On April 16, 2024, the Fort Collins City Council held a regular meeting called to order by Mayor Jeni Arndt at 6:00 PM in the City Council Chambers at 300 Laporte Avenue, with hybrid Zoom participation available. The meeting began with four proclamations presented at 5:00 PM designating April 21–27, 2024 as National Crime Victims Rights Week and National Volunteer Week, and April 2024 as National Donate Life Month and Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Seven council members were present: Mayor Jeni Arndt, Mayor Pro Tem Emily Francis, and Councilmembers Susan Gutowsky, Julie Pignataro, Tricia Canonico, Melanie Potyondy, and Kelly Ohlson. During public comment, multiple Fort Collins residents, including teacher Chris Conway and Chamber of Commerce President Ann Hutchison, expressed support for Land Use Code revisions as a step toward addressing the city's housing affordability crisis, with speaker Peter Erickson urging Council to pass the revisions unamended.
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