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Tuesday, April 8, 2025  
9:00 AM  
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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.  
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Mayor's Business.)  
4A. Second Presentation:  
4A.A.  
Ordinance No. 25-40 including certain property into the boundaries  
of the Interquest North Business Improvement District  
(Legislative)  
Presenter:  
Alison Stocker, Senior Planner, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
4A.B.  
Ordinance No. 25-41 repealing Ordinance Nos. 07-113, 09-94,  
14-18, and 16-120 thereby dissolving the Public Art Commission  
of the Pikes Peak Region  
Presenter:  
Nancy Henjum, Councilmember District 5  
Ayana Garcia, Boards and Commissions Program Administrator  
Attachments:  
4A.C.  
Ordinance No. 25-42 amending Section 102 (Procedures) of  
Article 1 (Administration And Enforcement) and Section 101  
(Authority To Impound Vehicles) and Section 102 (Illegal Parking)  
of Article 25 (Removal And Impoundment Of Vehicles) of Chapter  
10 (Motor Vehicles And Traffic) of the Code of the City of Colorado  
Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to authority to impound  
vehicles and illegal parking  
Presenter:  
Chief of Staff Jamie Fabos, City of Colorado Springs  
Shantel Withrow, Division Chief of Prosecution, City Attorney’s  
Office  
Attachments:  
4A.D.  
Ordinance No. 25-43 amending the zoning map of the City of  
Colorado Springs pertaining to 1.01 acre located at the northeast  
corner of Shiloh Mesa Drive and Mulberry Wood Drive from  
PDZ/AP-O - CAD/SS-O (Planned Development Zone District with  
Airport Overlay - Commercial Airport District and Streamside  
Overlay Zones; Mixed-Use Development, 45-foot maximum  
building height, 15.38 maximum dwelling units per acre) to  
PDZ/AP-O (Planned Development Zone District with Airport  
Overlay; multi-family residential use, 50-foot maximum building  
height, 49.99 maximum dwelling units per acre) (Quasi-Judicial)  
(Second Reading and Public Hearing).  
Related Files: PDZZ-24-0002; PDZL-24-0004  
<https://cosprings-prod-av.accela.com/portlets/web/en-us/>  
Located in Council District 6  
The Shiloh Mesa at Woodmen Heights PDZ Land Use Plan is in  
association with the Sunrise at Shiloh Mesa Zone Change. The  
Sunrise at Shiloh Mesa Zone Change will have its first reading  
setting the hearing on March 25, 2025.  
Presenter:  
Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
4A.E.  
Ordinance No. 25-44 excluding certain property from the  
boundaries of the Gold Hill North Business Improvement District  
(Legislative)  
Presenter:  
Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department  
Attachments:  
4B. First Presentation:  
4B.A.  
City Council Regular Meeting Minutes March 25, 2025  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
4B.B.  
A Resolution approving an Economic Development Agreement  
between the City Of Colorado Springs and Project Kokua  
Presenter:  
Jessie Kimber, Economic Development Officer  
Shawna Lippert, Economic Development Manager  
Attachments:  
4B.C.  
Authorization of First & Main Business Improvement District to  
issue debt in the form of Series 2025 Limited Tax General  
Obligation Bond. (Legislative Item)  
Presenter:  
Allison, Senior Planner, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
4B.D.  
A Resolution authorizing the Use of Possession and/or Eminent  
Domain to acquire real property, permanent easements and  
temporary easements using PPRTA funds for the Marksheffel  
Road - North Carefree to Dublin Project.  
Presenter:  
Gayle Sturdivant, PE, PMP, City Engineer/Deputy Public Works  
Director  
Kellie Billingsley, Real Estate Services Manager  
Attachments:  
4B.E.  
The City Clerk reports that on April 1, 2025, there was filed with her  
a petition for the annexation of Woodmen Road Addition No. 3  
Annexation. The City Clerk herewith communicates such to City  
Council and recommends that the petition and map be referred to  
the City Administration for review and recommendation regarding  
whether the petition is in substantial compliance with Section  
31-12-107(1).  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
4B.F.  
A Major Modification to the Shiloh Mesa at Woodmen Heights  
PDZ Land Use Plan changing 1.01 acre from Minor Public  
Assembly to Multi-Family Residential located at the northeast  
corner of Shiloh Mesa Drive and Mulberry Wood Drive.  
(Quasi-Judicial)  
Related Files: PDZZ-24-0002; PDZL-24-0004  
<https://cosprings-prod-av.accela.com/portlets/web/en-us/>  
Located in Council District 6  
The Shiloh Mesa at Woodmen Heights PDZ Land Use Plan is in  
association with the Sunrise at Shiloh Mesa Zone Change. The  
Sunrise at Shiloh Mesa Zone Change will have its first reading  
setting the hearing on March 25, 2025.  
Presenter:  
Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
5. Recognitions  
5.A.  
A Joint Proclamation recognizing the Military Order of the World  
Wars Colorado Springs Chapter 151 and the Rocky Mountain  
Youth Leadership Foundation  
Presenter:  
Randy Helms, Council President and Councilmember District 2  
Mayor Yemi Mobolade  
Attachments:  
5.B.  
City Council Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and  
Committees  
Presenter:  
Randy Helms, Council President and Councilmember District 2  
Attachments:  
6. Mayor's Business  
6.A.  
Reappointment of Sam Friesema to a four-year term on the  
Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority Board, expiring on  
April 1, 2030.  
Presenter:  
Jamie Fabos, Chief of Staff  
Attachments:  
7. Citizen Discussion For Items Not On Today's Agenda  
8. Items Called Off Consent Calendar  
9. Utilities Business  
10. Unfinished Business  
Ordinance No. 25-45 amending Chapter 7 (Unified Development  
Code (UDC)) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001,  
as amended, as related to accessory dwelling units.  
(Legislative)  
Related Files: CODE-24-0006  
Located in All Council Districts  
Presenter:  
Daniel Sexton, DRE Planning Manager, Planning Department  
Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department  
Attachments:  
10.B. 25-171  
Ordinance No. 25-46 amending Section 301 (Criminal Actions) of  
Part 3 (Defense of Employees) of Article 4 (City Employees)  
Chapter 1 (Administrative, Personnel and Finance) of the Code of  
the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to  
criminal defense  
Presenter:  
Wynetta Massey, City Attorney  
Erik Lamphere, Employment/Litigation Division Chief  
Attachments:  
10.C. 25-110  
Ordinance No. 25-47 amending Section 503 (Compromise Or  
Settlement of Matters/Claims) and Section 506 (Litigation) of Part  
5 (Claims Managements) of Article 5 (Finance Management  
Procedures) of Chapter 1 (Administrative, Personnel And Finance)  
of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended,  
pertaining to claims and litigation settlements  
Presenter:  
Wynetta Massey, City Attorney  
Erik Lamphere, Employment/Litigation Division Chief  
Attachments:  
10.D. 25-172  
Ordinance No. 25-48 amending Section 104 (Council Meetings;  
Procedure) of Part 1 (Elective Officers), and Sections 406 (Settle  
Claims) and 407 (Make Reports) of Part 4 (Powers and Duties of  
the City Attorney) all of Article 2 (Officers of the City) of Chapter 1  
(Administrative, Personnel and Finance) of the Code of the City of  
Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to housekeeping  
amendments related to City Council and City Attorney settlements  
Presenter:  
Wynetta Massey, City Attorney  
Erik Lamphere, Employment/Litigation Division Chief  
Attachments:  
11. New Business  
11.A. 25-189  
A Resolution Rescinding Resolution No. 25-21 And Amending  
Resolution No. 254-80 Regarding The Lodgers And Automobile  
Rental Tax Citizen’s Advisory Committee  
Presenter:  
Lynette Crow-Iverson, Council President Pro Tem and  
Councilmember At Large  
Nancy Henjum, Councilmember District 5  
Michael Montgomery, Deputy City Council Administrator  
Attachments:  
11.B. 25-093  
A Resolution adopting the City Council’s Annual Report to the  
Citizens for April 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025  
Presenter:  
Emily Evans, City Council Administrator  
Alex Ryden, City Council Senior Public Communications  
Specialist  
Attachments:  
11.C. 25-201  
In accord with § 12-60 of the Charter of the City of Colorado  
Springs, reconsideration of Ordinance No. 25-16 for affirmation or  
repeal, the ordinance approved by City Council on January 28,  
2025 and annexing to the City of Colorado Springs that area  
known as Karman Line Addition No. 6, the annexation consisting  
of 1,876.24 acres and located northwest of the Bradley Road and  
Curtis Road intersection  
Presenter:  
Sarah Johnson, City Clerk  
Kevin Walker, Planning and Community Development Director  
Attachments:  
11.D. 25-202  
A Resolution submitting to the eligible electors of the City of  
Colorado Springs, Colorado, at the Special Municipal Election to  
be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, a ballot question in response  
to a referendum of Ordinance No. 25-16 passed on January 28,  
2025, annexing to the City of Colorado Springs that area known as  
Karman Line Additional No. 6, the annexation consisting of  
1,876.24 acres and located northwest of the Bradley Road and  
Curtis Road intersection, providing for the form of the ballot title  
and text, providing for certain matters with respect to the election,  
and providing the effective date of this Resolution  
Presenter:  
Sarah Johnson, City Clerk  
Kevin Walker, Planning and Community Development Director  
Attachments:  
11.E. 25-185  
The potential June 17, 2025 Special Municipal Election Mail Ballot  
plan  
Presenter:  
Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk  
Attachments:  
12. Recognitions  
12.A. 25-191  
A Resolution in recognition of Michelle Talarico’s service to the  
City of Colorado Springs  
Presenter:  
David Leinweber, Councilmember At Large  
Attachments:  
12.B. 25-193  
A Resolution in recognition of Mike O’Malley’s service to the City  
of Colorado Springs  
Presenter:  
Councilmember Brian Risley, Councilmember At Large  
Attachments:  
12.C. 25-190  
A Resolution in recognition of Randy Helms’ service to the City of  
Colorado Springs  
Presenter:  
Councilmember Dave Donelson, Councilmember District 1  
Attachments:  
12.D. 25-192  
A Resolution in recognition of Yolanda Avila’s service to the City of  
Colorado Springs  
Presenter:  
Lynette Crow-Iverson, President Pro Tem and Councilmember At  
Large  
Attachments:  
13. Public Hearing  
14. Added Item Agenda  
15. Executive Session  
16. Adjourn