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The guidelines provide criteria for the Historic Preservation (HP) Commission’s review of projects in the district, including guidance on facades, materials and appropriate treatments for remodels and new construction. City staff and consultants said the document is the result of multiple edits and is intended to be a practical tool for property owners and the HP Commission.

Staff described outreach steps: once the council approves the guidelines staff will mail notice to all property owners within the proposed HP district (and lessees where known), publish a newspaper notice and hold a public hearing — tentatively scheduled for May at the event center — jointly with the planning commission and the HP commission.

Enforcement and process: Staff told council that if a property owner makes changes without required HP approval the city could require a work stoppage and require the owner to submit for retroactive review. Staff also said the Guidelines include an explanation of the certificate of appropriateness process and criteria the HP commission will use when reviewing projects.

Council action: The council voted to approve the guidelines on roll call. Staff said they will send the mailer to owners and lessees and schedule the public meeting to take final input and consider establishing the district by ordinance.

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What the ordinance does: The new division (12‑2‑96 through 12‑2‑300, as listed in the agenda summary) defines the purpose, approval conditions, a specific‑use list and administrative procedures. The ordinance formalizes public‑notice steps (publication, 300‑foot mailings, public hearings) and gives the city a process to analyze proposals — for example tiny homes, accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and container homes — without amending the base zoning code for every unique proposal.

Council action: Planning‑commission staff told the council the planning commission had reviewed the draft and recommended unanimous support. Council amended the ordinance to include agricultural (AG) zoning among the districts eligible for consideration under the specific‑use process and approved the ordinance and its emergency clause by roll call.

Why it matters: Staff said the ordinance provides an orderly way for property owners and developers to propose alternative housing options — including ADUs and other small‑footprint housing — while preserving the city’s notice and review protections for neighbors. The council and staff repeatedly described the measure as an initial step and noted the ordinance is intended to be a “living document” that the council can update as issues arise.

What it does not do: The ordinance does not automatically permit multiple tiny homes on a single lot; it creates a pathway for an applicant to seek permission, subject to the city’s notice and any additional zoning changes council may direct. Staff estimated the public‑notice and review timeline would typically take several weeks to more than a month (the existing notice requirements were discussed as a 20–45 day window depending on publication and mailing schedules).

Next steps: Council asked staff to return with amendments and related zoning code clarifications to cover density, accessory vs. primary dwelling distinctions, and whether multiple small dwellings could be permitted on single lots through subsequent ordinance changes or by using planned‑unit development (PUD) tools.

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Council voted to adopt a citizen participation plan, adopt Resolution 2025‑O5 to apply for the CDBG grant and adopt Resolution 2025‑O6 to commit $600,000 in leverage funds for the CDBG application; the council also appointed Maria Woodward of Park Hill to prepare and submit the application. The council separately approved a professional services agreement with Cimarron Valley Engineering to design a multi‑block “kill out” project to isolate and retire old mains looping parallel to newly installed lines.

Why it matters: Council and staff described the items as steps to reduce recurring main breaks and to meet state funding requirements that can include principal forgiveness and environmental study prerequisites. The city is pursuing multiple funding tracks (CDBG, DWSRF/OWRB programs and local match) to limit indebtedness while addressing a backlog of failing mains and water‑treatment deficiencies.

Key details: City Manager Nate (city manager) told the council that the CDBG package includes the citizen participation plan and the $600,000 local match. Chief Financial Officer Meredith (chief financial officer) said the city must have audit materials available to qualify for grant deadlines; staff cited a May 1/May 2 timing for documents tied to some grant processes. City Attorney Bryce (city attorney) and engineering consultant Matthew Coe of Cimarron Valley Engineering gave technical and financing context.

Costs and fees discussed: Council members were told the CDBG grant‑administration fee is typically 8% of the grant (the presenters cited $48,000 on a $600,000 grant), and the environmental study required for some state loan/principal‑forgiveness programs was estimated at roughly $30,000. Coe said the sludge‑box stand‑alone project has an estimated cost of about $1.2 million. Staff described several borrowing scenarios: roughly $5.5 million in one scenario (annual debt service about $370,000), a $4.3 million scenario to keep annual debt service under $300,000, and scenarios in which principal forgiveness or CDBG awards would reduce annual debt service to the low‑ to mid‑$200,000s.

Timeline and sequencing: Staff said the environmental study required for principal‑forgiveness consideration takes about 90–120 days; CDBG awards typically occur in August; the city must submit certain application materials in late spring to be competitive. Coe said the sludge‑box project could be brought online by late in the year if funding and permitting align, and the kill‑out design work could be completed in phases to allow staged construction.

Engineering work approved: Council approved a professional services agreement with Cimarron Valley Engineering to design the water main kill‑out project (the design contract includes survey, plans and phased bid packages). Coe described the kill‑out scope as identifying services on old mains that run parallel to newer mains, isolating and abandoning the old mains, and reconnecting individual services to the newer mains so the city can better isolate failures and reduce the number of service outages.

What the council approved (summary): Adoption of the citizen participation plan; Resolution 2025‑O5 authorizing application for FY2025 CDBG funds to rehabilitate the water treatment plant; Resolution 2025‑O6 committing $600,000 in leverage; appointment of Park Hill consultant Maria Woodward to prepare/submit the CDBG application; and a professional services agreement with Cimarron Valley Engineering for the water main kill‑out design. Each of those items passed on roll call votes.

Outlook: Staff said the city will continue to pursue multiple funding sources (CDBG, DWSRF principal forgiveness, OWRB loans and other grant programs) and will phase design and construction to limit annual debt service while addressing immediate compliance issues identified by the sanitary survey.

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