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Monday, April 13, 2026

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Government Body: City Council
Meeting Type: City Council
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Meeting Date: April 13, 2026

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Monday, April 13, 2026

13 items on the agenda.

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Call to Order and Roll Call•Item 1.A

Oath of Office for Kenneth Casey to serve the unexpired term of the City Council District 2 member until the April 6, 2027, General Municipal Election

Est. Time: 30 minutes Presenter: Lynette Crow-Iverson, City Council President and At-Large Council Representative HayDen Kane, Chief Municipal Judge

Review of Previous Meeting Minutes•Item 4.A

City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes March 23, 2026

Est. Time: 5 minutes Presenter: Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk Attachments: 3-23-26 City Council Work Session Meeting Minutes Final

Executive Session•Item 5A.A

Christopher D. Grant v. Larry Downard, Richard S. Hallman, Jeremy Wood, Celina M McAlpine Case No. 2026CV87

Est. Time: 5 minutes Presenter: Marc Smith, Acting City Attorney Attachments: 26-150 Council Memo Grant

Executive Session•Item 5A.B

Kristy Morgan v. City of Colorado Springs, Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, Sean Alexander Medina, Gina Seago, Thomas Alan Baccarella, Charlens N. Calloway, Nicole Michon, Aubrey Barton Travis Flores and Jennifer Rainey, Case No. 25-cv-03529

Est. Time: 15 minutes Presenter: Marc Smith, Acting City Attorney Attachments: 26-147 City Council Memo Morgan

Executive Session•Item 5B.A

In accord with City Charter art. III, § 3-60(d) and its incorporated Colorado Open Meetings Act, C.R.S. § 24-6-402(4) (b), the City Council, in Open Session, is to determine whether it will hold a Closed Executive Session.

Est. Time: 1 hour The issue to be discussed involves consultation with the City Attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice regarding the Colorado Voting Rights Act. The President of Council shall poll the City Council members, and, upon consent of two-thirds of the members present, may conduct a Closed Executive Session. In the event any City Council member is participating electronically or telephonically in the Closed Executive Session, each City Council member participating in the Closed Executive Session shall affirmatively state for the record that no other member of the public not authorized to participate in the Closed Executive Session is present or able to hear the matters discussed as part of the Closed Executive Session. If consent to the Closed Executive Session is not given, the item may be discussed in Open Session or withdrawn from consideration. Presenter: Marc Smith, Acting City Attorney Attachments: 26-154 Closed Session Memo (Voting Rights Act) 4.6.26

Presentations for General Information•Item 6.A

Safe Passage Presentation

Est. Time: 20 minutes Presenter: Mo Basenberg, Executive Director, Safe Passage Attachments: Safe Passage Presentation

Presentations for General Information•Item 6.B

Restoration of Acacia Park Bandshell

Est. Time: 20 minutes Presenter: Michelle Winchell, Executive Director, Downtown Ventures; Director of Creative Economy, Downtown Partnership of Colorado Springs Trevor Dierdorff, President, Rotary Club of Colorado Springs Attachments: 2026-04-13 City-Council Acacia-Park-Bandshell

Presentations for General Information•Item 6.C

Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region (COPPeR) - 2025 year-end Lodgers and Auto Rental Tax (LART) contract update to City Council

Est. Time: 20 minutes Presenter: Angela Seals, President and CEO, Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region Attachments: Cultural Office LART Full Year 2025 Report Slidedeck for City Council-4-13-26

Presentations for General Information•Item 6.D

Colorado Springs Sports Corp - 2025 year-end Lodgers and Auto Rental Tax (LART) contract update to City Council

Est. Time: 20 minutes Presenter: Megan Leatham, President and CEO, Colorado Springs Sports Corp Davis Tutt, Director of Sports Tourism & Olympic Engagement, Colorado Springs Sports Corp Attachments: 2025 LART - Sports Corp - Full Year Review - City Council Presentation 4-13-26

Staff and Appointee Reports•Item 7.A

Agenda Planner Review

Est. Time: 5 minutes Presenter: Sarah B. Johnson, City Clerk Attachments: Agenda Planner Review 4-13-26

Items for Introduction•Item 8.A

A Resolution of the City of Colorado Springs consenting to the dissolution of the Evergreen Ridge Metropolitan District

Est. Time: 5 minutes Related Files: N/A Located in Council District 3 Presenter: Allison Stocker, Senior Planner, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department Attachments: Evergreen Ridge MD Dissolution Resolution Attachment 1 Evergreen Ridge Board's Dissolution Resolution Attachment 2 Evergreen Ridge Cover Memo from District Attachment 3 Resolution 135-23 Approved Service Plan Attachment 4 Approved Development Plan Exhibit A Evergreen Ridge District Boundary Map Evergreen Ridge MD WS Presentation

Items for Introduction•Item 8.B

An Ordinance amending Article 5 (Administration and Enforcement) of Chapter 7 (Unified Development Code) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to procedural process (Legislative)

Est. Time: 20 minutes Located in Council Districts Citywide Presenter: Daniel Sexton, LUR/DRE Planning Manager, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department Attachments: CPC Staff Report Administration and Enforcement Ordinance Update Attachment 1 – Administration and Enforcement Ordinance Update Administration and Enforcement Ordinance Presentation CC Presentation Administration and Enforcement Ordinance Staff ws 7.5.702 AMENDMENT TO UDC TEXT

Councilmember Reports and Open Discussion•Item 10.A

Authorization of Out-Of-State Travel for Councilmembers

Est. Time: 5 minutes Presenter: Lynette Crow-Iverson, Council President and Councilmember At Large