Community Engagement APPENDIX F: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Appendix F: Community Engagement APPENDIX F: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Appendix F includes a summary of community engagement activities conducted as part of the Plan Manitou process and input received as part of these activities. Five community engagement series were held over the course of a year, each with a different focus:

• February 2016 - Project Kickoff: Participants learned about the Plan Manitou process, met the project team, and provided input on issues and opportunities facing the community. • April 2016 - Trends and Key Issues: Project team members provided an overview of major trends, key issues, and hazards affecting the community. In addition, participants were asked to confirm the community vision and core value statements established in Manitou Springs Forward: A Vision and Planning Guide, and suggest updates or modifications to better reflect changes in the community since 2011. • June/July 2016 - Vision and Goals: Participants provided input on a preliminary draft of the visions and goals for each Plan element that served as a foundation for the Plan, identified possible gaps, and suggested new topics for consideration. • September/October 2016 - Policy Framework & Future Land Use Plan: Participants provided input on preliminary goals and policies and explored possible tradeoffs associated with different growth scenarios in key opportunity areas as a result of natural hazards, land capacity, and other factors. • December 2016 - Draft Plan: Participants provided input on the draft Action Plan and draft Community Master Plan and Hazard Mitigation Plan. A compilation of meeting summaries and community input gathered as part of the process follows. A separate summary of Hazard Mitigation Plan activities and input is also provided as part of this Appendix.

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SERIES #3 SUMMARY: VISION & GOALS

August 2016

OVERVIEW The third community engagement series for the Plan Manitou process to create a Community Master Plan (CMP) and Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) for the City of Manitou Springs took place between June 8 and July 31, 2016. The objective of the series was to present the preliminary visions and goals for the 11 elements that will form the overall framework of the Plan.

During this engagement series, the public was able to provide feedback and comments on the preliminary vision and goals through a variety of ways: during one of two in-person public events held in Manitou Springs on June 8 and June 9; a survey (print and online versions); a meeting-in-a-box; and through comment cards provided by staff at a number of public events and activities held in Manitou Springs. In addition to this public feedback, the engagement series also featured check-ins with the City’s Planning Commission and with the Plan Manitou Citizen Advisory Committee, as well as with the City’s other advisory boards and commissions.

The following pages contain a compilation of all the public feedback received on the vision and goals between June 8 and July 31, 2016. Comments are organized under the relevant plan element and are further organized by their source, as the different engagement approaches asked slightly different (but related) questions about the draft vision and goals.

• June Events & Surveys: Includes a summary of comments made by community members who attended one of two events during the Plan Manitou Community Engagement Series on June 8 and 9, 2016 as well as comments received through the online and print surveys available following the June events. Participants in the meetings and surveys were asked to respond to the same three questions: 1. How well do these goals support your vision? 2. What would you change/add to strengthen these goals? 3. Are there other goals/metrics that you think should be added to support/track our progress towards this vision? • Comment Cards: Intended to allow residents to provide quick feedback, the comment cards asked respondents to pick three of the plan elements that were most important to them (e.g., Economic Plan Manitou | Community Engagement Series #2 Summary

Development & Tourism, Governance & Community Engagement, and Infrastructure and Public Services) and provide “big ideas” or goals for where they thought the City should be headed as it looks towards 2035. • Meetings-in-a-Box: The Meetings-in-a-Box were designed to mirror the materials and questions asked in the June community events and the surveys, but through discussions held by residents in small group gatherings. Input was provided in a variety of formats, and so is included separately from the feedback on the vision and goals generated from the community events and surveys. • Boards and Commissions: A range of boards and commissions provided input on the vision and goals for elements that fall under their purview or area of expertise (e.g., the Historic Preservation Commission reviewed the Historic and Cultural Resources element). • Submitted to Staff: Comments submitted to staff by residents, stakeholders, and other community members are included here. Comments were not necessarily in response to a specific plan element or set of vision and goals, but are placed under the element for which they are most relevant (e.g., comments on parking issues were included under the Transportation & Mobility element).

NEXT STEPS The feedback included in this document will be used, in conjunction with further discussions with staff, elected officials, and stakeholder groups, to refine the draft vision and goals as well as to create a preliminary set of policies that will help support the vision and goals stated under each plan element. This preliminary plan framework will be shared with the community for further input and refinement during the next Plan Manitou community engagement series scheduled for September 21-22, 2016.

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ARTS & CULTURE June Events & Surveys

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What would you change/add to strengthen the goals? • Continue to support arts events in Memorial Park • I think we have this right! • Portland, OR is all about street art culture • Art is key in Manitou; it needs more connectivity • How does the arts portion of our community give back to both quality of life and economically? • A state-wide survey to see how “they” see us. • I think the artists of Manitou Springs get plenty of attention and support. I only wish the residents did as well. There are other people in this town who have nothing to do with the arts community. How about paying attention to us for a change? How about making us count as much? That’d be a nice change. • I would define “cultural experiences”. I want to see Manitou promote the arts, but I’m really really really tired of the multitude of events that create overcrowding in our community…..Wine Festival, Coffin Race, beer festival, etc. • Maybe a larger scale music and arts fest like Meadowgrass showcasing local and national talent. • Less t-shirt souvenir shops • The problem with trying to create an arts and culture destination is that the arts require a critical mass and no amount of small town effort can create that. Manitou's efforts at this will always be defined by

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Colorado Springs both as a customer base and a draw for art aficionados. It's great to support the arts but the town can waste a lot of money on delusions of grandeur. • (The following comments are provided on behalf of the Manitou Springs Arts Council, submitted by De Lane Bredvik, president) Add "Creativity" to the Plan Manitou Foundations and weave arts and culture throughout the elements of the plan. In the Community Profile, acknowledge the strength and contribution of the Arts in the city and region. (Arts and Culture is only listed as a subset under the Historic and Cultural Resources section in the community profile.) Manitou is already a thriving arts community that has embraced creativity. As part of its cultural history, Manitou has a long-standing reputation as an artist's colony. Stewardship of the arts into the future will ensure that Manitou retains its unique and beloved character. "Creativity" brings with it problem solving and business building tools that are well documented, but also adds essential elements of joy and fun. While "Sustainability" and "Resilience" are necessary to recover from hardship, the addition of "Creativity" balances out the implied and stated negatives. i.e. "...without compromising the ability" and "... recover from... adapt to adverse events." Insert or edit under the "Where are we today?" section, ...into a destination for artists working in a variety of media, 'as well as collectors and consumers of art and culture.' Also under where we are, acknowledge that Manitou has an established 501 C3 non-profit Arts Council that has been working with the city on public art projects and supporting arts and culture through grants and stipends for a decade. The Manitou Springs Arts Council has been the recipient of in-kind support from the city through for many years. A line-item for the Arts in the city budget would acknowledge this existing support formally and would demonstrate the city's commitment to the Arts to State and Federal programs that reward community art programs through grants. Artists, collectors, and consumers of arts and culture are currently attracted to Manitou based on its current reputation. Plans for the future need to include stewardship of Manitou's existing reputation as well as a path to strengthen and increase Manitou's arts and culture soul. Artists come to Manitou to find inspiration. Preserving that element, and strengthening it for the future is essential. • Use existing venues and programs (e.g. MSES auditorium, galleries, MAC space, Arts 14 program, dance studios) and create some commonality among them. Find a productive way to link venues and promote a combined performance schedule or project plan. Create an organization that will match venues with artists/performers/schools/community, create a calendar, and market performances. Find a way to include individually owned, city, school, and non-profit venues. • More music...even more great art...fix up the area from the GoGRV to Adams Mt Café first thing people see should be not just nicer but somehow stunning! Create the best Gateway . • Personally I would like to see some small town theater shows, etc. Need to cater to a wider array of audiences. I do think the summer music (bands/orchestras) in the parks is wonderful!

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• Mineral Spring fonts are often neglected by City and should be a priority in setting good example of stewardship of public art. • Make sure music is included and highlighted as part of the arts (not just visual arts) • Where do you plan to promote? The demographic is very important. We need to attract a more well- heeled customer (100k+ yearly income) to come into Manitou Springs. A lot of people still consider art to be a “luxury” purchase. I’d like to see more real galleries so we can truly become the “mecca” here in the region and impress people once they are here. • AC-2: Promote, develop, and diversify • Create more opportunities for art in public infrastructure.

Are there other goals or metrics that you think should be added to support/track our progress towards the vision for Arts & Culture? • Public funds allocated to support art IS Maniotu. • Use for economic development • What about “open” performing in the streets in that part of the vision? Is that considered “panhandling” for money? • Keep the existing Vision Plan Statement for Arts & Culture • More sidewalk art vendors • How do we educate the local population • Monies given both through property and sales tax. Survey of the non artist community on how the art community benefits them. • Promotion of creative district/ arts community can improve. This requires more city promotion dollars . • Don't lose the word "culture" - not everything is art and culture needs to be represented in both the goals and metrics; i.e. Percent of City budget allocated to support the arts AND CULTURE. • I would add a quarterly reporting process, published, that shares progress, lack of progress, efforts in the pipeline, outlook for coming year(s). • Business who use art in their building design and decorations • Track the activities. Look at cities such as Aspen that have developed really great programs and activities that build community and serve visitors too. • Survival rate of these businesses. • A long-term goal that would support and track future progress of Manitou's support of the Arts is the creation of live-work space for artists. A Manitou Springs artist residency program would support local artist while also attracting national and international artists to the region, further enriching and enhancing the Manitou experience. As mentioned above and listed in the metrics, a city line-item budget

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supporting the Arts would help track the existing support and expand opportunities for the future. In AC2 consider adding and editing: ...develop art and cultural experiences that support joy, improve our quality of life, enhance the quality of our built environment, and support our local economy. This corrects "artistic" to "art" and moves the commodification of the arts through economic exploitation to the end of the goal. Remember joy, laughter, and fun throughout the documents to balance out the tough and serious work of protecting Manitou from fires, floods, and economic stress. Manitou is good for the soul, and the process of dissecting what that magic is must not kill it. • Number of community partnership productions (e.g. combined theater productions, art walks, dance festivals) Number of participants at such productions Registry/directory of venues, non-profits, artists, etc. • Double the amount of music shows.find a spot to get larger bands to play...Fix up the Ute Chief spring and curio shop please... • I'm not sure these metrics are measurable... unfortunately I can't think of anything better. • I suppose I'd be interested in seeing various types of arts tracked (visual, musical, crafts, performance, etc.) and various types of audiences or degrees of specialization (mass appeal-popular, folk-craft, urban- modernist, classical-fine arts, etc.). Figuring out the latter categories is problematic, both in identifying genres that make sense and in avoiding insidious snobbery. However, I suspect we too well with interesting tee shirts, perfectly well with folk music and distinctive arts and crafts, and pretty poorly in the fine arts. I'd prefer a more balance approach and an appeal to a wider set of audiences. • Number of outdoor and indoor activities which promote art and culture, such as the summer concerts, the lantern parade, and community projects promoted by the MAC. • The outdoor arts/sculptures need to be extended further east on Manitou Ave and not just downtown. • Too much emphasis on subsidizing artists. • Metric: # of new business licenses for artists. Comment Cards • Keep Manitou weird! • Keep the arts strong in schools • Keep Manitou artsy Meetings-in-a-Box • Note: the Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak region has many resources: http://www.culturaloffice.org/ They have a cultural plan, an arts and economic prosperity report and a five-year strategic plan—they also represent Manitou Springs • Add welding and literary to the Role of this Master Plan Element? • Where are we today:

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o Add visual to the first bullet point o Instead of an increase or a discussion around a lack of performance space, we need to assess our current assets as far as space and programming. We have more of each than we think. Is the desire for free space or just space? This is also an important distinction. We are a town of 5,000 and we have an auditorium (MSES), city hall, the Cliff House, Briarhurst, Kat Tudor’s B&B’s, SunWater, CornerStreet Dance Studio, space in our churches, space in the MAC, space in our bars and other nooks, the SILC building at MSHS, some of our hotels have space, what is happening at Castaways? We have outdoor performance space at the library, at Soda Springs Park, Mansion’s Park, we have that theater tucked behind 7 Minute Spring, etc. I think we have A LOT of space. Are we talking about space for 1,000s of people? (FYI—art space and some of the other big national art organizations won’t fund performing art centers because they have not figured out a way to make them financially sustainable…).

o Arts and Cultural organizations in Manitou Springs receive very little City, County, or State support. As a State, Colorado ranks 38th or so in its support of the arts. This is quite low. • Measuring Progress:

o The number of public art installations seems like an arbitrary measurement of progress. This is just one program and it is difficult to raise money to directly pay artists for things—granters and donors tend not to support these types of programs.

o Percent of City budget to support the arts? Again, is this a goal? This is tricky business. o Should we add: . The Community is informed and can talk about art in its community? . Attendance to cultural events? . Amount of tax dollars collected around the arts? . Number of classes and programs for adults of all ages? • PPLD, the Heritage Center, Arts 14, the Manitou Springs Arts Academy, Concrete Couch, the MAC, SunWater Spa, Pikes Peak Makerspace, CornerStreet Dance, e11 Creative Workshop all of classes and programs—again are these free programs? It seems that folks don’t want to pay or don’t want to pay much for these things. Also, discussion around Bemis School of Art (they do not make money, but break even) maybe?—They handle the bulk of art classes for the Pikes Peak region. 40% of their classes are canceled due to lack of participation. Folks complain that they are too expensive—is cost a barrier? • What would you change or add to the goals:

o Provide land waivers or flexibility to facilitate the establishment/expansion of art facilities? o Increase publicity/understanding of our current offerings…

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM June Events & Surveys How well do the goals support your vision for Economic Development & Tourism?

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What would you change/add to strengthen the goals? • Less tourism • Manage tourism; don’t try to control it • Support local non-tourist business • When balancing needs of Manitou residents versus visitors, we should side with keeping Manitou for Manitoids. • Best trolley in Colorado? • Better communication with tourists /incliners. • Provide better balance between residents and tourism/business; we have more than enough tourism, and it looks like it is on the increase. • There needs to be more balance between resident quality of life and that of business/tourists. The truth is that this is a tourist town and the residents will shop outside of the downtown area, both because of what is sold as well as the inability to get around town. The drugs and dangerous "visitors" to the downtown area don't help. • More money needs to be added to tourism with the increased costs of competitive markets in the area. lack of parking is our largest economic development issue. • I would like to see a real effort in the community to promote all seasons and not just wait for the summer visitors to arrive. Make it a community to visit at least 4 times a year because the community decorates

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4 times a year. The neighbors around us are looking for something to do, why not come to MS and see the shops/community decorated for the current season. AND celebrating each of the 4 season. The Chamber is old, outdated and functioning as usual. Needs a refresh. needs to be a "Community Chamber." Time to reinvent itself and the community, the business promotion, all ages welcomed, and SAFE. THE place you want to drive 30 minutes to get to. • "Continue to support the City’s tourism industry, balancing the needs of tourism-related businesses and visitors with those of residents." What support? There are no needs being balanced. Incline hikers and Pikes Peak backpackers are parking far away from those trailhead points - disrupting neighborhoods and taking resident parking spots. I don't have an answer, I only know that it's out of hand and despite all the committees you folks like to form, it's only getting worse, not better. I'd like to say that when there's an event going on, streets should be blocked off and attendants be shuttled in. Streets get blocked when there's a running event ... do it for all the events. • The Goals sound good, but over the past 40+ years I have seen less and less concern and support for residents and more and more push for tourism, tourist events, overcrowding, traffic etc. I don't know how I would "strengthen" them because they sound good. It's just the implementation that is lacking! • Have policies that facilitate promoters to efficiently and cost effectively put on cultural events in public spaces in a responsible manner. (maps, rules, best practices, helpful hints) • Three out of five metrics seem to only measure the ED-4 • 1. I recommend reading what economic sustainability is here: http://www.thwink.org/sustain/glossary/EconomicSustainability.htm 2. It would help if the goals were matched up with their metrics. 3. The goals don't speak to the things you are preserving and protecting from your vision. • I would like to see the number of tourists lessen, that might meet the "balance" goal pertaining to residents. Does this town really exist for businesses alone? • THE PARKING METERS ARE KILLING THE BUSINESSES!! EVERY TIME I HAVE PEOPLE IN THE STORE THEY ARE LOOKING AT THE TIME SO THEY DONT GET A PARKING TICKET. I HAVE MANY FREINDS THAT DO NOT COME TO MANITOU BECAUSE OF THEM! MY SALES ARE HURT BY THEM. GET RID OF THEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • I thought the goals were fine but we need metrics to reflect the health of businesses and satisfaction of residents. None of the current metrics address those primary issues. • These goals are good. My comment suggests the creation of a new "Recreation" / "Forestry" land use zone. This was supported in public session because it would create new standards for a new land use category engaging outdoor tourism. In summary, such a Land Use District could support low impact tourism land use and allow limited construction for uses such as eco-Camps, expeditionary camping,

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outdoors classrooms, connected trails hubs, etc. The base intent would be to allow appropriate private commercial development use in accordance with such a new land use policy and standards. This concept is not a major goal, per se, and it may also fall under other major categories as well. Thanks for the good work - D. Latty • do not want much growth ..that is what is great about it..fixup and tiny infill..no more building on the hills/Mts! people like it the way it is except the homeless types who make it not great. • I love ED-6 • Parking, parking and parking should be the metrics. I don't see where parking is mentioned at all in this survey. • They look good. • More emphasis on year-round businesses that support local residents and less on tourism related businesses. • Continue foot patrols 7 days/week during season April-Sept. No matter the cost. • Biggest negative impact on tourism is PARKING. Need alternative hours on residential permits – free parking 10am-4pm? Open parking in residential areas. • ED-5: change “Continue” to “Improve” • New goal: Enhance City’s capacity and resources for long-term economic development planning

Are there other goals or metrics that you think should be added to support/track our progress towards the vision for Economic Development & Tourism? • Focus on Manitoids, not on balance. • # of events • % Tourism increase for Manitou events. • Tourism is going to continue to grow-need to be ahead of it. • Collaborate with groups working on this, like the Creative District. • Traffic needs close analysis for auto alternatives where possible (tourists). • Metrics: Economic development vs. the needs of residents and livability (e.g., traffic/noise/density). • A reach out to specific neighborhoods not a general Manitou conversations. The neighborhoods in Manitou are facing different issues. • Again, I don't see metrics that relate to each of the goals. A metric may apply to more than a single goal, so you don't need to always have the same number of metrics as goals, but I do think it would be helpful if you indicated what metrics applied to which goals. • 1. Decrease in traffic issues/ backups 2. Decrease in parking problems 3. Decrease in transient concerns 4. Increase in feelings of safety when walking downtown.

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• A break down of sales for tourism and non-tourism business over a multi-year period. • I would recommend goals aimed at improving the quality of life for all residents, operating with the wise and efficient use of natural resources, preserving the heritage and natural beauty of the City. Also, I would fuse your goals with economic goals set forth in the regional sustainability plan found here: http://www.peakalliance.co/. You are welcome to work with Green Cities Coalition to accomplish these goals. • Basic businesses that support healthful, walkable, active community (grocer, health food, hardware store). • How about counting the number of cars that enter Manitou on weekends? special events? off season? etc... compare to # of parking spaces available • I'd like to see metrics to assesses responses to city policies, for example actions addressing the homeless issue and it's affect on businesses and residents. • when the Iron Springs melodrama is sold out every night.when someone wants to recreate one of the great lost Manitou buildings from history • Set a goal of adding 1,500 parking spaces. • I wonder if some measure of how much residents make use of local business is called for, if we intend to say that we want more balance in the orientation of the local business (and more business in off-season). • Similar to LEED credits, a 'business resiliency factor' could be used to rank businesses. i.e. mitigation project, training, and emergency plan each earn +1, flood depth earns -1. A business with a 2 foot flood depth, but participation in a mitigation plan, training, and emergency plan gets a ranking of +1 ... pretty good measure of mitigation vs. hazard. A step further ... a business saves 50% of their stormwater utility fee if they have a Resiliency Ranking greater than 2, saves 25% if the RR is greater than 1, and saves 5% for a 0 ranking. Do they pay more for negative rankings ... tough sell. • To me the metrics primarily address ED 4 and not much on 1, 2 and 3. • In addition to arts and culture, encouraging heritage should be added as an economic driver. • Metrics: Increase on sales tax in shoulder and off-season months; # year round employees. • Metric: employee turnover Comment Cards • Need more outreach. More support for the Chamber ($). Econ. Development= • Less of a focus on tourists – a more community driven town. • Utilize the high school or other buildings for vocational, green energy jobs training

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Meetings-in-a-Box • Bridges, Pedestrian Easements, Too many signs—no strategy, create own parking authority board and merge Metro and PAB, Infrastructure and Building Code—potential goal, outdoor seating plan, develop neighborhood identities and use to promote tourism and pride, historic stairways, trails connecting to town and neighborhoods—help us get around physically and with signage and lighting, assess parking around the elementary school—how do we use the auditorium?, MSSD14 is our number one employer, 29% of our residents live and work in Manitou (do we want this to increase?maybe a measurement possibility?), maintain creek infrastructure—use creek to promote our town, mineral springs as economic driver, add “health” to vision?, cars are important but not more important than people, more restaurants?we don't have places that are up to code or can't support grease traps, ventilation, etc. Submitted to Staff • You might consider cross referencing issues/opportunities and goals across the sector. For instance, Health, Human Services… section include references to building on success of wellness businesses, which could be opportunity to diversify economy further. This is an industry that is being promoted by the state in other tourism based economies such as Estes Park. This section also mentions bike trails, etc., which are relevant attributes to draw visitors as well as promote the quality of life for local residents. • I didn’t see specific references to local academic institutions and the strong partnership role they can play in supporting business development/entrepreneurship, workforce training, etc. • Key issues and opportunities

o Analysis to identify opportunities to diversify the economy/expand and diversify the existing economic driver industry of tourism

o Low commercial vacancy rates related to arts and cultural asset development (e.g. Pop-ups to offer vacant retail space for artist displays, temporary space for new businesses or seasonal businesses to test market)

o Perception issue: Perhaps explore a regional marketing approach to expand city’s limited resources and capacity and expand market reach • Goals:

o Consider adding item re workforce skills gap assessment and training development • Measuring Progress

o Growth in capital investment o Increase in # licensed businesses (including home based) o Level of engagement of business organizations and businesses in economic development and community resiliency

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• Emphasizing local business year- around (in contrast to seasonal) business in the downtown district. Since the Economic Development Commission was merged into iManitou the vitality of that group / energy seems to have diminished.

EDUCATION June Events & Surveys How well do the goals support your vision for Education?

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What would you change/add to strengthen the goals? • Working with Manitou Library (PPLD), Tech education needs to be in place for seniors and elders. • Knowing that ADA component has been considered upon the library renovation, we should consider interim services for library users, especially seniors and older residents such as delivery, volunteers, etc. • Not the government’s job • MSSD14 is one of Manitou’s most valuable resources; let’s use it together. • Advertise/acknowledge outstanding members of the community especially the students. They can be role models for the rest of the community. • Working with Manitou Library (PPLD), Tech education needs to be in place for seniors and elders. • Knowing that ADA component has been considered upon the library renovation, we should consider interim services for library users, especially seniors and older residents such as delivery, volunteers, etc. • Not the government’s job • How are we collaborating with the local district and colleges? Where can a resident find out about auditing courses or adult courses being offered? How does the city support ( or is it there job) life long learning for adults? Is that there role? We have We have 5 churches in town plus- Summit and Mate,

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how can we work with them to increase opportunities for adult education. How about our civic organizations- Kiwanis, Manitou Woman's club etc. • Promote internships and apprenticeships for students. • Think the library project could really be the "trigger" for the refresh needed for adult ed. offerings. The space and parking will be available, the PPLD is certainly the structure for public ed./entertainment/learning offerings, will be ADA compliant, and all ages. Reach out to PPLD to stress the "community leverage" to promote PPLD programing as the "infrastructure" MS wants to strengthen, continue, promote with not only community residents but also the visitor audience. Think "Showcase" PPLD with MS. • I don't use our library ... again with the effing parking meters. Give residents a break. I go to Old Colorado City library - I don't have to pay to use that branch. • Goals look good but again metrics don't seem to measure the goals accurately • look to hosting more educational events from a more varied base • love the library..wish they weren't adding on to a historical building though...need a tiny box library thing down on el paso by the fields • I would love to see the library open longer hours and more variety of books, DVDs, etc. in circulation in the Manitou Springs branch. • Who provides the adult education offerings? • Although HMP is vitally important, it seems an overly-specific add-on to the education section. • This area seems weaker than the others to me, but I don't know how to make it stronger or more concrete in the goals. • Emphasis on arts and music programs in education! • Stronger support for school district and to encourage retention of families with school-age kids (including through planning, zoning, and future LU)

Are there other goals or metrics that you think should be added to support/track our progress towards the vision for Education? • E-books also • Not only offering those, but also education of “how to” • Measuring progress needs to address school district needs of non-K-12 • Plan Manitou link was missing in City website • City marijuana taxes must support MSSD14 • Incorporate MSSD14 into community arts vision. • Add MSSD14 to measuring progress.

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• A reach out to specific neighborhoods not a general Manitou conversations. The neighborhoods in Manitou are facing different issues. • Since libraries are less and less about books, this metric needs work. • Percentage of students (middle school and beyond) with jobs or internships in the community. • Track PPLD program attendence, use of new library, beg for ALL ppld programs to be also offered in MS. Demonstrate "what partnership looks like." • How many MSHS students apply to college, actually attend college, graduate from college. How many attend out of state universities vs. Colorado universities. How many students graduate high school with some college credit. • Programs that are educational and fun for all ages about our area -- especially nature programs, owl/wildlife walks, star watches, etc. • count the # of agencies that offer education; I only know of the library and the historical society. does anyone else offer anything? • Remove the books in circulation at the library metric. The library is not as important as in the past. • Although the school district is independent, I think the City should include in its metrics measures of the successes (or lack thereof) achieved in the schools. To attract younger people, we need strong schools. And kids who have great educational experiences are more likely to return as adults. • Average 'score' on 'Manitou Mayhem' online game .... an educational game where users choose locations for a Museum, Fire Station, Town Hall, and Ice Cream shop. Historic structures, roads, and utilities stay where they are. Then the user 'spins the 'roullette wheel' to find out which hazard (fire, flood, drought, wind, or snow) hits the town. Users are scored based on how well they sited the buildings outside of hazard areas. Program promoted to all schools, scouts, and youth groups. Also available on public kiosk. Score is actually irrelevant to the metric, # of impressions is key. • Use our local newspaper to announce upcoming library classes, and to educate residents about mitigating risks and respond in emergencies. (we're already doing this, and I think it could be included in the metrics) • Change to “Annual number of adults that participate in educational offerings” • Some metric regarding no. of students in K-12. Graduation rate? Comment Cards • Supporting academics and team sports/clubs • Schools are fantastic already! • Improve academics

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Meetings-in-a-Box • Distinguish between public and private • Assess our current assets: PPLD, MAC, Heritage Center, Miramont Castle, MSSD14, e11 Creative Workshop, Bemis School of Art, and … • Folks trust our superintendent and CFO—we survived the recession without laying off a single teacher, increased classes (particularly in art and music—FAIM and Arts14) and filled our classes. A lot of this was due to adding the iPod into the classroom. • MSSD14 mission: Our mission is to establish deep, meaningful relationships with our students, their parents, and our community; offer rigorous academic programs; and provide every child with numerous opportunities to explore, experiment, and learn. • Work closely with MSSD14 on this • Safety and play are important aspects of this • 21st century skills and learning, innovation, vocational programming • Intergenerational Learning Model • New Vision? Too vague? Including spirit and body suggests health and wellness and religion/spirituality? • Measuring progress: graduation rates, free and reduced lunch, homeless youth, # of choice kids • We have a history of passing every mil levy—unheard of in Colorado • How can the city support MSSD14, our largest employer? • Community Libraries and good school districts often increase property values • Number of books in circulation is vague. We are a part of PPLD and have access to the information provided by one of the largest library districts in the country. • Include information on MSSD14 strategic plan and PPLD’s plan if available • The City should not be determining the quality of educational programming and organizations—not their role. Ask other groups for annual feedback? • Green Box program in Ute Pass… • Assess and use existing equipment and spaces—particularly non-school spaces: churches, PPLD, PPM, MAC, Heritage Center, City Hall, etc.

GOVERNANCE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT June Events & Surveys How well do the goals support your vision for Governance & Community Engagement?

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What would you change/add to strengthen the goals? • Website for City to better direct and organize all efforts • Need more appropriate social media. • I have never seen so many cigarette butts as I have recently walking around town- how to fix? • Let’s support an art project showing flood height and give education. • Let’s have a citizen community website supporting events. • Create neighborhood 'council' discussion groups to bring consolidated information on citizen 'wants' to standard governance system. • A reach out to specific neighborhoods not a general Manitou conversations. The neighborhoods in Manitou are facing different issues. • We have a tendency to over analyze and not lead for the greater good in certain situation • The metrics don't seem very strong. • Not so much the goals, but I don't think the Vision statement actually has much to do with Governance...this needs more thought and refinement. • Facilitate improved communications and relationships between the police force and the members of the community. • Metrics • Promote the high level of involvement in community, public sessions, committees, AND encourage that youth be represented on ALL committees, and new comers to the community. Not just the same people on several different committees. And add a term limit to all committees. • Re CE-6: There is nothing welcoming or accessible to the residents of this town. Local businesses no longer have my support since the installation of parking meters. Residents should get some sort of break

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on the cost of parking in our own downtown. Going into town for a cup of coffee in the morning? When I have to pay a few bucks on top of that to park? I don't think so. Having to pay to go to public meetings? Interact with other members of the community - again, it would involve an expense some of us can't afford. • City government work in collaboration with citizens and the local newspaper to accomplish the CE goals. Have more a comprehensive avenues to communicate with all residents, such as more PPBulletin editions being sent to all residents. • definitely would return dispatch of police to a local phone number. also we need to offer a single entry point for people needing help, such as referrals for addictions, mental health issues, domestic violence • CE-4 –Change to read - Engage the community in dialogic discussions. CE-5 – Change to read - Proactively communicate accurate and essential information to the community and media leading up to and following a major weather or disaster event and accommodate safe return to home when possible. • doing pretty good I think...community softball league for kids and adults and seniors...cleanup days... • While I do think CE-5 and CE-7 are important, as phrased, they don't seem to have to do with community engagement. Perhaps the general rubric should be "governance, community engagement, and responsible planning"? • Find a balance to allow more organic process happen and not be so constrained within a bureaucratic framework • CE-4: At risk for fires started by transients. Clean up trailer park off El Paso. Nasty for kids to see when they play soccer or ball. • Better signs for free parking • Trail completely thru along creek. • Improve enforcement of plans, building and zoning standards. • Assess staff functions and address roadblocks to efficiency, such as for major code violations (takes large amount of senior staff time).

Are there other goals or metrics that you think should be added to support/track our progress towards the vision for Governance and Community Engagement? • Communication is POOR w/ regard to city notice of meetings. Webpage is not updated. • Measure for CE-3 • Measure for CE3 • The scale should tip to more negotiation and positive input than negative input. • Would like to see community market/coffee shop in Crystal Springs.

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• See above [A reach out to specific neighborhoods not a general Manitou conversations. The neighborhoods in Manitou are facing different issues.] • Stop over analyzing. • 35% of community members will know police officers by name and be able to contact them without having to call El Paso County Dispatch. • Yeah - instead of waiting until something is a done deal, like having city buses and large shuttles roaring down an already busy street, how about asking it's residents if they have any better ideas? How about letting us know about this before it's a done deal? How about using smaller buses because a giant bus with one person in it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. You call that "green"? • Newspaper articles an participation in community engagement activities. The funding City Council allocates to supporting community events, which benifits residents and the Manitou brand. • Also watch Manitou-centric social media; that's where the real conversations happen. Make Saturday city gatherings potlucks or coffees to get people there. • perhaps number of city personnel with responsibilities to support citizen social concerns • Additional goals: 1. Identify, engage, and invite through personal contact when possible, all interested stakeholders (based on knowledge, interest, financial considerations, or other) in particular topics. 2. Convene (with special regard to the space and how it is best used to connect people) stakeholders in a dialogic consensus preferred decision process to address community issues. 3.Understand and experiment with the difference between community input v. community empowerment. Strive for community empowerment. Measuring Progress: 1. Periodically utilize meaningful feedback mechanisms to solicit input from stakeholders about the degree people feel heard, respected and valued (often characterized as empowered) in their interactions with city government. Initiate staff training and accountability if needed. 2. Sponsor a community survey to gather base line data about the personal perception of how people feel about their wellbeing and sense of belonging in our community. 3. Investigate the turnover and satisfaction level of members of all government sponsored boards and commissions. 4. Determine how long it takes to fill board and commission vacancies? 5. Increase the training and interconnections between all government sponsored boards and commissions. 6. Assess the degree to which people who attend public meetings feel heard, respected and valued rather than how many people attend. • Again, the metrics don't really address some goals, but it's not clear to me how one might. • Number of flood insurance policies as a measure of risk awareness. Perhaps a dimensionless metric such as "% of council members with flood insurance / % of residents with flood insurance" .... a value close to 1 shows good alignment of leadership and constituents, a value less than 1 indicates strong citizen action, a value greater than 1 indicates leadership by example.

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• Number of individuals and businesses that have engaged in hazard mitigation and prep. Comment Cards • When businesses come to town the Chamber and the City need to be in collaboration so that merchandise is diverse. In other words we need to diversify products in the commercial district. Chamber and Finance can have glossary of what is in town as a tool for new businesses to come up with new (niche) ideas for local biz. • Caring, cohesive, cannabis-friendly community • The Manitou Market, concerts and just tons of support for everybody in the community. Meetings-in-a-Box • Add the following goals:

o Identify, engage, and invite through personal contact when possible, all interested stakeholders (based on knowledge, interest, financial considerations, or other) in community issues.

o Convene (with special regard to the space and how it is best used to connect people) stakeholders in a dialogic consensus preferred decision process to address community issues

o Understand and experiment with the difference between community input and community empowerment. Strive for community empowerment. • Modifications:

o CE-1: Change to read: “foster collaboration among our city council, staff, residents, local volunteer action groups, local boards, commissions, committees and regional organizations

o CE-4: Change to read: “Engage the community in dialogic discussions, if appropriate, about the risks and threats present in Manitou Springs to empower personal preparedness and responsibility. Provide facilitation training as necessary and appropriate.

o CE-5: Change to read: “Proactively communicate accurate and essential information to the community and media leading up to and following a major weather or disaster event and accommodate safe return to home when possible. • Measuring Progress:

o Add: 1. Periodically utilize meaningful feedback mechanisms to solicit input from stakeholders about the degree people feel heard, respected and valued (often characterized as empowered) in their interactions with city government. Initiate staff training and accountability if needed. 2. Sponsor ways to gather baseline data about the personal perceptions of how people feel about their sense of belonging in our community. 3. Complete, when possible, exit interviews for all people who leave government boards and commissions. 4. Determine how long it takes to fill vacancies. 5. Increase the training and interconnections between all government sponsored boards and commissions.

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o There was a consensus that determining average attendance at public meeting without the context of the issue will probably not be that helpful. Rather, it was suggested to measure the degree the public that does attend feels heard, respected, and valued. • How informed do you feel as a resident in the community? • How many folks read the Pikes Peak Bulletin/attend city council meetings? Are on boards or committees in the community? # of applications to join boards? • CE-6: part of built environment? • Why does the vision call us a village? • Manni Awards? No mention of the Chamber? Online version of Pikes Peak Bulletin? • Followers on social media sounds outdated already? And not an accurate measurement.

HEALTH, HUMAN SERVICES & WELL-BEING June Events & Surveys How well do the goals support your vision for Health, Human Services & Well-Being?

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What would you change/add to strengthen the goals? • Discounted or free fitness and other classes for seniors at pool/rec center • Develop food source plans, coop? • Green city coalition • Education & resources on heroin addiction and emergency response • Find balance to be hospitable to transient populations • Work with Manitou Community Market-targeting local organic food. • Edible parks -21-

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• Safety? Panhandling, smelly transients, offensive language, cameras/recordings, lighting. • More health-related programs; transportation to the closest healthcare facilities; information on how to get to these facilities. • What does the Free and Reduced numbers for breakfast/lunch have to do with this? What about our sub-standard housing for children and the poor. The motels on Manitou Ave. must be looked at. These "motels" are being used as long term apartments and very unhealthy and unsafe- your own first responders have data on this. Again do not have ordinances you can't/won't enforce. • We should partner with the city of Colorado Springs and El Paso County. The county is eesponsible for health and human services. • I don't believe Human Services is adequately addressed in the Vision Statement. Where is the goal about providing for local medical treatment? • Leverage the Incline for local business growth by making it easy for Incline use that will up the use of MS businesses. Incline=healthy MS community. Here again, where is the Chamber in this promotion? What about partnership of Manitou District 14 and the Incline? Healthy Community, Come Join Us! • I would add some sort of goal that minimizes threats to safety and wellbeing of residents due to lack of police enforcement towards transients. I'm VERY concerned about all the illegal transient camping in our area. I'm just waiting for a major fire on Red Mountain or the mountains just west of town. I've lived here more than 40 years and until the past 2 years I've never felt threatened hiking in the hills or walking on Lover's Lane. • Awareness is the biggest problem. I am not sure that residents know where to go for help and treatment. • what? nothing about the burgeoning issue of young vagrants?? • HW-2 is impossible. We can't ensure any such thing, not for residents and much less so for visitors. • More improvements to the pool & fitness center. • 1. Change HW-1 to read – Create and implement short and long term strategies to stimulate and support a vibrant health and well-being lifestyle and year round economy. 2. Change HW-2 to read - Ensure all residents and visitors enjoy access to services for prevention and treatment of physical, mental health, and spiritual wellbeing. 2. Change HW-3 to read – Create and implement strategies to support active healthy living among residents of all ages and lifestyles. • Sounds good..may need dog poop bags at trailheads cause Intemann hikers leave it alot • How will you implement the access to prevention and treatment of spiritual ailments? • The metric "Numbers of free and reduced-cost lunches provided by Manitou Springs School District #14" is too vague. Wouldn't a better metric be something like percentage of students living [at or below some minimum family income level] receiving free and reduced cost lunches? • They look good.

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• I'm not sure the City needs to ensure resident/visitor access to health services; surely, help facilitate access. Also, locally grown food is limited by both our short growing season and lack of fertile, arable land so affordability is an unrealistic choice. Certainly encouraging a farmer's market in the area should be accomplished. • The goals are great. However, we don't follow through with them well by allowing all the of drug usage (and not just pot) to be used throughout our town. Also, the number of transients and homeless who cover our streets downtown is overwhelming and disconcerting to residents and visitors alike who would like to enjoy a stroll downtown without smell pot or being pestered for money all the time. We say we are a town of health, healing, and wellbeing but this is not evident when one walks through our downtown streets. • Promote us [Manitou Springs] more to the general public/tourism sector as a place for health and well- being. This translates with a higher-income demographic (100k+ per year). • Stop people from using the river as a toilet and bathing facility! We could use a emergi-care or doc in the box on the Avenue • HW-2: remove reference to visitors. We can only do so much, residents are priority • HW-6: Meet priority needs, expand access to others • More funding towards the Manitou Pool to promote healthier lifestyle. Weight room is a little outdated.

Are there other goals or metrics that you think should be added to support/track our progress towards the vision for Health, Human Services & Well-Being? • Metrics: number of new trails opened in a year. • Focus on sustainable resources for the city • How do we compare with other communities per capita as far as health? (www.healthypeople.gov); Do we meet health goals in the community? • How many people do we have at or below the poverty level? • # of health-related programs available for all residents. • Map for health/wellness/sport resources (Incline, Barr Trail, etc.) • Use this for Economic Development • How are we working with local agencies to bring in mobile health services? Health department Peak View Health Fairs Aspen Pointe • I don't see any metrics that relate to human services or traditional medicine access • How many visitors, and residents are ticketed or approached by police for mental illness or drug abuse. • Building creekside walking/biking trails and connecting to the area's existing bike trails. Programs that get people to explore and be active - nature walks, etc.

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• count the number of disenfranchised individuals on the avenue; the number of camps in our hills, the weight of the trash littered • "Additional Goals: 1. Detail and implement low cost, self-directed community based positive living practices. 2. Develop and promote a clear and coordinated brand and message about the health and wellbeing assets of our community. 3. Collect and disseminate information about the health benefits of our mineral spring water. 4. Create and maintain a directory of all health and wellbeing related business and services. 5. Investigate the opportunity to become a Blue Zone designated community. 6. Establish communication methods to expand opportunities for dialogue, connections and participation in creating and supporting a healthy lifestyle for residents. 7. Host and support periodic health and wellbeing related festivals, Chautauqua’s, and other events. Measuring Progress: 1. Review and monitor progress of the goals adopted by the city council when becoming a Live Well community. 2. Monitor the extent, use, and effectiveness of communication methods. 3. Assess through personal surveys/interviews the buy-in and active support of all goals by city staff, city council, and community organizations. 4. Create and utilize community quizzes and / or surveys to gather baseline and ongoing data and interest about health and wellbeing in Manitou Springs. " • have more city things down at the fields park • Now that there is an urgent care center at Cimarron and 21st, I wonder if it would make sense to see if there is a way to measure how many residents and tourists end up making use of it. Also, we probably should have some (comparative) measure of how well our ambulance services do. Given our narrow roads and the challenges of tourist season traffic, we should have some idea of just how much risk is involved in allowing access to hospitals in emergencies be blocked. • # of residents outside of flood hazard area / # of total residents; miles of trails within city limits / miles of roadways • If we are supporting access to affordable and local food options, might we start community education on gardening at high altitude, and encouraging home gardens? The garden club's gardens at Mansions Park are wonderful. We could expand on that concept to teach folks who would like to start their own gardens. • Metrics: number of seniors attending senior lunch program. • New gym equipment (weights, racks, bars), outdoor pull-up bars Comment Cards • Teen & rec center, to cut down on loitering youths, to provide productive and educational outlets. Possibly by investing in a vacant building in the center of town as a collective donational effort, could it be achieved. Cleaner and more available public restrooms, either by charging 25 cents or by creating a community service project. • No smoking in (outdoor) public places

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• Tons of healthy food options at MS restaurants • Reduce homeless • Bum-proof trash cans Meetings-in-a-Box • Human Service – should be all about working with Colorado Springs and the County? Aspen Pointe, • Crime Stats, Walkability, Trail Connections, # of folks living in hotels, identify needs (lots of mental illness), identify city, Colorado Springs, El Paso County and State resources, how many of us have insurance or how many businesses in Manitou Springs provide insurance? • Well-being Economy: Mineral Springs, Incline, Spa, Health Service providers, massage, etc. • Increase use of pool and weight room • We should not be adding services to Manitou Springs, but helping folks get to the services in the Springs.

HISTORIC & CULTURAL RESOURCES June Events & Surveys How well do the goals support your vision for Historic & Cultural Resources?

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What would you change/add to strengthen the goals? • Don’t be stuck in 1895 • Historic preservation is our identity, if you need modern stock—move east! • How does the use of the incline and the shuttle system with a large city bus help us with this? How about the eastern and western side. • Oversight exists with current applications. Often regulations are too strict to enforce or we don't have the staff to enforce.

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• No real information on Cultural Resources. I don't find this Vision Statement is relatable. I don't feel it is strong enough and believe that this statement should be more similar to the Natural Environment Vision. • I would make the MS government expertise a partner available to help w grants for historic preservation, growth, advancement. And track this value add, advertise it, celebrate! Here again, why doesn't the Chamber celebrate the Historical Value of what we are, what we have, and where we can go with our Historical District designation? I am not sure of another structure within community that is properly placed to do this. • I would like to see more specifics, Goals seem rather broad. • Add support to nonprofit organizations that preserve Manitou's history • a stronger emphasis on the landscape and natural beauty • most important to preserve what may be lost now..Becker Lane Lodge sign..get it and save it if its going away.The arrowhead sign at the Jade Dynasty curio spot.The paintings on the Buffalo Lodge.The Apache Court sign(on Pikes PEak CoS I know) and any other Retro signage and esp neon.Save and preserve it.Save them and promote the many classic Retro Motor Lodges that Manitou has.One of the best collections anywhere and not appreciated at all barely.Have a day when like habitat a crew of volunteers helps update/paint/fix them one at a time.Could be a destination for worldwide retro history buffs • How many historic buildings have been lost to demolition? • It seems that one the goals should also be to educate tourists about our history (esp. given the final metric). • Continue with the architectural standards HPC oversees in trying to keep continuity in those historic neighborhoods • Need more reasonable and fair HPC guidelines. Either make all properties adhere to guidelines or none. The concept of requiring contributing (subjective) properties to conform and other do not not fair. Agree 100% with HP-3. • Need walking tours. • Could you require that the downtown retail buildings be better maintained by their landlords? Some are just awful looking! • More informational signs: fountains; hiking trail heads • HP-2: Develop long-range preservation plans for City’s historic districts. • The two (*)s above [under WHERE ARE WE TODAY?: “Balancing the need to preserve the historic attributes and character of buildings with the need to modernize and improve building conditions and energy efficiency” and “Balancing the need to preserve the historic character of the City with a more flexible approach to development or redevelopment within some of the City’s Historic Sub-districts”]

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are most important. The way the system is now is way too difficult and constricting. We need to create a much more flexible system for historic structure renovation, construction, and demolition.

Are there other goals or metrics that you think should be added to support/track our progress towards the vision for Historic & Cultural Resources? • Metric: How about positive goals—historic structures rehabbed? • A reach out to specific neighborhoods not a general Manitou conversations. The neighborhoods in Manitou are facing different issues. • Enforcement!!!! • Number of applications processed for review by the HPC. Number of Building Permits issued in the Historic District. Identification of sites of historic and cultural importance. Adoption of a policy for City operations that relates to treatment of historic and cultural resources by the City itself. • how much back drop land is open space, free and open stop the destruction of Black Canyon • Get the Navajo Geyser back running and promote it.Get some of the many* other "lost" springs back online..Ute Chief is a travesty.The Manitou Bottling must be a Brewery..do it • Add a metric to measure additional parking spaces. • # of historic structures in floodplain / total # of historic structures, NFIP regs "favors" historic structure renovation so it's interesting to know • Aquifer study – continue to monitor aquifer and spring output • Hard to increase without funding • Metrics: number of historic properties flood-proofed; number of new historic/cultural landmarks preserved; add indicators specific to the Mineral Springs Comment Cards • Would love to see some of the wonderful historic homes get a face lift. Not sure how? Funding for specific projects in conjunction with owners. Special fund raising events?? • Preserving history and not getting Californicated • More emphasis on Indians, especially ancient Indians, i.e. archaeology. Exactly where and how they lived. Show actual remains of living areas. • Locate oldest structures and homes and put a sign in front identifying them. Meetings-in-a-Box • Identify and preserve landmark structures: Bridges, greenstone, ped easements, specific buildings, signage, identify and restore key buildings (not all), cave of the winds?, help folks restore • Fear around working with HPC – dispel? • What is our seriously cool shit—not just Victorian…

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• Built Environment, again—measuring progress, all three seem weak—tourism based or things based on factors like who is applying for funding etc. How many buildings are demolished a year? 1 or less? From Historic Preservation Commission • Overarching goal – want to emphasize preservation of historic districts; this should be a separate goal. • Build City’s historic district program to support “Heritage Tourism” (reinforce as economic development strategy) • Possible metrics:

o # of appeals to HPC findings or # of hardship requests (negative indicator) o Visits to historic structures – but not easy to track (annual visitation to historic sites – obtain data through QR codes at placards?)

o # of hits on HPC webpage HOUSING & NEIGHBORHOODS June Events & Surveys How well do the goals support your vision for Housing & Neighborhoods?

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What would you change/add to strengthen the goals? • HN-4: City ignores residential neighborhoods—street sweeper? • No short term vacation rentals-ruins neighborhoods • Respond to questions in a timely manner. • Careful to select non-binding financing for Manitou people. • What a bout people “living” in the trails? Providing alternative “tiny” temporary living to keep trails clean.

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• “Tiny houses” created by modifying unprofitable or closed motel units. Affordable rules & regulations enforced for all. • Look for funding opportunities for repairs and affordable housing. • Rampant gentrification. • How is the city going to promote affordable housing when permits in town are very expensive and so is the land? This is unrealistic at this time. What we need to do is address the "motels as apartments" first. • Too many regulations to enforce. • Goal 1 - how about defining what affordable housing is in Manitou Springs? • I think that we are too small and have too little land to make a big mark in this area. Affordable housing is THE subject in many communities. One opportunity I see is to expand goals and housing vision to include surrounding neighborhoods, not just within MS city limits. Then promote this to leverage for grants, investments, and focused areas for improving housing year-round. Tiny Houses as a way to bring in young people with the attraction of affordability? • I think the goals are good, but once again, the implementation is poor. Our Planning Process (Department?) is not resident friendly when it comes to supporting re-investment and rehabilitation of our housing stock. It's more who you know and who likes you small town stuff! I hear nothing but nightmares about trying get planning approval for improvements to homes in Manitou. • Inspections and programs for landlords to know Manitou won't accept conditions leading to, and renters who engage in meth labs, hash oil production, etc. • could we reduce the fees involved to make home improvements? could we make the process smoother? we have a reputation for making the permitting process a nightmare • This notion that Manitou is going to provide or somehow ensure affordable housing is absurd. Barring draconian regulation (which will never be tolerated) the market, not the city government, will determine rents and housing values. The unintended consequences of all the various plans proposed thus far, far outweigh any slight benefits that may result. Not everyone that works in the Broadmoor can live in the Broadmoor. Manitou isn't the Broadmoor but the same principles apply. Not everyone who works here can live here and not everyone who wants to live here can. If you want to change that then we'll need to revert to the 1970s when the town was little more than a hippy slum. • this town does not need to GROW in population...that is not wise..not wise..also no more houses up crystal park that place is a disgrace.It could have been everything to Manitou the first tourist road in the west it was.However its a giant private 30 mile road for 250 families. • clear definition of "affordable." • How will you encourage diverse housing types? Isn't housing in MS diverse now? • They look good.

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Plan Manitou | Community Engagement Series #2 Summary

• Need better planning and zoning regulations to protect residents from atrocities such as the Incline. • At this point, I certainly do not believe the City needs to concern itself with affordable housing. We are essentially a bedroom community to Colorado Springs and affordable, close and easily accessible alternatives exist on our border to the East both in unincorporated El Paso County and Colorado Springs. We should spend our time and money on more important issues. • HN-4: Promote planning at neighborhood scale (policy?) • Define “affordable” • This goes back to historic stuff. Being more flexible with standards will encourage more development.

Are there other goals or metrics that you think should be added to support/track our progress towards the vision for Housing & Neighborhoods? • I’m not sure single-family vs. multifamily is a measure of progress per-se. • HN-5: Complete the historic development pattern in town. • A reach out to specific neighborhoods not a general Manitou conversations. The neighborhoods in Manitou are facing different issues. • # of explosions per year • how about a ratio of average income to cost of housing? how about not considering to penalize households that share trash cans? how about rent is only one huge expense; utilities are pretty high and create a burden on renters and home owners. city wide internet • There is so much housing of all types available in MS and also within a five mile radius of MS why make up needless goals about affordable housing? • They look good. • # of renovation permits vs. # of new home permits; # of VRBO/vacation rental units / # of hotel rooms • Metric: how many people who rent complain about having a "slum lord" who rents to them? If we want to have decent affordable housing, is there a complaint board or someone who renters can turn to? Also, regarding energy efficient homes, finding out how many homes have invested in energy efficient practices or who have contacted and received help from the Energy Resource Center might help us measure this goal. Surveys through the Bulletin or through e-mail? • Get the homeless people from sleeping in our yards and along the creek. There is a large amount of trash they just dump on Manitou Ave and El Paso Blvd. • Metrics: # of business owners living in Manitou Springs • Measure average monthly rent as percentage of average monthly income. Comment Cards • More support for homes where erosion from where roads have been cut into hillside.

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Plan Manitou | Community Engagement Series #2 Summary

• Address slumlords – need to maintain property better. Meetings-in-a-Box • Access to neighborhoods, walkability, connections to trails, downtown, the schools, bikable etc. • What are our affordable housing needs? Can we work with Colorado Springs on this? Is the real issue that we are surrounded by affordable housing in OCC and Green Mountain Falls but the transportation prevents folks from working here, getting here reliably, etc? We are a town of 5,000 in a valley with limited access to buildable land, what are the chances that someone will donate valuable property for affordable housing or accept less than market value for something? • Educate our tenants about their rights—landlords can sometimes dominate here • Code enforcement • Identify and brand our neighborhoods • Air B&Bs? • Vision is weak? • Are we 55% rental units? Do the owners live in Manitou? Who is living here now? How are they doing it? • HPC’s role? • It is a good thing to have valuable property. We survived the recession and other economic hardships— aren’t we awesome? How do we address this too? What does affordable mean? Is it a $200,000 home? Is it a $75,000? Is it a rental unit for $500 or $800? Vague.

INFRASTRUCTURE & PUBLIC SERVICES June Events & Surveys How well do the goals support your vision for Infrastructure & Public Services?

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What would you change/add to strengthen the goals? • Is there a master plan for infrastructure? • Pedestrian access – sidewalks in the neighborhoods/interconnected bike paths • Design element could include peak dispersion analysis for 1600 cfs peak (alpine acre, detention pool, etc.) • City needs to prioritize asset management (e.g. sewer water lines) • Manitou Ave. needs repairs sooner rather than later. • Prefer open to closed flood management planning meetings (transparency) • Get rid of the homeless who have ruined the city parks and the feeling of a safe environment • This is an area in which there is some true control through the city government. The City of Manitou Springs needs to focus on what it can truly do and reach out to other partners for what they can truly do. • Infrastructure does not appear to be supported other than flood mitigation-and that's important, but there is so much more. • Metrics • Plan programs in the Soda Springs Park Pavilion, bring back the approved street performers program, get more going on so that drifters won't feel they can take over. • CLEAN OUT THE DRANAGE SYSTEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • PS-5: add "where economically reasonable" • How about FINALLY paving MANITOU AVE!! Its been ALL summer, and we were PROMISED that our disgraceful street would be FIXED!! • Is the loss of utility service a big problem in MS? I don't think it is a widespread problem. • They look good. • Add Public Services: (Help to) maintain City Parks • We still have so many potholes! Please fill them. Serpentine Drive is a mess! • PS-5: add “…into the design, operation, construction…” • PS-7: add “…accessible to the diverse populations they are…”

Are there other goals or metrics that you think should be added to support/track our progress towards the vision for Infrastructure & Public Services? • Focus on residential neighborhoods • Century Link, Comcast & CSU put poles in sidewalks-wires drooping, it’s a mess • Water & sewer infrastructure needs vision for next 50 years, not 2 • Community input into the public service of “police-ing”

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Plan Manitou | Community Engagement Series #2 Summary

• Displacement plan for those in fires & floods (lodging, food, counseling for future, explain available resources/funds) • Opt. for strategic recommendations • Williams Canyon improvements • Dispersion above or below may offset CFS • Metrics are inadequate • This code: 13.16.070 - Failure to pay bill—Water turn-off. Is too rigid - no grace period, no understanding of low-income residents who struggle every month to pay their bills. Our water bill is not cheap. There are many months when my cupboards are empty because I have to pay this bill in full or be hit with a $10 late fee. Even Colorado Springs utilities will take partial payments. It's an awful way to treat people. • Annual budget for residential area infrastructure repairs. Actual repairs completed. Residents satisfaction with repairs (maybe a survey upon completion of repairs?) • Trash overflows in the high season and there aren't any recycle cans except in Soda Springs Park • Number of incidents involving drifters. Number of events held in parks, pavilion, etc. Take back the public spaces. • perhaps add the number of welcoming community events such as the concerts we have, Cool Science on the avenue, street performers, the cleanliness of the parks and playgrounds • The metrics don't measure whether programs are aligned with community needs or are accessible to the populations they are aiming to serve. Again, a direct measure is probably impossible to come up with. • Metric: per capita costs of services. Comment Cards • By 2035 we will see all of our infrastructure and PS needs contracted out. We keep a skeleton crew for minor parks and streets needs, event coordination, daily operations – trees and big projects contracted out. • Maintain water tank and lines • Increase efficiency of city workers and services – need good maintenance. Like serices such as City’s clippings of yard debris, and helps with fire mitigation. • Ticket homeless for public intoxication • Huge need for a senior/community center • Senior center with activities Meetings-in-a-Box • None of this was in the Vision Plan, this needs a lot of attention

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Plan Manitou | Community Engagement Series #2 Summary

• Commercial needs versus residential—very different (grease traps, electrical updates, fiber optic cable) • Is all of the pot money currently going towards this? Is that a good idea long-term? Folks want to know where the money is going and how it is being spent—take time to clarify? • We have a huge need for infrastructure repairs • Incentives for property owners to repair sewer lines, neighborhood lighting plans, curb cuts, curb and gutter repairs, utilities, bridges, sewers, sidewalks, street lighting. • Engage public spaces, PARAB? • Pot holes • Eliminate ps-7 • Measurements: # of hours of lost utility service? (less than an hour a year?) not much to work with…natural disasters are often responsible for this… • Walkability, sidewalks, bike trails/paths Submitted to Staff • Would like to see a small senior center with activities, exercise for those with mobility issues, such as Tai Chi • Can’t always hear flood warning sirens; could City make a notification list of hearing impaired residents? • Feel very safe here, have never felt unsafe. • Need more police officers – never see them. Shouldn’t have to rely on Sheriff. • Not happy with the high level of vagrancy. Lots of dog poop. Could re-purpose old buildings for homeless housing.

LAND USE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT June Events & Surveys How well do the goals support your vision for Land Use & Built Environment?

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What would you change/add to strengthen the goals? • Residential areas in Manitou are very neglected by city; sidewalks, trees, and streets are dirty and in disrepair • Hiawatha gardens-save portion for visitor center/restroom • Allow new open space buys to set aside tiny/small homesites (20%) • Parking is a big issue; multi-level lot? • Don’t like paying fees in MY city. • Providing a 3-level vetting of all municipal engineering projects will help. • Stop writing ordinances that are not enforced. Stop only looking at business but come back to your residents well-being as a balance. • Reduce regulations regarding tourism/historic properties. • The Fountain and Ruxton Creeks need to be cleaned up as a central beauty of this town as opposed to neglected stepchild status. • I would prefer that BE-2 refer to "arch to arch" walkability and vibrancy; not just the downtown. • Take on the Carnegie Library ADA remodel/addition as a LEED building to brag about, promote, feature, and design w community space and on site parking (on the grounds) that can also be featured, illustrated that sets the community standard for Historic District AND LEED! • Incentive programs for people to drive efficient cars, bike or walk to work, use xeriscaping, incorporate solar. • BE-6: add "where economically reasonable" • BE-2: Extend down the Avenue last – get started on urban renewal!

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Plan Manitou | Community Engagement Series #2 Summary

• BE-4: Improve site plans and design standards for redevelopment sites (access/circulation; aesthetics & landscaping)

Are there other goals or metrics that you think should be added to support/track our progress towards the vision for Land Use & Built Environment? • Measuring progress: City providing recycling in public locations where recycling is to be encouraged, e.g. downtown ped areas • Urban Farming • Use of alternative energy sources (etc.) • Much more fuelability in planning policies and regulations. • Land a "best-in-class" restaurant (like exist in old Colorado City) in or near downtown. • A reach out to specific neighborhoods not a general Manitou conversations. The neighborhoods in Manitou are facing different issues. • Increase numbers of tourism properties • I think you need to look carefully and have a metric that relates to each goal. For instance, BE-1 needs a metric that relates to the variety and balance of the land uses in both residential and commercial areas. • The beauty and health of Fountain and Ruxton Creek will be evident and Creekside walking paths will avail this to all. • # of solar arrays, # of low-water-use gardens, # of people who walk or bike to work, # of people who drive hybrids or other efficient vehicles. • strict limit on new building • find a spot or two to park for Iron Mt trail on Pawnee or somewhere...Get rid of all the graffiti at Rainbow Falls and anywhere else. No need for much more development except historic things rebuilt maybe.(recreated).Need a super funky Putt Putt for tourists and home folks. Bring back a Wax Museum. • I'm not especially happy to see the concept of "neighborhood" be entirely displaced by "area," though for the vision statement the replacement makes sense. I would prefer more balance in BE-2 (which is good as it is, for the Downtown), perhaps by adding the phrase "and support and enhance the distinctive characters of the City's residential neighborhoods." • Have more/create more restrictions on expansion. Encourage remodeling vs new building Identitfy sensitive no build zones. • Measure 'activity' by square footage of building, square footage of lot, or # of lots - something beyond # of permits. Same with rehab/remodeling - NFIP already requires monitoring of substantial damage/improvements.

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Plan Manitou | Community Engagement Series #2 Summary

• Does the goal of encouraging sustainable development practices include forms of housing such as earthships, straw bale and other forms of non-traditional buildings, or is this referring only to using solar or wind technology? • The metrics seem only minimally connected to the vision statement and the newer goals. I can't think of direct measures that could capture what those new goals encompass. I suspect one would need to devise indirect measures, such a public opinion polls, with all the messiness involved. • Infill: Strict regulations for no build on steep slopes or cutting into mountain sides that would cause erosion, landslides, or damage to existing house foundations that rely on the stability of the mountain/slopes. Infrastruture/Annexing expansion: Worry we will not be able to support with new services, and maintainance; as it is now, trying to maintain and pay for our existing infrastructure is so costly. • BE-4 [Promote reinvestment and redevelopment in the City’s gateway corridors] – This is very important! • Revitalize Westend reach between 2 roundabouts. • Redevelopment activity in West End! Gateway to gateway redevelopment. • Sq ft of buildings renovated/adaptively reused. • How would we measure GHGs? • Reclaim public stairways and define maintenance responsibility Comment Cards • Complete work on the Midland bike path and continue up Ute Pass. Add trails toward Cameron’s Cone and complete the Peak trail and re-open Waldo Canyon at least for the off-season Meetings-in-a-Box • Code enforcement issues, crap on properties • RUXTON • BE-2 add neighborhoods • Where is development possible/happening? Map and measure • Work with the Creative District to add artistic elements and art strategies to development • The city leads by example • No mention of HPC • Bridges, easements • Odd that greenhouse gas emissions is here—we are only a few miles long, hmmmm • Connecting the town through parks and neighborhoods, walkability plan for residents, parks and trails

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Submitted to Staff • Like the look of older sidewalks and buildings; want to maintain the character of older neighborhoods • Downtown lofts: obscured views, especially from the Barker House

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT June Events & Surveys How well do the goals support your vision for Natural Environment?

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What would you change/add to strengthen the goals? • Floodway improvements are ugly • Creeks are full of man-made debris – metal cables at Memorial, concrete chunks • Don’t expand Memorial Park and take away parking (at Hiawatha site) • Biodiesel • Are viewsheds considered? • Habitat & public access conflict – People impact true habitat. • Clean up the litter, trash, garbage, weeds of unkempt properties in Manitou Springs • Recycle Bins (should be required for multi-family dwellings) • Pet waste bags should be placed along Ruxton Avenue. • Caring Manitoids have been cleaning up after people living off the Intemann trail. How is that affecting the material habitat? • Ensure open space. Ensure no new developments. Ensure light pollution is addressed, especially on higginbaugh flats

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Plan Manitou | Community Engagement Series #2 Summary

• When you say Water quality what do you mean? Who manages and tests our water supply in Manitou, how is it secured against possible contamination? How does the unmanaged and unmanageable incline fit into this plan? How are the local residents being heard on this issue? How is the "Carbon Footprint" of the incline and the hiking making Manitou Springs a healthier place? How are we protecting our surrounding wilderness from the people who would " love it to death"? • We purchase property we can maintain or sustain. For mitigation is huge. We can not maintain the current rate. • Metrics • With what is going on in parts of the Greater community on water quality, it is time to publicize all the work in our community on water quality. On preserved open space the usual question should be "how is it useable space" for the good of the community? • Engage Law Enforcement to enforce existing no camping ordinances thereby reducing the wildland threat in our urban interface areas. • Have a multi-use trail for mountain biker, hikers and runners to access the network of trails to the west if Manitou that does not begin at the top of Ruxton Ave. This trail head should have parking and perhaps be helpful alleviating the over crowding on Barr Trail. 2. City develop a comprehensive plan for handling big events in Memorial Park and smaller events in the other parks. • Is there a link to the POST master plan? • Programs to clean up and disallow drifter camps. Bear/raccoon proof trash receptacles. • I would like a more specific goal about not creating so many trails that there is less "wild" land • NE-1: There are many trails in this area that are known to residents and not advertised to the public. We don't need to add the burden of thousands of summer tourists to these hidden gems. • the Midland Trail could be so fun but everyone is scared to use it down on the Fields side of town because of homeless and meth users etc • I would like to see the Rainbow Falls area better preserved without so much graffiti. I would also like to see better areas by the creek for picnics, or just relaxation without the smell of marijuana. • NE-4 You don't mention the US Forest Service which is the biggest landowner for our watershed. How did you leave out the USFS? How will you reduce the conflicts between humans and wildlife while allowing development in wildlife's habitats. • They look good. • Keep working on this and raise tax if you can. • Please, let’s get rid of the squatters around here who do not contribute and only take from the community. Just think of the garbage, human waste, and possible fire damage by their encampments! • Paint over the filthy language at Rainbow Falls!

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Plan Manitou | Community Engagement Series #2 Summary

• Get D.O.W. to stock Fountain Creek on a regular schedule – maintain catch and release, flies and lures only from arch to arch. • I don’t know if this is the ‘right’ section, but it PAINS me that there are NO recycling containers/bins in Manitou. People have to throw plastic & paper in trash. Goal: Establish recycling bins on sidewalks! • Continued funding and expansion. • NE-2: rewrite to “…flood mitigation, and managed public access,…” • NE-4: remove “with”; add “geologic features” • NE-6: Remove “when it comes to the use of” and replace with “for”; add “and habitat preservation/restoration” • NE-6 policy: “Adapt low impact development standards for new and redevelopment sites, and incentives to promote stormwater infiltration and reduce paved area.” Policy: “Promote more vegetation and xeriscaping”

Are there other goals or metrics that you think should be added to support/track our progress towards the vision for Natural Environment? • Invasive weeds • T&E species • Bird nesting and raptors • Fire mitigation & control • Fountain Creek almost needs to be a separate category. • Fuels urgent in zoning? Wildfire risk; access a determinant? • A reach out to specific neighborhoods not a general Manitou conversations. The neighborhoods in Manitou are facing different issues. • Really too few metrics to adequately evaluate implementation of the goals. • Number of transient camps in the surrounding hills. • City has a 10 year regional plan to make the Manitou Incline more enjoyable for users and less disruptive to residents on Ruxton Avenue. • # of homeless/drifter camps in our natural environment, # of fires started by them. • I would add a periodic survey of our deer population, which seems to be growing out of control. Some deer, of course, a natural part of this environment. But with natural predators mostly gone, the population appear out of balance. Besides destroying vegetation, they present risk for drivers. And they may lead normal human gardeners to become raving lunatics. • Are there water quality tests done at the Mineral Springs? Is that data available for review & tracking as a metric for water quality? # of rain barrels installed in town ... gallons of rainwater harvested ...

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Plan Manitou | Community Engagement Series #2 Summary

• If we are reducing effluents, etc., contrary to the health of our natural environment, is it in the best interest of our streams to be using chemical products on our grassy areas to kill certain plants? • Clean up Rainbow Falls – ticket graffiti arts people $500 each time and toss them in jail for destroying public property – litter! • Additional recycling services available in commercial corridor. Comment Cards • Continued trail and open space. And sustainable energy • I think that since many people in Manitou like to keep their environmental impact, the town could benefit from a more thorough recycling and composting programs. • A big part of what makes Manitou great is feeling surrounded by green trees and the trickling creek. A natural environment is a very important factor contributing to quality of life. Improvements to Soda Springs Park including grass and extra landscaping would improve the enjoyability of Manitou Springs. • Promote green buildings, sustainable living, and small scale hydro power. • Keep everything natural • Don’t over build and take over • Bear proof trash cans for every resident. • No future charge for Incline of residents • Any plant or animal native to the environment. Signs pointing them out to people. Some explanation. • Re-do Soda Springs Park – update stage in gazebo • Create man-made pond in one of parks. • Restoration of the beauty of Williams Canyon • Plants (native to the area) to enhance the beauty of Soda Springs Park Meetings-in-a-Box • Our natural environment: Pikes Peak, the Mineral Springs—are the reasons that Manitou Springs is here today. We need to spend time on this and maintain it (economic development) • Use creek instead of riparian—confusing and unnecessary • Add bear people? • Parks are a part of the built environment/not natural environment • Weak measuring of progress • Take out NE-6: this can happen in the Springs? And we can work with them? Unrealistic to think that we can grow, pay for and manage this with our small number of citizens—this is happening all over the Springs (maybe put in Economic Development?). • Crystal Park Road erosion

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Plan Manitou | Community Engagement Series #2 Summary

• Access to the Natural Environment • POST Plan (follow progress), better lighting • Measuring progress: number of wildlife incidents, water quality Submitted to Staff • I hike the Manitou Springs Incline once a month or so. I appreciate all the planning and work and support that has gone into it. One thing that I don’t think has been addressed is wat to do in case of a fire. That areas is very steep, and it seems to me that if a fire started near the bottom of the incline or Barr Trail, that the whole hillside would be rapidly consumed by flames. I don’t know if there is any good solution, but I think it would be wise to look at this anyway, and try to come up with a good solution for such a fire, especially an evacuation plan for hikers. If you develop such a plan, the evacuation plan needs to be communicated to all hikers, before such an event occurs. Thanks. • Soda Springs Pavilion: surface around concrete pad not good for wheelchairs. Wheelchairs get stuck in the mud.

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What would you change/add to strengthen the goals? • Incline is a nuisance. City needs to get its act together. Incline users need to park at old Mansions TR parking lot and use the bus • Residents 1st and tourists/businesses 2nd • Only residents should be able to park downtown

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Plan Manitou | Community Engagement Series #2 Summary

• Speed bump or mitigation on Ruxton • Can there be a smaller bus to go up Ruxton • Hiawatha gardens shuttle should be kept on site (traffic conflicts getting onto Manitou Ave in current configuration) • Add mirrors to bike path at Becker’s Lane near baseball field, help w/visibility when biking east. • Close incline, having too significant an impact on quality of life • Need parking structures. One lane each direction will destroy the city on the east end. Anyone who travels the Avenue knows this, called common sense. Really look at the busy weekends and configure the no mans land to traffic first, then channel bikes to the bike path • I put not very well, but to be honest I'm not to sure what can be done at this point. The incline has caused total chaos in Manitou. Paid parking, residential parking, and a city bus going through town over and over again. • Horrible- not enough parking, pedestrians put themselves at risk, tourist's can't navigate. We created the problem we need to manage it. • Metrics • Manitou Springs ... what a mess. Parking, traffic, two miles of backed-up traffic leading into town. It appears nothing is being done to mitigate any of this. A simple solution that would help immensely - a traffic light at El Paso Blvd. and Manitou Ave - or at the east end of Memorial Park. Why there isn't one there is beyond me. No, instead we put three-way stop signs at Red Crags and El Paso ... yeah, that was a real problem intersection. Be more proactive about promoting the shuttle. People who park on my street to hike the incline don't know about the free shuttle. • I don't know what TM-5 means....new streets? More trails? • Improve/Repair existing sidewalks and roadways and better enforce no parking areas within the congested side streets in order to allow better emergency vehicle access. • Bike lanes, pedestrian sidewalks, more maintained urban trails. • traffic is horrible. we really don't need ALL these tourists. I think we need a goal addressing a sustainable number of tourists. the charge for parking is unfriendly. the huge city bus on our narrow village size roads is sure not in keeping with our quaint character • GET RID OF THE PARKING METERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • While the desire for a multi-modal transportation system is stated, no options are listed. One creative option to consider is a gondola system. Cities in South America and in Europe use cable and gondola systems to lift commuters up and over difficult terrain and traffic to multi-modal destination points. Cities in the US are also now considering this option, including Chicago. A gondola public transportation system as a long term regional goal would allow locals and visitors to enjoy the wealth of natural beauty in

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the Pikes Peak Region. Research indicates that these systems become tourist destination/experience draws in themselves. Advocates in Chicago argue that their gondola system will be the equivalent to a horizontal and linear London Eye, giving visitors and locals new views and perspectives of their city. A gondola system planned in partnership with the utilities could replace the existing utility line towers with newer and fewer gondola towers. • Parking lots repaired and then proper upkeep. • Maintain year-round shuttle service. • Accelerate construction of added parking lanes to BOTH Wichita lot and Tajine Alami lot. • Work on get[ing] a parking garage. Parking is still a major issue for Manitou Springs. • Roadway standards that are durable and resilient • Transportation – need to better clarify what we want • Parking – same. What do we want – parking in core or periphery? What type? How much? Need innovative strategies to lower impervious area – shared parking. • Under vision: “…parking network that balances the needs of our residents, businesses, and visitors…” • TM-2 or -6 or new TM-8: Subtext: a). The city council should work towards giving control of setting the paid parking hours, free days, etc. to the Chamber of Commerce, not Standard Parking or the council itself. b). Increasing or depending on paid parking revenue-including fines-should not be a goal of the program. Note: paid parking was an initiative that was started by business owners years ago to help create more flow and turn over so more visitors could shop and dine in Manitou. It was not thought of as a substantial “revenue stream”. Standard Parking views paid parking as a business. In fact, many business owners see Standard Parking as a “competitor” for visitor dollars, not a helpful asset. Allowing the Chamber to control the hours and free days would go a long way to restoring business support. • TM-2 subtext: In the interest of balancing the needs of all, RPP zones outside of the Ruxton corridor should be abolished as they create division and animosity between residents, business owners and visitors outside of the RPP. RPP streets are now mostly vacant with lots of available parking spaces that could be used to mitigate congestion. Note: Owning a residence in Manitou does not include a “right” to exclusive parking on the city maintained streets near the residence. Commercial property owners, business owners, downtown residents, residents of other parts of town and visitors all support road maintenance through property taxes and sales tax. So all city streets should be open and welcoming to all (outside the Ruxton corridor). • TM-3: Breathing life back into the public stairways would help with this.

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• TM-3: Finish the Creekwalk Trail through the town • Incorporate regional plans or alignment with regional plans • Alternative transit rentals (bikes) • Need attention to Manitou/COS joint transit plan; shuttle inside Manitou is a great start. • Must publicize west exit out of Manitou to HWY 24! • Must have good west exit from Manitou to help relieve traffic. • Reduction in congestion and parking aggravation • Keep commerce in Manitou Springs; it is a pretty critical part of our community. • • Traffic studies on the east end of Manitou Avenue to support 4 lanes. bikes have the midland trail • A reach out to specific neighborhoods not a general Manitou conversations. The neighborhoods in Manitou are facing different issues. • Parking structures- mandated shuttle. • I wonder if there is a way to measure the percentage of time that roads in the Downtown or feeding into the Downtown are stopped or significantly slowed by traffic? That is one of the major challenges - if no one is moving regularly, then we're not succeeding. • Add the metric of reducing congestion in the downtown corridor during busy times.. • Put pressure on CDOT for stop light at Ridge Rd and HWY 24. A left turn signal at that location would greatly enhance Red Rock Canyon user access to Manitou – year round. • Expansion of year-round shuttle • Metrics: that the majority of business concur with the hours and days of paid parking program; annual survey or vote of all residents and businesses. Someone other than Neal and SP+ should study the available spaces since they may be biased. Comment Cards • Locals get first priority parking • More/easier access to outer roads to ease downtown congestion • More/cheaper parking for Incline • 1. Need a safer boarding area; 2. Shelter from extreme weather (Old Man’s Tr/Transit Hub) • Fix roads and potholes – Serpentine, etc. • Critical! Public Meetings-in-a-Box • This will determine how we transition into the future • Silver Key, State and Federal funding for this -45-

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• Add East End to TM-5 • Some of these should be part of the Parking Section • Improve mobility during peak events (instead of TM-2) • Miles of trail vs strategic development of trails and trail connections? The more the merrier? • Get staff to work—this impacts folks from the service industry (early mornings and late evenings) • Since we are a small town, connecting to resources in the Springs is more affordable than building and providing them here: medical care, affordable housing, food banks and homeless shelter, grocery stores?, hardware stores?, etc. • We are small and creative, let’s think outside of the box here. Parking garages are ridiculously expensive—let’s invest in people and crazy transportation ideas • Mention of #2 route? • $ for this? PPRTA • Assess our transportation needs—our issue is that tourist season is only 4 months or so a year, so private investors won’t get into the market since there is not year-round money to be made. This leaves the burden on the City and taxpayers…. • Do folks want/need transportation to be free? Is this the issue? If you already have a car, is the cost and inconvenience too great? • Connection to hotels from downtown—use transportation to keep the cars out of downtown. • Do multi-generational families have transportation issues? Isn’t the opposite true? From Parking Authority Board • The board reviewed the Transportation & Mobility goals and suggested:

o TM-1: Create a multi-modal transportation system that safely and efficiently moves people to and around Manitou Springs.

o TM-2: Mitigate seasonal congestion, balancing the needs of visitors and local businesses with those of residents.

o TM-3: Ensure connectivity, comfort and safety for non-motorized modes of transportation, such as walking and bicycling, throughout the community.

o TM-4: Support the transportation needs of persons with mobility challenges. o TM-5: Improve connections between residential neighborhoods and downtown, parks, recreation, and commercial areas.

o TM-6: Develop clear parking and transportation options to meet users’ needs in relation to existing (non-motorized) transportation network and other City needs and functions.

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o TM-7: Identify and collaborate with regional partners to continue to increase regional transportation planning, options and funding.

o TM-8: Create a long-term strategy for parking and transportation to minimize impacts on residents. Submitted to Staff • Parking/Traffic:

o Concern over Incline, Zipline – West End used to be a nice, quiet area o This topic is biggest concern-quality of life negatively impacted. o Ruxton traffic – worse than it’s ever been o Residents can’t have gatherings in summer due to parking, or must plan far ahead o Don’t see City concerned about residents, particularly regarding parking. o Churches: impacted by limited parking. Makes it difficult to host programming. • Transit:

o For elderly in West End, too far to walk to shuttle route o Hiawatha Gardens bus stop: not enough room to maneuver a wheelchair to get on bus o Need better off-street access for bus and a covered waiting area. • Hills pose challenges; in winter, generally have to stay inside • Narrow sidewalks a problem – wheelchairs get stuck in the mud • Ruxton: pedestrian levels have increased to where very high • Addressing from a Plan Manitou integrated perspective are there road and land use strategies that might address traffic congestion and visitor - business + resident driven parking needs.

GENERAL COMMENTS Comment Cards • I believe Manitou Springs is an ideal place for anyone looking for a harmonic place of peace of mind. I believe Manitou arts and culture bring an example of fortune minded perspective of [?] a sublime reality. Economic is brought by an example of fascinating perspectives and design to Manitou • Economic development, built environment, and natural environment – these ALL go together! And are all important. Meetings-in-a-Box • The goals did not directly connect to the Measuring Progress—shouldn’t each goal be directly addressed with a form of measurement? Should we have a measurement that doesn’t connect to a goal? • Felt like a plan for visitors and not residents?

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• Who are we and what do we need? Since we are located next to a City of 500,000—how much de we need for ourselves with such a small tax base? We will never have our own hospital, nor should we, but how do we apply this to all areas of development? • We found the Disaster goals under each category to be too much. We would prefer to have a new category around disaster preparedness so that every page is not a huge downer or potentially take away from the other needs under each category? • Parking as a separate category? • Some of the goals are vision statements and not goals. Submitted to Staff • Is there a “how to” document suggesting how city might address the issues and opportunities? • Will you be developing a priority list for initiatives? • Will you be developing action plans for each section?

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TARGETED TARGETED OUTREACH AND INPUT OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES INPUT AND OUTREACH PLAN ELEMENTS ROLE OF THE PRELIMINARY POLICY FRAMEWORK • Arts and Culture • Housing & Neighborhoods

• Education • Infrastructure & Public Interim “check point” for the integrated CMP/HMP: Services —Establish/confirm/refine overall policy direction • Land Use & Built Environment —Identify potential gaps/opportunities for refinement • Natural Environment —Explore key policy choices • Municipal Governance & —Establish a basis for a detailed action plan Community Engagement • Economic Development & Tourism • Health, Human Services, Local Food & Well-being • Transportation & Mobility

• Historic & Cultural Resources

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Community Input Received State Statutes to Date

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PARTS OF THE PLAN

Preliminary Policy Framework

Vision Goals Policies Actions

June 2016 Sept. 2016 Nov. 2016 GROWTH PARAMETERS BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT

Plan Manitou | Creating our Future WHERE AND HOW SHOULD FUTURE GROWTH CAPACITY GROWTH OCCUR? Community Master Plan Vacant land by zoning type, Vacant land by zoning type, Vision and Goals unconstrained (acres) constrained (acres)

4.8 2.6 0.5 2040 population forecast Commercial Commercial 0.04 2.5 36.6 40.8 1 Trends & key issues Downtown Downtown

8.3 General Residential General Residential

High-Density Resiential High-Density Resiential

8.9 Hillside Low-Density Hillside Low-Density Capacity for growth Residential 229.7 Residential Low-Density Residential Low-Density Residential Historic context Risks and vulnerabilities Total: 19.7 acres Total: 316 acres Some additional capacity exists on underutilized parcels

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GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES

Type Examples Adaptive reuse: the process of • Manitou Arts Center repurposing buildings—old buildings • Barker House that have outlived their original purposes—for different uses or functions—while retaining their historic features (if applicable) Infill: refers to development on a vacant • Creekwalk condos or substantially vacant tract of land that • Sunwater Spa is surrounded by existing development

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GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES RISKS AND VULNERABILITIES

Type Examples Redevelopment: development on a tract • Comfort Inn of land with existing structures where all or most of the existing structures would be razed and a new structure or structures built. Critical Connection New development: development on • Storage units formerly undeveloped land. (Higginbotham Flats) Community Natural Hazard • Cogway Townhomes Design Impacts

-Location -Construction -Site Design -Infrastructure

Plan Manitou | Creating our Future Plan Manitou | Creating our Future WILDFIRE FUTURE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Exposure Development in hazard areas without policies to mitigate • High Hazard: 237 parcels/9%, $27.7 mil. losses will increase risk. • Moderate Hazard: 1,122 parcels/69%, Hazards may be more severe in future further increasing risk. $236 mil. Key Choices: • 51% market value in moderate/high hazard • Are there areas where additional growth and development Key Vulnerabilities should not occur? • Ruxton Canyon • Are there areas where growth and development is • Peak View acceptable if certain standards are applied? • Source water protection area • What types of standards should be required for substantial improvements and redevelopment in hazard areas? • Middle School and High School • High risk building-to-building ignition • Should the City prioritize enforcement of building standards and development review for hazards? • No wildfire mitigation codes

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FLOOD

Exposure Existing Floodplain Regulations • Floodway: 291 parcels, $56 mil. • New development or • 1% chance: 443 parcels, $85.6 mil. “substantial improvement” in 1% Key Vulnerabilities chance floodplain must be 1-ft above flood • Downtown businesses and economy elevation New critical facilities • Critical public facilities in floodplain • outside 1% chance • 16% market value in 1% chance flood floodplain or 2-ft above (11% in floodway) flood elevation • Specific requirements POLLING EXERCISE: • Bridges, roadways, and evacuation routes for manufactured homes KEY CHOICES • People and property in path of dangerous flash floods

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WARM UP QUESTION #1: WHICH OF THE GEOLOGIC HAZARDS CITY’S MINERAL SPRINGS HAS THE BEST Exposure TASTING WATER? 35% • Unstable soils: 246 parcels/9%, $61.6 mil. A. Cheyenne Spring • Moderately unstable soils: 574 parcels/21%, B. Iron Spring Geyser $71 mil. C. Navajo Spring Key Vulnerabilities D. Shoshone Spring 20% • High density on steep slopes E. Stratton Spring • Retaining walls F. Twin Spring • Homes and infrastructure at: Existing Policies 10% 10% 10% — • Development restricted G. Wheeler Spring Lovers Lane on slopes over 30% H. 7-minute Spring 5% 5% 5% —South Ruxton • Additional criteria and review on slopes over I. Not sure/no opinion 0% —Washington Avenue Bypass 15% A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. —Highway 24 at Williams Canyon

Plan Manitou | Creating our Future WARM UP QUESTION #2: WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT LISTED ON THE NATIONAL ROLE OF THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES? • Support the visions, goals, and policies of the A. Crystal Valley Cemetery Community Master Plan 61% B. Keithley Log Cabin District • Increase predictability regarding future growth C. Manitou Springs Primary Historic District and new development D. Agate Hill Sub-District 28% • Promote consistency and transparency in day-to-day decision making 11%

0% Note: Not the same as zoning. Zoning is one of the primary tools

A. B. C. D. used to implement the Future Land Use Plan.

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FACTORS INFLUENCING FRAMEWORK FOR DISCUSSION FUTURE GROWTH • Natural hazards TRADEOFFS • Established development patterns • Minimizing risks to property, infrastructure and lives • Historic context • Availability of land • Expanding housing options • Circulation and access • Diversifying economic base

• Infrastructure capacity • Protecting historic resources • Individual site considerations • Supporting reinvestment in • Adjacent uses and development existing infrastructure types • Minimizing transportation and • Underlying development regulations (e.g., zoning) parking impacts • Community input

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WHAT SHOULD THE CITY’S PRIORITIES BE WITH FUTURE LAND USE PLAN COMPONENTS RESPECT TO FUTURE DEVELOPMENT? (PICK YOUR TOP THREE)

Future Land Use • Where will different uses will be 30% A. Minimizing risks to property, Plan map encouraged (or not)? infrastructure and lives 26% B. Expanding housing options • Uses (both primary and supporting) 19% Land Use C. Diversifying economic base 17% • Characteristics (lot sizes, density, D. Supporting reinvestment in Categories housing types) existing infrastructure 9%

E. Minimizing transportation

Land Use Policies & • More specific policy guidance by impacts category (e.g., relationship to adjacent Design Principles uses, hazard mitigation, mix of uses) A. B. C. D. E.

Plan Manitou | Creating our Future TO WHAT EXTENT SHOULD THE CITY RECREATION/CONSERVATION ACCOMMODATE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN LAND USE CATEGORIES HIGH HAZARD AREAS? Hillside Conservation A. Development should be strongly 44% discouraged in high hazard areas B. It depends on the type of 33% development (residential vs. Parks non-residential) and the 22% associated hazard(s) C. All types of development should be accommodated in high hazard areas provided mitigation measures (e.g., structural 0% Open Space retrofits, “Firewise” A. B. C. D. development and landscaping techniques) are required D. Not sure/no opinion Plan Manitou | Creating our Future

LEVELS OF CONSIDERATION

CITYWIDE OPPORTUNITY AREAS • Articulate types of uses, • Illustrate how policy choices densities, and characteristics for might play out on a specific site generalized areas of the City • Provide opportunity to set more • General policy specific direction for particular guidelines/directions that are locations within a land use applied in all areas within a category (e.g., West End) certain land use category • Use to refine land use categories as they apply citywide, as needed

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FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES HILLSIDE CONSERVATION

Recreation/Conservation Mixed-Use/Commercial Preliminary Policy Directions: CATEGORY DESCRIPTION • Density: Up to 3 units per —Hillside Conservation —Downtown Mixed-Use • Reduce risk from development in areas at high risk acre depending on average % from wildfire and geologic hazards slope —Parks —Gateway Mixed-Use • Continue to support limited residential • Primary uses: Forest reserve —Open Space —Community/Neighborhood development based on the availability of utilities, and conservation Commercial infrastructure, access, and slope • Secondary uses: Single- Neighborhoods family detached homes on Destination Tourism • Encourage clustering to avoid environmentally —Central sensitive, hazardous or visually prominent features large lots (or clustered ), public facilities, trails, Other • Adopt and work with property owners to —Single-Family recreational facilities, tourist — implement Best Management Practices for commercial uses, local Public/Quasi-Public mitigating risk for existing and future development agriculture or food production

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Advantages Implications • Impacts to existing infrastructure and • Opportunities for additional residential transportation systems and existing development are more limited neighborhoods are minimized • Some new development will occur • Risks associated with wildfire and based on existing zoning and unstable slopes are minimized entitlements • Conservation, recreation, and viewshed protection objectives are supported

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ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOODS PROPOSED POLICY DIRECTION FOR HILLSIDE CONSERVATION AREAS? CATEGORY DESCRIPTION Preliminary Policy Directions: • Density: Between 5-10 du/ac; however, pockets of A. Yes 89% • Emphasis on preserving historic character higher density uses exist • Encourage infill outside of high hazard B. Generally, but I would currently in some locations like to see some areas (non-conforming) • Work with owners to bring non- • Primary uses: Detached modifications (please single-family homes comment) conforming properties into conformance • Secondary uses: Duplexes, • Educate property owners about steps they triplexes, rowhomes, C. No (please comment) can take to reduce wildfire risk in high townhomes, and small-scale hazard areas apartment buildings, D. Not sure/no opinion accessory dwelling units, parks, community agriculture 6% 6% 0%

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NEIGHBORHOOD CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOODS: LAND USE CATEGORIES POLICY IMPLICATIONS/TRADEOFFS Central Neighborhoods Advantages Implications • Current density is generally • Opportunities for infill are limited by maintained the availability of land and acceptable • Emphasis on improving conditions and levels of risk from hazards reducing risk for current residents • Infill could lead to increased • Added stress on transportation, traffic/parking congestion if not parking and infrastructure is minimized properly mitigated through parking or site design requirements Single-Family Neighborhoods • Continued support for preservation in historic districts • Resources will be required to implement educational needs and work Expansion of wildfire risk is minimized • with property-owners to address non-

conforming uses and mitigate risk

Plan Manitou | Creating our Future Plan Manitou | Creating our Future ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE SINGLE-FAMILY PROPOSED POLICY DIRECTION FOR NEIGHBORHOODS CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOODS? Preliminary Policy Directions: CATEGORY DESCRIPTION • Density: Up to 5 du/ac A. Yes • Support new single-family residential • Primary uses: Detached 72% development where opportunities exist B. Generally, but I would single-family homes like to see some • Support limited expansion of small-scale • Secondary uses: Accessory modifications (please neighborhood retail/commercial to dwellings, accessory increase opportunities for walkable structures, parks, limited comment) retail and neighborhood services services, local agriculture and C. No (please comment) food production, schools and religious institutions D. Not sure/no opinion 17% 11% 0%

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CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOODS SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS: POLICY IMPLICATIONS/TRADEOFFS KEY CHOICES: Should opportunities for accessory dwelling units in Central Neighborhoods be supported (or Advantages Implications encouraged) going forward? • Limited change from status quo—few • Expansion of limited neighborhood opportunities for new development services may impact traffic volume and • Expansion of limited neighborhood parking congestion (particularly south services provides opportunities for of Manitou Ave.) POLICY IMPLICATIONS/TRADEOFFS: commercial and retail services within Advantages Implications walking distances of neighborhoods currently lacking such amenities Expanded housing options Increased density on small lots has • • • General emphasis is on neighborhood the potential to increase risk, stability congestion, and parking impacts

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SHOULD OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCESSORY ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE DWELLING UNITS IN CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOODS BE PROPOSED POLICY DIRECTION FOR SUPPORTED (OR ENCOURAGED) GOING FORWARD? SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS?

A. Yes, carry forward 67% A. Yes current policy 65% B. Generally, but I would B. Yes, explore smaller like to see some minimum lot size modifications (please requirements to encourage more comment)

C. No (please comment) C. No (please comment) 17% 18% 18% D. Not sure/no opinion D. Not sure/no opinion 11% 6% 0%

A. B. C. D. A. B. C. D. SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS KEY CHOICES: Should opportunities for accessory dwelling units in Single-Family Neighborhoods be supported (or encouraged) going forward?

POLICY IMPLICATIONS/TRADEOFFS: Advantages Implications • Expanded housing options • Some increase in risk, but • Lots are larger; overall lower than in Central density is lower Neighborhoods

• Some potential for increased congestion and parking impacts

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SHOULD OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACCESSORY DWELLING DOWNTOWN MIXED-USE UNITS IN SINGLE-FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS BE SUPPORTED GOING FORWARD? Preliminary Policy Directions: CATEGORY DESCRIPTION • Density: Varies; with A. Yes, carry forward • Emphasis on the adaptive reuse, preservation, residential buildings up to 15 41% current policy and/or conservation of historic buildings du/ac; pockets of higher density uses exist currently in B. Yes, explore smaller 35% • New residential uses permitted if above first floor or at rear of commercial space and meet existing some locations (non- minimum lot size conforming) requirements to floodplain regulations • Primary uses: Diverse mix of 24% • New uses not fronting onto Manitou Ave. may encourage more retail, restaurants, lodging, be single use C. No (please comment) office, and civic facilities • Work with property owners to reduce • Secondary uses: Apartments D. Not sure/no opinion vulnerability and risk associated with existing and condominiums, parks, properties and public spaces

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COMMERCIAL/ MIXED-USE LAND USE CATEGORIES

Downtown Mixed-Use Neighborhood Commercial

Open Space Public/ Quasi-Public Parks Floodway Gateway Mixed-Use Destination Tourism Central Neigh. 1% Flood Area Downtown 0.2% Flood Area Mixed-Use Gateway Plan Manitou | Creating our Future Mixed-Use Plan Manitou | Creating our Future ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE SHOULD OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPOSED POLICY DIRECTION FOR DENSITIES OF GREATER THAN 15 DU/AC BE DOWNTOWN MIXED-USE? EXPANDED IN DOWNTOWN? A. Yes 89% A. No, continue to allow through conditional use 41% B. Generally, but I process only. would like to see B. Yes, allow by-right in 29% 29% some modifications conjunction with new design standards to address C. No compatibility considerations

D. Not sure/no opinion C. Yes 11% D. Not sure/no opinion 0% 0% 0%

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DOWNTOWN MIXED-USE KEY CHOICES: Should a stronger emphasis be placed on encouraging residential development in the downtown by allowing residential densities higher than 15 du/ac in downtown by-right?

POLICY IMPLICATIONS/TRADEOFFS: Advantages Implications • Providing opportunities for housing in a • Residential development opportunities walkable, mixed-use environment with are limited in other locations of the access to services City • Allowing for a wider range of housing Development compatibility can be types at densities not found elsewhere • more challenging to achieve at higher in the City densities • Streamlining the process for residential can help incentivize development • Potential for increased congestion and parking impacts

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OPPORTUNITY AREA CONCEPT: HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL GATEWAY MIXED-USE CATEGORY DESCRIPTION Preliminary Policy Directions: • Density: Varies; up to 20 du/ac • Support revitalization through targeted infill, for residential (with RO overlay redevelopment (especially in the URA) incentives) • Primary uses: Mix of retail, • Encourage the retention and adaptive reuse of office; restaurants, other historic structures commercial uses; attached • New residential uses permitted if above first floor residential units; small multi- or at rear of commercial space and meet existing family residential buildings; live/work spaces; senior housing floodplain regulations or other assisted living facilities • Mix of uses may be both horizontal (side-by-side) • Secondary uses: Other or within the same building employment uses, such as light industrial/manufacturing; public facilities, civic uses, parks; local Uses: Apartments; rowhomes; adaptive Density: 20 du/ac agriculture and food production re-use of historic structure Potential units: 10 – 15 rowhomes; 5 – 15 apartments

Plan Manitou | Creating our Future Plan Manitou | Creating our Future ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE GATEWAY MIXED-USE: PROPOSED POLICY DIRECTION FOR OPPORTUNITY AREAS (WEST END) GATEWAY MIXED-USE? KEY CHOICES: What types of uses should be encouraged A. Yes 83% in the West End? B. Generally, but I POLICY IMPLICATIONS/TRADEOFFS: would like to see Advantages Implications • Some opportunities for local-serving • Encouraging more people to locate in some modifications businesses in an underutilized area hazard-prone areas • Area is small and constrained by slopes C. No and flood hazard areas, limiting potential opportunities/ mix of uses D. Not sure/no opinion • Exacerbate congestion in area and 11% 6% Manitou Ave. is generally only way of 0% ingress/egress

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GATEWAY MIXED-USE: GATEWAY MIXED-USE: OPPORTUNITY AREAS OPPORTUNITY AREA CONCEPT* (WEST END) MIX OF USES • Commercial West End • Live/Work • Residential • Office RESIDENTIAL • 10-20 units; apartment and live/work

Urban Renewal Area

*Reflects current regulations

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WHAT TYPES OF USES SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED IN THE WEST END? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)

A. Retail 20% B. Restaurant/Café 18%

C. Healthcare Services/ 15% Medical Offices D. Tourism/Recreation 11% 11%

9% E. Other Commercial 7% F. Community gardens or other small scale agriculture 4% 4%

2% Open Space Neighborhood/ G. Light industrial/manufacturing Community Parks Commercial H. Open Space/Conservation A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. Hillside Public/ Conservation Quasi-Public I. Any of the above Floodway Central J. Other (please note) Neigh. 1% Flood Area Gateway Mixed-Use 0.2% Flood Area Plan Manitou | Creating our Future WHAT ACTIONS SHOULD THE CITY PRIORITIZE GATEWAY MIXED-USE: IN THE WEST END? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) OPPORTUNITY AREAS (URA)

A. Continuing downtown streetscape KEY CHOICES: What types of housing options and improvements along Manitou Ave 28% densities should be prioritized in the URA? B. Encouraging redevelopment/adaptive reuse of existing properties POLICY IMPLICATIONS/TRADEOFFS: 20% C. Encouraging new development Advantages Implications 17% 17% • Varies; different housing options • Overall development capacity of the D. Completing the Fountain Creek Walk and connecting it with 13% support other community goals (i.e., City will vary based on the types of Rainbow Falls ability to age in place, workforce housing options/densities that occur housing) E. Removing structures from the floodplain and dedicating as open

space 2% 2% F. Exploring expansion of the URA 0% boundary to include the West End A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. G. Other (please note) H. Not sure/no opinion Plan Manitou | Creating our Future

GATEWAY MIXED-USE: OPPORTUNITY AREAS (URA) KEY CHOICES: What types of locally-serving non- residential uses should be prioritized in the URA? POLICY IMPLICATIONS/TRADEOFFS: Advantages Implications • Varies; URA offers unique opportunity • If certain locally-serving uses are not in the City to accommodate uses that incorporated in the URA, residents will require a larger footprint likely need to continue to rely on uses URBAN RENEWAL AREA • Area has good access to Colorado in Colorado Springs Springs and region via Manitou Ave

and US 24 • Development in this area could take Open Space Gateway Mixed-Use advantage of economic development Parks Public/ tools at the disposal of the URA Board Central Quasi-Public • Opportunities for local-serving Neigh. Floodway businesses in an under-utilized area Single- 1% Flood Area Family Neigh. 0.2% Flood Area Plan Manitou | Creating our Future Plan Manitou | Creating our Future

GATEWAY MIXED-USE: GATEWAY MIXED-USE: OPPORTUNITY AREAS (URA) OPPORTUNITY AREA CONCEPT* (URA)

Current Redevelopment Overlay REDEVELOPMENT MIX OF USES Development and Design Objectives: OVERLAY INCENTIVES • Commercial • Encouraging pedestrian friendly mixed-uses. • Residential Density: Up to a • Live/Work • Provision of affordable housing. maximum of 20 du/ac • Residential • Improving public access to the creek. • Building height: A 5 foot • Mixed-Use increase in maximum building • Enhancing connections to the Midland Trail. • Office height • Flood mitigation in Fountain Creek. • Adaptive reuse of • Front Setback: A 5 foot • Provision of public areas and public art. El Colorado Lodge reduction in front setback • Streetscape enhancements. RESIDENTIAL • Side Setback: A reduction in • Limit the dominance of parking on the streetscape. • 40-60 units the side setback to 0 feet on • Apartment • Retaining historic structures. internal lot lines • Provision of landscaping above the City's standard • Live/work • Rear Setback: Encroachment requirements. • Rowhomes up to maximum of 5 feet for • Building to LEED certification standards decks and patios only.

Plan Manitou | Creating our Future *Reflects current regulations Plan Manitou | Creating our Future GATEWAY MIXED-USE: WHAT TYPES OF HOUSING OPTIONS OPPORTUNITY AREA CONCEPT* (URA) SHOULD BE PRIORITIZED IN THE URA?

MIX OF USES (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) • Commercial A. Senior housing/assisted 24% • Apartments living 21% • Mixed-Use B. Rowhomes/townhomes 19% • Office 17% • Adaptive reuse of C. Small apartment/condo Rodeway buildings (less than 3- Residential potential: 50 – 60 condo/ 12% apartment units Inn/Castaways stories) RESIDENTIAL D. Small apartment/condo 7% • 50-60 units buildings (greater than 3- • Apartments/ stories) condominiums E. Live/work (e.g., for artists) 0% F. Other (please note) A. B. C. D. E. F. G. G. None of the above

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GATEWAY MIXED-USE: SHOULD MAXIMUM DENSITIES FOR RESIDENTIAL OPPORTUNITY AREA CONCEPT (URA) BE INCREASED ABOVE 20 DU/AC IN THE URA TO

MIX OF USES SUPPORT OTHER COMMUNITY GOALS? • Residential 59% RESIDENTIAL A. Yes, but only outside • 45-60 units of high hazard areas • Rowhomes • Apartments/ B. Yes, but only as a condominiums conditional use

C. Yes, based on both 18% 18%

A and B 6% 0% D. No A. B. C. D. E. E. Not sure/no opinion

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GATEWAY MIXED-USE: WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LOCAL-SERVING NON-RESIDENTIAL USES OPPORTUNITY AREA CONCEPT* (URA) SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED IN THE URA? MIX OF USES (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) • Neighborhood A. Retail 18% 18% services 17% • Residential B. Restaurants/Café

RESIDENTIAL C. Healthcare Services/Medical Offices 13% • 12-18 units D. Small grocery store 10% • Rowhomes E. Other Commercial • Apartments/ 8% 8% condominiums F. Open space (in floodplain) 5% G. Civic/Public Uses (such as a community or senior center) 2%

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J. None of the above

*Reflects current regulations Plan Manitou | Creating our Future COMMUNITY/NEIGHBORHOOD DESTINATION TOURISM COMMERCIAL Preliminary Policy Directions: CATEGORY DESCRIPTION Preliminary Policy Directions: CATEGORY DESCRIPTION • Density: Varies • Density: Varies by location • Encourage retention and limited • Balance the needs of owners/operators • Primary uses: Range of retail, and type of expansion of existing commercial areas to restaurant, office, and other with the concerns of residents to minimize destination/attraction provide for greater variety of local-serving neighborhood services. conflicts and impacts on residents’ quality • Characteristics: Uses that commercial and retail uses • Secondary uses: Light of life attract large amounts of industrial/manufacturing and visitors on an annual or • Residential uses are not permitted • Create mitigation/management plans to other employment uses seasonal basis and have the balance resident concerns with the needs potential to create of owners/operators of tourist destinations traffic/parking congestion and/or negative impacts on • Encourage and support the continued resident quality of life or the operation of tourist destinations as an natural environment important aspect of the City’s local economy

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COMMUNITY/NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL: ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE POLICY IMPLICATIONS/TRADEOFFS PROPOSED POLICY DIRECTION FOR DESTINATION TOURISM AREAS? Advantages Implications • Preserve opportunities to develop • Parking/increased traffic could A. Yes 79% strictly commercial uses (i.e., with no negatively impact surrounding mixing of uses) in targeted areas neighborhoods B. Generally, but I would • Supports development of commercial like to see some services on sites with good highway access or are isolated from other uses modifications (please in the City (such as at Higginbotham comment) Flats) • Encourages the development of C. No (please comment) neighborhood commercial services in 21% existing residential neighborhoods D. Not sure/no opinion

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ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE PROPOSED POLICY OTHER DIRECTION FOR COMMUNITY/NEIGHBORHOOD LAND USE CATEGORIES COMMERCIAL AREAS? Public/Quasi-Public A. Yes 63% B. Generally, but I would like to see some modifications (please comment)

C. No (please comment) 25% D. Not sure/no opinion 6% 6%

A. B. C. D. Plan Manitou | Creating our Future PUBLIC/QUASI-PUBLIC THREE-MILE PLAN: INFLUENCE AREA

Preliminary Policy Directions: CATEGORY DESCRIPTION • Density: N/A • Work with relevant owners of • Primary uses: Public schools, public/quasi-public lands to public libraries, government understand and anticipate future offices, utilities, and other related public or improvements or uses governmental uses.

• Address any hazards present and mitigate their impacts on facilities, improvements, or infrastructure present, or on adjacent uses/properties

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THREE-MILE PLAN

Discourage urban development within PRELIMINARY POLICY the Influence Area (aside from portion DIRECTIONS located along Manitou Avenue) as a • Must be contiguous to and means to: consistent with the City’s boundary • Maintain the City’s compact footprint; • Must have a plan in place that is consistent with City policies and • Promote cost effective service provision; regulations • Promote hillside conservation, recreation, and • Should only occur in areas where hazard mitigation objectives; a full range of services and infrastructure can be provided • Act as a good neighbor in collaborative planning efforts; and by the City or other service THREE-MILE PLAN providers and when the • Protect the long-term viability of unique annexation is determined to be a Tourism Destinations within the City. net benefit to the City.

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ARE YOU COMFORTABLE WITH THE THREE-MILE PLAN PROPOSED POLICY DIRECTION FOR THE CITY’S THREE-MILE PLAN? Purpose: A. Yes • Required under state 93% annexation law B. Generally, but I would like to see some • Identifies properties that modifications (please may be considered for comment) annexation in the future C. No (please comment)

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How is the City doing in its efforts to preserve the community's historic resources?

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The City needs to provide a more robust grant/loan program for upgrade of historic properties that need some maintenance efforts. Some owners of historic properties may lack the resources needed to keep them in good shape.

There needs to be additional attention paid to surveying all of the districts, National Register and Local subdistricts as well. We need to figure out the "opted out" situation of certain properties. We need to inventory all our historic properties and submit additional properties for individual landmark listings. We are not doing a good job of documenting our inventory and it is being lost. The historic bridges are being lost and there has never been any attention related to maintenance and documentation. Threats exist to many public historic buildings because of demolition by neglect. There are no property maintenance codes and no real enforcement so the guidelines are weakened. We need to be

Sometimes the adherence to historical visuals creates and undue burden on owners. For example retaining a few square fee to stone in an off the path property can be very costly when other aspects suggests different solutions.

Thanks for thinking about history and attempting to preserve it. It is important for generations to come. What about the demolition of Brook Street Bridge, couldn't we have done something about that rather than destroying it?

Focus more on insuring bridges are safe, repaired; more $ and PS responses, daily, to parks and their clean up; follow up on Hiawatha Gardens Task Force...what's next?

It was a huge disappointment to hear that the city has opted to tear down all of Hiawatha Gardens. This seems very foolish to me. We will never be able to get it back once we've destroyed it.

I think historic preservation is always part of the conversation but some of our most valuable resources are not being addressed such as the historic, public stairs that connect our neighborhoods which are slowly being privatized. The MAC which is a huge resource and requires financial support and the 50's motor court signs need to be designated as an historic asset. All the old homes on the avenue are a visual asset and I think the City needs to create ways for homeowners on the Ave to be able to do exterior maintenance and infrastructure improvements Why aren't we doing things to PROMOTE our dedication to Historical Preservation? Instead the only time we run into it is if one wants to redo their historical property...zoning. I see an absence of our Chamber in that promotion that could be a partnership. I am all about people visiting MS because of things like Historical Preservation, safe to visit, family enjoyment, shopping variety, fab food...not just MJ. :) How is the City doing in its efforts to preserve the community's historic resources?

Historic bridges have suffered due to prolonged deferred maintenance. Since the cost of regular maintenance of these bridges is substantial and likely more than the City's budget can absorb on its own, the City should look to create some sort of steady outside funding mechanism, perhaps through the State Historic Fund or perhaps there are federal dollars available somewhere for the preservation of historic assets such as these. Perhaps a one-time rehabilitation grant using state Energy Impact Funds might also be a viable solution. The City needs to take a more active role in helping private owners preserve their property. We have a lot of historic resources that are suffering from lack of maintenance and improvement and the City needs to develop a loan or grant program to assist with this.

The City also needs to do better with it's own historic properties. The Council recently approved destruction of an historic bridge and now has indicated it wants to remove another historic property under it's stewardship. Is that the example it should be setting? C H Rockey needs a Grant to save / restore his building. The Post Office and Library are "in danger" due to the Ivy eating away at the mortar. The large boulder in Cheyenne Spring Park denoting "Ute Pass" is no longer legible - needs restoration. The Town Clock statute needs paint, etc These suggestions are just a start . . . . .

Historic walls and bridges need a lot of attention. We are doing nothing to try to get more green stone to fix them. Are we doing anything to create future historic resources? If not, we should be. the revamping of the downtown block a few years back was done to look more like modern Breckenridge than historic Manitou. sun water was also a great opportunity for the City to work with a local business to highlight the historic past of Manitou (in particular the health and wellness history with the springs) The Brook street bridge debacle. There seems to be some issues with bids so far and maybe not including a bid for the proposed work that the Concrete Couch could be involved in. Also, the Soda Springs Park Pavillion . . . I don't believe the majority of residents want to see this "chained" off. I'm guessing the cost to put "attractive" gates on that structure could equal a patrolman's salary for a year. On the other hand, my wife reports a pleasant interaction with Manitou Springs Police who were walking a beat on the avenue recently. I believe that what we need are policemen who will interact with community members in a pleasant manner and help to build community.

Some things seem a bit shoddy. Know it must b hard what with dealing with panhandlers and "takers". Feel have to get tougher on that issue.

The 'Historic' signs on top of the Mountain man are still there. They need to come down. They are more than 50 years old but that doesn't make them a valuable historic resource. To the contrary, they denote blight Sometimes scared cows need to be gored.

This is a street thing, but the crosswalk markings really look bad.

Maybe we should install cobblestones on Manitou Avenue, again a street thing, but people do comment on how bad the Avenue is. Detracts from the historic district. I think Manitou does a great job of historic preservation. Recently, it seems some folks want to use the cover of historic preservation to achieve other goals -- speaking specifically of Brook Street Bridge repair/replacement. Historical it may be, but this bridge has never exactly been a treasure. It pales in comparison to the beautiful greenstone of other historic bridges in town, for example. Which is why I think it's more important to replace (or repair if that's really feasible, but apparently is not) the bridge post-haste rather than getting bogged down in a long historic preservation discussion. I trust the City to give the new (or repaired) bridge appropriate historical character.

Save Brook St Bridge and use the experience as a classroom experience to develop local trades for more work needing to be done in years to come. The library is a historic icon in the City of Manitou Springs and in desperate need of ADA accessibility. Too many of our citizens can not use the building because of this barrier and it is not fair to them. The building needs to be remodeled and expanded to make it ADA accessible. There must be grants available for this purpose. This is a project that is way overdue. As a library user, the library also needs better restrooms. There is only one restroom for everyone and it is small and cramped. City Hall was revamped to make its restrooms nice, and the city should do something about it

Question of the Week 1: Aug 8-15, 2016 How is the City doing in its efforts to preserve the community's historic resources?

I would love to see more attention paid to the greenstone and stairways throughout the town. Also, to pay attention to non-Victorian architecture of value. stop permitting businesses to enlarge their buildings when the buildings are adjacent to historic residential neighborhood and can be seen from historic neighborhoods. Make decisions to improve traffic flow in the community's historic neighborhoods. This includes ending parking on Canon Ave so the road can be 2-way street. Well, Some of our historic buildings are not only old {that's what they are supposed to be} but the property owners seem to forget that old does not mean shabby and run down. Dirty windows, peeling paint, and sad looking are the result of poor or no upkeep. Old buildings actually take more tender, loving care because of their age which is true of the older the body the more frail it becomes without medical care and healthy habits Code enforcement is and has always been the biggest problem. Code for keeping properties safe and code for catching changes to buildings in the historic district -- windows are a chronic issue.

A lot of our buildings need renovation at costs beyond what owners can afford and work that is often impeded by problems with our infrastructure (e.g. Electricity) I would like to see more opportunities for grants for homeowners to spruce up the outside of their homes.

Doing a good job, but not enough money for historic infrastructure.... Also, some aspects, like sustainability over the long term should be conifer as an equal to preservation ... We are history NOW as well as before. Preservation above all things is not fair or even desirable.

I would like to see more focus on the Native American influences of the waters in our town. We are lucky to have a pro-active, experienced Historic Preservation Commission supported by a very capable planning staff, who realize the value to tourism and property values of preserving and protecting the City's unique historic resources. If one thing could be improved it would be the full support and realization of the expertise by City Council of the uniquely valuable city planning staff to the protection of what is our city's best resource. The authority of the Historic Preservation Commission is overwhelming and should be drastically reduced. They are way worse than an HOA and their requirements are costly to the residents.

Decision to destroy historic bridge is a major concern. This was handled poorly and without transparency. Multiple bids should have been sought, a condition report/analysis should have been shared, and the HPC should have been involved.

The city council listened to a wide spread community desire to save the bridge off Ruxton. It postponed tearing the bridge down to give time to look at options for saving the bridge on a budget. Lets find a way to save the bridge.

Question of the Week 1: Aug 8-15, 2016 Question of the Week 2: Aug 8 - 15

What types of housing options would you like to see more of in Manitou Springs in the future?

35 Single-fam 19 Single-fam 12 30 Town home 21 31 Small mult 28 25 28 Large mult 4 26 24 20 Senior hou 26 21 19Live/work 31 15 Tiny home 24 Other (plea 14 14 10 12 5 4 0 Single-family Single-family Town homes or row Small multi-family Large multi-family Senior housing Live/work space for Tiny homes Other (please detached homes attached homes or houses apartments or apartments or artists or others specify): duple1es condos (3 stories or condos (3 stories or smaller) more)

Other: To create more housing without destroying more open space you need smart density. Legalizing granny units (small homes on the property of existing single family homes) has proven in many cities (Vancouver, BC; Portland; Seattle) to be a great way to increase housing supply and affordability without significantly changing the feel of existing neighborhoods.

Tiny homes can also serve this purpose if incorporated into existing lots of low density homes. Other - mixed use residential buildings. Tiny homes are already permitted in Manitou Springs, there is no minimum size requirement. The homes will lead to higher density, more overuse of the land and will be a passing fad. There are minimum lot size requirements but I'm not convinced that there is a need to lower those standards either to fit more houses on already small overburdened lots. Senior housing is critically short

A provision to incentivise homes higher on the hillsides ... perhaps new homes within the floodplain get zero parking spots, but higher up the hill get 2 or 3 reserved spots. This plays towards the advantages of tiny-homes, they may be easier to perch on the hillsides. We need homes of all sorts (single family, multi family, townhouses, condos, etc) that are smaller. We have enough houses in the 2500 sq ft and above size. None; I think Manitou has a limited amount of space and should be kept at its current size. I do like tiny houses though and think they should be encouraged.... Manitou has little land left for housing. I like the concept of "villages" not mentioned in the above, using cluster houses as the model... Let's not spread houses all over the land, but allow the houses to create a village atmosphere. like VILLAGE HOMES in DAVIS CALIFORNIA. These are not new homes, but a brilliantly designed community! Cars don't drive up to the doors, children can play and eat fruit all through the village, the trees are watered by roof water in beautiful areas between the houses... Incredible design work! Manitou needs to cut the edge, not follow the mainstream pack. I am not in favor of growing housing in Manitou Springs. This is a small city adjacent to a very large city and I wonder if we are not already at capacity or near capacity. Restricted in size so we are not seeing scrape offs of cottages with a McMansion replacement that overs calls the entire neighborhood. What types of housing options would you like to see more of in Mantiou Springs in the future?

I believe that if we can develop the two options that I have checked off on the long list, we can fulfill the need for both senior and live and work space. Some of the new housing will need to be retail on the first floor if they are located on Manitou Ave. because of flood restrictions.

I am of the opinion that more options bring on more difficulties with changes to our present code and therefore delay the implementation of the new housing. I have heard many options mentioned but in reality there are many very small homes already in Manitou that could be put to better use and be wonderful for occupants but they need to be identified and rehabilitated for the present renters or new owners. We need a mechanism created that does not put the city in the housing business but identifies the needs, and mesh property owners and lenders to improve the old housing stock plus the opportunity for new development of empty lots or old buildings that cannot be rehabilitated. Obviously, the URA can be of assistance as soon as the West End project really becomes a reality instead of some paper drawings.

Council has to continue to explore the parking issues as well as their newest property in terms of how to use it in the wisest fashion. Thank you for this one question a week approach. Whoever came up with the idea needs to be congratulated. I think the live/work space would attract artists and could really give a positive impact on our culture. Affordable housing Multifunction residences (greenhouses, home office etc) It's really kind of hard to say what kind of housing options would work best in a town that's already crowded. Naturally infill is going to happen as large property holdings get divided up and re-platted into smaller lots. Not too excited about seeing multifamily developments unless there's a good location available, and even at that, small developments seem to have a better feel for this town than the bigger complexes. Beckers Lane is a good example - already sporting a condemned motel, a small multi-family development might work well there. It has been said that we need more affordable housing for employees and those with limited income. I would tend to agree if we were further detached from Colorado Springs, but since we're so close, it seems that it's a better plan to support that kind of development there rather than try to establish those kind of developments in Manitou Springs. We have transit available for those without vehicular flexibility, and due to the size of Colo. Springs relative to Manitou, most likely more of the workers here are probably already living in Colo. Springs and would continue to do so. Smaller multifamily developments could also be tailored to senior living, artist housing, etc. We're just not wealthy enough in open real estate or even re-developable real estate to support the big housing developments or specialized complexes of any substantial size that Colo. Springs can support. When it comes right down to it, there's not a lot of space in our business district for redevelopment into artist complexes and such. Perhaps business owners that have properties with apartments should get some sort of incentive to rent to artists or local employees. Then there's a few properties such as the Ford properties, former Dulcimer shop, etc. Maybe owners of struggling properties like that need an incentive or assistance program to make it less of a burden to re-develop their properties into something desirable for business and living space. Sure would be better than seeing those properties dark and empty. More short term (airbnb) licensed and regulated housing marketed to year-round tourism

Clearly affordable housing and dense housing are the choices Manitou should pursue. Although a question should be raised, if Manitou's population grows how will that impact the quality of life in Manitou?

Apartments should not be over two stories.

We need workforce housing. We need the long term stay hotels to be upgraded to studio one room apartments, so there is more value, stability and better quality of life for those on very low income. We do not need to increase the population of our town, we are already very crowded.

To keep the character of the town I would think the Townhouse, apartment, multiple units or duplex type of properties should not be considered. Young families also have a difficult time finding property at reasonable cost. Existing property for sale under $200k is usually not going to meet FHA/VA guidelines because of foundation issues and therefore eliminate most first time home buyers. I do not live there and some day would love to. Still in Colorado Springs. Hopefully I helped. Sincerely, Lawrence O Knop Sr

Question of the Week 2: August 8-15, 2016 What types of housing options would you like to see more of in Mantiou Springs in the future?

Although I checked tiny homes and artist living work spaces, I would really like to see a focus on the existing housing stock. I absolutely do not want to see any commercial property converted to residential. I think tiny homes are interesting but possibly just a fad so starting with a small area zoned for tiny homes might be a good idea. As a major employer in Manitou, I do find there is a lack of affordable housing for my employees so many of them live in OCC but I don't think that is a problem if we can improve significantly transportation and parking for employees. Why not have them live in OCC as long as they can drive, bus, bike or skate to work and park free once they get here.

Retail below, residential above. Thanks!! Nice job!

What is the difference between "Live/work space for artists or others" and an artist just getting a large enough place to do their work? I work from home and require a room as an office, what is the difference? Do artists require more power outlets? Higher voltage outlets like 240? Extra water taps? Floor drain? Easy clean floor/walls? My requirements are more outlets and super fast internet. GET RID OF THE PARKING METERS THEY ARE KILLING US!!!!! Any new housing must be infill. Homes for disabled people. Homes for the deaf, hard of hearing and hearing impaired.

Question of the Week 2: August 8-15, 2016 Question of the Week 3: Aug 22 - 26

In my neighborhood I would like to see: More… Less…

Really wouldn't change anything; maybe less Summit Street repair. buying up the neighborhood.

People in general, way too many for the small canyon, People cleaning up after their dogs. the sidewalk is overrun. People respecting the fact they are in a neighborhood. Fewer cars, especially in the early morning (early being Sidewalk. Several areas don't have any and they are in a prior to 7). very high traffic area. Better code enforcement, several properties have dirt encroaching on the sidewalk, broken sidewalks.

Multi-generational use - more families with children of Retirees. Of course, it's always about who can afford the all ages. homes here. Also some mother-in-law cottages on the bigger lots.

Undergrounding of utilities wires; the poles cause parking issues and the wires are unsightly.

Looking run down. Razing of the old shacks at the Wheeler House property; I understand Cliff House is going to sit on this now, likely for years.

Weed control, landscaping, improved appearance and a regulation of what you can do with your own property. real paved street rather than just recycled asphalt. . In my neighborhood I would like to see: more...or less...

People speeding down Sutherland or Crystal Park Rd, making it very uncomfortable and unsafe to bike ride or to walk down the main streets in the neighborhood. I Caution, Children at play, signs. People drive very fast have literally had to shout down people who were not down Duclo and there are a bunch of kiddos on the stopping for the school bus as they sped around the street trying to ride bikes. corner on Sutherland. I should not be scared every time my child gets off the school bus that she will be run down by someone coming down the hill too fast.

Bike lanes, sidewalks, and speed bumps!!! electricity wires and poles

Fewer U-turns .....right in front of the No U-turn nice streetscaping signage on Crystal Hills Blvd.

Am in a lovely neighborhood.

Would love to have less BIG HOUSES coming in, and the on-going turnover of neighbors. These big houses don't fit in with the Rainbow Vision of neighborhoods maintaining their flavor... instead these gross dwellings Enforcement of "no U-turns" on Crystal Hills Blvd....by become houses to be flipped and few folks stay in them Emerald Fields. for long, creating an on-going loss for the neighborhood.

The highway is incredibly audible here (something in the last 4-5 years) and perhaps more trees and edible gardens would at least attract some singing birds to compete with it.

Question of the Week 3: August 22-26, 2016 In my neighborhood I would like to see: more...or less...

Community oriented elements, like a composting area, perhaps edible gardens or orchards where they can be placed. Manitou desperately needs more trees to cool the heat island effect, sequester carbon, increase habitat and biomass. Grow food? Would love to stop the flow of runoff waters and put them to use, which could also clean the waters, too. Would love to have a few well-placed benches for people to stop and sit, especially that we are auto and pedestrian traffic and congestion; early morning on a major hiking path out of the cemetery. IN fact, the noise from the Incline; day-time and early evening noise cemetery would also benefit from benches. Would love from Cog Railway operation; and general disregard for to see a return of the wildlife we once enjoyed... foxes, the residents of this Ruxton Canyon. coyote, and multiple species of birds... these animals are gone. Why?? Woud love to have a place for the high schoolers and middle schoolers to gather and have their teenage conversations... perhaps this would be painting the intersection of Oak and Plainview (like Portland claiming corners) and give them some space of their own. Would like to see more climate change awareness in the neighborhood/community. efforts to effectively manage the incline. Flooding, hillside erosion

Off-street parking, formal pedestrian access to the west -Trailers and long term street parking. Less at-large dogs i.e. West Manitou Ave. that attack neighbors

sidewalks Deer eating my flowers (not really - I like the deer)

Speed reminder signs or speed bumps on crystal park road and Sutherland Rd. People go to fast for all the Potholes and. Geneal infrastructure degradation walkers and the deer.

Diversity of income levels and affordability.. Metro buses

last year it would have been construction! this year, a coffee shop/convienence store; block parties fewer speeding cars and barking dogs.

Question of the Week 3: August 22-26, 2016 In my neighborhood I would like to see: more...or less...

I am very fund of my neighborhood and have almost no complaints that the city can address. Our pocket park is well maintained and our neighbors are quite vigilant about vandalism when it occurs. Our roads are much better than other parts of Manitou but as a walker and many people who are dog walkers, it has been mentioned to me, that some street sweeping after a heavy rain or snow would be most appreciated. Even wearing sneakers the side of the road becomes quite slick with the amount of sand that accumulates. I have had a few near misses myself. Utility lines. I wish they were underground but imagine Can we notify homeowners when their tree branches this is cost prohibitive. have not been trimmed and droop over the sidewalks? In some cases there are neighbors who are not able to take care of their properties. but a gentle reminder might be helpful.

I also might mention that some of the street signs are quite ancient and some new ones would be appreciated. thanks again for only one question a week. This one was easy.

Invasive trees and plants in the canyon that present a fire My neighborhood is cool! hazard

Bike lanes Traffic and on street parking dog control and sidewalk cleaning Apartments and rentals

Money trees and escalators! Seriously though, more Proliferation of utility boxes (cable & phone) of all sizes upkeep on rental properties. Beautification of west end and shapes. of manitou ave.

Control of invasive trees/plants, especially in the canyon Speeding on Crystal Hills Blvd. that could destroy my property in a wild land fire.

Question of the Week 3: August 22-26, 2016 In my neighborhood I would like to see: more...or less...

loud motorcycles. I propose that we become a community that does not allow loud motorcycles through town. They can take highway 24. The sound of the motorcycles through town echoes off of the buildings. It shakes the walls and windows of our house. And, it has Street lights (or better existing). Improved pavement been incredibly disruptive this summer. Less restrictions (fewer potholes). on vacation rentals for people. We are part of the airbnb/vrbo system, and it has been a great way to create a more community-oriented place. We send people to a few places in town to eat, and we recommend that they shop here and go to the galleries. It is an EXCELLENT way to create local economy!

Owner occupied houses Speeding cars

Repairs on cross pans, curbs and gutters in areas with Less NO U TURN signs at the bottom of the hill. high water flows during heavy rains.

Police driving by, more coffee with a cop informal events (right now they are invisible), and the MSFD actually welcoming home owners and talking up fire mitigation in the Crystal Hills Area. Tell us what makes sense for fire Street performers. mitigation and our ongoing safety. I also want the city to clean up the Deer Valley Park land and pay attention to fire mitigation needed here. quality, local, organic food cafes and restaurants, more resident-friendly incentives, a healthy grocery store/general store in town, friendlier parking patrol Speeders toward residents (especially when farmers market is happening on Thursdays), more boutique shops to improve the local economy

Question of the Week 3: August 22-26, 2016 In my neighborhood I would like to see: more...or less...

Has anyone given thought to working with the county or traffic - unaware walkers - less dog poop left on my CS to create affordable housing and artist space in the property - loud parties corridor between the arches and 31st street?

Sidewalks Potholes Upgrade for the telephone service for all Crystal Hills. We can not get high speed internet because the lines are old. There is no competition for Comcast.

- utility poles and overhead power lines More neighborhood parties. - big houses that don't fit into the area - people cramming into small cottages A fancier and more modern sign for "Crystal Hills" at - tenants and owners with multiple cars and no where to Manitou Avenue. (Keep it relatively inexpensive by using put them; garages full of storage with cars on the street the sign structure that is already there.)

Access to Red Rock Canyon Open Space at the northern end of Crystal Hills. Vegetarian-friendly restuarants /fewer overhead power lines.

Street lights, there's one at the top of the hill, but abandoned, junked cars on properties i.e. Prospect and nothing to bring the houses below that out of the Midland property is a small junk yard. Really, check it darkness. out. communication with other landlords about how to relate homeless camps, misunderstanding around city issues, to them problem tenants and good tenants. negativity, signage, traffic on Ruxton (if any)

privacy fences soaring straight up from the edge of the Fine the way it is sidewalks, blocking their beautiful homes and gardens from street view

Opportunities to engage with my neighbors. Improved infrastructure, both the city & CSU.

Health and Wellness Events

Speed bumps

Question of the Week 3: August 22-26, 2016 In my neighborhood I would like to see: more...or less...

- streetscape and planting improvements - new houses that fit into the area - preservation of cottages - creation of parking where it can be done without destroying the neighborhood repaired stormwater and repaired streets!! Also better signage and indication of narrow roads/local traffic....we've had cars and trucks slide off into our yard, and almost into our house. street repairs and signage for the narrow roads and trees cut back to be away from power lines walkability, intentional lighting, bike lanes, shared vehicle opportunities, encouragement to "turn left" or spend time downtown, coordinated signage efforts, children playing together, outside...hide and seek...bike riding

Question of the Week 3: August 22-26, 2016 Question of the Week 4: Aug 29 - Sept 6

What areas of Manitou Springs do you think should be a priority for the City to focus future street and/or sidewalk Ruxton corridor and Canon Avenue/Post Office/Cliff House/Grand Avenue/Park Avenue (both group equally important)

From No Man's Land all the way down Manitou Ave First and foremost, Manitou Ave needs a dedicated bike lane (ideally with a physical barrier but at LEAST with no cars parked in it and dangerously broken pavement!) all the way from the arch to downtown. Sidewalks on the main streets through Crystal Hills are also desperately needed (think Crystal Park Blvd, Crystal Hills Blvd, the lower parts of Sutherland). We need to encourage safe, active transportation in this small city! I also think that during the summer at least, only residents should be allowed to park on Ruxton (and no, I don't live there). NO need for visitors to bring cars when there is a shuttle!!

And by the way, I love this "Question of the Week" format for input. So wonderful for those of us with small children, etc. who have a hard time making meetings. So, thanks! Paint crosswalks throughout town, especially on Manitou Avenue. More visibility for pedestrians and drivers at each crosswalk, too.

Sidewalks on Crystal Park Road, improve sidewalks on south side of Manitou ave between CPR and Downtown.

Ruxton Avenue Pawnee Avenue Crystal Park Road

Crystal Park Road, specifically the stretch from lower Crystal Park Road (where the sidewalk ends at about Danuta Dr. all the way through the STOP sign at the intersection of Crystal Park and Crystal Hills) desperately needs a sidewalk. The lower part of the road is congested due to the traffic/parking around the Cantina and the upper part of the road is narrow and windy and there are several blind spots but people, children and dogs walk here often.

Hope that NO MAN's land is being properly addressed. It is shame to witness all the money spent on downtown while folks on the east have suffered for so long! I know...it's also the county!

Manitou Ave, City Hall to HWY 24 Ruxton Ave and West Manitou Ave Which areas of Manitou Springs do you think should be a priority for the City to focus future street and/or sidewalk improvements? The neighborhoods off of the downtown area are desperate for new sidewalks. Many of the sidewalk projects also involve tree and stump removal. It's a hugely expensive project to have only be the homeowner's responsibility, and the owners of tenant occupied properties don't care. The sidewalks are dangerous and decrepit. There are 12 foot tree "stumps" on Midland, and Duclo (to name 2 streets), cut down by slumlords, but not removed completely. There are newer sidewalks that have been poured around these 12 foot stumps on Midland. There is a section of sidewalk on Duclo at Modoc that has turned into a cat box. There should be a sidewalk added at the 800 block of Prospect on the south side up to the Prospect Place parking lot, which is a major school drop-off zone.

Officially, sidewalks are supposed to be the property owner's responsibility, but there are relatively few sidewalks in town, and none in Crystal Hills, yet everyone uses them, especially tourists who park in the neighborhoods on festival days. In the present condition, they make the whole town look shabby. I would like to see the city partner with property owners, and figure out a way for the property owner's portion to be paid in installments to the city. Make it mandatory and managed by the city to insure consistency, ADA compliance where required, and to make sure the job is taken to completion Thank you for asking Expand or enhance artistic amenities; achieve ADA compliance in as many places as feasible (physically and fiscally).

The east welcoming arch towards the downtown area. It would be nice to have safe sidewalk with working traffic lights at the highway 24 intersection. El Paso Blvd could be improved to be safer, too. East end and west end. Sidewalks on El Paso Blvd. The entire section Manitou -no mans land - east of HWY24. The south side of Manitou Ave west of 24.

Since we already have a project for the East end, and an overlay from Downtown to 24 (going East), and sidewalks to go with the overlay, and we already have a project to go from Tubby's to the West circle which includes downtown like improvements, I say that a focus should be serpentine. In addition, a priority should be that our street replacement and maintenance needs get funded at a level that is appropriate. Currently it will take over 40 years to finish a 20 year plan.

Downtown sidewalks need some upkeep and regular power washing and cleaning. The improvements to downtown sidewalks were done early 2000's they are starting to look a little tired.

#1 TOP PRIORITY - The "Sidewalk" on Canon Ave approaching the Senior Lunch Program @ St Andrews Church (if you're coming from the parking lot") - the HOLES in the NON-SIDEWALK there have been there for YEARS - It is a MIRACLE to me some Senior has not been seriously injured there trying to get to lunch. !!

#2. Re: Metro 3 - 33 - 36. The Manitou Ave / Old Mans Trail pedestrian "crosswalk" (on Man Ave near Chase Bank) ends in a LANE OF TRAFFIC - NO SIDEWALK for any pedestrian exiting #36 East bound, trying to get across Man Ave down Old Mans Trail across the bridge to transfer to the #3 end of line East bound. I'd be happy to demonstrate to anyone who wants to risk it with me.

Signed, with concerns - Joanne Garrison

Question of the Week 4: Aug 29- Sept. 6, 2016 Which areas of Manitou Springs do you think should be a priority for the City to focus future street and/or sidewalk improvements? Replace Brook Street Bridge and fix Ruxton sidewalks, please. 1. More trees and street side planting seeds to help cool all the concrete and glass. 2. Options for car- free zones 3. Options for car-free days... Walking to the fore! 4. Consideration and implementation of green scape ideas such as curb cuts to flow water into planter basins...cleaning the water too, before heading into the Fountain Creek 5. Consider angle parking to allow for more cars, with big trucks, campers and motor homes put into special areas for larger vehicles. 6. LOVE the idea of one way traffic west on Canon/Park Aves and one way traffic east on Manitou Ave... Allowing lots of room for more trees, outdoor gathering places, art work display and events. Smoother traffic movement from Ruxton avenue with right-turn-only onto Manitou Ave. this could be the downtown area from the Town Clock to the Soda Spgs Park. 7. Not all streets need sidewalks. Be careful with what seems like a good idea, only to impact negatively in other neighborhoods. An example, former dirt roads - very country and cooler aspects- are now pot-holed, hotter and no fun in my neighborhood. 8. Consider artwork on the streets where wanted... See city corners in Portland, Or... Transforming. 9. Consider moving sidewalks being repaired away from tree trunks - example of the at S Tejon St at Las Vegas, northeast corner... Enormous tree respected by tasteful sidewalk work and compassion. I think Canon and Park Avenue improvements need to be a priority since they are part of the downtown, but haven't gotten the same treatment as the rest of that area. Ruxton Avenue definitely needs to be improvement both for looks and safety for pedestrians. The west end of Manitou Avenue also needs to have improvements continued like the downtown. Finally, I'd like to see El Paso the entire length through town improved with sidewalks and bike paths. Using El Paso would be safer for bicyclists than Manitou Avenue, but it needs improvements to make it really safe for both bikes and walking. Ruxton Canyon - high volume, lots of parking needs, lots of first time wandering visitors.

West end and Ruxton Ave.

First and foremost would be any improvements to the downtown area where people congregate and for our visitors. Broken sidewalks on the side streets particularly near downtown as people live up the hilly area from the downtown are critical. We need to take care of our residents that live on tricky streets that have not been touched in many years. It is hard for parents and strollers as well as older folks that need aids to get around. Finally, the area between the Chamber and the Town Hall where some of our events are held at the Art Center and Memorial Hall. It appears there is lots of sidewalk infrastructure that would be noticed if a couple of blocks were undertaken each spring and fall.

1) El Paso Blvd needs bike lanes ...... and I know it's not feasible, but it sure would be nice to have a few speed bumps 2) On Manitou Avenue, between Columbia and Old Man's Trail....bike lanes 3) Manitou Avenue sidewalks, from Manitou Arch to I24 Overpass (or Loaf n Jug/Maggie's Farm)

Question of the Week 4: Aug 29- Sept. 6, 2016 Which areas of Manitou Springs do you think should be a priority for the City to focus future street and/or sidewalk improvements?

Ruxton Ave is unsafe with the uneven side walks and the increased pedestrian traffic to access the Incline and other trails. Not to mention the number of historic walls that have been compromised due to flood waters that hold up the street.

Duclo for one. That is just one street up from the "main drag" and it has great potential, but you could do archeology on some of the "sidewalk" there. I suspect all of the streets in "town" need work; especially the steep ones. Lovers lane might use some work; thought being we need to get people to take pride in the creek that flows behind their shops . . . then maybe they'll begin to look after the back of those buildings that appear in such disrepair. This is a tough question since so much work needs to be done. Paving Ruxton nicely might quell some discontent.

I would suggest starting with the side streets on both sides of Manitou Avenue, around downtown, and then expand from there.

1. Main streets should be "decorated" with flowers, hay bales, whatever appropriate to the season. Promote. Promote. Promote. Chamber should take leadership on this...don't they get some funding from city??? 2. Replace lights with historically-correct street lamps. promote the "Historic District" 3. Shovel snow IMMEDIATELY 4. Better lighting in all parks...lots of lights! 5. First and foremost...fix the potholes! We have had all year to get on this...and nada! Stop Mayor from talking about how wonderful employees are (send that in newsletter for just City people) And get to work on the real important thing to all drivers. Does she drive a vehicle? Or have potholes become the newest speed bump?

The city needs to focus on the sidewalks on Canon Avenue. Manitou Ave looks so nice and there are a number of businesses and the Cliff House down Canon that street needs improvements. Ruxton sidewalks need improvement. The west end of town to the roundabout needs the street and sidewalks improved.

The avenue near castaways and the rec dispensary so needs a lot of attention due to reoccurring pot hole problems. The west end of town and Ruxton need the telephone poles removed and the sidewalks widened. Crystal hills needs sidewalks all around. Other than that. It would be nice to see the midland trail extended all the way downtown manitou. Manitou Ave sidewalk north side is pretty bad. It would be nice to get real asphalt paving on west Midland past Unita. The traffic light at Crystal Park Road and Manitou Ave is too short. ie: the green to red cycle. People are unintentionally running the red light. (CDOT issue) Pave the Avenue this fall. Full of bad pavement.(CDOT Issue) Us 24 west to City Hall Regrade and repave the Hiawatha gardens lot. Straighten out the hairpin turn on Serpentine. It's a hazard and buses can't navigate it. . Ruxton, and Manitou Ave eastbound, just west of 24 on ramp. Pawnee - in front of school Ruxton

Question of the Week 4: Aug 29- Sept. 6, 2016 Which areas of Manitou Springs do you think should be a priority for the City to focus future street and/or sidewalk improvements? Lover's Lane: two-way traffic between Lafayette and El Paso...One Way going down from Canon to Lafayette (Do Not Enter Fromm Lafayette to Canon)

Enforce Parking Restrictions Weed and landscape Bury wires and provide Lighting

Inset parking where possible

Prospect street, Manitou ave , and most streets up from prospect st.and we need crosswalks painted

1. Better public, affordable transportation. 2. Sidewalks? I was told that they are the responsibility of the homeowners/ business property owners! Even when they were ruined by flooding. 3. Expand the shuttle to year round, with a smaller bus. Especially for the holiday season! And put a donation box in it, please. 4. Repair the potholes before winter. 5. Improve the signage to parking, attractions, special events, etc. 6. Study all the MS neighborhoods for improvements to the streets and sidewalks. 7. Post all of the MS improvement projects on the MSC website, in clear verbiage, including budgets, goals, and I would like to see a stop light & protected turn for Manitou Ave & Oak Place. During school months it is a very busy & dangerous corner. The light at the Subway corner is useless.... Thank you for your consideration. Margie Champlin Pikes Peak RV Park Due to storm water run off, I'd say any of the vertical and tributary streets that facilitate run off and removal of scree. But only after the infrastructure for sewer and water have been upgraded....

Near school zones - especially to the high school and middle school. The "cross walk" on Crystal Park, past Savelli's and the high school/city build "hill", is so unsafe! There is a blind spot and drivers can't see pedestrians until they almost hit them. We could use perhaps a speed bump, flashing lights (like near Colorado College or on the avenue crossing to the west end of the middle/high school), or move the cross-walk so drivers see it before nearly causing a serious accident. We also could use a side walk coming up to the high school "hill" along Oak Pl. Many kids take the City Bus so there are no safe side walks to make your way up the hill. In addition, there should be a 3-way stop at the intersection. There is a bus stop and often many near accidents with people not knowing the right away.

Canon Avenue and the residential street off of it, near the downtown, need work - especially since tourists often stroll around those areas. Also the west side - lots of people walk along Serpentine Drive and along the creek there, but there's no good places to walk, and cars are parked along the creek in ways that are probably not good for the creek. Ideally, there could be sidewalks and parking, but with appropriate drainage into the sewage system.

Question of the Week 4: Aug 29- Sept. 6, 2016 Which areas of Manitou Springs do you think should be a priority for the City to focus future street and/or sidewalk improvements? It would be nice and safe for both kids and adults if there is a cross walk between the landromat and the Pikes Peak train display. Currently cars don't notice waiting pedestrians across the street from the city hall and don't stop for them.

East side of Manitou as first impressions count. Ruxton and Cañon Avenues potholes!!! bike lanes in the east end of town enforcement of clearing sidewalks in the winter for pedestrians in residential areas

Manitou Ave. needs side walks the whole way through town. A sidewalk on the Becker's St Bridge. We are aways walking in the road to get from MO's and the hotels to the Fields park. It is dangerous because there is poor line of sight for cars. How about paving Manitou Ave. I have driven in third world countries with their worst roads in better condition than Manitou Ave. Crappy Patches on top of patches on top of patches. Patches aren't even done right. Manitou city works department throws a bag or two of asphalt from a bag on the really big pot holes. Take control of manitou avenue from CDOT and pay for paving Manitou Ave with all the paid parking funds and recreational marijuana taxes. Most fundamental function of local government is paving the roads. How about replacing broken sidewalks and adding side walks on Deer Path to prevent kids from getting hit by cars speeding up deer path. How about adding speed control bumps to deer path to slow down drivers who are in a hurry to get home and use deer path as a short cut to their homes on the south side of Manitou Ave because traffic is so bad on Manitou ave through downtown they would crazy not to take deer path home. Traffic is getting worse every summer. Make all non- residents park on the northeast side of town and take a shuttle into downtown. Not going happen but would make Manitou more enjoyable for the residents. How about having CDOT fix the sensitivity of the light at Manitou Ave and Crystal Park road. Both lights turn red when there no cars or pedestrians are present. The one on crystal park road turns red when cars are turning right onto Manitou ave in the early morning with light traffic. Who programs these lights? Bury all the neighborhood power lines (and while you are at it add fiber optic lines for high speed internet) and put in continuous sidewalks that at least look similar on each street Ticket people who have leaking cars that leave huge oil patches on the streets People that have off street parking The section between downtown (East of Memorial Park) and Hwy 24. The steep streets on the South side of town where there are crumbling roads, no sidewalk work necessary in this area. All residential streets should be reviewed for streetlight needs. There are some areas with no streetlights at all or fixtures that need new lamps. Consider motion sensor for street lights. This will be a quick payback for the city. Not only does this save energy and reduce operating hours on the lamps, but is nicer for residents who enjoy dark night skies without compromising safety. Well, asking about sidewalks/potholes as a planning factor for transportation lacks depth and creativity in devising questions about how to improve transportation in Manitou. So, I will simply say potholes are bad and sidewalks need to be carefully considered where they need maintenance and/or new construction for maximum utility. Sidewalks cannot be built everywhere due to expense.

I certainly hope there will be other questions about how Manitou can benefit by transportation planning and upgrades that offer innovative solutions.

Question of the Week 4: Aug 29- Sept. 6, 2016 Which areas of Manitou Springs do you think should be a priority for the City to focus future street and/or sidewalk improvements?

Pawnee repaved as it's the access road to the elementary school and funnels water straight down to Manitou Avenue. Lover's Lane because it could become a walkable way to move around town bypassing the crowds on the avenue. Many, many streets are in disrepair . . . it makes us look rundown and economically poor.

Question of the Week 4: Aug 29- Sept. 6, 2016 Question of the Week 5: Sept 12 - 16

Which of the following will be most critical to your quality of life in the future?

40 Neighborhood quality/character 37 35 37 Access to open space and natural areas 29 30 Sense of community 26 Access to parks, trails, and recreational facilities/activit 25 25 29 Safety from natural disasters 23 26 25 20 Good schools and/or educational opp23ortunities 14 Access to public transportation options 10 15 Community events and activities 9 10 Affordable housing options14 7 Ability to live close to where I work10 5 9 5 7 Reliable employment 5 554 0 Other 4 3 Neighborhood Access to openAccessSense to of communityhealth and Access human to parks, servicesSafety from natural Good schools and/or Access to 3 public Community events Affordable housing Ability to live close Reliable Other Access to health and quality/character space and natural trails, and disasters educational transportation and activities options to where I work employment human services areas recreational opportunities options facilities/activities

Other: Access to locally grown food Making choices that favor residents' quality of life over further increases in tourism. Manitou is deteriorating as a place to live (as opposed to visit). We need to roll back the "more tourist at all costs" philosophy that's been driving ou governing decisions. Hard to pick only 3! "Sense of community" and/or "Neighborhood quality/character" should also be a priority. "Community" would seem to be something that evolves organically, though perhaps the city might foster things that a community would endear such as sound infrastructure. Going for the gold, a lovely infrastructure with well maintained parks and a lovely creek walk. Responsible and sensible management of The Incline usage. Advocate for daily limits on users. By quality, I refer to stable infrastructure, maintenance of streets, water mains, curbs, sidewalks, tree removal and maintenance. Question of the Week 6

Are there enough activities for youth, or places for youth to hang out after school, on weekends, and/or during the summer in Manitou Springs?

28% 30%

Yes

No

Not sure/no opinion

Yes 31 No 43 Not sure/no opinion 28 42% Total 102

What types of activities for youth would you like to see more of? (please explain)

- Coffee house or gathering spot that's not a bar (and not run by a cult), to encourage nighttime open mic/spoken word/music performance, etc. Our kids old enough to drive go to Jives in Old Colorado City for this on now. Can't we provide that in Manitou? Can MAC provide? - Fitness trail with amenities like chin-up bar, etc., to encourage activity/physical challenge - Scavenger hunt/game activities for young people - Outdoor theater/performances at Seven Minute Spring

Businesses that cater specifically to teens, such as coffee shops, diners etc... I know it sounds like something out of the fifties and sixties but youth were able to create their own culture instead of having it created for them. All of our businesses in Manitou are tourist focused and too expensive for teens to be able to utilize them. 5$ for a latte and 10$ for a burger is out of reach for them.

I would like to see bike lanes (and sidewalks -- the walk up to the high school is harrowing!) so that youth can get to and from activities safely and independently.

Summer day camps of activities in parks.

Most young people like to hang out where adults are not, or at least not too many and not too much oversight. We have lots of open spaces around for them, but they also like amenities like pizza, sodas, music and such. Having places, but not alcohol-based, they can hang out, listen to music, talk and eat seems ideal to me. Being close to the skateboard park could also be a benefit. Same with the school... being close to the school would be beneficial. I used to go off-campus for my lunches back in the '60's. Funding more Concrete Couch, community- building, community-sustaining projects is a wonderful use of our monies and helps find a way for young people to channel their artistic ventures! Perhaps in the newer part of town with the URA monies? Are there enough activities for youth, or places for youth to hang out after school, on weekends, and/or during the summer in Manitou Springs?

I probably could have answered "not sure" because I really don't know. I gave my response, however, based on my perspective that there probably is never enough good stuff for young people to do. 'Braves versus the Chiefs' since the beginning, hey? Maybe the question is "what do we do with the kids that hang out downtown?" Activities could mean jobs. Even 10 year olds want to earn money for their wish list. Not an easy answer to this question, but I do like the idea of sending out these questions. Interesting how you broke down the age group responses for this question. free, open to everyone, in plain sight creative activities. Poetry and Pottery is an example. a teens only place where teens can hang out safely.

I have raised two kids in Manitou -- now aged 20 and 24.

If you had a young family and wanted to move to Manitou Springs, CO you would have a difficult time finding organized programs for your off-spring. This would be one of the web sites that I found ( http://www.areavibes.com/manitou+springs-co/livability/ ) yet like most information found elsewhere, it is about the tourism and have concluded there likely are no programs available for adolescence?

Park and Rec board run programming through our parks in collaboration with city hired youth leaders.

Fun, safe, and "hang out" options for our youth. Coffee shop "youth nights" or "youth evenings." Same for library location. All about our teens/middle school and high school kids. Free or reasonably priced, easy to get to, food options, Game night or Bronco Game Time. Free parking offered.

Engagement for a trades instruction youth program with city for stonework restoration throughout the city. Also a summer civil works youth program for forest mitigation for the indefinite future.

We need a movie theatre

Outdoor clubs for kids to learn tennis, shuffle board, and such.

We have the arcade which is a fun place for kids to hang out and good coffee shops and restaurants for older kids. We also have a nice pool and work-out space but the costs may be prohibited. I'm not sure what kids would want but perhaps the city hall building could be used for "safe" dances once a month and offer some free, come as you like kick-ball games or outside movies. .

I would like to swee more opportunity for inter generational interaction with all ages working side-by-side. team, organized fun sports/physical activities, not competitive. Activities, events, programs to bridge and extend what they have acquired in school. Services and volunteer opportunities to help the community by even small involvements from trash picking, taking care of gardens, small construction works to survey takers, etc. with intellectual, meaningful incentives for them (warm connections).

Free!

Rec. center or a safe, supervised place to go on weekends and after school.

My favorite sport is volleyball, so I would love to see more of that.

More organized scientific cloths such as Lego robotics

Something that involves fetes to keep kids heathy.

Parcore

Fairs and big venues

Question of the Week 6-Youth Activities, October 2016 Are there enough activities for youth, or places for youth to hang out after school, on weekends, and/or during the summer in Manitou Springs?

Like a little summer hang out over summer to just play like dodge ball and flag foot ball or things like that after school and during summer

Football its not fair that seventh graders get to play it an sixth graders dont

Soccer,basketball,volley ball,ect.

A hang out area where teens can hang out with friends and get food and stuff

We'd like to see more areas targeted towards youth like more arcades perhaps?

Drawing/ art I would like to see more drawing activities or competitions because of how some people really like to show off their art or improve their art. We do have a lot of drawings.

Parkour Park, safe long boarding, pro kids shops, the glass lowers are jerks!

More activities I would like to see more of are some skating places indoors or more ice skating places. This is because we have plenty of these places. However, it would be nice if we could have them way closer to Manitou.

Parkour areas (with block type things, not railings and walkways), skate boarding areas.

More places to hang out or play. It's always hot and there are some weird people in manitou kids want to stay away from

Art stuff Cheaper activities

Arcade, more teen hang outs, more park for KIDS!.

Swimming, more arcade things

Art Festivals/Walks hosted by middle school/high schoolers, bringing all different classes of people together in celebration of creativity and community. Giant sheet of paper on wall for everyone to doodle on or voice important quotes. Snacks and drinks provided. Annual. Maybe once every 4-6 months

More areas to hang out.

Don't know

I would like to see safer parks, with less publicity. There are too many homeless, potentially dangerous, people in soda springs park.

Play in the playgrounds while feeling safe, hiking, biking, swimming

Hiking, and playing tag

More places to hangout like a restaurant or cafe

More social activities

More dramatic arts, jump trampoline things, skating rink

Maybe they could make the Manitou skate park a little bigger and better. And maybe every once in a while have a carnival in Manitou.

There are enough so I think there are not many things they need to change

Swimming at the indoor pool in manitou springs, More field trips, more plays, soda springs park, mall in downtown manitou springs.

Question of the Week 6-Youth Activities, October 2016 Are there enough activities for youth, or places for youth to hang out after school, on weekends, and/or during the summer in Manitou Springs?

Pools and parks

Roller rink, game shop, water park

I think there should be more parks, I think there should be a fake beach theme somewhere, like lots of sand and water. There should be roller coasters. Zip lines, a mall, the sign into manitou should be bigger more colorful. There should be a big art wall where anyone can go and paint.

A parkour class would be amazing!! I can help teach with some friends.

I would like to see more team activities such as gymnastics or cycling because I believe that it's important to learn team work early on in multiple ways.

More activities where you can just go to hang out after school one day. Like sometimes I can't go to the football game after school becasue my parents live far away, so if there was an activity where you can just go and do with very open pick up times, that would be really cool. Clubs or something along those line would probably work, so student could meet people interested in the same things they are.

Swimming, I would like to have a swimming class, but not a swimming class where students race each other. This class would consist of diving, performence(underwater skill/ tricks), and technique. I enjoy using my monofin(dolphin like fin) when swimming, and my mom wanted me to be on the swim team. But I don't want to swim for speed, I want to swim for performance. For me it's just not fun to have a racing like competition. Holding my breath diving down and spinning underwater is great! And my friends and I love to create new amazing tricks! But we would do yoga, breathing, and practice before even getting in. Then we would do underwater exercise, and lastly do a performance! But we don't have a place to do it really. And getting a pass to mermaids cove, red rocks is to much! So a class her in manitou would be awesome! Where kids of all ages can do underwater skill performance! instead of having to learn breath stroke and the dolphin kick, then race. You could learn to hold your breath longer, do under water tricks and all with a learning experience! This was submitted by, Lia Karle

More fields to play soccer, football pr pther sports. More places that are clean and where homless aren't staying.

More coffee shops and cafe's. Also more physical activities like maybe roller skating or something.

None I'd like to see more parks

I have three children under the age of 7. I think there are a ton of youth activities after school. So much it's hard to decide.

More actual Parkour spots Skate boarding

We should get a teen center.

Volunteer opportunities for high schoolers with incentives I would like to see more girls getting involve with robotics. I would see this happen because, I am one of two girls high school FTC team. Plus, girls can do just as good if not better than boys, and I'm tired of boys always putting girls in these boxes of you shouldn't do robotics because your a girl.

Question of the Week 6-Youth Activities, October 2016 Are there enough activities for youth, or places for youth to hang out after school, on weekends, and/or during the summer in Manitou Springs?

I am… In elementary school 2 In middle school 59 In elementary school In high school 1 2% Over 18, but a parent/guardian of In middle school 33% someone who is under 4 Over 18 32 In high school

60% 4% Over 18, but a 1% parent/guardian of someone who is under 18 Over 18

Question of the Week 6-Youth Activities, October 2016 Question of the Week 7

Natural hazards can have a significant impact on a community, but planning for these events can help lessen the impacts. The following statements will help determine the community's priorities regarding planning for natural hazards in the City of Manitou Springs. Please tell us how important each one is to you. 50

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0 Protecting private property Protecting critical facilities Preventing development in Enhancing the function of Protecting historical and Protecting and reducing Promoting cooperation Educating the community (e.g., schools, fire/police hazard areas natural features (e.g., cultural resources damage to utilities among government, about natural hazards risks stations) streams, watersheds) residents, organizations, and individual responses to business disasters

Very Important Somewhat Important Neutral Not Very Important Not Important

Very Important Somewhat Important Neutral Not Very Important Not Important Total Protecting private property 29 22 2 2 0 55 Protecting critical facilities (e.g., schools, fire/police stations) 44 11 0 0 0 55 Preventing development in hazard areas 30 18 5 2 0 55 Enhancing the function of natural features (e.g., streams, watersheds) 38 16 1 1 0 56 Protecting historical and cultural resources 26 23 6 1 0 56 Protecting and reducing damage to utilities 38 15 3 0 0 56 Promoting cooperation among government, residents, organizations, business 38 12 4 1 0 55 Educating the community about natural hazards risks and individual responses to disasters 37 15 1 2 0 55

Ranked (percent reponding "Very Important") 1. Protecting critical facilities (e.g., schools, fire/police stations) 80% 2. Promoting cooperation among government, residents, organizations, business 69% 3. Enhancing the function of natural features (e.g., streams, watersheds) 68% 4. Protecting and reducing damage to utilities 68% 6. Educating the community about natural hazards risks and individual responses to disasters 67% 7. Preventing development in hazard areas 55% 8. Protecting private property 53% 9. Protecting historical and cultural resources 46% Question of the Week 7: Natural Hazards (October 2016)

To what extent should the City accommodate future development in high hazard areas? Development should be strongly discouraged in high 4% hazard areas 14%

It depends on the type of development (e.g., residential vs. non-residential) and associated hazards 47% All types of development should be accommodated in high hazard areas provided mitigation measures (e.g., structural retrofits, "Firewise" development and 35% landscaping techniques) are required Not sure/No opinion

Development should be strongly discouraged in high hazard areas 27

It depends on the type of development (e.g., residential vs. non-residential) and associated hazards 20

All types of development should be accommodated in high hazard areas provided mitigation measures (e.g., structural retrofits, "Firewise" development and landscaping techniques) are required 8

Not sure/No opinion 2 Total 57

Please feel free to use the space below to provide any additional comments or ideas on ways in which the City can best plan for natural hazards and mitigate risks.

Flooding has ravished the Manitou East neighborhood more then 8 times in the last 20 years, very little effective mitigation has been implemented to stop this flood risk.Sand/Fountain Creek has not been dredged in years; the creek at Fields Park is chock full of limbs, debris, and rocks. MS is quite aware of the high risk areas, yet measures are only talked about. Stop being bureaucrats, start acting like responsible advocates for MS. We are weary of the project plans, excuses, and endless discussions. We hear " there is no money", " no resources", and we see nothing accomplished. How long must we wait?

Flash flooding through the canyon along Fountain Creek will always be a consideration. The history of Manitou shows that it has flooded many times before the Waldo Canyon fire..... We cannot forget and ignore this simple fact....

Support and continue development of Manitou Springs CERT (Communitly Emergency Response Team). The groundwork has already been done. Question of the Week 7: Natural Hazards (October 2016)

When you move to Manitou Springs, on a flood plain at the end of two box canyons, surrounded by forest lands subject to forest fires, you've accepted the risk of living in a great natural environment. Our entire downtown is in the flood plain and floods are a consequence. Somehow the downtown has survived for over a hundred years, and it will survive for many hundreds more. We need to be more sensitive to our comprehensive plan, our historic resources and how we spend taxpayer money. Spending $420K to replace a minimally used Brook St bridge instead of repairing it is a travesty. How long are we going to have the 'temporary' Spring St. bridge? Really fits well into our historic district doesn't it?

Much of what Manitou faces is a matter of WHEN, not IF natural disasters will happen. We now know that we can have hillsides slide, we can have floods, we can have forest fires, and we are prone to severe droughts. Educating people is critical... many folks never think about such things and feel safe everywhere they go. This isn't living aware or realistically. These issues must be faced bravely and with understanding, not fear.

Under no 2. I would say that I have less of an opinion than the above. I believe that good information could go out in a number of ways so that you reach people by social media that is inserted into the website in a easy and quick method. Some people still want written material and for other occasions the meetings are useful or small interest groups are called together. I would think long and hard on the social media approach especially now that neighborhoods have their own websites. Ours in Crystal Hills comes out with something every day and occasionally I will see a city notice. However, if it is really important it must be stated and repeated if you want some serious attention and tell them why it is critical to get feedback. I do think that the newspaper in town still provides information for those who are less inclined to go on line. thanks again for allowing me to comment.

What is most important is to make downtown buildings stronger so when a flood does come buildings do not fall down and thereby creating more problems and deeper flood down stream. We need to have very strong codes to force land owners on the creek to be responsible and strengthen their building.

Road and street maintenance is certainly important. these public properties are the main carriers of stormwater, and stormwater is the most critical elememt of hazardous conditions - both during and after the storm. Clogged culverts do not function, and the migration of soils has to be acepted as 'the way it is' due to the instability of deteriorated granite soils. The growth of bushes and tree limbs tends to obscure road signs and this contributes to confused traffic and increased danger to traffic movement. Some rulings that specify select streets as "thoroughfares" rather than strictly "residential" will aid traffic flow and access for emergency vehicles.

Mitigation is CRITICAL and is best accomplished by working with CUSP & Feds - With adequate Mitigation, LIVES, fire & police stations, utilities, properties and schools will be protected - First Responders NEED extensive training in case all else fails.

All hazard areas should be zoned based on level of potential disaster as a service and for education of property owner. The concern is increase in insurance on property owner. Many insurance companies may offer this survey or have to do it anyway. High level of disaster should be discouraged, but if property owner decides to build they should be financially responsible for their own property and surrounding. Maybe a waiver can be signed. This would pertain to new building since there is plenty of private property build in high disaster areas and you are walking a think line with property rights. Protecting private property in Manitou is of utmost importance. This has already started to crumble and needs to be protected.

Severity of the hazard impact should be considered as well as location. Issues such as ability to insure against loss (fire) vs. landslide activity should be part of the equation. Question of the Week 7: Natural Hazards (October 2016)

Coordinating with business, individuals n non profits in our community who can help: as a group effort we can do more with less It's a different time but I still think we can enact our own WPA or CCC ("conservation corps manitou") and train youth n others to mitigate flooding and fires thru erosion work, trails, stonework, basic engineering, etc. D 14 could be a great partner in this as they were for the Safe Routes bridge

The biggest problem we face is overbuilt "solutions" that actually increase the impact to be expected from future events. The next example to expect is Phase 3 of the Williams Canon project which, by following mandated FEMA regulations must channel water from Williams. Canyon into the un-natural course to the built confluence with Fountain Creek to the west of the Spa Building rather than construct dispersion structures to split flows down Canon Avenue above the Arcade and back into Fountain Creek at the Apothecary. The first rule of flood ipct mitigation is to disperse flows. Will it happen that way? NO. Why? Because we are forced into ridiculous planning by bureaucrats who are following "rules" rather than common sense. Phase 1 is a disaster waiting for the next high flow out of Williams Canyon for the SAME reason. Your questions are moot and irrelevantly postulated.

Protecting "people" should be the first question. My answer is "very important ", Either flood or fire....both should be the litmus test for non-expansion, no development in high hazard areas.

Be kind to Mother Nature or she'll keep kicking our arss

Existing critical facilities like the police/fire and city hall need to be moved out of the floodplain immediately and placed in a location where we do not need t worry about the integrity of our emergency service and our local government.

Very difficult to prioritize one over the other. I am wondering how "enhancing the function of natural features (e.g., streams and watersheds)" is to be defined by this group. By some standards, I would suspect that Manitou Springs is just in one big hazard area and everyone needs to keep their eyes open. Perhaps making certain that the city infrastructure allows for passage of emergency vehicles and that sufficient hydrants are accessible. Fountain creek may be a hazard, but we may as well beautify it (clean it up where it flows through town anyway . . . make it inviting . . . ) in the process of maintaining it and making it as safe as possible.

Priorities: Cleaning and grooming stream beds and surrounding areas; clearing weeds along streets and removing trash and waste: make owners mow empty lots; repair streets and continue to assess parking violations along lovers lane and narrow streets

Energy,code enforcement and money should be focused on strengthening weak buildings that [if they collapse in a flood], will cause great damage and danger to properties down stream. Neighborhood meeting/meet and greet to discuss mitigation in the neighborhood and how all of us working together are an important component of creating a safe and livable habitat, at least as much as possible....

HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING PROCESS SUMMARY

Hazard Mitigation Planning Meetings ...... 2

Meeting Agendas and Participant Lists ...... 3

1 – Project Kickoff Meeting ...... 3

2 - Mitigation Capabilities Assessment Meeting ...... 4

3 – Hazard Impacts to Community Assets Meeting ...... 5

4 –Key Issues and Vulnerabilities Webinar ...... 6

5 – Mitigation Action Identification Meeting ...... 7

6 - Mitigation Action Prioritization – 1 ...... 8

7 - Risk and Resiliency Open House ...... 9

8 – Mitigation Action Prioritization – 2 ...... 9

9 – Mitigation Strategy and Plan Maintenance ...... 10

Hazard Mitigation: Summary of Public Input ...... 10

Responses to Questionnaire ...... 11

Responses to Question of the Week #7 ...... 15

Sub-Question A ...... 16

Sub-Question B ...... 17

Sub-Question C ...... 18

Reponses to Keypad Polling ...... 20

Plan Manitou | HMP Process Summary

The City of Manitou Springs Planning Department coordinated the hazard mitigation planning process and formed the following two tiers of representatives to assist in developing the plan:

• Hazard Mitigation Steering Committee (HM-SC) – City staff involved in hazard mitigation activities and/or with the authority to regulate development. • Hazard Mitigation Planning Team (HM-PT) – Broader stakeholder group including regional, state, and federal agencies involved in hazard mitigation, subject matter experts, and neighboring communities.

The City designed the process to be inclusive and to provide a range of stakeholders and the public opportunities to be involved. This document summarizes activities specific to the hazard mitigation planning process. However, hazard mitigation was also a key topic throughout all the meetings and activities of the Community Master Plan.

HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING MEETINGS Meeting # Date Participants Meeting Outcomes 1 2/11/2016 HM-PT Project Kickoff • Reviewed mitigation planning process purpose and steps • Updated hazards to be addressed and identified experts and information sources 2 3/31/2016 HM-SC Mitigation Capabilities Assessment • Identified City’s mitigation capabilities and assessed gaps

3 4/20/2016 HM-SC Hazard Impacts to Community Assets • Reviewed draft Natural Hazard Descriptions • Identified impacts of each hazard and community assets

4 6/1/2016 HM-SC Key Issues and Vulnerabilities • Reviewed draft Key Issues and Vulnerabilities

5 6/9/2016 HM-PT Mitigation Action Identification • Reviewed draft Key Issues and Vulnerabilities • Brainstormed potential mitigation actions to address each key issue

7/8-7/25/2016: Review period for draft Risk Assessment 6 9/21/2016 HM-SC Mitigation Action Prioritization – 1 • Reviewed criteria and process for prioritizing mitigation actions • Reviewed mitigation action matrix • Discussed implementation framework

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Meeting # Date Participants Meeting Outcomes 7 9/22/2016 Public Risk and Resiliency Open House • Presented highlights of Risk Assessment • Discussed potential mitigation strategies and solicited input on support for different types of mitigation actions

8 9/28/16 HM-SC Mitigation Action Prioritization – 2 • Completed prioritization of mitigation actions for the Action Plan

9 11/1/2016 HM-SC Mitigation Strategy and Plan Maintenance • Reviewed different City departments’ recommendations for timeframe for each mitigation action • Reviewed priority actions for community investment • Identified process for plan maintenance and monitoring

MEETING AGENDAS AND PARTICIPANT LISTS

1 – PROJECT KICKOFF MEETING • February 11, 2016, 11:30am-2:00pm • Attendees – Planning Team: o Patricia Gavelda, CO DHSEM - Mitigation Planning o Tom Magnuson, NOAA o James Dodds, Public Services, City of Manitou Springs o Keith Curtis, Flood Plain Administrator, Pikes Peak Regional Building Department o Jimmy Jenkins, Red Cross o Randy Perkins, Fire Department, City of Manitou Springs o Sara Hartley, Flood Recovery PM, City of Manitou Springs o Jason Wells, City Administrator, City of Manitou Springs o Larry Small, ED Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control, and Greenway District o Oscar Martinez, Pikes Peak District Ranger, US Forest Service o Melissa Worden, Police Department, City of Manitou Springs o Tobi Blanchard, Colorado Springs Office of Emergency Management o Dale Latty, City of Manitou Springs o Wade Burkholder, Planning Director, City of Manitou Springs o Consultant Team: Darcie White, Charlie Brennan, Julie Baxter, Marine Siohan, Troy Carmann, Todd Frisbie

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• Agenda:

11:30am-12pm Welcome and Introductions

12:00-12:30pm Project Background and Planning Process

• Mitigation planning purpose and benefits • State perspective and recommendations • Regional El Paso County HMP • Integration with master plan • Planning process overview • HMP team roles and responsibilities

12:30-1:00pm Hazards and Risks

• Exercise: Verify hazards to address in Manitou Springs plan and reports, experts, and resources available

1:00-1:30pm Community Sectors and Values

• Exercise: Identify key issues and opportunities related to how hazards/disasters impact different community elements

1:30-1:45pm Stakeholder and Community Engagement

• Highlights from Community Engagement Plan

1:45-2:00pm Wrap-up and Next Steps

2 - MITIGATION CAPABILITIES ASSESSMENT MEETING • March 31, 2016, 1:00-2:30pm • Attendees – Steering Committee: o Karen Berchtold, Planner II, City of Manitou Springs o Wade Burkholder, Planning Director, City of Manitou Springs o Sara Hartley, Flood Recovery Manager, City of Manitou Springs o Joe Ribeiro, Police Chief, City of Manitou Springs o Michelle Anthony, Senior Planner, City of Manitou Springs o Shelley Cobau, Public Services Director, City of Manitou Springs o Brad Walters, Public Services, City of Manitou Springs -4-

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o Randy Perkins, Fire Department, City of Manitou Springs o Jason Wells, City Manager, City of Manitou Springs o Consultant Team: Julie Baxter, Marine Siohan, Darcie White • Agenda:

1:00-1:10pm Meeting Purpose and Outcomes • Mitigation Capabilities Overview • Safe Growth Audit

1:10-1:20pm Local Plans • Address hazards? • Identify mitigation projects? • Appropriate to implement mitigation actions/projects?

1:20-1:30pm Capital Improvement Program and Infrastructure Policies • Safe Growth Audit questions

1:30-1:40pm Regulations • Zoning Ordinance – Safe Growth Audit • Subdivision Regulations – Safe Growth Audit • Building Code – Provisions to strengthen construction to withstand hazards? • Floodplain Ordinance – Higher than minimum standards? Freeboard? • Hazard-specific regulations? • Problems/concerns?

1:40-1:50pm Administrative/Technical • Staffing adequate to enforce policies and codes? • Training needs? • Technical capabilities used to address risk?

1:50-2:00pm Financial • What are good sources to fund projects?

2:00-2:10pm Education and Outreach Programs • Opportunities to implement mitigation activities?

2:10-2:20pm Most Significant Gaps and Opportunities?

2:20-2:30pm Next Steps

3 – HAZARD IMPACTS TO COMMUNITY ASSETS MEETING • Wednesday, April 20, 2016, 11:30am-2:00pm

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• Participants – Steering Committee: o Karen Berchtold, Planner II, City of Manitou Springs o Wade Burkholder, Planning Director, City of Manitou Springs o Sara Hartley, Flood Recovery Manager, City of Manitou Springs o Chief Joe Ribeiro, Police Chief, City of Manitou Springs o Bobby White, Fire Department, City of Manitou Springs o Randy Perkins, Fire Department, City of Manitou Springs o Consultant Team: Julie Baxter, Marine Siohan, Darcie White, Charlie Brennan • Agenda:

11:30-11:40am Welcome and Introductions

11:40am-12:00pm Mitigation Capability Assessment

• Summary • Gaps and opportunities

12:00-12:30pm Natural Hazard Descriptions and Vulnerability Assessment: Wildfire, Dam Failure Flood, and Flooding

• Is the information on display accurate? complete? • What are the key impacts of the hazards in Manitou Springs?

12:30-12:40pm Break

12:40-1:15pm Natural Hazard Descriptions and Vulnerability Assessment: Other Atmospheric Hazards, Geologic Hazards

• Is the information on display accurate? complete? • What are the key impacts of the hazards in Manitou Springs?

1:15-1:45pm Risk: Key Issues and Problem Statements

• Small Group Breakouts: Based on the results of the risk assessment, what are the key vulnerabilities to natural hazards in Manitou Springs?

1:45-2:00pm Conclusion and Next Steps

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• Participants – Steering Committee: o Jason Wells, City Administration, City of Manitou Springs o Karen Berchtold, Planning Department, City of Manitou Springs o Wade Burkholder, Planning Department, City of Manitou Springs o Sara Hartley, Flood Recovery, City of Manitou Springs o Shelly Cobau, Public Services, City of Manitou Springs o Lonnie Inzer, El Paso County Emergency Manager o Chief Joe Ribeiro, Police Chief, City of Manitou Springs o Randy Perkins • Agenda:

9:00-9:30am Review and discuss key issues and vulnerabilities statements from Risk Assessment

9:30-10:00am Update mitigation goals (from countywide plan)

10:00-10:30am Update status of City’s mitigation actions (from countywide plan)

5 – MITIGATION ACTION IDENTIFICATION MEETING • Thursday, June 9, 2016, 11:30am-2:00pm • Handouts: Meeting Agenda; Presentation Notes; Draft Key Issues Statements • Attendees – Planning Team: o Jason Wells, City Administration, City of Manitou Springs o Karen Berchtold, Planning Department, City of Manitou Springs o Wade Burkholder, Planning Department, City of Manitou Springs o Sara Hartley, Flood Recovery, City of Manitou Springs o Shelly Cobau, Public Services, City of Manitou Springs o Brad Dorris, Fire Department, City of Manitou Springs o Bobby White, Fire Department, City of Manitou Springs o Chief Joe Ribeiro, Police Department, City of Manitou Springs o Chief Paul Welsch, Crystal Park Fire Department o James Dodds, GIS Technician, City of Manitou Springs o Lonnie Inzer, El Paso County Emergency Manager o James Schwab, CDOT o Tom Magnuson, NOAA o Larry Small, Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District o Patricia Gavelda, CO DHSEM - Mitigation Planning

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o Consultant Team: Julie Baxter, Marine Siohan, Acclivity Associates; Troy Carmann, Icon Engineering • Agenda:

11:30-11:45am Welcome and Introductions

Meeting Purpose and Outcomes

11:45pm-12:00pm Community Master Plan/Hazard Mitigation Plan Integration

• Update on process • Master Plan Vision Statements and Hazard Mitigation Goals

12:00pm-12:15pm Summary City’s Mitigation Capabilities Assessment

• Gaps and opportunities

12:15-12:45pm Risk Assessment Review and Summary of Key Issues and Vulnerabilities

• Discussion and feedback

12:45-1:45pm Developing Solutions: Mitigation Actions and Projects (includes break) • Grouped by areas of expertise, brainstorm mitigation initiatives to address key issues and vulnerabilities, keeping in mind the community master plan vision statements and hazard mitigation goals.

1:45-2:00pm Conclusion and Next Steps

6 - MITIGATION ACTION PRIORITIZATION – 1 • Wednesday, September 21, 2016, 11:30am-2:00pm • Participants – Steering Committee: o Jason Wells, City Administration, City of Manitou Springs o Bobby White, Fire Department, City of Manitou Springs o Karen Berchtold, Planning Department, City of Manitou Springs o Wade Burkholder, Planning Department, City of Manitou Springs o Michelle Anthony, Planning Department, City of Manitou Springs o Shelly Cobau, Public Services Department, City of Manitou Springs o Sara Hartley, Flood Recovery, City of Manitou Springs

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o James Dodds, GIS Technician, City of Manitou Springs o Lonnie Inzer, El Paso County Emergency Manager • Agenda:

11:30-11:40am Meeting purpose and agenda

11:40-11:50am Present and confirm criteria and process for prioritizing mitigation actions/projects

11:50-12:00pm Review action matrix: mitigation alternatives for each issue/vulnerability statement organized by master plan goals

12:00-1:30pm Evaluate and prioritize mitigation actions

1:30-1:45pm Discuss implementation framework and next steps

1:45-2:00pm Discuss Risk and Resiliency Open House – messaging and input needed

7 - RISK AND RESILIENCY OPEN HOUSE • Thursday, September 22, 2016, 3:00-5:00pm • Participants: Open to public. In addition, specific stakeholders such as member of the Plan Manitou focus groups, the Citizen Advisory Committee, and the Hazard Mitigation Planning Team were invited. Members of the Hazard Mitigation Planning Steering Committee helped to staff the event. • Purpose and Format: 1) Present highlights of the Risk Assessment and 2) discuss potential mitigation strategies and solicit input on support for different types of mitigation actions. Stations were set up for overall community hazard issues and vulnerabilities, as well as for each of the three major hazards (flood, wildfire, geological) with materials illustrating risk and potential mitigation ideas. Participants were invited to review materials, ask questions, and provide input on priority community assets to protect and preferred types of mitigation.

8 – MITIGATION ACTION PRIORITIZATION – 2 • Date: 9.28.2016 • Participants – Steering Committee: o Public Services and Planning Departments Staff: Wade Burkholder, Sara Hartley, Joe Ribeiro, Shelley Cobau, Jason Wells, Karen Berchtold • Agenda: Review flood and geologic hazards and related mitigation actions.

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9 – MITIGATION STRATEGY AND PLAN MAINTENANCE • November 1, 2016, 10:00am-12:00pm • Participants – Steering Committee: o Jason Wells, City Administration, City of Manitou Springs o Karen Berchtold, Planning Department, City of Manitou Springs o Wade Burkholder, Planning Department, City of Manitou Springs o Shelly Cobau, Public Services Department, City of Manitou Springs o Sara Hartley, Flood Recovery, City of Manitou Springs o Chief Joe Ribeiro, Police Department, City of Manitou Springs o James Dodds, GIS Technician, City of Manitou Springs o Consultant Team: Julie Baxter • Agenda:

10:00-10:10am 1. Meeting Purpose and Outcomes

10:10-11:00am 2. Department Report Outs • Recommendations for timeframes for each action (10 min. per • Significant changes from original action list department) • 2-3 actions the department recommends as highest priority based on prioritization criteria and why

11:00-11:30am 3. Highest Priority Actions for Community Investment

11:30-11:45am 4. Plan Monitoring and Maintenance

11:45am-12:00pm 5. Next Steps

HAZARD MITIGATION: SUMMARY OF PUBLIC INPUT During the CMP/HMP planning process, stakeholders and members of the public were invited to provide input on the impacts of natural hazards to community assets in Manitou Springs and their priorities for mitigation activities. The planning team requested input specific to the hazard mitigation plan through three methods:

• A questionnaire distributed at the Risk and Resiliency Open House on September 21, 2016. Seven participants returned questionnaires; • The Question of the Week #7 posted on planmanitou.com between late September and early October, 56 participants provided input online between those dates; • Keypad polling at the Community Workshop #4 on September 22, 2016. 20 participants provided input through keypad polling.

A summary of the responses is presented in the following pages.

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RESPONSES TO QUESTIONNAIRE 7 people provided responses to the questionnaire.

1. How concerned are you about the following natural hazards affecting Manitou Springs? (Check all that apply).

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Landslide and Mud/Debris Flow

Erosion and Deposition

Earthquake

Severe Winter Storm

Tornado

Severe Wind

Lightning

Hailstorm

Drought

Flooding

Dam Failure Flood

Wilfire

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Not Concerned Not Very Concerned Neutral Somewhat Concerned Very Concerned

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2. During the past five years, have you or someone in your household been directly affected by one of these natural hazards?

Wilfire 2 Flooding 4 1 Drought

1 Hailstorm

Erosion and Deposition 1

1 Landslide and Mud/Debris Flow 4 No

3. Whom would you most trust to provide you with information about how to make your household and home safer from natural hazards? (Please select up to three).

NOAA

Not Sure

Social Media

State of Colorado Agency

Red Cross or Nonprofit Organization

Neighbor, Friend, Family Member

University or Research Institution

Utility Company

Insurance Agent or Company

Elected Official

Manitou Springs Fire or Police Departments

El Paso County Government Agency

Manitou Springs Government Agency

News Media

0 2 4 6

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4. In your opinion, what types of community assets are most important to protect?

Parks

Tourist Attractions

Small Businesses

Museums/Historic Buildings

City Hall

Fire/Police Station

Major Roads

Major Bridges

Assisted Living Facilities

Schools

0 1 2 3 4 5 6

Not Important Not Very Important Neutral Somewhat Important Very Important

5. Natural hazards can have a significant impact on a community, but planning for these events can help lessen the impacts. The following statements will help determine citizen priorities regarding planning for natural hazards in the City of Manitou Springs. Please tell us how important each one is to you.

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This question is identical to Question of the Week #7 Sub-Question a. For the purpose of this summary of input, results from the questionnaire have been combined with results from Question of the Week #7. Please refer to the next paragraph.

6. A number of activities can reduce Manitou’s risk from natural hazards. These can be both regulatory and non-regulatory. Please check the box that best represents your opinion of the following strategies to reduce the risk and loss associated with natural hazards.

I support a local inventory of at-risk buildings and infrastructure.

I support improving the disaster preparedness of local schools.

I support steps to safeguard the local economy following a disaster event.

I would be willing to make my home more disaster- resistant.

I support protecting historical and cultural structures.

I support policies to prohibit development in areas subject to natural hazards.

I support a mix of both regulatory and non-regulatory approaches to reducing risks.

I support a non-regulatory approach to reducing risks.

I support a regulatory approach to reducing risks.

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly Agree

RESPONSES TO QUESTION OF THE WEEK #7 56 people participated responses to Question of the Week #7 (Sub-Questions A to C) online. In addition, 7 people participated in Sub-Question A via the questionnaire. Results to Sub-Question A have been combined below.

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Sub-Question A Natural hazards can have a significant impact on a community, but planning for these events can help lessen the impacts. The following statements will help determine the community's priorities regarding planning for natural hazards in the City of Manitou Springs. Please tell us how important each one is to you.

Educating the community about natural hazards risks and individual responses to disasters

Promoting cooperation among government, residents, organizations, business

Protecting and reducing damage to utilities

Protecting historical and cultural resources

Enhancing the function of natural features (e.g., streams, watersheds)

Preventing development in hazard areas

Protecting critical facilities (e.g., schools, fire/police stations)

Protecting private property

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

Not Important Not Very Important Neutral Somewhat Important Very Important

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Ranked (percent responding "Very Important" or "Somewhat Important") 1. Protecting critical facilities (e.g., schools, fire/police stations) 98% 2. Enhancing the function of natural features (e.g., streams, watersheds) 97% 3. Educating the community about natural hazards risks and individual responses to disasters 95% 4. Protecting and reducing damage to utilities 94% 5. Promoting cooperation among government, residents, organizations, business 92% 5. Protecting private property 92% 7. Preventing development in hazard areas 89% 8. Protecting historical and cultural resources 87% Sub-Question B To what extent should the City accommodate future development in high hazard areas?

Development should be strongly discouraged in high hazard areas

4%

14% It depends on the type of development (e.g., residential vs. non-residential) and associated hazards

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All types of development should be accommodated in high hazard areas provided mitigation measures (e.g., structural retrofits, "Firewise" 35% development and landscaping techniques) are required

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Sub-Question C Please feel free to use the space below to provide any additional comments or ideas on ways in which the City can best plan for natural hazards and mitigate risks.

Flooding has ravished the Manitou East neighborhood more than 8 times in the last 20 years, very little effective mitigation has been implemented to stop this flood risk. Sand/Fountain Creek has not been dredged in years; the creek at Fields Park is chock full of limbs, debris, and rocks. MS is quite aware of the high risk areas, yet measures are only talked about. Stop being bureaucrats, start acting like responsible advocates for MS. We are weary of the project plans, excuses, and endless discussions. We hear " there is no money", " no resources", and we see nothing accomplished. How long must we wait? Flash flooding through the canyon along Fountain Creek will always be a consideration. The history of Manitou shows that it has flooded many times before the Waldo Canyon fire.... We cannot forget and ignore this simple fact.... Support and continue development of Manitou Springs CERT (Community Emergency Response Team). The groundwork has already been done. When you move to Manitou Springs, on a flood plain at the end of two box canyons, surrounded by forest lands subject to forest fires, you've accepted the risk of living in a great natural environment. Our entire downtown is in the flood plain and floods are a consequence. Somehow the downtown has survived for over a hundred years, and it will survive for many hundreds more. We need to be more sensitive to our comprehensive plan, our historic resources and how we spend taxpayer money. Spending $420K to replace a minimally used Brook St bridge instead of repairing it is a travesty. How long are we going to have the 'temporary’ Spring St. bridge? Really fits well into our historic district doesn't it? Much of what Manitou faces is a matter of WHEN, not IF natural disasters will happen. We now know that we can have hillsides slide, we can have floods, we can have forest fires, and we are prone to severe droughts. Educating people is critical... many folks never think about such things and feel safe everywhere they go. This isn't living aware or realistically. These issues must be faced bravely and with understanding, not fear. Under no 2. I would say that I have less of an opinion than the above. I believe that good information could go out in a number of ways so that you reach people by social media that is inserted into the website in a easy and quick method. Some people still want written material and for other occasions the meetings are useful or small interest groups are called together. I would think long and hard on the social media approach especially now that neighborhoods have their own websites. Ours in Crystal Hills comes out with something every day and occasionally I will see a city notice. However, if it is really important it must be stated and repeated if you want some serious attention and tell them why it is critical to get feedback. I do think that the newspaper in town still provides information for those who are less inclined to go on line. Thanks again for allowing me to comment.

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What is most important is to make downtown buildings stronger so when a flood does come buildings do not fall down and thereby creating more problems and deeper flood downstream. We need to have very strong codes to force land owners on the creek to be responsible and strengthen their building. Road and street maintenance is certainly important. these public properties are the main carriers of stormwater, and stormwater is the most critical element of hazardous conditions - both during and after the storm. Clogged culverts do not function, and the migration of soils has to be accepted as 'the way it is' due to the instability of deteriorated granite soils. The growth of bushes and tree limbs tends to obscure road signs and this contributes to confused traffic and increased danger to traffic movement. Some rulings that specify select streets as "thoroughfares" rather than strictly "residential" will aid traffic flow and access for emergency vehicles. Mitigation is CRITICAL and is best accomplished by working with CUSP & Feds - With adequate Mitigation, LIVES, fire & police stations, utilities, properties and schools will be protected - First Responders NEED extensive training in case all else fails. All hazard areas should be zoned based on level of potential disaster as a service and for education of property owner. The concern is increase in insurance on property owner. Many insurance companies may offer this survey or have to do it anyway. High level of disaster should be discouraged, but if property owner decides to build they should be financially responsible for their own property and surrounding. Maybe a waiver can be signed. This would pertain to new building since there is plenty of private property build in high disaster areas and you are walking a think line with property rights. Protecting private property in Manitou is of utmost importance. This has already started to crumble and needs to be protected. Severity of the hazard impact should be considered as well as location. Issues such as ability to insure against loss (fire) vs. landslide activity should be part of the equation. Coordinating with business, individuals and nonprofits in our community who can help: as a group effort we can do more with less It's a different time but I still think we can enact our own WPA or CCC ("conservation corps Manitou") and train youth n others to mitigate flooding and fires thru erosion work, trails, stonework, basic engineering, etc. D 14 could be a great partner in this as they were for the Safe Routes bridge The biggest problem we face is overbuilt "solutions" that actually increase the impact to be expected from future events. The next example to expect is Phase 3 of the Williams Canon project which, by following mandated FEMA regulations must channel water from Williams. Canyon into the un-natural course to the built confluence with Fountain Creek to the west of the Spa Building rather than construct dispersion structures to split flows down Canon Avenue above the Arcade and back into Fountain Creek at the Apothecary. The first rule of flood impact mitigation is to disperse flows. Will it happen that way? NO. Why? Because we are forced into ridiculous planning by bureaucrats who are following "rules" rather than common sense. Phase 1 is a disaster waiting for the next high flow out of Williams Canyon for the SAME reason. Your questions are moot and irrelevantly postulated. Protecting "people" should be the first question. My answer is "very important ",

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Either flood or fire.... both should be the litmus test for non-expansion, no development in high hazard areas.

Be kind to Mother Nature or she'll keep kicking our ass Existing critical facilities like the police/fire and city hall need to be moved out of the floodplain immediately and placed in a location where we do not need to worry about the integrity of our emergency service and our local government.

Very difficult to prioritize one over the other. I am wondering how "enhancing the function of natural features (e.g., streams and watersheds)" is to be defined by this group. By some standards, I would suspect that Manitou Springs is just in one big hazard area and everyone needs to keep their eyes open. Perhaps making certain that the city infrastructure allows for passage of emergency vehicles and that sufficient hydrants are accessible. Fountain creek may be a hazard, but we may as well beautify it (clean it up where it flows through town anyway . . . make it inviting . . .) in the process of maintaining it and making it as safe as possible.

Priorities: Cleaning and grooming stream beds and surrounding areas; clearing weeds along streets and removing trash and waste: make owners mow empty lots; repair streets and continue to assess parking violations along Lovers Lane and narrow streets

Energy, code enforcement and money should be focused on strengthening weak buildings that [if they collapse in a flood], will cause great damage and danger to properties downstream.

Neighborhood meeting/meet and greet to discuss mitigation in the neighborhood and how all of us working together are an important component of creating a safe and livable habitat, at least as much as possible....

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Summary of Comments Received on November 2016 Review Draft: Plan Manitou The table below provides a list of comments received on the November 2016 Review Draft of Plan Manitou as of January 6, 2017.

Location Comment Status in Adoption Draft/Notes General We had a lot of discussion last meeting These policies address coordinating about implementation of Plan Manitou. community partners and increasing FA-6.1 & FA-5.5 are good staff capacity to implement plan recommendations relative to the Manitou. Intro does address need for implementation strategy. Because of how implementation of plan, as well as role important this is I think there should be a of community members. This could be high-level discussion of this in the strengthened, but do not suggest introduction somewhere, which talks specific reference to staffing here. about the City's responsibility in dedicating staff, and the community's responsibility in working with City staff, etc.

General What is the suggestion for how the City We have added a “How to Use this should respond to policies that don't Section” overview to each of the Plan have direct actions associated with parts to help clarify this and related them? How do other City's handle this? questions. There's a potential for confusion on how to interpret these, I'm worried some could interpret those policies as ones that should not be actively pursued since they aren't specifically addressed in the Action Plans. General There probably needs to be a thorough Agreed-completed by staff. cross reference of items in the short-term and long-term action plans, there's a number of items that are duplicated. General I'm still struggling some with connecting Agreed. We have expanded the all the pieces between Part 1, Part 3, and discussion in the introduction to more the long-term action plan. I'm not sure clearly convey the connections what the solution is, but one thought that between policies, land use, and action we previously discussed is tagging items plans. so that they could easily be reorganized and re-grouped digitally. Summary of Comments Received on November 2016 Review Draft: Plan Manitou

Location Comment Status in Adoption Draft/Notes General Just finished looking over the plan. In all Team is reviewing policies, land use it looks great! I wish the wording was a plan, and actions to ensure little stronger in terms of not building in consistency in direction for the floodplain and in valuing the development guidance in high hazard natural aspect of our creeks but it is risk areas. Adding an incentive touched upon and should be a good approach to guide development away guiding document. from floodplain. Included additional short- and long-term actions related to planning and development along Fountain Creek (ie, map top of bank and recommend buffer approach.) Thank You for the opportunity to Evaluated all possible options to comment on the Draft for this proposed obtain meaningful data to support this Community Master Plan. I have concern. Policy NE-6.3 references best commented on the Sections each week - available data concerning the aquifer and now will summarize by requesting (2011 Shoemaker study). that SERIOUS CONSIDERATION be appropriately given in every Section to the concerns of the Mineral Springs Foundation re: the Karst Aquifer underlying the City, as cited on their Web Site. I believe sink holes are a real threat if the Aquifer recharge dries up. The Mineral Springs and the Karst Aquifer from which they flow are CRITICAL to the Economy, Health and Well Being of Manitou Springs. Part 1: Plan Elements Part 1: Plan Great, I'm glad this was included! My Agreed, first sentence was modified. Elements- suggestions: let's eliminate the first Introduction sentence; I don't like our overarching (Overarching vision having a comparative reference to Vision) pg. 19 other towns. The second sentence is good. What about adding something like:

"Manitou Springs is a collaborate community committed to social, environmental, and economic vitality and sustainability." Part 1: Plan Graphic is on the same page. Please change reference. Elements- Introduction (Overarching Themes) pg. 21

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Location Comment Status in Adoption Draft/Notes Municipal I see you've deleted what was previously Addressed in actions. Governance and GC-3 "disseminate information to the Community community in a timely manner." Even Engagement with this goal gone I think we should (pg.35) keep at least some portions of Policy GC- 3.3. This is a compliant I've heard from many citizens. Agendas and minutes for boards & city council need to be updated with more regularity, and we need to look at more innovative ways to disseminate information. Policy HC-3.5 Cost This policy implies that maintaining Policy was modified to reflect public Effective historic integrity cannot be done cost input re: flexibility. Rehabilitation (pg. effectively; I suggest rewording this to 45) make clearer.

Policy HC-4.2 Risk I personally would like to see a stronger Reviewed with City staff; staff thinks Reduction (pg. 45) statement here. The City is currently we’ve provided clear direction in moving forward with demolition of a response to previous comments, but historic bridge and many in the also allowed for some flexibility. community think a decision was made with too much haste and the threat to public safety was exaggerated. The City should sufficiently or even exhaustively explore repair options and should work with the Historic Preservation Committee on such decisions. Policy IP-3.1 I vote to bring back in what was Addressed as part of a broader policy Features and previously Policy IP-3.2 Senior Services. re: the needs of the population (not Programming (pg. just seniors) under IP-3.1 based on 56) input from CAC.

Policy LU-4.5 I thought we had a policy that Goal LU-4 addresses both residential Energy and Water recommended development of and non-residential development. Efficiency (pg. 61) performance standards related to Policies provide foundation for sustainability for new construction, both adoption of standards as an outcome residential and commercial, but I can't of this process. find it. I would like to see a standard be developed instead of encouragement provided. Policy NE-1.6 Did this sentence get cut off? Addressed Native and Xeric Landscaping (pg. 66)

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Location Comment Status in Adoption Draft/Notes Natural I agree we should promote rainbarrels, Policy NE-2.3 - promotes low impact Environment but there's no policy relative to this that I development, and rain barrels would Element – see in this section. Does it belong in be included in this type of approach. Measuring another section where we reference Development of LID standards are Progress (pg. 69) water efficiency? included as a short-term action. Transportation & This only shows parking on one side. (left Updated heading. Mobility Element image) (Roadway Cross- sections: Collector Streets) pg. 74 Part 2: Reinvestment and Resiliency Framework Opportunity Areas But the diagram below shows 2-story This section was re-worked and text (pg. 104) – key development. 2-story is probably a more clarified. considerations realistic limit, especially given lot slopes this can be accomplished without impacting views from existing lots. And many homes in the historic neighborhoods are 2-story. Opportunity Areas This needs more description. Is this This section was re-worked and text (pg. 105) – proposal specific to the Wheeler house clarified. Development property? The legend doesn't seem to Concept apply. Opportunity Areas 2 suggestions: (pg. 106 – Key *Incorporate a welcoming entrance to There is an existing arch at the west Considerations) the city from this end (sign/arch/etc). end. *Consider locating parking lots at the West End which when coupled with the Plan suggests small area plan for west shuttle and sidewalks allows for easy end. access to downtown. Opportunity Areas Is the idea that this could be incorporated Not called out specifically, but could (pg. 106 – Key into the URA? If so should this be be considered. Considerations) mentioned here somewhere? Beckers Lane/El Paso Boulevard I am unable to find ANYWHERE in this The mineral springs are addressed in Section, nor in the entire Community the Natural Resources element; Goal Master Plan, where any consideration at NE-6 addresses the springs, with four all is attributed to the various Mineral supporting policies. Also added to Springs, nor the underlying Aquifer. discussion of Stormwater Best Certainly "Reinvestment and Resiliency" Practices on pg. 68. of the Mineral Springs for "Future Land Use and Opportunity" should be a HUGE We have added the mineral springs to CONSIDERATION, particularly in the West the Future Land Use map and Gateway growth and development. supporting narrative to reinforce the Thank You for asking. linkage between the springs and

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Location Comment Status in Adoption Draft/Notes future development. "Annexation Plan: Excellent. Makes ok much sense to bring those areas under Manitou governance. Opportunity Area: Something should be Current neighborhood commercial done with HIgginbotham Flats that would land use category provides a range of be a signature development. Something options for this property to take like a high end hotel with a very high end advantage of its proximity to US 24. restaurant and views looking down on Other alternatives could be considered Manitou and across the valley to the in the future. mountains to the south. The area between Grand Avenue and ok Park Avenue should be a very good place for development. I particularly like how you're trying to keep the northern section, adjacent to Grand, as in keeping with the neighborhood feel of the area (and especially the lower one-story buildings on that side of the street.) It's also great that you're suggesting keeping an empty core through the property." Plan Manitou is not reflective of the ok wider community and has never been. "I am in no hurry to see more houses We’ve included an action item to popping up on the West End - lived here develop a Small Area Plan for the West for 19 years and such a peaceful quiet End in Long-term actions. . . this would neighborhood. So, growth for the sake of include preservation goals. growth isn't my philosophy. I am more of an ENOUGH already of growth. (I realize that feeling this way is useless to you.) I would also say that the agricultural The Health, Human services element - aspect on the PARAB and OSAC lands Policy HW-1.2 supports opportunities seems missing. Boulder County grows to include “edibles” in parks and city some food on their open space. Manitou landscaping. Specific objectives for could mitigate fire while encouraging parks and open space are provided in some new tree plantings, including fruit the Parks, Open Space and Trails orchards in the part and increased master plan. habitat. I find this missing here." "Manitou has a Planning Commission and The role of the Housing Authority a Historic Preservation Commission. Why Board is to increase awareness of do we need a third Housing Authority housing issues, attract additional Board. If we want to attract developers, resources, develop and foster more redtape is not the answer. More partnerships, and implement policies regulations is not the answer. Incentives, and programs…they are not a formal which means my taxes are not the review body.

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Location Comment Status in Adoption Draft/Notes answer. Reasonable unchanging regulations are the answer." "Happily, the Mineral Springs Foundation Agree; since we have the Mineral is mentioned on Page 29 - under Action Springs Foundation listed under Non- FA-5.13 - but should be added in the Governmental Boards and Districts ""responsibility"" column, Pg 29. (v.s. Community Partners), listed Unfortunately, the Mineral Springs where applicable. Added Mineral Foundation is NOT considered a Springs to Future Land Use Map to ""Partner"" and should be added as a reinforce linkage to future growth ""Partner"" under the following opportunities. segments: FA-4.3 ; FA-4.9 ; FA-4.10 ; FA- 4.13 ; FA-4.14 ; FA-5.5 ; FA-5.5 ; FA-5.11 ; and FA-6.8 - -THIS in particular to acknowledge that the City's Mineral Springs play a MAJOR ROLE in the HISTORIC aspects of the City / hence the Economic Impact on Tourism, and one of the MAJOR reasons people want to be here. Also, Planning needs to pay closer attention to the developing potential involving the existing Mineral Springs in the City's western ""gateway"" - which to date as been somewhat treated as ""no man's land"". Thank you for this opportunity to comment." We are enjoying the wonderful maps in Thank you. the plan which surely took thousands of hours to write! Part 3: Action Plan Pg. 125 Delete one successfully Change made Pg. 126 The critical items for protection of our This is addressed under Policy NE-6.3. mineral springs aquifers should be included here. I also don't see these addressed in long term Goal NE-6. Dave Wolverton and the Mineral Springs Foundation would be the ones to talk with. Specifically, there's concern about the drainage from Hwy 24, and maintenance on the Williams Canyon system, the latter may be included in FA- 1.11 Pg. 130 I think this strategic plan should be a little Agree; modified to reflect suggestion. (FA-2.2) broader, although workforce housing will be a high priority. What if we said "...for addressing Manitou's housing needs

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Location Comment Status in Adoption Draft/Notes including the development..." Pg. 132 Might not be eligible for partnership until Good suggestion; modified to reflect (FA-2.5) June 2019. suggestion.

Maybe it's look into artist affordable workspace housing including the potential for partnership with Space to Create. Pg. 132 One of the Housing Advisory Board's first Good suggestion; added as new FA-2.8 FA-2.7 business items once the board is with HAB as lead. established in presenting to council a retrofit upgrade program. This is already under development and there is interest from city staff & council members. The Housing Taskforce would really like to see this as a short-term action item, something like the following:

"Develop an incentive program to address improvements to existing homes, focusing on safety and energy efficiency. Provide specific information to the community regarding access to funding and financing options. Investigate grants to which the city can apply that support rehabilitation of historic properties." Pg. 132 mixed-use & multi-family. Already addressed (…projects with a FA-2.9 residential component) Pg. 140 Does the URA lead this? Or is it the Likely URA, but could be a FA-4.3 Council or Administration? partnership…added City Council as a joint lead. Pg. 140 FA-4.6 & FA-4.7 seem similar, can they be Agree; complete FA-4.6 combined? Pg. 141 It's unclear what type of assets FA-4.11 Added clarifying language to note that FA-4.11 targetting? "Preserve" makes it sounds this is related to infrastructure for like historic assets, but only ventilation future restaurant uses. hoods & grease traps are listed. Perhaps we can clarify this one better. Pg. 143 Move "baseline to be established via Complete 2nd objective initial survey" to Baseline column Pg. 143 This applies to all sections: Might make Good suggestion; however, not (All sections) sense to organize the actions in a feasible given the number of actions particular fashing, perhaps with high- identified and separate prioritization level process action items first, and then process undertaken as part of HMP. organized by type or by grouping items

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Location Comment Status in Adoption Draft/Notes that target similar things. Pg. 144 Should the Parkour park be a separate Agree, this has been done FA 5.3 action item? There are two actions that are being a in FA-5.3. Pg. 146 I feel like there will be a big need for Added reference to regular check-in FA-5.13 regular check-in meetings. This will likely meetings be defined in the MOU terms, but might be worth highlighting in an action item. Pg. 146 Might need to elaborate on this, what Added explanation to action FA-5.15 comprises a comprehensive food assessment? Pg. 146 Does this belong in Focus Area 3? Since this is a broad action, seems FA-5.5 appropriate in FA-5 (no change) Pg. 146 Does this belong in Focus Area 1? Or can Agree, this has been done FA-5.16 it actually be combined with an action item in that area? Such as FA-1.10. Pg. 146 We should have an action related to City already has a municipal recycling establishing a municipal recycling program (established in 2010) program. This is reflected in our goals, and is an easy thing to accomplish and I think should be a short-term action item. Pg. 150 Can this be combined with FA-1.22? Complete FA-6.7 I think the housing implementation Second bullet addresses this very approach is missing a third & important issue: see Part 2 for more detail on bullet: Encourage mixed-use, infill specific locations where infill and development on vacant and under- redevelopment are encouraged. ADUs utilized property in the Dwntn & Com are addressed in Land Use zone districts; encourage infill Categories—there was specific policy development in the GR zone district direction discussed regarding the need especially if it completes the original or to not actively encourage ADUs in high historic development pattern and hazard areas. encourage 2nd dwelling units and ADU's on medium-sized lots in the GR zone district Focus Area 3 Acquire property to construct parking This type of specific action would fall structues at each end of Manitou. Begin under scope of parking board and city process of minimizing driving thru and Council. maximizing free shuttles that run early to late. Focus Area 3 free year round shuttle in the city Addressed as short-term Action Item budget, please. FA-3.1 Focus Area 3 Cancelling the parking contract and Noted adding back an internally run parking program should be added as an

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Location Comment Status in Adoption Draft/Notes alternative. Funds leaving Manitou to pay for the program works against the efforts of getting more tourists and locals to patron the town. Focus Area 3 Consideration of special parking rules for Noted Manitou Springs residents with respect to both off season free parking downtown and better utilization of the RRPs. Focus Area 3 The free shuttle needs to run until 10 pm Noted or midnight so staff at downtown businesses can get safely back to vehicles when day ends. This would also accommodate residents w the ability to dine or shop late and still get back to free parking. Focus Area 3 Stopped going to manitou the minute Noted they racked us for parking at a dollar an hour, not been back since Focus Area 3 The parking program should be axed. Noted They ticket parents at the schools for pick up. It discourages shoppers. It's expensive and not user friendly. It does not increase turnover. It chases people back to there cars in fear of getting a ticket and opting out on shopping longer. The kiosks are not back lit and you can't see them in the dark. They do not work when it's below 20 degrees. The change machine next to the clock tower has been out of order for a year. Paying till 8pm is greedy. The shuttle is a waste and damaging to the streets running all winter. The shuttle is empty all winter. The Kiosk in the parking lot is iced over and dangerous. Focus Area 4 "There is no new updated marketing plan There is much discussion of what the included in this. The market and how to City’s ED needs are and how they advertising to an ever changing market should be addressed. This needs to be needs to be up to date. What is the clarified, and Policy EDT-3.1 was chamber's role? Will they get a budget revised to address this. increase for staff. What type of advertising will there be? TV? Social Local events process: the City hired an Media (Snap chat/Instagram) Support for events coordinator who is tasked with local events needs to be included. The streamlining this process; Policy AC- paperwork and fees involved are 3.2 documents this.

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Location Comment Status in Adoption Draft/Notes outrageous thus discouraging any community run (non chamber) events or Free parking: Plan policies promote non-profit events for local non-profits. better coordination between chamber Free Sunday and Holiday parking to and parking board. encourage shopping and dining. Better plowing of the streets so tourists feel safe driving into town. Annexing no man's Street plowing – will forward land? Why is this not included? A (less comment to Public Services. ghetto) connection from Manitou to the West Side would stop chasing away Annexing no man’s land - City has visitors." been reluctant to annex more motels being used for long-term housing; however, this policy could be reconsidered in the future Focus Area 5 Re: FA-5.9 & 5.11 - Senior Center funding Completed sources should also include Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments and Area Agency on Aging . Focus Area 5 Re: FA-5.`6 - Bridges and Walls - Timeline Actions will be addressed as feasible, in ACTION PLAN needs to have TOP but actions in this section are intended priority." to be a focus over the next one to three years. Focus Area 5 HPC is missing from the "Responsibility" Added where applicable. section of Action - Sections FA-6.4 , 6.5 , 6.6 , 6.10 , and 6.14 Long-Term Action Plan Pg 4 (4th action Missing “of” Change made down) Pg. 4 (5th action Survey could solicit responses from Include residents, too down) visitors and the resident community. Pg. 7 - General Similar to my comment for the short- noted term action plan it would be nice to have these actions organized in some fashion, perhaps by type and grouped according to targeted items. Pg. 7 – 2nd action This should be a short term action, very This was deleted altogether per staff from top easy to do. notes.

And combine with the last action on this page, making both of them a short term action. Pg 7 – 3rd action This seems like it really should be a short Duplicate - Delete from long-term from bottom term action item. And you have it listed as FA-5.5

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Location Comment Status in Adoption Draft/Notes Pg 7-bottom Missing “of” Change made action Pg. 8- 2nd action Manitou Ave is already closed off for Noted under GC-2 numerous events. It's unclear to me what this action item is. Pg. 9 3rd action This is really cool, I like this idea! Thank you from top

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Location Comment Status in Adoption Draft/Notes Pg. 10 – 3rd action This is a great idea, and I'd like to see this noted from top sentiment expressed more broadly. Pilot programs that engage these populations could be successful to tackle a number of goals in Plan Manitou. Pg. 10- 6th action These needs to be done ASAP, if we wait Agreed ; moved to new FA-3.12 from top 5 years the MCM will have either succeeded or failed. This is actually currently in process with the MCM reaching out to city staff to hold these conversations. Pg. 14- 6th action This is in the short term action plan, FA- Deleted from LT action plan from top 2.6 Pg. 16- 1st action This is in the short term action plan, FA- Agreed – delete from LT action plan 2.8 Pg. 16-5th action This is short term action FA-5.17. Change made from top Pg. 16 – 1st action This is similar to short term actions FA- Agreed – deleted under IP-2 1.3 & FA-1.4. Pg. 17- 2nd action Insert: or equivalent Completed under IP-4 - Pg. 18 -1st action Move to the short-term action plan & Moved to new FA-5.21 from top strengthen language. The City is already exploring this idea, the action should be to "Provide recycling bins in public spaces..." Pg. 18 – 3rd action This is short term action FA-1.20. Change made under IP-5 Pg. 24 – last action Good idea. What about a car share Concept would be supported by the program? goals and policies in this section; but typically initiated by the private sector upon identifying a market for this service, not the City. Evolution of MS I am reading the draft plan and noticed Added references. graphic there wasn't any mention of art or education in "the evolution of Manitou springs" timeline. Maybe commonwheel opening its doors in the 70's or the Mac in 1988? Also, when did mssd14 form?

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