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Regular Meeting Agenda - Final  
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025  
9:00 AM  
Council Chambers  
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call  
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance  
3. Changes to Agenda/Postponements  
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:  
4B. First Presentation:  
25-266  
4B.A.  
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes May 13, 2025  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
5-13-2025 City Council Meeting Minutes Final  
25-227  
4B.B.  
A Resolution Authorizing the Acquisition of Approximately 5.75  
Acres of Property, Identified as the Cumbre Vista Park Extension,  
through the Park Land Dedication Ordinance (PLDO) Program  
Presenter:  
Britt Haley, Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services  
Department  
Lonna Thelen, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Design  
and Development Manager  
Attachments:  
CC - PLDO supplemental for Cumbre Vista Expansion - LT  
Resolution_SD20 Cumbre Vista  
25-203  
4B.C.  
An Ordinance amending Budget Ordinance No. 24-104 (2025  
Budget Appropriation Ordinance) for a Supplemental  
Appropriation to the Park Land Dedication Ordinance Fund in the  
Amount of $794,740 to be used for the purchase of a 5.75 acre  
property from El Paso County School District 20.  
Presenter:  
Britt Haley, Director, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services  
Department  
Lonna Thelen, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Design  
and Development Manager  
Attachments:  
CC - PLDO supplemental for Cumbre Vista Expansion - LT  
Ordinance - PLDO Supplemental Appropriation - Cumbre Vista  
Expansion  
25-268  
4B.D.  
Appointments to Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority and  
Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and Greenway District  
Presenter:  
Lynette Crow Iverson, Council President and Councilmember  
At-Large  
Attachments:  
05272025 Appointments to Fountain Creek Watershed Flood Control and  
PPRTA BODs  
5. Recognitions  
5.A.  
5.B.  
25-278  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
A Resolution Honoring June 6, 1944 as D-Day  
Presenter:  
Dave Donelson, Councilmember District 1  
Attachments:  
D-Day  
25-262  
A Resolution designating May as Historic Preservation Month.  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Nancy Henjum, Councilmember District 5  
William Gray, Senior Planner, City Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Resolution_HistoricPreservation 2025  
5.C.  
25-267  
Appointments to Pikes Peak Library District Board of Trustees  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Lynette Crow-Iverson, Council President and Councilmember  
At-Large  
Attachments:  
05272025 Appointment to PPLD  
6. Mayor's Business  
7. Items Called Off Consent Calendar  
8. Utilities Business  
9. Unfinished Business  
9.A.  
25-177  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
Ordinance No. 25-55 amending Ordinance No. 24-104 (2025  
Budget Appropriation Ordinance) for a supplemental appropriation  
to the Lodgers & Auto Rental Tax (LART) Fund in the amount of  
$194,000 for additional projects and events recommended by the  
LART Citizen Advisory Committee  
Presenter:  
Charae McDaniel, Chief Financial Officer  
Attachments:  
2025 LART Off-Cycle SuppAppropORD_4.21.25 with Exhibit A  
9.B.  
25-206  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
Ordinance No. 25-56 by the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado  
authorizing the issuance and delivery of its multifamily housing  
revenue bonds (Royal Pine Apartments Project), Series 2025 A, in  
one or more tax-exempt or taxable series in an aggregate amount  
not to exceed $60,000,000, for the purpose of financing the  
acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of a  
multifamily housing facility in the City of Colorado Springs, State of  
Colorado and to pay certain issuance expenses of such bonds;  
approving and authorizing execution of an indenture of trust, a loan  
agreement with the borrower, a bond placement agreement, and a  
tax regulatory agreement with respect to the bonds; making  
findings and determinations with respect to the project and the  
bonds; authorizing the execution and delivery of related  
documents; and repealing all action heretofore taken in conflict  
herewith  
Presenter:  
Aimee Cox, Chief Housing and Homelessness Response Officer  
Attachments:  
Ordinance-Royal Pine Apartments 2025  
Bond Placement Agreement-Royal Pine Apartments 2025  
Indenture of Trust-Royal Pine Apartments 2025  
Loan Agreement-Royal Pine Apartments 2025  
Tax Regulatory Agreement-Royal Pine Apartments 2025  
Royal Pine_Ordinance_PowerPoint  
10. New Business  
10.A. 25-277  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
A Resolution Opposing Governor Polis’ Executive Order D  
2025-005 and Related State Housing Laws, and Reasserting The  
City’s Home Rule Authority  
Attachments:  
Resolution Opposing Executive Order D2025 005  
10.B. SUBD-24-0156  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
Ordinance No. 25-50 vacating a portion of public right-of-way  
known as Fillmore Place consisting of 0.034 acres located north of  
2938 Main Street.  
(Legislative)  
Presenter:  
Johnny Malpica, Senior Comprehensive Planner, Planning  
Department  
Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
SUBD-24-0156 ORDINANCE DRAFT_JPM  
Exhibit A - Legal Description  
Exhibit B - Vacation Plat  
Exhibit C - Vicinity Map  
11. Public Hearing  
11.A. ZONE-25-0001  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
Ordinance No. 25-51 to amend the zoning map of the City of  
Colorado Springs pertaining to 0.41 acres located at 1222 North  
Academy Boulevard from R-5 and MX-M (Multi-Family High and  
Mixed-Use Medium Scale) to MX-M (Mixed-Use Medium Scale).  
(Quasi-Judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing)  
Related Files: N/A  
Located in Council District 5  
Presenter:  
Ethan Shafer, Urban Planner II, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Staff Report for ZONE-25-0001  
Attachment 1 - Land Use Statement  
Attachment 2 - Project Description  
Attachment 3 - Legal Description and Exhibit  
7.5.704 ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING)  
Ordinance_ZONE-25-0001_1222 N Academy Blvd  
Exhibit A - Legal Description  
Exhibit B - Legal Exhibit  
CC Presentation for ZONE-25-0001  
11.B. ZONE-25-0002  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
Ordinance No. 25-52 amending the zoning map of the City of  
Colorado Springs relating to 0.35 acres (15,153 square feet)  
located at 1202 North Academy Boulevard from R-5 and MX-M  
(Multi-Family High and Mixed-Use Medium Scale) to MX-M  
(Mixed-Use Medium Scale). (Quasi-Judicial) (Second Reading  
and Public Hearing)  
Related Files: N/A  
Located in Council District 5  
Presenter:  
Ethan Shafer, Urban Planner II, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Staff Report for ZONE-25-0002  
Attachment 1 - Land Use Statement  
Attachment 2 - Project Description  
Attachment 3 - Legal Description and Exhibit  
7.5.704 ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING)  
Ordinance_ZONE-25-0002_1202 N Academy Blvd  
Exhibit A - Legal Description  
Exhibit B - Legal Exhibit  
CC Presentation for ZONE-25-0002  
11.C. ZONE-22-0005  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
Ordinance No. 25-53 to amend the zoning map of the City of  
Colorado Springs pertaining to 0.39 acres (16,884 square feet)  
located at 2024 East Boulder Street and 408 Iowa Avenue from  
R-4 (Multi-Family Low) and MX-M (Mixed-Use Medium Scale) to  
R-Flex Medium.  
(Quasi-Judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing)  
Presenter:  
William Gray, Senior Planner, City Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Staff Report_2024 E Boulder  
Attachment 1-Zone Map  
Attachment 2-First Addition to Knob Hill  
Attachment 3-Context Map  
Attachment 4-Concept Plan  
Attachment 5-Project and Land Use Statement  
Attachment 6-Rezone Legal and Drawing  
Attachment 7-Knob Hill Plan  
7.5.704 ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING)  
Ordinance_2024 E Boulder  
Exhibit A and B_Legal Description and Drawing_2024 E Boulder_Final  
Concept Plan_Final  
CC_Staff Pres_2024 E Boulder  
11.D. ZONE-24-0018  
Est. Time: 30  
minutes  
Ordinance No.25-54 amending the zoning map of the City of  
Colorado Springs to establish a HP-O (Historic Preservation  
Overlay) pertaining to 4.15 acres located west of North Cascade  
Avenue and east of Monument Valley Park between West Dale  
Street on the North and St Vrain Street on the south and to be  
known as the Parkside Historic District.  
(Quasi-Judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing)  
Presenter:  
William Gray, Senior Planner, City Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Staff Report_Parkside Historic District  
Attachment 1-Parkside District Nomination  
Attahment 2-Changes Summary  
Attachment 3-Context Map  
Attachment 4-Public Comment  
Attachment 5-Design Standards  
Attachment 6-Interpretive Guide  
Attachment 7-February HPB Minutes  
Attachment 8-March HPB Minutes  
7.5.704 ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING)  
Ordinance_Parkside Historic District  
Exhibit A and B_Legal Description and Drawing  
HPB Meeting Mins 2.3.25 FINAL  
HPB Meeting Mins 3.3.25 FINAL  
CC_Staff Pres_Parkside Historic District  
12. Added Item Agenda  
13. One Hour of Citizen Discussion for Items not on Today's Agenda per City  
Council Rules  
14. Executive Session  
15. Adjourn