Calling him an “invaluable” mentor, Loveland City Council Don Overcash recalled Colorado House Minority Leader Hugh McKean as a model for elected officials at every level of government.
At Tuesday’s regular meeting, he and other current councilors will have an opportunity to share their thoughts about their former colleague, who died unexpectedly on Sunday.
“It’s a loss to the people of Loveland, Colorado,” Overcash said. “It’s so difficult to govern on issues if you want to be hard one way or the other way. One has to learn to make progress in the direction you’d like to go. But you have to work with other people, and Hugh had the ability to do that exceptionally well.”
McKean, a Republican, represented Ward III on City Council between 2009 and 2016, before being elected to the Colorado General Assembly to represent House District 51. He was selected as minority leader in 2020.
McKean was running unopposed for a fourth term to the seat in the upcoming midterm elections.
Councilors will have a chance to speak about McKean during the points of personal privilege portion of the meeting, which will be moved to the top of the agenda.
Nuisance amendments
Loveland City Council will also take a formal vote on long-awaited updates to the municipal code that are aimed at streamlining the city’s nuisance provisions.
The proposed ordinance would consolidate nuisance regulations and abatement procedures currently located in different sections of the code in a new section, Title 16.
The proposal also includes significant updates to some existing nuisance provisions, including those on unlawful vehicles, outdoor storage of materials on residential properties, and tree maintenance.
The update also targets “chronic” nuisance properties, and gives code officers additional tools for enforcing repeat violations.
According to the agenda packet, plans to update the nuisance provisions have been underway by the city’s Development Services division since 2020, after many years of neglect. If enacted, the proposed amendments will offer residents “clear and fair requirements that reflect community values” and will “remedy problematic enforcement issues.”
City Council got a preview of the suggested changes at a study session on June 14, and were able to add feedback and direction. The proposal has also been subject to several discussions by the city’s planning commission, and at least three public hearings.
Other business
In an item held over from the Oct. 18 meeting, City Council will also decide whether to update city building codes to incorporate the 2021 standards of the International Code Council.
Council will also consider whether to join an intergovernmental agreement with Larimer County and city of Fort Collins to purchase and develop the Heaven’s Door Ranch property west of the city.
Almost all of the $9 million in funding for the Heaven’s Door project will come from the county, but it is requesting $500,000 from Loveland, which come from the Open Lands sales tax fund. Fort Collins is being asked to provide $750,000.
Finally, in new business, Mayor Jacki Marsh will ask City Council to discuss the city’s personnel policies concerning violence in the workplace and discipline.
How to participate
The council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the council chambers at the Municipal Building, 500 E. Third St.
Comments from members of the public will be accepted in person as well as over Zoom.
Those wishing to join by Zoom can use the ID 975 3779 6504 with a passcode of 829866, according to the meeting agenda.
The meeting will be broadcast on Comcast Channel 16/880, Pulse TV channel 16 and streamed through the city’s website at lovgov.org/tv.
Tuesday’s agenda packet can be found through the Loveland City Council’s website at lovgov.org.
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