Councilor will seek to oust city manager, city attorney

Homeward Alliance to give year-end report on homeless issues

The showdown that everyone has been waiting for between the new Loveland City Council and two of its direct reports is set for Tuesday night when City Manager Steve Adams and City Attorney Moses Garcia undergo their annual performance reviews.

Both have come under fire in recent weeks by one of three new council members elected on Nov. 7. That night, victorious Ward 1 representative Troy Krenning called their removal one of the highest priorities of his coming term.

In an email the following week, Krenning announced his intention to motion for the termination of both, citing “collusion” and “insubordination” on Garcia’s part and also ongoing legal issues for Adams stemming from an incident with independent journalist Stacy Lynne in March 2022.

After a couple of false starts, Krenning will finally get his chance to make his motion on Tuesday, though he’ll need to convince five other councilors to achieve his goal, as removing either the city manager or attorney takes a two-thirds vote of the entire council, according to the Loveland City Charter, article 8.

Krenning may find support from Loveland Mayor Jacki Marsh, who has been critical of both Adams and Garcia in the past. Last year, she opposed pay raises for both following their reviews and suggested they were too deferential to other City Council members.

So far, Marsh has declined to call for their termination outright, but has said that she agrees that city leadership could use an overhaul.

Adams has been with the city of Loveland since 1994, first as a civil engineer and later as director of Water and Power. He was appointed as Loveland City Manager in June 2016, replacing Bill Cahill, who was terminated earlier that month.

Garcia joined the Loveland city attorney’s office in 2006, and was appointed to lead it in April 2018.

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City Council have historically been conducted out of the public eye in executive sessions, to protect the privacy of the employee. However, any action by council, such as a motion to terminate, must be discussed and voted on in a public setting.

Homelessness update

Before the evaluations, Tuesday’s meeting will open with a study session on the efforts to address homelessness in Loveland over the past year.

During the session, City Council will hear a year-end report from Homeward Alliance, an agency hired by the city to identify and help fill gaps in existing services.

Sandra Wright and David Rout from the nonprofit will discuss Loveland-based data from the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), a statewide database that collects demographic information from homeless individuals and families when they receive services. There will also be an update on the St. Valentine supportive housing project, which is due to get its first residents later this month.

Council will also hear from the homelessness task force, an ad-hoc group of Loveland business owners, nonprofit representatives, city staff and faith leaders that has been meeting since July to work toward longterm solutions for homelessness. There will also be a discussion about pending amendments to the city’s land use code to add homeless shelters.

How to participate

Loveland City 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 or at cilovelandco.civicweb.net.