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September 9, 2025 ·9:00 AM Final-Revised

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Agenda — 51 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 How to Comment on Agenda Items
  4. 4 Before the meeting, you may email general comments for items not on the agenda or comments regarding agenda items to: allcouncil@coloradosprings.gov
  5. 5 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.
  6. 1. Call to Order and Roll Call ▶ jump to 0:10
  7. 2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance ▶ jump to 0:56
  8. 7 Councilmember Bailey, Councilmember Donelson, and Councilmember Williams attended the meeting virtually.
  9. 3. Changes to Agenda/Postponements ▶ jump to 3:15
  10. 4. Consent Calendar ▶ jump to 4:13
  11. 10 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. (Any items called up for separate consideration shall be acted upon following the Mayor's Business.)
  12. 4A. Second Presentation:
  13. 4A.A. Ordinance No. 25-68 vacating a portion of public right-of-way known as Holly Avenue and First Street consisting of approximately 2.13 acres located northwest of the intersection at First Street and Lake Avenue. (Legislative) (Third Reading and Public Hearing). Council District # 3 Presenter: Ethan Shafer, Urban Planner II, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department SUBD-25-0021 finally passed Pass
  14. 4A.B. A Ordinance by the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado authorizing the issuance and delivery of its multifamily housing revenue bonds (Bradley Ridge Apartments Project), series 2025, in one or more tax-exempt or taxable series in an aggregate amount not to exceed $76,832,222.72 for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, improvement and equipping of a multifamily housing facility in the City of Colorado Springs, State of Colorado and to pay certain issuance expenses of such bonds, approving and authorizing execution of an indenture of trust, a loan agreement with the borrower, a forward bond purchase agreement, a bond purchase agreement, and a tax regulatory agreement with respect to the bonds; making findings and determinations with respect to the project and the bonds; authorizing the execution and delivery of related documents; and repealing all action heretofore taken in conflict herewith. Presenter: Aimee Cox, Chief Housing and Homelessness Officer, Housing & Homelessness Response Department 25-380 finally passed Pass
  15. 4A.C. Ordinance No. 25-73 to fill the vacancy on the Catalyst Campus Business Improvement District’s Board of Directors. (2nd Reading and Public Hearing) (Legislative) Related Files: N/A Council District # 3 Presenter: Allison Stocker, Senior Planner, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department 25-416 finally passed Pass
  16. 4B. First Presentation:
  17. 4B.A. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 26, 2025 Presenter: Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk 25-469 approved Pass
  18. 4B.B. A Resolution declaring City-owned property identified as El Paso County Tax Schedule Number 63262-08-002 as surplus property and authorizing the disposal of such property to James B. Klein as the one logical purchaser. Presenter: Gayle Sturdivant, PE, PMP, Deputy Public Works Director/City Engineer Kellie Billingsley, Real Estate Services Manager 25-387 approved Pass
  19. 4B.C. A Resolution authorizing the use of a Possession and Use Agreement and Eminent Domain to acquire real property and a temporary construction easement, on real property owned by 7-ELEVEN, Inc. using PPRTA funds for the Dublin Boulevard Improvements - Peterson Road to Marksheffel Road Project Presenter: Gayle Sturdivant, PE, PMP, City Engineer/Deputy Public Works Director Kellie Billingsley, Real Estate Services Manager 25-388 approved Pass
  20. 4B.D. A Resolution authorizing the use of a Possession and Use Agreement and Eminent Domain to acquire permanent easements and temporary construction easements for the 8th Street Improvements: Motor City Dr to Fountain Creek Project and 8th Street over Fountain Creek Bridge Maintenance Project using PPRTA funds Presenter: Gayle Sturdivant, PE, PMP, City Engineer/Deputy Public Works Director Kellie Billingsley, Real Estate Services Manager 25-407 approved Pass
  21. 4B.E. A Resolution Authorizing the City of Colorado Springs to Enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement Between the City of Colorado Springs and the Colorado Department of Transportation for Operation and Maintenance of the Spring Creek Tributary Outfall. Presenter: Erin Powers, P.E., Stormwater Enterprise Manager Richard Mulledy, P.E., Public Works Director 25-417 approved Pass
  22. 4B.F. Ordinance No. 25-74 Certifying Delinquent Stormwater Fees and Charges to the El Paso County Treasurer for Collection Presenter: Richard Mulledy, P.E., Public Works Director Erin Powers, P.E., Stormwater Enterprise Manager 25-427 approved on first reading Pass
  23. 4B.G. Ordinance No. 25-75 amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 7,000 square feet located at 2402 North Nevada Avenue from R-2 (Two-Family) to MX-N (Mixed-Use Neighborhood Scale). (Quasi-Judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing) Council District # 5 Presenter: William Gray, Senior Planner, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department ZONE-25-0007 approved on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 33:28
  24. 4B.H. Ordinance No. 25-76 vacating a portion of public right-of-way consisting of approximately .09 acres located adjacent to 1904 Glenn Street and 806 N. Nineteenth Street. (Legislative) Council District #3. Presenter: Drew Foxx, Planner II, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department SUBD-25-0061 approved on first reading Pass
  25. 4B.I. Ordinance No. 25-77 to amend the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 9.93 acres located southeast of Union Boulevard and Ranch Drive at 4625 Ranch Drive from PDZ/cr/HS-O (Planned Development Zone District with conditions of record and the Hillside Overlay) to PDZ/cr/HS-O (Planned Development Zone District with conditions of record and the Hillside Overlay) to modify certain established conditions of record. (Quasi-Judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing) Related Files: PDZD-25-0020 Council District #1 Presenter: Molly O'Brien, Planner II, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department ZONE-25-0014 approved on first reading Pass ▶ jump to 35:13
  26. 4B.J. Request to Establish a Public Hearing Date of Oct. 14, 2025 for the Consideration of Colorado Springs Utilities’ 2026 Rate Case, consisting of: Resolutions Setting Certain Electric Rates Within the Service Areas of Colorado Springs Utilities, Certain Changes to Electric Rate Schedules, Accepting Conclusions and Recommendations Concerning the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act Standards, Certain Changes to Utilities Rules and Regulations and the Open Access Transmission Tariff, and Adopting the Transmission Formula Rate, Initial Rates, and Implementation Protocols for Colorado Springs Utilities’ Transmission Owner Filing. Presenter: Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities Tristan Gearhart, Chief Planning and Finance Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities 25-466 postpone to a date certain Fail ▶ jump to 37:10
  27. 25 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved Pass
  28. 4B.K. Ratification of Councilmember Liaisons to City Council Appointed Boards, Commissions, and Committees Presenter: Lynette Crow-Iverson, Council President and Councilmember At-Large 25-472 approved Pass
  29. 5. Recognitions ▶ jump to 4:40
  30. 5.A. A Resolution Honoring September 11, 2025 As A Day Of Remembrance Presenter: Roland Rainey, Councilmember District 6 25-476 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 4:43
  31. 5.B. City Council Appointments to Boards, Commissions, and Committees Presenter: Lynette Crow-Iverson, Council President and Councilmember At-Large 25-471 approved Pass ▶ jump to 13:19
  32. 6. Mayor's Business ▶ jump to 16:37
  33. 6.A. A Resolution confirming the Mayor’s appointment of Alexandru Kovacs as the Director of Aviation Presenter: Yemi Mobolade, Mayor of Colorado Springs 25-410 adopted Pass ▶ jump to 16:44
  34. 6.B. Appointment of Daniel O’Rear to a four-year term, on the Colorado Springs Housing Authority (CSHA) Board beginning on September 9, 2025 and expiring on April 1, 2029. Presenter: Jamie Fabos, Chief of Staff – City of Colorado Springs 25-478 approved Pass ▶ jump to 26:18
  35. 6.C. Nomination to reappoint Jim Johnson for a three-year term on the Colorado Springs Health Foundation Board of Trustees, beginning on January 1, 2026, and expiring on December 31, 2028. Presenter: Jamie Fabos, Chief of Staff City of Colorado Springs 25-479 approved Pass ▶ jump to 28:23
  36. 6.D. Nomination to reappoint Mary Coleman for a three-year term on the Colorado Springs Health Foundation Board of Trustees, beginning on January 1, 2026, and expiring on December 31, 2028. Presenter: Jamie Fabos, Chief of Staff City of Colorado Springs 25-480 approved Pass ▶ jump to 30:18
  37. 6.E. Mayor’s Office Updates Presenter: Jamie Fabos, Chief of Staff 25-482 ▶ jump to 31:44
  38. 7. Items Called Off Consent Calendar ▶ jump to 33:24
  39. 8. Utilities Business ▶ jump to 85:37
  40. 8.A. Intergovernmental Agreement with Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA) Presenter: Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities Mike Francolino, Chief Customer and Enterprise Services Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities 25-391 approved Pass ▶ jump to 85:38
  41. 8.B. Pursuant to City Code § 1.4.105 (Candidates for Election), Colorado Springs Utilities Employee Request for City Council Consent to Run for Ellicott School District 22 Board of Education and, If Elected, Request to Waive the Requirement to Terminate Employment Presenter: Tracy Lessig, City Attorney’s Office 25-464 approved Pass ▶ jump to 90:41
  42. 4B.J. Request to Establish a Public Hearing Date of Oct. 14, 2025 for the Consideration of Colorado Springs Utilities’ 2026 Rate Case, consisting of: Resolutions Setting Certain Electric Rates Within the Service Areas of Colorado Springs Utilities, Certain Changes to Electric Rate Schedules, Accepting Conclusions and Recommendations Concerning the Public Utilities Regulatory Policy Act Standards, Certain Changes to Utilities Rules and Regulations and the Open Access Transmission Tariff, and Adopting the Transmission Formula Rate, Initial Rates, and Implementation Protocols for Colorado Springs Utilities’ Transmission Owner Filing. Presenter: Travas Deal, Chief Executive Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities Tristan Gearhart, Chief Planning and Finance Officer, Colorado Springs Utilities 25-466 approved Pass
  43. 9. Unfinished Business ▶ jump to 92:30
  44. 9.A. Ordinance No. 25-69 amending Ordinance No. 25-31, Section 5 (Appointing Natalie Lovell As City Auditor And Prescribing Her Duties, Compensation, and Tenure In Office, And Superseding And Repealing All Prior Ordinances Inconsistent With The Provisions Of This Ordinance), And Removing The Requirement Of Certification As A Colorado Certified Public Accountant For The Position Of City Auditor. Presenter: Myra Romero, Chief Human Resources and Risk Officer Lynette Crow-Iverson, City Council President 25-377 postpone to a date certain Fail ▶ jump to 92:32
  45. 10. New Business ▶ jump to 127:51
  46. 11. Public Hearing ▶ jump to 127:53
  47. 12. Added Item Agenda ▶ jump to 127:54
  48. 13. One Hour of Citizen Discussion for Items not on Today's Agenda per City Council Rules ▶ jump to 127:56
  49. 9.A. Ordinance No. 25-69 amending Ordinance No. 25-31, Section 5 (Appointing Natalie Lovell As City Auditor And Prescribing Her Duties, Compensation, and Tenure In Office, And Superseding And Repealing All Prior Ordinances Inconsistent With The Provisions Of This Ordinance), And Removing The Requirement Of Certification As A Colorado Certified Public Accountant For The Position Of City Auditor. Presenter: Myra Romero, Chief Human Resources and Risk Officer Lynette Crow-Iverson, City Council President 25-377 finally passed Pass
  50. 14. Executive Session ▶ jump to 171:45
  51. 15. Adjourn ▶ jump to 171:49