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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accordance with the ADA, anyone requiring an auxiliary aid to  
participate in this meeting should make the request as soon as  
possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.  
Monday, February 12, 2024  
How to Watch the Meeting  
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10:00 AM  
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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  
24-058  
4.A.  
City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes January 22, 2024  
Est. Time: 5  
Minutes  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
1-22-24 City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes Final  
5. Presentations for General Information  
24-078  
5.A.  
Pikes Peak Regional Building Department Annual Report  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Roger Lovell, Chief Building Official, Pikes Peak Regional  
Building  
Department  
Attachments:  
Colorado Springs - 2023 Numbers and Maps  
24-050  
5.B.  
Presentation from Pikes Peak Housing Network  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Jill Gaebler, Executive Director, Pikes Peak Housing Network  
Attachments:  
City Council Presentation - Feb 13  
6. Staff and Appointee Reports  
24-079  
6.A.  
Historic Resource Survey Plan  
Est. Time: 15  
minutes  
Presenter:  
William Gray, Senior Planner, Planning + Neighborhood  
Services Department  
Peter Wysocki, Planning Director, Planning + Neighborhood  
Services Department  
24-038  
6.B.  
The Ridge Affordable Housing Post-Occupancy Analysis  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Katie Sunderlin, Senior Affordable Housing Coordinator,  
Housing and Community Vitality Department  
Steve Posey, Chief Housing Officer, Housing and Community  
Vitality Department  
Attachments:  
The Ridge Analysis_02122024.pptx  
24-057  
6.C.  
Agenda Planner Review  
Est. Time: 5  
Minutes  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
Agenda Planner Review 2-12-24  
7. Items for Introduction  
24-061  
Est. Time: 15  
minutes  
7.A.  
A Resolution Authorizing The City Of Colorado Springs To Enter  
Into An Intergovernmental Agreement With The Pikes Peak  
Rural Transportation Authority Concerning Reimbursement For  
Future Project Costs  
Presenter:  
Gayle Sturdivant, PE, PMP, Acting Public Works Director/City  
Engineer  
Attachments:  
1_RES_PPRTA-IGA_2024-01-22  
2_PPRTA 3 Project Advancement Reimbursement IGA  
3_Presentation_IGA Resolution_rev  
24-062  
Est. Time: 15  
minutes  
7.B.  
An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 23-65 (2024 Budget  
Appropriation Ordinance) for a supplemental appropriation to  
the General Fund in an amount not to exceed $2,600,000 in  
order to purchase real estate as part of the Nevada Avenue  
Reconstruction transportation projects, which will be fully  
reimbursed by the Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority  
(PPRTA) in 2025, per the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA)  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Gayle Sturdivant, Acting Public Works Director  
Chris Fiandaca, City Budget Manager  
Attachments:  
FINAL-Ordinance-Supp Approp-Public Works land purchase  
24-063  
Est. Time: 15  
minutes  
7.C.  
A Resolution Authorizing The Acquisition Of Approximately  
11.962 Acres Of Real Property From BNSF Railway  
Presenter:  
Gayle Sturdivant, PE, PMP, Acting Public Works Director/City  
Engineer  
Attachments:  
1_Draft Resolution - BNSF Acquisition  
2_Resolution Exhibits A and B  
3_Presentation_BNSF Acquisition  
8. Items Under Study  
9. Councilmember Reports and Open Discussion  
10. Executive Session  
10A. Open  
24-055  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
10A.A  
.
Melons v. May, et al., 2023CV428  
Presenter:  
Wynetta Massey, City Attorney  
Attachments:  
24-055-2024-02-12_CouncilRepresentationMemo  
10B. Closed  
24-076  
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) and (e)  
and City Code § 1.5.506(B), the City Council, in Open Session,  
is to determine whether it will hold a Closed Executive Session.  
The issues to be discussed involve (i) consultation with the City  
Attorney to discuss strategy for negotiations and instructing  
negotiators regarding an economic development and incentive  
agreement; and (ii) consultation with the City Attorney and  
Colorado Springs Utilities staff for the purpose of receiving legal  
advice and determining positions relative to negotiation of a  
settlement regarding a wastewater backup claim in excess of  
$100,000.  
10B.A  
.
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(s) may be discussed in Open  
Session or withdrawn from consideration.  
Presenter:  
Wynetta Massey, City Attorney  
Attachments:  
24-076--2-12-24 Executive Session  
11. Adjourn