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Regular Meeting Agenda - Final  
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Tuesday, February 27, 2024  
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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. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance  
3. Changes to Agenda/Postponements  
3.A.  
A Joint Proclamation in Support of Colorado Senate Bill 24-106  
Concerning Legal Actions Based on Claimed Defects In  
Construction Projects  
Presenter:  
Lynette Crow-Iverson, Council President Pro Tem and  
Councilmember At Large  
Randy Helms, Council President and Councilmember District 2  
Mayor Yemi Mobolade  
Attachments:  
4. Consent Calendar  
These items will be acted upon as a whole, unless a specific item is called for  
discussion by a Councilmember or a citizen wishing to address the City Council.  
(Any items called up for separate consideration shall be acted upon following the  
Mayor's Business.)  
4A. Second Presentation:  
4A.A.  
Ordinance No. 24-08 Exercising City Council’s Legislative  
Authority Regarding the Extension of Water Service and Outside  
City Water and/or Wastewater Service to the Park Vista  
Subdivisions  
Presenter:  
Bryan English, PMP, Development Projects Manager, Customer  
Utilities Connections  
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities  
Attachments:  
4A.B.  
Ordinance No. 24-09 Adding New Language to Article 10 of  
Chapter 12 (Utilities) of the Code of Colorado Springs 2001, as  
Amended, Pertaining to the Colorado Springs Underground  
Damage Prevention Safety Program (CSUDPSP or the Program).  
Presenter:  
Melissa Brown, Energy Regulatory and Compliance Manager,  
Colorado Springs Utilities  
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities  
Attachments:  
4A.C.  
Ordinance No. 24-10 Adding New Language to Article 1 of  
Chapter 12 (Utilities) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs  
2001, as Amended, Pertaining to Underground Excavation  
Regulations.  
Presenter:  
Melissa Brown, Energy Regulatory and Compliance Manager,  
Colorado Springs Utilities  
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities  
Attachments:  
4A.D.  
Ordinance No. 24-12 vacating Lierman Street public right-of-way  
that is approximately 0.443 acres and is located between North  
Cascade Ave and Schafer Heights (Legislative)  
Presenter:  
Allison Stocker AICP, Planner II, Planning + Neighborhood  
Services.  
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning + Neighborhood Services  
Attachments:  
4A.E.  
Ordinance No. 24-13 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:  
4B. First Presentation:  
4B.A.  
4B.B.  
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes February 13, 2024  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
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:  
4B.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:  
4B.D.  
Request for approval of settlement amount in Case No.  
23CV30143  
Presenter:  
Wynetta Massey, City Attorney/Chief Legal Officer  
5. Recognitions  
5.A.  
A Resolution recognizing March 2024 as Women’s History Month  
Presenter:  
Michelle Talarico, Councilmember District 3  
Attachments:  
5.B.  
City Council Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and  
Committees  
Presenter:  
Randy Helms, Council President and Councilmember District 2  
Attachments:  
6. Mayor's Business  
7. Citizen Discussion For Items Not On Today's Agenda  
8. Items Called Off Consent Calendar  
9. Utilities Business  
10. Unfinished Business  
11. New Business  
12. Public Hearing  
Ordinance No. 24-11 amending the zoning map of the City of  
Colorado Springs pertaining to 7500 square feet located at 903  
Swope Avenue from R-1 6 (Single-Family - Medium) to R2  
(Two-Family).  
(Quasi-Judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing)  
Presenter:  
Austin Cooper, Planner II, Planning + Neighborhood Services.  
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning + Neighborhood Services  
Attachments:  
Ordinance No. 24-03 amending the zoning map of the City of  
Colorado Springs pertaining to 60.28 acres located northwest of  
Old Ranch Road and Powers Boulevard from PK (Public Park) to  
R-Flex Low  
(Quasi-Judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing)  
Presenter:  
Katelynn Wintz, Planning Supervisor, Planning + Neighborhood  
Services.  
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning + Neighborhood Services  
Attachments:  
Approval of the Ovation Land Use Plan for proposed residential  
development consisting of 60.28 acres located at northwest of Old  
Ranch Road and Powers Boulevard.  
(Quasi-Judicial)  
Presenter:  
Katelynn Wintz, Planning Supervisor, Planning + Neighborhood  
Services.  
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning + Neighborhood Services  
Attachments:  
13. Added Item Agenda  
14. Executive Session  
15. Adjourn