City of Colorado Springs

City Hall

107 N. Nevada Avenue

Colorado Springs, CO

80903

Work Session Meeting Agenda - Final

City Council Work Session

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Monday, February 23, 2026

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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

4.A.

26-074

City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes February 9, 2026

Est. Time: 5

minutes

Presenter:

Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk

Attachments:

2-9-26 City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes Final

5. Executive Session

5A. Open

5A.A. 26-072

Est. Time: 5

Gwen Hengehold v. Brandon Hensley

Case No. 2025CV32808

minutes

Presenter:

Marc Smith, Acting City Attorney

Attachments:

2026_02_05_Council Memo

5A.B. 26-068

Peter R. Forbes v. Shivani Sharma; Jeffrey Warnock; and the City

of Colorado Springs, Case No. 25CV32913

Est. Time: 5

minutes

Presenter:

Marc Smith, Acting City Attorney

Attachments:

Council Memo Forbes

5B. Closed

6. Presentations for General Information

6.A.

26-065

Red Cross Presentation

Est. Time: 20

minutes

Presenter:

Phil Martinez, Executive Director, American Red Cross

7. Staff and Appointee Reports

7.A.

26-047

Wasteless COS Presentation

Est. Time: 20

Minutes

Presenter:

Asha Kurian, Project Manager, City of Colorado Springs Support

Services

Ryan Trujillo, Deputy Chief of Staff, City of Colorado Springs

Attachments:

Wasteless COS_ Council

7.B.

26-073

Agenda Planner Review

Est. Time: 2

minutes

Presenter:

Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk

Attachments:

Agenda Planner Review 2-23-26

8. Items for Introduction

8.A.

26-048

Est. Time: 20

minutes

An Ordinance repealing and reordaining Appendix K (Wildland

Urban Interface Requirements) OF Part 1 (Fire Prevention Code)

of Article 4 (Fire Prevention) of Chapter 8 (Public Safety).

Presenter:

Kris Cooper, Fire Marshal

Attachments:

Fire-IFC-AppendixK_ORD-2026-02-17-RL

FBA-Wilfire Resiliency Code-Letter of Support_20260212

Appendix K Presentation

8.B.

26-053

Est. Time: 10

minutes

A Resolution Approving the Amended Intergovernmental

Agreement between the City of Colorado Springs and El Paso

County, Colorado establishing the Pikes Peak Regional Office of

Emergency Management

Presenter:

Ryan Trujillo, Deputy Chief of Staff

Andrew Notbohm, Regional Director, Office of Emergency

Management

Attachments:

Amended_CIty-County_OEM_IGA 2026

Resolution-Amended-OEM_IGA Final

Slides_City Council PPROEM Merger IGA Final PR

8.C.

26-071

Est. Time: 20

minutes

A Resolution authorizing the acquisition of real property, using

PPRTA funds for the Alternative Treatment Site – Austin Bluffs and

Woodmen Project

Presenter:

Gayle Sturdivant, PE, PMP, City Engineer/Deputy Public Works

Director

Kellie Billingsley, Real Estate Services Manager

Attachments:

1_Project Location

2_Draft Resolution_Alternative Treatment Site.docx

3_Alternative Treatment Site Austin Bluffs-Woodmen - Presentation

8.D.

26-077

Est. Time: 10

minutes

An Ordinance Repealing Ordinance Nos. 02-10 And 21-92

Thereby Dissolving The Citizens’ Transportation Advisory Board

Presenter:

David Leinweber, Councilmember At Large

Nancy Henjum, Councilmember District 5

Michael Montgomery, Deputy City Council Administrator

Attachments:

CitizensTransAdvisoryBoard-Repeal-ORD-2026-02-18

9. Items Under Study