Remarks by Kip Koso
87 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 2 of 4
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“We've got Barrow Ridge coming up as well, so we've got more development going on in that area as well. So it seems to be a topic that we could have a little bit more discussion on just so we're understanding it a little bit better and what the implications are.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“I just think there's a vast amount of education on the interactions that are happening between city and CDOT and all those I'm pretty ignorant of. So, yeah. And then last, the Joint City-County Meeting agenda items. I'm a little baffled on how we get some items on there and how other items don't go on there. Isn't it usually up to the entity that's hosting?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“So would there be any meetings prior to the beginning of the year? And the key topic, I guess, that I'm focused in on, we talked about a couple others, but STR is the short-term rentals piece. I've heard from county commissioners that they're going to be paying specific attention to that in 2027. I think that's a really important issue for us to be talking to them about. And it was one that I was hoping was going to come up in a joint discussion at some point. So maybe we got to just wait our turn for our next time. Usually, yes.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Believe so. OK, alright, well I'll keep a list going and try and fire that out when we know that that's pending. That's all I got, thank you.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“That's you in four minutes. That's not me.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Well, congrats on the award and it's always nice to go to Breckenridge if you can get it done. So I appreciate that. How much do you feel or do we know that the increases in ridership are related fuel costs? How much of this is a connection to as gas prices go up, we just see more transit users? Not saying the gas prices are going to go back down. I have no idea about that, but I wanted to see the connection.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Could you scroll back to the previous slides that showed the numbers of riders? It's almost one of your first slides. Yeah, there you go. And so the 2% to 3% increase you're talking about, we're way over that in regards to. Okay. Yeah. Okay. And then we've got passes from the Moravin Foundation for Veterans. Are those getting renewed?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“And do you know what those numbers are? How many folks are using those passes?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Okay. Do you know if there's a plan for education out to the manas of the world and the folks who might be interacting with folks who could use these pass passes?”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Well, just a person, we use the trolley as well, the bus service, and really appreciate the consistency and the, you know, it's always on time. We've never had any issues with it. And I really appreciate the program. I have no idea about the funding. I mean, that's a huge conversation. But Sarah, I think you and the team, everybody's just doing a great job with transit services. Thank you. And hopefully we'll find this money. So, all right.”
City Council · Oct 6, 2026
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“Thank you, Mayor. I wanted to make a couple of comments. The Volunteers of America celebration for Elaine and Michael Morovin today, I was able to attend that. I just want to remind everybody how much the Morovins have been contributing to the community and how important they've been for so many of our nonprofits. The VOA in particular, their budget has really been devastated by federal cuts. So it's been impressive how much they've stepped up, their challenge grants, how much they've raised for a real important organization. We're doing really good work with the VOA. I also wanted to…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Mayor, I guess I just want to ask a question. This is kind of a city manager update. We're usually pretty limited in questions, but I've got a lot of questions on this one, so I'm not sure how best to handle it, to be honest. So can I ask for an exception and we do some questions? Sure. Okay. Is that all right with all of council? Cool. All right. Thank you. Shirley's first. I'll go after Shirley.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“I'll say a loud amen to Councilor Gonzalez's last point there for sure. So really appreciate that. Erin, you got to stop spreading Priscilla so much. She's going to break at some point. It's just incredible. So I wanted to thank her publicly as well as you, Rachel Landis. I think you guys are doing incredible work at Good Food Collective. Every time we interact, I enjoy the interaction. So thanks for all the hard work here too. And Tommy, thank you. for leaning in on the staff side, too. A couple of questions. Can somebody share with me the economic development orgs that are in town, SBDC,…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Great. Okay. Thank you very much for that. The ongoing tracking and the resets that will probably have to happen. So we've got a menu of opportunities here. And so how is, I almost need a little bit of help on the next step. How do we start choosing from the menu? And then when we are trying to decide on some things, it doesn't go very well. We want to replace them with some other things. How does all that play a role? Because you stay connected to us through the process.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“There was a concept that we're doing this for Durango and we've bonded with you, et cetera. But how do we export this a little bit and help out the county, Bayfield, Ignacio, surrounding municipalities that could be benefiting off of this as well?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Yeah, Council, earlier on we talked a little bit about partnerships and reaching out more, and this seems like a great idea in some way, shape, or form, and I don't want to direct staff or anything along those lines, but hopefully that can be part of the conversations as we move forward.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Great. Last question. The freeness is appreciated, no doubt about that. But you are an organization that needs funding, et cetera, et cetera. So have you had other municipalities or folks that you've worked with that have shown their thanks in some other way than straight donation? Or you just would like the donation?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“All right. No city swag, no Frisbees, nothing.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“We all run into that. Thanks so much for all the work. Really appreciate it.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“There's always a question from Kip. There's always a question. Can I go ahead there? Yes. Yeah. Just quick. We saw two different versions of it. We saw the abbreviated version that was here and then a longer version in our agenda packet. Is the intention that one of those comes and not the other?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“In the presentations. We'll see them in the agenda packet. Will we see the longer version in the agenda packet?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Yeah, yeah. I thought that was interesting, at least every now and then, or maybe on something that's a little bit more controversial. Last question. Did you guys talk at all about even weights on all of those criteria versus weighting them in a different manner?”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Oh, OK. Great. Yeah. All right. Thanks for all the work on this. Really appreciate it. Thank you. That's a yes.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Yeah, just a Couple of items to talk about. I did meet with the Metz neighborhood. This is Metz Lane neighborhood group about 8 or 9 neighbors about their concerns around the 250-251 intersection. Sent that email around, but it was a great meeting, very illuminating, and I'm looking forward to trying to work with them in the future. Also airport Commission meeting happened as well. The highlights from that meeting year end the first quarter for 2026. Still are seeing increases in passengers at 11%. Seats increased 12% year over year. But the average load factor is still flat at 83%. We're…”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026
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“Move to approve resolution number R dash 2026 dash 0065 for the Homestead major subdivision preliminary plan with the findings that the proposed complies with the land use and development code criteria for major subdivisions. So long as the following conditions are met, landscaping plan is found to meet all code required code standards. Applicant addresses all engineering comments and engineering division. Provides final approval and second.”
City Council · Jul 21, 2026