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Nut graf: Speakers described scientific studies and a recent seven‑year court case challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s oversight of fluoridation and said the benefits of systemic water fluoridation are unproven; council members acknowledged the comments but did not take action—the subject was raised as public comment only.

Body: Dr. Griffin Cole, a local dentist, told council he believes recent science shows little benefit to systemic fluoridation for reducing tooth decay and referenced worldwide studies he said link fluoride exposure in pregnancy and early childhood to lower IQ. Cole said a federal judge recently ruled against the EPA in litigation related to fluoridation and questioned continuing to add fluoride to public water supplies.

Patty Thomas, a longtime area resident and organizer of anti-fluoridation efforts, echoed Cole’s remarks and told council that states and communities are reconsidering fluoridation policies. She urged Fort Collins to end the practice, raise local awareness and avoid becoming responsible for storing or disposing of fluoride chemicals should policy change at higher levels.

Council response: Council members did not take action on the subject during the meeting; several acknowledged the public comments. Staff did not present a report or recommendation on water fluoridation at this meeting.

Ending: The comments were registered under general public comment. No agenda item on city water treatment or fluoridation policy was scheduled for this meeting.

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Nut graf: The council used the proclamation segment of the meeting to recognize EMS professionals and encourage community CPR training, to highlight the city’s FEMA Community Rating System Class 2 designation and urge readiness for flood season, and to mark a month of recognition for Asian Pacific Islander, Desi American and Native Hawaiian contributions and cultural preservation.

Body: Mayor Pro Tem Emily Francis read proclamations for the three observances. On EMS Week (May 18–24, 2025) the proclamation highlighted the round‑the‑clock work of emergency medical responders, noted expanding EMS roles such as community paramedicine, and urged residents to learn CPR and consider blood donation; a speaker representing EMS emphasized free community classes and encouraged residents to install the PulsePoint app to assist responders.

For Flood Awareness Week (May 25–30, 2025) the proclamation noted Fort Collins Utilities’ Community Rating System Class 2 designation from FEMA and described continuing stormwater master‑planning and infrastructure investments intended to reduce flood risk. Doug Groves, stormwater maintenance manager, told council that crews inspect more than 300 stormwater locations across the city as part of ongoing maintenance.

The third proclamation declared May 2025 as Asian Pacific Islander, Desi American and Native Hawaiian Heritage Month. Nessa (board member, Heart & Soul) accepted the proclamation and spoke about the importance of teaching and preserving Asian American history, supporting living cultural traditions, and the role of local programming and institutional support for Asian studies.

Ending: Council concluded the proclamation portion of the meeting and proceeded to its regular agenda, which began at 6 p.m.

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Nut graf: The changes add a traffic-code provision for “unreasonable vehicle noise,” remove a series of traffic-noise references from the criminal noise section, clarify muffler-equipment violations and permit certain repeat traffic-noise offenses to be charged as misdemeanors. Council also approved on first reading an amendment to the city fireworks code to allow citation of a party’s host when fireworks are used on private property; all votes were 7-0.

Body: Police leaders told council the proposals follow a year of work by the traffic unit and respond to frequent public complaints about loud vehicles, stereos, engine revving, ‘rolling coal’ and similar behaviors. Assistant Chief Christy Velasquez described four principal changes:

• A new traffic-code section making “unreasonable vehicle noise” an enforceable offense and giving officers discretion, similar to the city’s existing unreasonable-noise rule for gatherings, to consider location, duration, time of day and effects on neighbors.

• A housekeeping amendment removing traffic-noise references from the criminal-noise portion of city code so vehicle noise is handled in the traffic code for clarity and more efficient enforcement.

• A rewrite of the muffler/equipment violation language to separate modified-muffler and straight-pipe situations and make it easier for officers to charge equipment-based violations when a vehicle’s exhaust has been tampered with.

• An option to designate some traffic-related noise violations as misdemeanors so officers and the municipal court can impose graduated fines and penalties for repeat offenders; the court determines fines.

Police emphasized these changes do not eliminate the need for officers to observe violations; the city will increase focused patrols in hotspots and use education and social-media outreach alongside enforcement. Council members asked about signs to warn motorists entering downtown, the likely fine ranges (municipal-court fines for misdemeanors may be substantially higher than traffic infractions), and whether noise-monitoring technology would be revisited; staff said technology is not yet reliable enough to replace officer observations but the department will continue to track pilot programs elsewhere.

On fireworks, the police and legal staff said the change will allow officers to cite the person in possessory control of a property (for example, a party host) when fireworks are launched from private property, instead of requiring officers to witness the exact person igniting a device. Staff said the amendment will make it easier to hold hosts accountable for parties where illegal fireworks are used, and to impose higher penalties for repeat violators. Police also said they will continue public education about which consumer fireworks and sparklers are permitted in Colorado and will deploy targeted enforcement around July 4.

Votes and next steps: Council adopted on first reading Ordinance No. 86, 2025 (new unreasonable-vehicle-noise provision in the traffic code); Ordinance No. 87, 2025 (remove traffic-noise references from criminal-noise code); Ordinance No. 88, 2025 (clarify muffler/equipment violations); and Ordinance No. 89, 2025 (allow certain traffic-noise violations to be misdemeanors). Each ordinance passed first reading by roll call, 7-0. Council also adopted on first reading Ordinance No. 90, 2025, amending the fireworks section of the municipal code; that measure passed first reading, 7-0.

Ending: Police said they will return enforcement and outcome statistics to council after the July 4 period and will continue public education efforts; council members asked for regular updates on enforcement levels and patterns to judge whether the new tools are reducing neighborhood noise complaints.

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that would authorize additional debt and extend the district’s financing powers, then voted to postpone a decision until July 1, 2025.

Nut graf: City staff and the site’s developer told council the amendment would allow refunding of existing bonds and issuance of new debt to support redevelopment of the Foothills Mall site; council members raised repeated questions about affordable housing commitments, limits on the public-improvement fee and financial risks before asking staff and the applicant to return with tighter terms.

Body: Josh Birx, deputy director of sustainability for the city, summarized the request as an amendment to allow the metropolitan district to issue additional debt and extend debt maturities to finance further public improvements at the former Foothills Mall site. Birx said the district originally authorized $53 million in net bond proceeds in 2013 and now faces revenue weakness tied to changing retail market conditions and the pandemic-era effects on enclosed malls.

Will Little and Dan Daugherty, representing the property owner/developer, described a redevelopment plan that would reduce enclosed mall space, add open-air retail and public amenities, and include roughly 300 residential units in a rightsized project. The developer said one parcel of about 30,000 square feet is identified for affordable housing and that they expect to partner with an affordable-housing developer to build units there.

Birx and the applicant described a financial package in which refunding existing debt and issuing additional debt could produce up to $166.1 million of authorized debt capacity and provide about $75 million in new public-improvement funds. Staff also described a worst-case assumption that sales-tax increment could contribute about $30.5 million to the district, while an alternative projection of overall new revenues tied to the project could be about $78 million (staff presentation, service-plan analysis).

Council members pressed the developer and staff on several recurring points: how many affordable units the 30,000-square-foot parcel would actually accommodate; whether the parcel would be donated or deed-restricted; what timing or construction triggers (if any) would ensure affordable units are built; and whether limits should be placed on the public-improvement fee (PIF) that can act like a point-of-sale surcharge. Council asked staff and the developer for clearer, enforceable commitments on the affordable housing parcel, and for explicit language tying approval of the service-plan amendment to a finalized public-benefits agreement.

City staff recommended council consider the amendment but said additional work was needed to align language in the amendment, the redevelopment/reimbursement agreement and the public-benefits agreement. Staff and the applicant agreed to continue negotiations on PIF language and affordable-housing specifics.

Action: Councilmember motioned to continue the public hearing and postpone consideration of Resolution 2025-059 (First Amendment to the amended and restated service plan for the Foothills Metropolitan District) to July 1, 2025; the motion was seconded and passed on roll call, 7-0. Council later moved and passed, 7-0, a separate postponement of the associated public-benefits/development-agreement resolution to July 1, 2025.

Ending: Council and staff asked the developer to return with more specific affordable-housing proposals and clarified PIF language before the July 1 return; the public hearing and related votes were continued to give staff and the applicant time to finalize a public-benefits agreement and related document edits.

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