time and rules on procedure under whichever version of the rules is in force by then.

No outcome published for Sept 1. As of the close of the meeting night, the Sept 1 page carries only agenda and packet — no action agenda, minutes, or video. Whether Res. 2026-112 cleared on consent is still unknown. See Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen for the direct action-agenda URL to check.

Sources:
- September 2026 meeting calendar — Municode
- City Council Regular Meeting, Sept 15, 2026 — Municode

2026-09-03

• Francis was absent from the Sept 1 regular meeting. The action agenda records roll call 6-1, Absent: Francis. Mayor Pro Tem Julie Pignataro presided. No reason is given in the record.
  
• What passed in her absence. The consent calendar carried 6-0, including Res. 2026-112, the rewrite of the Rules of Procedure governing Council meetings and work sessions. Ord. 118, the Land Use Code shift to Basic Development Review for residential uses, was pulled to discussion and postponed to Sept 15, 5-1 (Nay: Hoeven). Adjourned 8:26 p.m. Detail in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  

Sources:
- Sept 1, 2026 Action Agenda (PDF)

2026-09-04

• The Sept 8 Work Session agenda posted — Francis chairs, after missing the Sept 1 Regular Meeting entirely. Four items: 2026 Community Survey results, an E-Moto enforcement report from Police Services, the proposed Economic Development Investment Program framework, and the Safe Parking Pilot Program. Full detail in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  
• The Community Survey is a report card on her first year. She campaigned on housing affordability. The 2026 survey puts favorable ratings on availability of affordable, quality housing below 10%, and gives the City about 4 in 10 on balancing development and growth, responsiveness to resident input and long-term planning for growth. Overall quality of life held at 87% and overall City services at roughly three-quarters — the dissatisfaction is concentrated exactly where her mandate is.
  
• Safe Parking asks her Council for direction on code changes to legalize overnight vehicle sheltering at two church lots. No vote Sept 8; the direction given determines whether an ordinance comes forward.
  
• No individual news, statements or appearances for Francis this window.
  

Sources:
- Sept 8, 2026 Work Session Agenda — HTML
- 2026 Community Survey Executive Summary (PDF)

2026-09-05

• Sept 15 is a double meeting. The Municode calendar now shows the Regular Meeting at 6:00 PM and a separate Work Session at 7:00 PM the same night — stacked, not concurrent as the calendar previously suggested. Francis chairs both. Only the Regular Meeting carries votes and public comment. Ordinance 118 is on it; that agenda posts Thursday Sept 10 at 5:00 PM.
  
• The surveillance policy she inherited enters public engagement this month. Colorado Humanities will facilitate community conversations on the replacement for the cancelled Flock program, beginning in September with no dates announced. The Citizen Review Board is advising; the City is weighing a technology specialist hire. Participation details in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  
• No individual news, statements or appearances for Francis this window. She chairs the Sept 8 Work Session after missing the Sept 1 Regular Meeting.
  

Sources:
- Municode meeting calendar — Fort Collins
- Fort Collins cancels Flock Safety contract as cameras are removed statewide — Rocky Mountain Collegian

2026-09-12

• Sept 15 agenda posted — Francis presides over both meetings. Regular Meeting 6:00 PM: Ordinance 118 is a discussion item (Item 20) with two versions, staff's and the Ad Hoc Committee's; 19 consent items including Res. 2026-113 setting the budget hearings. Work Session 7:00 PM: 2027–28 Recommended Budget #1. Detail and participation in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  
• Budget calendar: public hearings Oct 6 and Oct 20; adoption Nov 3 / Nov 17. Recommended budget delivered Sept 3. budget@fortcollins.gov.
  
• Proclamations 5:00 PM Sept 15: Bette Sears Bike Lane Appreciation Day (Sept 24), Constitution Week, Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month (reception City Hall 4:00 PM).
  
• Surveillance policy: Public Safety Technology Showcase Thu Sept 17, 5:45–7:30 PM, Senior Center; survey open through Sept 27; Council work session Nov 10, adoption December.
  
• Sept 8 Work Session (Safe Parking, EDIP, Community Survey): no summary or coverage published.
  

Sources:
- Sept 15 Regular Meeting agenda — Municode
- Sept 15 Work Session agenda — Municode
- 2027–2028 Budget Process — Our City
- Surveillance Data and Technology — Our City

2026-09-17

• Sept 15 outcome: Ord. 118 (residential uses → Basic Development Review) passed first reading 5-2, with Hoeven and Potyondy voting no. Francis was in the majority. The action agenda doesn't say whether the Ad Hoc Committee's all-zones table was substituted. Second reading is likely Oct 6. Detail in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  
• All 19 consent items adopted, nothing pulled. Includes the Montava PUD agreement amendment (Ord. 120, 2nd reading) and Res. 2026-113 setting budget hearings Oct 6 and Oct 20.
  

Sources:
- Sept 15 Action Agenda (PDF)

2026-09-18

• Sept 22 Work Session: Budget #2 (Police, Utilities, internal services). Proposed utility rates for 2027 and 2028: water +15%/yr, wastewater +10%, electric +7%, stormwater +5%. Typical home bill goes from $203.89 to $222.75/month in 2027 (+$18.86). Police adds vehicle radios and an opioid-settlement-funded Resource Navigator, and cuts 2 vacant records positions. Detail in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  
• Budget calendar now includes follow-up work sessions Oct 13 and Oct 27 in addition to the Oct 6 and Oct 20 hearings.
  

Sources:
- Sept 22 Work Session packet (PDF)

2026-09-22

• Speed and red-light cameras are back on the agenda: AVIS code update, 1st reading Oct 20 ("AVIS Speed and Red Light Cameras and Speed Corridors"). Details not posted yet. She defended the cameras at CSU in May.
  
• Council Agenda Planning Calendar now shows the rest of the year: Ord. 118 2nd reading + Strauss Lake annexation Oct 6; Housing Action Plan WS Oct 27; budget, 2027 utility rates, and Safe Parking pilot 1st readings Nov 3; surveillance policy WS Nov 10; Montava water contracts Dec 1. Full list in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  

Sources:
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar — City of Fort Collins

2026-10-08

• Oct 6 Regular results: data center application freeze (Res. 2026-117) adopted 5-1, nay Fudge; Ord. 118 adopted on 2nd reading 5-1, nay Hoeven; Avago/Broadcom incentive adopted; consent (Strauss Lakes 1st readings) 6-0. Conway absent. Detail in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  
• Speed corridors are back on the calendar: Dec 8 Work Session ("Vision Zero Progress," "Speed Corridors"). The AVIS camera code update left Oct 20 last week.
  

Sources:
- Oct 6 action agenda (PDF)
- Council Agenda Planning Calendar

2026-10-09

• Oct 6, public comment on PRPA's 2030 goal: 11 speakers asked Council to keep Platte River's 2030 decarbonization deadline. Francis answered with reliability and affordability: average bills would go from $100 to $136 by 2030 under current plans.
  
• Sits on the development Ad Hoc committee with Conway and Nelsen, meeting monthly; per the Oct 13 Priority Update a 6-month topic agenda is coming. Detail in Fort Collins City Council - Anne Nelsen.
  

Sources:
- Strong Towns Fort Collins, Oct 6 recap (Oct 7)
- Oct 13 Work Session packet (PDF)