City of Colorado Springs  
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107 N. Nevada Avenue  
Colorado Springs, CO  
80903  
Work Session Meeting Agenda - Final  
Council Work Session  
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Monday, May 12, 2025  
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  
2. Changes to Agenda  
3. Regular Meeting Comments  
4. Review of Previous Meeting Minutes  
25-232  
4.A.  
City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes April 21, 2025  
Est. Time: 5  
Minutes  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
4-21-25 City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes Final  
5. Executive Session  
5A. Open  
25-252  
Est. Time: 5  
minutes  
5A.A.  
Laura Voepel v. Reuban Crews, et al., Case No.  
25-cv-00506-KAS  
Presenter:  
Wynetta Massey, City Attorney  
Attachments:  
25-252 2025-05-12_CityCouncilMemo  
5B. Closed  
25-251  
5B.A.  
In accord with City Charter art. III, § 3-60(d) and its incorporated  
Colorado Open Meetings Act, C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4)(a), (b) and  
(e), the City Council, in Open Session, is to determine whether it  
will hold a Closed Executive Session. The issues to be  
addressed involve consultation with the City Attorney for legal  
advice and discussion regarding (i) instructions to negotiators  
and strategy for a real estate acquisition, and (ii) instructions to  
negotiators regarding an economic development and incentive  
agreement.  
Est. Time: 30  
minutes  
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Session or withdrawn from consideration.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:  
Wynetta Massey, City Attorney  
Attachments:  
25-251-Real Estate Acquisition Econ Dev Agreement Closed Session  
Council Notice  
6. Presentations for General Information  
25-250  
6.A.  
Update from Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance  
Est. Time: 30  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Becky Leinweber, Executive Director, Pikes Peak Outdoor  
Recreation Alliance  
Attachments:  
PPORA Slides  
25-161  
Est. Time: 30  
minutes  
6.B.  
Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments Pikes Peak  
Commission on Aging  
Presenter:  
Erin Maruzzella, Commissioner, Pikes Peak Commission on  
Aging  
Attachments:  
Commission on Aging Slides  
25-176  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
6.C.  
Colorado Springs Sports Corp - 2024 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:  
CS Sports Corp - 2024 LART year-end City Council Presentation  
05-12-25  
25-175  
Est. Time: 20  
minutes  
6.D.  
Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC - 2024 year-end Lodgers  
and Auto Rental Tax (LART) contract update to City Council  
Presenter:  
Dani Barger, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Communications  
& Sales  
Colorado Springs Chamber and EDC  
Attachments:  
Colorado Springs Chamber + EDC LART 2024 year-end KPI report  
5-12-2025  
7. Staff and Appointee Reports  
25-231  
7.A.  
Agenda Planner Review  
Est. Time: 5  
minutes  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
Agenda Planner Review 5-12-25.pdf  
8. Items for Introduction  
25-227  
Est. Time: 15  
minutes  
8.A.  
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  
Est. Time: 10  
minutes  
8.B.  
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  
9. Items Under Study  
10. Councilmember Reports and Open Discussion  
11. Adjourn