CityWorks 101 is a series of interactive classes designed to teach participants about Fort Collins City government and to develop future leaders through well informed and civically-engaged residents.

April 2 – Ready, Set, Gov!

Diane Jones, Deputy City Manager, 221-6505,

• Form of Government presentation (PDF 761KB)
• City Organizational Chart (PDF 138KB)
• City Code and City Charter
• Boards & Commissions

Timothy Wilder, Senior City Planner, 221-6756,

• Presentation (PDF 10.9MB)
• City Plan
• South College Corridor Plan
• Mountain Vista Subarea Plan
• Historic Preservation

Steve Dush, Current Planning Director, 221-6750,

• City Zoning Map (PDF 834KB)
• Development Review Guide

April 9 – Creating a Vibrant Community

Economic Development, Communications, Cable 14, Neighborhood Services, Code Compliance

Mike Freeman, Chief Financial Officer, 221-6505,

• Economic development presentation (PDF 7.5MB)
• Doing Business in Fort Collins
• 2008 Community Scorecard
• Rocky Mountain Innovation Initiative
• Clean Energy Cluster
• River District
• Mason Corridor Economic Analysis (PDF)
• Shop Fort Collins First

Kelly DiMartino, Communications & Public Involvement Director, 416-2028,
Carson Hamlin, Cable 14 Media Integration Specialist, 221-6510,

• CPIO Presentation (PDF 2.4MB)
• Cable 14 Presentation (PDF 829KB)
• Cable 14 Programming/Video on Demand
• City News
• 2008 Citizen Survey
• Online Subscriptions

Ginny Sawyer, Neighborhood Administrator, 224-6070,
Polly Lauridsen, Code Compliance Supervisor, 221-6399,

• Neighborhood Services Presentation (PDF 19.5MB)
• Neighborhood & Building Services
• Neighborhood News
• Code Compliance

April 16 – Safe City

Dennis Harrison, Police Chief, 221-6550,
Don Vagge, Police Captain – Patrol, 221-6839,
Tom McLellan, Police Captain – Investigations, 221-6556,
Officer Marc Neal, Criminal Impact Unit, 221-6895,

• Gang presentation (PDF 2.0MB)
• Citizen Police Academy
• Ride-Alongs
• Police Building project
• Explorer program
• Fort Collins Crime Statistics
• Graffiti Hotline: 416-2400

April 23 – The Way You Move

Mark Jackson, Transportation Director, 221-6601,
Polly Bennett, Executive Assistant, 221-6601,
Lonnie Murt, Administrative Secretary, 221-6615,

Kathleen Bracke, Transportation Planning Director, 224-6140,

• Presentation (PDF 2.0MB)
• Mason Corridor info and video
• Downtown River District
• FCBikes
• Safe Routes to School

Dean Klingner, Civil Engineer, 221-6605,

• Engineering presentation (PDF 1.9MB)
• Street Design and Construction Standards
• 2009 Cone Zones (PDF)

Larry Schneider, Streets Superintendent, 221-6755,
Neal Jaspers, Streets Supervisor, 221-6654,

• We Know Snow
• Pothole Reporting
• Adopt-A-Street

Kathleen Walker, Transfort Operations Supervisor, 221-6621,

• Bus Routes
• Dial-A-Ride
• Strategic Plan

Jim Aldridge, Parking Enforcement Officer, 221-6617,

• Downtown Parking Map (PDF)
• Parking Policies
• Bicycle Parking

Joe Olson, City Traffic Engineer, 224-6062,

• fcTrip
• Traffic Signal Timing Project
• Signs and Paint

April 30 – Open and Natural

Mark Sears, Natural Areas Program Manager, 416-2096,

• Natural Areas presentation (PDF 21.6MB)
• Find a Natural Area
• Natural Areas Map (PDF 17.5MB)
• Volunteer Opportunities

John Stokes, Natural Resources Director, 221-6600,

• 2008 Climate Action Plan (PDF 1.3MB)
• Climate Wise program
• Recycling
• Trash Services Study
• Air Quality program
• Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP)

Craig Foreman, Park Planning & Development Manager, 221-6360,

• Park Planning presentation (PDF 2.9MB)
• 2009 Parks Policy Plan Update
• Future parks
• Veteran’s Plaza

Doug Kokes, Parks Crew Chief, 416-2816,

• Parks presentation (PDF 3.8MB)
• Parks finder
• Cemeteries
• Shelter Rentals
• Trails
• Adoption – Medians, Parks, Trails and Flowerbeds

Jill Walusis, Recreation Marketing Specialist, 221-6358,
Megan Greer, Recreation Marketing Specialist, 221-6655,

• Recreation presentation (PDF 803KB)
• Recreator – classes and registration
• Enrich – recreation for people over 50
• Adaptive Recreation

May 2 – Optional Saturday Tour

Water Treatment Facility

May 7 – The Utility of It All

Electric, Water, Wastewater & Stormwater Utilities

Brain Janonis, Utilities Executive Director, 221-6700,

• Presentation (PDF 640KB)

John Phelan, Energy Service Manager, 416-2539,

• Presentation (PDF 690KB)

Kraig Bader, Standards Engineering Manager, 416-2481,
Matt Fater, Special Projects Manager, 416-2146,
Donnie Dustin, Water Resources Engineer, 416-2053,

• Presentation (PDF 452KB)

Laurie D'Audney, Water Conservation Specialist, 221-6877,

• Presentation (PDF 998KB)

May 14 – Rescue Me

Poudre Fire Authority

May 21 – Pay it Forward

Jill Stilwell, Cultural Services and Facilities Director, 416-2935,

Ginny Sawyer, Neighborhood Administrator, 224-6070,

• Budget presentation (PDF 238KB)

Doug Hutchinson, Mayor, 221-6505,

Darin Atteberry, City Manager, 221-6505,

June 2 – Graduation Dinner & Recognition

At City Council meeting