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Upcoming Council Listening Sessions

Aug. 29: Councilmember Susan Gutowsky will host a listening session from 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 at The Cart Coffee Shop, 2601 S. Lemay Ave. (inside Sprouts Market). The session will be held on The Cart's outdoor patio to allow for adequate physical distance, and participants are strongly encouraged to wear a mask or cloth face covering during the Listening Session.

The Fort Collins City Council is composed of six district Council members who are elected on a non-partisan basis for a term of four years, and a Mayor who is elected at-large for a two-year term. The Mayor Pro Tem is chosen from among the entire Council and serves a term of two years.

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Under the Colorado Open Records Act (CORA) all emails to and from City Council are subject to public disclosure, with limited exceptions. To promote transparency, emails will be visible in an online archive, unless the sender puts #PRIVATE in the subject line of the email. However, the City of Fort Collins can't guarantee that email to or from Council marked "#PRIVATE" will remain private under CORA. Generally, the online archive will be updated twice a week.

Respectful Workplace Policy

The Mayor and City Council are committed to providing an environment that exemplifies the highest standards of ethical behavior, treats others with dignity and respect and is known for its honesty, inclusivity and transparency. Adopted in 2019, the Fort Collins Respectful Workplace Policy embodies the City Council's commitment to prevent and address discrimination; harassment, including sexual harassment; and retaliation. Discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace are against the law and will not be tolerated.

Through adoption, implementation, and enforcement of this Respectful Workplace Policy ("Policy") and through continuing education and training provided by or through the Human Resources Department ("HR"), the Fort Collins City Council seeks to prevent, address, and correct behavior that violates this Policy.

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Aug. 29: Councilmember Susan Gutowsky will host a listening session from 9-10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 at The Cart Coffee Shop, 2601 S. Lemay Ave. (inside Sprouts Market). The session will be held on The Cart's outdoor patio to allow for adequate physical distance, and participants are strongly encouraged to wear a mask or cloth face covering during the Listening Session.

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There are 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, and 6 levels to accommodate all the people who live in, work in, and visit the White House. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 7 staircases, and 3 elevators.

At various times in history, the White House has been known as the "President's Palace," the "President's House," and the "Executive Mansion." President Theodore Roosevelt officially gave the White House its current name in 1901.

The White House receives approximately 6,000 visitors a day.

With five full-time chefs, the White House kitchen is able to serve dinner to as many as 140 guests and hors d'oeuvres to more than 1,000.

The White House requires 570 gallons of paint to cover its outside surface.

For recreation, the White House has a variety of facilities available to its residents, including a tennis court, jogging track, swimming pool, movie theater, billiard room, and a bowling lane.

Adapted from "The White House: The House of the People," by the White House Historical Association.

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There are 132 rooms, 32 bathrooms, and 6 levels to accommodate all the people who live in, work in, and visit the White House. There are also 412 doors, 147 windows, 28 fireplaces, 7 staircases, and 3 elevators. At various times in history, the White House has been known as the "President's Palace," the "President's House," and the "Executive Mansion."

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Daytona Beach is one of the most underrated destinations in the United States and we cannot really figure out why. Located on the Atlantic Ocean shore in Central Florida has mile long beaches and warm weather throughout the year with places like Orlando or Jacksonville only a few miles away but without the hustle and bustle of the first.

That being said, February is an excellent month to go on a Daytona Beach Getaway as it coincides with the world famous Daytona 500 race, but also, to discover some more interesting facts about this beach destination in the U.S.

The area known today as Daytona Beach consists on the merge of the towns of Daytona Beach, Daytona, Kingston and Seabreeze. Later on other towns where included in the area such as Ormond Beach, Ponce Inlet and Port Orange.

In 1920's the city was called "The World's Most Famous Beach" which remains until this day.

The famous car races started by the beach in 1902.

Many land speed records were set in the Ormond Beach area which helped the place gaining the name of "Birthplace of speed".

The tallest lighthouse in the state of Florida is located in Ponce Inlet.

Manatees are regular visitors of the citiy's canals and rivers as well as Ponce Inlet.

Northern right whales migrate to the Central Florida Coast every winter, the best time to go whale watching in Daytona Beach is between December and March.

Speed related events are held basically all year-round in Daytona Beach, from Speedweeks to Bike Weeks.

NASCAR Headquarters are located in Daytona Beach International Speedway since 1959.

2018 marks the 60th anniversary of the world famous Daytona 500 race.

The hard packed sand beaches of certain areas of Daytona Beach are open to public to drive around. Drivers only need to pay a $10USD fee to have some 4 wheel fun on the beach.

The headquarters for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) is located in Daytona Beach as well (see? Is not all about speed).

There you have it, a few fun and historical facts about Daytona Beach that you probably didn't know! You are still on time to plan a fun and quick getaway to Daytona Beach, give us a call and enjoy all the hustle and bustle of the 60 th Daytona 500 race and much more!

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Fun Facts About Daytona Beach & Daytona 500's 60th Anniversary

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Daytona Beach is one of the most underrated destinations in the United States and we cannot really figure out why. Located on the Atlantic Ocean shore in Central Florida has mile long beaches and warm weather throughout the year with places like Orlando or Jacksonville only a few miles away but without the hustle and bustle of the first.