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Work Session Meeting Agenda - Final  
City Council Work Session  
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Monday, April 13, 2026  
9:00 AM  
Council Chambers  
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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  
1.A.  
26-155  
Est. Time: 30  
minutes  
Oath of Office for Kenneth Casey to serve the unexpired term of  
the City Council District 2 member until the April 6, 2027, General  
Municipal Election  
Presenter:  
Lynette Crow-Iverson, City Council President and At-Large Council  
Representative  
HayDen Kane, Chief Municipal Judge  
2. Changes to Agenda  
3. Regular Meeting Comments  
4. Review of Previous Meeting Minutes  
4.A.  
26-141  
City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026  
Est. Time: 5  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
3-23-26 City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes Final  
5. Executive Session  
5A. Open  
5A.A. 26-150  
Est. Time: 5  
minutes  
Christopher D. Grant v. Larry Downard, Richard S. Hallman,  
Jeremy Wood, Celina M McAlpine Case No. 2026CV87  
Presenter:  
Marc Smith, Acting City Attorney  
Attachments:  
26-150_Council Memo Grant  
5A.B. 26-147  
Est. Time: 15  
minutes  
Kristy Morgan v. City of Colorado Springs, Humane Society of the  
Pikes Peak Region, Sean Alexander Medina, Gina Seago,  
Thomas Alan Baccarella, Charlens N. Calloway, Nicole Michon,  
Aubrey Barton Travis Flores and Jennifer Rainey, Case No.  
25-cv-03529  
Presenter:  
Marc Smith, Acting City Attorney  
Attachments:  
26-147_City Council Memo Morgan  
5B. Closed  
5B.A. 26-154  
In accord with City Charter art. III, § 3-60(d) and its incorporated  
Colorado Open Meetings Act, C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4) (b), the City  
Council, in Open Session, is to determine whether it will hold a  
Closed Executive Session. The issue to be discussed involves  
consultation with the City Attorney for the purpose of receiving legal  
advice regarding the Colorado Voting Rights Act.  
Est. Time: 1 hour  
The President of Council shall poll the City Councilmembers, and,  
upon consent of two-thirds of the members present, may conduct a  
Closed Executive Session. In the event any City Councilmember is  
participating electronically or telephonically in the Closed  
Executive Session, each City Councilmember participating in the  
Closed Executive Session shall affirmatively state for the record  
that no other member of the public not authorized to participate in  
the Closed Executive Session is present or able to hear the  
matters discussed as part of the Closed Executive Session. If  
consent to the Closed Executive Session is not given, the item  
may be discussed in Open Session or withdrawn from  
consideration.  
Presenter:  
Marc Smith, Acting City Attorney  
Attachments:  
26-154_Closed Session Memo (Voting Rights Act) 4.6.26  
6. Presentations for General Information  
6.A.  
26-062  
Safe Passage Presentation  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Mo Basenberg, Executive Director, Safe Passage  
Attachments:  
Safe Passage Presentation  
6.B.  
26-145  
Restoration of Acacia Park Bandshell  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Michelle Winchell, Executive Director, Downtown Ventures;  
Director of Creative Economy, Downtown Partnership of Colorado  
Springs  
Trevor Dierdorff, President, Rotary Club of Colorado Springs  
Attachments:  
2026-04-13_City-Council_Acacia-Park-Bandshell  
6.C.  
26-092  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPeR) - 2025  
year-end Lodgers and Auto Rental Tax (LART) contract update to  
City Council  
Presenter:  
Angela Seals, President and CEO, Cultural Office of the Pikes  
Peak Region  
Attachments:  
Cultural Office LART Full Year 2025 Report Slidedeck for City Council-  
4-13-26  
6.D.  
26-091  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
Colorado Springs Sports Corp - 2025 year-end Lodgers and Auto  
Rental Tax (LART) contract update to City Council  
Presenter:  
Megan Leatham, President and CEO, Colorado Springs Sports  
Corp  
Davis Tutt, Director of Sports Tourism & Olympic Engagement,  
Colorado Springs Sports Corp  
Attachments:  
2025 LART - Sports Corp - Full Year Review - City Council Presentation  
4-13-26  
7. Staff and Appointee Reports  
7.A.  
26-139  
Agenda Planner Review  
Est. Time: 5  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
Agenda Planner Review 4-13-26  
8. Items for Introduction  
8.A.  
26-137  
Est. Time: 5  
minutes  
A Resolution of the City of Colorado Springs consenting to the  
dissolution of the Evergreen Ridge Metropolitan District  
Related Files: N/A  
Located in Council District 3  
Presenter:  
Allison Stocker, Senior Planner, City Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
Evergreen_Ridge_MD_Dissolution_Resolution  
Attachment_1_Evergreen_Ridge_Board's_Dissolution_Resolution  
Attachment_2_Evergreen_Ridge_Cover_Memo_from_District  
Attachment_3_Resolution 135-23_Approved_Service_Plan  
Attachment_4_Approved_Development_Plan  
Exhibit_A_Evergreen_Ridge_District_Boundary_Map  
Evergreen_Ridge_MD_WS_Presentation  
8.B.  
CODE-26-0002  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
An Ordinance amending Article 5 (Administration and  
Enforcement) of Chapter 7 (Unified Development Code) of the  
Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended,  
pertaining to procedural process  
(Legislative)  
Located in Council Districts Citywide  
Presenter:  
Daniel Sexton, LUR/DRE Planning Manager, City Planning  
Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
CPC Staff Report_Administration and Enforcement Ordinance Update  
Attachment 1 – Administration and Enforcement Ordinance Update  
Administration and Enforcement Ordinance _Presentation  
CC Presentation_Administration and Enforcement Ordinance_Staff_ws  
7.5.702 AMENDMENT TO UDC TEXT  
9. Items Under Study  
10. Councilmember Reports and Open Discussion  
10.A. 26-153  
Est. Time: 5  
minutes  
Authorization of Out-Of-State Travel for Councilmembers  
Presenter:  
Lynette Crow-Iverson, Council President and Councilmember At  
Large  
11. Adjourn