Fort Collins City Council, Oct. 6, 2026

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• Consent calendar 4 itemsAdopted with the calendar, 6–0

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  • Item 1Consideration and Approval of the Minutes of the September 15, 2026, Regular Meeting.
  • Item 2$53,200.88 in City Give donations appropriated
  • Item 3$17,638.83 in grant funds appropriated
  • Item 4Items Relating to Appropriating Additional Funds for 2026.

• Consent calendar 3 itemsAdopted with the calendar, 6–0

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  • Item 5Morrison landmark designation drops carriage house
  • Item 6Landmark designation drops garage
  • Item 7Second Reading of Ordinance No. 131, 2026, Amending Portions of Section 1-15 of the Code of the City of Fort Collins Concerning General Penalties to Allow Restitution for Victims of Misdemeanors, Petty Offenses, and Civil Infractions, to Clarify what can be Requested as Restitution, and to Correct Cross References to Section 1-15.

• Consent calendar 3 itemsPassed, first reading, 6–0

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  • Item 8About $1 million would fund pedestrian upgrades
  • Item 9$1.55 million would fund Lemay-Drake safety work
  • Item 10$60,000 would fund wastewater integration

• Items Relating to the Strauss Lakes Annexation.Adopted with the calendar, 6–0

• Consent calendar 2 itemsPassed, first reading, 6–0

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  • Item 12First Reading of Ordinance No. 136, 2026, Authorizing the Mayor to Execute an Annexation Agreement Regarding the Strauss Lakes Annexation.
  • Item 13Strauss Lakes would receive two zoning districts

• Haldeman appointed to housing boardAdopted with the calendar, 6–0

  The council appointed Yaz Haldeman to Seat E on the Housing Catalyst Board, filling the resident commissioner vacancy left by Ann Green’s resignation. The appointment took effect upon adoption, and Haldeman’s term ends December 31, 2029.

• Adoption of consent calendarCarried, 6–0

• Second Reading of Ordinance No. 118, 2026, Amending the Land Use Code of the City of Fort Collins to Change the Type of Review for Certain Residential Uses.Carried, 5–1

• City approves rebates for Avago’s $1.5 billion projectCarried, 6–0

  Approved Oct. 6, 2026, and effective that day, the agreement provides rebates for Avago’s $1.5 billion project at 4380 Ziegler Road: a 26,000-square-foot remodel in Building 2 and a 38,000-square-foot Building 4B expansion.

• Staff directed to propose data-center moratoriumCarried, 5–1

  Resolution 2026-117 took effect Oct. 6, 2026, and directs staff to present a proposed six-month moratorium to council on Oct. 20.

• Consideration of Motion for Executive Session for Legal Advice related to Capital Expansion Fees:Into executive session, 6–0

Also discussed7

• Water proclamation highlights city infrastructure

  Mayor Emily Francis proclaimed October 15, 2026, as Imagine A Day Without Water Day on October 6, 2026.

• Fire Prevention Week focused on safe charging

  Mayor Emily Francis proclaimed October 4 – 10, 2026, as Fire Prevention Week on October 6, 2026; the 2026 theme promoted safe device charging.

• Fort Collins marks cyber awareness month

  Mayor Emily Francis proclaimed October 2026 as Cybersecurity Awareness Month in Fort Collins on October 6, 2026.

• Prior-year reserves would fund city work

  Ordinance No. 127 would use prior-year reserves for a $50,000 opioid-use-disorder program, $47,190 in manufacturing-equipment rebates and $263,090 in ERP work, plus a $25,000 transfer to Data & Communications for ERP expenses.

• $50,000 would shift between trail budgets

  The ordinance would authorize a $50,000 transfer of unexpended, unencumbered appropriations from the Conservation Trust Fund’s non-lapsing project budget to its lapsing project budget for the Poudre River Trail Culvert Replacement project, without increasing net appropriations.

• Strauss Lakes annexation findings outlined

  The resolution finds that the voluntary petition for annexing 147.499 acres at the northeast corner of Ziegler Road and East Horsetooth Road meets state annexation criteria.

• 147.499 acres would join Fort Collins

  The proposed ordinance would annex 147.499 acres at the northeast corner of Ziegler Road and East Horsetooth Road, bringing the site under city jurisdiction for future development once statutory requirements are completed, including filings with the Larimer County Clerk and…

Present Emily Francis (Mayor); Chris Conway (Councilmember); Julie Pignataro (Mayor Pro Tem); Josh Fudge (Councilmember); Melanie Potyondy; Amy Hoeven (Councilmember); Anne Nelsen (Councilmember)