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Work Session Meeting Agenda - Final-revised^{Colorado Springs, CO}

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Council Work Session

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Monday, March 24, 2025

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Estimated agenda item times are provided for planning purposes and do not constitute notice

of a specific time for any item. Items may take more or less time than estimated. City

Council may amend the order of items.

1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Changes to Agenda

3. Regular Meeting Comments

4. Review of Previous Meeting Minutes

4.A.

25-158

City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes March 10, 2025

Est. Time: 3

Minutes

Presenter:

Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk

Attachments:

3-10-25 City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes Final

5. Presentations for General Information

5.A.

25-123

Suicide Prevention Collaborative of El Paso County

Est. Time: 20

minutes

Presenter:

Cassandra Walton, Executive Director, Pikes Peak Suicide

Prevention

Ollie Smith, Communications and Advocacy Director, Inside Out

Youth Services

6. Staff and Appointee Reports

6.A.

25-157

Agenda Planner Review

Est. Time: 5

Minutes

Presenter:

Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk

Attachments:

Agenda Planner Review 3-24-25

7. Items for Introduction

7.A.

25-125

Est. Time: 10

minutes

A Resolution approving an Economic Development Agreement

between the City Of Colorado Springs and Project Kokua

Presenter:

Jessie Kimber, Economic Development Officer

Shawna Lippert, Economic Development Manager

Attachments:

RES_ProjectKokua_2025

EDA Project Kokua - DRAFT 02-28-2025 SL

Project Kokua EDA Presentation_Work Session

7.B.

25-160

Est. Time: 10

minutes

An ordinance excluding certain property from the boundaries of the

Gold Hill North Business Improvement District

(Legislative)

Presenter:

Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department

Letter to the City re Corrected Ordinance, 2025-02-20

2025 Draft Ordinance for Exclusion, City of Colorado Springs

22-062-BID EXC 4

Attachments:

22-062-BID MD2 EXC 5

22-062-BID EXC 6

Petition for Exclusion of Property

Staff PowerPoint Gold Hill BID Exclusion_2025

7.E.

25-093

Est. Time: 15

minutes

A Resolution adopting the City Council’s Annual Report to the

Citizens for April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025

Presenter:

Emily Evans, City Council Administrator

Alex Ryden, City Council Senior Public Communications

Specialist

Attachments:

Annual Report Resolution

City Council-2025 Annual Report_Full PROOF2

7.F.

A Resolution authorizing the Use of Possession and/or Eminent

Domain to acquire real property, permanent easements and

temporary easements using PPRTA funds for the Marksheffel

Road - North Carefree to Dublin Project.

25-179

Est. Time: 15min

Presenter:

Gayle Sturdivant, PE, PMP, City Engineer/Deputy Public Works

Director

Kellie Billingsley, Real Estate Services Manager

Attachments:

1_Stetson Hills - Location Map

2_Stetson Hills - Resolution

3_Resolution - Exhibit A

4_Stetson Hills - Presentation

7.G.

7.H.

25-182

Certification of Sufficiency for Petition REF 2025-002

Presenter:

Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk

Attachments:

Statement of sufficiency REF 2025-002.pdf

CODE-24-0006

Est. Time: 30

minutes

An Ordinance amending Chapter 7 (Unified Development Code

(UDC)) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as

amended, as related to accessory dwelling units.

(Legislative)

Related Files: CODE-24-0006

Located in All Council Districts

Presenter:

Daniel Sexton, DRE Planning Manager, Planning Department

Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department

Attachments:

UDC-Accessory Dwelling Units Ord - 3.19.2025 - Parking, Wildfire

Resiliency Area, Appeal, Owner, and Height v2_clean

UDC-Accessory Dwelling Units Ord - 3.19.2025 - Parking, Wildfire

Resiliency Area, Appeal, Owner, and Height v2_redlines

ADU Ordinance_CC Work Session_3.24.2025_Staff Presentation_Final

ADU Ordinance - Table of Proposed Changes - 3.24.2025

Fire Code Appendix K

8. Items Under Study

9. Councilmember Reports and Open Discussion

10. Executive Session

10A. Open

10B. Closed

10B.A 25-181

Est. Time: 45

In accord with City Charter art. III, § 3-60(d) and its incorporated

Colorado Open Meetings Act, C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4)(b) the City

Council, in Open Session, is to determine whether it will hold a

Closed Executive Session. The issue to be discussed involves

consultation with the City Attorney for the purpose of receiving legal

advice regarding retention of outside counsel and preservation of

attorney-client confidentiality.

minutes

The President of Council shall poll the City Councilmembers, and,

upon consent of two-thirds of the members present, may conduct a

Closed Executive Session. In the event any City Councilmember

is participating electronically or telephonically in the Closed

Executive Session, each City Councilmember participating in the

Closed Executive Session shall affirmatively state for the record

that no other member of the public not authorized to participate in

the Closed Executive Session is present or able to hear the

matters discussed as part of the Closed Executive Session. If

consent to the Closed Executive Session is not given, the item

may be discussed in Open Session or withdrawn from

consideration.

Presenter:

Wynetta Massey, City Attorney

Attachments:

25-181 Closed Session memo - 3-18-25

11. Adjourn