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Tuesday, November 26, 2024  
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2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance  
3. Changes to Agenda/Postponements  
4. Consent Calendar  
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Mayor's Business.)  
4A. Second Presentation:  
4A.A.  
Ordinance No. 24-100 Creating A New Section 507 (Waiver Of  
Rights Of First Refusal And First Offer On Qualifying Multifamily  
Residential Or Mixed-Use Rental Properties) Of Part 5  
(Acquisition And Disposition Of Real Property Interests) Of Article  
2 (City Properties) Of Chapter 3 (Public Property And Public  
Works) Of The Code Of The City Of Colorado Springs 2001, As  
Amended, As Related To Colorado House Bill 24-1175 And A  
Local Government’s Right Of First Refusal And First Offer To  
Purchase Qualifying Property For The Purpose Of Providing  
Long-Term Affordable Housing Or Mixed-Income Development  
Presenter:  
Lynette Crow-Iverson, Council President Pro Tem and  
Councilmember At Large  
Attachments:  
4A.B.  
Ordinance No. 24-102 repealing Ordinance No. 23-63 and  
Adopting the City of Colorado Springs - 2025 Salary Structure for  
Civilian and Sworn Municipal Employees  
Presenter:  
Myra Romero, Chief Human Resources and Risk Office  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
4A.C.  
Ordinance No. 24-103 Making and Certifying the 2024 Tax Levy  
for Taxes Payable in 2025 at 3.554 Mills (comprised of a general  
operating mill levy of 4.279 mills and a temporary tax credit of  
0.725 mills) Upon Each Dollar of Assessed Valuation of All  
Taxable Property and a Tax Credit of 3.554 Mills Upon Each Dollar  
of Assessed Valuation of All Taxable Business Personal Property  
Within the Corporate Limits of the City of Colorado Springs  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
4A.D.  
Ordinance No. 24-105 annexing the area known as  
Neagle-Dutcher Family Addition Annexation located at 4105 Date  
Street consisting of 1.01 acres.  
(Legislative)  
Presenter:  
Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
4A.E.  
Ordinance No. 24-106 establishing a R-5 (Multi-Family High) zone  
district for 0.23 acres located 4105 Date Street.  
(Legislative)  
Presenter:  
Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
4B. First Presentation:  
4B.A.  
4B.B.  
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes November 12, 2024  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Colorado Springs,  
Colorado rescinding Resolution No. 136-19 and establishing fees  
and charges associated with the building permit applications for  
the Development Review Enterprise.  
(Legislative)  
Presenter:  
Dan Sexton, Development Review Enterprise Manager, Planning  
Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
4B.C.  
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Colorado Springs,  
Colorado rescinding Resolution No. 77-23 and establishing fees  
and charges for land development applications administered by  
the Planning Department. (Legislative)  
Presenter:  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
4B.D.  
The April 1, 2025 General Municipal Election Mail Ballot plan  
Presenter:  
Sarah B Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
4B.E.  
The City Clerk reports that on November 7, 2024, there was filed  
with her a petition for the annexation of Southern Colorado Rail  
Park Addition No. 1 Annexation. The City Clerk herewith  
communicates such to City Council and recommends that the  
petition and map be referred to the City Administration for review  
and recommendation regarding whether the petition is in  
substantial compliance with Section 31-12-107(1).  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
4B.F.  
An Ordinance of the City Of Colorado Springs, Colorado  
Approving and Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of Standby  
Letter of Credit and Reimbursement Agreement Between The City  
of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking  
Corporation, Acting Through its New York Branch, and the Fee  
Agreement Between the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado and  
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Acting Through its New  
York Branch; and Ratifying Certain Action Heretofore Taken.  
Presenter:  
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities  
Adam Hegstrom, Treasury and Finance Manager, Colorado  
Springs Utilities  
Attachments:  
5. Recognitions  
5.A.  
A Resolution honoring December 7, 2024 as Pearl Harbor  
Remembrance Day  
Presenter:  
Randy Helms, Council President and Councilmember District 2  
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  
6.A.  
6.B.  
6.C.  
Appointment of Mark Tremmel to fill the vacancy of a five-year  
term, on the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority Board,  
expiring on April 1, 2027.  
Presenter:  
Travis Easton, Deputy Chief of Staff - Infrastructure and  
Development  
Attachments:  
Appointment of Robert “Bob” Riefstahl to fill the vacancy of a  
five-year term, on the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority  
Board, expiring on April 1, 2028.  
Presenter:  
Travis Easton, Deputy Chief of Staff - Infrastructure and  
Development  
Attachments:  
Appointment of Mike Degrant to fill the vacancy of a five-year term,  
on the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority Board, expiring  
on April 1, 2028.  
Presenter:  
Travis Easton, Deputy Chief of Staff - Infrastructure and  
Development  
Attachments:  
7. Citizen Discussion For Items Not On Today's Agenda  
8. Items Called Off Consent Calendar  
9. Utilities Business  
10. Unfinished Business  
10.A. 24-326  
Annual Appropriation Ordinance No. 24-104 Adopting the Annual  
Budget and Appropriating Funds for the Several Purposes Named  
in Said Budget for the Year Ending December 31, 2025  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
11. New Business  
11.A. 24-652  
An Ordinance amending sections of Part 2 (allowed use and  
tables) and Part 3 (Use-Specific standards) of Article 3 (Use and  
Regulations) and Section 1003 (parking space requirement by  
use) of Part 10 (Parking and Loading) of Article 4 (Development  
Standards and Incentives) and Part 3 (Definitions) of Article 6  
(Definitions and rules of construction) of Chapter 7 (Unified  
Development Code) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs  
2001, as amended, pertaining to Natural Medicine.  
Presenter:  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director  
Attachments:  
12. Public Hearing  
Ordinance No. 24-101 to amend the zoning map of the City of  
Colorado Springs pertaining to 40.20 acres located at the  
intersection of North Powers Boulevard and Interquest  
Parkway/Highway 83 from A (Agricultural) to MX-M (Mixed-Use  
Medium Scale). (Quasi-Judicial) (2nd Reading)  
Presenter:  
Kyle Fenner, Senior Planner, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Establishing the Kettle Creek Center Land Use Plan for proposed  
commercial uses consisting of 40.20 acres located at the  
intersection of North Powers Boulevard and Interquest  
Parkway/Highway 83.  
(Quasi-Judicial)  
Presenter:  
Kyle Fenner, Senior Planner, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
13. Added Item Agenda  
14. Executive Session  
15. Adjourn