P . 1 City Council Special Meeting June 9, 2011 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gutierrez called the Special meeting of the Loveland City Council to order on the above date at 4:25 PM. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Roll was called and the following responded: Gutierrez, McEwen, Solt, Klassen, Rice, Heckel, Shaffer, McKean and Johnson. 1. CITY MANAGER Presentation from the Colorado Association for Manufacturing and Technology (CAMT) regarding the ACE Manufacturing and Innovation Park. Mayor Gutierrez announced the following people were in the audience were preset today: Thompson School District Representatives: Board members: Lynn Sherman; Sharon Olson; Karen Stockley. Superintendent: Ron Cabrera; Larimer County Manager: Frank Lancaster; Former City of Loveland Mayor: Don Riedel; Former State Representative: Don Marostica; Former Senator: Wayne Allard. The following dignitaries representatives read letters of congratulations and offers of support into the record: Senator Mark Udall’s representative Pam Shaddok, Senator Michael Bennet’s representative James Thompson, State Representative Cory Gardner”s representative Peter Fendel, and Governor John Hickenlooper’s representative and Director of the Office of Economic Development and International Trade, Richard Albair. City Manager, Bill Cahill gave Council a summary on the agenda for today’s meeting and where the City is in this process. CAMT, Executive Director, Elaine Thorndike, introduced the representatives for CAMT for this afternoon’s meeting: CAMT Board President, Flo Raitano, Board Member Paul Czarnechi and CAMT Chief Financial Officer Jo Ann Miabella Galvan. Other CAMT members present from CAMT in the audience: Cynthia Christie from the Northern Colorado region; Christine Richards, the consultant assisting with the economic report and Sherri Person. Ms. Thorndike announced that CAMT had selected United Properties to be their development partner in this project. Representatives for United Properties were President Frank Dutke, Vice President, Fred Baker and Vice President Kevin Kelly, who will serve as Project Manager in the “Aerospace and Clean Energy” (ACE) project. Mr. Dutke gave a brief summary of Unite Properties history followed by the role of United Properties in this project. CAMT and United Properties answered Council’s question. The following dignitaries congratulated the City of Loveland and offered support for this project in the future: Kathy Rennels, Colorado State University economic development; Senator Kevin Lundberg; State Representative Brian Del Grosso; Larimer County Commissioner Tom Donnely. Individual Council members expressed appreciation for the Awarding of the project to the City of Loveland and welcomed CAMT and United Properties to the City of Loveland. Mayor Gutierrez thanked Schmidt’s Bakery for donating the cakes for tonight’s reception. ADJOURNMENT Having no further business to come before Council, the June 9, 2011 Special Meeting was adjourned at 5:33 p.m. ________________________________________ Teresa G. Andrews, City Clerk Cecil Gutierrez, Mayor P . 2 City Council Study Session June 14, 2011 Page 1 of 1 Mayor Pro Tem Heckel called the Study Session of the Loveland City Council to order at 6:30 p.m. on the above date. Councilors present: Heckel, Solt, Klassen, McEwen, Rice, Johnson, Shaffer and McKean. Mayor Gutierrez was absent. City Manager, Bill Cahill was also present. 1. FINANCE 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report and Audit Report City Auditor, Bonnie Steele introduced this item for Council’s consideration and review of the reports as an information item only. Finance Director, Renee Wheeler and Cheryl Wallace of Rubin Brown were present to explain details of the reports and answer questions. The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the year ended December 31, 2010 received an unqualified opinion from the external auditors indicating, in all material respects, the report fairly presents the financial position of the City and is in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. 2. DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Proposed Methodology for the 2011 Comprehensive Plan Update Senior Planner, Mike Scholl introduced this item for Council’s consideration explaining the need for the update before a scheduled revision in 2015. City Planner, Karl Barton gave an informative presentation regarding the proposed methodology based on consolidating and editing the 435 objectives contained in the 2005 Comprehensive Plan to make those objectives more focused and actionable. A three-phased process will be used. Phase One, which involved asking individual boards and commissions to review their assigned objectives and provided staff a status update on actions taken to achieve the objectives, has been completed. Phase Two will divide the objectives for each board and commission into three general categories. Phase Three will focus on the objectives for which achievement requires the development and implementation of special projects or initiatives and/or new standards or regulations. Strategic Planning staff will work with individual staff liaisons to provide general oversight and ensure consistency to complete Phase Two and Three. Upon expected completion in late September, staff will return to Council with a final draft of the 2011 Comprehensive Plan Update for adoption. Discussion ensued. Council directed staff to move forward with the process and report back after completion of Phase 2. The study session was adjourned at 7:54 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, _____________________________ __________________________ Jeannie M. Weaver, Deputy City Clerk Larry Heckel, Mayor Pro Tem P . 3 City Council Special Meeting June 14, 2011 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Pro Tem Heckel called the Special meeting of the Loveland City Council to order on the above date at 7:54 PM. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Roll was called and the following responded: McEwen, Solt, Klassen, Rice, Heckel, Shaffer, McKean and Johnson. Mayor Gutierrez was absent. Councilor Rice requested an update on the Reporter Herald lawsuit. City Attorney, John Duval reviewed the status of the case and that a final decision from the court is still pending. 1. CITY MANAGER Executive Session to receive legal advice concerning the ACE Manufacturing and Innovation Park 7:58 p.m. Councilor Johnson moved that City Council go into executive session as authorized in C.R.S. § 24-6-402 (4)(a), (4)(b), (4)(e) and (4)(g) and in Loveland Charter Sections 4-4 (c)(1), (c)(2), (c)(3) and (c)(6) pertaining to the prospect of the ACE Manufacturing and Innovation Park being located in Loveland, a matter subject to future negotiation and potentially involving the acquisition of real property and its subsequent sale,, the details of which, if prematurely disclosed, could result in other parties gaining an unfair competitive or bargaining advantage; and related to this matter: to receive reports from negotiators, determine negotiation positions, develop negotiation strategy, and to instruct negotiators concerning such positions and strategy; to receive legal advice from the City Attorney, and Jon Steeler, the City’s Special legal counsel; and to receive and review documents and information that are not subject to public inspection under the Colorado Open Records Act, such as work-product documents, at 7:58 p.m. Councilor McKean seconded the motion which carried with all present voting in favor thereof. Council reconvened into the special meeting session at 9:13 p.m. Councilor McKean informed Council that he would not be present at the June 28, 2011 Study Session and Special Meeting. ADJOURNMENT Having no further business to come before Council, the June 14, 2011 Special Meeting was adjourned at 9:15 p.m. ________________________________________ Jeannie M. Weaver, Deputy City Clerk Larry Heckel, Mayor Pro Tem P . 4 City Council Regular Meeting June 21, 2011 Page 1 of 8 CALL TO ORDER Mayor Gutierrez called the regular meeting of the Loveland City Council to order on the above date at 6:30 PM. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ROLL CALL Roll was called and the following responded: Gutierrez, McKean, Klassen, Heckel, Rice, McEwen, Johnson, Shaffer and Solt. PROCEDURAL INFORMATION Mayor Gutierrez made the following procedural announcement: Anyone in the audience will be given time to speak to any item on the Consent Agenda. Please ask for that item to be removed from the Consent Agenda. Items pulled will be heard at the beginning of the Regular Agenda. You will be given an opportunity to speak to the item before the Council acts upon it. Public hearings remaining on the Consent Agenda are considered to have been opened and closed, with the information furnished in connection with these items considered as the only evidence presented. Adoption of the items remaining on the Consent Agenda is considered as adoption of the staff recommendation for those items. Anyone making a comment during any portion of tonight’s meeting should come forward to a microphone and identify yourself before being recognized by the Mayor. Please do not interrupt other speakers. Side conversations should be moved outside the Council Chambers. Please limit your comments to no more than three minutes. CONSENT AGENDA Mayor Gutierrez asked if anyone in the audience, Council or staff wished to speak on any of the items or public hearings listed on the Consent Agenda. Councilor Johnson moved to approve the Consent Agenda. The motion was seconded by Councilor Shaffer and a roll call vote was taken with all councilors present voting in favor thereof. 1. MINUTES a) Minutes for