City of Colorado Springs

City Hall

107 N. Nevada Avenue

Colorado Springs, CO

80903

Work Session Meeting Agenda - Final

Council Work Session

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Monday, January 27, 2025

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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.

25-073

City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes January 13, 2025

Est. Time: 5

Minutes

Presenter:

Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk

Attachments:

1-13-25 City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes Final

5. Executive Session

5A. Open

5A.A. 25-042

Est. Time: 5

Preston R. Parker v. Colorado Springs Police Department, et al.,

Case No. 24CV472

minutes

Presenter:

Wynetta Massey, City Attorney

Attachments:

25-042 2025-01-28_CouncilRepresentation

5B. Closed

6. Presentations for General Information

6.A.

25-079

Update from Rocky Mountain PACE

Est. Time: 20

minutes

Presenter:

Mark Hartman, Chief Operating Officer, Rocky Mountain PACE - A

Program of Rocky Mountain Health Care Services

Attachments:

Rocky Mountain PACE Presentation 1.27.25

7. Staff and Appointee Reports

7.A.

25-072

Agenda Planner Review

Est. Time: 5

Minutes

Presenter:

Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk

Attachments:

Agenda Planner Review 1-27-25

8. Items for Introduction

8.A.

24-658

Est. Time: 10

minutes

A Resolution approving the Intergovernmental Agreement for

inter-connection of bus services between the City of Fountain,

Colorado, and the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado

Presenter:

Lan Rao, Transit Division Manager, Public Works

Attachments:

Interconnected Bus Service - Resolution 01-27-2025

Interconnected Bus Service - IGA 01-27-2025

Interconnected Bus Service - Presentation 01-27-2025

8.B.

24-662

Est. Time: 15

minutes

Resolution approving the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan, 2025

Annual Action Plan and Citizen Participation Plan for the use of

federal block grant funds (CDBG, HOME, ESG) provided through

the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Presenter:

Barb Van Hoy, Policy, Planning and Engagement Coordinator,

Housing and Homelessness Response Department

Aimee Cox, Chief Housing and Homelessness Officer

Attachments:

Resolution_2025-2029 ConPlan_2025 Action Plan

2025-2029 Con Plan Summary-UA

COS 2025 ConPlan PublicComment_12.26.2024

CoS Citizen Participation Plan-PublicComment

2025-2029 Con Plan Presentation Council Work Session

8.C.

Review of Draft Decision and Order and Draft Resolution Adopting

Certain Changes to The Colorado Springs Utilities’ Open Access

Transmission Tariff

Presenter:

Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities

Tristan Gearhart, Chief Planning and Finance Officer, Colorado

Springs Utilities

David Beckett, Senior Attorney, City Attorney’s Office-Utilities

Division

Attachments:

2025 OATT Filling - Resolution

8.D.

A Resolution submitting to the registered qualified electors of the

City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the general municipal

election to be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, a ballot question to

repeal the initiated ordinance identified in the November 2024

special municipal election as Ballot Question 300, providing for the

form of the ballot title and text, providing for certain matters with

respect to the election, and providing the effective date of this

Resolution

Presenter:

Dave Donelson, City Councilmember, District 1

Attachments:

RMJ Repeal Referral Resolution_1-22-25 (1).docx

8.E.

25-084

Est. Time: 15

minutes

A Resolution submitting to the qualified electors of Colorado

springs, Colorado, at the general municipal election to be held on

Tuesday, April 1, 2025, a ballot question to amend the City of

Colorado Springs City Code, thereby allowing Class 1 Electrical

Assisted Bicycles on City Parks Properties and Trails, providing

for the form of the ballot title and text, providing for certain matters

with respect to the election, and providing the effective date of this

Resolution

Presenter:

Nancy Henjum, City Councilmember, District 5

Attachments:

RES - E-Bike Referral 1.22.25

9. Items Under Study

9.A.

25-020

Est. Time: 30

minutes

Informational presentation of the Southeast Strong Community

Plan, the first community planning project proposed under the

PlanCOS key initiative for a Neighborhood Planning Program.

(Legislative)

Located in Council District 4.

Presenter:

Page Saulsbury, Planner II, City Planning Department

Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department

Attachments:

CC Staff Report Southeast Strong Community Plan 2025 vf

Attachment 1 - Draft Southeast Strong Community Plan Jan 2025

Attachment 2 - SE Healthy People and Places Asessment