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Meeting Name: Council Work Session Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 9/13/2021 10:00 AM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Blue River Board Room
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21-511 14.A. MinutesCity Council Work Session Meeting Minutes August 23, 2021 Presenter: Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerkapproved  Action details Not available
21-510 15.A. Informational ReportAgenda Planner Review Presenter: Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerkreceived  Action details Video Video
21-500 15.B. Informational ReportContinued overview of the planned uses of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) direct allocation to the City of Colorado Springs Presenter: Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officerreceived  Action details Video Video
21-507 15.C.American Rescue Plan ActInformational ReportPresentation of the American Rescue Plan Act funding made available to the City of Colorado Springs for addressing homelessness and affordable housing. Presenter: Steve Posey, Community Development Division Manager Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning & Community Developmentreceived  Action details Video Video
21-495 16.A. Informational ReportUpdate from Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs Presenter: Susan Edmondson, President & CEO of Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springsreceived  Action details Video Video
21-465 17.A.Village at Solid RockOrdinanceOrdinance No. 21-78 authorizing the issuance and delivery of the City’s Series 2021A multi-family housing revenue bonds in an aggregate amount not to exceed $11,200,000 and its taxable Series 2021B multi-family housing revenue bonds in an aggregate amount not to exceed $4,758,000 for the Village at Solid Rock project Presenter: Steve Posey, Community Development Division Manager John Bales, Fred Marienthal, Kutak Rock LLP Peter Wysocki, Director of Planning and Community Developmentreferred  Action details Video Video
21-509 19A.A. Informational ReportEstate of Chad A. Burnett v. City of Colorado Springs, et al., Case No. 21-cv-01708-KMT The Civil Action Investigation Committee met on August 20, 2021 and has recommended that the City represent the Officers as required by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act and the Peace Officer’s Liability Act. The Officers were acting in the course and scope of their employment and not in a willful and wanton manner. As usual, it is recommended that the City reserve the right not to pay any award of punitive damages. Presenter: Wynetta Massey, City Attorneyapproved  Action details Video Video
21-508 19A.B. Informational ReportCelia Palmer v. Colorado Springs, Colorado, Keith Wrede, Wesley Woodworth, Case No. 21-cv-1903-RM-KMT, United States District Court, District of Colorado. The Civil Action Investigation Committee met on August 17, 2021 and has recommended that the City represent the Officers as required by the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act and the Peace Officer’s Liability Act. The Officers were acting in the course and scope of their employment and not in a willful and wanton manner. As usual, it is recommended that the City reserve the right not to pay any award of punitive damages. Presenter: Wynetta Massey, City Attorneyapproved  Action details Video Video
21-540 19B.A. Informational ReportIn accord with City Charter art. III, § 3-60(d) and its incorporated Colorado Open Meetings Act, C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4)(a), (b) and (e), the City Council, in Open Session, is to determine whether it will hold an electronic Closed Executive Session. The issues to be discussed involve: (1) consultation with the City Attorney and City staff for the purpose of determining positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations, and instructing negotiators regarding a Parks Department real estate matter; and (2) consultation with the City Attorney to determine positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations, and instructing negotiators regarding a lease matter. The President of Council shall poll the City Councilmembers, and, upon consent of two-thirds of the members present, may conduct an electronic Closed Executive Session. Each City Councilmember participating in the electronic Closed Executive Session shall affirmatively state for the record that no other member of the public notapproved  Action details Video Video



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