May 28th, 2025

NFCBA Meeting Notes - 5/28/25

• Treasurer Report - Don
  
  • Memorial Day flags success - $200 contributed from NFCBA
    
• City - Susan Gutowsky District 1
  
  • URA active projects - Budget Motel, Old Albertson’s, El Palomino Hotel
    
  • Civic Assembly review of Hughes Natural Area presented 5 options in the city working session. Following up with a special work session. 
    
  • Community Capital Tax renewal - 10 year increments, up for renewal, collects $11M annually
    
  • Remington Lot Traffic Study for Old Town parking
    
• Shirley Peel - Mayoral Candidate 
  
  • Ranked choice voting in November
    
  • Promoted her pro-business position
    
  • Concerned over a sales tax shortage
    
• Seth Forwood - Fort Collins Rescue Mission
  
  • Raised & Matched $650K since March 1st of this year
    
  • $2M short of target funding
    
  • Working on subcontractor bids to update cost estimates in early June
    
  • Expecting to break ground in late summer
    
  • Vertical build starting end of summer pending stormwater project completion
    
  • Looking for capstone partner to finish funding
    
  • Providing wrap around services with both internal and external providers
    
• Jody Shadduck Mcnally - Larimer County Commissioner
  
  • Budget Review underway - lack of federal funding for SNAP and Child Care programs of ~$6M
    
    • Use the County’s budget explorer online to learn more and compare to other regions
      
  • FEMA Act of 2025 - provides upfront funding for relief
    
    • 2013 flood reimbursements recently concluded - long tail time
      
    • Threshold changes would disqualify events like Cameron Peak Fire
      
  • House Bill 1182 - Insurance risk modelling transparency
    
• Irene Josey - Larimer County Treasurer
  
  • 71% tax collected
    
  • Property Tax protest deadline is June 9th
    
  • Larimer is the first county to time trend mobile and manufactured home values
    
• Fort Collins Police
  
  • Noise ordinance second reading on June 3rd targeting fireworks and loud vehicles. Enforcement expected end of June. 
    
  • El Palomino hotel had over 400 police service calls in 2024
    
• Beck Anderson - College Ave Water Systems Project Manager
  
  • 30+ miles of cast iron pipe from the early 1900s exists in the old town area
    
  • Expecting replacement construction to begin in January of 2027
    
  • Affecting College Ave from Mulberry to Laporte
    
  • College Ave expected to be repaved in conjunction with CDOT - trying to beat that project to avoid damage to resurfaced roads
    
    • 20 years until next opportunity
      
  • Talking currently to all stakeholders internal and external. 
    
  • Goal of 6-7 months construction, deciding on all at once or block by block
    
  • Still developing city project web page for more information
    
  • [email protected]
    
• Next Month’s Agenda
  
  • Salud & Project Smile overview
    
  • Transfort Optimization plan update
    
  • Ron & Dean attempting to reconnect with the city and city manager
    
  • NFCBA at URA meetings to represent the Citizens Action Group
    
    • URA closes 12/31/29
      

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