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Tuesday, July 22, 2025  
9:00 AM  
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1. Call to Order and Roll Call  
President Crow-Iverson called the meeting to order at 9:04 AM.  
9 -  
Present:  
Councilmember Tom Bailey, President Pro Tem Lynette Crow-Iverson,  
Councilmember Dave Donelson, Councilmember Kimberly Gold,  
Councilmember Nancy Henjum, Councilmember David Leinweber,  
Councilmember Roland Rainey Jr., Councilmember Brian Risley, and  
Councilmember Brandy Williams  
Councilmember Leinweber attended the meeting virtually.  
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance  
The Invocation was made by Pastor Stan Lightfoot from the Rustic Hills  
Baptist Church.  
Citizen Michael Zen led the Pledge of Allegiance.  
3. Changes to Agenda/Postponements  
There were no changes to the Agenda.  
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. ZONE-25-00 Ordinance No. 25-60 amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado  
Springs pertaining to 7.33 acres located Southwest of Bradley Landing  
Blvd and Legacy Hill Dr from PDZ/AP-O (Planned Development Zone  
District with Airport Overlay) to PK/AP-O (Public Park with Airport  
Overlay) (Quasi-Judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing)  
Related Files: N/A  
Located in Council District 4  
Presenter:  
Austin Cooper, Senior Planner, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department  
This Ordinance was finally passed on the Consent Calendar.  
4A.B.  
Ordinance No. 25-61 of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado  
Approving and Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of the Standby  
Bond Purchase Agreement Among the City of Colorado Springs,  
Colorado, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as Tender Agent, and  
TD Bank, n.a., the Fee Agreement Between the City of Colorado  
Springs, Colorado and TD Bank, n.a., and the Official Statement for the  
Utilities System Revenue Bonds Previously Issued by the City to which  
the Agreement Relates; Ratifying Certain Action Heretofore Taken.  
Presenter:  
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities  
This Ordinance was finally passed on the Consent Calendar.  
4A.C.  
Ordinance No. 25-62 of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado  
Providing for the Refunding of Certain Outstanding Utilities System  
Revenue Bonds of the City; Providing for the Issuance and Sale of the  
City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Utilities System Refunding Revenue  
Bonds, Series [2025c][2026a][2026b] in an Aggregate Principal Amount  
Not to Exceed $225,000,000, Payable Solely Out of the Net Revenues to  
be Derived from the Operation of the City of Colorado Springs Utilities  
System; Authorizing the Execution by the City of a Paying Agent  
Agreement, Escrow Agreement, a Bond Purchase Agreement, and an  
Official Statement Related Thereto; and Providing Other Matters  
Relating Thereto.  
Presenter:  
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities  
This Ordinance was finally passed on the Consent Calendar.  
4A.D.  
Ordinance No. 25-63 of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado  
Providing for the Refunding of Certain Outstanding Utilities System  
Revenue Bonds of the City; Providing for the Extension, Betterment,  
Other Improvement and Equipment of the City of Colorado Springs  
Utilities System; Providing for the Issuance and Sale of the City of  
Colorado Springs, Colorado, Utilities System Improvement Revenue  
Bonds, Series 2025a in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed  
$700,000,000, and the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, Utilities  
System Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2025b in an Aggregate  
Principal Amount Not to Exceed $55,000,000, Payable Solely out of the  
Net Revenues to be Derived from the Operation of the City of Colorado  
Springs Utilities System; Authorizing the Execution by the City of a  
Paying Agent Agreement, Escrow Agreement, a Bond Purchase  
Agreement, and an Official Statement Related Thereto; and Providing  
Other Matters Relating Thereto.  
Presenter:  
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities  
This Ordinance was finally passed on the Consent Calendar.  
4A.E.  
Ordinance No. 25-64 amending section 409 (Appoint Hearing Officers)  
of Part 4 (Powers and Duties of the City Attorney) of Article 2 (Officers of  
the City) of Chapter 1 (Administration, Personnel, and Finance) of the  
Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to  
appointment of Hearing Officers  
Presenter:  
Rebecca Greenberg, Senior Attorney, City Attorney's Office  
Kevin Bruce, Operations Manager and Chief Safety Officer, Public  
Works Department  
This Ordinance was finally passed on the Consent Calendar.  
4B. First Presentation:  
4B.A.  
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes July 8, 2025  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
The Minutes were approved on the Consent Calendar.  
4B.B.  
Quarterly Recognition for City Employee Retirees.  
Presenter:  
Richard Mulledy, Public Works Director.  
This Item was approved on the Consent Calendar.  
4B.C.  
A Resolution Authorizing the City of Colorado Springs to Enter into an  
Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Colorado Springs by  
and through its Stormwater Enterprise and United States Air Force  
Academy Concerning Monument Creek Watershed and Habitat  
Restoration Services  
Presenter:  
Richard Mulledy, Director of Public Works  
Tim Biolchini, Stormwater Capital Program Manager  
This Resolution was adopted on the Consent Calendar.  
4B.D.  
Overlook Mutual Water Company Settlement and Augmentation  
Agreement  
This Resolution was adopted on the Consent Calendar.  
4B.E.  
Intergovernmental Agreement Establishing the Restoration Of Yield  
(ROY) Water Authority  
Presenter:  
Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities  
This Item was approved on the Consent Calendar.  
4B.F.  
Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Chief Executive Officer of  
Colorado Springs Utilities to Enter Into an Agreement for Regional  
Wastewater Treatment Service between Colorado Springs Utilities and  
Cheyenne Mountain Estates (CME)  
Presenter:  
Bryan English, PMP, Development Projects Manager, Customer Utilities  
Connections, Colorado Springs Utilities  
Attachments:  
This Resolution was adopted on the Consent Calendar.  
4B.G. ZONE-25-00 An Ordinance to amend the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs  
pertaining to 2,163 square feet located at 10 South 23rd Street from R-2  
(Two-Family) to MX-N (Mixed-Use Neighborhood Scale).  
(Quasi-Judicial) (1st Reading only to set the public hearing for August  
12, 2025)  
Related Files: None  
Located in Council District 3  
Presenter:  
William Gray, Senior Planner, City Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department  
This Ordinance was approved on first reading on the Consent Calendar.  
Approval of the Consent Agenda  
Motion by Councilmember Gold, seconded by Councilmember Bailey,  
that all matters on the Consent Calendar be passed, adopted, and  
approved by unanimous consent of the members present. The motion  
passed by a vote of 9-0-0-0  
9 -  
Aye:  
Bailey, Crow-Iverson, Donelson, Gold, Henjum, Leinweber, Rainey Jr.,  
Risley, and Williams  
5. Recognitions  
5.A.  
City Council Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Committees  
Presenter:  
Lynette Crow-Iverson, Council President and Councilmember At-Large  
President Crow-Iverson presented the City Council Appointments to  
Boards, Commissions, and Committees.  
Councilmember Henjum expressed appreciation for Deputy Chief Jeff  
Jensen, Colorado Springs Police Department, nominee to the El  
Paso-Teller County 911 Authority Board, for his service to the City.  
Motion by Councilmember Donelson, seconded by Councilmember Gold,  
that the City Council Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and  
Committees be approved. The motion passed by a vote of 9-0-0-0  
9 -  
Aye:  
Bailey, Crow-Iverson, Donelson, Gold, Henjum, Leinweber, Rainey Jr.,  
Risley, and Williams  
5.B.  
A Resolution of Appreciation and Recognition of Wynetta Massey, City  
Attorney, For Her 35 Years of Service and Dedication to The City Of  
Colorado Springs Upon Her Retirement  
Presenter:  
Yemi Mobolade, Mayor, City of Colorado Springs  
Marc Smith, Acting City Attorney, City Attorney’s Office  
Tracy Lessig, Deputy City Attorney, City Attorney’s Office  
Mayor Yemi introduced the Resolution of appreciation of Wynetta Massey,  
City Attorney, for her thirty-five years of service to the City and thanked Ms.  
Massey for her leadership and dedication.  
Marc Smith, Acting City Attorney, Tracy Lessig, Deputy City Attorney,  
expressed gratitude for the opportunity to work with Ms. Massey for many  
years.  
Mr. Smith and Ms. Lessig read the Resolution of appreciation of Wynetta  
Massey, City Attorney, for her thirty-five years of service to the City.  
Ms. Massey expressed appreciation for the opportunities she had been  
given with the City and the amazing people she was able to work with.  
Several Councilmembers, Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado  
Springs Utilities, conveyed gratitude for Ms. Massey’s thirty-five years of  
service to the City.  
Motion by Councilmember Henjum, seconded by Councilmember  
Donelson, that the Resolution of appreciation of Wynetta Massey, City  
Attorney, for her thirty-five years of service to the City be adopted. The  
motion passed by a vote of 9-0-0-0  
9 -  
Aye:  
Bailey, Crow-Iverson, Donelson, Gold, Henjum, Leinweber, Rainey Jr.,  
Risley, and Williams  
6. Mayor's Business  
There was no Mayor’s Business.  
7. Items Called Off Consent Calendar  
There were no items called off the Consent Calendar.  
8. Utilities Business  
There was no Utilities Business.  
9. Unfinished Business  
9.A.  
City Council consideration of the Mayor’s Disapproval by veto of  
Ordinance No. 25-59 Amending Section 108 (Special Fund Created) Of  
Article 13 (Retail Marijuana Sales Tax) Of Chapter 2 (Business  
Licensing, Liquor Regulation And Taxation) Of The Code Of The City Of  
Colorado Springs 2001, As Amended, Pertaining To Expenditures Of  
The Special Fund  
Presenter:  
Lynette Crow-Iverson, City Council President and City Councilmember  
At-Large  
President Crow-Iverson introduced the City Council consideration of the  
Mayor’s disapproval by veto of Ordinance No. 25-59 pertaining to  
expenditures of the Special Fund.  
Councilmember Henjum requested additional information regarding the  
proposed Ordinance. President Crow-Iverson stated it would provide a  
framework to be able to fund the other two categories, mental health and  
veteran services, of the approved ballot question which the City does not  
currently fund.  
Councilmember Henjum asked if there are details of the subcommittee.  
Michael Montgomery, Deputy City Council Administrator, stated those are  
to be determined at a later time.  
Councilmember Henjum asked what the Administration’s preference is.  
Jamie Fabos, Chief of Staff, stated their preference is to determine funding  
through recommendations through the budget process.  
Councilmember Donelson stated he believes this proposed Ordinance is  
unnecessary and asked if City Council could form a committee without this  
Ordinance. Marc Smith, Deputy City Attorney, confirmed they could.  
President Pro Tem Risley stated he believes this could benefit this City  
Council and future City Councils as a tool for funding while still working  
collaboratively with the Administration.  
Councilmember Henjum stated if another committee is created, she would  
want the individuals who collect the sales tax to have a seat at the table.  
Councilmember Donelson stated he does not believe another committee  
should be created and this does not add a tool to the toolbox because the  
funding buckets have already been established.  
President Crow-Iverson asked if the ballot question stated the sales tax  
revenue would be allocated at the discretion of City Council. Mr. Smith  
stated that language was not included in the ballot question because the  
ballot question had to meet the specific language of the Taxpayer Bill of  
Rights (TABOR), it was on the citizen initiated petition which was  
circulated.  
Motion by Councilmember Risley, seconded by Councilmember Williams,  
to override the Mayoral veto of Ordinance No. 25-59. The motion passed  
by a vote of 6-3-0-0  
6 - Bailey, Crow-Iverson, Leinweber, Rainey Jr., Risley, and Williams  
3 - Donelson, Gold, and Henjum  
Aye:  
No:  
10. New Business  
10.A.  
A Resolution of the City of Colorado Springs Approving an Amended  
2025 Operating Plan and Budget for the MW Retail Business  
Improvement District.  
Located in Council District 6  
Presenter:  
Allison Stocker, Senior Planner, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department  
This item was postponed to the August 12, 2025 City Council meeting.  
Motion by Councilmember Bailey, seconded by Councilmember Henjum,  
that this Resolution be postpone to a date certain Proposed Motion:  
Postpone to August 12, 2025 City Council Meeting. The motion passed by  
a vote of  
9 -  
Aye:  
Bailey, Crow-Iverson, Donelson, Gold, Henjum, Leinweber, Rainey Jr.,  
Risley, and Williams  
10.B.  
An Ordinance amending Chapter 7 (Unified Development Code (UDC))  
of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended,  
pertaining to public art.  
(Legislative)  
Related Files: N/A  
Located in All Council District  
Presenter:  
Daniel Sexton, DRE Planning Manager, Planning Department  
Michael Montgomery, Deputy City Council Administrator  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department  
Daniel Sexton, Planning Manager, Planning Department, presented the  
Ordinance amending City Code pertaining to Public Art Ordinance. He  
provided an overview of the project summary, background/history,  
highlighted changes, criteria for approval, and statement of compliance.  
Councilmember Bailey asked if there would be oversight of the Planning  
Manager’s decision to make a substitution of art for articulation. Mr. Sexton  
stated based on the two provisions where public art is mentioned in the  
Unified Development Code (UDC), if a substitution of art for articulation as  
a community amenity is requested by a developer, it would be a staff level  
decision unless it was appealed to the Planning Commission or City  
Council.  
Councilmember Donelson made a motion to amend the proposed  
Ordinance and remove the language which states “Artwork may be used as  
a substitute for façade articulation, subject to neighborhood and Public Arts  
Commission review.”  
Councilmember Donelson asked what zone would a community amenity be  
used in related to a small piece of art. Mr. Sexton stated that it would be in  
the Planned Development Zone (PDZ) under the UDC.  
Councilmember Donelson stated artwork is too subjective, he does not  
think a developer should be able to put a piece of artwork on the property  
and then be able to potentially increase density or that a small piece of  
artwork should be able to circumvent zoning requirements. Mr. Sexton  
stated City Council has the discretion to vote in opposition if they feel the  
community benefit is too subjective, and the proposed Ordinance gives  
City Council greater flexibility and opportunity to custom tailor that PDZ  
zone.  
Councilmember Bailey stated that he agrees with Councilmember  
Donelson that substituting public art for the articulation is a bad idea, but  
future City Councils may not share that view, so he is content with leaving  
the language in the proposed Ordinance with the understanding that the  
process allows the Planning Manager to make that decision and reflect the  
sense of the City Council. He stated he also does not want to make a  
decision on an additional amendment without taking the time to research it.  
Councilmember Bailey asked if the City was satisfied with process of  
Planning staff taking the lead from City Council. Mr. Sexton stated it would  
not change the discretionary authority of City Council for PDZ.  
Councilmember Henjum stated she does not believe they should remove  
something that may be beneficial to the community, especially since City  
Council would still have authority over whether or not it is approved.  
Councilmember Williams asked what density has to do with this Ordinance.  
Mr. Sexton stated he referenced density because the section in the UDC  
where public art provision is mentioned is in the PDZ section which  
regulatory flexibility to development requirements, such as density.  
President Pro Tem Risley stated PDZ zoning should remain adaptable to  
developers, and he supports the Ordinance as written.  
Councilmember Bailey stated developers would still have to come before  
City Council for approval if they are planning to use public art.  
Councilmember Rainey asked if the strikethrough of the language would  
then require the Development Plan to come before City Council as part of  
the process. Mr. Sexton stated for the mixed- use and non-residential uses,  
it would be reviewed by Planning staff and would not come before City  
Council unless the application was appealed or if it was in a PDZ.  
Councilmember Bailey asked what the alternatives for substitution of  
articulation currently are. Mr. Sexton stated it is largely applicable to  
multi-family/commercial/industrial/institutional use, they look for multiple  
materials in the substitution, the developer may also seek an exception to  
the articulation requirements as long as they meet certain standards, and  
the decisions are made by Planning staff.  
Motion by Councilmember Donelson to amend the proposed Ordinance  
by removing the language "Artwork may be used as a substitute for  
façade articulation, subject to neighborhood and Public Arts Commission  
review.” The motion failed for lack of second.  
Motion by Councilmember Henjum, seconded by Councilmember Gold,  
that the Ordinance amending Chapter 7 (Unified Development Code) of  
the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to  
public art be approved on first reading. The motion passed by a vote of  
9-0-0-0  
11. Public Hearing  
There was no Public Hearing.  
12. Added Item Agenda  
There were no items added to the Agenda.  
13. One Hour of Citizen Discussion for Items not on Today's Agenda per City  
Council Rules  
Citizen Charles Barber spoke about analytical geometry.  
Citizen Jessica Leiver spoke about the Pikes Peak Library District  
Rockrimmon Library branch and the vacancy position on the PPLD Board  
of Trustees.  
Citizen Lawrence Clark stated Natalie Lovell, City Auditor, should be  
required to get a Certified Public Accountant certification.  
Citizen EmRhys Jenkins spoke about the misconceptions regarding  
homelessness.  
Citizen Lee Brooks spoke about the need to implement martial arts in  
schools and temporary pallet and shipping container homes for people  
experiencing homelessness.  
Citizen Gavin Rainey spoke against the potential opening of the immigrant  
detention center outside of the City.  
Citizen Kyle Ripple asked when the South Academy construction will be  
completed and identified some other roads which need repaired.  
14. Executive Session  
There was no Executive Session.  
15. Adjourn  
There being no further business to come before City Council, Council  
adjourned at 10:49 AM.  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk