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2026-11-10 - City Council Meeting

Summary

  • Final agenda. Consent: 2027 mill levies for seven special improvement maintenance districts (Old Colorado City 13.416 mills, Nor'wood 3.935, Stetson Hills 3.858, Woodstone 3.615, Colorado Avenue Gateway 1.009, Briargate 0.00, Platte Avenue $1.10 per front foot) and the Downtown Development Authority levy (5.000 mills) and 2027 budget.
  • Consent also includes the new Fire Construction Services Enterprise (Fire Construction Services Enterprise), accessory dwelling unit height allowances (Height allowances for accessory dwelling units) and the first reading of the Veterans Villa rezone of 10.06 acres at Bradley Rd and Powers Blvd, with a public hearing set for November 24 (Veterans Villa Rezone).
  • Utilities business: 2027 CSU annual budget and sources of funds ordinances, a street lighting revenue requirement, a CRADA with US Cyber Command (Cyber Command CRADA) and a solar-capacity exclusivity amendment.
  • New business: partial donation of about 174 acres to the Airport (Municipal Airport 174-Acre Donation), the 2027 salary structure with an additional 1% for sworn staff, the 2026 city tax levy of 4.279 mills and the 2027 appropriation ordinance (2027 City Budget Planning).
  • After a recess Council sits as the Briargate and Marketplace at Austin Bluffs general improvement district boards (budget hearings; 4.409 and 50.00 mills).

Built from the posted agenda only; the meeting has not happened yet.

Agenda

Consent calendar

  • Minutes of 10/21 (26-484) and 10/27 (26-486).
  • Special improvement maintenance district (SIMD) mill levies for 2027 (26-326 and 26-328 through 26-333): Briargate 0.00 mills; Colorado Avenue Gateway 1.009; Nor'wood 3.935; Old Colorado City 13.416; Platte Avenue $1.10 per front foot; Stetson Hills 3.858; Woodstone 3.615.
  • Downtown Development Authority: 5.000 mill levy (26-334) and 2027 budget (26-336).
  • Colorado Springs Utilities: 26-438 Rock Island Substation relocation land acquisition; 26-439 regional wastewater service agreement with Falcon Area Water and Wastewater Authority; 26-462 IGA with El Paso County for fiber in CDOT conduit on Hwy 24; 26-463 2027 transmission revenue requirement (Southwest Power Pool tariff).
  • Ordinance 26-435: new Fire Construction Services Enterprise (Chapter 14, Article 10).
  • CODE-26-0004: accessory dwelling unit (ADU) height allowances.
  • ZONE-26-0015: rezone of 10.06 acres at Bradley Rd and Powers Blvd, R-5/AP-O to MX-M/AP-O (Veterans Villa); first reading, public hearing set for 11/24.

Recognitions

  • 26-467: Veterans Day resolution.
  • 26-483: board, commission and committee appointments, including the Historic Preservation Board and Stormwater Advisory Committee.

Utilities business

New business

  • 26-431: partial donation of about 174 acres to the Airport (Veranda Vista Investments).
  • 26-349: 2027 salary structure, repealing Ordinance 25-86, with an additional 1% sworn compensation.
  • 26-344: 2026 city tax levy of 4.279 mills with a matching business personal property tax credit.
  • 26-348: 2027 annual appropriation ordinance.

After a recess, Council sits as the board of the Briargate General Improvement District (GID) 2021 and the Marketplace at Austin Bluffs GID. Budget hearings: 26-338 to 26-340 (Briargate, 4.409 mills) and 26-341 to 26-343 (Austin Bluffs, 50.00 mills). The agenda continues with a further board item at item 15 that has not been read.

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