City Council - Regular Meeting

That whole thing. Good evening. I will now call to order the regular city council meeting of August 10th, 2026. Members of the public are invited to attend in-person meetings in council chambers. Public access is also available by telephone by using the call-in numbers posted on the meeting agenda. And tonight's meeting will be broadcast on the city's YouTube channel online. Will the clerk please call the roll?

Mayor Lighty.

Here.

Mayor Pro Tem Lukeman Hiramasa. Here. Council Member Burns. Here. Council Member Seavers.

Here.

Council Member Kondo.

Here.

Council Member Roper.

Here.

Council Member Goff. Here. Council Member Nowicki will be absent. Council Member Lighty. Here. Thank you.

Please join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. Interim City Manager Loveland, are there any responses to resident inquiry?

Good evening. No, there are not. Thank you. Thank you.

Are there any additions or deletions to the agenda? Nope. Okay. Moving on to public invited to be heard. This is an opportunity for public comment on any item not set for public hearing. Statements are limited to five minutes per speaker. Statements must be related to city business and limited to matters of community interest. City Clerk Small, is there anyone signed up tonight?

Yes, Madam Mayor. There are three individuals on the list. The first person is Tom Lampo.

Welcome. Please state your name and address or ward and provide your comments to Council.

Thank you. Hello to North Glen. Hello to everybody in front of me. It's good to be back here. I'm Tom Lampo, 3951 Jackson Way. I'm here to lift North Glen up to the Lord in prayer, so please join me in prayer. Heavenly Father, in Jesus' name, we ask you to be with us here tonight and every day in North Glen. You are God, the creator of all things, and there is nothing greater than you. Deuteronomy 435 states, to you it was shown that you might know that the Lord is God. There is no other besides him. Let us find comfort in you and help us not to fear the situations around us. Everything is changing which can cause us to feel unstable. We can rest in you knowing there's nothing greater than you and you have all situations under control. The summer has come and gone. The county fair is over and summer trips have come to an end. Our teachers have reported back to school and students will start reporting back tomorrow. Families will go through another adjustment. Children will face new situations. For some it will be their very first day of school. while others will start counting down their last year. A lot of change, a lot of adjustments. So we lift up to you all those who will be affected by this new beginning. The unknown is before them, and you have a word to cover them. Isaiah 43, 18 through 19 states, forget the former things, do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing. Now it springs up. Do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. You are God and nothing is beyond your control. Be with those that are making this adjustment. Help them to find peace in you. Watch over everyone and make a path for them to travel on as they begin this new journey. We lift up to you all who are serving in our military. All who serve need your protection. Guide the individuals who are making decisions that impact their lives. Give them clear understanding of the dangers they are asking our military to enter into. Some who are serving will be sent on missions to free those that cannot help themselves. They have special purpose. Remind them of their purpose with Psalm 82, 4, which states, Rescue the weak and the needy. Deliver them from the hand of the wicked. Keep them safe and mentally sharp. Guide their actions and bring everyone home safely. You are our God and we are your people. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen. Thank you, guys. Have a nice night.

Thank you. The next person on the list is Melissa Ryan.

Welcome. Please state your name and address or ward and provide your comments to counsel.

Yes, Melissa Ryan, Ward 3. I just wanted to say I watched the last public invited to be heard. And there was a gentleman that spoke here about his backyard concerns. And I just wanted to say what he had said to you guys about deserving eye contact while we're up here speaking. It was really funny that he actually said it because the previous meeting I was at and spoke, I was watching as other people were speaking. And one of you, I won't call my name, leaned over to the person next to you, started talking, not listening to the person, and rolled their eyes. It was really concerning to me. So actually when I got home, I went to go play it back so I could review it and send it to you guys as to not call the person directly. And unfortunately, everything's really focused on the resident speaking, not your guys' faces and your mannerisms up here. But I just wanted to say that it takes a lot of courage for people to get up here. Not all of us are comfortable with public speaking. So on top of eye contact, if we could not roll our eyes and be disgusted at what residents' concerns are, that would be much appreciated. Secondly, I just wanted to come here Kind of surprised I'm not the only one. Heather Geier's abrupt departure. I feel like the city, we deserve better answers than the three paragraphs you guys threw out there. I was in HR, human resources, for a long time before I became a stay-at-home mom. Her abrupt departure on a Wednesday afternoon with a very... I don't know how to say it. A very short briefing of what happened tells me one of two things. Either she was doing something inappropriate and there needs to be an investigation and you guys need to inform residents of what was going on. Because my concern would be obviously the budget. Or two, she's kind of being a scapegoat, railroaded here because she discovered something, especially with the other couple of departures that have been also kind of abrupt in May and June within the Human Resources Department throughout the city, which I don't know if a lot of residents are aware of. So to me, it just says that we deserve better transparency than the release that you guys made to us. I'll try to be very quickly. I was actually coming here. I was going to come two weeks ago, but because of the swim team, I wanted to give them as much respect and let them all get it out, especially those kids. They deserve to be heard. So I'm zero scaping my backyard. We are paving a patio, and we had gravel delivered to our driveway. on our property, private property, doesn't hinder anybody, it's my area. Code enforcement came out like a couple days later and informed us that we are going to be ticketed if we did not have our gravel removed from our driveway. And I said, okay, that's really interesting because looking around at these areas and the city with weeds and things like that, I was like, you're picking on somebody for trying to zero scape during a drought. I was like, that's your number one priority, not the mattresses and the alleys, the dishwashers, the TVs that are junked all over city, no. It's somebody trying to make a home improvement project. So I asked him, I was like, well, who would have, he told me that there was a specific complaint lodged against me, so they had to come out. I said, okay, well, who made the complaint about a home improvement project? He said, I'm not allowed to disclose that. You could go file with the city. So I sure did, and it was the city manager, Heather Geyer. So my question is, do people who come up here and speak against anything or disagree with you guys, are we getting targeted here? Because I'm telling you, the looks of North Glen throughout the city are not pretty. And I feel like we have a much bigger concern than somebody doing a home improvement project. Because for an entire month, and I kid you not, they came out with a tape measure and measured my gravel pile to see if it was going down and said that if it wasn't removed in three to four weeks time, I would be taking it. so i just feel like i feel like it was a targeted attack i feel like somebody up here has a problem becoming speaking my mind or heather did i'm not sure and for whatever reason you guys decided that that was the concern not the issues at the new park area um which really quickly i'll just say the parking lot really fast at the new park entrance. They did not add a curb at all. And you guys didn't have enough of like the blockers for cars for parking. It goes right onto the sidewalk. There's going to be a kid or something that gets hit by a stupid car who doesn't understand where the parking goes. So we might want to ask those contractors to come back and maybe fix that area, like build the actual curb like the other side, because it looks really great. So to have something like like that is kind of an eyesore for you guys. It may be a safety concern. So thank you.

Thank you.

The last person on the list is Tim Long.

Thank you. Welcome. Please state your name and address or ward and provide your comments to council.

Good evening. Tim Long, Ward 4, 10661 Utrello Lane. I'm here to, uh, express a real concern about the financial status of our city. Having attended the last two financial committee meetings and watching the goings-on that takes place there and some of the decisions being made by the policymakers, I'm very much aghast at where we stand. And having looked at the website to recite and look at all of your financial statements and where they are and how they're declining precipitously in a constant move. I don't see you have really ready solutions for this. Your financials are in tatters. You mentioned you're going to take care of five of 22 water treatment fixes. That means 17 will be going unattended, and the five that you've mentioned cost $3.5 million. Lord knows what the total would be of the 22. I don't know if you're really qualified to make financial decisions for the city. I know your accountants work earnestly to have the right numbers to show, but it's not their fault. It's not at their door. It's at yours, the policy makers. Your constant celebrations have cost us a great deal. You spend money here and there like drunken sailors. You've had your way with the majority voting on council for nearly a decade. Understanding of the consequences are not theoretical. You're heading for some difficult times, some difficult decision-making, and I honestly don't think you're up to it. You prefer to do the virtue signaling, have all your year-long celebrations continue. Your connection statements are always there showing a constant campaigning for political favor. You've created a mad laboratory for year-long celebrations and a constant campaigning for political favor. It's very disheartening to those of us who work for a living and pay taxes in North Glen, which we call our hometown with all earnestness. You've lost four to five of your senior leadership. I don't see the exit interviews being presented to anyone, especially not the public. So we're always in the dark as Melissa just mentioned as to what's really taking place behind the scenes. And to lose the head of your HR department to me is telling, very telling. All these celebrations, the hefty spending, perversely ignoring budget, overspending, what has that brought you? It's not about what you hear. It's about what you need to take care of. You have $104 million budget, $100 million budget. You spent $34 million on this place, $5 million of which you didn't have to spend for that net zero holy grail you're always talking about. Dear politicians, you need to own the responsibility for all that debt. You are responsible for this debt, and we, we the taxpayers, we pay for it with every single penny. Again, I do not believe that you are up to taking the decision making that's gonna need to take place with the budget views upcoming. You can rest assured those of us that have access to the website and know how to analyze the financials are going to be looking at every step you take. I just got the second quarter report and an update, and I know that Jason's doing a great job just keeping track of the money we don't have. I know it's very difficult, but you need to take a look at your general fund, your rainy day fund, and see how long it's going to last you, given what's taking place. And please, please do not add any more debt to what you already have on the debt scene. Adding more debt just increases the overhead and everything else that you have to work towards. The people of Northland see the roads that are in some disrepair. Among other things, you've got to fix some other areas throughout the city, and you're not paying attention to it the way I see it from this perspective. Thank you for your time.

Is there anyone in the audience who did not have a chance to sign up that would like to speak to council at this time? And I don't, oh, maybe let's see. Is there anyone on the phone who would like to speak to council? You can press star six to unmute. Okay. Hearing none, we will move on to proclamations if council would join me down front.

Can you hear me? Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

Hello? Who is this?

This is Jim Lynch, Ward 1.

Hi. We've moved beyond public comment. We are now into the presentation. Can you zoom back in for the second portion of public comment at the end of the meeting?

No, I don't think I can.

Okay. Do you want to just give him five minutes?

You have no idea what time the meeting is going to be over, do you?

Okay. So we'll set the timer. And we are, just so you know, council is off the dais and we are down front. But we are ready to give you five minutes, sir. You can state your name and address or ward and provide your comments to council.

Right now?

Yes.

Okay. This is Jim Lynch, Ward 1. I want to speak a little bit about the Northland Senior Center and the importance of maintaining the staffing level that allows the valuable community resource to continue serving the older residents. The Senior Center is much more than a building. It's a place where seniors come together for connection, activities, education, recreation, and support. For many older residents, it's one of the most important places in their lives outside their own homes. Everyday seniors walk through the doors of the Senior Center and are greeted by responsive, caring staff members who know them, understand their needs, and help make the center a welcoming place. The staff are not simply employees filling positions on a budget sheet. They're the people who make the program successful and make seniors feel valued and included. The Northland Senior Center serves a large and active population of seniors who participate in a tremendous variety of programs. These include exercise and wellness activities, educational programs, social gatherings, special events, celebrations, recreational activities, tours, and organized trips that provide opportunities for seniors to stay active, engaged, and connected with their community. These programs do more than provide entertainment. They help reduce isolation, encourage healthy lifestyles, build friendships, and improve the overall quality of life for older residents. The Senior Center currently operates with a very small staff. The staffing levels are already lean, eliminating even one position is not a minor adjustment. It has a major impact. It reduces the ability of staff to provide the personal attention, organization, and support that make these programs possible. A city's budget reflects its values. Supporting our seniors is an investment in the people who have spent their lives building and contributing to our community. Many of today's seniors help create the neighborhoods, businesses, and community that we all enjoy. I respectfully ask the City Council to consider the true impact of any staffing reductions at the Senior Center. Please look beyond the numbers of a budget document and consider the people who depend on this facility, the programs they participate in, and the dedicated staff members who make it all happen. The North Glen Senior Center is an example of what a community resource should be. welcoming active and responsive to the needs of its residents i hope council will protect the staffing necessary to preserve the quality of service for the seniors of north clinton the strength of a community is often measured by how it treats the people who built it our seniors deserve to know that their city values them thank you thank you mr lynch

Okay, I would like to invite Police Chief Jim May and our Deputy Police Chief Peter Rice and any other officer that would like to join us. We have Back to School Safety Month.

Just up here with us.

All right, whereas the beginning of a new school year brings students, families, educators, school staff, crossing guards, school buses, and increased pedestrian and bicycle traffic back to North Glen's neighborhoods and roadways. And whereas drivers can help protect students by slowing down in school zones, obeying school bus signals, and yielding to pedestrians, avoiding distractions, and remaining especially alert near schools, bus stops, crosswalks, and drop off and pick up areas. And whereas students and families are encouraged to use designated crossings, follow bicycle and pedestrian safety practices, wear helmets, remain visible, and become familiar with safe routes to and from school. And whereas back to school safety also includes physical security, emergency preparedness, safe transportation, digital safety, and responsible device use, mental and emotional well-being, bullying prevention, and a culture of kindness and belonging. And whereas, protecting students and creating positive learning environments requires collaboration among students, families, educators, school staff, first responders, mental health professionals, local government, and the entire North Glen community. And whereas, Back to School Safety Month provides an opportunity to renew safe habits and ensure that students begin the school year ready to learn, grow, and succeed. Now, therefore, I, Meredith Leidy, Mayor of the City of North Glen, Colorado, do hereby proclaim August 2026 as Back to School Safety Month in the City of North Glen and encourage all residents to exercise additional care near schools and along student travel routes. Follow all traffic and school zone laws and work together to make the new school year safe, positive, and successful for every student. Dated at North Glen, Colorado, this 10th day of August 2026. You want to add anything?

Well, thank you, Mayor. I think that says a lot. And especially parents, please take the time with your kiddos and explain some of the things that they need to know when going to school, especially crossing streets and parents dropping your kids off. That's a huge group of you out there for our schools. You also have to be aware of those kiddos also going to those schools. So please follow the safety protocols that the principals have put in place. That's very important. I can tell you we will be out in force in those school zones. So you don't want one of those Northland police coupons. So please be aware of everything going on in those school zones.

Thank you.

Let's take a photo. Thank you. Yes, yes, so I'm going to hand this microphone over. We have the Colorado Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve State Chair, Allison Patton. Yes, we'll present the award.

Hi. Good, how are you? Very nice to meet you, ma'am. Nice to meet you. So, as she said, I'm Allison Patton. I'm the State Chair for Colorado for Employment Support of Guard and Reserve.

I'm not sure where cameras are going here, so right over there. Okay.

First, We're going to go ahead and do this and have you sign. So, um, the statement of support for the garden reserve for North Glen police department, we recognize the garden reserve are essential to the strength of our nation and the wellbeing of our communities in the highest American tradition, the patriotic men and women of the garden reserves serve voluntarily in an honorable and vital profession. They train to respond to their community and their country in time of need. They deserve the support of every segment of our society. If these volunteer forces are to continue to serve our nation, increased public understanding is required of the essential role of the Garden Reserve in preserving our national security. Therefore, we join other employers in pledging that we fully recognize, honor, and comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, or USERRA. We will provide our managers and supervisors with the tools they need to effectively manage those employers who serve in the Garden Reserve, We appreciate the values, leadership, and unique skills service members bring to the workforce and will encourage opportunities to employ guardsmen, reservists, transitioning service members, and veterans. And we will continually recognize and support our country's service members and their families in peace, in crisis, and in war.

So that is that. Yep.

There you go.

Got that one first before we do this.

Okay.

So this award, the pro patria was given to North getting police department, um, detective and also tech Sergeant Skylar Richardson, who is an air national guard member and works for the police department nominated them for the freedom award, which is the highest award that can be given by the department of war for an employer. which is a very distinguished honor. She put a lot of effort into doing that, and what you guys provide for her is over and above for sure. And this award, the pro patria, is the highest that I can give as a state committee. So that was awarded to them on the 24th of July. So that will move on.

Oh, absolutely.

All right, moving into council communications. I will kick it off with council member Burns.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Thank you to everyone who came and spoke and congratulations again to our police department and thank you for the proclamation. Shout out to Adams 12. It does go back to school tomorrow, so this is very timely. I will be sending a kindergartener for the first time, so very exciting. Otherwise, not much else. I was unable to make it to National Night Out because of kids' stuff, but there's been a lot of fun things going on, and just thank you to staff for everything. There was a beautiful... movie in the park the other night, which was great. We've been at the rec center a ton. That's about it. Thanks for the soccer balls. Also, that's been great. Yes, thank you. Councilmember Lighty.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Also, not a lot on my front. I do want to say thank you to everyone who came to speak. National Night Out was a hit. That was so much fun. And I did hear a lot about the curb in that park. So I'm glad that you came and brought that to everyone's attention because i heard that a lot on national night out so that was really fun thank you to our cops for doing that you guys are so much fun the the kids think it's so cool to see the motorcycles to see the lights to hear the sirens it was so fun seeing their faces light up every time you guys pulled up so thank you so much for that um shout out to back to school i don't have to go back until next week so good luck adams 12. um other than that that's all from me thank you councilmember sievers

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Thank you for everyone that came out and spoke tonight. It's important that your voice is heard. So I want to congratulate the police department on the pro patria award. That's pretty cool. It's obviously a big task to be a law enforcement officer, but also just as a city wide, everyone's working their job. And then sometimes the National Guard and Reserve aren't part-time. Sometimes they go full-time, too. They'll serve in combat zones, and I know there's plenty of them reserved in National Guard that went to Iraq and Afghanistan and still serve. And it's a commitment, and it's extremely important that the city always honors that. On August 4th, I participated, as well as many of us, in the National Night Out with our North Glen Police Department. It was good. I think we hit eight or nine of the 12 or 13 locations. It's really a good opportunity for, as our police cars say, community partnership, and get out there and get to hear people's, what their, because, again, sometimes it's not easy to come to a city council meeting. Sometimes people don't want to send an email. So it was good to see people face-to-face and hear concerns and positive things about the community. And I think it's definitely worth hosting next year if anyone's interested. I'm going to try to host probably next year, so I look forward to that. On August 6th, we had the breakfast with Adams 12 leadership at the Justice Center, once again with our North Carolina Police Department back to school, as we just mentioned. It's always good to get the school resource officers in front of the educators and administration that's going to lead up these schools. As we know, it's very important for everyone to be on the same page with school and policing. On August 6th, also, I would like to celebrate my fiancee, but more importantly, she got sworn in at the Adams County Justice Center as a CASA member. Thanks to Mayor Pro Tem Shannon Lucanera-Massa and Council Members Roper and Kondo. for showing up and supporting this amazing opportunity for my partner to give back to the community. For those that don't know, the mission of Colorado Casa, which is a court-appointed special advocate, and its local network is to advocate for the best interests of children and youth who have experienced abuse, neglect, or involvement in the child welfare system, ensuring every child has a safe permanent home and a voice in court. And this group of amazing volunteers serves both Adams and Broomfield counties. So it's a real way to give back. So if you're interested, you have a time available, you have bandwidth available, I urge you to look into that. And maybe you can also volunteer with CASA. Tomorrow, we have a Dice Board interview, so I'm excited to speak to them and talk to another amazing community member that wants to step up and serve our city. On Wednesday, we have an ADCOG meeting. However, I cannot make it, so graciously, the alternate council member, Kondo, will be there, and he will be available, so I appreciate that, sir. And then finally, I just want to congratulate the City of Thornton and Anythink Libraries on opening their new nature library. It's really cool stuff. Everyone should go check it out. I know I will. I couldn't make it to the grand opening, but I saw a lot of great press, and justifiably so. It's a unique and it single-handedly helps contribute to making the North Metro area a better place to live. That's it.

Hold on, I turned my thing off. Councilmember Goff.

Thank you, Mayor. I'm not going to repeat things that other people have said, but we always do want to hear people who come and make respectful comments to the City Council. We take everything into consideration. We're trying to balance the needs of a lot of people, so thank you for coming out and doing that. On July 28th, I'm going back a little bit, but I did testify before the Public Utilities Commission asking Excel not to raise our rates again. We'll see what happens with that. And then August 1st, I want to thank everyone who came out to our, probably the last time I get to say it, sesquicentennial event and the time capsule that we had opened and reset, I guess, for the next 50 years. It was a hot day and appreciate everybody coming out for that. And then to congratulate our police department on winning this amazing award. We, you know, talk to people from other communities and I always can brag about the North Glen Police Department. I'm very proud of our men in blue. So, or black or whatever it is. But anyway, thank you. And that's all I have to say. Thank you. Council Member Kondo.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I am going to go back a little bit in time just to recognize the staff and the Sustainability Committee, which I believe back on the 18th of July participated in the first ever neighborhood cleanup, which was done over at Kiwanis Pool. And I thought it was, yet again, just like National Night Out, another opportunity to really meet and speak with residents where they're at. So I'm not sure if there's going to be other future neighborhood cleanup events that will be scattered throughout the wards, but I do want to just give props to our sustainability committee for getting that going. Also props to the police department, clearly national night out. I participated principal meeting participated in that. You know, it's so important that our police, As our esteemed police chief talks about community policing, he puts his mouth anywhere his mouth is. He really does. The actions speak louder than just the words. So thank you very much for doing that. And I understand that of most of the municipal cities here in the metro area, very few do this sort of meeting. Broomfield, for example, does not. Sorry, calling you out, Broomfield. But again, I just really appreciate the fact that we really care, care enough to be able to do it. I am participating in what is known as the Municipal Leadership Academy. This is being run by an organization, nonprofit, called Civic Results, which is led by Heidi Williams, former Thornton mayor. So the very first session will be this coming Friday on governance. So I'm really looking forward to that. Always always interested in learning and growing lastly Just a tickler reminder. I know this is probably not a good time for many of you as It's gonna happen at 9 a.m.. On the morning on Wednesday, but on the 19th I secured a tour with Adams County Clerk's office so that we could actually go and see the voting facility and meet the people that handle the ballots and things of that nature and Obviously it's not during an active vote counting season, but I will tell you You know having my experience at North Metro fire I know we have the Dominion machines and having seen them and understanding that they're not connected to the internet and That they're well secured and all this I feel like I want to do that at least and understand that what happens at the county level I have no idea. That's the reason why I'm asking for this tour.

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So if you are interested, please get with me. I am getting back with the organizers just to confirm numbers. And I think it'll be a great learning opportunity for us and hopefully give an opportunity, right, firsthand observation, a sense of confidence and trust in our election system. Thank you, Madam Mayor.

Thank you. Council Member Roper. Thank you, Madam Mayor. And I apologize, Council Member Gough and audience, I am old and I was trying to turn off my watch, ended up setting it off.

Please be kind to the older person over here.

All right, so I have a lot, well, not a lot, but some of it is going to be repetitive, and I do apologize for that. So I did attend the sesquicentennial as well, and the thing that I really enjoyed about this was there was North Glen High School Band, North Glen High School Palms. There were also residents who were there for the original time capsule, which just really was incredible because they were able to speak to the history of North Glen. that many of us were not here for or even alive when it happened. Let's see, what else? That Adams 12 SOR principal's breakfast was really wonderful. I do appreciate so much that our police department does this as it really builds that community peace and that partnership between schools and law enforcement, which is very much needed, and I appreciate it. And let's see, and as we're going back to school, As Chief said, it is really important that we're watching the streets, especially at the beginning. Students are not aware of what is happening around them. Their worlds are a little egocentric, so just be aware of them. Also, I know sun glare is often a factor, so just being aware of that. And then many of our North Glen schools are still undergoing or finishing up bond projects. And many times when there's construction, it may change things for students or drivers. I also attended the North Glen night out. With my colleagues, we had some very delicious food, whether it was all kinds of things, hoagies, hot dogs, quail eggs, all kinds of things. We had delicious food. Let's see. And actually, at National Night Out, I spoke with a resident who works in the voting collection, and he was talking about how secure it is and how many people vote. And so it was really interesting. I HOPE YOU HAVE FUN. AND THEN LASTLY, YESTERDAY I AND THEN LASTLY, YESTERDAY I AND THEN LASTLY, YESTERDAY I ATTENDED THE SIXTH ANNUAL ATTENDED THE SIXTH ANNUAL ATTENDED THE SIXTH ANNUAL WHIFFLEBALL TOURNAMENT. WHIFFLEBALL TOURNAMENT. WHIFFLEBALL TOURNAMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GUYS KNOW WE EVEN HAVE THAT. WE EVEN HAVE THAT. WE EVEN HAVE THAT. BUT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, IT'S THE BUT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, IT'S THE BUT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, IT'S THE SIXTH ANNUAL FOR ADULTS. SIXTH ANNUAL FOR ADULTS. SIXTH ANNUAL FOR AD there and it was really nicely done i stayed for four games which was a little hot but um it was a wonderful opportunity if you've never watched wiffle ball or wiffle ball tournament it's really actually interesting because it has different rules and i didn't realize that but it was a great opportunity for our community to come out together and for other people to come into our community and just see the amazing things we do i think that's all great thank you mayor proton

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Being almost last, it is hard to not repeat. So I also attended the sesquicentennial celebration and everything was said that I was going to say. It was the American Legion was there as well. So I think it was a great event. It was really cool to see all the items in the capsule from the old capsule as well as the new capsule, the things that are going in there. So just a great way to celebrate our nation and our state. So great job to staff putting that all together and to everyone that attended. On August 3rd, we had a quick legislative policy committee meeting, yes, and so we just briefly discussed how we will potentially move forward with the mental health treatment living facility bill and as well as our lobbyists selection. I attend a national night out and it is always such just a great wonderful community-based event. It was really cool to attend different events in different wards. Ward 1 had a really cool event in the park. Is that North Park? Is that the right name of the park? And I was so impressed at how many people showed up to that one. They had food trucks and ice cream, a really great sense of community, which is really what it's about, right? Building that bridge between our police officers, our police department, and our community. So thank you to all the officers that showed up, North Metro, a lot of smiles, a lot of happy kids, and we gave away a lot of cool stuff as well to all the kiddos. Also attended Adams 12 breakfast, excuse me, with the principals and our police department. And it's always, it's just really great to hear how our SROs intend to connect with each school, that they're responsible individually and the approach that they're taking, you know, and trying to really get to know kiddos, I think is important. So it's not like a punitive approach. It's a more, I guess, maybe more of like a mentorship approach to make sure that kids are doing well. So, and all the amazing staff that showed up as well. As was mentioned, I went to Councilmember Seavers' fiancee's CASA swearing in, and that is so incredible, such an incredible role to take on, and so important to our city here in Northland as well, since we have a lot of kiddos that go through that system. So really appreciate her doing that. Upcoming, we are finally having the Family Justice Center naming sessions. We can't really do a lot of advertising or branding without getting that name set. So there's a few sessions coming up with key stakeholders to determine what the name of the Family Justice Center will be. That is on track to open, hopefully, before the end of the year. I won't give a certain date, because we all know how things go in Murphy's Law, right? And then last but not least, I am also signed up to do the Municipal Leadership Academy. I figured I could do it better this year than next year. One more thing to do. So that's all I have. Thank you.

Thank you very much. Yes, a lot of us were very busy at quite a few events over the last couple weeks. So I'm going to highlight a couple of other things. I did have a Metro Mayor's Caucus meeting and then some people also found the news story that came out of that meeting and i wanted to address that a little bit it was a cute piece on next with kyle clark however i think it misrepresented the work that we do just a little bit Someone had, I don't know, used the word secret meeting at some point, and the reporter ran with that as if that's what they are. They are not secret meetings. I talk about them every time I attend one. So we meet every once every other month on a Wednesday, and we have two retreats a year. It is about collaboration. It is about mayors working together on really tough topics. And it's a valuable group. And it was nice to be featured in the news so that people would understand that it even exists. However, we do way more than was sort of elevated in the news story. The National Night Out I have to mention again because it was so great. It was so well organized. It was so fun. The best part about it is that it gets everyone into all the different corners of our city and we get to meet people right where they are and it is very true that they often will say, hey, now that you're here, let me show you this and thank you for coming. I'm going to tell you about this and that's a great opportunity for us to get feedback and also It's such an honor to go to parties that we've gone to for years. I know Chief has some residents he's known since he was young. And they're just very sweet, and it's nice to connect with everyone. So it's a great night, and I do hope we get more participation in the years to come. There was an NAHF meeting. I was unable to attend because I had a work-related conflict, but I did want to congratulate Michael Stricker. He is one of our, well, he is the recreation manager, and he will be leaving us, which makes me so sad because he is such a valuable asset to our city, but apparently he got his dream job down at DCPA, and his talent's definitely will be um appreciated it's it's a loss for us but it's it's a huge celebration for him But as I share that, I wanted to sort of connect that to questions about personnel that were brought up with public comment tonight. And many things we are not at liberty to share because personnel changes are confidential. This was one that was a celebration that was shared publicly in a community meeting. And so it was something that I was at liberty to share and congratulate him on. Other Other changes in personnel are we don't discuss with the public. They're internal personnel issues, and that's for the privacy of everyone involved. I know there's always curiosity, but it's just not professional nor respectful to share things that are not ours to share. um i do also want to talk about the budget a little bit we do on a regular basis have some guests that come and talk about the budget and they have been joining us at the finance committee meetings and there's a lot of opinions about the budget we love to hear the feedback as long as it doesn't come with name calling so nobody up here is a drunken sailor we are all professionals working very hard to manage our city budget. So as has mentioned, we really appreciate public comment when it's respectful. And to talk about the budget for just a minute, I wanna elevate something and then ask council to chime in on a small discussion item. So a couple of weeks ago, we had a presentation around FPPA and potential retirement increases for city staff across the board. A lot of us have done our due diligence, done additional research. And ahead of next week's budget meeting, I'm hoping that we can give staff some direction tonight so that they can prepare over the next week for the budget presentation that is coming on the 17th. So specifically, things that we considered at our last meeting was the time it takes to implement FPPA, the budget constraints that we are facing at this time. We have full support, I believe, but I'd like to hear from council of retirement increases as best we can. However, in 2027, we are prioritizing raises because in 26, they did not exist. But in 27, we are prioritizing raises for all staff. And I believe that we are committed to digging into FPPA starting in quarter one of 2027. and doing some research and getting a plan put in place. But we need to have some stabilizing factors in the budget and also some forecasts with revenue and expenditures at the start of 27. So I would like Council to chime in and let us know if that makes sense, if that is also what you understand, so that we can send that direction to staff tonight in preparation of next week. Anybody want to add? Or are we just in agreement with everything I just said?

Okay, Mayor Pro Tem. Yeah, thank you, Madam Mayor. I'm happy to chime in. And I forgot to say congratulations to our police department for the pro patria award. So I just wanted to make sure I threw that in there before we end communications. I'm very proud of our police department overall. And that ties into our discussion as well, because I fully support the request for FPPA and I know a lot of young officers that are coming in are really kind of invested in being able to obtain that so it was a long and hard discussion but I think the mayor summed it up well in terms of we all support we just need to kind of EXTEND THE TIMELINE A LITTLE BIT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE BUDGET STABILIZATION FACTORS, AS THE MAYOR SAID, ARE IN PLACE FOR US TO DO THAT. BUT I DO JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I DO SUPPORT IT, AND I KNOW EVERYBODY ELSE HERE WAS ALSO IN SUPPORT OF IT AS WELL. SO I THINK THE MAYOR CAPTURED IT WELL. I JUST THOUGHT I WOULD SAY SOMETHING. THANK YOU.

NO, THANK YOU. COUNCILMEMBER ROPER? THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBER

Mayor Pro Tem kind of stole what I was going to say, but exactly the same thing. Really, I just want to reiterate that supporting the police department is so important. However, I know one thing that was on my mind is if we want to put this into place, we want it to be something that we can sustain. I would hate for us to put it into place and then get to a place where we'd have to pull it back. And so I think this will give us the time to be thoughtful and make sure it's something that we can sustain year over year.

Council Member Burns.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. And I think just to piggyback off of everybody is this will also include equity across all city employees, not just for the police department. So that is also a considering factor of, as you mentioned, raises this year, retirement the year after across the board for every department, not just the police department.

Thank you.

Did you want to add something? I saw you go in there. Council Member Seavers.

Obviously, we're in the middle of budget season. And the numbers aren't as beautiful as they have been in the last decade. There are cuts being made actively. So my biggest point is we obviously support them, the police department, and getting the FPVA. It's just a matter of dollars and cents. And as the mayor said, we are prioritizing raises, cash in people's pockets immediately. this year and we'll try to get it done in early 2028. That's the goal. It's a nine month or so period to get into it as well. So it's not like it would happen tomorrow even if we decided today. So it's a measured approach as we hear a lot that people are concerned about financial situations and creating a super solid base and you can't just do willy-nilly drunken sailor spending and that's where we're at like we all up here support doing it it's just a matter of it costing X amount of dollars when we're cutting significantly a lot of you know a few dollars so again I don't like to be the bare bad news. But that's where it's at and no one's immune to math and we just want to make sure that we do this in a very smart and thought out way. That way we never consider the opposite, which is pulling back or anything. Not that that's very likely, but it's very important that we get people their money now, this year, and a lot of people are going to see some good raises, and I obviously want to highlight that. Thanks.

Yeah, and I don't, I don't believe that it's bad news, necessarily. I think 2028 was on the table. And our goal is to be able to move forward in that direction. So council's direction to staff is to not include that in the 2027 budget, because the raises are included but then knowing that in that probably the end of quarter one, we don't wanna promise January, February, cause we'll be busy, but end of quarter one to revisit it again and pull together a plan to hopefully prioritize it. But we're not in a place just yet. I guess I'm directing this specifically. We're not in a place just yet to sign a non-binding agreement. We'd like to see that at the end of quarter one. Do you have any questions?

No, thank you, Mayor and Council, for that direction. It's understood. Okay, thank you.

We just wanted to get that in there. I know it wasn't on the agenda tonight. And then my final thing was something that Council Member Burns mentioned was soccer balls. This is kind of a fun thing. So through the U.S. Conference of Mayors, I was gifted 200 soccer balls. And so we did a really fun... event with the oh excuse me with the kids at day camp uh for the mayor's monthly minute and it was really fun but the rec center desk has extra soccer balls they're on a first come first serve so if you have a kiddo or a grandchild or somebody that needs a free soccer ball uh send them over there and that was that was a really fun time and it's a cute video you should check it out

okay moving into staff communications uh city clerk small do you have any updates thank you madam mayor i do not have any updates tonight okay interim city manager loveland good evening mayor council one update the rooftop unit in this building that provides air to this room went out a few days ago has not been repaired thus the balmy temperature for us tonight so

will get to work on that and have it fixed hopefully by next monday it's a little warm in here thank you city attorney hoffman good evening madam mayor members of council i do not have anything to report tonight great thank you okay moving on financial report we have the june 2026 update interim city manager loveland will present this update to council

Good evening.

Jumping right in.

I did jump right in. So the second quarter update, so this is through June, so we're 50% of the way through the year. I will start off with kind of our usual sales and use tax update. Year-to-date collections are $11.8 million, which is unfortunately a decrease of 1.2% compared to the prior year. why that is kind of having a compounding effect when we're talking about forecasting our future revenues and just kind of where we are right now is that's down 1.2 percent from last year, which was down 1.9 percent from 2024. So those things come into play as we're looking at the future planning. Auto use tax specifically is down 3%. Food tax, as we know, should be down, and it is, about 20%. And then actual sales tax is just flat. It hasn't changed year over year. So this is the blue line is kind of what we're looking at here. And you can see how it's pretty clustered and pretty consistent With kind of historical trends, you'll see a spike in March for the quarterly update or quarterly filers being included. And again, this is just through May sales that we collect in June. So more to come on sales and use tax. Obviously, we're tracking that very closely on a monthly and quite honestly, on the finance department side, a weekly basis. We've talked about this for a while now. Marijuana tax continues to drop. Really, there's supply and demand issue here. There's an abundance of supply, and demand is decreasing quite a bit. And so this is a statewide phenomenon. It's not a North Glen specific issue, but it is a large portion of our tax portfolio, if you will. And you can see that dotted line at the bottom where 2026 has been trending so jumping into the general fund a lot of numbers on the sheet so we won't go through everything but we'll hit on the total revenue being seventeen point nine million dollars which is actually up overall you know compared to the last year and total expenditures of eighteen point six million dollars so you'll see a change in that fund balance If the city's year end was in June, there would be a decrease in fund balance. It's not at the end of June, so we'll carry on. The total revenue and total expenditure numbers that you see on the far right column, the 44% and the total expenditures of about 47%, those are consistent with kind of the total revenues and spending that we expect on an annual basis. So we're in good shape on both of those. You'll see in the personnel line item, That's at 42%. So we're seeing some savings with some of the proactive cost saving measures that we've put in place with freezes to vacant positions. So that's why that one is lower than you would expect normally. Moving ahead to the Conservation Trust Fund. So this fund is supported by lottery proceeds. Toll revenues are up slightly. at $273,000, up from $256,000 last year. And then expenditures, $55,978. Those are capital projects supporting parks facility maintenance and improvements. the capital projects funds a wide variety of revenue sources through intergovernmental revenues as well as taxes and property tax that total revenue is at 4.8 million dollars and expenditures of just over a million you'll see the other financing sources and uses that's the initial interest expense that we have on our cop's certificates of participation for both the justice center and the recreation center in the water fund total revenues are just over four point six million dollars and total expenditures are just over five million one item to note so through June consumption was actually up one point four percent I did look today To see where we are at through July and that has recovered that there were some great savings in July and so we're actually down two and a half percent overall city consumption so. kind of some mixed areas we track. City consumption, so the city of Northland usage and that sound about 15%. um we'll also take a look at the school district single family homes town homes apartments majority of those are down and we're working with those folks that are not quite saving at the rate that we would like them to but i will say that the majority of of the community on single family homes we are consuming less water through july than than we had planned so That's a real positive on that front. In the wastewater funds, user charges and fees and total revenue of just over $3 million. As a percentage on the collection and spending rate, that collection rate at 44% is really spot on to where we would expect to be right now. And then on the expenditure side, you'll see capital outlay, that line item where still in the planning and design and those types of phases. So you'll see that we have a $9 million budget and have spent nowhere near $9 million. In fact, it appears we're just getting started on some of that work. So we will not expect to spend very much of that, which will carry over to 2027. But overall, on the other operating expenses, personnel purchase services and whatnot, those are in line with the planned budget. Skipping to the stormwater fund, total revenues of around $235,000, expenditures of $58,000. Again, in line with what we would expect and what we had planned for for the year. Some of the differentiation is capital project investment With just hasn't kicked off yet as you can see the budgets 1.3 million dollars for for 2026 And then lastly the sanitation funds again in alignment with expectations total revenues of 1.2 million dollars expenditures of the same amount and really kind of just Plugging along as we had planned to start the year One note, if you flip kind of through more of the detail pages, which I don't have a slide of, but page 11 that shows the tax collected by geographic code, you'll see through June, which is May sales tax, we're up 2.6 percent. Specifically, the out-of-state or online shopping, is really carrying that. That's up 10%. And then other areas in the city, you can see we're actually trending in a more positive way than we were earlier in the year, now that we've gotten through May. But if we remove the online sales, kind of the brick and mortars, which I've talked about a few times, the sales tax is completely flat. It's truly 0% growth. I JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT PAGE OUT THAT WASN'T ON THE SLIDE. SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

COUNCILMEMBER CONDO.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR, AND THANK YOU, ACTING CITY MANAGER. I'M JUST KIND OF CURIOUS, SO OBVIOUSLY WE'RE PAYING 4.1 MILLION TO COVER THE INTEREST PAYMENTS ON THE COP'S. And I was just going back and looking at our records is to figure out the original principal Which doing rough math, I think it was around 53 million. Do you know what is the current principal outstanding on the COPs?

for both the Justice Center and the rec center As I stand here I do not have that in my okay in my brain I

I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT ON FOLLOW-UP. I'M CURIOUS. OBVIOUSLY, WE HEARD A FEW COMMENTS ABOUT DEBT, AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE A NUMBER IN MY HEAD THAT I CAN KEEP IN MIND.

YEAH, AS FAR AS THE OUTSTANDING AT THIS MOMENT, I DON'T HAVE THAT NUMBER.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MOVING TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, IS THERE A MOTION?

Motion to approve.

I'll second.

Please open the vote.

The vote is open.

Please vote.

I will close that vote. The consent agenda passes unanimously.

We have a public hearing tonight, CB 2037. Will the city clerk please read the title? bill for an ordinance amending chapter seven of the north glen municipal code by the addition of a new article 7-11 to establish an automated vehicle identification system i will now open the public hearing on cb 2037. comments are limited to five minutes per speaker is there anyone who would like to speak either for or against cb 2037 Please state your name and address or ward for the record and provide your comments.

Hello. I know all of you guys. Good evening, Mayor Lighty, Lighty, Council. As you know, I'm Riley Winfred. I live at 117 Teal Street in Ward 3. I'm also a member of the Diversity, Inclusivity, Social Equity Board. But I do want to clarify, I'm speaking on behalf of myself tonight. When I was interviewed for the Dice Board in March of last year, Dr. Goff and Mayor Lighty, you asked me what equity means to me. To expand on my answer from that interview, I think it's important to recognize that a flat rate financial penalty is financially inequitable. While a standard speeding fine is a minor inconvenience to a wealthy family, that exact same ticket could take groceries off the table for a low-income family. That sounds like a tax on poverty and doesn't align with our city's stance on equity. Just look around at the houses in Ward 3 that are ignoring the drought water schedule. A fine is a small slap on the wrist for those who can afford it. Before making a final decision on this matter, I urge you to look at how fee-based camera enforcement impacts minorities. Studies published in a journal called Science show that POC drivers are up to 33% more likely to be cited for speeding and pay over 30% more in total fines than non-POC drivers when traveling at the exact same speeds. Automated cameras institutionalize inequities by disproportionately extracting wealth from minorities and low income drivers who use North Glen roads. There are proven non punitive alternatives that protect everyone equally create safe streets and keep all families financially secure. First, we should consider and prioritize physical traffic calming. And I know you guys have talked about this, so I'm not coming in with any answers. But just the idea of introducing road diets can actually force the drivers to slow down before speeding happens. So if automated systems are used, we should explore income proportionate fines or offer alternatives that are non-financial options, like traffic safety courses or community service hours. Council recently took an admirable stand and overhauled code enforcement to focus on an education first model, explicitly stating that heavy fines create an adversarial dynamic. I ask you to apply that exact same equity focused logic to creating safe streets in North Glen. Please do not outsource our public safety to a third party revenue driven vendor like vera mobility who reported nearly one billion dollars in revenue last year please consider voting down cb 2037 and going back to the drawing table we're better off investing in physical engineering and restorative programs that protect all north glenn residents without adding financial burden to them thank you thank you

Is there anyone else that would like to speak either for or against CB 2037? I don't see anyone online. Okay. Hearing none, I will close the public hearing. Ordinances on second reading CB 2037, automated speed enforcement cameras and speed corridors. Is there a motion to approve on second reading?

A motion to approve.

Second. Deputy Chief of Police, Peter Rice, will provide a summary of this item.

Good evening, Madam Mayor, Council. Tonight we're going to, over the second reading of Council Bill 2037, which is an ordinance amending Chapter 7, adding the addition of article 11 which is for the automated vehicle identification systems the primary focus of the ordinance establishes three speed corridors that City Attorney Hoffman and I reviewed the data deal with Speeds, crash data, and we've identified 104th east and west within the city limits, 112th and 120th. And the implementation of these cameras, As we stated a couple weeks ago, they will take only the rear license plate of the vehicle. They will capture no physical features of the driver as the issuance of the summons or citation only is established if they meet the criteria set in the ordinance that the police department manages as the threshold. and then they will be issued via mail a $40 fine to which they can pay online through the system unless it meets some of the criteria, again, established in the ordinance that allows them to dispute, obviously, if the registered owner is deceased, if the vehicle is stolen, or if there was a bill of sale. showing that they no longer own the vehicle at the time that the vehicle was captured on camera, violating the speed limit. It has three different thresholds of speed in the ordinance. Less than five miles or less, it establishes the issuance of a warning from six to nine. your first offense, you issued a warning, and then subsequent offenses, you can be issued a summons for that. In 10 and over, you can be issued the summons immediately. And again, all due to the registered owner, and it captures the rear license plate, is entered into the system, and then it is reviewed by an officer

At the police department and then the summons is issued to the mail and that's That's the ordinance in a nutshell Councilmember Seavers Thank You madam mayor And Thank You deputy chief Thank You Riley and the dice board for speaking I certainly understand that People are not always in a situation to pay a $40 fine. The positive way to look at this is first there's going to be a 30-day notice period. So anyone that speeds during that period should get a notification. This in the future will cause you a fine. The other item is that Colorado law mandates that data-driven reasons be first and foremost before installing these cameras. We have a lot of residents, especially in Ward 4 and along 112th and Ward 2 in that area, that have the concerns of speed. And obviously we can't monitor every square inch of every road. It's important that we try this, and maybe it'll work or not work, but the data shows that it will work and it will make a safer environment for our residents. Another item, I forgot what I was going to say. See, that's why you've got to write it down. But anyways, I totally understand the concern, but I think at the end of the day, this is something that a lot of the community has wanted. Again, there's Precautions oh yeah, this is what I was gonna say so also the police department and city staff worked To figure out what was necessary what wasn't necessary so we removed the front facing cameras so concerns about people of color or any biases should be eliminated because we do not look at the person driving the vehicle and We don't need to because it's just going back to the registered owner, so it shouldn't be a concern but Again, totally valid in some instances. So I think we're doing what the residents of North Clinton have asked us to. We've tried to, and are mandated by Colorado law, to use data to isolate areas that are of concern. And I think, you know, I support this.

Thank you. Council Member Burns.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. Thank you so much to everyone who came and spoke. And I just wanted to draw the DICE's attention to the Ward 1 member of the DICE board who had sent comment as well but could not attend tonight. I forwarded to everyone as well. So thank you so much for this. I believe we had an extensive conversation about this last time around like what, like we have like you sort of these next steps, but I was hoping to see tonight like at least an outline of our communications plan and everything like that. And I still haven't seen that of like, how are we planning on telling residents about this? Like I would like to see it documented somewhere where we can then put it out. And then so people know the plan, and then can look for the communications, right? So we're building up awareness in multiple steps versus the same presentation we were given upon first reading. Do you have any updates on that for me?

Yeah, this is on the ordinance that we passed on the council resolution as far as to sign the contract to go with variable mobility. So that's why the presentation is solely on the ordinance, not on the, not on the vera mobility. And again, if it's not going to go forward, all of that stuff is statutory. So we're obligated to do a multitude of things when it comes to the communications plan, vera mobility, our internal police department. I know that there's obviously more change on the city side. When it comes to the communication plan and how we push that out, We have every intention of doing that. And we're between 90 and 120 days before we would even get to that point where we would go live. So statutorily, we have a minimum of at least 60 days of notifying our residents. We have every intention to do it. But we're also waiting for the contract to be signed. Variable mobility won't do anything or move forward until that happens. And once we get this approved, we'll notify everything. We have to. And we plan on, we have to put signage up within 300, excuse me, within 300 feet of the camera systems. We have every intention to do it. But the reason why there isn't a separate presentation is because, to my understanding, this is solely based on the second reading of the ordinance. Not what's already passed two weeks ago. That's why.

Yes, I understand because we're voting on that. And so I guess I was looking to secure my vote what that communications plan would look like. Does that make sense?

Yeah, that makes sense.

Yeah. So thank you so much for laying out verbally what some of those things are that we have to do, how long the timeline is going to be. Because I do think we do have residents who have reached out to us concerned about these types of things. So even more transparency. on the plan would be super helpful. Thank you.

We have, and I want the community, we will be fully transparent. We have talked about this. Next Thursday night, we will talk about this with the community. This isn't going to catch people off guard, but to come up with the amount of work that has gone into just getting us to here, and then now we have to create the communications plan with the use of Joy Riot, with the use of our internal team. That's a big lift, too, on top of all of the other things. So for us, it was just a matter of systematically getting through and not doing work because if this doesn't pass, then we have a communications plan on something that we're not going to implement. And we have to do it statutorily. That's going to come. I promise. It has to. And we have been overly communicative with the community, especially from the police department side, on our intentions, where it's going to go, how we came to those. We're based off of the five-year plan that the county did looking at the data, looking at the data that we did internally. This is not meant to keep anything from the community whatsoever. Just the exact opposite. We want them to know where it is. We have to. And it's signage. And this is not a revenue generator. We want to change poor driving behavior on some of the most dangerous roadways that we have in our city where people crash, where people get hurt. And one of the other public comments tonight, when we talked about the infrastructure and roadways that are, that's what the revenue from the fines and forfeitures is supposed to go to. It's mandated to. That's a portion of it for roadway safety, for traffic enforcement safety. So we're all for roadways. sitting down with city staff and coming up with a communications plan to get it out to everybody.

We're all for it.

I just don't have it tonight.

Council Member Kondo.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. I guess a comment and then my question. First of all, I've had first-hand experience with Vero Mobility when they implemented their speed cameras and roads throughout the valley in Phoenix, specifically Paradise Valley. Not that I received a ticket, but it certainly did inspire me to observe the speed limit. So at least from my personal experience and watching and seeing how that system works, it seems to me that the technology can be very effective in modifying driver behavior. Now, the comment that I heard in the public comment in the open portion, at least on the second hearing, public hearing, actually prompted a very interesting reaction for me, and that is the low-income, disadvantaged communities. LIDAC is the term. And while I was listening to you, I was just doing a Google search just to figure out if there are any places where they do have some sort of progressive fine based off of racial background, but I didn't find anything. And I'm just kind of curious, have you delved into this in any shape or form?

No, and this is statutory. Correct me if I'm wrong.

And maybe it's not allowed. I mean, it's almost like you're profiling.

We didn't create the fine amounts. This is the state of Colorado.

Right.

That is...

Because that's the struggle that I'm having is it's like, okay, if you're going to find different racial groups, you're giving preference, and so therefore that's discriminatory. And perhaps maybe I can allow our city attorney to speak to that.

The only thing I can add to that is Deputy Chief Rice is correct. The fines are in the statute and are largely $40. I would suggest to you that that amount is dramatically less than any fine you would get for a moving violation that is if you're pulled over by a North Glen police officer. don't know what the current fine schedule but i'm thinking it's roughly a quarter if not less of the amount that you would get if you had a four-point speeding ticket pulled over by a police officer i'm guessing based on fine structures here and elsewhere it's probably much closer to two hundred dollars for that same offense gotcha why i appreciate

fact that it was brought up and obviously it's causing me to kind of think a little bit broader so thank you i will tell you that my parking ticket in downtown denver this last weekend when i was uh obviously i did a lot of my meter expire was 35 so anyway thank you madam mayor for sharing councilmember goff

Thank you. Yes, I do appreciate the concerns that have been expressed tonight through email and in person. It's been a struggle for us up here to go through this process and trying to balance safety concerns because, boy, do we hear from residents about speeding and other kinds of crazy driving, equity concerns, and privacy concerns. Those are all things that we've tried to work through. And I will say that my understanding of the improportional impact, ah, disproportional impact, oh my gosh, my brain isn't working today. Anyway, is really based more on the fact that just historically data like nationwide over decades, hundreds of years or whatever, People of color get pulled over more often than white people. And I've had that reverse discrimination happen to me because, well, I won't go into the story about that. I think that was the concern. And I would say that by using a camera like this that is just looking at the rear license plate, that sort of cuts through the whole potential for being pulled over and having a face-to-face confrontation that could theoretically escalate. So I do think in some ways this is safer. There is built into this a payment dispute process, and I don't know the details of that, but I do know from personal experience many years ago, in a different community, that when you go to court, which I know isn't always possible, people have jobs and things, but that that judges are often very understanding of economic hardships and things could be worked on. These are all maybe excuses, but part of it is we're just really trying hard to balance all these different concerns. And I would say that my final comment is that I hope in a certain amount of time, maybe a year from now, that we can actually get some hard data on how many tickets were issued, how many were paid, you know, something along the lines of how effective this actually turns out to be. But, you know, despite a lot of, not a lot, but despite some misgivings, I do support the passing of this.

That's statutory to you, ma'am. We'll report all of the All of the data that you alluded to, we'll publish all of that. We'll have all of that for the public and the community to see.

Mayor Pro Tem. Thank you, Madam Mayor. Well, Council Member Goff asked the question or stated what I was going to say, which is that we'll be disclosed. So I think it's, I don't know, I think it's a year or something like that. in terms of how many citations and the revenue that is generated. So that is a piece of transparency that's important. And I appreciate the public comment. I appreciate the emails. It's always great for us to receive that and to hear that and to understand where the public is coming from. I appreciate our police department at least taking a look at that and, you know, and not capturing the front cameras. We didn't have to do that. So I want to acknowledge that. You know, again, to piggyback off of what Council Member Goff is saying, balancing, right, perceptions and safety and trying to work it all together. But that is the number one complaint that I get from residents, 104th, 112th, crash corridors, so many crashes, even in front of the streets, just along, just literally. So Councilmember Sievers pointed out it's based on data. So it's not willy-nilly. It's not like, oh, we're just going to target this area. I just want to kind of reiterate that. And then the last piece is that you kind of alluded to already. In terms of it being more educational, I feel that it is, versus getting, I think it was actually a city attorney, Hoffman, that mentioned, versus getting that actual fine, and you get points taken off, which I feel hurts you even more, because now you have to dig your way back to get those points. So this gives you a chance maybe to modify behaviors, You know, and it's not fun. Nobody likes to get a ticket for speeding, but it causes damage. It causes injuries. It causes crash. I've said it before. I'm a victim of one. I'm going to miss some things next week because I got to get the nerves burned in my neck. So things like that, like it is important that we deal with it and we're listening. So for those reasons, I do support and we'll check in in a year and see how it's going or whenever it is by statute. Thank you.

Councilmember Lighty.

Thank you so much for your presentation. Just for, I mean, maybe the people listening and on the dais, could you explain to us what it looks like when an officer is going through all of these reports so that we know that you're not targeting specific groups of people with these cameras? What does it look like on your screen? It doesn't pop up with my face and go, she was driving this car 55 miles an hour in a 35.

Does the license plate match the make model of the vehicle and then it sends a first class mail to the registered owner? That's where we get data. Is a human reviewing the Colorado license plate One two three ABC is that on a blue Honda Civic and in the picture One two three ABC is on a blue Honda Civic and it matches They accept it They get a $40 issuance in the mail and to Councilwoman Goff there are ways in which as I said deceased vehicle was sold or the vehicle was stolen. So there are ways to, you always have your time to take things to court. That process hasn't gone away, but that's all it is.

Thank you so much. And not to make you repeat yourself, but if my license plate or close to my license plate was caught by a camera, because this is still technology and technology still messes up, your officer would review it. And if they don't line up, I'm not going to get a ticket. Thank you so much.

That's why it's reviewed by a human.

Okay. I have a couple of questions. Um, under the ordinance and article 11, Is this broad enough that if we choose to add the mobile unit in the future, we don't have to redo the ordinance?

Yes and no. The mobile unit, there's verbiage, and I'll have the city attorney Hoffman, that we've discussed. where they talk about where you reduce temporary speed limits, i.e., so if our public works folks were out and we knew, remember Irma, where we were rerouting and we have our guys out in the middle of the street, and you wanted to slow the speed limit down, but there's time constraints on that that allow you to do that for 72 hours. But it has to be for that, you start bridging into cost. The reason why neighboring municipalities, if you will, use a vehicle, because they can move the vehicle that is mobile as opposed to the ones that go for 30 days And then you can, if they're on a speed corridor in a different location, you don't have to warn them for the 30 days. But if we were to identify a different location, then you would have to warn them for the 30 days. All right, so let's use South Barn Irma as an example. If you were to put it there and it's not a speed corridor, you would have to, for 30 days, warn them. do all of the same stuff that we were talking about, communications, letting them know that it was gonna be in the signage, and then after the 30-day warning period, then you could cite them there. Or if we were going to establish future, if we've noticed that data and we're like, we just need to add Huron and Irma because the data's showing that we could use them there, then we would have to amend and add those as speed corridors to this specific ordinance. So there's multiple ways to go about it. Let me try to answer it a little differently.

This ordinance establishes certain speed corridors. If the mobile unit is within those speed corridors, this ordinance would not need to be amended. If there is a desire to use the mobile unit elsewhere, it would need to be amended because one of the fundamental changes in Senate Bill 26-152 from this last session was that any time you use this technology, it needs to be based on quantitative data. So this ordinance has the corridors where we have quantitative data. Any new corridors would require quantitative data and an ordinance amendment.

Got it. Thank you. Because I know we had discussed using mobile units at some point possibly in the future, so I just wanted to ask. And then also I wanted to highlight the story that came out of Wee Ridge. Did you happen to see that this week? So they are reporting a significant drop in speeding in the areas where their speed cameras are. And the reason it made me think of the mobile unit is because what I think is super important is one of the quotes is that the camera outside of Wee Ridge High School has a 75% reduction in citations since the camera was installed. And that's huge because we know that our teenage drivers like to go fast and aren't always the safest. And so to see that kind of reduction just made me think of, well, we're not putting one anywhere near our high school. Not yet. Right? I know. That's where my brain went. Also, the ordinance mentions a school zone. Is 112th the only school zone? that we're going to be in?

No, we're not. It's not placed in any school zone.

Okay. So it just says the penalty is $40, and then it says 80 in a school or maintenance zone, I guess. But we don't have any school zones?

No.

Okay.

The school zone, and correct me if I'm wrong, you're talking southbound on Larson?

I mean, I was just thinking 112th by.

Yeah, but they're talking it just to specifically be within the parameters of the school zone.

I was just wondering. So we don't have any in a school zone. Okay. As far as the license plate going to the registered owner, I do go back to communications, not necessarily a full-blown plan, because like you said, if it doesn't get voted in, why spend that time? But knowing that there's some thought out there with... communication in addition to statutory because i'm looking at what's been highlighted in the memo and that's things like a public notice on the city's website for 30 days we have a ton of people that don't look at our website we have a ton of people that never look at public notices and so thinking about how to communicate so one thing i would put out there is parents of teenagers you need to make sure everyone knows that it's the registered owner of the vehicle that gets the citation because a lot of kids are driving their parents' cars. And so just clarity around, I think, the whole thing, and maybe I'm misunderstanding. I know you had mentioned that this was the conversation about the ordinance, and we had a previous conversation about the contract, but I was, and maybe I misunderstood, but my understanding of Council Member Byrne's email prior to our last meeting about the contract, was really about like how we're going to tell people and can you bring us that information? Because I think there is a piece of if we don't feel confident, even though you keep saying it's the law, it's going to happen no matter what, the manner in which we do it can be North Glen specific and it can be enhanced. It can be a little better than just the basic statutory requirements. And so just thinking about you have an internal comms team

have they thought about one guy you know he's great um has he thought about ways in which he can communicate this because if we vote on it today what's the timeline uh has he thought about it yes have we been in contact with vera mobility yes okay um have there been some changes in the city side recently that we have to work through and that we will um establish what it looks like with, and if it's Joyride or whoever it is that we're ultimately working through and ultimately packaging that. For example, we're going to put out things immediately for the beginning of school. Once we create something and that we're collaboratively okay with pushing out, the sooner the better. Again, we're all for all the communication. When our team, Jamie, gets back, I'll talk with Acting City Manager Loveland and we'll create some time. My very mobility contact was in Barcelona, so that last two weeks. So when I can get that back on board and we can get, their communication, we can collectively sit down and see what does it look like for North Glen and our residents and how we push it out.

Cool. Okay. Um, I think that may have been all of my questions. Are there any other questions or comments for deputy chief?

Mayor if I could supplement because frankly what you just said stole much of what I wanted to respond to councilmember burns on but You reference the ordinance section 7-11-2 for those that are looking at it has the statutory requirements for notice, but that's the floor and so I think city staff has heard loud and clear that that is in fact the floor and will come out with a plan for how best to notify the community both consistent with what's in 9-11-2 or 7-11-2 which is taken from the statute but in addition to as well great thank you we appreciate that all right thank you please open the vote the vote is open please vote

I will close that vote and CB 2037 on second reading passes unanimously. Thank you. Moving to resolution CR 103. Will the clerk please read the title? A resolution approving intergovernmental agreements with the counties of Adams and Weld for the purpose of participating in the November 3rd, 2026 coordinated election.

Move for approval.

Second.

City Clerk Joanna Small will provide a summary of this item.

Good evening, Mayor and Council. CR 103, as the title just said, would approve intergovernmental agreements with the counties of Adams and Weld to conduct the city's November 3rd special election as part of the November 3rd general election. So if approved, the city's ballot question regarding the accommodations tax would be placed on the general election for the November, or the, sorry, the general election ballot for the November election. The coordinated elections are advantageous because they increase voter participation and they are also more cost effective for the city. Under the agreements, you'll note in the staff memo, the counties agree to mail the ballots to voters. They operate the voting locations and drop off boxes. They count the ballots and they also certify the results. The city clerk's office is responsible for providing the city's ballot content along with the required translations. We also provide TABOR information in this case because it is a ballot issue. And we assist the counties as needed and also help voters with voter registration and then also wayfinding and logistical items on election day. The estimated cost for the city's portion of the coordinated election is $20,000, and that is available in the general fund. Staff recommends CR 103, and I'm happy to answer any questions. Council Member Kondo.

Thank you, Madam Mayor. You said that the city has to provide translated content. And you said translations, plural, but is it really just Spanish?

Well, correct. Documents, plural. Language, singular. So it would be Spanish is the language. Okay.

Gotcha. Thank you.

Yep.

I don't see any other questions. Please open the vote. The vote is open.

Please vote. Oh, mine's not open. Refresh. There we go.

Refresh. Now it looks like it's going now, maybe. Yeah.

Refresh the little, little spinny thing.

Okay. I will close that vote and CR 103 passes unanimously.

Thank you. All right. Moving into public invited to be heard. This is an opportunity for public comment. Statements are limited to three minutes per speaker. Comments must be related to an item previously addressed by council during the meeting. Is there anyone in the audience that would like to speak to council at this time?

Thank you again for hearing me out. Please consider the instead of a fee for people who asked for it community service is all I ask something to that effect, but it doesn't impact their wallet. Thank you.

Thank you. Please state your name and address or ward and provide your comments to counsel.

Tim Long, Ward 4, 10661 Utrillo Lane. I applaud your decision tonight on the automated speed enforcement cameras and speed corridors. Speaking of someone who is very close to 104th Avenue, I thank you very much for adding additional public safety to our neighborhood. And if it hadn't appeared in your resolution, I would not have known that you have a new acting city manager in Deputy Jason Loveland on August CPA, and a fellow who really does understand the numbers. but you didn't make an announcement to that effect, so how would anybody know? If they didn't read the consent calendar, what? You talk about communications, but again, with all due respect, there's a bit of a shortfall. In terms of the financial report that was presented by Jason, only one question came up out of this entire August body. Only one question, and quite honestly, with all due respect, you should have known that answer already, knowing what the bonds and what the payments are for the debt. And I would like to say I apologize for the lack of professionalism in suggesting you were not in line of sobriety for your decision making. However, I call your attention to a decision you made in terms of the prose brewery, excuse the pun. You provided $1.7 million in public incentives, $1.4 million in local sales tax rebates, And the North Glen Urban Renewal kicked in another $25,000. The total funding to bring Probst on board was $3.6 million. What were you thinking when you gave that kind of a tax incentive in probably thinking that there might be a halo effect of development in the marketplace? But I assure you that as one walks through the marketplace of late, you can see there's a lot of empty spaces. And with all due respect, respectfully decline becoming your acting city manager appointee. Thank you for your consideration.

All right, there being no further business, we are adjourned.