[0:20] >> Good morning. I said
[0:20] council in line come in and
[0:21] then run back out. So we're
[0:22] going to go ahead and get
[0:25] started with that. Work
[0:26] session this morning. Monday
[0:30] MAY 12, 2025. Work session
[0:46] meeting. Did he go? Ok, then
[0:50] we'll go ahead and call. We'll
[0:51] call. He'll get to see by the
[0:52] time we get to him. So the
[0:54] clerk, please call roll.
[0:59] Councilmember Bailey.
[1:00] Councilmember Crow Anderson,
[1:02] some of Donelson.
[1:04] >> Here was a member gold
[1:05] PRESIDENT Councilmember hinge
[1:06] present Councilmember
[1:09] Williams. Councilmember line
[1:13] weather here on some member
[1:14] raining here. Councilmember
[1:21] Risley. Present.
[1:22] >> Do we have any changes to
[1:24] the agenda? For today? Such
[1:28] and
[1:29] >> Seeing none. We'll move on
[1:30] to the regular meeting
[1:30] comments. Are there any
[1:31] changes to the regular meeting
[1:37] for tomorrow?
[1:38] >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I it's not
[1:39] changing. Want to pull some
[1:41] stuff off consent. Those
[1:42] things that are quasi judicial
[1:45] and it's the first hearing to
[1:47] set only set a date, but
[1:49] really and I'm not sure every
[1:51] all the new members understand
[1:52] this. You're voting on it the
[1:52] first time and you're proving
[1:54] it the first time. So. I guess
[2:01] we'll get to that tomorrow.
[2:02] >> So to review of the
[2:04] previous do we have with a
[2:05] stick or at least read item
[2:08] for e?
[2:10] >> Which items are you exactly
[2:11] pulling council member
[2:11] Allison, just for the public
[2:15] to know?
[2:16] >> We'll have the list with me
[2:18] today because normally we talk
[2:23] about all the land use items
[2:26] shedding for or be b g 4
[2:26] image.
[2:30] >> I think or b And that's the
[2:34] last one.
[2:36] >> Is Jay quasi judicial? Yes
[2:37] ordinance. And yeah, that
[2:39] would be
[2:43] >> ok? Thank The clerk, please
[2:43] read item foray into the
[2:52] record. Preview and previous
[2:56] meeting minutes. Are there any
[2:57] changes to meeting minutes
[3:03] from week? All right. So we'll
[3:04] go ahead and open with the
[3:06] clerk. Please read in fight.
[3:07] I'm fighting couldn't find
[3:11] into the record by
[3:14] >> the ribbon Cruz case number
[3:19] 25 0, 0, 5, 0, 6, Ks.
[3:20] >> All right. When they come
[3:21] and turn it over to the
[3:21] attorney.
[3:22] >> Good morning, Ben Volin,
[3:24] your city attorney's office.
[3:26] So from time to time, City
[3:28] employees MAY be sued for
[3:29] acting within the course and
[3:30] actually set up within the
[3:31] course and scope of their
[3:32] duties. We often see that for
[3:33] police officers. And that is
[3:35] the case here. We bring these
[3:39] cases to council to, from our
[3:40] obligation, to defend our city
[3:41] employees, including police
[3:42] officers and the peace
[3:43] officers liability act and the
[3:45] Colorado Governmental immunity
[3:46] act. And we do through head
[3:50] nods or thumbs up. It's a
[3:51] somewhat informal action to
[3:52] acknowledge application of
[3:58] have under the law.
[3:59] >> Sir, can I have an
[3:59] acknowledgment comes up or had
[4:01] not that we work?
[4:04] >> All Thank you. So the city
[4:08] attorney, please refrain into
[4:09] the record. Then Boulder City
[4:13] attorney's office I will take
[4:14] a normally I just read this as
[4:16] fast as I quickly can I can.
[4:16] But
[4:17] >> for the benefit of our new
[4:20] members and take a moment to
[4:21] explain under the Colorado
[4:24] Open Meetings Act which the
[4:24] city has adopted into its
[4:25] charter. So we follow our own
[4:29] charter version of it. There
[4:30] are only certain times and
[4:31] reasons that we can take the
[4:32] council into an executive
[4:33] session where the public's not
[4:35] allowed. And there's an
[4:37] enumerated lessors about 6
[4:38] different reasons. Today.
[4:39] We're going to take you into
[4:39] executive session to talk
[4:40] about 2 different topics.
[4:42] We're gonna talk about a real
[4:42] estate acquisition. That's one
[4:43] of the enumerated items. And
[4:47] the other is instructions to
[4:48] negotiators regarding economic
[4:49] development incentive
[4:51] agreement. And that's another
[4:53] rated item that we can go into
[4:54] closed for is to talk about
[4:55] something more negotiating so
[4:57] that we don't have to give our
[4:59] our thoughts and opinions way.
[5:01] Okay. So I read this whole
[5:02] paragraph and then you guys
[5:03] will vote. It takes two-thirds
[5:04] of you to really go into a
[5:08] closed session. In accord with
[5:09] City Charter article 3,
[5:11] section 3, Dash 6, td and it's
[5:12] incorporated, Colorado, Open
[5:14] meetings Act cra's. 24 6 Dash
[5:16] 4, 0, 2, 4, a b and e.
[5:17] >> Those are the specific
[5:19] sections of the Open Meetings
[5:20] Act. We're using to justify
[5:23] the closed. City Council in
[5:25] open session is determine
[5:26] whether will hold a closed
[5:27] executive session. The issues
[5:28] to be addressed, involved
[5:28] consultation with the city
[5:31] attorney for legal advice and
[5:31] discussion regarding
[5:32] instructions to negotiators
[5:34] and strategy for real estate
[5:35] acquisition and instructions
[5:36] to negotiators regarding an
[5:37] economic development and the
[5:41] set of agreements. The
[5:42] PRESIDENT Council should
[5:42] uphold the city council
[5:43] members in the pond. Consent
[5:44] of two-thirds of the members
[5:45] present MAY conduct a closed
[5:46] executive session in the
[5:47] event. Any city council
[5:48] members participating
[5:49] electronically or
[5:50] telephonically into closed
[5:52] executive session. Each city
[5:53] councilmember participating in
[5:54] a closed executive session
[5:55] show from Dudley State. For
[5:56] the record. No other member of
[5:58] the public not authorized to
[5:59] participate in a closed
[6:00] executive session is present
[6:01] are able to hear the matters
[6:02] discussed as part of a closed
[6:04] executive session if consent
[6:05] of a closed executive session
[6:06] is not giving the enemy be
[6:07] discussed in open session or
[6:08] withdrawn from consideration
[6:10] so we need to votes because
[6:12] there are 2 matters. It will
[6:13] be a yes and yes, sir. Yes.
[6:14] And the no. And it takes
[6:18] two-thirds.
[6:18] >> Clear to you want to go
[6:21] through the roller. Do.
[6:26] >> Councilmember Bailey.
[6:29] Twice. All right. I and I.
[6:32] Council member crew Everson. I
[6:36] councilmember Donaldson. I I
[6:36] councilmember gone.
[6:39] Councilmember I I.
[6:40] >> Councilmember line member.
[6:43] I councilmember Remy.
[6:47] Councilmember Risley.
[6:48] >> Yes, and yes. And I can
[6:49] also confirm that I am alone
[6:51] and no one else can hear this.
[6:57] >> Councilmember Williams. And
[7:12] >> All right. We're going
[7:13] Carry on the spring. So with
[7:14] the clerk, please read into
[7:18] the record. Update from Pikes,
[7:19] Peak Outdoor Recreation
[7:25] Alliance.
[7:34] >> Okay. Here in Colorado, we
[7:36] love the outdoors. That's who
[7:38] we are. It's where we
[7:42] recreate. Hard to imagine a
[7:44] place this beautiful in that
[7:45] wasn't a source of pride and
[7:48] identity for its people. The
[7:50] of nurture and support our
[7:51] wildlife communities,
[7:53] agriculture and the economy
[7:55] and provide exceptional
[7:56] recreation experiences to all
[7:59] Coloradans. And occurs. These
[8:01] lands and waters of
[8:03] traditional homelands that
[8:04] many different tribal nations
[8:05] and indigenous peoples
[8:05] continue to play a vital role
[8:09] in stewarding. Today and into
[8:10] the future. We can all protect
[8:14] and care for what we love and
[8:15] we can help outdoors overcome
[8:17] pressures from wildfire,
[8:18] drought and increasing
[8:19] temperatures as well as
[8:19] impacts of growth in human
[8:22] development. That's why
[8:23] Coloradans across the state
[8:25] have come together to bring to
[8:27] life an inspiring vision.
[8:31] Colorado's outdoor strategy.
[8:32] It advances shared goals and
[8:34] their actions to support
[8:36] conservation recreation in
[8:38] climate resilience. Strategy
[8:40] drives partnerships and
[8:43] collaboration. It will inform
[8:44] regional and statewide
[8:45] decision-making spark change
[8:46] with a host of tools and
[8:48] resources, including data,
[8:50] nothing tools and funding
[8:51] opportunities. We won't be the
[8:54] future of doors at the chance.
[8:55] We'll be visionary, proactive
[9:01] and collaborative. Because we
[9:03] love Colorado. Learn more at
[9:05] cpw that state that co dot
[9:05] U.S. Slash Colorado's outdoor
[9:18] strategy.
[9:20] >> All right. Great to be with
[9:23] you all. I'm Conor Hall I-lead
[9:24] Colorado's Office of Outdoor
[9:25] Recreation Industry at the
[9:28] state. Here. Speaking on
[9:29] behalf of Governor Polis and
[9:33] the administration. So thank
[9:35] you again, so much for having
[9:37] me this morning. I want to
[9:38] start by expressing my
[9:39] appreciation for the
[9:40] incredible work being done in
[9:43] the Pikes Peak region to
[9:44] protect and enhance Colorado's
[9:46] great outdoors. Special thanks
[9:50] to key line. Weber and her
[9:53] team the Pikes Peak after
[9:54] Recreation alliance pp not
[9:56] only has shaped the Colorado
[9:58] after strategy, but they're
[9:58] actively driving and really
[10:02] leading the implementation.
[10:05] That car Rams the outdoors is
[10:07] deeply a part of who we are.
[10:08] Connects us to each other, our
[10:11] history and our future, but
[10:12] are natural resources face on
[10:15] Preston and of pressure from
[10:16] growth, climate change,
[10:19] wildfire and water scarcity.
[10:21] That's why we launched the
[10:22] Colorado strategy. A bold
[10:23] statewide vision for
[10:27] conservation recreation in
[10:27] climate resiliency. And
[10:29] frankly, the first of its kind
[10:31] in the country. It was a
[10:32] pretty bold and ambitious
[10:35] undertaking. We've been
[10:37] working on this plan for the
[10:38] last couple of years. And now
[10:39] we're hitting that
[10:42] implementation phase. One of
[10:44] the pillars of the strategy is
[10:45] the regional partnerships
[10:45] initiative which fosters
[10:48] locally rooted coalitions that
[10:52] bring together recreation
[10:53] conservation. In some cases,
[10:56] agriculture tourism interest
[10:57] to in advance shared goals for
[11:01] region. Peoria exemplifies
[11:02] this approach. And in my
[11:05] humble opinion, is probably
[11:06] one of the most successful
[11:07] regional partnerships in the
[11:11] state. We've got over 20 now
[11:11] and ppr has been doing it. I
[11:15] think a longer than most has
[11:16] done a really remarkable job
[11:17] bringing the right
[11:22] stakeholders to the table. And
[11:23] Your city Covered Springs has
[11:24] the opportunity to lead. By
[11:27] example, with anticipated
[11:28] growth in this region
[11:31] exceeding 1 million people by
[11:32] 2049 smart growth and planning
[11:36] is more important than ever.
[11:37] Supporting ppr. A means
[11:38] investing healthy communities,
[11:41] climate, resilient landscapes
[11:43] after equity and expanded
[11:44] recreation opportunities and
[11:45] the sustainable, thriving
[11:47] outdoor economy. Together. We
[11:50] can build on this momentum and
[11:51] bring to life transformational
[11:51] projects like the ring. The
[11:54] peak trail. In the new
[11:55] recreation vision for Pikes,
[12:01] Peak America's Mountain. I
[12:02] strongly forgot I had slides
[12:12] this whole time said. So this
[12:16] was a picture from us
[12:17] launching the strategy here in
[12:18] the Pikes Peak region a couple
[12:18] weeks with the governor and
[12:23] other key partners. And you
[12:26] can find more on this strategy
[12:26] on I thought the video summed
[12:28] it up nicely but again, it
[12:32] really talks about.
[12:33] Conservation, recreation and
[12:35] climate resiliency all come
[12:36] together. That nexus between
[12:39] all of those things and how we
[12:41] planned for the next 10, 2030,
[12:43] years. As our state continues
[12:43] to grow as our region's
[12:44] continue, like Pikes Peak
[12:46] continue to grow. We also
[12:52] worked with. Skip around here.
[12:55] Let me hear the 20 maybe 21
[12:56] partnerships we have around
[12:58] the state this point. The
[13:00] regional partnerships. So
[13:01] still a few gaps, but
[13:03] generally speaking pretty good
[13:03] coverage from the state and
[13:05] each of these communities for
[13:06] the past couple years has
[13:09] been. And with those
[13:09] coalitions and all those
[13:12] regional plans, then inform
[13:13] the overarching statewide
[13:21] strategy. We also worked great
[13:22] outdoors, Colorado and cpw to
[13:24] set aside 50 million dollars
[13:26] over the course of the next 5
[13:26] years for the implementation
[13:30] of this plan. And this is
[13:31] another region. I another
[13:32] reason I would strongly
[13:34] encourage you all to support
[13:36] ppr in the fullest sense
[13:37] because they will be really at
[13:40] the tip of the spear. I, you
[13:41] know, to take advantage of
[13:43] this 50 million dollar for
[13:44] implementation of the
[13:48] strategy. So with that, I you
[13:50] know, thank you all for taking
[13:51] the time today. Thank ppr it
[13:54] as just a wonderful, wonderful
[13:56] partner, energy to support
[13:58] with your voice. Your voice is
[13:58] your policy and financial
[14:06] assistance. Thank you.
[14:07] >> Know where Michael went.
[14:07] But next video we're ready
[14:12] for. Let me try and play it
[14:27] through here. Enough.
[14:36] >> Thank you for your
[14:37] patience. You've heard a
[14:39] little bit about the overall
[14:40] Colorado's outdoor strategy.
[14:42] And now we're going to talk to
[14:43] specifically about what our
[14:44] regional partnership is
[14:45] working on. What this update
[14:46] is about. And that's our
[14:49] outdoor Pikes Peak initiative.
[14:50] I'm Becky Line Weber,
[14:52] executive director of the
[14:54] Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation
[14:54] Alliance. So we'll have you go
[15:01] ahead and play that.
[15:01] >> There is no place in
[15:06] America like I
[15:08] >> He asked or Pikes Peak
[15:11] Initiative is a locally rooted
[15:13] state-supported process along
[15:15] with all of the regional work
[15:17] we're doing how it's really
[15:17] setting the foundation, not
[15:18] just for us to enjoy the
[15:21] outdoors today, but future
[15:22] generations.
[15:24] >> We've also through this
[15:25] process identified a number of
[15:29] really specific strategies
[15:31] that I think it set us for the
[15:32] future. The opp I process has
[15:35] made it possible for all of
[15:36] us. If the same table talk
[15:38] about how we want to conserve
[15:39] those places and how we can
[15:40] forward, you know that
[15:42] everyone has a different
[15:43] vision of.
[15:44] >> With the outdoor should How
[15:45] do we make sure that we're
[15:46] bringing everyone to the table
[15:48] when making decisions about
[15:50] public lands so that we can
[15:50] pick the right opportunities.
[15:54] Find that right balance so
[15:56] that the quality of our
[15:57] recreational experiences
[15:59] >> really can continue into
[15:59] the future.
[16:01] >> We want to make that
[16:04] whatever plan we have is
[16:07] sustainable and can continue
[16:09] for this Generation x
[16:11] generation and is the
[16:12] spectacle of the wildlife that
[16:15] call people. It's the outdoors
[16:17] that really bring people here.
[16:18] It's the outdoors that people
[16:22] want to go see outdoors that
[16:25] are businesses want to be a
[16:26] part to bring their employees
[16:29] its the outdoors, which is
[16:31] greatest asset in our
[16:32] community. That really puts us
[16:33] above so many other cities and
[16:35] communities our size.
[16:37] >> It is our competitive
[16:39] advantage. So how can we
[16:42] preserve of those recreational
[16:43] experiences? I think it's
[16:44] important that we all have a
[16:47] next to one another.
[16:50] >> Discussed. But we feel that
[16:51] the important and to converse
[16:52] about how we can protect this
[16:55] land that we all have to come
[16:56] together to really champion
[16:58] what's important for us. So
[17:00] that for future generations,
[17:02] all can experience that's
[17:02] really special about this
[17:04] place. This will not be a plan
[17:06] just this will be a show those
[17:08] results. This will be a
[17:09] planned Naik. The Pikes Peak
[17:14] region better. If you want to
[17:17] move fast going euro, if you
[17:18] want to move together. But now
[17:19] it's time for us to turn the
[17:20] page and we're going to take
[17:23] all of that work and think
[17:25] about how do we operationalize
[17:27] these things? How do we
[17:28] implement some of the things
[17:29] that we've seen are so
[17:31] important and it's going to
[17:33] take It's going to take Can
[17:35] take all of us coming to the
[17:36] table. Greening putting aside
[17:38] some of our differences and
[17:40] thinking about how together
[17:42] can we make generational
[17:47] impact. You are outdoors. All
[17:48] right. Thank you, Michael, for
[17:52] getting that play. Well.
[17:53] >> So good morning City
[17:54] council members, as I
[17:55] mentioned, Becky Line Weber
[17:56] with ppe which is short for
[17:59] Pikes, Peak Outdoor Recreation
[18:00] Alliance like acronyms around
[18:02] here. So that's what we go by.
[18:05] >> As you just saw, this is.
[18:09] >> Our outdoor Pikes Peak
[18:10] Initiative. And we've just
[18:10] completed our draft vision
[18:11] plan. You each have an
[18:14] executive summary there and
[18:15] we're going to just go going
[18:17] to be some highlights on the
[18:18] goals and I'm going to go
[18:22] rather rapidly because this is
[18:23] the plan and it's a lot and
[18:23] you don't want me to go
[18:26] through all this. So I'm gonna
[18:27] go quickly. But there will be
[18:28] time for questions at the end.
[18:37] All right. Will technical
[18:45] while they're working on that.
[18:45] Well, we do. They get that
[18:47] that going to rise can see
[18:49] that. But this has been in the
[18:51] works since 2021. Connor
[18:52] shared with you that we are
[18:53] one of the Colorado outdoor
[18:56] regional partnerships. We were
[18:56] selected the regional
[18:59] partnership for this region.
[19:00] And that's Paso County Teller
[19:02] County and Fremont County. So
[19:04] 3 county area. We started
[19:06] hours in 2021. At that time we
[19:08] were one of only 4 regional
[19:10] partnerships. Now there are 21
[19:11] across the state of Colorado
[19:12] and they're hoping to expand
[19:14] that to really cover the
[19:16] state. But what's great about
[19:18] the fact that we're one of the
[19:19] first, although it's hard
[19:21] sometimes to setting out and
[19:23] creating new ground also
[19:24] create some new opportunities
[19:27] for us and being one of the
[19:28] first were also one of the
[19:31] first to complete our vision
[19:31] plan or vision plan draft was
[19:33] released to the public last
[19:35] week and it will be open for
[19:38] public comment through JUNE
[19:39] first. So we're in this
[19:40] wonderful period of time where
[19:41] all of the combination of the
[19:45] last 3 and a half plus years,
[19:46] it's pulled together and now
[19:48] we've released it and waiting
[19:49] for comments from the
[19:49] community. But at the same
[19:52] time, we're moving forward.
[19:55] And as you mentioned, as
[19:57] Connor mentioned, Go Co and
[19:58] Colorado Parks and
[19:59] commissioner for great
[20:00] Outdoors, Colorado, those of
[20:03] you that familiar with them,
[20:04] they have put together an
[20:06] incredible amount of funding.
[20:08] This is part of their 5 year
[20:10] strategic plan. It's
[20:12] 50 million dollars that they
[20:13] have set aside for regional
[20:15] partnerships for the next 5
[20:19] years, 40 million of that is
[20:20] for implementation. That's
[20:21] huge. We did not have that
[20:24] funding before right now. And
[20:25] the Green hasn't even opened
[20:26] up yet. It will open up this
[20:27] summer and it's only
[20:28] accessible to regional
[20:30] partnerships to carry out the
[20:30] work that we have done to
[20:33] these vision plans. What's
[20:35] really important about that is
[20:37] as one of the first to release
[20:38] their vision plan. We have an
[20:39] opportunity before all of the
[20:41] other regional partnerships
[20:43] catch up to really move
[20:44] forward. Some of the projects
[20:46] and initiatives and priorities
[20:48] that are for our Pikes Peak
[20:48] region. So we're really
[20:52] excited about that. Exciting,
[21:01] but there.
[21:05] >> I'm sorry. Yes, COUNCILMAN
[21:06] Thank you. Thank you for being
[21:08] here. I'm looking forward to
[21:09] seeing this. Can you just talk
[21:11] about the source of the
[21:12] 50 million dollars? Yes, it's
[21:13] the 50 million dollars is from
[21:15] great outdoors, Colorado. Go
[21:17] coach and Gold Coast's funding
[21:19] comes from the lottery. The
[21:20] Colorado lottery and a big
[21:21] part of it goes to cpw and
[21:23] then to their own grant
[21:25] funding and they fund
[21:26] community projects. City of
[21:27] Colorado Springs is taking
[21:29] advantage of that El Paso
[21:32] County and taking advantage of
[21:33] that and they together with
[21:35] Colorado Parks and wildlife
[21:38] have together decided to fund
[21:39] regional partnerships through
[21:39] this regional partnership.
[21:43] Thank
[21:45] >> All right. Looks like we
[22:01] are. Just about there. Her
[22:04] mission. I'll just go to this
[22:04] quickly collaboratively
[22:05] identified advance priorities
[22:06] and innovative strategy
[22:08] strategies to ensure the
[22:09] resiliency improvement of our
[22:10] natural and recreational
[22:10] values. For the Pikes Peak
[22:19] region. And as I mentioned,
[22:20] I'm gonna go through those 10
[22:21] goals and didn't go through
[22:22] them rather quickly. So the
[22:23] first one was to convene a
[22:26] broad based coalition. This is
[22:27] something often does. Anyway.
[22:29] We convene a lot of partners
[22:32] in for the outdoor Pikes Peak
[22:33] Initiative. You'll probably
[22:34] recognize a lot of the symbols
[22:35] on here, but we brought
[22:38] together a lot of outdoor
[22:38] partners in the land
[22:42] management as well as outdoor
[22:44] conservation. Outdoor
[22:45] recreation and outdoor
[22:46] business partners all working
[22:51] together. Here's just some
[22:52] pictures of that group work. I
[22:54] am so grateful for all of the
[22:55] stakeholders who have stayed
[22:56] with us over the last few
[22:58] years for this planning work
[23:00] you can see in the upper
[23:02] corner Focus Group past. We
[23:03] identified some strategies. We
[23:05] recognized that we needed some
[23:06] additional expertise. So we
[23:07] pulled some additional
[23:07] expertise from the community
[23:11] to work on that. We also
[23:12] pulled some visionary groups
[23:12] together of community leaders
[23:13] that are not in the outdoor
[23:16] space but are adjacent and
[23:17] that the outdoors impacts them
[23:20] to help lend a hand. So
[23:21] there's just quite a bit of
[23:24] stakeholder group that went on
[23:25] bulls number 2, 3 create
[23:25] maintain a dynamic, outdoor
[23:28] Pikes, Peak data hub and
[23:29] develop a multi here are multi
[23:33] layered planning mapping tool.
[23:34] In addition to that, we
[23:34] created in either decision
[23:37] support tools such as project
[23:38] criteria framework. What's so
[23:38] great about this is this is a
[23:41] partnership with Uccs and they
[23:42] are looking at this as a
[23:43] community investment project
[23:45] that they will maintain over
[23:48] time. This data hub is the
[23:49] first time we've had all of
[23:52] this data, almost 100 planning
[23:54] documents across the Pikes
[23:57] Peak region, socioeconomic
[23:58] data, recreation data, tourism
[23:59] data, natural resource data
[24:02] and mapping all in one place.
[24:04] Available to help make land
[24:06] use decisions to help make
[24:07] project decisions to help us
[24:09] really inform how we move
[24:11] forward in areas that affect
[24:13] the outdoors. Goal number 4
[24:13] was to evaluate those past
[24:14] planning efforts. I mentioned
[24:17] almost 100 plans. We brought
[24:18] those together from 1984, all
[24:22] the way up to current day. And
[24:23] we evaluated those. We did an
[24:25] assessment of those. And then
[24:28] we talk to our land managers
[24:29] and what are the areas there
[24:30] that you're having challenges
[24:31] with an implementing? What are
[24:32] the things that are not
[24:32] relative anymore? And we
[24:34] talked through those with
[24:36] them. Oh, number 5, invite and
[24:37] assess the needs and
[24:38] aspirations of land managers
[24:39] like we just mentioned,
[24:40] stakeholders and the general
[24:43] public in 2022, we worked with
[24:44] the Colorado tourism office to
[24:46] do an outdoor industry
[24:48] stakeholder report and we
[24:49] surveyed and benchmarked and
[24:50] got aspirations from our
[24:52] outdoor industry. We also this
[24:54] probably the biggest part of
[24:55] our effort to quite a lot of
[24:59] robust public listing. So we
[25:01] did 11. Our initial round was
[25:02] 11 listening. Sessions across
[25:05] the 3 county area. We went
[25:06] out. We talked to the
[25:08] community and we heard from
[25:09] them. What's really important
[25:10] to them regarding challenges
[25:11] and opportunities in our
[25:13] outdoor spaces. But we knew
[25:14] that there were some gaps
[25:15] after doing that. And so we
[25:17] went out and did some pop-up
[25:19] outreach in different areas.
[25:21] He went to underserved
[25:22] communities. We prefer
[25:23] provided Spanish to English
[25:24] materials and an interpreter,
[25:25] military community. Private
[25:26] landowners, business and
[25:28] community leaders. Youth. And
[25:28] we also met with tribal
[25:33] leaders, not that long ago. We
[25:33] met with elected officials,
[25:34] including this body to share
[25:35] what we were up to him to get
[25:42] some input. And all of this
[25:43] data, all this information
[25:45] that we from local down into a
[25:45] vision statement, strategies
[25:48] and action items that we did a
[25:52] lot voting on to find
[25:53] consensus and we took these
[25:55] and we went back out to the
[25:56] community with more listening
[25:58] sessions to say, did we get it
[26:00] right? And again, this was
[26:02] across the 3 counties, lots of
[26:04] different community engagement
[26:05] here. And we also did this to
[26:06] service. It wasn't just in
[26:06] public, but also surveys for
[26:09] those who couldn't online
[26:09] listening sessions as well as
[26:15] in person. This 92% of our
[26:16] in-person folks said yes, they
[26:18] agree with these recommended
[26:18] strategies and 100% of our
[26:22] survey respondents said yes,
[26:23] number 6 was to recommend a
[26:25] revised alternative management
[26:26] funding model. One of the
[26:27] things we knew going into this
[26:29] is that on Pikes Peak in
[26:31] particular, all of the growth
[26:33] that we're seeing in Colorado
[26:34] Springs, El Paso County is
[26:36] funneling into our outdoors
[26:36] and it's creating a lot of
[26:40] challenges for land managers.
[26:41] It's also affecting
[26:42] recreational experiences. And
[26:44] so we knew we wanted to look
[26:44] at the management. See, are
[26:46] there ways we could do this
[26:49] better? So we went out and got
[26:50] 16 different models are looked
[26:52] at 16 models across the U.S.
[26:54] Of multi-jurisdictional
[26:56] management. And then we as a
[26:57] task force, we narrow that
[26:58] down to 4 and then we narrow
[27:02] that down to one. And we took
[27:03] this model, which is a
[27:04] partnership of all these
[27:06] multiple jurisdictions, but
[27:08] using one entity has the lead
[27:09] to manage the people to manage
[27:11] the recreation and to create
[27:12] recreational opportunities and
[27:13] Colorado parks and wildlife
[27:18] uniquely fit that as a way to
[27:20] bring greater resources to the
[27:22] area and also greater capacity
[27:24] for existing land managers in
[27:26] that space. So we looked at
[27:27] this. We talked to our land
[27:27] managers quite a bit about
[27:30] this all together and
[27:32] individually. There were some
[27:32] that were like, yeah, let's do
[27:34] this and others that like will
[27:35] hold on. I don't know about
[27:36] this. So it took quite a lot
[27:38] of conversation and it's still
[27:40] ongoing with our land
[27:42] managers. But one of the very
[27:43] exciting things as Governor
[27:46] Polis recognized just knew
[27:46] management model because in
[27:48] the lower left to see a group
[27:50] of the land manager
[27:51] representatives there, they
[27:53] came together and did a letter
[27:54] of intent sent that to the
[27:55] director of Colorado Parks and
[27:59] Wildlife at the end of 2024.
[28:00] And in the governor state of
[28:00] the State address, he
[28:02] mentioned it. And then in
[28:03] FEBRUARY he came to Colorado
[28:05] Springs to celebrate this new
[28:06] partnership that was forming.
[28:08] So that's what these pictures
[28:10] are from. And you can see
[28:12] several of our Colorado
[28:12] Springs folks are are involved
[28:16] in that. So you can see Brett
[28:17] and Skyler with Pikes Peak
[28:18] America's Mountain and Travis
[28:20] with Colorado Springs
[28:21] Utilities are Forest Service,
[28:22] Colorado Parks and Wildlife
[28:23] Department. Natural Resources.
[28:26] A Pasco County. So all of
[28:26] these folks been working
[28:28] together on this new
[28:29] management model. And I'll
[28:30] talk a little bit more about
[28:34] that towards the end. Oh,
[28:35] number 7 was to identify
[28:36] recreation conservation
[28:39] priorities and key projects.
[28:41] So all of continued on. We had
[28:42] the strategies that we need to
[28:42] look at. What does that mean?
[28:44] What are we going to
[28:45] actionable? What are we going
[28:47] to take action on? So we
[28:48] identified through quite a
[28:49] process. A number of projects
[28:49] and initiatives to move
[28:54] forward. Goals. Number 89 kind
[28:56] of go together, identify
[28:58] desirable in critical natural
[29:00] habitat areas and identify
[29:02] areas for potential recreation
[29:04] opportunities. And so what we
[29:06] did is we worked again with
[29:08] more partnerships, working on
[29:10] Colorado's Outdoor Strategies
[29:11] Steering Committee. I learned
[29:11] that we were working with
[29:14] Colorado Natural Heritage
[29:16] Program to create this
[29:17] conservation summary for the
[29:19] state of Colorado. We looked
[29:20] at that conservation summary
[29:21] and said, why do we do that
[29:23] for Pikes Peak region? They
[29:25] said yes, we took their data
[29:26] and then we went to our local
[29:28] partners to find out what's
[29:29] very special about the Pikes
[29:30] Peak region. That's different
[29:31] from the state. Together. We
[29:35] created the Pikes Peak
[29:36] Conservation summary that lead
[29:37] into our opportunity of air or
[29:40] areas of opportunitmap,
[29:41] which helps us identify areas
[29:44] to double down on conservation
[29:44] and areas where recreation
[29:45] development might be best
[29:50] suited. Go number 10 is where
[29:51] we are today. We created a
[29:53] sustainable recreation
[29:55] conservation vision plan. And
[29:55] as I mentioned, we just
[29:56] released checked. It's open
[29:57] for public comment through
[29:59] JUNE. 1st. So which is all of
[30:04] this mean? This is more than a
[30:05] milestone. We are at a pivotal
[30:06] moment. I'm going to share
[30:07] with you some of the reasons
[30:10] why. Colorado Springs, El Paso
[30:11] County in particular are
[30:13] growing at a rapid pace. Okay.
[30:14] You guys already know that
[30:15] this is no big surprise to you
[30:20] all. Our tourism. In addition,
[30:21] it has been a growing economic
[30:24] driver and visitors are drawn
[30:26] to our outdoors. I've shared
[30:27] with the prior city council
[30:28] that with our tourism numbers.
[30:31] Our long with report, you can
[30:32] tell that the number one
[30:33] activity of visitors is going
[30:35] outside and enjoying our
[30:37] outdoors beyond visiting with
[30:39] friends and family and
[30:41] touring, which is part of the
[30:42] outdoors. The number one
[30:44] reason people come here is for
[30:45] outdoors. So tourism is a big
[30:45] part of it. We're getting lots
[30:46] of folks here and we're
[30:50] growing our population. But
[30:51] smart growth is important in
[30:52] our outdoor spaces just as it
[30:54] is in the city and it requires
[30:55] thoughtful planning. The good
[30:59] news is we have a plan now.
[31:00] We've identified priorities to
[31:00] grow outdoor amenities while
[31:01] safeguarding natural resources
[31:05] and wildlife. We have the
[31:06] support of the governor who
[31:06] wants to see a new
[31:07] collaborative management model
[31:09] on Pikes Peak that he can
[31:11] expand elsewhere in Colorado.
[31:11] And I'm going to share with
[31:14] you why this is important
[31:16] right now. We have a deficit
[31:17] in the state of Colorado, our
[31:18] budget. So they're looking for
[31:19] funding wherever they can find
[31:23] But at the same time, Governor
[31:24] Polis is putting pressure on
[31:25] Colorado parks and wildlife to
[31:26] make this happen in Pikes,
[31:30] Peak Pikes Peak is known
[31:30] internationally. It's very
[31:32] important and he wants to see
[31:33] this happen. And he's only
[31:34] here for another 2 years. So
[31:35] that's part of this moment in
[31:38] time that we have. We also
[31:39] have the partners and
[31:39] relationships and are doubling
[31:41] down on them. One of the
[31:42] things that we know is we need
[31:43] good collaboration. We need
[31:44] good working relationships
[31:47] with our partners. We put in
[31:48] place something called
[31:49] Adaptive leadership training,
[31:49] which we're doing over the
[31:53] course of the year with 30 of
[31:56] our outdoor partners learning
[31:57] to work together so that we
[31:58] tackle some of these complex
[31:58] challenges that we have in
[32:02] front of us. We have access to
[32:02] significant funding resources.
[32:05] As we mentioned, but it is
[32:06] highly competitive and it
[32:09] requires local investment to
[32:10] date. We've seen the state
[32:12] invest thoroughly into
[32:12] regional partnerships, but now
[32:13] they want to start seeing more
[32:17] local investment. So we have
[32:20] to plan. We have partners. We
[32:21] have state will support and
[32:21] access to critical funding
[32:23] opportunities. But now what we
[32:26] need is your support support
[32:27] to help bring this vision to
[32:28] life through local investment
[32:31] leadership in alignment so we
[32:33] can ensure Colorado Springs in
[32:34] the Pikes Peak region remains
[32:35] a leader, responsible outdoor
[32:37] recreation conservation
[32:38] community well-being for
[32:41] generations to come. As we
[32:42] look ahead, your support is
[32:44] essential. But so is
[32:46] partnership and leadership.
[32:50] That's where ppe the Pikes
[32:50] Peak Outdoor Recreation
[32:53] Alliance comes in. For those
[32:54] of you who MAY be new to the
[32:55] council and welcome. I have
[32:57] met some of you some of you
[32:58] I've met for short. So it's
[33:00] great to have you here. But
[33:01] you're not very familiar,
[33:03] probably with ppe or e. So I
[33:04] want to give you just a little
[33:04] bit of information about who
[33:09] we are. So we are 5, a one c 3
[33:10] nonprofit organization we
[33:13] reformed in 2016 and our
[33:14] mission is to strengthen the
[33:15] outdoor wreck industry for the
[33:16] Pikes Peak region through
[33:19] leadership and collaboration.
[33:21] We convene together outdoor
[33:22] businesses, outdoor nonprofit
[33:22] organizations and land
[33:23] management and government
[33:26] entities. These are our
[33:28] pillars grow. That's largely
[33:30] what opiates about Stewart,
[33:32] our special outdoor
[33:33] environments, strengthen the
[33:34] Pikes Peak region's out to
[33:36] wreck into street. We do that
[33:37] through. We have an industry
[33:38] job fair. We meet together
[33:42] every every month as about 30
[33:44] outdoor leaders. We also have
[33:45] an outdoor job board. Number
[33:48] of things we do their
[33:48] inspiring greater
[33:49] participation, outdoor
[33:50] recreation. And then we
[33:52] advocate on behalf of the
[33:55] outdoor industry all the
[33:58] places. So now I'd love to
[33:59] have to for board members come
[33:59] up and share with you just
[34:00] briefly a little bit more
[34:02] about ppe or 8. So our board
[34:06] chair Geoff Mosher and past
[34:07] year, Toby Gannett will speak
[34:14] with you for a few moments.
[34:17] City Council appreciate taking
[34:18] time this morning to hear
[34:20] about and staff members from
[34:21] the city.
[34:21] >> It's been my pleasure to
[34:23] serve as the board chair for
[34:28] couple of years. Now. I'm also
[34:29] the special projects director
[34:30] for the city of c#
[34:30] #
[34:30] #
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[34:30] #
[34:32] Creek.
[34:33] And we are committed on the
[34:34] other side, the west side of
[34:37] Pikes Peak too, to move
[34:38] forward with these
[34:39] initiatives. And I I I'm
[34:43] pretty the the report is now
[34:47] out. The governor's support
[34:50] unit. I'm not sure if if you
[34:50] understand how exciting this
[34:53] can be moving forward, we are
[34:55] ready to make this happen.
[34:57] We're ready to protect the
[34:59] mountain. Ready to
[35:01] strategically plan, how
[35:01] recreation and conservation
[35:02] can be done and how to steward
[35:05] that for generations to come.
[35:06] So I appreciate Connor coming
[35:07] from the governor's office
[35:10] that shows the support from
[35:11] that level and bakkies
[35:12] presentation is is exciting
[35:15] and fun to hear. It's taken a
[35:16] long time to get where we're
[35:19] at. And we're at that.
[35:20] Precipice time to move forward
[35:23] and make a big leap into what
[35:25] we can do with the Pikes Peak
[35:26] region. We did get commitment
[35:28] from Teller County as well. On
[35:32] the letter to the governor, a
[35:33] big portion be isn't our
[35:33] county. So that's important to
[35:35] us in c#
[35:35] #
[35:35] #
[35:35] #
[35:35] #
[35:36] #
[35:37] Creek. C#
[35:37] #
[35:37] #
[35:37] #
[35:37] #
[35:37] #
[35:39] Creek does financially support
[35:41] and we have for several years
[35:44] now we're looking forward to
[35:46] increasing that support as
[35:47] this programming and
[35:49] initiatives can move forward.
[35:50] So I just want to be a little
[35:53] bit of background of Pra. We
[35:55] are a voluntary independent
[35:58] board. There's 11 members that
[36:00] are voters. There's 3 x of his
[36:03] shows El Paso County Conroe
[36:07] Chamber and edc and El Pomar.
[36:08] Sorry. I said that wrong. Let
[36:13] let me go back. Our x
[36:17] officials come from cpw, Pasco
[36:18] County and then and then vice
[36:19] PRESIDENT Government affairs
[36:24] from the Chamber and edc and
[36:25] then our help from foundation
[36:27] representatives as well. So
[36:30] those are 6. The shelves you
[36:32] might realize from David's
[36:36] cameo on the video and Becky's
[36:38] last name. The David is is the
[36:41] founder of ppe or e and We
[36:44] respect we're his plan was
[36:46] going. He's on an advisory
[36:47] position, a role with the
[36:49] board right now. He is a
[36:50] non-voting member, but he
[36:51] definitely offers his
[36:53] expertise. So we appreciate
[36:56] the time. COUNCILMAN Wine
[36:58] lovers participation in this
[37:00] program. So we do look forward
[37:01] to moving forward. We're
[37:02] excited about where ppr is
[37:07] headed. We see it as an
[37:08] important aspect of the entire
[37:10] Pikes Peak region. Fremont
[37:16] Teller and Paso County to move
[37:17] forward with recreation and
[37:18] conservation in the Pikes Peak
[37:19] region. Not just on the
[37:20] mountain, but all the
[37:22] communities surrounding it.
[37:28] You have anything you want
[37:29] Council members? It's great to
[37:31] see you again and for the new
[37:32] members. Welcome to the team
[37:35] effort of improving Colorado
[37:35] Springs.
[37:39] >> My name is Joe and for
[37:40] those of you who don't know
[37:43] me, I'm a fellow at the Aspen
[37:44] Institute. I'm a board
[37:44] leadership fellow with the
[37:45] National Association with Corp
[37:50] of corporate directors and a
[37:51] former global cherub Orden,
[37:54] ceo services within to growth
[37:55] locally here I'm working on
[37:58] the largest affordable housing
[37:59] project in the Rocky Mountain
[38:03] region. I want to give a
[38:03] little background to this
[38:07] project in that several years
[38:09] ago when I was on the board of
[38:12] the Chamber of Commerce and dc
[38:16] and serving as interim ceo.
[38:17] MISTER Lee Byrne came to me
[38:19] and he said there is a
[38:21] critical gap in our community
[38:23] that the chamber and edc is
[38:25] doing certain roles in terms
[38:28] of economic and community
[38:30] development. There's a
[38:31] Colorado Springs is doing
[38:32] other activities. But what's
[38:33] really being missed is the
[38:37] long-term strategic planning
[38:38] for outdoors in outdoor
[38:39] recreation, our region. And
[38:44] that includes conservation
[38:44] from those early discussions.
[38:48] Now, 10 years ago, we have
[38:50] been working on what you see
[38:53] today, which is an ambitious
[38:56] attempts to bring state
[38:57] dollars to do the long-term
[39:01] planning strategic planning
[39:03] for our community in our
[39:03] outdoors. And that includes
[39:04] Teller Fremont in El Paso
[39:09] County. Over the years our
[39:10] community has had a history of
[39:13] taking bold initiatives that's
[39:14] secure a long-term vision all
[39:16] the way back to General
[39:19] Palmer. Spencer Penrose,
[39:21] securing the United States Air
[39:24] Force Academy, bringing the
[39:25] Olympic new Olympics to
[39:26] Colorado Springs and the
[39:27] national governing bodies in
[39:31] the Olympic Museum doing the
[39:32] city for champions projects
[39:35] doing the southern delivery
[39:38] system. These were all very
[39:39] forwardlooking projects that
[39:44] bull by the horns and led to a
[39:45] strategic destination where we
[39:48] are at today. It is not enough
[39:50] for us to sit on the laurels
[39:52] of all of those endeavors that
[39:54] have happened over the past
[39:56] several decades. We need to
[39:58] start building. We often call
[40:00] it city for Champions. 2 point
[40:04] know it's called cities
[40:05] initiatives. Our spacious
[40:06] skies is working at the same
[40:09] time on a grass roots data.
[40:11] Driven strategy for the
[40:13] community. And we're really
[40:15] looking at what key pillars
[40:16] does. Our community need to
[40:19] double down on as we let look
[40:21] to the next several decades.
[40:23] This is one of those creek
[40:27] hypocritical endeavors. Pikes
[40:29] Peak has long been a sales
[40:30] attribute for Colorado
[40:32] Springs. But as we double the
[40:33] number of people utilizing our
[40:38] outdoor space. We simply will
[40:41] not have the resources to
[40:43] improve it and keep it a
[40:45] world-class destination. I
[40:46] frequently use the analogy. We
[40:48] do not want to become Everest
[40:50] base camp where trash is been
[40:53] piled up for generations on
[40:55] generations. We need to take
[40:56] the lead in this. And we have
[41:00] a really, really unique
[41:01] opportunity, not unlike when
[41:03] we want add it back in 2012
[41:07] for the City for Champions,
[41:08] but we have a unique
[41:12] opportunity to work with many
[41:13] state partners really moved
[41:14] the needle and set not only a
[41:18] statewide but a national model
[41:20] for land use recreation
[41:21] conservation in the Pikes Peak
[41:24] region. As I look at these key
[41:25] community pillars, some of
[41:30] them are health and wellness,
[41:32] sports tourism, outdoor
[41:32] recreation for all, not just a
[41:36] select few. But how do we do
[41:37] that? And it's getting behind
[41:41] initiatives like this. As I
[41:42] look at what's you beat? It is
[41:44] a Colorado Springs. Sorry, I'm
[41:47] dating myself. As I look at
[41:48] where Colorado Springs is
[41:49] excel, that's bringing people
[41:51] into the community. Is
[41:52] bringing people like me who
[41:55] came to Colorado Springs 34
[41:58] years ago in fell in love with
[42:03] this amazing, environment and
[42:06] stayed here. If that is a key
[42:07] economic driver for our
[42:09] community is how amazing our
[42:10] communities become. And it's
[42:13] only been increased by covid
[42:13] where more and more people
[42:14] have the choice to live
[42:18] anywhere. And pulled down
[42:22] salaries from other locations.
[42:25] Colorado Springs has a unique
[42:26] opportunity to double down on
[42:27] being the best place to live
[42:31] for all of our citizens. The
[42:32] best place to work in play.
[42:35] And this is a critical
[42:36] endeavor. As I've worked with
[42:41] secretary of transportation in
[42:42] corporations in different
[42:48] events economic development.
[42:50] It is absolutely critical for
[42:50] us to receive the state
[42:54] funding to move this needle.
[42:54] Within that context. They're
[42:56] going to look very
[42:59] specifically at philanthropic
[43:03] corporate and city support for
[43:04] this endeavor. C#
[43:04] #
[43:05] #
[43:05] #
[43:05] #
[43:05] #
[43:05] Creek
[43:06] contributing significantly.
[43:08] This to this endeavor and
[43:11] their only a city of 4500. So
[43:13] we're going to need your help.
[43:13] That's the bottom line. We're
[43:14] going to need your help to
[43:17] build this vision to team with
[43:18] the Peach. It Cities
[43:21] Initiative are spacious skies
[43:22] initiative and make our city
[43:23] better for everyone who lives
[43:27] here. Thank you very much. So
[43:30] I'd like to touch base a
[43:31] little bit more on eye this pp
[43:33] or a group.
[43:34] >> This is a ton of work with
[43:37] the thing that caught me with
[43:37] ppe. I when I first joined was
[43:40] the advisory committee on the
[43:41] fact that Becky has been able
[43:44] to bring in stakeholders from
[43:46] every level government,
[43:50] private and nonprofit user
[43:51] groups. It is amazing. Once a
[43:52] month to sit in a room with
[43:55] all these folks. So I'm going
[43:56] to introduce Becky back up
[43:57] here and also thank our staff
[44:01] that this is the staff right
[44:02] here. County and Kristen these
[44:03] are the 3 that make it all
[44:05] happen. And it's amazing this
[44:05] this funding will really help
[44:08] with some of that Cup asked to
[44:10] be able expand what we can do
[44:11] in Peoria. So thank you for
[44:11] your time and what that can
[44:16] come back up and close. The
[44:19] COUNCILMAN Wayne River.
[44:22] >> Yeah. Just before Becky
[44:22] comes iPhone be unique to hear
[44:26] from one of our land managers.
[44:29] Chris represents the Coral
[44:30] Springs utilities. And it's
[44:32] really engaged in this whole
[44:32] open process.
[44:37] >> boy, that's really feedback
[44:39] ice. Water of Chris's. You
[44:40] come in and just give your
[44:41] experience of the soapy
[44:41] process and how csu has been
[44:52] ball.
[44:53] >> MADAM Counseling, that's
[44:56] great question. So from cars,
[44:56] utility, please introduce
[44:57] yourself. Thank you, Chris.
[45:00] Only with cars springs
[45:00] utilities doesn't put you on
[45:05] the spot on As a land manager,
[45:07] we're looking at it from, you
[45:08] know, utility site. You know,
[45:09] we have the peak. We have
[45:11] water resources and
[45:13] >> and watersheds that we're
[45:15] responsible for. And part of
[45:17] this process with ppe or ppi
[45:19] has been that communication
[45:20] gap. How can we work together
[45:21] on those strategies? And those
[45:23] needs for recreation and come
[45:26] together with solutions. Not
[45:28] just solutions for solutions
[45:29] for everybody so we can do it.
[45:31] We're charged to do as utility
[45:33] and what they can do as their
[45:34] responsibility with opp. I can
[45:36] really reach out in a sense.
[45:38] There questions on that?
[45:41] >> To so many So it's going to
[45:44] wait until the Keystone. I
[45:50] thank you.
[45:51] >> All right. I'm just going
[45:51] to wrap up quickly and then
[45:54] will be open for questions. As
[45:55] you've heard today, we have
[45:57] the vision, the momentum and
[45:58] the partnerships to shape a
[45:59] stronger future for outdoor
[46:01] recreation in the Pikes Peak
[46:03] region. When it supports our
[46:04] economy, protects our
[46:05] landscapes and improves
[46:08] quality of life for everyone.
[46:10] We are at a critical moment in
[46:11] time. I think you heard that
[46:13] the next 2 years will be
[46:15] pretty momentous. And so we're
[46:16] excited to reach out to you
[46:20] for just support. And we can
[46:21] turn this into a reality.
[46:23] Thank you for your time and
[46:24] leadership. Welcome your
[46:25] questions and look forward to
[46:29] working together. I'm up and
[46:30] partner. Thank you. Thank you,
[46:32] Becky and everybody for being
[46:33] here.
[46:34] >> I was start with a question
[46:35] that I have a comment and
[46:39] another question. You talked
[46:41] about talked about a lot of
[46:44] things honing in on the
[46:46] adaptive leadership work that
[46:48] you've been doing and embarked
[46:52] on my question what what would
[46:53] you say has been the most
[46:56] successful?
[46:58] >> Or that you're most proud
[47:00] of through that adaptive
[47:00] leadership relationship or
[47:03] challenge that you have
[47:03] >> facing. And can you tell us
[47:07] a little bit about that
[47:07] success and what you've
[47:08] learned from that challenge.
[47:10] And that's such a great
[47:11] question.
[47:14] >> And I would say really
[47:16] working with these land
[47:17] management entities who all
[47:21] have their own very specific
[47:22] responsibilities those that
[47:24] their focus point. But when
[47:25] we're trying to look at this
[47:26] bigger picture, we're trying
[47:28] to bring them out to look at
[47:30] where where where can we agree
[47:31] on our bigger vision? Where
[47:33] can we collaborate? And
[47:36] initially we had a lot of
[47:39] heartburn around that we had
[47:42] some real challenge is and I
[47:43] will one was the National
[47:44] Forest. The Forest Service
[47:46] really had a real challenge
[47:48] with, you know, it's largely
[47:51] on Pikes Peak. It's National
[47:53] forest and but the resources,
[47:54] they don't have the people
[47:56] they don't have and they're
[47:59] constantly putting up with
[48:00] these challenges of impacts
[48:04] that they can't mitigate. And
[48:06] so they shared in a in a and
[48:08] management sessions, some of
[48:10] their challenges. And it was
[48:10] really an open. Yeah. Yeah.
[48:11] We're having that same thing.
[48:15] We are too. And then one
[48:15] partner said, well, I think we
[48:16] can figure this out together
[48:19] and it was so organic to hear
[48:21] that and to have the
[48:22] conversation of them trying to
[48:24] figure out well, how can we do
[48:27] this together? It was still
[48:27] sticky for quite a bit. And I
[48:29] think a lot of it is trying to
[48:31] understand each other's
[48:33] perspectives. The adaptive
[48:34] leadership training we're
[48:35] working on right now with all
[48:36] of those parties helps us do
[48:39] that. It helps us build trust.
[48:42] It helps us put aside our
[48:43] agendas and really think about
[48:47] we've got complex challenges
[48:48] yet that there's not. And
[48:51] there's not an easy road map
[48:52] to fix these. So how do we
[48:54] bring storm and figure it out
[48:58] together? And I think that's
[48:58] the greatest joy for me right
[49:01] now is looking back to 2 years
[49:04] ago where we were and thinking
[49:06] we're never going to get here
[49:09] and looking where we are today
[49:11] and going, wow, we've we've
[49:11] made so much progress. There's
[49:15] still a ways to go, but we've
[49:16] got everybody at table for the
[49:17] first time looking at this
[49:18] landscape and figuring out how
[49:21] to do it together. Thank you,
[49:22] Becky, for sharing that. And
[49:24] I've had the.
[49:25] >> The benefit, the
[49:27] opportunity seeing most of
[49:28] that over the last 4 years of
[49:31] knowing you and what I hear,
[49:33] you know, essentially what's
[49:34] happening is everybody has
[49:37] their own silo. I suppose that
[49:39] there deeply committed to
[49:41] agenda. You might call it, but
[49:42] certainly with good intention
[49:43] of protecting whatever it is
[49:45] that they're protecting and
[49:46] managing. And it does take a
[49:49] lot of work and a lot of
[49:50] listening and a lot of ability
[49:53] and desire to hear those find
[49:54] that common ground and build
[49:57] that trust. And I really want
[50:00] to compliment you, Becky and
[50:02] your board the leadership and
[50:02] the vision, including
[50:07] Councilmember line Weber for
[50:10] uplifting and and up helping
[50:14] us all to really recognize
[50:14] what a profound, probably the
[50:15] most profound asset that we
[50:17] have in Colorado Springs is
[50:20] outdoors. You've done an
[50:21] exceptional job and in
[50:23] particular, I want to say one
[50:27] area where I see that you've a
[50:28] positive impact is in our own
[50:30] tourism industry and through
[50:33] our large tax and I would say
[50:35] really through very much to
[50:35] your efforts and the efforts
[50:39] of your board and have helped
[50:40] us to prioritize and create a
[50:42] new pillar within lard that is
[50:46] focused on the outdoors. And I
[50:47] think that is helping
[50:49] hopefully be a part of this
[50:50] bigger vision, which leads to
[50:54] my final question, which
[50:55] there's this 50 million out
[50:57] there. It's going pass the
[50:58] state c#
[50:58] #
[50:58] #
[50:58] #
[50:58] #
[50:58] #
[51:01] Creek pitching
[51:02] What would it look like? What
[51:04] does it look like specifically
[51:06] for the city couil to show
[51:09] its support of With this
[51:13] 50 million dollars mean
[51:13] letters. And you know what?
[51:15] What does it actually look
[51:16] like? That's a great question.
[51:19] I met with cpw in cocoa last
[51:20] week.
[51:21] >> To talk about this
[51:22] implementation funding, that's
[51:25] what the 40 million of the 50
[51:27] for. It's new to them, too. So
[51:28] they're still figuring it out.
[51:29] And we're one of the first set
[51:33] that cusp of wanting to apply
[51:34] for it. So we really have
[51:35] quite the brainstorming
[51:37] session about, you know, if we
[51:38] move this project forward,
[51:40] what does Go Co want to see
[51:44] Kuz now? One of the changes is
[51:45] our applications will go to
[51:46] the Go Co Board of directors
[51:50] it didn't before. So cpw had
[51:51] put together a Colorado
[51:52] outdoor partnership executive
[51:55] team that would evaluate
[51:56] applications. Now it's
[51:57] actually going to Go Co board
[52:00] because of the science and the
[52:02] dollar amount. So anyway, we
[52:04] were talking through and one
[52:05] of the things they want to
[52:06] see, although they're not
[52:07] specific and don't have what
[52:10] match looks like right now.
[52:11] They do want to see that local
[52:16] partners are invested and that
[52:17] means dollars. So in addition
[52:19] to absolutely a letter of
[52:20] support, it will be dollars
[52:23] that come to the table. How
[52:25] much that is? It kind of
[52:26] depends. They're not real
[52:26] specific to it. I think they
[52:30] mostly want to see that
[52:31] everybody is all in that that
[52:33] this needing to be supported
[52:35] and that could be through
[52:35] large. That could be through
[52:36] another mechanism. I don't
[52:39] know what that would look like
[52:42] yet. Well, it won't just be
[52:43] the study anywhere. Look at
[52:43] city and will counties have
[52:45] the big counties that that are
[52:47] part So, yeah, that's very
[52:49] important. This council
[52:52] members all I would just
[52:52] finally reflects this weekend.
[52:55] I was outside as hopefully
[52:55] most of the people in this
[52:56] room where because it was so
[52:58] spectacular this weekend.
[52:59] >> And I've lived here now
[53:03] again for I think this 35th
[53:06] year and I've been riding my
[53:07] bike in Colorado Springs for
[53:09] all those 35 years. And as I
[53:12] was out actually up near the
[53:15] Sioux and the Cheyenne Canyon.
[53:19] 7 falls and so forth. I was
[53:21] really aware of what a
[53:23] profound difference it is
[53:23] making. Now, then it was, you
[53:27] know, 30 years ago in terms of
[53:28] number of people, definitely
[53:30] huge improvements. And also
[53:31] thinking about how many more
[53:34] people are enjoying the
[53:35] spectacular that particular
[53:38] spot on Sunday and really,
[53:39] really kind of wondering like
[53:43] how how do we keep? Making it
[53:43] a positive experience with so
[53:46] many people. So with that, I
[53:47] would say just so appreciate
[53:51] work that you're doing in them
[53:52] 100% supportive. Thank you so
[53:55] much. And to comment.
[53:57] >> Part of what we're looking
[53:58] at is building some
[53:59] infrastructure to help move
[54:00] some of those folks dispersed
[54:03] recreation so that your
[54:05] recreation experience is
[54:07] better. So it's not just the
[54:07] natural resource and wildlife
[54:12] impacts that we knew good
[54:13] trail in place. It impacts but
[54:16] also recreational experiences.
[54:17] So yeah, we have to plan now.
[54:22] We know smart growth is phrase
[54:23] we calling for here in our
[54:24] urban core. But it's important
[54:26] for outdoors well. COUNCILMAN
[54:31] Williams. Thank you for the
[54:32] presentation and thank you for
[54:34] the fact you probably haven't
[54:34] slept in the last 10 years.
[54:36] Have a word.
[54:37] >> brings all those people
[54:43] together. I'm a that's Those
[54:43] different pieces of
[54:48] information on one place I MAY
[54:50] have missed. That was total
[54:52] cost that you guys established
[54:53] for what you're looking to
[54:55] happen on Pikes, Peak
[54:57] specifically? No, there's not.
[54:58] And what we've done. So we're
[55:00] at we've identified 30
[55:00] projects and initiatives, some
[55:03] of them crossover.
[55:04] >> For example, a regional
[55:07] trail plan. But we've got
[55:08] Waldo Canyon and during the
[55:08] peak. So those will be a part
[55:11] of that. So there's definitely
[55:14] crossover in this next phase.
[55:16] So we're moving from planning
[55:17] to implementation and we're
[55:18] standing up and implementation
[55:20] task force that will be
[55:21] assessing each of those
[55:21] projects looking at where
[55:24] they're at what's their
[55:26] status, short-term, long-term
[55:27] and dollars are they use are
[55:27] already funding committed to
[55:29] these. And what will that look
[55:31] like that will help us prepare
[55:34] for seeking out multiple
[55:36] funding sources for the and
[55:38] then based upon breakdown on
[55:41] the map
[55:41] >> Kind how it seems like
[55:42] you've been blessed to go
[55:44] through this process. Are you
[55:45] the only ones that can apply
[55:48] and that 3 county area.
[55:51] >> So for
[55:52] >> the 50 million dollars that
[55:55] is different than other gokal
[55:59] funding. So Go Co has a lot of
[56:00] different grant. Well, a
[56:01] handful of grant programs that
[56:05] a city, a town can apply for
[56:08] this. 15 million is only for
[56:08] regional partnerships, so that
[56:11] will be accessed through the
[56:12] regional partnerships
[56:14] initiative. Those 21 regional
[56:16] partners, the 40 million is
[56:17] for implementation. So most of
[56:18] the partnerships are not to
[56:22] that stage yet there. And
[56:23] that's part of this moment in
[56:24] time. We have a real
[56:25] opportunity. There's going to
[56:26] be less competition now and
[56:30] there will be in coming years.
[56:31] >> And then have they flashed
[56:32] that enough to know at the max
[56:34] amount of the grants can be?
[56:35] >> They're looking for
[56:36] implementation funding. They
[56:39] want the minimum to be
[56:40] $250,000. They don't have a
[56:41] maxx yet, but they're thinking
[56:43] somewhere between 2 to
[56:47] 5 million, it can be a
[56:47] multi-year ask so it MAY be a
[56:49] one to 3 year asked that we're
[56:51] doing when we talk through
[56:53] this with them last week. They
[56:54] really want to see the most
[56:56] impactful most beneficial
[56:58] projects moving forward into
[56:59] this other projects, smaller
[57:00] community projects that have
[57:04] also been identified. They
[57:05] want to see those access more
[57:07] traditional funding or even
[57:07] cpw state trails grant
[57:09] funding.
[57:11] >> And they haven't come up
[57:15] with that percent match. Just
[57:18] but haven't. It's referred to
[57:22] sup from they are building the
[57:23] plane as they fly it they said
[57:24] and so was really good,
[57:25] engaging conversation for us
[57:27] to share. Or here's the
[57:28] questions we have Maybe that
[57:28] will help you in determining
[57:30] some of these things.
[57:34] >> In the past, it's they
[57:37] haven't required a dollar.
[57:38] It's it's been in kind. And
[57:40] usually they look at about
[57:43] 10%. But they recognize they
[57:44] do want dollars for these
[57:48] large ones. But they also know
[57:49] 10% of a 2 million dollar
[57:51] grant, for example, pretty
[57:53] big. So it will probably be a
[57:57] mix of dollars and in kind.
[58:03] Kids from a cult. Oh, I guess
[58:04] that is. That is a good
[58:06] comment. One of the other
[58:06] things I didn't mention is
[58:11] through this process because
[58:14] go Coen cpw establish regional
[58:17] partnerships. If somebody in
[58:18] the Pikes Peak region wants to
[58:19] apply for a grant with either
[58:23] Go Co or cpw, they need to
[58:24] show that it aligns with this
[58:26] vision plan. They need to
[58:27] support letter from us that
[58:29] demonstrates that. And then it
[58:30] actually is rated higher for
[58:31] them because it's gone through
[58:33] our regional partnership. So
[58:34] that's another role that we
[58:37] are playing going forward.
[58:40] It's a value aiding other
[58:42] grant requests on behalf our
[58:44] community so that they are
[58:46] better position to get funded
[58:51] from go want to MISS The
[58:51] funding plan.
[58:54] >> Be distributed. 26 27. So
[58:55] the they will open the grants
[58:59] this We will apply in AUGUST.
[59:01] >> And a decision will be made
[59:02] by the Go Co Board in
[59:03] DECEMBER. They have their
[59:05] quarterly board meetings and
[59:06] then it will be on the ground
[59:09] in FEBRUARY or MARCH of 2026,
[59:11] see you have between now and
[59:14] then to figure out the
[59:17] implementation Yes, ma'am.
[59:17] Thank
[59:20] >> thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,
[59:21] i have a comment of gratitude
[59:23] rather than a question. I just
[59:24] want say really thank you to
[59:26] both you back and to Connor
[59:27] had the
[59:28] >> honored meeting Connor few
[59:29] years ago. And I was really
[59:29] struck unimpressed by his love
[59:32] of the outdoors and I just
[59:33] feel very thankful that we
[59:35] have such advocates,
[59:36] especially for conservative
[59:39] conservation Rabbit. So thank
[59:40] you both.
[59:41] >> Thank you. I appreciate
[59:44] that. And I will echo that the
[59:44] Office of Outdoor Recreation
[59:45] industry has been so
[59:46] supportive of ppr, able very
[59:50] grateful as well.
[59:51] >> COUNCILMAN, rainy in then
[59:54] we need to move on to the next
[59:54] item.
[59:55] >> Thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT.
[59:57] Just one quick question in
[59:59] regards to very in projects
[1:00:00] and the funding that everyone
[1:00:04] is going after. And this MAY
[1:00:05] be a question more for Connor,
[1:00:07] done anything in the
[1:00:10] governor's office. Is there a
[1:00:11] priority listing of very
[1:00:15] specific items within projects
[1:00:17] that has more, I guess, focus
[1:00:17] then others that the
[1:00:20] governor's office is looking
[1:00:21] at. Yeah, it's a great
[1:00:24] question. Council
[1:00:27] >> I would say that. We are
[1:00:32] really trying to respect these
[1:00:33] different community Of course,
[1:00:35] every community is a little
[1:00:36] bit different. And every
[1:00:36] coalition is a little bit
[1:00:38] different in so.
[1:00:39] >> You know what? We've kind
[1:00:41] of laid out from the
[1:00:42] governor's office and dnr
[1:00:45] cocoa in rec office is, you
[1:00:46] know, we want to see how these
[1:00:48] things work together and we
[1:00:49] want some sort of balance that
[1:00:52] makes sense. But really,
[1:00:54] we've, you know, kind of let
[1:00:55] each region, you know, tell us
[1:00:56] what is most important to
[1:00:58] them. And so I think, you
[1:01:02] know, get back. You mentioned.
[1:01:03] As we absolutely building this
[1:01:04] plant a little bit as we're
[1:01:06] flying it with this 50 million
[1:01:08] dollars. But we want to be
[1:01:09] really responsive to
[1:01:10] communities and their needs
[1:01:14] and their priorities. And so
[1:01:17] as long as fits with the plan
[1:01:18] and the vision and, you know,
[1:01:19] there have around the state,
[1:01:19] there's been so much work over
[1:01:22] the past couple years. Do you
[1:01:29] listening sessions and surveys
[1:01:30] to industry and I mean, just
[1:01:31] side and that and that plan.
[1:01:33] And so really we want that to
[1:01:34] guide kind of where funding
[1:01:36] flows. But also looking for
[1:01:37] that balance. That's a that
[1:01:39] was probably a little bit of a
[1:01:40] nebulous answer, but that's
[1:01:41] come to best. I can probably
[1:01:46] give you right now.
[1:01:48] >> Thank you so much. And
[1:01:49] we're looking forward to the
[1:01:51] next 2 years for sure. Keep us
[1:01:55] posted that grant and what you
[1:01:56] get from it and the more of
[1:01:57] your needs. All right. Thank
[1:02:01] you so much. All of you.
[1:02:02] >> The clerk, please item 6,
[1:02:06] be into the record.
[1:02:06] >> Pikes Peak Area Council
[1:02:07] Governments Pikes Peak
[1:02:22] Commission on the team.
[1:02:31] Good
[1:02:34] morning.
[1:02:35] >> Hi, good morning. Thank you
[1:02:38] for having me today. I have
[1:02:39] presented to the city council
[1:02:42] before in introduce yourself
[1:02:44] for the record. Yes, yes, my
[1:02:46] name is Aaron Marisela. I'm
[1:02:46] commissioner on the Pikes Peak
[1:02:49] Commission on Aging. And I'm
[1:02:50] glad to be here today.
[1:02:54] Presenting to the city Council
[1:02:54] and grateful to have the
[1:02:55] opportunity to present to some
[1:02:56] of our new council members for
[1:03:01] the first time. So I'm here on
[1:03:01] behalf of the Pikes Peak
[1:03:06] Commission on Aging. And I'm
[1:03:07] joined by commissioner from
[1:03:08] commission. Dayton Romero is
[1:03:09] here with me as well. He's
[1:03:13] also a resident, the city of
[1:03:14] Colorado Springs. And Jody
[1:03:16] Barker is the director of the
[1:03:17] area agency on Aging. He's
[1:03:18] here with us as well as
[1:03:20] Melissa Martz, who is also
[1:03:21] with the area agency on Aging
[1:03:32] in the Pikes Peak region. So
[1:03:36] I'd like to present to the
[1:03:38] council today really has cut
[1:03:39] is an introduction of what I
[1:03:41] can do for you. As a member of
[1:03:43] the Pikes Peak Commission on
[1:03:46] Aging. So to get us done just
[1:03:47] to set a foundation for the
[1:03:47] kind of work that we do, I
[1:03:51] want to share broadly about
[1:03:51] aging older adult policy
[1:03:54] leadership in the landscape in
[1:03:56] Colorado. And the way that I
[1:03:57] like to talk about it is to
[1:03:58] say aging and older adults
[1:04:00] because it's not just about
[1:04:02] older adults. We don't just
[1:04:03] serve people who are retired.
[1:04:05] We don't serve people who are
[1:04:08] 65 plus 50 plus, we do think
[1:04:09] about that demographic as it
[1:04:13] relates to certain choices
[1:04:15] that we might make and certain
[1:04:16] needs and opportunities of
[1:04:19] specific age groups. But
[1:04:19] really, when we talk about
[1:04:20] aging, we're talking about
[1:04:23] birth to death. We're talking
[1:04:24] about what does it look like
[1:04:26] for someone to be born in
[1:04:27] Colorado Springs? Do they have
[1:04:29] the educational resources that
[1:04:31] they need from kindergarten
[1:04:33] through college? Do they have
[1:04:35] housing to be a worker in this
[1:04:38] region? Does do the workforce
[1:04:39] opportunities allow them to
[1:04:41] save for retirement that they
[1:04:43] can stay and enjoy all of the
[1:04:43] benefits of the Pikes Peak
[1:04:44] region that we just heard
[1:04:46] about from the previous
[1:04:48] presenter. So we do think
[1:04:49] about older is the older
[1:04:50] adults and what they might
[1:04:53] need right now. Really, we're
[1:04:54] looking at building the
[1:04:55] community and a way that
[1:04:56] everybody can have a wonderful
[1:05:04] life here. Birth to death. Oh,
[1:05:10] okay. So the way that I think
[1:05:12] about aging and the
[1:05:12] stakeholders in aging or think
[1:05:15] about change making in
[1:05:16] communities is it's really a
[1:05:18] triangle of services between 3
[1:05:19] different sectors. It's really
[1:05:22] important to have academia,
[1:05:22] business and government all in
[1:05:24] the table. And we're making
[1:05:26] these decisions then in our
[1:05:27] region. We have some really
[1:05:28] great support. So the
[1:05:30] University of Colorado,
[1:05:32] Colorado Springs as a member
[1:05:34] of an age friendly
[1:05:36] university's network, its an
[1:05:38] international network, the
[1:05:40] United States base is in
[1:05:43] Arizona and we have 3
[1:05:44] university systems in Colorado
[1:05:45] that are part of the age from
[1:05:48] the university system. So
[1:05:49] they're very good resource for
[1:05:50] do we have the right research?
[1:05:54] Are we using the right data?
[1:05:55] What is the demographics? How
[1:05:57] would we talk about economic
[1:05:59] policy? So we rely on partners
[1:06:00] from the University of
[1:06:02] Colorado Springs, not just for
[1:06:03] gerontology and health care
[1:06:06] research, but we work with the
[1:06:07] economic center at the
[1:06:09] University of Colorado in
[1:06:11] Colorado Springs. We work
[1:06:14] applied geography department
[1:06:16] to understand housing in older
[1:06:17] adults to understand workforce
[1:06:21] and education solutions. Terms
[1:06:23] of business. It's not just for
[1:06:25] profit business. When I say
[1:06:26] business, it's all industries.
[1:06:28] So how do non profits come to
[1:06:29] the table? How do small
[1:06:32] businesses come to the table?
[1:06:34] Amazon is a huge supporter of
[1:06:35] workforce for older adults
[1:06:36] nationally and
[1:06:38] internationally. And so our
[1:06:40] partners in large businesses
[1:06:42] like Amazon, Samsung, Best
[1:06:44] Buy. How do we rely on large
[1:06:44] businesses and the resources
[1:06:48] that they can bring for making
[1:06:48] sure that we're building a
[1:06:49] community where people can
[1:06:50] grow up and grow older
[1:06:51] together. Well, and then, of
[1:06:54] course, government and one of
[1:06:55] the beautiful things about the
[1:06:55] Pikes Peak region is that we
[1:06:58] have people here serving from
[1:07:00] the grassroots to the national
[1:07:01] level. Looking at how we build
[1:07:04] all of these different
[1:07:05] networks together to make sure
[1:07:08] that we are thinking about
[1:07:08] every table that we said that
[1:07:11] from kitchen table to the
[1:07:12] boardrooms to make sure that
[1:07:14] we're collaborating. Well to
[1:07:15] build a community of are we
[1:07:19] can all grow up well together.
[1:07:21] So in Colorado, there are 3
[1:07:25] major and it between state and
[1:07:26] local. There are 3 major
[1:07:27] organizations that serve aging
[1:07:30] policy. And so the Colorado
[1:07:35] Commission on Aging. Board of
[1:07:38] governor appointed leaders and
[1:07:39] aging older adult services
[1:07:42] from across Colorado. These
[1:07:42] members, these commissioners
[1:07:43] are appointed by Governor
[1:07:46] Polis to serve regionally and
[1:07:49] also in specific areas of
[1:07:52] expertise. And so in Colorado
[1:07:53] Springs, Penney, Whitney
[1:07:55] serves as our local partner
[1:07:57] for this region. So she's the
[1:07:58] local commissioner 4 and the
[1:08:01] city of Colorado Springs. I'm
[1:08:02] also on the Colorado
[1:08:03] Commission on Aging and I
[1:08:05] serve the whole state for
[1:08:06] policy. So clearly, I do not
[1:08:08] do that on my own and is an
[1:08:11] incredibly collaborative
[1:08:13] process. And I cannot follow
[1:08:14] all of the policy that comes
[1:08:15] out of the legislative branch
[1:08:16] in Colorado by myself. So it
[1:08:21] really is looking at, you
[1:08:22] workforce, education business.
[1:08:23] How do have this policy in all
[1:08:24] these different areas that's
[1:08:27] important to our state? How
[1:08:27] would it impact someone as
[1:08:31] they raging here? Luckily we
[1:08:32] have the Pikes Peak Commission
[1:08:33] on aging that I'm going to be
[1:08:35] presenting on in more detail.
[1:08:37] I'm here today because I am
[1:08:39] appointed by this municipality
[1:08:40] to serve on the Pikes Peak
[1:08:42] Commission on aging. So I want
[1:08:44] you to know that I'm here.
[1:08:44] Here to support you, whatever
[1:08:50] you need locally. The 3rd
[1:08:51] group that is really
[1:08:52] influential in policy, an
[1:08:53] aging in Colorado. It's called
[1:08:56] the Colorado Center for Aging
[1:08:57] used to be called the Colorado
[1:08:59] senior lobbying. It's been an
[1:09:02] business for about 40 years.
[1:09:03] It's a 501, c threes. So
[1:09:05] that's why we're not called
[1:09:07] the Colorado are the senior
[1:09:08] lobby anymore because we're
[1:09:10] not a lobbying agency. We're
[1:09:14] an educational nonprofit and I
[1:09:14] serve on the board of the
[1:09:15] Colorado Center for Aging as
[1:09:17] well. And the mission of that
[1:09:19] group is to really connect
[1:09:21] citizens to legislative
[1:09:24] policy. So we help educate
[1:09:29] Area councils of government,
[1:09:30] small businesses and
[1:09:31] nonprofits how they can engage
[1:09:32] better in the legislative
[1:09:33] process at the local and state
[1:09:37] level. So the Colorado
[1:09:40] Commission on Aging. We're
[1:09:42] undergoing a big change the
[1:09:45] summer. We have our we're
[1:09:46] going to have a new set of
[1:09:46] subcommittees. The 5 of them
[1:09:49] are up there. Age friendly
[1:09:51] communities. The micro and
[1:09:52] macro economy, workforce and
[1:09:53] health care left public policy
[1:09:57] of up there because that
[1:09:58] subcommittee will sort of be
[1:09:59] shifting as we make our
[1:10:02] changes in JULY. Currently we
[1:10:04] have a mental health
[1:10:05] subcommittee and they know
[1:10:08] that mental health is that is
[1:10:10] priority for the city. Of
[1:10:10] course, that is that's a
[1:10:11] priority for the city. The
[1:10:13] state, the nation. That's a
[1:10:16] priority for all living
[1:10:19] humans. Today. And I know that
[1:10:19] COUNCILMAN Line Weber that you
[1:10:21] me have a
[1:10:24] >> proclamation tomorrow about
[1:10:24] ensuring and we continue to
[1:10:27] elevate mental health in this
[1:10:29] community. And what I think
[1:10:30] very important from the
[1:10:32] Colorado Commission on Aging
[1:10:33] as the overlap that we have in
[1:10:36] this priority as well. So when
[1:10:37] I think about what we can do
[1:10:38] from the state level to bring
[1:10:41] some of resources here, please
[1:10:42] just know that the Colorado
[1:10:44] Commission on Aging Values
[1:10:45] Health for all Coloradans from
[1:10:48] birth to death and that what I
[1:10:50] try to do serving on the
[1:10:51] commission is want to bring
[1:10:52] resources that we're working
[1:10:55] on at the state. What can we
[1:10:58] bring here for resources for
[1:10:58] education, for helping to
[1:11:00] elevate the work that's
[1:11:02] happening locally at the state
[1:11:04] level. Aaron, we have a
[1:11:05] question from council member
[1:11:08] Williams.
[1:11:10] >> Thank I have lectured being
[1:11:12] new and I use that as long as
[1:11:14] possible. Who appoints you for
[1:11:16] this? Governor? Polis appoints
[1:11:18] to the Colorado Commission on
[1:11:20] aging. Okay. So we don't have
[1:11:22] a role necessarily. And mares
[1:11:22] office doesn't have a role
[1:11:25] because directly from the
[1:11:26] governor. Yes, for the
[1:11:28] Colorado Commission on We also
[1:11:31] have the Pikes Peak Commission
[1:11:31] on Aging.
[1:11:32] >> It's someone earlier today.
[1:11:33] I think it was back east that
[1:11:36] it's kinda acronym. Soup. And
[1:11:37] it is because this is thing
[1:11:42] and government So but this
[1:11:43] agency and the Colorado
[1:11:43] Commission on Aging is
[1:11:44] important because the Pikes
[1:11:48] Peak Commission Aging was
[1:11:51] created loosely around the
[1:11:52] framework of the Commission on
[1:11:54] Aging at the state level. So
[1:11:55] in terms of the work that we
[1:11:59] try to do locally, we think
[1:11:59] about what's happening at a
[1:12:00] state level and how we can
[1:12:02] bring those resources here.
[1:12:06] And we have 2 commissioners
[1:12:06] locally who also starred on
[1:12:08] the Colorado Commission on
[1:12:08] Aging myself and Penny
[1:12:12] Whitney. Okay. Thank you,
[1:12:13] COUNCILMAN Donald Air. When we
[1:12:15] were first.
[1:12:19] >> Yeah, I'm just curious. You
[1:12:19] know, you talked about 18 and
[1:12:24] mental health to me, it seems
[1:12:27] like we're kind of in an
[1:12:27] epidemic.
[1:12:31] >> Moment we're all timers
[1:12:32] disease and
[1:12:34] >> dementia and all these
[1:12:34] types of things seem to be
[1:12:37] accelerating more than I've
[1:12:38] ever. I think I've ever heard
[1:12:38] of that before. And I don't
[1:12:40] know if it's just because I'm
[1:12:41] getting older that I'm
[1:12:41] becoming more and more aware
[1:12:45] of this. But is that is that
[1:12:46] really true? And and how? How
[1:12:50] are you addressing? That
[1:12:53] acceleration? If I'm if I'm
[1:12:54] accurate.
[1:12:55] >> Yeah, I from what I know
[1:12:55] and I'm not an expert in
[1:13:00] Alzheimer's. From what I know
[1:13:00] broadly, I can say that is
[1:13:04] kind of 2 parts. One is that
[1:13:06] we didn't use to include
[1:13:08] academic, academia, like we do
[1:13:11] today and how we treated older
[1:13:12] adults and changes that happen
[1:13:15] in our cognitive ability as we
[1:13:17] age. So we used to just say,
[1:13:18] oh, you know, you're older
[1:13:19] now. So whatever, we didn't
[1:13:23] give it a name, we didn't have
[1:13:27] experts and that the various.
[1:13:28] Specific ways that our
[1:13:29] cognition can change. As we
[1:13:31] get older. So I think that
[1:13:31] we're just better at naming
[1:13:35] specifically what's happening.
[1:13:39] Terms if it is accelerating. I
[1:13:41] could definitely connect you
[1:13:42] with the best research, the
[1:13:42] best research and the best
[1:13:44] resources in the state work
[1:13:46] very closely with the
[1:13:46] Alzheimer's Association of the
[1:13:50] state level as well. And one
[1:13:50] of the reasons that it's
[1:13:53] really important to have that
[1:13:55] Triangle of sector
[1:13:59] collaboration is because
[1:14:01] research is updated all the
[1:14:02] time and we're constantly and
[1:14:03] learning new things. And so
[1:14:06] for us at the government level
[1:14:06] to know what's going on to
[1:14:10] provide the right resources.
[1:14:11] You know, people attention,
[1:14:15] policymakers at the table it's
[1:14:15] important to know what
[1:14:16] direction we're going so that
[1:14:20] we know for going and a good
[1:14:21] direction or if we need to
[1:14:21] offer a little bit more
[1:14:25] support here. There. So answer
[1:14:26] your question. Yeah, I mean
[1:14:27] that that's actually what I
[1:14:30] was trying to do try to
[1:14:31] understand it more. I thought
[1:14:34] with you here, I can something
[1:14:36] new.
[1:14:38] >> it's just an area that I
[1:14:40] think I just I'm constantly
[1:14:42] trying to get better
[1:14:45] information And so I was
[1:14:46] hopeful that you're this one
[1:14:47] of these organizations would
[1:14:48] be kind of likes looking at
[1:14:50] that are considering that are
[1:14:53] because I haven't really
[1:14:55] gotten it. It is that mixture
[1:14:56] are we just identifying it
[1:15:01] more actual accelerating as
[1:15:03] fun trying to understand.
[1:15:04] Yeah, I'm the Alzheimer's
[1:15:06] Association is the best
[1:15:07] resource for understanding
[1:15:09] very specifically focused
[1:15:10] data.
[1:15:11] >> On that and down to even
[1:15:14] what's happening in Colorado,
[1:15:16] specifically because different
[1:15:18] parts of the country, you
[1:15:18] know, the way that we age
[1:15:19] throughout our life, the way
[1:15:20] that our brains develop
[1:15:22] throughout our life, it can
[1:15:23] even go all the way back to
[1:15:27] you know what resources do we
[1:15:28] have for mothers while they
[1:15:29] are carrying their babies? Are
[1:15:29] they getting the right
[1:15:31] nutrients that they need to
[1:15:34] start brain development early.
[1:15:34] So okay. Thank Yeah, of
[1:15:40] course. Johnson and Johnson.
[1:15:42] >> Yeah, thanks, MADAM
[1:15:43] PRESIDENT. Thank you, Erin,
[1:15:44] for the presentation you
[1:15:47] pointed out that it's the
[1:15:48] governor who points to the
[1:15:49] Colorado Commission on Aging.
[1:15:50] But who is it? That points to
[1:15:52] the Pikes Peak Commission on
[1:15:54] Aging?
[1:15:56] >> So the city Council in
[1:15:57] Colorado Springs appoints
[1:16:01] member from this municipality.
[1:16:02] So every governing
[1:16:03] municipality in the Pikes Peak
[1:16:04] region. So El Paso County
[1:16:08] Teller County in Park County.
[1:16:09] The governments that are a
[1:16:09] part of the Pikes Peak Area
[1:16:13] Council of governments, those
[1:16:14] entities appoint a person to
[1:16:16] the commission on aging.
[1:16:19] >> And how many are there? How
[1:16:20] many commissioners are under
[1:16:21] on Peach ph Junior and or ppa?
[1:16:27] Is 18.
[1:16:29] >> Thank you, MR. Donaldson
[1:16:30] Johnny Barker with I'm the
[1:16:31] director of the area see on
[1:16:33] aging here in Carson brings
[1:16:36] their total 20 members of ppc
[1:16:39] Jim Board, 13 1 from each
[1:16:40] municipality and then the
[1:16:43] additional members are from El
[1:16:43] Paso County in the Cotton, the
[1:16:44] city of Colorado Springs for
[1:16:48] Total, 20 members of ppa, c j.
[1:16:48] >> In Mississippi pa cg board,
[1:16:51] Jodi. But I'm talking about
[1:16:53] the Commission on Aging. So
[1:16:55] the Commission Aging, we will
[1:16:58] we actually have a mix of at
[1:16:59] large.
[1:17:01] >> Members as well as those
[1:17:02] appointed to the to the board
[1:17:06] from the municipalities. We
[1:17:06] are short members right now
[1:17:08] appointed we'd love more right
[1:17:11] now. It's about.
[1:17:16] >> 6 appointed members.
[1:17:16] Something like that. You know,
[1:17:18] we're about 6 appointed. And
[1:17:19] so we definitely have room for
[1:17:20] more. Additional members are
[1:17:23] at large.
[1:17:24] >> Appointed air. And that's
[1:17:25] I'm trying to figure out is
[1:17:26] that the mayor is at City
[1:17:26] Council. I don't remember
[1:17:31] voting on it.
[1:17:32] >> But your house, it was City
[1:17:34] council's last She's no longer
[1:17:35] on she's no longer in the city
[1:17:38] Council.
[1:17:40] >> So Michelle Teller of you
[1:17:43] on Yes, yes, she appointed
[1:17:45] Okay. We'll sort that out.
[1:17:50] That's I don't think one count
[1:17:51] City Council person can well
[1:17:52] that. It came from what I
[1:17:54] understand. It came through a
[1:17:56] vote. All right. That means
[1:17:58] maybe it's not. It's not that
[1:18:00] member of vote for the whole
[1:18:03] council. Yeah, I just don't
[1:18:05] remember. But hey, my dad had
[1:18:06] Alzheimer's. So you never
[1:18:09] could be a sign right there.
[1:18:10] >> And I will say for
[1:18:11] Councilmember Line Weber, a
[1:18:12] couple of risk factors as your
[1:18:15] former, you know, physician
[1:18:16] assistant here.
[1:18:18] >> The biggest risk factor for
[1:18:19] Alzheimer's is age. The older
[1:18:21] you get the higher your odds
[1:18:24] are we live longer now in
[1:18:25] western societies. So our
[1:18:27] risks are going up. And then
[1:18:29] we have high levels of chronic
[1:18:31] disease like diabetes and
[1:18:32] things like that, which are
[1:18:35] also big risk factors. So that
[1:18:36] that's part of the answer to
[1:18:37] it. And then there maybe you
[1:18:40] can talk about this. I'm
[1:18:42] interested everything you're
[1:18:43] saying. But I think we need
[1:18:45] people to focus h#
[1:18:45] #
[1:18:45] #
[1:18:45] o#
[1:18:48] elderly.
[1:18:51] >> not so much children and
[1:18:52] schools and all that stuff. I
[1:18:54] understand that's part of
[1:18:54] life.
[1:18:58] >> But had 2 parents die. My
[1:19:00] mother died just in JANUARY
[1:19:01] and there are unique
[1:19:01] challenges people in their
[1:19:04] 80's. People with Alzheimer's.
[1:19:07] And we do need commission
[1:19:14] focused on the elderly. So is
[1:19:15] it a 95% of our work is on the
[1:19:19] elderly and we if we learn
[1:19:19] something that makes us look
[1:19:24] back in life like head trauma
[1:19:25] can can lead to Alzheimer's,
[1:19:26] you know, and you're used to
[1:19:27] getting hit in the head,
[1:19:30] boxing, whatever. Is that
[1:19:32] accurate or is it? Nope, were
[1:19:33] spread over the whole
[1:19:34] continuum. We focus equally on
[1:19:38] children, adults.
[1:19:41] >> know that that is that is
[1:19:43] accurate even alcohol abuse
[1:19:45] can lead to Alzheimer's
[1:19:47] disease. Sure, it That was
[1:19:48] just the example. Jodi, what's
[1:19:49] the breakdown on your
[1:19:52] emphasis? Is that 90% on what
[1:19:55] we would call senior citizens?
[1:19:58] Is it spread I I speak to
[1:19:59] that.
[1:20:01] >> So and the way that I think
[1:20:02] about serving aging and why I
[1:20:05] serve aging commissions.
[1:20:07] >> At the local state and
[1:20:09] national level because I think
[1:20:10] when when we've truly
[1:20:14] understand you know, I like to
[1:20:15] say needs and opportunities
[1:20:19] because getting older is not
[1:20:21] just been a need. It getting
[1:20:22] older does not just mean
[1:20:24] terrible things are happening
[1:20:25] to us. There are lots of
[1:20:27] wonderful things about
[1:20:28] transitions in life there. A
[1:20:30] lot of opportunities for every
[1:20:31] every age and every stage.
[1:20:35] However. When we're looking at
[1:20:35] an older adult and they are
[1:20:38] not doing well. We couldn't
[1:20:39] reverse engineer what we're
[1:20:40] doing in our communities to
[1:20:42] help make things better. If
[1:20:43] all of our older adults are
[1:20:47] struggling with housing, why
[1:20:48] is that? Is that because we
[1:20:49] didn't have financial
[1:20:51] resources that they needed? Is
[1:20:52] it because they didn't have
[1:20:54] education that they needed? Is
[1:20:54] it because they didn't
[1:20:58] understand how to save for
[1:20:59] retirement? Did they not have
[1:21:01] good avenues to save for
[1:21:03] retirement? So while we want
[1:21:06] to support older adults today
[1:21:07] and make sure that when people
[1:21:10] are older that they should be
[1:21:11] supported, we can feed that
[1:21:12] information back into
[1:21:13] communities so that we can
[1:21:17] design better communities so
[1:21:18] that, you know, when I'm when
[1:21:18] I'm 80, the I have a good life
[1:21:22] when I'm 80. Because if we
[1:21:24] wait until we're 65 to help
[1:21:26] people who are 65. It's too
[1:21:29] late at that weekend. A lot of
[1:21:30] the struggles that we have
[1:21:33] later in life build up over
[1:21:34] time because we have planned.
[1:21:36] Well, when we're younger, it
[1:21:40] does not make sense.
[1:21:41] >> I I understand what you're
[1:21:41] saying. I don't know if I
[1:21:46] would agree with it when
[1:21:47] you're 85 years old, you will
[1:21:50] have unique problems that are
[1:21:51] unique to 85 year-olds move.
[1:21:55] Thing that's going to make.
[1:21:57] Well, I want to let you just
[1:21:58] finished with your
[1:21:59] presentation. And then rather
[1:21:59] than going off on the
[1:22:03] discussion. But I hope we're
[1:22:04] really focusing on. And I know
[1:22:09] we do on tpa c transportation
[1:22:09] for elderly to their
[1:22:12] appointments is critical
[1:22:16] dealing with isolation and of
[1:22:16] the elderly while they feel
[1:22:17] isolated or how does that come
[1:22:18] about? What can we do to help
[1:22:21] is critical. Looking back to
[1:22:22] what we could have done so
[1:22:22] that they would never have
[1:22:27] been in that situation. Is
[1:22:28] interesting and academically
[1:22:31] really good project to do. But
[1:22:33] we need to really focus on
[1:22:34] helping people today because
[1:22:37] there are lots of them out
[1:22:38] there who are suffering and
[1:22:40] will. And a lot of it has to
[1:22:41] do with just socioeconomic
[1:22:42] status. You have more money,
[1:22:43] you can pay for a lot of good
[1:22:45] stuff. If you don't, you
[1:22:46] can't. And we need to focus on
[1:22:50] those folks and help And so,
[1:22:50] yeah, I mean, just to rest
[1:22:53] your presentation. So please,
[1:22:54] can you can MADAM PRESIDENT
[1:22:57] would like that?
[1:22:58] >> So something that I would
[1:22:59] like to highlight from the
[1:23:01] Colorado Commission on Aging
[1:23:03] is that we have a multi sector
[1:23:05] plan on aging. That will
[1:23:08] released in JULY of this year.
[1:23:08] And we're one of few states
[1:23:10] that have a multi sector plan
[1:23:12] on aging and it's open for
[1:23:13] public comment through the
[1:23:17] rest of MAY on Thursday this
[1:23:19] week at 11:00am. We're
[1:23:21] bringing Christine Burrows,
[1:23:21] who's the Colorado senior
[1:23:25] specialist on aging. At the
[1:23:26] reports to Governor Polis.
[1:23:28] She's undersea dhs. She's
[1:23:30] coming to help them are at
[1:23:31] 11:00am and we are convening a
[1:23:33] group of leaders in Colorado
[1:23:35] Springs to talk about what we
[1:23:37] need in the Pikes Peak region.
[1:23:38] What we need in the multi
[1:23:40] sector plan on aging. Now I
[1:23:41] will be there. Penny Whitney
[1:23:44] will be there. We she and I
[1:23:45] can give our opinions on it.
[1:23:46] But we need everybody because
[1:23:47] we don't know about
[1:23:50] everything. I'm not an expert
[1:23:51] in Alzheimer's, but I want
[1:23:52] people who are experts in
[1:23:55] Alzheimer's to be there. I'm
[1:23:56] not an expert in
[1:23:57] transportation by want
[1:23:59] transportation experts there.
[1:24:00] We need people to come and
[1:24:00] tell us what they need us,
[1:24:01] that we can give people what
[1:24:07] they need. COUNCILMAN Grainy.
[1:24:08] >> Thank you. MADAM PRESIDENT,
[1:24:10] just one quick question in the
[1:24:10] previous part of your
[1:24:12] presentation, you mention
[1:24:14] academia. Is there any
[1:24:14] universities that you're
[1:24:18] currently partnered with?
[1:24:18] >> And so color at University
[1:24:21] of Colorado, Colorado Springs
[1:24:21] is an age friendly university
[1:24:26] in our city. If you're asking
[1:24:27] me purse, are you asking me
[1:24:27] personally or the Pikes Peak
[1:24:32] Commission on Aging? The pike?
[1:24:32] She Yes, definitely. I would
[1:24:34] say that for our region. The
[1:24:35] University of Colorado,
[1:24:36] Colorado Springs is a great
[1:24:38] partner. I also know that we
[1:24:39] have a lot of people in our
[1:24:41] community closely Pikes, Peak
[1:24:45] State College. And Colorado
[1:24:47] College has close partnerships
[1:24:48] with people who are leaders in
[1:24:52] the Asian community in general
[1:24:53] and I would love it if every
[1:24:54] university locally was a part
[1:24:54] of the work talking about
[1:25:01] aging. Thank So very briefly,
[1:25:04] the Colorado Center for Aging.
[1:25:06] If anyone would like to get
[1:25:07] involved, we have a meeting
[1:25:09] every Monday during
[1:25:10] legislative session from 9.30,
[1:25:13] to 10:30am, on zoom. And that
[1:25:14] is where we really focus on
[1:25:18] state level policy for aging.
[1:25:20] So the Pikes Peak Commission
[1:25:22] on Aging. Our purpose is to
[1:25:23] advise and recommend to the
[1:25:27] ppc Board of directors on
[1:25:27] Matters regarding aging policy
[1:25:31] in our region. So what? But I
[1:25:32] like to think that we do at
[1:25:33] the Pikes Peak Commission on
[1:25:35] Aging. What I try to do
[1:25:39] appointed by the city Council.
[1:25:41] I do work in community
[1:25:42] designed for older adults in
[1:25:45] aging in this region. And so
[1:25:47] if someone who lives here has
[1:25:48] a question about what it's
[1:25:51] like to grow up or grow older.
[1:25:54] I like to know where I can
[1:25:55] refer them. So they have a
[1:25:56] question about Alzheimer's. I
[1:25:57] can refer them to the
[1:25:58] Alzheimer's Association. If
[1:26:00] they have a question about
[1:26:04] housing, I can refer them to
[1:26:05] housing work community boards.
[1:26:06] Whatever's going on with that
[1:26:09] in Colorado Springs. I can
[1:26:12] refer them to work for us
[1:26:14] resources and also if this
[1:26:15] board, if the council in
[1:26:16] Colorado Springs has questions
[1:26:18] about what's going on in
[1:26:20] community, that I can help you
[1:26:24] connect with a larger answer.
[1:26:25] i try to keep a broad
[1:26:26] understanding of what's going
[1:26:30] on. What are the problems so
[1:26:30] that every time you have a
[1:26:31] question, you don't have to
[1:26:34] serve a the whole community.
[1:26:34] Every time we have a question
[1:26:35] about housing, you don't have
[1:26:36] to do a brand new survey of
[1:26:39] housing for older adults.
[1:26:40] That's why we stay partnered
[1:26:41] with Uccs. That's why we stay
[1:26:43] partnered with state level
[1:26:44] organizations that have that
[1:26:48] information at the ready. So
[1:26:49] at the Commission on Aging,
[1:26:50] the Pikes Peak region, we
[1:26:52] paved the runway for aging.
[1:26:54] Well, we offer our expertise
[1:26:57] to help shape policy and how
[1:26:58] how the community is built
[1:27:02] that we can all age. Well in
[1:27:03] our region. So again, we have
[1:27:04] for a pipeline to local voices
[1:27:08] and local voices. We set the
[1:27:09] tone for aging and older adult
[1:27:11] policy and conversations
[1:27:12] regionally and something that
[1:27:15] I think is very important is
[1:27:16] that there are not a lot of
[1:27:18] local commissions on aging in
[1:27:19] the state of Colorado. There's
[1:27:22] a handful. It's important that
[1:27:26] we have one here. It's
[1:27:26] important that we have a
[1:27:28] commission on aging at the
[1:27:30] state level. Not every state
[1:27:31] has that not every state has a
[1:27:35] multi sector plan on aging. So
[1:27:36] our governor's office believes
[1:27:37] that this is worth the
[1:27:40] investment we're not rolling
[1:27:44] in cash, but even having.
[1:27:46] Person appointed to get the
[1:27:47] commissioners together at a
[1:27:50] state level to give us her
[1:27:52] time. You know, 5 hours a
[1:27:53] month is a lot of time for
[1:27:54] someone who works at the state
[1:27:57] and she gives us at least that
[1:28:00] much if not more. And the
[1:28:01] people who serve on the
[1:28:03] commission here as well. It's
[1:28:05] all volunteer. And the fact
[1:28:05] that we have the aaa here and
[1:28:10] that they are giving resources
[1:28:11] human hours to bring us
[1:28:12] together and giving us a
[1:28:14] building where we can meet.
[1:28:15] It's important. It tells the
[1:28:18] people who live here that this
[1:28:20] region cares about older
[1:28:22] adults and thing how are
[1:28:23] growing older here and that
[1:28:24] there are problems here as we
[1:28:25] get older that we have
[1:28:30] resources we can share. Not a
[1:28:33] lot of government departments
[1:28:34] in the country, not a lot of
[1:28:34] city governments have a
[1:28:38] Department of aging. The city
[1:28:39] of Colorado Springs does not
[1:28:42] have a Department of Aging. So
[1:28:43] the city of Colorado Springs
[1:28:44] does not have a person who's
[1:28:45] completely focusing on that
[1:28:48] call.
[1:28:49] >> Is it would be ok if I
[1:28:51] continue a couple more slides.
[1:28:59] 5 minutes.
[1:29:00] >> And there's a lack of local
[1:29:04] and national funding and the
[1:29:07] funding that we used to have
[1:29:07] nationally as brat were at
[1:29:09] risk of losing that in terms
[1:29:12] of paid workers in our region
[1:29:15] who are serving the issues of
[1:29:17] aging. COUNCILMAN Donald
[1:29:17] saying you said, you know,
[1:29:20] it's a problem there. Problems
[1:29:22] right now. We're losing paid
[1:29:23] individuals who are solving
[1:29:26] those problems. Currently. So
[1:29:27] I want you all to know that
[1:29:28] commissioners are your
[1:29:31] dedicated volunteers. We're
[1:29:32] the people who are doing the
[1:29:33] work specifically for older
[1:29:38] adults. Everybody every week,
[1:29:39] every month. So as we're
[1:29:41] losing money for organizations
[1:29:44] and individuals are paid to
[1:29:45] make sure the older adults
[1:29:45] have a ride to a doctor's
[1:29:49] appointment. Are the people in
[1:29:51] this community who are helping
[1:29:52] with our volunteer time to
[1:29:54] make sure that it's happening.
[1:29:56] So we want I want you to know
[1:29:56] who we are. Want you to know
[1:29:58] the Pikes Peak Council
[1:29:59] government is and they get
[1:30:01] this thing to go forward. We
[1:30:04] can skip through the slide.
[1:30:04] This just some highlights of
[1:30:07] things that we've done and
[1:30:08] future priorities were working
[1:30:11] on tech initiatives. Fraud
[1:30:12] prevention data dashboard so
[1:30:13] that it's easier for people to
[1:30:17] stay connected to the work.
[1:30:18] Engagement opportunities for
[1:30:19] councilmembers. What you
[1:30:22] should know that legislative
[1:30:25] support is always appreciated
[1:30:26] to understand what policy at
[1:30:27] national state and local level
[1:30:30] is coming down and you're
[1:30:32] encouraged to attend town
[1:30:33] halls and caregiver forms as
[1:30:35] they come up. But again, our
[1:30:38] ask of council members here
[1:30:39] today is please. I just want
[1:30:41] you to know that we're here
[1:30:44] volunteering our time and we
[1:30:47] we are really and truly losing
[1:30:50] paid service and paid support
[1:30:51] that is going to help older
[1:30:51] adults get what they need in
[1:30:54] our region. So join us for
[1:30:55] community Sessions. Reach out
[1:30:58] to us any time we would love
[1:31:00] to help serve on municipal
[1:31:02] workgroups anything that you
[1:31:03] need if you need a voice for
[1:31:03] aging, what are the problems?
[1:31:06] How can we keep older adults?
[1:31:06] Well connected in our
[1:31:08] communities. Please call. Send
[1:31:09] us your questions. We're here
[1:31:13] to help. COUNCILMAN Into thank
[1:31:17] you all the Clich. Aaron.
[1:31:19] Thank you for coming. Jodi
[1:31:19] Dayton.
[1:31:22] >> Melissa, thank you for
[1:31:24] coming. Really appreciate the
[1:31:25] work that you're doing. I want
[1:31:27] to clarify pretty certain that
[1:31:28] the city of Colorado Springs
[1:31:28] has an age friendly
[1:31:32] designation. That true?
[1:31:33] >> So the city of Colorado
[1:31:36] Springs through innovations in
[1:31:37] aging was part of air. Create
[1:31:40] aarp is age friendly cities
[1:31:45] and communities network until
[1:31:46] of last year. When innovations
[1:31:51] in aging closed. So at that
[1:31:52] time, the
[1:31:54] >> partnership with the aarp
[1:31:55] paused. I know that there's a
[1:31:58] group of volunteers so
[1:32:01] innovations and aging was paid
[1:32:02] was paid by the city. It was a
[1:32:05] public private partnership
[1:32:05] almost exclusively serving
[1:32:09] really community. And so now
[1:32:11] there's a group of volunteers
[1:32:12] who are rebuilding that work
[1:32:14] in rebuilding the energy. And
[1:32:17] I don't know where they are in
[1:32:18] terms of regaining that
[1:32:22] designation with aarp. But
[1:32:25] there is yeah, there's a group
[1:32:26] volunteers who are starting to
[1:32:26] breathe life back into that.
[1:32:27] Thank you. And I know dollars
[1:32:29] were very much associated with
[1:32:31] that designation and budgets
[1:32:32] and and
[1:32:33] >> revenue being what it is
[1:32:37] unfortunate. And that.
[1:32:39] >> was just going to say that.
[1:32:40] I think it really speaks to
[1:32:41] how our community members care
[1:32:43] that even when we don't have.
[1:32:45] You know that funded
[1:32:48] organization that's working on
[1:32:49] it, that there are still
[1:32:51] pieces of it that are moving
[1:32:52] forward.
[1:32:52] >> So just a couple of
[1:32:56] comments and one I do want to
[1:32:59] acknowledge I know our our
[1:33:00] fire department, the community
[1:33:03] Health Division has an aging
[1:33:04] place program that's kind of
[1:33:06] on pause right now. Hopefully
[1:33:08] will be getting up again soon
[1:33:09] because there are those
[1:33:10] services are very, very
[1:33:10] helpful in terms of helping
[1:33:15] people to age in place. Also
[1:33:16] just reiterate after fellow
[1:33:18] council members who are
[1:33:19] interested and I think you've
[1:33:20] got this Thursday coming up
[1:33:24] that helped them are the
[1:33:24] opportunity to have input on
[1:33:29] on this plan and multi-sector
[1:33:29] approaches is very important
[1:33:30] and our voices are important.
[1:33:33] So with that one final, thank
[1:33:34] Mentioned a few things that
[1:33:38] council can do, but short
[1:33:40] revenue investment at this
[1:33:43] point policy wise, what what
[1:33:45] would be what would be a
[1:33:45] mindset or something that you
[1:33:47] would ask of this city council
[1:33:50] in supporting age friendly
[1:33:50] see.
[1:33:55] >> Yeah. And I would say that.
[1:33:56] >> Can get to really, really
[1:33:56] high level and say that it
[1:33:59] should be aging in all policy.
[1:34:00] You know, I like to look
[1:34:01] downstream if we are not
[1:34:05] making good policy for for
[1:34:06] workforce, if we're not making
[1:34:10] a policy for education even to
[1:34:10] kindergarten, then we don't
[1:34:11] have a good policy for people
[1:34:12] being able to grow up and grow
[1:34:13] older here in the Pikes Peak
[1:34:16] region. That being said and
[1:34:17] there are issues right now for
[1:34:24] older adults. I think that the
[1:34:25] Colorado Center for Aging is a
[1:34:25] really good resource to see
[1:34:26] what's happening at the state
[1:34:31] level because the state has a
[1:34:32] that is funding issues. This
[1:34:34] care funding is just hard kind
[1:34:37] of across the board. I know
[1:34:38] that locally thing then, you
[1:34:39] know, finding the right money
[1:34:40] to put in the right places.
[1:34:44] It's hard. And so finding
[1:34:44] collaboration of what are we
[1:34:47] doing for housing? What are we
[1:34:48] doing for parks? What are we
[1:34:50] doing for infrastructure in
[1:34:51] general and what does that
[1:34:54] mean for for aging? I don't
[1:34:56] know if we will get very aging
[1:34:59] specific policy pass right now
[1:35:00] as so. There are so many
[1:35:02] pressing issues and
[1:35:04] priorities, but their way is
[1:35:05] to make sure that the way that
[1:35:06] things are worded in crafted
[1:35:07] is inclusive of the needs of
[1:35:10] older adults as well. And
[1:35:11] that's where the commission on
[1:35:13] aging locally can be very
[1:35:15] helpful. You know, passing
[1:35:16] legislation by the Commission
[1:35:17] on Aging in the Pikes Peak
[1:35:18] region in saying are we
[1:35:21] missing anything here the way
[1:35:22] that this is worded? Will this
[1:35:25] have a really negative impact
[1:35:27] older adults? One of the
[1:35:29] things that that is going to
[1:35:29] have a negative impact on
[1:35:30] older adults as if we're not
[1:35:33] focusing on digital access,
[1:35:36] making sure that we have
[1:35:37] broadband to rural community
[1:35:39] is in or out. But right around
[1:35:39] Colorado Springs, if older
[1:35:41] adults don't have access to
[1:35:43] the Internet, they're not
[1:35:44] going to have access to
[1:35:44] transportation. They're not
[1:35:46] going to have access to health
[1:35:48] care as our community becomes
[1:35:50] much more digitally, engaged.
[1:35:52] So it's all of those pieces
[1:35:54] broadly more than a specific
[1:35:59] policy piece. Thank Yeah,
[1:36:01] Karen, thank you so much for
[1:36:02] your presentation. In this
[1:36:04] week you'll get 3 new members
[1:36:05] on ppa cg that can help you
[1:36:08] take it from Thank Appreciate
[1:36:09] >> The clerk please read in
[1:36:17] item 6 e into the record.
[1:36:19] >> spring sports cooler 2024
[1:36:20] year in Lodgers and rental tax
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[1:36:23] Council.
[1:36:30] Good morning.
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[1:36:33] record. And Jamie Davis, chief
[1:36:34] of staff. I am not Sports Corp
[1:36:35] as you are aware, but there
[1:36:36] was a thumbs-up designation
[1:36:41] but 2 weeks ago asking for.
[1:36:43] Presentation on some of
[1:36:44] changes that have been made to
[1:36:45] lurk. So out of respect for
[1:36:47] your time, I will ask if you
[1:36:48] still want the entire
[1:36:49] presentation or if you prefer
[1:36:50] just questions. I'm open to
[1:36:51] whatever is easiest for you
[1:36:56] guys.
[1:36:59] >> MADAM PRESIDENT, since we
[1:37:02] had a lot of our last work
[1:37:03] session. I think it's worth
[1:37:03] going through this
[1:37:06] presentation. Sure.
[1:37:07] >> Happy to do so. And I can
[1:37:13] click myself. Okay. Excellent.
[1:37:15] Okay. When previous council
[1:37:18] was seeded, we did brief them
[1:37:21] on some recommended changes to
[1:37:22] really be inside process the
[1:37:26] operations of how we grant
[1:37:27] funds from our alert tax,
[1:37:28] which is lodging, an auto
[1:37:30] rental tax as attacks
[1:37:30] primarily paid by people who
[1:37:33] visit our community and they
[1:37:34] pay that to their hotel bill
[1:37:35] or through their auto rental
[1:37:39] bill. So the reason we decided
[1:37:40] to take a look at this is we
[1:37:42] wanted to allow the for
[1:37:44] contracting agencies to
[1:37:45] provide expertise which in
[1:37:46] within the pillar of tourism
[1:37:50] in which they represent. And
[1:37:51] we wanted to be a little more
[1:37:52] nimble and that to do a better
[1:37:54] job. Checking on kp eyes to
[1:37:56] make sure that they tax
[1:37:57] dollars that we were investing
[1:37:57] were really bringing a benefit
[1:38:00] to our community. And you see
[1:38:01] the quote at the bottom there
[1:38:01] that is pulled directly from
[1:38:03] the large ordinance and the
[1:38:04] purpose that ordinance and
[1:38:07] this taxes to a track visitors
[1:38:07] and enhance the economy of the
[1:38:09] city in the Pikes Peak region.
[1:38:11] And we heard loud and clear
[1:38:12] from the previous council that
[1:38:13] it was important that these
[1:38:13] dollars were being used to
[1:38:16] really fulfill that goal. And
[1:38:20] finally, we true a lot of work
[1:38:21] and a lot of study we realized
[1:38:23] we could do a better job
[1:38:24] having a more comprehensive
[1:38:25] strategy for tourism in our
[1:38:26] city. That would continue to
[1:38:28] refill that fund and honor the
[1:38:33] purpose that I just read. So
[1:38:33] again, lard powered by
[1:38:34] tourism. This is the logo.
[1:38:35] This is something that got
[1:38:38] great deal of discussion. We
[1:38:39] know of people don't know what
[1:38:40] is. And again, mentioned
[1:38:41] Alphabet soup. This is a great
[1:38:43] example. Art is a tourism tax
[1:38:45] does not typically paid for by
[1:38:46] you and I and all of you know
[1:38:47] that. But I see that for the
[1:38:48] benefit of anyone watching
[1:38:53] today. This has been a long,
[1:38:54] long conversation. Back in
[1:38:56] 1968. As when Clark was past
[1:38:57] and a 2% tax on a percent on
[1:39:01] rental car. There been a
[1:39:03] couple amendments. There have
[1:39:05] been movements to make it show
[1:39:08] better adherence to kp ice
[1:39:10] that really not a lot of
[1:39:12] action. And that is why we
[1:39:12] took the sat the such a
[1:39:13] priority this year. We think
[1:39:15] it's really great opportunity.
[1:39:17] And you can see from chair
[1:39:17] even speaking about it back
[1:39:23] over a decade ago. What kind
[1:39:24] of started this process that
[1:39:27] I'm here today to update you
[1:39:28] on is and in 2022, contracts
[1:39:31] were signed with 4 agencies.
[1:39:32] Chamber edc visits us copper
[1:39:34] in sports. Kurt, to manage
[1:39:35] these different colors of
[1:39:39] tourism. In 2024, they got
[1:39:41] about 10 million dollars and
[1:39:42] publications from event
[1:39:43] organizers who are hoping to
[1:39:45] be funded by the city. We are
[1:39:47] able to distribute it at about
[1:39:47] 3 million to showing that the
[1:39:48] need does out paced the
[1:39:49] availability of funding. We
[1:39:52] have. So again in 2024 we
[1:39:53] brought together 16 people
[1:39:56] from throughout the tourism
[1:39:58] community hired a consultant
[1:39:59] from the previously from the
[1:40:00] tourism office at the state
[1:40:04] and she help us walk through a
[1:40:04] process where we did
[1:40:05] interviews locally study best
[1:40:07] practices and ultimately came
[1:40:09] up with we thought were good
[1:40:10] recommendations. But the
[1:40:11] question for council
[1:40:14] Donaldson, thank you, Jamie.
[1:40:15] Can we just go back? I want to
[1:40:16] see what Fred Beach had to say
[1:40:19] about her heritage events.
[1:40:21] >> I don't think they're
[1:40:23] specifically about heritage
[1:40:24] events.
[1:40:25] >> is week that there are a
[1:40:26] number of events. The city is
[1:40:27] grandfathered in for automatic
[1:40:32] funding. Which really isn't
[1:40:35] true. We think that the should
[1:40:36] be changed and we think that
[1:40:36] those events should be making
[1:40:40] reports to you. Goal is to
[1:40:42] have a council for funds they
[1:40:43] received rather than continue
[1:40:48] with an outdated policy.
[1:40:48] >> events were not guaranteed
[1:40:51] automatic funding
[1:40:52] >> at all, as we've seen you
[1:40:53] even this year, many of them
[1:40:54] got 0 funding.
[1:40:59] >> From from Ward.
[1:41:01] >> But he he thinks it should
[1:41:02] be changed. What it was really
[1:41:03] supposed to do was was
[1:41:04] expedite their application
[1:41:06] process of nothing really
[1:41:07] changed. They just had the
[1:41:08] kids turn in a short form
[1:41:12] essentially and still. I for
[1:41:13] funding. So I just wanted to
[1:41:20] see what he said. Thank you.
[1:41:21] >> ok, so finally, just to
[1:41:23] just kind of speed up, we did
[1:41:25] present this at a lunch with
[1:41:26] the previous council and you
[1:41:26] ended up passing resolution
[1:41:29] which made some of the changes
[1:41:30] by resolution to the structure
[1:41:31] of how we actually hand out
[1:41:34] plans for a Again, he's just
[1:41:35] kind of a visual of how this
[1:41:40] went forward. Without going
[1:41:41] through the entire report that
[1:41:43] came out of that process. We
[1:41:43] did find some highlights that
[1:41:44] we thought were really
[1:41:45] important. One is that our
[1:41:49] city is unique in the way that
[1:41:51] we use these tourist dollars
[1:41:52] and community event. She was
[1:41:53] not able to find any other
[1:41:55] community in the nation that
[1:41:57] uses this funding for events.
[1:41:58] Doesn't mean it's a bad thing.
[1:41:58] That just means that we are
[1:42:02] different. Again, the city has
[1:42:04] not increased this tax since
[1:42:06] 1978, we rank one 44th out of
[1:42:07] 150 cities as far as being
[1:42:11] among the lowest. However, in
[1:42:12] contrast, our tourist economy
[1:42:13] similar to that of Washington,
[1:42:18] D.C.. As I mentioned, we could
[1:42:19] do a better job having a more
[1:42:19] comprehensive strategy. And
[1:42:21] we're excited about that
[1:42:23] opportunity. And again, most
[1:42:25] cities utilized alert for
[1:42:27] capital projects and a single
[1:42:28] terrorism organization.
[1:42:30] Whereas we have reliance on
[1:42:32] independent organizations. We
[1:42:33] hope we can do built some
[1:42:34] better alignment so that they
[1:42:40] can all share sufficient So
[1:42:43] this is where we to have. One
[1:42:44] question, of becomes question
[1:42:46] about that previous slide.
[1:42:47] >> Other cities do news alert,
[1:42:51] funding the funds. Community
[1:42:52] events or even things like the
[1:42:54] left off where the the
[1:42:57] >> Western Street breakfast.
[1:42:57] >> mean.
[1:42:58] >> But I suspect they do fund
[1:42:59] those things. Some other ways
[1:43:01] that right. And what what
[1:43:04] source today use for that?
[1:43:06] >> Yeah, you're touching on
[1:43:06] the fact that we we are a
[1:43:09] lower budget city. I know some
[1:43:11] cities like Denver haven't
[1:43:12] Hurts Arts district that they
[1:43:13] used to fund cultural events
[1:43:17] like this. You don't have that
[1:43:18] some tax different things. And
[1:43:21] then some cities use lard for
[1:43:22] things that have absolutely
[1:43:22] nothing to do with terrorism.
[1:43:25] You could argue like homeless
[1:43:27] services. So it really runs
[1:43:29] the gamut. And but the 2 did
[1:43:30] identify that actually having
[1:43:32] this this application process
[1:43:34] and directing money directly
[1:43:36] to from the tourism tax is
[1:43:37] unusual.
[1:43:38] >> Attorney think if we didn't
[1:43:40] use large if if we Locklear in
[1:43:45] 4. Big ticket items are parks,
[1:43:47] maybe even our police because
[1:43:48] if u want tourist, it's nice
[1:43:49] to for them to have a safe
[1:43:52] environment. Our audit, our
[1:43:57] city on which is neglected.
[1:43:58] What can we use to help with
[1:43:59] was some of the things that
[1:44:00] Colorado Springs is very
[1:44:02] closely identified with. The
[1:44:05] the race up the mountains, the
[1:44:09] the one left off. That wasn't
[1:44:14] really identified This is a
[1:44:16] way other cities are doing
[1:44:17] similar things to what you're
[1:44:17] doing. They just don't use
[1:44:20] lore.
[1:44:21] >> It was not identified in
[1:44:22] and the report, but it has
[1:44:26] been a vibrant conversation
[1:44:27] and we were successful just
[1:44:29] this past year getting a great
[1:44:29] deal of private investment
[1:44:30] firm corporations for the
[1:44:31] Veterans Day Parade which did
[1:44:34] receive some pending. But we
[1:44:34] were happy to see air defense
[1:44:37] community, especially step out
[1:44:39] kind of follow a sponsorship
[1:44:41] model where they got
[1:44:41] advertising in exchange for
[1:44:42] helping to fund those events.
[1:44:43] And so I think that's
[1:44:43] something that we really want
[1:44:46] to investigate more.
[1:44:47] >> Yeah, I just think we'll
[1:44:48] have hard time replicating
[1:44:51] that for all the events are
[1:44:54] funded by lard if and it's not
[1:44:55] being a considered, if that
[1:44:56] would alert was to go away for
[1:45:02] those events. But thank you.
[1:45:03] >> So what is the goal of
[1:45:08] changing the way are? Spend
[1:45:09] this money? One is to create a
[1:45:11] working model that provides
[1:45:12] value to the residents and
[1:45:13] ultimately serves the mission,
[1:45:15] is again on boat there at the
[1:45:16] bottom and to elevate the
[1:45:18] officials and the lure
[1:45:20] committee and to be at a
[1:45:21] strategic level will
[1:45:22] ultimately increase the number
[1:45:23] of people who come here and
[1:45:26] spend their dollars. Kp eyes.
[1:45:27] We heard that loud and clear
[1:45:28] that you wanted us to be very
[1:45:31] true to the kp eyes and then
[1:45:32] these operational changes
[1:45:34] today. We will admit it's a
[1:45:34] very small portion of the city
[1:45:38] budget tree million dollars.
[1:45:38] However, it is. As you know,
[1:45:39] one of the most talked about
[1:45:43] sections of our budget.
[1:45:48] Simplifying the way spend this
[1:45:49] money. We have 4 agencies who
[1:45:50] are names to be in charge of
[1:45:52] each of the pillars of
[1:45:54] terrorism, arts and culture
[1:45:56] with copper, sports and
[1:45:57] entertainment. With sports,
[1:45:57] Kurt Business in General
[1:45:58] Tourism Chamber and edc and
[1:46:01] visits U.S. Outdoor recreation
[1:46:02] last because it is one that is
[1:46:04] not a contracting agency. But
[1:46:06] and this year we do recognize
[1:46:06] it as a very important sector
[1:46:10] of our tourism industry. We
[1:46:12] have a group of people from
[1:46:13] the parks board who will help
[1:46:15] judge those applications of
[1:46:16] events and make
[1:46:17] recommendations on what they
[1:46:18] believe are the most
[1:46:23] beneficial. This is just a
[1:46:24] visual on what we're trying to
[1:46:26] do. I like to say it's
[1:46:27] reversed and an earring a can
[1:46:28] comprehend of tourism strategy
[1:46:29] by leaning on the expertise of
[1:46:32] the individuals agencies in
[1:46:34] each pillar. And we think by
[1:46:36] letting select the events that
[1:46:37] they believe will bring the
[1:46:40] most benefit to the city that
[1:46:42] will lead up to having tourism
[1:46:43] strategy that really combines
[1:46:44] all for to best maximize the
[1:46:49] dollars that come in. So
[1:46:50] actual changes that were voted
[1:46:52] on APRIL 8th. The final
[1:46:52] meeting before a new council
[1:46:54] members took their seats. Now
[1:46:55] we did change the makeup of
[1:46:56] the community. That committee.
[1:46:59] That was the only legislative
[1:46:59] action that needed to be
[1:47:00] changed. But we now have 4
[1:47:01] members from lodging, one from
[1:47:05] rental car to citizens and the
[1:47:06] contracting agencies who will
[1:47:06] still be there to provide
[1:47:07] their expertise, do not have a
[1:47:10] vote. And it was important to
[1:47:11] us that one contract agencies
[1:47:12] are applying for funding. They
[1:47:12] don't also get to vote that
[1:47:13] felt like a conflict of
[1:47:14] interest and they were more
[1:47:16] than happy to take ex officio
[1:47:23] role. Coming back. Right there
[1:47:26] we go. So the way it actually
[1:47:27] works in practice right now,
[1:47:27] the alert Locacion, I believe
[1:47:30] is out on the street. And that
[1:47:31] the applicants really will see
[1:47:33] it pretty much the same They
[1:47:34] will submit their applications
[1:47:35] that will go into city council
[1:47:38] staff like usual council staff
[1:47:39] will buy their best judgment,
[1:47:40] decide which color of tourism.
[1:47:43] Each event falls into and they
[1:47:44] will send those off to 4
[1:47:47] pillar organizations. That
[1:47:50] will be one data point. The
[1:47:51] number applications we get
[1:47:51] from each pillar that will not
[1:47:55] be the only data point, but we
[1:47:56] will at this point once those
[1:47:57] are all and decide what
[1:47:58] percentage of the available
[1:47:59] funding should go to each of
[1:48:02] the 4 pillars for easy math
[1:48:02] say it's 25% to sports. 25%
[1:48:06] arts, cetera. And that will be
[1:48:07] kind of the key strategic
[1:48:09] decision. We will change that
[1:48:10] every year. And we wanted to
[1:48:12] have that. Flexibility knowing
[1:48:16] that this is new. And we
[1:48:16] certainly want to be able to
[1:48:18] change it year over year. And
[1:48:21] then select committee will
[1:48:23] bless those distribution
[1:48:24] amounts and they will be
[1:48:25] granted to the color
[1:48:26] organizations who will grant
[1:48:29] to the events. The reason
[1:48:29] that's important is last year,
[1:48:32] I believe we had 80 contracts
[1:48:34] and look our cfo which are
[1:48:35] managed by someone part time
[1:48:40] in our office. We admit that.
[1:48:41] And the auditor help to see
[1:48:42] that we can do a better job,
[1:48:45] making sure we were really
[1:48:46] tracking those kpa. We noted,
[1:48:47] it's important to this body as
[1:48:50] it is to the mayor and and
[1:48:52] from that discovery came the
[1:48:53] recommendation from the
[1:48:54] committee the liaisons that we
[1:48:57] need to have one person. He
[1:48:58] was really beholden to
[1:48:59] tracking the performance of
[1:49:00] the events to ensure they were
[1:49:02] hitting the kp ice. And then
[1:49:05] using each of those that kick
[1:49:08] a data rather than having
[1:49:09] council going and be expected
[1:49:11] to track down performance of
[1:49:13] 80 events, which is
[1:49:13] unrealistic. We will have the
[1:49:14] contract agencies do that for
[1:49:17] us. Johnson Johnson. Yeah.
[1:49:20] Thank you
[1:49:21] >> I don't know that you'll
[1:49:23] know this Cheney, but maybe
[1:49:24] Emily will izlar application
[1:49:25] period still open. Someone
[1:49:26] sent me something yesterday.
[1:49:29] So it was closed. They just
[1:49:32] opened. When does a close? So
[1:49:34] it closes on the 28th of MAY.
[1:49:38] >> Of MAY. Okay. Just got some
[1:49:42] good news there. COUNCILMAN
[1:49:48] Tension.
[1:49:50] >> Yeah, I just wanted to
[1:49:52] reiterate, we just last
[1:49:52] Thursday, the large committee
[1:49:55] held a a a session for
[1:49:59] grantees to learn about the
[1:49:59] application process. Walk them
[1:50:02] to in great detail. Give them
[1:50:03] the overview of these changes.
[1:50:07] But and there will be another
[1:50:09] online session coming up very
[1:50:12] soon. So I think all grantees
[1:50:13] have been informed and
[1:50:15] understand what the process
[1:50:17] is. Again, not really much
[1:50:19] change for the grant here for
[1:50:22] the potential grand tea for
[1:50:24] the So that session went very
[1:50:26] well. There was good questions
[1:50:27] and looking forward seeing new
[1:50:29] place.
[1:50:34] >> And PRESIDENT. I could.
[1:50:35] Jamie, on the previous slide,
[1:50:37] I think it was. It says that.
[1:50:41] Council administration.
[1:50:42] Proposed percentage based
[1:50:42] distribution of 4 pillars data
[1:50:47] Bob law. Are we proposing it?
[1:50:47] Are we setting it because it
[1:50:50] looks like then. The large
[1:50:54] committee decides.
[1:50:55] >> I don't think it takes a
[1:50:57] formal legislative actions so
[1:50:58] that language is a little bit
[1:51:01] mushy. I think we think that
[1:51:02] the leaves on select committee
[1:51:03] together would kind of come to
[1:51:04] an agreement on what we think
[1:51:06] the best percentages are.
[1:51:09] >> Well, we've had differences
[1:51:10] in opinion before like the
[1:51:10] committee saw one saying
[1:51:12] council thought another. So I
[1:51:13] think it should be really
[1:51:13] clear who's going to set
[1:51:19] those? Bucket so much is going
[1:51:20] to go. Each of these 4
[1:51:25] categories. Especially if it's
[1:51:26] not if you're if it's not
[1:51:27] clear you 100%, I think we
[1:51:30] need to iron that out before.
[1:51:33] >> We
[1:51:33] >> set this up. Vote on its
[1:51:37] center.
[1:51:39] >> I could jump jump in book.
[1:51:43] Upshur 8. Want to was just
[1:51:44] going to mention, you know, we
[1:51:45] get down to the appropriations
[1:51:46] part of this. Just important.
[1:51:47] Remember, the council only has
[1:51:50] top line budget authority over
[1:51:51] this. So I think this is an
[1:51:52] attempt to be collaborative
[1:51:53] with the mayor's office and
[1:51:54] and come up with these
[1:51:55] decisions jointly, but
[1:51:58] ultimately the it. The big
[1:51:59] Bucket Appropriation is
[1:52:01] council's only financial
[1:52:01] authority.
[1:52:05] >> Well, understand that. We
[1:52:06] do have authority over the law
[1:52:12] or committee as far if the law
[1:52:14] or committee. I believe it
[1:52:15] still is works for City
[1:52:18] Council. Correct?
[1:52:19] >> So if we say, hey, we want
[1:52:23] you to use these for
[1:52:24] percentages, you know,
[1:52:26] whatever that is. 25 25 25.
[1:52:28] That would be easy. But if it
[1:52:29] was different and allure Comey
[1:52:30] thought, well, you know, we
[1:52:31] would really like to have more
[1:52:32] for the arts. You guys to put
[1:52:37] a lot into outdoor. Where is
[1:52:39] that going to break? I know
[1:52:39] the mayor could then changes
[1:52:40] at the end. The mayor could
[1:52:45] move things around.
[1:52:46] >> At maybe some clarity
[1:52:47] because when we come through
[1:52:49] the budget process in the
[1:52:51] supply in budget,
[1:52:57] appropriation. You'll see,
[1:52:58] though, budget.
[1:53:03] >> And we will.
[1:53:04] >> Because out of clergy. When
[1:53:05] we do the law or budget, we do
[1:53:09] state those amounts.
[1:53:09] >> For the.
[1:53:10] >> And the contracted entities
[1:53:13] to do that.
[1:53:15] >> Again, we approved the
[1:53:16] funding level. That's what's
[1:53:19] in the budget. Appropriation.
[1:53:20] But we do. We will state in
[1:53:23] the budget document certainly
[1:53:24] the amounts to go to each of
[1:53:27] the 4 pillar entities.
[1:53:28] >> That sounds like a
[1:53:29] suggestion that budget
[1:53:30] appropriation would be the
[1:53:32] best time to have counsel
[1:53:33] review those percentages as
[1:53:45] recommended by committee.
[1:53:47] >> I think to provide some
[1:53:48] clarity from Anderson, you
[1:53:49] state your name for that. They
[1:53:51] can leave some ceo cargo Space
[1:53:53] Ports Corporation. The idea is
[1:53:55] that the percentages will be
[1:53:55] based on the number of
[1:53:56] applications that come in that
[1:53:59] are signed each pillar. So,
[1:54:00] for example, if there's
[1:54:04] overwhelming amount of
[1:54:07] applications for the arts that
[1:54:07] might affect the percentages
[1:54:08] or if there's an overall
[1:54:11] warming amount of sports and
[1:54:13] then the idea would be that
[1:54:17] the tourists, the 4 groups
[1:54:17] could weed out. Some really
[1:54:19] are the ones that don't hit
[1:54:21] the qualifications so that
[1:54:23] when it when City Council in
[1:54:25] the committee does make the
[1:54:26] recommendations, it's based on
[1:54:27] those numbers. So it would
[1:54:29] fluctuate every year based
[1:54:29] upon the number of
[1:54:30] applications that provides
[1:54:33] clarity.
[1:54:34] >> Well, I mean, the problem I
[1:54:35] see there then council really
[1:54:39] has no role at all because
[1:54:40] what you're going to do is
[1:54:40] say, hey, we got a whole lot
[1:54:43] of applications for the arts
[1:54:44] and we haven't even review to
[1:54:46] see which ones are actually
[1:54:47] get funded. We're going to put
[1:54:48] a whole lot of money. And the
[1:54:50] art bucket. Correct? That's
[1:54:54] that's what you're describing.
[1:54:56] >> And I think that that is
[1:54:57] the charge of the Light
[1:54:58] committee with the 2 council
[1:55:02] liaison too to make logical
[1:55:03] decisions on that
[1:55:03] appropriation. If I'm
[1:55:07] understanding correctly.
[1:55:08] >> But so. But then so council
[1:55:10] really isn't going to have a
[1:55:11] role or we say, hey, this year
[1:55:11] or are we think we should have
[1:55:15] a? And I'm sorry I see a lot
[1:55:16] of smiling as or something
[1:55:26] going on. No, Okay. Here's
[1:55:27] what will happen on council is
[1:55:29] will not or heads and will go
[1:55:30] along with us and we really
[1:55:31] won't have a role in it
[1:55:32] anymore. Right now council
[1:55:37] does have a role. Eat with
[1:55:39] you. I guess. Meeting
[1:55:44] privately has problems too. I
[1:55:45] guess. Go ahead and continue
[1:55:46] with the presentation, please.
[1:55:47] And and it's the end all
[1:55:49] perhaps have some more
[1:55:51] questions. It seems kind of
[1:55:51] odd that the way we're going
[1:55:52] to do this as we're just going
[1:55:54] to how many applications we
[1:55:55] get and then we'll put the
[1:55:56] money in each bucket based on
[1:55:57] how many applications we get.
[1:56:01] That's not really strategic.
[1:56:03] That's reactive to what we
[1:56:05] receive in applications.
[1:56:07] >> I think that is one data
[1:56:09] point. The number the need the
[1:56:10] need is one data point. That
[1:56:11] doesn't mean that we have to
[1:56:16] say we're going to fund.
[1:56:16] Dave's fun run that that might
[1:56:18] not. To your point, that might
[1:56:19] not meet the cable network
[1:56:22] they support. So you're right.
[1:56:25] Yes, we do not want to fund
[1:56:26] every event just because they
[1:56:27] applied. We do want to have
[1:56:27] the critic live saying does
[1:56:30] this actually meet the needs?
[1:56:33] And I think kind of to
[1:56:34] Meghan's point we will have
[1:56:36] years there are larger needs
[1:56:38] in one pillar. Good example is
[1:56:40] the U.S. Senior open. We know
[1:56:40] that's gonna bring 15 million
[1:56:42] dollars in economic impact.
[1:56:45] That's not never your event.
[1:56:46] This is a strange year in
[1:56:47] which we expect more money
[1:56:49] would go to sports because of
[1:56:51] that event next year. Maybe
[1:56:52] there's a massive arts
[1:56:54] festival coming here. And that
[1:56:55] would mean that we will have
[1:56:55] have the flexibility to the
[1:56:59] higher percentage to the arts.
[1:57:00] But to your point, know, not
[1:57:01] just fine arts This and 10
[1:57:04] sports events of that.
[1:57:05] >> especially for the for the
[1:57:08] new folks up here on council.
[1:57:11] This is just 25% of alert
[1:57:12] money on average, 75% of it
[1:57:16] already goes to these for
[1:57:17] organizations that goes to the
[1:57:18] organizations themselves. Now
[1:57:19] we're talking about what do we
[1:57:20] do with the 25% that we're
[1:57:24] going to use for these
[1:57:24] different events in our city
[1:57:29] like the balloon left off the
[1:57:30] Western Street breakfast. How
[1:57:31] much money do we want to put
[1:57:33] for our events?
[1:57:34] >> How much do we want to put
[1:57:35] for outdoor events? How much
[1:57:36] do we want to put for where
[1:57:40] the other 2 categories?
[1:57:40] >> General tourism and
[1:57:42] outdoors and now I think I sit
[1:57:46] outdoors that.
[1:57:47] >> And yeah, I I thought the
[1:57:49] idea was we were going to be
[1:57:50] kind of strategic and say,
[1:57:51] hey, we want to drive more
[1:57:54] towards. Outdoors. So we're
[1:57:57] going to put a bigger we're
[1:57:57] going to consciously put a lot
[1:57:58] of money in that bucket. But
[1:58:02] it sounds like what? Is being
[1:58:03] discussed doesn't sound like
[1:58:05] it is what being discussed
[1:58:07] here as we're going to see
[1:58:08] what applications come in and
[1:58:08] we're just going to move the
[1:58:10] money to cover cover that.
[1:58:12] >> And that is
[1:58:16] >> different than what I had
[1:58:17] understood up to this point.
[1:58:18] So I'm glad we're doing this
[1:58:22] today because it's showing
[1:58:23] some things which I don't
[1:58:24] think we're clear before. And
[1:58:28] and council should be
[1:58:29] conscious of what we're going
[1:58:30] to agree to or not agree to.
[1:58:33] Ken Smith in 2.
[1:58:36] >> Yes, thank you, MADAM
[1:58:38] PRESIDENT so I I do want to be
[1:58:40] really clear. I think that we
[1:58:41] are being strategic and
[1:58:42] actually you can see in the
[1:58:44] 3rd bullet point here, it's
[1:58:46] not just how many applications
[1:58:46] that's one of many data
[1:58:48] points. It's about being
[1:58:50] strategic and city Council
[1:58:50] absolutely has representation.
[1:58:54] We have 2 liaisons PRESIDENT
[1:58:54] Myself and I need to these
[1:59:00] committees. You have to
[1:59:01] members like committee members
[1:59:03] who are a part of that
[1:59:05] conversation. So there's no
[1:59:07] reason that city Council can't
[1:59:09] and isn't actually going to be
[1:59:11] a part the determination of
[1:59:14] these buckets of money. And of
[1:59:15] course, in the very at the
[1:59:16] approval in the budget will
[1:59:19] have input. So I think this
[1:59:21] has been mischaracterized
[1:59:23] entirely and I believe that we
[1:59:25] have been working very hard at
[1:59:28] making this more strategic and
[1:59:32] feel very supportive of it.
[1:59:33] PRESIDENT Cro Iverson, I
[1:59:36] believe would agree with me.
[1:59:37] >> Yeah. In fact, the reason
[1:59:39] that that we did it this way
[1:59:41] was for more accountability
[1:59:44] because when we did the 60% of
[1:59:47] the 80 contracts fulfilling
[1:59:48] their obligations and it will
[1:59:48] hold each one of these
[1:59:52] organizations. The 4 they will
[1:59:54] be held accountable for these
[1:59:55] dollars being spent and we're
[1:59:59] holding them tighter to the
[2:00:00] kpi switches, driving heads
[2:00:03] and that's it tourism rental
[2:00:06] cars. That ideas. Heads hotels
[2:00:10] and rental cars. Donaldson. It
[2:00:11] actually is kind of the
[2:00:12] opposite. There is more
[2:00:13] oversight in my opinion and
[2:00:14] they still will be coming to
[2:00:18] council twice a year and
[2:00:21] updating us exactly they're
[2:00:22] finding them on. But if you
[2:00:25] recall copper last week,
[2:00:27] >> their presentation changed
[2:00:28] quite a bit from all the
[2:00:29] presentations in the past
[2:00:32] where they really are
[2:00:33] happening, too, drive tourism
[2:00:34] with those dollars. And
[2:00:35] they've actually made it a
[2:00:36] kpi, which in the past they
[2:00:39] have not had to reserve kpi.
[2:00:40] So from my point of view happy
[2:00:42] to sit down with you any time
[2:00:43] ago, great actually tightened
[2:00:44] up a little bit more for me,
[2:00:44] which is exactly what it
[2:00:51] needed. Counts. Think you just
[2:00:55] want to add to Thank you.
[2:00:55] PRESIDENT Pro tem excuse
[2:00:59] PRESIDENT Person.
[2:01:00] >> Agree in terms of increase
[2:01:01] accountability. And the thing
[2:01:03] I would say you and I could
[2:01:06] commit to making sure that
[2:01:07] given that this you know, we
[2:01:08] are slightly shifting the
[2:01:11] process this year. We can make
[2:01:11] sure that every step of the
[2:01:14] way we report back on each of
[2:01:15] these meetings and the
[2:01:18] discussions to this council,
[2:01:19] you know, at lunch or or in
[2:01:20] one-on-one conversations or
[2:01:22] whatever is the best way. So
[2:01:23] that everybody is very, very
[2:01:27] clear about how the division
[2:01:28] of the dollar among the 4
[2:01:29] pillars happens.
[2:01:35] >> Also a Donaldson. Yeah.
[2:01:37] Thank you. I'm not
[2:01:38] characterizing it or
[2:01:38] mischaracterizing it. I'm
[2:01:40] repeating what I'm being told
[2:01:43] and what I'm being told.
[2:01:44] >> Is what has been said here
[2:01:46] is that, well, we'll see what
[2:01:48] comes in and we can all
[2:01:49] appropriate money.
[2:01:49] >> Based on where those
[2:01:53] applications are. That's not
[2:01:54] really strategic. What you're
[2:01:57] talking about is
[2:02:00] accountability for once. The
[2:02:00] money is awarded to an event
[2:02:02] we're going to actually check
[2:02:03] a few things.
[2:02:06] >> That's great. But but
[2:02:07] that's a whole different thing
[2:02:08] when I'm talking about is
[2:02:12] these 4 buckets. But the 25%
[2:02:13] that we actually hand out to
[2:02:17] different events. I thought
[2:02:18] the idea was we were going to
[2:02:20] we would have control over
[2:02:21] narrowing down certain areas
[2:02:24] and expanding others doesn't
[2:02:24] sound like we're going to do
[2:02:25] that. We're just going to see
[2:02:30] what comes in and then the
[2:02:32] really the committee, a large
[2:02:33] committee will well, the 4
[2:02:34] organizations who received the
[2:02:36] 75% to begin with. We'll kind
[2:02:37] of decide how much do we need
[2:02:40] in each of these buckets? If
[2:02:44] council wants to handle that
[2:02:45] over so therefore
[2:02:45] organizations, we can do that
[2:02:46] and we're kind of looks like
[2:02:48] on track to do that. But
[2:02:50] that's not that's not
[2:02:52] strategic. That's just handing
[2:02:53] it over to someone else to
[2:02:54] decide what's going to go into
[2:03:00] these 4 buckets. Wow,
[2:03:00] strategic. We said, ok, 10% in
[2:03:06] cultural. That's it. 50% is
[2:03:08] going into outdoors. And we've
[2:03:09] we've heard some presentations
[2:03:11] and that's our decision. And
[2:03:12] then split up the other. You
[2:03:15] know, 2020 whatever it is. But
[2:03:17] what what's being described in
[2:03:18] if council wants to do it will
[2:03:20] be that will be the votes to
[2:03:22] do. That is just to kind of
[2:03:23] what the applications flow and
[2:03:24] and the money flows wherever
[2:03:26] the applications are rather
[2:03:27] than locking in certain
[2:03:32] percentages. 2 expand the
[2:03:35] outdoor events or expand. We
[2:03:36] don't really have heritage
[2:03:37] events. But anymore looks
[2:03:39] like. I think you get what I'm
[2:03:43] saying.
[2:03:43] >> So there is a rigorous
[2:03:45] application in the first place
[2:03:46] and they do have to certain
[2:03:48] criteria to even be accepted
[2:03:50] for installers and the
[2:03:51] applicants to come through a
[2:03:55] legislative staff. And Michael
[2:03:56] and his team will be the ones
[2:03:56] getting them with the
[2:04:01] committee.
[2:04:02] >> Just to reiterate the
[2:04:03] process and then they will
[2:04:05] determine which of these
[2:04:06] applications that have met the
[2:04:11] rigorous criteria for.
[2:04:12] >> kp eyes in the first place
[2:04:13] and then they will determine
[2:04:14] to your point if there's
[2:04:15] something in there that says
[2:04:18] we're looking for a grant like
[2:04:21] the U.S. Open did 2 years
[2:04:24] prior in. We went marketing in
[2:04:26] one year and then we actually
[2:04:27] many to fulfill the U.S. Open
[2:04:28] the second Fact, specifically
[2:04:31] what I think. You are
[2:04:31] referring to in this and I
[2:04:34] think it could be probably
[2:04:38] explained. With that senior as
[2:04:39] an example meeting, if there
[2:04:45] was like a huge event coming
[2:04:46] in 2 years from now. But
[2:04:48] they're giving us a year. Get
[2:04:49] a grant for marketing in the
[2:04:50] coming. That's that's what I
[2:04:52] think you are referring to
[2:04:54] when you said we will
[2:04:57] determine if bucket needs more
[2:04:58] money in the future in other
[2:04:59] brackets, I don't think that
[2:05:00] was well said in this power
[2:05:01] play. But I think that better
[2:05:05] explains it. For as an exit.
[2:05:06] As that example, COUNCILMAN
[2:05:09] Williams.
[2:05:13] >> I'm try to fox this up.
[2:05:17] >> City Council could have a
[2:05:18] goal. 25 25 25 just starting
[2:05:18] out. That's not the right
[2:05:21] answer.
[2:05:22] >> Problem with this is we
[2:05:24] don't control the world. We
[2:05:25] can't control who wants to
[2:05:27] come to Colorado Springs. We
[2:05:29] can't control what bucket
[2:05:30] there in and we can't control
[2:05:32] how it changes from year to
[2:05:34] year. So I think there could
[2:05:37] be aspirational goal. But at
[2:05:39] the end of the day, somebody
[2:05:39] comes and that's something we
[2:05:42] never even heard of.
[2:05:43] >> We MAY not know a bucket to
[2:05:45] put it in and I think they
[2:05:45] want the flexibility to do
[2:05:46] that. So maybe it could be
[2:05:51] like a gift and and basically
[2:05:53] same in a perfect world and
[2:05:53] perfect year. This what the
[2:05:56] buckets are going to look
[2:05:56] like. But if somebody comes
[2:05:57] d the group agrees that they
[2:05:59] two-thirds of the bucket to
[2:06:01] have that flexibility. I think
[2:06:09] that's well said.
[2:06:12] >> Okay. Think we went through
[2:06:14] this again at the end of the
[2:06:16] year, one of the checks and
[2:06:16] balances on each the pillar
[2:06:17] organizations, which
[2:06:18] distributing those funds.
[2:06:20] >> So they will come in. The
[2:06:20] overall question we will ask
[2:06:24] is did. Sports Kercher used as
[2:06:25] an example? Did sports car
[2:06:27] bring in this many thousands
[2:06:29] of people to our city in 2025?
[2:06:30] Using their event funding and
[2:06:31] that is the top line number
[2:06:31] that matters. I think, too.
[2:06:37] Our state's budget. The
[2:06:39] administrator is the proposed
[2:06:40] position that would help us do
[2:06:42] a much better job tracking
[2:06:43] these kp eyes. Like we said,
[2:06:44] 80 contracts has a lot to keep
[2:06:45] track of. And we want to make
[2:06:50] sure that we are counting
[2:06:51] those people and tracking this
[2:06:52] kpi so that we know if we're
[2:06:53] being that effective stewards
[2:06:56] of those money. Currently,
[2:06:58] those that job will if past
[2:06:59] housed at the sports court
[2:07:03] starting JULY 1st, it is a
[2:07:04] one-year pilot. I want to
[2:07:05] thank and recognize Sports
[2:07:06] Corp are stepping up. They've
[2:07:07] done a lot of work actually in
[2:07:08] the last couple months funded
[2:07:11] by sports court to get a lark
[2:07:14] rolling to include training up
[2:07:15] a person to understand how the
[2:07:18] process works. Helping to set
[2:07:20] kpi is with all 4 agencies
[2:07:21] that were ready to roll and
[2:07:29] come that date. Finally, i
[2:07:30] just we working very hard to
[2:07:31] communicate, especially with
[2:07:32] the applicants. I think this
[2:07:33] is a little bit inside
[2:07:35] baseball and important to this
[2:07:36] group. Maybe not as
[2:07:37] interesting to the public but
[2:07:40] definitely important. Again,
[2:07:41] the checks and balances will
[2:07:42] be checking up. Those kpi is
[2:07:43] making sure they're performing
[2:07:45] each year and no, we're not
[2:07:46] talking about an increase to a
[2:07:52] tax at this time. That is it.
[2:07:55] When the pension.
[2:07:57] >> Thank you. No questions.
[2:07:57] Thank you, Jamie. For the
[2:07:59] presentation. I do just want
[2:08:02] to say again, I think the law
[2:08:04] or committee, the 2 liaisons
[2:08:05] this last 2 years, really
[2:08:07] especially the last year have
[2:08:10] been working extremely hard.
[2:08:11] The committee on really
[2:08:13] evaluating our process. What
[2:08:15] works in the service of the
[2:08:18] city in the service of
[2:08:19] generating more dollars for
[2:08:20] the city to tourism through
[2:08:24] the tax itself. I'm very proud
[2:08:25] of the work we've done and
[2:08:28] would say that I'm sure it
[2:08:29] will continue to evolve over
[2:08:30] these next number of years.
[2:08:32] And we will see what works.
[2:08:35] What doesn't work be nimble
[2:08:36] and flexible. And I too want
[2:08:39] to thank those sportscore for
[2:08:43] taking this on and 4. For the
[2:08:44] agreement that we we really do
[2:08:46] need a large administrator.
[2:08:49] It's very, very important to
[2:08:51] the accountability. And I
[2:08:51] think this just improves that
[2:08:54] program. And while we are
[2:08:56] raising the tax now, I will
[2:08:58] say this is in the hopes for a
[2:08:59] cat tax that hasn't been
[2:09:03] increased since 1978 actually
[2:09:05] was at 68. I don't know when
[2:09:06] it started. I think 1968.
[2:09:07] That's a lot of years. It's
[2:09:12] almost as old as and And it's
[2:09:13] it's time for us to not be
[2:09:15] number one. 44 on the on the
[2:09:16] list, given the needs, we have
[2:09:18] what we heard about the
[2:09:20] outdoors today. We have some
[2:09:21] some growing up to do and this
[2:09:29] is our opportunity. Thanks.
[2:09:30] Other
[2:09:36] >> Yeah, thank you.
[2:09:37] >> The administrator position
[2:09:39] House that one of the 4
[2:09:44] >> agencies who we.
[2:09:45] >> Award a contract to who
[2:09:51] will events.
[2:09:54] >> I'll just say a look. That
[2:09:55] strikes me as a little odd
[2:09:56] that we would put this
[2:09:57] position over there rather
[2:09:58] than
[2:10:00] >> in a city office somewhere
[2:10:01] since they're really doing
[2:10:01] accountability functions and
[2:10:07] making sure that. These kpi at
[2:10:08] that the events are doing what
[2:10:10] they're supposed to do. So.
[2:10:13] Just say that today, I will
[2:10:15] talk with others on council.
[2:10:15] See if others share that
[2:10:19] concern. I would ask if we
[2:10:22] look at where it could be in
[2:10:27] the this. Position which is
[2:10:29] supposed to oversee this and
[2:10:29] make sure that people are
[2:10:33] playing by the rules and that
[2:10:34] there's no that that person is
[2:10:36] not in a position where they
[2:10:38] feel they develop friendships.
[2:10:38] They feel like they need to
[2:10:49] need to. You know, kind of a
[2:10:50] not be as accurate is that is
[2:10:50] they might be in their
[2:10:54] reporting. So. We'll Thank
[2:10:55] you.
[2:10:55] >> And I just want to
[2:10:56] reiterate that this position
[2:10:59] is also subject to audit.
[2:11:02] >> Florida Department.
[2:11:03] >> Yes, we have had that
[2:11:06] discussion. We do want to have
[2:11:07] an m o and Natalie has been
[2:11:07] kind enough to work with us on
[2:11:09] what those kind of rules look
[2:11:10] like. That person will be
[2:11:14] responsible for. Tracking the
[2:11:16] kp eyes of the events. Davison
[2:11:17] run, for example, where their
[2:11:18] 10,000 people to finish line.
[2:11:20] Yes or now for each of the 4
[2:11:24] contract agencies.
[2:11:24] >> In this slide, we jump
[2:11:26] right over this page. It had
[2:11:27] the celery on there for that
[2:11:28] position. Can we put the
[2:11:31] slides back up? It was near
[2:11:34] the last one.
[2:11:38] >> It $80,000 a year and I put
[2:11:39] each ares analysis of the
[2:11:40] position where they placed it
[2:11:43] as if it were city position. I
[2:11:44] will say the reason we did not
[2:11:45] house that the city was
[2:11:45] concern from the previous
[2:11:47] council of Growing government.
[2:11:48] And that's where we thought it
[2:11:49] would be better to be a
[2:11:50] contracted out position.
[2:11:52] Again, this is a one-year
[2:11:53] pilot. We could certainly talk
[2:11:57] about moving in years to come.
[2:11:57] But Sports Corp was also ready
[2:12:02] to move on this. I will humbly
[2:12:03] say that other organizations
[2:12:05] move quite a bit quicker than
[2:12:07] government. And I say that as
[2:12:07] the government nerd myself, so
[2:12:10] Sports Corp was ready to move
[2:12:11] on this and I'm willing to
[2:12:12] make the investment. And so
[2:12:13] that is like a place that this
[2:12:23] year. Very small type. So the
[2:12:25] last bullet talks about the
[2:12:27] salary schedule placement and
[2:12:28] they placed it between
[2:12:29] contracting specialist in
[2:12:33] program. Administrator. With
[2:12:34] program administrator being
[2:12:35] the overriding recommendation
[2:12:37] for hr. You can see that's a
[2:12:37] 79 k midpoint and we have
[2:12:41] placed bet.
[2:12:42] >> And has someone been
[2:12:43] identified for that position
[2:12:46] already? Many don't speak. And
[2:12:51] how is it advertised or how is
[2:12:54] that person found?
[2:12:55] >> Megan again with the Sports
[2:12:59] Corp. Great question.
[2:13:01] >> The the Sports Corp is this
[2:13:04] has been a very fluid process
[2:13:06] change and
[2:13:07] >> we are very much under the
[2:13:08] understanding that we do not
[2:13:09] have a contract yet with the
[2:13:12] city for this. That likely if
[2:13:14] if we move forward will be
[2:13:16] JULY 1st, we as an
[2:13:16] organization foes it was
[2:13:20] really important. For the end
[2:13:21] user. The people applying for
[2:13:23] the grants that they have one
[2:13:24] point of contact contact
[2:13:26] between now and through the
[2:13:27] whole process. And so we
[2:13:29] didn't want to wait until JULY
[2:13:31] 1st. So this Ports Corporation
[2:13:33] has hired someone that will
[2:13:34] serve if this is approved, the
[2:13:35] intent is that that person
[2:13:39] will. Officially take over
[2:13:42] once the contract is signed.
[2:13:43] In the meantime, however, this
[2:13:46] person has been hired. The
[2:13:47] Sports Corp is fronting the
[2:13:51] money is not is. Putting forth
[2:13:52] the money to pay this person
[2:13:54] from start date until contract
[2:13:57] is set with the city because
[2:13:58] we felt it was vitally
[2:13:58] important for the end user to
[2:13:59] have one point of contract.
[2:14:01] So, yes, someone has been
[2:14:03] hired by the Colorado Springs
[2:14:06] Sports Corporation that. All
[2:14:07] working under the intent that
[2:14:10] that person would become the
[2:14:12] alert administrator for this
[2:14:17] particular process and they
[2:14:19] were hired. We feel like very
[2:14:21] confident in our organization.
[2:14:24] Not only is this person come
[2:14:26] from a grant background, but
[2:14:27] we have expertise within call
[2:14:28] within our organization. We
[2:14:31] feel like to really handle
[2:14:33] grant making and grant
[2:14:33] administration. So we're
[2:14:36] excited about the process. Our
[2:14:37] goal is that when the auditor
[2:14:40] does this audit 2 years from
[2:14:43] now that, you know, all every
[2:14:44] event has turned in their
[2:14:46] final report that we don't
[2:14:47] have 60 outstanding and that
[2:14:48] we're following up with people
[2:14:49] in that were saying your final
[2:14:52] report is due. We have really
[2:14:53] high expectations to do this
[2:14:54] job really, really well for
[2:14:57] the city of Colorado Springs.
[2:14:58] Does that answer most of your
[2:14:59] question or did I MISS Some of
[2:15:04] the points?
[2:15:08] >> All I'll talk with the with
[2:15:09] auditor about that. Are you
[2:15:12] going to be refunded for those
[2:15:14] 2 months? Absolutely This is
[2:15:15] Sports Corp was that we did
[2:15:16] this on behalf of being a
[2:15:18] partner with the city.
[2:15:19] >> Our intent was never to ask
[2:15:22] for. Our intent was. Colorado
[2:15:26] Springs. Are able and ready
[2:15:27] and want to put our foot
[2:15:28] forward and to do it to the
[2:15:29] best of our ability. The
[2:15:31] Sports Corp is very
[2:15:32] comfortable paying the salary
[2:15:35] of this person until a
[2:15:37] contract is signed. So that
[2:15:39] will never be asked and we
[2:15:40] will start date will be the
[2:15:41] start date of the contract,
[2:15:44] which if approved, believe is
[2:15:45] JULY might potentially JULY
[2:15:47] first. And that's that in our
[2:15:48] opinion, we just we feel like
[2:15:51] that. We didn't want to have
[2:15:52] to do a pass off to the end
[2:15:56] user from maybe Michael or,
[2:15:57] you know, it's gets Ochopee
[2:16:00] did not have one point a perk
[2:16:01] like so the first be answering
[2:16:02] questions from all people pine
[2:16:05] for the grants.
[2:16:06] >> And just to be clear, then
[2:16:14] is Will they be working with
[2:16:16] organizations that are
[2:16:16] applying right now? Are they
[2:16:17] coming through our office? Are
[2:16:18] they going through Sports Corp
[2:16:23] or
[2:16:24] >> the application isn't docu
[2:16:25] sign through the city and as
[2:16:26] it stands right now, Michael
[2:16:29] gets them and then
[2:16:30] administrator will be making
[2:16:32] sure that the applications are
[2:16:33] complete. That's another thing
[2:16:35] that gets missed rate. At some
[2:16:36] point. It's asked for budget
[2:16:38] and they might not turn it in.
[2:16:39] So they're having eyes on it.
[2:16:40] They can reach back out to the
[2:16:41] grant applicant to say like,
[2:16:44] hey, as a reminder, please
[2:16:45] submit this with it. And they
[2:16:48] they're working very closely
[2:16:49] transition process with
[2:16:52] Michael and the staff on
[2:16:53] exactly how that will let out.
[2:16:54] That will look. Is that
[2:16:57] anything else?
[2:17:01] >> All right. Thank you, Amy.
[2:17:07] Just Williams.
[2:17:08] >> PRESIDENT Some. I think
[2:17:09] this is an incident where
[2:17:10] instance are we cannot move at
[2:17:12] the speed of government
[2:17:14] because we would MISS The
[2:17:16] window. So thank you for
[2:17:18] stepping As with most things
[2:17:20] in life, if they're happening
[2:17:21] faster, not as pretty as we
[2:17:21] want them to be. That
[2:17:24] sometimes we're gonna make it.
[2:17:27] Can I ask if anyone objected,
[2:17:29] what's happening with the
[2:17:30] sports car house and this
[2:17:31] person hurt. We would have
[2:17:31] heard from any of the 3
[2:17:35] entities by now. I think other
[2:17:35] 3 entities are very much in
[2:17:38] support of making So I think
[2:17:39] everybody up here should know
[2:17:41] that if there are objections
[2:17:42] to what's happening between
[2:17:43] now and JULY first, we heard
[2:17:50] about it by now. Thank you.
[2:17:51] >> you clear to me to read
[2:17:55] item 6 e in the record.
[2:17:58] >> Are we just various Didier
[2:18:00] to do or that? Okay they both
[2:18:03] spent thank you.
[2:18:04] >> back again then I will
[2:18:09] start over. Megan Leaf them
[2:18:10] ceo of the Colorado Springs
[2:18:11] Sports Corporation. Just to
[2:18:13] clarify right now, we are
[2:18:17] reporting on our 2024.
[2:18:17] >> Contract with the city of
[2:18:20] Colorado Springs and our kp
[2:18:22] Eyes in regards to our
[2:18:23] contracts. So again, this is
[2:18:27] this is moving backwards to
[2:18:28] 2024, what Davis is handing
[2:18:30] out right now is what I to as
[2:18:33] our final report.
[2:18:37] >> And as well as our current
[2:18:38] kp eyes as our contract stance
[2:18:40] to date and the reporting that
[2:18:45] we have done in regards to our
[2:18:46] >> I know. Welcome some new
[2:18:46] council members. Thank you for
[2:18:49] your service to our city. I
[2:18:49] know most of you, but I am
[2:18:52] going to give a really quick
[2:18:52] rundown of who we are and what
[2:18:59] we do. Okay. Sports Corp
[2:19:01] one-on-one really quickly, we
[2:19:02] have 4 pillars. We were
[2:19:03] originally established in the
[2:19:06] late 1970's to help relocate
[2:19:07] the United States Olympic
[2:19:08] Committee from New York City
[2:19:11] to Colorado Springs. We will
[2:19:12] stay and always will be very
[2:19:13] passionate about the Olympic
[2:19:15] movement here in Colorado
[2:19:17] Springs, the Olympic Museum.
[2:19:18] The 25 national governing
[2:19:22] bodies that are here. As well
[2:19:23] as the name Olympic City usa.
[2:19:24] Kind of all things Olympics
[2:19:26] will go into that a little bit
[2:19:30] more sports tourism. That is
[2:19:31] our second pillar. That is why
[2:19:32] we are here today that really
[2:19:33] feel like that is our service
[2:19:35] to the city of Colorado
[2:19:37] Springs, bringing more events
[2:19:38] in to town. And I will go
[2:19:41] through that here in a minute.
[2:19:42] 3rd pillar is event
[2:19:42] management. When you're an 8
[2:19:45] to 10 major events in our
[2:19:45] city. And it's awesome and
[2:19:49] it's so fun. It is a lot of
[2:19:50] hard work. We're the ones up
[2:19:52] at 2 in the morning. Closing
[2:19:53] down roads and turning
[2:19:54] generators on. But when you
[2:19:55] get to the amount of people
[2:19:56] that come to some of these
[2:19:58] events, we're really
[2:19:58] passionate and proud to bring
[2:20:00] a lot of these to Colorado
[2:20:03] Springs and then we are
[2:20:04] piloting some after-school
[2:20:04] sport programming with
[2:20:05] Colorado Springs District 11,
[2:20:08] which I'll go. I won't go into
[2:20:09] too much today to save time.
[2:20:10] So our Olympic pillar, I
[2:20:12] talked about that a little
[2:20:14] bit. But basically any time
[2:20:17] there's an Olympic year, we
[2:20:18] put on free in conjunction
[2:20:20] with the Olympic Museum for
[2:20:21] the community we serve on the
[2:20:24] Olympic City. Usa Task force.
[2:20:25] We attend quarterly and Judy
[2:20:28] meetings, one of the biggest
[2:20:29] things that crosses over with
[2:20:30] sports tourism as we work with
[2:20:33] the national governing bodies.
[2:20:34] As I mentioned, we have 25 of
[2:20:36] the 52 here in Colorado
[2:20:37] Springs, which is phenomenal.
[2:20:40] The next condensed city has 3.
[2:20:41] So that shows you that we
[2:20:42] really do stand alone in being
[2:20:46] Olympic City. Usa. We work on
[2:20:48] Mgb retention. We work on mgb
[2:20:49] relocation and we work with
[2:20:51] the national governing bodies
[2:20:51] that are here to try to bring
[2:20:55] events here. For example, usa
[2:20:56] Weightlifting is holding their
[2:20:56] national championship. You're
[2:21:01] in 2025. We have 7 affiliated
[2:21:02] and gb events in Colorado
[2:21:03] Springs this year that Davis
[2:21:04] will talk about in a little
[2:21:06] bit as far as of sports
[2:21:08] tourism we are the conduit
[2:21:09] that puts together official
[2:21:11] bids. So when things are
[2:21:13] needed to be put out to bring
[2:21:14] events into town, we would be
[2:21:15] the entity that helps pull all
[2:21:20] of those together. We
[2:21:21] represent basically the city
[2:21:22] of Colorado Springs at
[2:21:23] conferences every year trying
[2:21:24] to bring outside events into
[2:21:28] Colorado Springs. So we it's a
[2:21:29] 10 sports eta teams conference
[2:21:33] and he says, we help support
[2:21:35] the Colorado Springs Sports
[2:21:37] Authority media engagement to
[2:21:39] the sports sector. For
[2:21:39] example, just to Davis my
[2:21:42] passing these out, this was
[2:21:43] just on Friday to give an
[2:21:47] example of a bid the our Mac,
[2:21:48] which is the Rocky Mountain
[2:21:49] Athletic Conference, asked for
[2:21:53] a bid to host a and see a
[2:21:55] girls Championship wrestling
[2:21:55] championship. We want that in
[2:21:56] Colorado Springs. We don't
[2:21:59] want that anywhere else. So
[2:21:59] just to work on Friday alone,
[2:22:01] we put together the bid to try
[2:22:02] to bring that into Colorado
[2:22:03] Springs. We are constantly
[2:22:05] trying to bring outside events
[2:22:07] here and using the venues and
[2:22:08] facilities that we can to
[2:22:12] bring in sports tourism. I
[2:22:13] talked about this a little
[2:22:14] bit, but these are the events
[2:22:16] that we put on every year.
[2:22:18] Most notably lit by cars they
[2:22:19] were to lift off the Pikes
[2:22:20] Peak Regional Air Show. We're
[2:22:22] really excited this year will
[2:22:24] be the first year that are are
[2:22:25] hosting Colorado senior games
[2:22:29] and actually are friends of
[2:22:30] the Pikes Peak area of 8 are
[2:22:33] supporting the event as well.
[2:22:35] So we really pride ourselves
[2:22:35] and offering a lot of
[2:22:36] different events to our city.
[2:22:40] We're proud to to bring those
[2:22:40] together in the final report,
[2:22:41] which is the magazine type
[2:22:45] thing that you have. That is a
[2:22:47] list of all of our events and
[2:22:48] our ally of that fence that we
[2:22:51] put on in Colorado Springs. So
[2:22:54] that's data and numbers,
[2:22:55] economic impact. The hotel
[2:22:56] room nights. Everything you
[2:22:58] would want to know about any
[2:22:58] particular event that we own
[2:22:59] and operate is in that
[2:23:04] Hackett. And with going to
[2:23:06] briefly skip over our
[2:23:07] after-school sport program.
[2:23:08] It's awesome and great. But I
[2:23:10] know everyone behind schedule.
[2:23:11] So Davis, I will turn this
[2:23:13] over to you. Any questions for
[2:23:14] making before she comes out
[2:23:17] of. I don't have any right
[2:23:22] Thank All right. So thank you
[2:23:23] so much. COUNCILMAN Davis
[2:23:24] Davis the senior director of
[2:23:25] sports tourism in Olympic
[2:23:27] engagement for the Car Springs
[2:23:28] Sports Corporation.
[2:23:31] >> So as mentioned, Megan
[2:23:32] mentioned, I the oversea, the
[2:23:34] sports tourism, Paul Pillar
[2:23:37] for the car Spring Sports
[2:23:40] Corp. So talking as part of
[2:23:42] sports tourism is one of the
[2:23:44] largest components of our our
[2:23:45] contract or contracts as a
[2:23:46] contract entity for the city.
[2:23:49] So I just want to go over. Our
[2:23:51] kpi is free. All just so have
[2:23:55] an idea. He's kp eyes are
[2:23:56] listed based each category and
[2:23:59] white paper document received,
[2:24:00] which is our 2024 2024
[2:24:03] contract the report. So first,
[2:24:06] it is event management
[2:24:07] promotion. This really is
[2:24:09] talking about as a
[2:24:10] professional. That management
[2:24:11] company, Sports Corp will
[2:24:12] spearhead organization and
[2:24:13] management of various events
[2:24:14] driving economic vitality in
[2:24:17] the region. The second I can
[2:24:21] find this one key development.
[2:24:22] So through community
[2:24:24] development, the Sports Corp
[2:24:25] will work to bring city inning
[2:24:26] and civic leaders together
[2:24:27] with some of the nation's
[2:24:27] premier sporting
[2:24:29] organizations, including the
[2:24:30] U.S. Opc and other
[2:24:31] international sports
[2:24:36] organizations. The 3rd.
[2:24:37] >> Is.
[2:24:39] >> special community
[2:24:41] initiatives. So that's that we
[2:24:42] will work retain and attract
[2:24:44] support. Local state, national
[2:24:45] sports organizations and
[2:24:48] businesses. So this is that
[2:24:49] retention and severe attention
[2:24:51] sports organization, attention
[2:24:55] or attraction to to our city.
[2:24:57] Forces, fiscal management,
[2:24:58] accountability. Obviously we
[2:24:59] have to be good stewards of
[2:25:02] the funding that we get. That
[2:25:03] one at relatively simple. And
[2:25:03] then the last is ongoing
[2:25:07] advocacy, which is that's a
[2:25:08] critical component to
[2:25:08] positioning organization as a
[2:25:12] leader in sports sector. So
[2:25:14] through this, are charged with
[2:25:15] being out in the community
[2:25:18] speaking on behalf of both the
[2:25:19] Sports Corp Olympic City usa.
[2:25:21] Any of the organizations that
[2:25:21] we that live in an Olympic
[2:25:26] City usa are called it home.
[2:25:28] So jumping into the events
[2:25:29] that we brought into color
[2:25:32] springs in 2024, this is a
[2:25:33] little bit of a snapshot of
[2:25:35] some of them that we worked
[2:25:38] with, you know, these range
[2:25:39] from and should related events
[2:25:41] to Colorado High School State
[2:25:43] Association events. One of our
[2:25:46] tasks last year that we
[2:25:48] started to really started up.
[2:25:50] And then in 2025, is one of
[2:25:51] our largest goals is to to
[2:25:52] have as many Chasse a state
[2:25:54] championships as possible in
[2:25:58] Car Springs, High school state
[2:25:59] championships bring 10's of
[2:25:59] thousands of attendees and
[2:26:00] typically overnight attendees
[2:26:05] into the city for pretty I
[2:26:06] think what most people's lives
[2:26:07] and I know it when I was in
[2:26:08] high school, all the state
[2:26:09] championships are played
[2:26:12] Denver and sell. This is a
[2:26:13] great opportunity for us to
[2:26:17] not only bring athletic events
[2:26:18] to the city, really, Colorado,
[2:26:20] based athletic events, the
[2:26:24] city, couple of a call
[2:26:25] interesting ones. You see JULY
[2:26:27] 13, 14 last year, the World
[2:26:29] Wake Association, even though
[2:26:30] we are car springs, we do
[2:26:31] actually have really good
[2:26:34] water prospect for
[2:26:34] wakeboarding. So this has
[2:26:37] actually been to event that's
[2:26:38] has been a phenomenal
[2:26:39] partnership with the Parks
[2:26:43] Department has the worldwide
[2:26:46] association has worked with
[2:26:47] our parks department to ensure
[2:26:48] that the a new era cations
[2:26:51] system that will be going into
[2:26:52] prospect It will actually be
[2:26:53] able to accommodate the votes
[2:26:54] they get used for these types
[2:26:56] of large events in the future.
[2:26:57] So they provided some some
[2:26:59] free consulting, too. Can
[2:27:00] occur over there as they they
[2:27:05] work through that. And you
[2:27:07] know, just some other ones
[2:27:09] into the Things like the usa
[2:27:09] Wrestling King of the
[2:27:11] mountain. This is one of the
[2:27:11] assailant, wrestling's largest
[2:27:12] regional championships that
[2:27:15] they host. And so we're always
[2:27:17] excited to to work with them
[2:27:18] to make that event as
[2:27:20] accessible as possible. So
[2:27:23] looking at 2024, the events
[2:27:25] that the Sports Corp either a
[2:27:28] bit on had any sort of
[2:27:29] financial incentive to bring
[2:27:30] provided a financial incentive
[2:27:30] to bring to cars springs. That
[2:27:34] was 43 events. Total 31,000
[2:27:37] athletes. So that was a 49%
[2:27:37] increase from the events that
[2:27:42] we brought in 2023. We cross
[2:27:43] the 100,000 spectator market,
[2:27:45] these events for the first
[2:27:46] time. So it was a 32% increase
[2:27:48] from 2023. And then the hotel
[2:27:49] room nights or really where
[2:27:50] obviously the number that we
[2:27:53] are excited night during my
[2:27:54] mid your presentation to all I
[2:27:56] give you my estimates and a
[2:27:57] happy to say that we met our
[2:28:00] goals in this and some of you
[2:28:03] might ask why, like a 320%
[2:28:06] increase from 2023. My hotel
[2:28:09] room nights. That is because
[2:28:09] we with the formulas ation of
[2:28:12] the sports Commission side of
[2:28:14] our business and in 2024, was
[2:28:16] really the first year that the
[2:28:17] sports court went out there
[2:28:20] and thoroughly pitch car
[2:28:20] springs as a destination for
[2:28:24] sports and sports tourism
[2:28:25] events with the resources that
[2:28:26] we are provided through sport
[2:28:27] eta, which essentially is the
[2:28:29] trade Association for sports
[2:28:31] commissions, other conferences
[2:28:31] like teams, which is the
[2:28:33] travel event and management
[2:28:34] support. We get the
[2:28:35] opportunity to get have
[2:28:38] one-on-one meetings with these
[2:28:39] events, rights holders that
[2:28:39] are trying to place their
[2:28:41] events all around the country
[2:28:42] and they're very transparent
[2:28:43] about the economic impact and
[2:28:44] the hotel room night impact
[2:28:48] that they have. And so really
[2:28:49] made a concerted effort make
[2:28:50] sure that we're talking to
[2:28:52] organizations that it's
[2:28:54] bringing a diverse array of of
[2:28:56] sporting events to the city.
[2:28:57] But at the same time, we want
[2:28:57] to make sure that they're
[2:28:58] going to be giving back and
[2:28:59] putting those heads. And
[2:29:02] that's obviously day travelers
[2:29:05] to cars springs are huge
[2:29:06] aspect of this is a detour of
[2:29:07] tourism. But the people that
[2:29:10] are here in town, but once
[2:29:11] again, the people that are
[2:29:11] going to be contributing on
[2:29:15] dollar by dollar on average
[2:29:16] are going to be higher dollar
[2:29:16] are going to be those who are
[2:29:19] staying at hotels. So that's
[2:29:20] really why have been going
[2:29:29] after the U.S.. But So looking
[2:29:30] into 2025, I mentioned we have
[2:29:31] a couple of goals because we
[2:29:31] want to beat those numbers
[2:29:35] that previously just that.
[2:29:35] Particularly with 2025, we
[2:29:40] want to impact the national
[2:29:41] governing bodies that call Car
[2:29:43] Springs home. Megan mentioned
[2:29:46] we have 25 in gb used that car
[2:29:48] springs here, including that
[2:29:49] we have a number venues that
[2:29:51] haven't necessarily been
[2:29:52] activated for national
[2:29:53] championships. As much as I
[2:29:56] think they could so you'll
[2:29:58] these are some of them have
[2:29:59] passed. The largest was U.S.
[2:30:00] Figure skating, synchronize
[2:30:01] skating, national
[2:30:03] championships. But getting
[2:30:04] into the summer usa
[2:30:04] Weightlifting will be hosting
[2:30:05] their national championships
[2:30:07] at Robson Arena, which is
[2:30:07] obviously a city for
[2:30:10] champions. The new and then
[2:30:11] usa Cycling will be hosting 3
[2:30:14] of their track national
[2:30:15] championships. This was all 3
[2:30:17] of these will be taking place
[2:30:19] at the Velodrome at Memorial
[2:30:21] Park. And we're incredibly
[2:30:25] excited to the gold room. The
[2:30:25] national teams have been
[2:30:27] training there, but there So
[2:30:28] community aspect of it bring
[2:30:30] people in to see championship.
[2:30:32] So the Masters and para
[2:30:32] cycling championships and the
[2:30:34] nearly track nationals will
[2:30:37] well also be occurring this
[2:30:38] year. And then in the latter
[2:30:39] part of the year, usa
[2:30:40] Wrestling bring back their
[2:30:41] king and queen of the
[2:30:46] mountain. And then earlier
[2:30:47] this year we hosted the First
[2:30:49] U.S. Association of Blind
[2:30:51] Athletes. You Blind Soccer
[2:30:54] national team They were in the
[2:30:56] news last week because just
[2:30:57] moved to cars springs there as
[2:30:59] an athlete program. So they
[2:31:00] have 10 athletes are going to
[2:31:03] be living here in Olympic
[2:31:04] City. Usa. They're gold ball
[2:31:04] team now has a permanent
[2:31:06] facility at the training
[2:31:08] center and they're also going
[2:31:11] to bring their blind soccer
[2:31:12] were able to find them a venue
[2:31:13] some great partners in the
[2:31:14] city so they can host their
[2:31:19] international competitions.
[2:31:21] Some other major sporting
[2:31:24] events that Sports worked
[2:31:26] either. And on operational
[2:31:27] roles recently that will take
[2:31:28] place in 2025. They are back
[2:31:30] with wrestling championship.
[2:31:33] Just happens. This is the but
[2:31:34] for the 26 27. That's the bit
[2:31:37] that we pass that to you. We
[2:31:38] hosted their very first our
[2:31:42] mac Women's wrestling
[2:31:45] championship, actually only
[2:31:46] division, 2 school, our
[2:31:46] division to conference in the
[2:31:47] country that has women's
[2:31:51] wrestling hopefully ncaa just
[2:31:52] approved women's dressing as a
[2:31:53] division. One sports that
[2:31:53] there will be a lot more
[2:31:54] excitement around it. So we
[2:31:57] wanted to be on the the head
[2:31:58] of So that's when it comes
[2:32:00] time to betting on future ncaa
[2:32:00] Division. One woman's
[2:32:01] wrestling championships. We
[2:32:03] have shown our our ability to
[2:32:07] do so. But this summer, us
[2:32:08] senior open, you say
[2:32:10] pickleball Golden ticket to be
[2:32:11] a very large pickleball event.
[2:32:12] There are 3 of these. You have
[2:32:13] to go through here to get to
[2:32:15] the national championship and
[2:32:17] then one of the ones that I
[2:32:18] know has been discussed a lot
[2:32:20] and the sports group has a
[2:32:21] very large operational role in
[2:32:23] his Department of Defense
[2:32:24] Warrior Games. And this is
[2:32:25] host of the number of times
[2:32:26] during Car Springs, but not
[2:32:29] since 2018. And so most of
[2:32:30] this will take place on the
[2:32:31] campus of Colorado College and
[2:32:35] the partment offense really
[2:32:36] want to have a great core.
[2:32:38] Event downtown area of Color
[2:32:40] Springs. So we've great
[2:32:43] partners with both the
[2:32:43] Department of Defense and Car
[2:32:46] College map and then towards
[2:32:47] the end of the year, DECEMBER,
[2:32:48] 11th through 14th. Hopefully
[2:32:51] there's no snow, division, 2
[2:32:52] men's and women's soccer
[2:32:53] national championships will be
[2:32:55] at Weidner Field. Another one
[2:32:56] of the city for champions
[2:32:58] venues. This is a great events
[2:33:02] we hosted in 22. And we are
[2:33:03] lucky enough to receive it due
[2:33:04] to the success of it in 2022.
[2:33:09] South. I mentioned to you all
[2:33:11] the our push to get as many
[2:33:12] state championships as
[2:33:14] possible. And I'm happy say
[2:33:15] that we have increased year
[2:33:17] over about 2, additional 2 per
[2:33:20] year of color. High school
[2:33:22] state championships. We asked
[2:33:23] sign a three-year contract for
[2:33:27] girls and boys. Soccer here at
[2:33:28] Weidner Field. That's
[2:33:28] typically or historically was
[2:33:30] one of the larger state
[2:33:31] championships that took place
[2:33:32] at Dick's Sporting Goods Park
[2:33:34] in Commerce City. And so this
[2:33:35] is all divisions, boys and
[2:33:36] girls from the fall spring and
[2:33:40] south. Our next step, I
[2:33:42] guarantee of the main are both
[2:33:43] basketball players. So we are
[2:33:44] actively working to try to get
[2:33:45] the basketball. That's a hard
[2:33:49] bargain south. And then
[2:33:50] lastly, just to give you all
[2:33:51] just a view of what this
[2:33:55] Sports Corp events are for
[2:33:57] this year, you we are going to
[2:33:58] busy throughout the entire
[2:34:01] year all the way through
[2:34:01] DECEMBER 10th just will call
[2:34:03] out the Pikes Peak Sports
[2:34:05] Economy report for a number
[2:34:06] years. It really has been
[2:34:08] since 2018 that we haven't had
[2:34:11] full economic development
[2:34:14] report of what is the impact
[2:34:14] of the sports and tourism,
[2:34:15] sports, tourism and sports
[2:34:17] economy and car springs. And
[2:34:18] so we are partnering with Uccs
[2:34:21] College of Business and
[2:34:21] there's going to be full what
[2:34:25] you would classify as a sort
[2:34:26] of like chambers, state of the
[2:34:28] city kind of report of what is
[2:34:30] the economic status and the
[2:34:32] impact for Sports Chi Minh
[2:34:34] City South. Thank you very
[2:34:35] much. Appreciate Will just for
[2:34:37] the record one, I was in high
[2:34:38] school and I tell you when
[2:34:41] that we didn't have our state
[2:34:42] basketball.
[2:34:42] >> Playoffs in Colorado
[2:34:46] Springs at. Couple gyms
[2:34:47] downtown. Also at their first
[2:34:51] county. Did you win?
[2:34:58] >> remember all of I love
[2:35:01] competition.
[2:35:02] >> And the certainly you deal
[2:35:05] with that every day,
[2:35:06] particularly when you're
[2:35:08] competing against other cities
[2:35:09] counties places and things
[2:35:10] like that for all these
[2:35:14] different sports events. You
[2:35:15] know, to really elevate this
[2:35:16] if we could dream beg and I
[2:35:21] give you like one wish.
[2:35:22] >> What is it? What is it that
[2:35:26] we don't That keeps us from
[2:35:30] being more competitive?
[2:35:31] >> I can't take that. Thank
[2:35:34] you for that Some question.
[2:35:35] What's great about the City
[2:35:37] for Champions Project is we
[2:35:38] have these these glowy flashy
[2:35:40] but news that we can get
[2:35:42] things at right ropes in Reno,
[2:35:44] whitener. You name it. But but
[2:35:45] the nuts and bolts of
[2:35:46] something that our city is
[2:35:46] really lacking is a massive
[2:35:48] indoor or outdoor sports
[2:35:50] complex. We can't bet on very
[2:35:51] many volleyball, vents
[2:35:54] basketball against fence.
[2:35:55] Those things that bring in
[2:35:57] just those When you see those
[2:35:59] people just turn and
[2:36:00] restaurants and hotels because
[2:36:01] they're all there running
[2:36:03] around for basketball
[2:36:04] tournament. So it into outdoor
[2:36:07] sports complex, even baseball
[2:36:08] on softball. We do have some
[2:36:08] fields, kind that would have
[2:36:10] to piece together pretty large
[2:36:11] tournaments. But I would say
[2:36:12] that is by far the biggest
[2:36:16] need. And I don't quote me on
[2:36:17] this. But for my basic
[2:36:19] research, we didn't don't
[2:36:19] think that there's a market
[2:36:20] our size, our city, our size.
[2:36:23] That doesn't have one. So that
[2:36:26] is answer to that question.
[2:36:28] >> Yeah. Hear from a lot of
[2:36:31] hotels whenever they approach
[2:36:31] about new business, they
[2:36:38] always say. Winter winter. But
[2:36:39] and so, yeah, I think you're
[2:36:40] right. I think the sports
[2:36:41] complex that would enhance our
[2:36:45] winter travel would be a good
[2:36:46] Absolutely. Thank In one
[2:36:48] example to that. So like on
[2:36:49] the soccer front, one of our
[2:36:49] largest events that we brought
[2:36:52] in town last last year was
[2:36:53] from a group called Ali
[2:36:54] Tournament, said it's the
[2:36:56] development player's league.
[2:36:58] It was private 15,000 room
[2:37:00] nights and that's on the very,
[2:37:01] very small and of what they
[2:37:05] do. And so it was 2000 girl
[2:37:05] soccer players from 97% of
[2:37:08] which for were out of state.
[2:37:09] Each one of them came with
[2:37:13] about 3 4 family members and
[2:37:14] state a place of the Air Force
[2:37:14] Academy for Scouting is
[2:37:15] completely maxed out on fields
[2:37:17] and they have max, like about
[2:37:21] 18 soccer fields. So that's a
[2:37:22] small event that takes place.
[2:37:24] And so that's likes kind of a
[2:37:25] cap of what we can even start
[2:37:25] to have a conversation with
[2:37:31] right now.
[2:37:32] >> I just hear their
[2:37:33] questions. Thank you so much.
[2:37:35] Thank you Thank To the clerk.
[2:37:36] Please read and 60 into the
[2:37:41] record. This is our last item.
[2:37:41] So we're just going to keep
[2:37:45] going for lunch.
[2:37:45] >> Colorado Springs Chamber
[2:37:48] and edc 2024 year in Lodgers
[2:37:49] on a rental. Our contract
[2:37:52] update to City Council.
[2:37:53] >> Good Afternoon Council. My
[2:37:54] name is Danny Bowling. I'm the
[2:37:56] chief operating officer at the
[2:37:59] Collar Springs Chamber and edc
[2:38:00] and I will be brief. So I
[2:38:01] don't keep you between lunch.
[2:38:02] Thank you for having me. And
[2:38:03] welcome to our new council
[2:38:03] members. It's great to have
[2:38:05] you here. I like to start off
[2:38:08] with our lard presentation to
[2:38:10] just pull excerpt from our
[2:38:12] contract, whereas by
[2:38:14] attracting visitors promoting
[2:38:15] business tourism and
[2:38:16] supporting economic
[2:38:17] development activities, this
[2:38:17] program will fulfill the
[2:38:26] purposes of the alert. Thanks
[2:38:28] slide there for the benefit of
[2:38:29] our new council members. Just
[2:38:31] one quick slide on the chamber
[2:38:33] edc. So our mission is to
[2:38:34] achieve economic prosperity
[2:38:35] for our region and act as a
[2:38:36] catalyst for business,
[2:38:39] innovation and growth. What
[2:38:40] drives us is we holistically
[2:38:42] support. Business is through
[2:38:43] economic development.
[2:38:44] Government affairs, small
[2:38:45] business development and
[2:38:47] membership services. We are
[2:38:48] the front door for businesses
[2:38:49] to access, influence,
[2:38:51] resources and knowledge. And
[2:38:54] we lead on regional business
[2:38:54] initiatives event, execution,
[2:38:57] convening decision makers and
[2:38:59] uniting the region to win
[2:39:00] globally. We are proud to host
[2:39:01] our partner organizations. The
[2:39:04] Pikes Peak has a network and
[2:39:04] the Colorado and like Speak
[2:39:05] Small Business Development
[2:39:08] Center. So back to our kp
[2:39:09] Eyes, the first one is to
[2:39:12] conduct a perception study.
[2:39:14] This was completed in several
[2:39:16] phases in 2023. This product
[2:39:16] was important because this
[2:39:18] helps drive the entire program
[2:39:20] of the plan of the rest of our
[2:39:22] work. And for a new council
[2:39:23] members, I would be happy to
[2:39:24] share some of the results with
[2:39:26] you at another time. But at a
[2:39:26] high level, the biggest
[2:39:29] findings were that, you know,
[2:39:30] on a positive, we didn't have
[2:39:30] a negative perception. We just
[2:39:34] had on awareness, perception.
[2:39:35] Coral Springs is known for our
[2:39:37] beautiful outdoors and a great
[2:39:39] vacation destination. But it's
[2:39:41] not known for our career
[2:39:42] opportunities in a place to
[2:39:42] join the workforce. And you
[2:39:43] can have a great business
[2:39:49] year. In terms of earned
[2:39:51] media. We received 12 national
[2:39:52] placements last year that were
[2:39:53] a direct result of our
[2:39:56] proactive pitching. And again,
[2:39:57] based off the perception
[2:39:57] study, we are really focusing
[2:39:59] on those business topics. So
[2:40:01] some of the examples you can
[2:40:02] see on the screen are stories
[2:40:03] about chips and microchips
[2:40:06] microchip. Our Coral Springs
[2:40:07] being named a top city for
[2:40:10] tech talent for growth and
[2:40:11] emphasizing our strong
[2:40:12] aerospace and defense
[2:40:13] community and the benefit of
[2:40:16] earned media is that we are
[2:40:18] learning these results and
[2:40:20] adding credibility to our
[2:40:21] name. This is paying for
[2:40:21] advertising but having
[2:40:25] journalists and reporters
[2:40:26] either visit the community and
[2:40:26] we teach them and tell them
[2:40:27] why they should cover this
[2:40:31] great topic and they produce
[2:40:32] and sometimes it is. It's
[2:40:33] either in person or we host
[2:40:34] them here or and sometimes
[2:40:37] it's it's yeah, phone. But the
[2:40:39] benefit of this again is the
[2:40:40] authenticity and the
[2:40:40] credibility that we're
[2:40:41] learning through media
[2:40:45] strategy. In terms of digital
[2:40:47] are paid search and are paid
[2:40:49] social. All of our industry
[2:40:50] benchmarks have been exceeded.
[2:40:53] We're very proud of that. The
[2:40:53] click through rate on Google
[2:40:55] Adwords. These are things like
[2:40:58] cost of living Colorado
[2:40:58] Springs jobs in Colorado
[2:41:00] Springs and strategic key
[2:41:02] words that we know that talent
[2:41:03] and business decision makers
[2:41:05] are looking at when they're
[2:41:06] looking to consider Coral
[2:41:07] Springs as a place to do
[2:41:09] business and then also on
[2:41:11] Social. We're on Facebook and
[2:41:12] LinkedIn. And you can see that
[2:41:13] we've exceeded those
[2:41:14] benchmarks as well. In terms
[2:41:18] of online presence. This is
[2:41:20] U.S. Marketing the region our
[2:41:23] website and we again are proud
[2:41:27] to have exceeded these kp eyes
[2:41:29] benchmarks. So you can see
[2:41:31] that we've done well on
[2:41:32] visits.
[2:41:33] >> And time spent. But really
[2:41:36] the important pieces are the
[2:41:36] conversions. It's great that
[2:41:37] you visit our website and
[2:41:38] browse. But what are you doing
[2:41:39] when you get there? So?
[2:41:40] >> The 2 conversions we've
[2:41:41] identified our job use and
[2:41:45] cost of living calculator. So
[2:41:47] I'm job views. We want to
[2:41:48] display an advertisement to
[2:41:50] say grow your cyber security
[2:41:51] career in Colorado Springs.
[2:41:51] And when they click on it to
[2:41:52] click through to the job you
[2:41:54] week on past success, same
[2:41:55] with cost of living. If if
[2:41:57] somebody is clicking through
[2:41:59] to measure the cost of living
[2:42:00] calculator, they're analyzing
[2:42:01] and taking that next step and
[2:42:06] considering moving here. In
[2:42:07] terms of blogs are Kpi is to
[2:42:09] publish 2 blocks per month.
[2:42:11] And this has been achieved. We
[2:42:14] post these on our website and
[2:42:17] again recovery industry
[2:42:18] information. You know,
[2:42:20] speaking to talent that's
[2:42:21] considering moving here and
[2:42:23] talking to those business
[2:42:25] decision makers, the other
[2:42:25] main benefit of logs is to
[2:42:26] keep your content fresh on
[2:42:30] website. As you all know and
[2:42:31] keep our sco nice and happy.
[2:42:32] So all of those blocks and
[2:42:32] keywords are helping to
[2:42:36] fulfill that goal as well. In
[2:42:38] terms of ongoing outreach.
[2:42:38] This is us again proactively
[2:42:41] going out and marketing the
[2:42:43] region through relationships,
[2:42:44] building relationships to site
[2:42:46] selectors. Those consultants
[2:42:47] who are advising businesses on
[2:42:48] where they should decide to
[2:42:51] relocate or expand so that the
[2:42:53] first kpi was to host of a
[2:42:54] family or a familiarization
[2:42:57] tour in Colorado Springs. We
[2:42:58] hope to last year in the first
[2:43:00] part of the year, one with
[2:43:02] John with cbre and then again
[2:43:03] later in JUNE with site
[2:43:07] selectors from Deloitte. Our
[2:43:08] team, our economic development
[2:43:11] team has an entire calendar of
[2:43:12] change shows and conferences
[2:43:14] that they that they go out to.
[2:43:15] This is them that we like to
[2:43:16] say they're hunting and
[2:43:17] gathering. They're going out
[2:43:18] and they're making sure the
[2:43:20] Colorado Springs is fresh on
[2:43:21] people's minds when they're
[2:43:23] looking at places to relocate
[2:43:25] and expand to. So some of the
[2:43:26] visuals you have here is our
[2:43:27] economic development team in
[2:43:28] action and meeting with a site
[2:43:34] selectors. On space symposium.
[2:43:37] I didn't brief this in the my
[2:43:37] presentation here. Would you
[2:43:40] like me to go through it or in
[2:43:40] the interest of time? I can
[2:43:46] go. I can skip as well. Go
[2:43:48] there, ok, super. So with
[2:43:49] space symposium, we know that
[2:43:50] this is kind of our Super Bowl
[2:43:51] of Florida Springs. We're
[2:43:53] attracting 12 to 15,000
[2:43:54] visitors that are all focused
[2:43:57] on aerospace and defense and
[2:43:59] cyber security. And our top
[2:44:01] key industry. So the chamber
[2:44:02] and edc wants to take
[2:44:04] advantage and leverage the
[2:44:04] audience and take that
[2:44:08] campaign to the next level. So
[2:44:09] in 2024, was our second year
[2:44:10] And of course, we just did it
[2:44:13] again. And 25 but we're proud
[2:44:16] to be the leader of this
[2:44:17] campaign. Its takeoff in
[2:44:18] Colorado Springs. Hashtag
[2:44:20] welcome to our orbit. So were
[2:44:21] blanketing the community as
[2:44:22] much as we can with the funds
[2:44:25] that we have to get this
[2:44:26] message out there. So when
[2:44:27] people are in town for that,
[2:44:28] that captive audience this
[2:44:29] year for that week, we're
[2:44:31] seeing this messaging
[2:44:33] throughout and we're tying it
[2:44:35] all the way through to our
[2:44:37] booth. But we want them to let
[2:44:40] you know what the second that
[2:44:40] they get Sacar Springs. They
[2:44:41] can see this messaging and
[2:44:42] hear this strum bn the story
[2:44:46] being told. So go through a
[2:44:47] few of those. So I started
[2:44:48] with a Springs airport. We
[2:44:50] know that, you know, get them
[2:44:51] all day right when they get
[2:44:53] here that we started with our
[2:44:55] Ashley, all of the visuals in
[2:44:57] the campaign feature ash.
[2:44:59] That's doing it. Enjoying
[2:45:01] iconic experiences in Colorado
[2:45:01] Springs. So we're able to have
[2:45:02] some fun with it, too. So you
[2:45:03] can see here. We have been
[2:45:04] camping here with some
[2:45:07] messaging. And then we have
[2:45:09] window clings why you exit the
[2:45:12] plane and each of the clings
[2:45:14] features a stat on the sector,
[2:45:15] whether it's how how many
[2:45:18] employers are here all the way
[2:45:20] to how many hiking trails
[2:45:21] there are. Because we know
[2:45:22] that that that is all the
[2:45:22] total package of what we have
[2:45:26] to offer. We also worked with
[2:45:28] Chamber and edc member on
[2:45:28] billboards because we know
[2:45:32] that people travel through tia
[2:45:33] and we want them to see our
[2:45:34] messaging along the way to. So
[2:45:35] again, some more of the
[2:45:38] messaging has been included.
[2:45:40] We worked with our partners at
[2:45:41] downtown partnership to
[2:45:42] activate some of the light
[2:45:45] pole banners again with some
[2:45:46] of the artwork you can see
[2:45:47] with that shots doing
[2:45:48] different things. And Florida
[2:45:49] Springs and the Pikes Peak
[2:45:52] region. And our partners at
[2:45:53] the broad more were gracious
[2:45:55] and allowed us to put in room
[2:45:56] collateral and every single
[2:45:57] one of the hotel rooms. We
[2:45:58] know that everyone staying
[2:46:00] there is participating in
[2:46:01] space symposium. And again,
[2:46:01] you can see some of the stats
[2:46:05] and the facts and figures that
[2:46:06] are important to those
[2:46:06] business decision makers as
[2:46:07] they're in town and they can
[2:46:08] consider moving their business
[2:46:12] here. He's also served as I
[2:46:12] handouts as well for those
[2:46:18] working the trade show. Pop up
[2:46:19] banners again. We're kind of
[2:46:19] marketing pieces that added to
[2:46:24] the campaign. And the fun
[2:46:25] things like pins and stickers
[2:46:31] and swag items for the
[2:46:32] Additionally, in addition to
[2:46:33] the to the broad more we had
[2:46:36] other participating hotels
[2:46:38] that played our video in the
[2:46:39] lobby or in their rooms. And
[2:46:40] you can see those on the
[2:46:41] screen. We had Mayor Yemi with
[2:46:43] provide a welcome video at the
[2:46:46] airport and we plenty of
[2:46:48] social media tool kits and geo
[2:46:49] fencing and lots of placements
[2:46:52] on digital 2 years. All of
[2:46:53] which pointed to a landing
[2:46:54] page about are highly skilled
[2:46:56] and educated workforce. And
[2:46:57] then last but not least. We
[2:46:59] appreciate our partners at the
[2:47:00] city and the county for
[2:47:01] helping us with street cleanup
[2:47:02] like to clean up our house.
[2:47:05] And we have guests visit s.
[2:47:06] But the most important part is
[2:47:09] that all of this led towards
[2:47:10] our booth and our economic
[2:47:11] development teen left the 2024
[2:47:16] show with 24 leads he has kind
[2:47:18] of lacking since reporting on
[2:47:19] last when I'm up here again in
[2:47:19] 6 months, all I'll share how
[2:47:25] we did in 2025. Final Kpi is
[2:47:27] are we are the official
[2:47:29] producer of the Car Springs
[2:47:31] relocation guide. And this is
[2:47:33] produced in the spring. So
[2:47:33] this was 5 released and
[2:47:36] distributed last MARCH, 2
[2:47:37] talent acquisition leaders,
[2:47:39] military bases, community
[2:47:40] partners, real estate brokers
[2:47:45] and so forth. And we are proud
[2:47:46] have this guy be available for
[2:47:47] free. So if you or anybody in
[2:47:48] your business is, I know
[2:47:49] you're you have a lot of
[2:47:52] business outside of here. Need
[2:47:54] any of those 4 prospect of
[2:47:55] talent that's looking to visit
[2:47:55] or relocate. We're happy to
[2:47:58] provide those. And we also
[2:47:59] have a retainer with me and or
[2:48:01] gallery to help with our
[2:48:02] callers. Spring stock footage
[2:48:03] we just need does marketing
[2:48:05] assets to be able to tell the
[2:48:06] story in use on our website,
[2:48:09] social digital and so forth.
[2:48:10] The last thing I would like to
[2:48:13] share is that in 2025 or
[2:48:13] launching will we have
[2:48:14] launched a brand new program
[2:48:16] called Source Colorado Springs
[2:48:17] and this initiative is we have
[2:48:21] a full-time employee who is
[2:48:23] going to focus 100% on our
[2:48:25] storytelling on our national
[2:48:28] pr and really taking those
[2:48:29] findings from the perception
[2:48:30] study. And our goal is to
[2:48:32] counter those and shape that
[2:48:34] perception. We are also going
[2:48:37] to focus on support with
[2:48:38] business conferences. We see
[2:48:40] there's a gap there. We know
[2:48:42] there's so many aespace and
[2:48:43] defense and cybersecurity
[2:48:44] conferences out there. Why
[2:48:45] can't we recruit those and
[2:48:47] have spending nights and
[2:48:48] filling rooms in Colorado
[2:48:52] Springs? Don't have to take
[2:48:53] any questions. COUNCILMAN,
[2:48:56] Okay, thank you.
[2:48:56] >> And thanks for the
[2:49:00] presentation, Danny. It the
[2:49:01] first kpi you win over conduct
[2:49:01] a perception study. How often
[2:49:04] do we do to?
[2:49:05] >> We're doing it every 3
[2:49:06] years. We had just on the one
[2:49:08] and we're going to do it again
[2:49:12] in 3 years and 3 years against
[2:49:14] one was done 23. Summer of 26?
[2:49:18] Yep.
[2:49:18] >> The kpi where they come
[2:49:21] from. Can you remind me?
[2:49:22] >> Sure. Yeah. The kpi Zara
[2:49:26] from us. We will work with the
[2:49:27] with stray and team We
[2:49:28] outlined those with our
[2:49:31] contract was set. And then
[2:49:33] each year we have an
[2:49:34] opportunity to at it or if
[2:49:35] there's a new initiative that
[2:49:37] we're being measured against,
[2:49:37] that we provide those
[2:49:38] according to the calendar.
[2:49:43] >> Ands. You said you didn't
[2:49:44] win. The contract was set as
[2:49:48] the 5 year contract. Yes or
[2:49:49] set win.
[2:49:51] >> See 2021 And I think 21
[2:49:57] Fort 22 through 27.
[2:49:58] >> sorry. Initially we had a
[2:49:58] two-year contract and I
[2:50:03] believe this the 3 year 5 year
[2:50:06] contract started, I believe in
[2:50:08] 20 3. I'm gonna say 3, 4, 5,
[2:50:12] 6, 7. Yes, 2023 to 2027.
[2:50:13] >> And the kpi is are set in
[2:50:18] that contract. But they get
[2:50:19] adjusted that right, right. We
[2:50:21] worked together in 2023 to set
[2:50:21] that contract to set those
[2:50:24] initial kp eyes.
[2:50:26] >> We work with the contract
[2:50:28] used to determine what would
[2:50:29] be the best kp eyes for the
[2:50:30] contract. And then each year
[2:50:33] we have an ability to review
[2:50:35] those so that something is no
[2:50:37] longer relevant, are valid or
[2:50:38] if there's something new, a
[2:50:40] new initiative that we want
[2:50:42] to, including those kp eyes.
[2:50:43] We do that annually. When we
[2:50:47] read extend the contract.
[2:50:47] >> And who specifically is
[2:50:50] that reviews it and sets the
[2:50:51] kp eyes with with a contract
[2:50:55] that entity? Is it? Sri
[2:50:56] McDaniel, chief financial
[2:50:56] officer is at the law or
[2:50:58] committee who is it's the
[2:51:03] chief financial officer. And
[2:51:03] where would we see the well,
[2:51:04] and as we just saw them right
[2:51:08] here, but are they available
[2:51:10] for citizens are council
[2:51:11] members to go. What are those
[2:51:12] kpi is on to see Yes, they're
[2:51:13] touched the contract and that
[2:51:17] would be found where?
[2:51:19] >> With the contract and that
[2:51:20] provided to city council a
[2:51:21] number of times. I think
[2:51:22] Michael has those as well. Ok,
[2:51:25] is it online somewhere in our
[2:51:26] No, we don't post that any
[2:51:28] city contract on Monday. Don't
[2:51:29] believe. Okay. All right.
[2:51:31] Thank you, Thank. Thank Care
[2:51:34] summit, rainy. Thank you for
[2:51:39] being in your presentation.
[2:51:39] You mention.
[2:51:40] >> 24 economic development
[2:51:42] leads coming out of the space
[2:51:43] symposium. Can you give a
[2:51:44] little deeper understanding of
[2:51:46] what those leads mean for you?
[2:51:47] All, especially a significant
[2:51:48] number like that? Are you
[2:51:51] looking at just against
[2:51:53] companies that are currently
[2:51:54] not business partners with the
[2:51:55] chamber? What does that mean
[2:51:56] was great question. Council
[2:51:58] Brady, thank you.
[2:52:00] >> I will give the high level.
[2:52:01] But let me follow up with you
[2:52:02] with some more specifics. Are
[2:52:06] economic development team a
[2:52:08] definition of what a qualified
[2:52:10] lead is. So it is not just
[2:52:11] anyone say no. I think close
[2:52:12] friends is amazing. I want to
[2:52:13] move there. There's definitely
[2:52:15] criteria that that makes it a
[2:52:17] qualified lead. But I would
[2:52:18] have to follow up with you on
[2:52:18] that. So I can you know that
[2:52:21] over if that's okay.
[2:52:22] >> Now, appreciate that. And
[2:52:23] think actually, if you can get
[2:52:24] that to entire council, that
[2:52:27] would be great. Yes, do
[2:52:27] >> I don't see other
[2:52:28] questions. Thank you. Thank
[2:52:32] you. PRESIDENT Haven't we take
[2:52:33] a pause for a minute and just
[2:52:35] get reaction. We have to about
[2:52:40] 30 minutes.
[2:52:41] >> Left, do you want to just
[2:52:42] keep going through to lunch
[2:52:43] even take 5 minutes? Just or
[2:52:48] just keep going? I'm sorry you
[2:52:52] can help. Okay.
[2:52:53] >> Power through our through
[2:52:55] ok clerk, we you're eating in
[2:53:01] item 8.80, 70. Does anybody
[2:53:01] have any questions or changes
[2:53:02] to the agenda plan or the
[2:53:06] current agenda planner for?
[2:53:18] It's a date. That's 70.
[2:53:18] >> And the share of questions
[2:53:21] that I have the tape Okay.
[2:53:22] Yeah. So if you could read
[2:53:25] introduction for a
[2:53:31] >> and b, get together
[2:53:32] separate account, read them
[2:53:35] together. Please do resolution
[2:53:37] authorizing the acquisition of
[2:53:39] approximately 5.7 5 acres
[2:53:39] property identified as the
[2:53:42] convert this to park extension
[2:53:43] through the Parkland
[2:53:44] dedication ordinance program
[2:53:45] MAY be an ordinance amending
[2:53:47] budget ordinance. 24 Dash, one
[2:53:49] of 4, 2025 Budget
[2:53:52] Appropriation on its for
[2:53:53] supplemental appropriation to
[2:53:54] then Peel Deo Fund in the
[2:53:57] amount of $40 to be used for
[2:54:00] the purchase of 5 points acre
[2:54:00] property from Paso County
[2:54:04] School District 20. Good
[2:54:05] morning, Glenn.
[2:54:06] >> Good morning. Lena feeling
[2:54:07] design and development manager
[2:54:07] for the Parks, Recreation and
[2:54:09] Cultural Services Department.
[2:54:10] Good to meet some of you this
[2:54:11] morning and thank you for
[2:54:13] taking my item before lunch. I
[2:54:14] appreciate it. When it's just
[2:54:15] give you a quick overview of
[2:54:16] peeled you for those of you
[2:54:18] that are new sense for
[2:54:22] Parkland dedication, ordinance
[2:54:22] pm Vo pld ordinances house
[2:54:24] within our planning
[2:54:26] department. And that's where
[2:54:26] we get either our land for
[2:54:28] parks in their neighborhood or
[2:54:31] community or our fees that go
[2:54:31] into a kitty that we're able
[2:54:37] to use later for acquisitions.
[2:54:38] And so to me, due at a summit
[2:54:38] on the comes in workers
[2:54:39] planning department to ensure
[2:54:40] that we're getting landed
[2:54:42] possible. And if not, we put
[2:54:44] fees into a bucket interred to
[2:54:46] purchase land later, which is
[2:54:47] why I'm here today because
[2:54:48] requesting an acquisition with
[2:54:49] those funds that we've put
[2:54:58] into cat. Great, okay. So just
[2:55:00] going into the location today,
[2:55:00] we are north of Woodmen road
[2:55:04] east of powers and west of
[2:55:06] black forest. Wondering into
[2:55:06] an existing park that we have
[2:55:09] is called us to park and the
[2:55:11] highlighted area with a star
[2:55:12] over it. That's the area that
[2:55:14] we're looking to purchase for
[2:55:16] an extension of Comer Vista
[2:55:17] Park. Just to let you know
[2:55:20] about this area around here to
[2:55:21] the North East and west of the
[2:55:24] existing Parker single-family
[2:55:25] homes. As you'll as you cross
[2:55:27] over temple or between tot
[2:55:28] empowers there is an existing
[2:55:30] multi-family development
[2:55:31] that's beginning. But is
[2:55:32] intended to continue to the
[2:55:35] south and then to the south of
[2:55:36] the start area, you'll
[2:55:36] townhome development and
[2:55:38] further south. Some
[2:55:39] multifamily that becomes
[2:55:40] important as a coach. And my
[2:55:44] next slide. So as these came
[2:55:45] in for development, they came
[2:55:47] in with 3 master-planned
[2:55:48] areas. The first discusses
[2:55:50] power with 3 to 6 months or
[2:55:52] plant. That's where we
[2:55:53] received existing park site
[2:55:55] repeal to the kieschnick wire
[2:55:56] months at that same time, the
[2:55:59] school district District 20
[2:56:02] also received the saint for
[2:56:03] their school district over
[2:56:03] time. They have to term that
[2:56:07] they no longer need that land
[2:56:08] for development. And so they
[2:56:08] came to the parks department
[2:56:09] to determine if we wanted to
[2:56:12] purchase that land. We very
[2:56:12] interested in that part
[2:56:14] because felt it met some of
[2:56:15] the needs, but we weren't able
[2:56:17] to fulfill in this area. So as
[2:56:19] we look to power would to
[2:56:20] master plan. As I mentioned,
[2:56:22] that is developing as
[2:56:23] multifamily. It was originally
[2:56:25] primarily propose for
[2:56:26] commercial development. So
[2:56:27] when that Masterplan came
[2:56:28] through, we did not receive
[2:56:31] any park sites in that area
[2:56:31] because again, that the
[2:56:32] commercial development, it
[2:56:35] does not require, you know, so
[2:56:36] overtime us begin to develop
[2:56:38] residential Lee. But those
[2:56:39] have come in incrementally and
[2:56:40] over time, we have not
[2:56:42] received a large enough
[2:56:45] development require that 3.5
[2:56:45] acre of neighborhood park that
[2:56:48] we typically see. The same
[2:56:49] thing has been happening at
[2:56:49] the ridge. It what would meant
[2:56:51] to the south where we've been
[2:56:53] seeing what was previously
[2:56:54] proposed to be commercial
[2:56:55] turning into multifamily
[2:56:57] developments as well. So
[2:56:58] because of those 2
[2:57:00] developments, not originally
[2:57:02] proposing Parkland with their
[2:57:04] science. We are looking at a
[2:57:06] deficit in our neighborhood
[2:57:06] park requirement for that
[2:57:08] area. However, the good news
[2:57:09] is they have also been paying
[2:57:12] into that bucket of funds that
[2:57:15] we are able to use to purchase
[2:57:17] land. So we're looking a total
[2:57:18] combine acres up from the
[2:57:19] existing park and the new
[2:57:22] proposed saint of 10.9 1 acres
[2:57:23] and what we are proposing to
[2:57:23] see for a total need for
[2:57:25] neighborhood park in this
[2:57:28] area. It's about 12 to 13.5
[2:57:32] acres. So although we're quite
[2:57:33] to number that we need, we are
[2:57:34] definitely working towards
[2:57:35] that number and getting
[2:57:36] additional park area for this
[2:57:38] as presidents. We also look at
[2:57:40] a distance for walkability
[2:57:42] between a quarter mile and a
[2:57:45] half mile and you'll see from
[2:57:46] So we have a question from
[2:57:47] men, pension.
[2:57:50] >> Thank you, Donna. How short
[2:57:56] are we? So so this addition
[2:57:58] will will get us close. But
[2:57:59] but what what would be short
[2:58:03] in specifically in one area?
[2:58:04] >> So from the neighborhood
[2:58:04] park perspective, we're about
[2:58:06] an acre to an acre. Have short
[2:58:07] thing is that we don't exactly
[2:58:10] know how many developments for
[2:58:11] residential units will come
[2:58:12] in. So it's an approximation
[2:58:13] right now. So we're getting
[2:58:14] much closer, but we're still a
[2:58:15] little bit short. Okay. Thank
[2:58:20] you. So just looking at map
[2:58:21] here, you'll see that quarter
[2:58:23] to half a mile walking
[2:58:24] distance for most of those
[2:58:26] residents in this area will be
[2:58:28] met. So we feel that it's a
[2:58:28] great area to adding
[2:58:30] additional neighborhood park
[2:58:32] space. And it's important to
[2:58:33] see that they would not cross
[2:58:33] over and the major streets.
[2:58:35] That's all within that area
[2:58:39] that they could walk to. Just
[2:58:40] giving you a bit of a visual
[2:58:41] on what this site looks like.
[2:58:42] The area coming the left side
[2:58:45] of the screen is the existing
[2:58:48] park. Sorry. The proposing to
[2:58:50] purchase as you cross over
[2:58:51] kind of in upper right hand
[2:58:53] side, you'll see the existing
[2:58:54] Parker. So it is a relatively
[2:58:55] flat site that is good for
[2:58:59] Park development. Existing
[2:59:00] Cumber Vista Park is
[2:59:00] developed. That's just to the
[2:59:03] north of the site. It has an
[2:59:05] existing Parker play area for
[2:59:08] children as well as walkable
[2:59:09] paths. And then it also has an
[2:59:12] area for a basketball baseball
[2:59:17] softball. Ntioned at the
[2:59:18] beginning, we do have those
[2:59:19] fees upfront able to acquire
[2:59:21] the Parkland coming into
[2:59:23] different buckets. We have
[2:59:25] buckets for Neighborhood Park
[2:59:25] acquisition as well as
[2:59:28] Community Park acquisition.
[2:59:29] Property specifically is
[2:59:30] within The Woodlands Park
[2:59:33] area, part of town. And so we
[2:59:36] are looking to pull from that
[2:59:37] bucket to pull to purchase
[2:59:40] property. So currently as
[2:59:41] manager and $55,008 is a
[2:59:43] balance. We're looking at a
[2:59:47] purchase price of 10 791,000,
[2:59:49] $740 with $3,000 in closing
[2:59:50] costs, which would still give
[2:59:52] us remaining balance of
[2:59:56] 160,000, $268 in that bucket.
[2:59:56] Just didn't want to mention
[3:00:00] that. The community park
[3:00:00] bucket can be used
[3:00:02] specifically only for Comey
[3:00:03] parks. That's throughout town.
[3:00:04] But we can't cross those
[3:00:05] community Park and
[3:00:06] neighborhood Park areas and
[3:00:07] then putting feedback it is to
[3:00:09] be used for and that we
[3:00:12] purchase in order to plot.
[3:00:15] Quick timeline for you. We
[3:00:18] were previously before our
[3:00:19] parks. But Pfizer reborn redid
[3:00:20] receiving unanimous approval
[3:00:22] from them very supportive of
[3:00:25] park land purchases for
[3:00:26] neighborhood parks. We are
[3:00:28] here today at the council work
[3:00:29] session. This propose to be on
[3:00:32] the MAY 27 and JUNE 10th.
[3:00:33] Regular sessions for your
[3:00:34] votes. And then we're hoping
[3:00:36] to close late JUNE early JULY.
[3:00:41] Council and engine. Thank you.
[3:00:42] Can go back. A slide wanted if
[3:00:45] you would refresh my
[3:00:46] restrictions.
[3:00:48] >> So with that remaining, so
[3:00:48] really this is about
[3:00:52] purchasing the land. Can any
[3:00:53] of those peeled funds then be
[3:00:55] used to develop that part of
[3:00:56] the park or is that a
[3:00:57] different budget that you have
[3:01:00] to draw from? So there are
[3:01:01] multiple options that we can
[3:01:03] use these buckets from,
[3:01:05] however, primary purchase. And
[3:01:07] what we do typically see to do
[3:01:08] with them is to purchase land
[3:01:08] in order to improve our levels
[3:01:10] of service and those areas.
[3:01:12] >> There are alternative
[3:01:13] compliance opportunities that
[3:01:14] we can look at potential
[3:01:15] construction. But that is
[3:01:18] secondary component of it. We
[3:01:19] did bring before you one of
[3:01:21] those options that we just
[3:01:22] recently did with the Great
[3:01:23] partners. We did use some of
[3:01:24] those funds every receiving
[3:01:26] from a nearby development to
[3:01:28] develop about 20 year-old
[3:01:28] Parkland that we had not been
[3:01:31] able to develop.
[3:01:31] >> Right. So I think it
[3:01:32] highlights this is a super
[3:01:37] important step. There's
[3:01:38] there's still a lot of balance
[3:01:40] there. A lot of part Parkland
[3:01:40] to be purchased and then the
[3:01:41] development of it is
[3:01:44] unfortunately. Potentially
[3:01:48] take quite a bit longer.
[3:01:49] >> Correct. This is one of the
[3:01:50] difficult pieces for us. We
[3:01:51] are typically able acquire
[3:01:52] land, however, the
[3:01:52] development. Very it's a
[3:01:53] little bit more difficult and
[3:01:56] does take a lot of time from
[3:01:57] our planning part part of the
[3:01:59] Parks Department yet.
[3:02:00] >> just highlighting that for
[3:02:03] those listening and existing
[3:02:04] parks, even that need
[3:02:07] maintenance attention and all
[3:02:08] areas and it's tough. It's
[3:02:10] tough. We need to find some
[3:02:11] solutions for some more funds
[3:02:16] for especially about support.
[3:02:17] >> So I will be before you
[3:02:19] with a motion for the
[3:02:20] supplemental appropriation as
[3:02:21] well as a resolution to
[3:02:21] authorize the acquisition of
[3:02:24] the property. With that, I'm
[3:02:30] happy answer any questions. I
[3:02:30] don't see any more at this
[3:02:42] Thank you. You Oh, I'm sorry,
[3:02:43] Brian. Era counseling? Risley
[3:02:43] has a question. I'm saying
[3:02:47] it's your hand.
[3:02:48] >> things I was just curious
[3:02:49] how the purchase price was
[3:02:50] established.
[3:02:52] >> Sure, that's a great
[3:02:53] questions. So we did receive
[3:02:55] contact from the school
[3:02:56] districts. They did propose
[3:03:01] sale price to us. We then work
[3:03:01] through our real estate office
[3:03:04] to follow our procedures in
[3:03:06] order to get present on the
[3:03:08] property that appraisal did
[3:03:08] supports the contracted price
[3:03:10] if they offer to us. So then
[3:03:13] we entered into contract.
[3:03:17] >> Thank you. I think that's
[3:03:32] it.
[3:03:40] Move to item 10. Is Do we
[3:03:41] have any councilmember reports
[3:03:48] this morning? COUNCILMAN
[3:03:52] Thompson?
[3:03:53] >> thank you, MADAM PRESIDENT,
[3:03:54] I do want to just point out
[3:03:58] too. Welcome. Both important
[3:04:01] things. One, I was on Cody
[3:04:03] Willow. Lane during one of the
[3:04:04] concerts at the ampas here,
[3:04:09] this ether concert. And it's
[3:04:10] still very loud up I wouldn't
[3:04:11] want to live there. I would
[3:04:12] want to be in one of those
[3:04:13] homes trying to sleep when the
[3:04:15] concerts are going on. And
[3:04:19] I've heard. It was very loud
[3:04:19] with the Dwight Yoakam
[3:04:23] concert. Also so I say that so
[3:04:24] the citizens know there is
[3:04:27] concern on City Council for
[3:04:28] what's what's happening in
[3:04:29] those neighborhoods around the
[3:04:33] embassy there. And number 2,
[3:04:33] there was a great grand
[3:04:37] opening on Saturday.
[3:04:38] COUNCILMAN And I were there at
[3:04:43] interim. Rockrimmon library,
[3:04:44] Karla Powers and others have
[3:04:48] done a great job I want to
[3:04:48] Christ the King Lutheran
[3:04:52] Church. They have kind of
[3:04:52] giving them some. Well. I
[3:04:53] think actually running it only
[3:04:54] sing him some space in there
[3:04:57] to create that interim
[3:04:59] library. It's not a ppl the
[3:05:02] library day. They close that.
[3:05:05] But if you live over it's very
[3:05:07] nice. It's great place for
[3:05:08] elderly folks who want to be
[3:05:10] with others and not not
[3:05:11] isolated. Well, like we talked
[3:05:12] about earlier today, there's
[3:05:15] there's an area for kids.
[3:05:16] They've done a fantastic job
[3:05:17] over there. So I want to
[3:05:18] acknowledge that there are
[3:05:22] also some. So a lot of fire
[3:05:25] promotions over the last week.
[3:05:26] There were police retirements
[3:05:28] over the last few weeks. I
[3:05:29] want to recognize all those
[3:05:34] individuals to thank you.
[3:05:35] >> Some that thank you.
[3:05:37] PRESIDENT All narrow down my
[3:05:41] 7, to 2 and also actually
[3:05:41] acknowledge that Councilmember
[3:05:42] Brandon Williams was at the
[3:05:45] rockrimmon opening as well.
[3:05:48] But I I want to actually a
[3:05:49] neighborhood groups that
[3:05:50] reached out and been in
[3:05:51] communication with on the Rock
[3:05:53] Island trail and concerns
[3:05:54] about trash and fire hazards
[3:05:59] and so forth we met we walked
[3:06:00] the trail yesterday, Saturday,
[3:06:02] Friday, like a member of a
[3:06:04] recently with members of
[3:06:05] Richards, rubbish Roundup. And
[3:06:08] with the toss and that
[3:06:09] neighborhood group will be, I
[3:06:12] believe, forming a group and
[3:06:13] also looking forward to. And I
[3:06:16] know the city is is working on
[3:06:17] coordinating multiple
[3:06:17] neighborhood groups all over
[3:06:18] the 200 square miles of our
[3:06:21] city to address trash pickup
[3:06:22] and clean up. And it was it
[3:06:23] was just really awesome. And
[3:06:25] our our new fire marshals
[3:06:26] going to walk the trail as
[3:06:27] well with some folks who are
[3:06:28] concerned about fire. So thank
[3:06:33] you to Chris Cooper and then
[3:06:36] lastly, just the one body and
[3:06:39] t held a we are still
[3:06:40] neighbors and a reminder
[3:06:41] kickoff for letting people
[3:06:41] know that the Juneteenth
[3:06:44] celebration will be at Citadel
[3:06:48] Mall this year. And that was a
[3:06:49] very uplifting and exciting to
[3:06:51] bring that activation to the
[3:06:53] mall. And it was really,
[3:06:54] really lovely. It was done in
[3:06:56] a really lovely way, kind of
[3:06:58] blessing space and reminding
[3:06:59] people about accountability
[3:07:02] and responsibility and
[3:07:03] celebrating importantly and
[3:07:04] celebrating Juneteenth.
[3:07:10] Thanks. COUNCILMAN Bailey. I
[3:07:12] just want to pass an
[3:07:13] invitation COUNCILMAN
[3:07:14] Donaldson. The next time is up
[3:07:16] in my neighborhood to stop by
[3:07:17] >> we can have a long
[3:07:18] conversation about all the
[3:07:20] great reasons to live in
[3:07:23] Northgate leave it at that.
[3:07:27] Ultimately river.
[3:07:31] >> Yeah, I wanted to point out
[3:07:32] that we last week with small
[3:07:35] business week for our city and
[3:07:37] I've been attending for over a
[3:07:41] dozen years. And I've never
[3:07:41] seen a week with so much
[3:07:45] excitement. Every single event
[3:07:48] sold out. Some of them had
[3:07:53] standing room. People there.
[3:07:56] Our business community was
[3:07:57] engaged and really excited.
[3:07:58] Anyway, it was overall for the
[3:07:59] whole week. Just very
[3:08:03] exciting. Just packed with
[3:08:06] businesses looking for a great
[3:08:07] opportunity. So I just wanted
[3:08:08] to point that out that it was
[3:08:09] a tremendous week for small
[3:08:14] business.
[3:08:15] >> Tense when Donaldson. Yes,
[3:08:16] thanks as want to clarify that
[3:08:17] since a comment was made about
[3:08:19] my comments that is a great
[3:08:23] neighborhood to live in. I
[3:08:24] mean, wouldn't want to live
[3:08:25] there during a concert and try
[3:08:26] to get any sleep is what I
[3:08:27] meant or put your kids to bed
[3:08:31] or I've had pilots tell me
[3:08:32] that they don't feel like
[3:08:33] they're well rested the next
[3:08:35] day because they can sleep. So
[3:08:36] that's what I'm talking about.
[3:08:37] Not the neighborhood in
[3:08:40] general, the noise pollution,
[3:08:41] which they have to deal with
[3:08:45] during the concerts.
[3:08:50] COUNCILMAN Daily.
[3:08:53] >> just wanted again to
[3:08:54] respond to that, that it's
[3:08:56] great place to live all the
[3:08:58] time. I talked a lot of people
[3:09:00] are there and actually do get
[3:09:02] some sleep and enjoy the
[3:09:06] concerts. What some people
[3:09:07] call noise not the same
[3:09:09] definition for everyone. And I
[3:09:10] know that the city has some
[3:09:11] standards and that the city is
[3:09:13] working to make sure that
[3:09:17] those standards are met. We'll
[3:09:18] talk more about I'm sure in
[3:09:23] the future.
[3:09:25] >> Okay. So I don't see any
[3:09:26] more COUNCILMAN Update for
[3:09:27] this council work session on 5