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City Council Work Session

April 13, 2026 ·9:00 AM Final

Council Chambers

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Agenda — 30 items

  1. 1 How to Watch the Meeting
  2. 2 Coloradosprings.gov/springstv | Facebook Live: Colorado Springs City Council Facebook Page @coscity Council | SPRINGS TV - Comcast Channel 18 / 880 (HD) - Stratus IQ Channel 76 / 99 (Streaming)
  3. 3 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.
  4. 1. Call to Order and Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:06
  5. 1.A. 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 26-155 received ▶ jump to 0:58
  6. 5 Councilmember Rainey and Councilmember Williams moved to virtual attendance at 1:00 PM. Councilmember Henjum left the meeting at 1:00 PM.
  7. 2. Changes to Agenda ▶ jump to 3:22
  8. 3. Regular Meeting Comments ▶ jump to 3:31
  9. 4. Review of Previous Meeting Minutes ▶ jump to 3:40
  10. 4.A. City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026 Presenter: Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk 26-141 approved ▶ jump to 3:39
  11. 5. Executive Session ▶ jump to 4:00
  12. 5A. Open ▶ jump to 4:01
  13. 5A.A. Christopher D. Grant v. Larry Downard, Richard S. Hallman, Jeremy Wood, Celina M McAlpine Case No. 2026CV87 Presenter: Marc Smith, Acting City Attorney 26-150 approved ▶ jump to 5:14
  14. 5A.B. 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 26-147 approved ▶ jump to 5:00
  15. 5B. Closed ▶ jump to 6:20
  16. 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) (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. 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 26-154 approved ▶ jump to 6:25
  17. 6. Presentations for General Information ▶ jump to 8:42
  18. 6.A. Safe Passage Presentation Presenter: Mo Basenberg, Executive Director, Safe Passage 26-062 received ▶ jump to 8:43
  19. 6.B. Restoration of Acacia Park Bandshell Presenter: Michelle Winchell, Executive Director, Downtown Ventures; Director of Creative Economy, Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs Trevor Dierdorff, President, Rotary Club of Colorado Springs 26-145 received ▶ jump to 48:00
  20. 6.C. 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 26-092 received ▶ jump to 71:51
  21. 6.D. 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 26-091 received ▶ jump to 84:15
  22. 7. Staff and Appointee Reports ▶ jump to 108:27
  23. 7.A. Agenda Planner Review Presenter: Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk 26-139 received ▶ jump to 108:28
  24. 8. Items for Introduction ▶ jump to 108:46
  25. 8.A. 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 26-137 referred ▶ jump to 108:47
  26. 8.B. Ordinance No. 26-20 amending multiple sections of Article 5 (Administration and Enforcement) of Chapter 7 (Unified Development Code) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, as related 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 CODE-26-0002 referred ▶ jump to 111:22
  27. 9. Items Under Study ▶ jump to 131:14
  28. 10. Councilmember Reports and Open Discussion ▶ jump to 131:16
  29. 10.A. Authorization of Out-Of-State Travel for Councilmembers Presenter: Lynette Crow-Iverson, Council President and Councilmember At Large 26-153 received ▶ jump to 131:17
  30. 11. Adjourn ▶ jump to 138:15