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Tuesday, May 26, 2026  
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Mayor's Business.)  
4A. Second Presentation:  
ZONE-26-0003  
4A.A.  
Ordinance No. 26-19 amending the zoning map of the City of  
Colorado Springs pertaining to 9.04 acres located off Marksheffel  
Road southeast of the intersection of Space Village Avenue and  
Marksheffel Road from MX-M/AP-O/APZ-1 (Mixed-use Medium  
Scale with Airport and Accident Potential Zone Subzone-1  
Overlays) to PK/AP-O/APZ-1 (Public Park with Airport and  
Accident Potential Subzone-1 Overlays).  
(Quasi-Judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing)  
Located in Council District 4  
Presenter:  
Chris Sullivan, Senior Planner, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Staff Report_RR Community Park  
Attachment 1_Project Statement ZMA  
Attachment 2_Land Use Statement ZMA  
Attachment 3_Exhibit A and B ZMA  
Attachment 4_Peterson SFB Comments_Reagan Ranch Community  
Park_03.05.26  
Attachment 5_USDA Communication  
7.5.704 ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING)  
CPC Presentation_Reagan Ranch_Staff  
CPC_Minutes 4.8.26 Reagan Ranch Park Excerpt  
Zone Ordinance  
CODE-26-0002  
4A.B.  
Ordinance No. 26-20 amending multiple sections of Article 5  
(Administration and Enforcement) of Chapter 7 (Unified  
Development Code) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs  
2001, as amended, as related to procedural process  
(Legislative)  
Located in Council Districts Citywide  
Presenter:  
Daniel Sexton, LUR/DRE Planning Manager, City Planning  
Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Ordinance_Article 5 – Administration and Enforcement Ordinance  
Update  
CPC Staff Report_Administration and Enforcement Ordinance Update  
Administration and Enforcement Ordinance _Presentation  
CC Presentation_Administration and Enforcement Ordinance_Staff  
7.5.702 AMENDMENT TO UDC TEXT  
Excerpt Minutes - Amendment to UDC Administrative Decisions - CPC  
03_11_2026  
4B. First Presentation:  
26-222  
4B.A.  
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 12, 2026  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
5-12-2026 City Council Meeting Minutes Final  
26-177  
4B.B.  
A Resolution Authorizing the Acquisition of Approximately Forty  
(40) Acres (West CMSP Parcel 1) as an Addition to the Cheyenne  
Mountain State Park through the Trails, Open Space and Parks  
(TOPS) Program  
Presenter:  
Kim King, Acting Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural  
Services Department  
Lonna Thelen, Design and Development Manager, Parks,  
Recreation and Cultural Services Department  
David Deitemeyer, Senior Program Administrator, Parks,  
Recreation and Cultural Services Department  
Attachments:  
Resolution Parcel 1 - MRS 6400_Final  
CC_WestCMSP_Expansion_May2026  
CMSP_Letter of support 2026  
26-178  
4B.C.  
An Ordinance Requesting a Supplemental Appropriation to the  
Trails, Open Space and Parks Fund up to $162,000 to Complete  
the Acquisition of Approximately 40 Acres of Property Identified as  
the Parcel 1 West CMSP Extension for the Purpose of Public  
Open Space and Trails  
Presenter:  
Kim King, Acting Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural  
Services Department  
Lonna Thelen, Design and Development Manager, Parks,  
Recreation and Cultural Services Department  
David Deitemeyer, Senior Program Administrator, Parks,  
Recreation and Cultural Services Department  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - TOPS supplemental approp - West CMSP Extension  
(Parcel 1)  
CC_WestCMSP_Expansion_May2026  
26-179  
4B.D.  
A Resolution Authorizing the Acquisition of Approximately Forty  
(40) Acres (West CMSP Parcel 2), as an Addition to the  
Cheyenne Mountain State Park Through the Trails, Open Space  
and Parks (TOPS) Program  
Presenter:  
Kim King, Acting Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural  
Services Department  
Lonna Thelen, Design and Development Manager, Parks,  
Recreation and Cultural Services Department  
David Deitemeyer, Senior Program Administrator, Parks,  
Recreation and Cultural Services Department  
Attachments:  
Resolution Parcel 2 - Lopez Graham_Final  
CC_WestCMSP_Expansion_May2026  
26-180  
4B.E.  
An Ordinance Requesting a Supplemental Appropriation to the  
Trails, Open Space and Parks Fund up to $162,000 to Complete  
the Acquisition of Approximately 40 Acres of Property Identified as  
the Parcel 2 West CSMP Extension for the Purpose of Public  
Open Space and Trails  
Presenter:  
Kim King, Acting Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural  
Services Department  
Lonna Thelen, Design and Development Manager, Parks,  
Recreation and Cultural Services Department  
David Deitemeyer, Senior Program Administrator, Parks,  
Recreation and Cultural Services Department  
Attachments:  
Ordinance - TOPS supplemental approp - West CMSP Extension  
(Parcel 2)  
CC_WestCMSP_Expansion_May2026  
26-202  
4B.F.  
A Resolution Authorizing Colorado Springs Utilities to Enter Into a  
Special Contract for Augmentation Service between Colorado  
Springs Utilities and Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station  
Presenter:  
Travas Deal, Chief Executive officer, Colorado Springs Utilities  
Jenny Bishop, P.E., Resource Planner IV, Water Resources  
Planning, SPP, Colorado Springs Utilities  
Attachments:  
CMSFS resolution  
UB CMSFS Augmentation Agreement  
CMAFS Agreement 2026  
26-204  
4B.G.  
A Resolution Authorizing Colorado Springs Utilities to Take All  
Actions Necessary to Abandon Certain Water Rights Associated  
with the Sugar Loaf Reservoir  
Presenter:  
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities  
Jenny Bishop, P.E., Resource Planner IV, Water Resources  
Planning, Colorado Springs Utilities  
Attachments:  
Resolution SugarloafConditional WR  
Sugarloaf Conditional Water Rights  
26-205  
4B.H.  
A Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between  
the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on behalf of its Enterprise  
Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado Parks and Wildlife and other  
Parties Regarding Mitigation of Aquatic Nuisance Species at Twin  
Lakes and Turquoise Lake  
Presenter:  
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities  
Lisa Walters, Watershed Planning, Colorado Springs Utilities  
Attachments:  
ANS Twin Turquoise Resolution  
ANS-Twin Turquoise Presentation  
2026-31 Coop Agrmt Twin Turquoise ANS  
ANEX-25-0002R  
4B.I.  
A Resolution finding a petition for annexation of the area known as  
Kettle Creek Addition No. 1 Annexation consisting of 19.88 acres  
to be in substantial compliance with Section 31-12-107(1), C.R.S.  
and setting a hearing date of July 14, 2026, for the Colorado  
Springs City Council to consider the annexation of the area.  
(Legislative)  
Presenter:  
Chris Sullivan, Senior Planner, City Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Resolution Setting Hearing Date_Kettle Creek_05.05.2026  
Memo to Clerk to Advertise_Kettle Creek_05.05.2026  
Legal Description  
Vicinity Map  
Petition Waldo  
Petition_MGLG  
Petition_RP  
Public Notice - Newspaper  
EXHIBIT 12B - Draft Clerk Affidavit  
Kettle Creek_Annexation Plat  
5. Recognitions  
5.A.  
26-225  
A Resolution Recognizing May 2026 as Preservation Month  
Est. Time: 15  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Nancy Henjum, Councilmember District 5  
Attachments:  
Preservation Month  
5.B.  
26-227  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
City Council Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and  
Committees  
Presenter:  
Lynette Crow-Iverson, Council President and Councilmember  
At-Large  
Attachments:  
05262026 Boards Commissions and Committees Appointment  
05262026 Historic Preservation Board  
05262026 PPRTA-Citizen Advisory Committee  
05262026 PPACG- Community Advisory Committee  
6. Mayor's Business  
7. Items Called Off Consent Calendar  
8. Utilities Business  
8.A.  
26-203  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
A Resolution Approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between  
the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on behalf of its Enterprise  
Colorado Springs Utilities and the Southeastern Colorado Water  
Conservancy District  
Presenter:  
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities  
Jenny Bishop, P.E., Resource Planner IV, Water Resources  
Planning, Colorado Springs Utilities  
Attachments:  
CSU-SECWCDRegionalIGA-RES-Draft-3-26-26  
CC Presentation SECWCD IGA Regional Service  
2026-03-18 Regionalization Agreement  
9. Unfinished Business  
9.A.  
SUBD-25-0076  
Est. Time: 1 hour  
Reconsideration of Ordinance No. 26-06 vacating the public  
right-of-way known as East Boulder Street consisting of  
approximately 0.92 acres located between N. Nevada Ave. and N.  
Weber St. (Legislative) (Reconsideration of 2nd Reading)  
This application was initially in association with the School District  
11 Palmer High School zone change and land use plan which had  
their first reading setting a hearing date on February 24, 2026 and  
were approved at a public hearing on March 10, 2026.  
Located in Council District 3  
Presenter:  
Ryan Tefertiller, Planning Manager, City Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Palmer HS Staff Presentation City Council 052626 KW final  
CC Minutes Excerpt - Boulder ROW - 02.24.26  
CC Minutes Excerpt - Boulder ROW - 03.10.26  
CC Minutes Excerpt - Boulder ROW - 03.24.26  
ORD_VacationROW_East Boulder Street  
Palmer HS CPC Staff Report 121025 rbt  
Exhibit A - Boulder ROW Vacation Legal  
Exhibit B - Boulder ROW Vacation Plat  
Attachment 1 - Palmer HS Project Statement  
Attachment 2 - Palmer HS Zone Change Legal Description  
Attachment 3 - Palmer HS Zone Change Exhibit  
Attachment 4a - Boulder ROW Vacation Legal  
Attachment 4b - Boulder ROW Vacation Plat  
Attachment 5 - Palmer HS Land Use Plan  
Attachment 6 - Zoning Map  
Attachment 7 - Consolidated Stakeholder Input Palmer HS project  
022526  
Attachment 7 - Consolidated Stakeholder Input Palmer HS project  
121525  
Attachment 8 - Palmer HS Stakeholder Responses  
Attachment 10 - Palmer HS April 2025 Traffic Study  
Attachment 11 – Palmer HS Traffic Study Update  
DRB_Minutes_11.4.25 Draft  
Attachment 9 - Palmer HS Steering Committee  
CPC Minutes Excerpt - Palmer High School - 12.10.2025  
10. New Business  
10.A. 26-152  
Est. Time: 10  
A Resolution approving an amendment to the HOME-ARP  
Allocation Plan for submittal to the U.S. Department of Housing  
and Urban Development.  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Aimee Cox, Chief Housing and Homelessness Response Officer,  
Housing and Homelessness Response Department  
Attachments:  
Housing-HOME-ARP-RES  
HOME-ARP Plan Amendment  
HOME-ARP Amendment Presentation for Council May 11, 2026  
10.B. ANEX-23-0027R  
Est. Time: 10  
A Resolution finding a petition for annexation of the area known as  
PTAA Addition No. 1 Annexation consisting of 14.12 acres to be in  
substantial compliance with Section 31-12-107(1), C.R.S. and  
setting a hearing date of July 14, 2026, for the Colorado Springs  
City Council to consider the annexation of the area.  
(Legislative)  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Chris Sullivan, Senior Planner, City Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Resolution Setting Hearing Date - PTAA  
Overall Legal Description  
Vicinity Map  
Exhibit A - PTAA Petition  
Exhibit A_City Petition_05.05.2026  
EXHIBIT 12B - City Clerk Affidavit - PTAA Addition No. 1  
EXHIBIT 12C - Surveyor Affidavit - PTAA Addition No. 1 Annexation  
City Signed_Ratification Affidavit  
Public Notice - PTAA  
Signed Resolution No. 80-25.pdf  
Memo to Advertise - PTAA  
Annexation_Plat-2026-04-17  
10.C. CODE-26-0003  
Est. Time: 25  
minutes  
An Ordinance Amending Section 1404 (Code Adopted by  
Reference) of Part 14 (Building Codes) of Article 4 (Development  
Standards and Incentives) of Chapter 7 (Unified Development  
Code) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as  
amended, pertaining to the adoption of the Pikes Peak Regional  
Building Code standards for Single Exits and Stairways.  
(Legislative)  
Located in Council Districts Citywide  
Presenter:  
Roger Lovell, Building Official, Pikes Peak Regional Building  
Department  
Daniel Sexton, LUR/DRE Planning Manager, City Planning  
Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Single Exit and Single Stairway Ordinance  
Staff Report CPC_Single Exist and Single Stairway (RE HB25-1273)  
Attachment 2 - HB 2025a_1273_signed-act Single Stairwell  
Attachment 3 - Legislative Justification Single Stairwell  
Attachment 4 - States Advance Single-Stairway Reforms - Pew  
Charitable Trust  
7.5.702 AMENDMENT TO UDC TEXT  
CC Presentation Single Exit and Single Stairway Ordinance_Staff  
10.D. CODE-25-0006  
Est. Time: 30  
minutes  
An Ordinance amending Article 3 Use Regulations, Article 4  
Development Standards and Incentives, and Article 6 Definitions  
and Rules of Constructions of Chapter 7 (the “Unified Development  
Code”) of the Code of the City Of Colorado Springs 2001, as  
amended, as related to permitted locations and standards for each  
Adult or Child Day Care Centers.  
(Legislative)  
Presenter:  
Allison Stocker, Senior Planner, City Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Ordinance  
CC_WS_Childcare_Ord_Presentation_v2  
Childcare_Ord_Staff_Report  
Attachment_A_Allowed_Use_Table_Comparison  
Attachment_B_Childcare_Ord_Factsheet  
Attachment_C_Existing_Childcare_in_Residential_Zones_Map  
Attachment_D_State_Childcare_Building_Requirements  
CC_1st_Childcare_Ord_Presentation  
CPC_Minutes 4.8.26 Day Care Amendment Excerpt  
10.E. NPLN-26-0001  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
Approval of the Elevate Downtown Neighborhood Plan, an update  
to the 2016 Experience Downtown Land Use Master Plan.  
(Legislative)  
Located in Council District 3  
Presenter:  
Ryan Tefertiller, Urban Planning Manager, City Planning  
Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Elevate Downtown Plan CPC Staff Report 040826  
2026-ElevateDowntownPlan-Digital-Reduced  
DRB_Minutes_3.3.26 Draft  
CPC Excerpt Minutes 4.8.26 Draft  
Elevate Downtown Staff Presentation CityCouncil 052626  
2026-Final Downtown Plan Presentation_ADA  
10.F. 26-213  
Est. Time: 25  
A Resolution for approval of The Elevate Downtown Plan of  
Development, an update to the 2016 Experience Downtown Plan  
of Development.  
minutes  
(Legislative)  
Located in Council District 3  
Presenter:  
Ryan Tefertiller, Urban Planning Manager, City Planning  
Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
DowntownPlanElevate-RES-2026-05-04  
11. Public Hearing  
12. Added Item Agenda  
13. One Hour of Citizen Discussion for Items not on Today's Agenda per City  
Council Rules  
14. Executive Session  
15. Adjourn