At the initial retreat of the current City Council, adopting 1041 Regulations was identified as a priority. Known by the State Statute that grants local governments this authority, 1041 Regulations allow the City to subject certain projects to a local evaluation and approval process that would otherwise be considered by other governmental or quasi-governmental entities.
Your Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce has been following this closely and has provided its members and other in the c...
To: Mayor Arndt, Mayor Pro Tem Francis, and Council Members Gutowsky, Pignataro, Canonico, Peel and Ohlson
Madam Mayor and Members of Council:
The Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce is committed to fostering a vibrant, resilient economy that provides equitable opportunity for success. Not just for our members, but for the benefit of all businesses, their employees, a...
We all benefit from the shared responsibility of maintaining basic municipal services: roads, police, fire, etc. We also benefit when a few frills are added to provide identity and draw customers in to local businesses. However, there is a point at which too many frills become an economic burden to business and residents alike as costs begin to outweigh benefits. Your Chamber is asking the question, “Have we reached that inflection point?”
At the initial retreat of the current City Council, adopting 1041 Powers was identified as a priority. Known by the State Statute that grants local governments this authority, 1041 Regulations allow the City to subject certain projects to a local evaluation and approval process that would otherwise be considered by other governmental or quasi-governmental entities.
Council refined the scope of 1041 to focus upon water, wastewater, and transportation projects that encroach upon City open space...
This February marked my one-year anniversary as the Executive Director for the City of Fort Collins Utilities, and what a year it has been. I am so proud of what we have been able to accomplish and the goals that we have on the horizon. Staff has rose to meet challenges, solved problems creatively, delivered critical reliable services and continued to build trust with the community.
I have a great appreciation for the resiliency of my staff and teams that have endured a vast amount of change ...
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To: Mayor Arndt, Mayor Pro Tem Francis, and Council Members Gutowsky, Pignataro, Canonico, Peel and Ohlson
Madam Mayor & members of Council:
The Fort Collins Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to offer this letter of support as you consider extending $1M in financial support of the Northern Colorado Regional Airport (FNL) terminal expansion project. As a loud champion of meaningful investment i...
Your Chamber, along with the Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance, routinely engage with our elected representatives to better understand both the dynamics of the legislature and direction of issues that are most important to the business community. In leveraging these relationships with members of our delegation, we seek to improve their understanding of how the decisions they make impact individual businesses and our economy in Northern Colorado.
Hosted by the City of Fort Collins in conjunction with several community partners the Multicultural Business & Entrepreneur Center (MBEC) is a free bilingual (English & Spanish) center that provides business owners and entrepreneurs easy access to business service providers, resources, mentorship and specialty training. It also connects them with critical resources to create, launch and grow a business in Fort Collins.
Locations to connect with an MBEC navigator include:
The City of Fort Collins is in the process of updating its Economic Health Strategic Plan. The Chamber offers these observations as the City considers updates to this important plan.
Three defining characteristics of the Fort Collins business community are recognition, adaptation, and innovation. Recognize opportunities, adapt to circumstances, and innovate convenience. This may sound easy, but it actually requires super-human powers.
First, our leaders must understand the mere idea of st...
On Tuesday, January 17, Council considered adoption of a Rental Housing Program intended to assure residential rental units within the city meet health and safety code standards. The proposal included two elements: registration of all rental units, to include contact information for the owner or local property manager; and, mandatory physical inspection of all units on a 5-year cycle. Requiring a formal license to offer properties for rent is not a component of the program at this time. Fo...
