City Council - Regular Meeting

I WILL NOW CALL TO ORDER THE 1,627th REGULAR MEETING OF THE THORNTON CITY COUNCIL. BEFORE WE BEGIN, I'D LIKE TO REMIND EVERYONE TO, IN THE AUDIENCE, TO PLEASE TURN OFF OR SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES. THE AUDIENCE SEATING AREA IS PROVIDED FOR OBSERVING COUNCIL MEETINGS ONLY. IF YOU MUST STAND, YOU MUST STAND ALONG THE NEAR WALL OPPOSITE THE DAIS. IF THERE'S ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO NEEDS ASSISTANCE IN LISTENING AND/OR PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND STAFF WILL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO YOU. THANK YOU. ITEM 2 IS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. LET'S PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. [RECITING PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE].

ITEM 3 IS A MOMENT OF SILENCE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. [MOMENT OF SILENCE] . ITEM 4 IS LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM. "“THE CITY OF THORNTON RESPECTFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES THE LAND ON WHICH WE STAND IS THE TRADITIONAL TERRITORY OF THE APACHE, ARAPAHO, CHEYENNE, COMANCHE, KIOWA, LAKOTA, NAVAJO, PUEBLO, SHOSHONE, AND SOUTHERN UTE TRIBES AND NATIONS, WHO WERE THE ORIGINAL STEWARDS OF THIS LAND. WE HONOR THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND CONTRIBUTIONS BOTH PAST AND PRESENT OF THESE INDIGENOUS NATIONS AND TRIBES. WE PAY RESPECT TO THEIR ANCESTORS, ELDERS, AND PRESENT-DAY COMMUNITY MEMBERS, AND EXTEND OUR GRATITUDE TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLES FOR THEIR ONGOING CARE AND STEWARDSHIP OF THE LAND, WATER, AND RESOURCES. WE ALSO RECOGNIZE THE LASTING IMPACT OF COLONIALISM, FORCED REMOVALS, AND CONTINUED INJUSTICES THAT HAVE AFFECTED INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT HISTORY AND INTO THE PRESENT. WE ALSO ACKNOWLEDGE THE LABOR OF ENSLAVED AFRICANS AND THEIR DESCENDANTS WHO WORKED THIS STOLEN LAND FOR THE COLONISTS, AND WHO CONTINUE TO DISPROPORTIONATELY FACE ECONOMIC OPPRESSION, RACISM, VIOLENCE, AND EXPLOITATION. MAY THIS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SERVE AS A REMINDER OF OUR RESPONSIBILITY TO BE MINDFUL AND RESPECTFUL OF THE LAND, ITS HISTORY, AND THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WHO CALL COLORADO HOME AND TO USE IT TO GUIDE OUR POLICIES AND DECISION-MAKING FOR THE PEOPLE OF THORNTON."”

THANK YOU. NUMBER 5 IS A ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THE ROLL WILL OF COUNCIL. MAYOR KULMANN. COUNCIL MEMBER ACUNTO. NEAR. COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE. HERE. MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZAR. HERE. QUORUM IS PRESENT, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU. ITEM 6 IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY STAFF CHANGES TO THE AGENDA?

THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO THE AGENDA. I WOULD LOVE TO TAKE THIS MOMENT TO MAKE A COUPLE OF ANNOUNCEMENTS OR REMARKS, IF I COULD DO THAT. FIRST I DO WANT TO INTRODUCE YESTERDAY JESSICA PROSSER JOINED US AS ISN'T CITY MANAGER. I'M GOING TO HAVE JESSICA STAND SOMEWHERE BEHIND ME. JUST A REMINDER, JESSICA IS JOINING US. SHE WAS THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES IN AURORA, AND THERE SHE WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, CODE ENFORCEMENT, ANIMAL SERVICES, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, YOUTH VIOLENCE, AND HOMELESSNESS EFFORTS. PRIOR TO THAT WORK SHE HAD ROLES IN SUSTAINABILITY AND ALSO IN PLANNING AND IN THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE BOTH IN AURORA AND ARVADA. WE'RE THRILLED TO HAVE JESSICA JOINING US. WE WILL BE SUPERVISING OUR PLANNING, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND OUR PARKS AND RECREATION AND THEN ALSO SHE'LL BE TAKING THE LEAD IN DEVELOPING AND CONSOLIDATING OUR NEW DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. SO THRILLED TO HAVE JESSICA JOINING OUR ORGANIZATION AND I KNOW SHE'S GOING TO HELP ADVANCE BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND THE COUNCIL'S GOALS. SECOND PIECE, AND I KNOW COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL LIKELY MAKE REMARKS LATER TOO, DO JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE BOTH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND STAFF FOR THE RESPONSE TO THE FIRE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. AND SO CLEARLY OUR FIRST RESPONDERS WERE CRITICAL IN MEETING THE NEEDS THERE. DO WANT TO HOLD UP MEMBERS OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM THAT WERE HELPING WITH TRANSPORTATION AND WITH WATER LEVELS. OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAMS THAT WERE HELPING WITH COMMUNICATION. AND YOU KNOW, A LOT OF INTERNAL SERVICE SUPPORT. THINGS LIKE I.T. TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD GET OUR EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER UP AND RUNNING. ALSO WANT TO THANK COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO SUPPORTED ONE ANOTHER, THAT COOPERATED WITH

OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. AND I'D BE REMISS NOT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING US THROUGH THE INCIDENTS AND I KNOW WE HAVE ONE COUNCIL MEMBER THAT'S VIRTUAL WITH US, THE OTHER NOT IN ATTENDANCE THAT I KNOW WE'VE GOTTEN CALLS FROM THE PUBLIC AND OUR OFFICE THANKING THE WARD 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR THEIR ATTENTION AND SUPPORT THROUGH THEIR -- TO THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE INCIDENT. SO THANKS TO ALL THAT WERE INVOLVED. COUNCIL, ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. SECOND.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, CLERK, PLEASE POLL THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER ACUNTO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BIRD. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BE SALAZAR. YES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, YOUR HONOR.

THANK YOU. ITEM SEVEN IS PRESENTATIONS. ITEM 7 IS A RESOLUTION DECLARING MARCH 26TH AT COLE LOW REMEMBERING WILLING TO CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO. WHO WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM?

I WOULD. A RESOLUTION DECLARING MARCH 2026 AS COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO. WHEREAS, COLORECTAL CANCER IS THE SECOND-LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER-RELATED DEATHS IN THE UNITED STATES AMONG MEN AND WOMEN COMBINED; AND WHEREAS, COLORECTAL CANCER IS ONE OF THE FEW CANCERS THAT CAN OFTEN BE PREVENTED OR DETECTED EARLY THROUGH TIMELY AND APPROPRIATE SCREENING, YET APPROXIMATELY 29 PERCENT OF ELIGIBLE COLORADANS ARE NOT UP TO DATE ON RECOMMENDED SCREENINGS; AND WHEREAS, COLORECTAL CANCER IS A LEADING CAUSE OF CANCER-RELATED DEATHS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AGES 20 TO 49, UNDERSCORING THE IMPORTANCE OF AWARENESS AND EARLY DETECTION FOR ADULTS OF ALL AGES; AND WHEREAS, EARLY DETECTION THROUGH SCREENING CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE SURVIVAL RATES, REDUCE THE SEVERITY OF TREATMENT, AND SAVE LIVES; AND WHEREAS, IN COLORADO, IN 2025, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 2,130 NEW CASES OF COLORECTAL CANCER AND AN ESTIMATED 750 DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO THE DISEASE; AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL GOAL ESTABLISHED BY THE NATIONAL COLORECTAL CANCER ROUNDTABLE IS TO INCREASE TIMELY COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING RATES TO 80 PERCENT AMONG ALL AMERICANS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR SCREENING; AND WHEREAS OBSERVING COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT OPPORTUNITY TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT RISK FACTORS, SYMPTOMS, PREVENTION STRATEGIES, AND THE LIFE-SAVING VALUE OF REGULAR SCREENING AND EARLY DETECTION. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: THAT MARCH 2026 IS HEREBY COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS IN THE CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO. AND I ASK FOR ITS APPROVAL.

SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? BEING THAT YOU READ THE RESOLUTION, YOU CAN GO FIRST, COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD.

YES, THIS IS A MATTER THAT'S VERY PERSONAL TO ME. THIS IS A DISEASE THAT HAS BEEN HIT BY MANY WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. A FEW YEARS AGO MY FATHER PASS AID WAY FROM COL COLORECTAL CAN SORRY. HE WAS DIAGNOSED AT STAGE 4 DURING HIS FIRST SCREENING. SO I'VE -- SORRY. I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. I WOULD GREATLY ENCOURAGE ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS TO MAKE SURE YOU STAY UP TO DATE ON THIS. AND GO WITH GETTING SCREENING DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. BECAUSE AS I SAID, MY FATHER WAS DIAGNOSED STAGE 4 THE VERY FIRST SCREENING HE HAD. SO IT'S CRITICALLY IMPORTANT THAT EVERYBODY STAYS UP TO DATE ON THIS. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA. SO THOSE -- SOME FOLKS KNOW I WAS ADOPTED AS A CHILD, AS AN INFANT. THREE MONTHS AGO I FOUND MY BIRTH MOTHER. BUT WITH THAT NEWS ALSO WAS THE AWARENESS THAT THERE IS COLON CANCER IN MY BIRTH FAMILY. AND I HAD MY FIRST SCREENING BACK IN 2016. I WAS CLEAN AS A WHISTLE. SO THREE YEARS AGO WHEN I HAD THE NEWS, I WENT TO MY FAMILY DOCTOR AND SHE RECOMMENDED THAT I WASN'T DUE UNTIL THIS YEAR FOR A COLONOSCOPY. SHE SAID LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET ONE SCHEDULED. AND SURE ENOUGH, I HAD TWO PRECANCEROUS POLYPS. SO IF I HAD WAITED UNTIL NOW, YOU KNOW, I MIGHT BE IN THE SAME POSITION, YOU KNOW, LIKE COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD'S FATHER WAS. I SECOND MY FRIEND COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD THAT PLEASE GET SCREENED. NOT JUST FOR COLON CANCER, BUT FOR ANY TYPE OF CANCER. BECAUSE YOU JUST NEVER KNOW. SO I THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TOO. RECENTLY I THINK IF YOU'RE IN POLITICAL CIRCLES IN THORNTON OR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY IN ADAMS COUNTY, YOU MIGHT KNOW LEAH AND CASSIDY. THEY'RE A COUPLE REALLY YOUNG, SUPER, VIVACIOUS, ACTIVE FOLKS. LAST YEAR AT 35 YEARS OLD, CASSIDY WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COLON CANCER, I BELIEVE STAGE 4, AND JUST A COUPLE WEEKS AGO HE PASSED AWAY FROM COLON CANCER. HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND AND HELPED A LOT WITH THE CAMPAIGNS OF OUR PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEMBER JULIA MARVIN. BOTH OF THEM WERE SUPER INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING HER WITH HER CAMPAIGN. AND LEAH AND CASSIDY HAVE BEEN IN OUR COMMUNITY AND OTHER COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE DENVER METRO AREA HELPING WITH DIFFERENT INITIATIVES IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY. AND I JUST BRING THEM UP BECAUSE CASSIDY WAS ONLY 35 YEARS OLD. GOT A SCREENING, WAS SICK WITH SOMETHING, NOT FEELING WELL, GOT SCREENED, AND WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND FOUND OUT EVEN AT THAT YOUNG OF AN AGE HE WAS SO SICK THAT HE JUST PASSED AWAY A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. SO HIS REMEMBRANCE OF LIFE AND CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE THIS SUNDAY AT COORS FIELD BECAUSE HE LOVED BASEBALL. BUT I WASN'T SUPER CLOSE, BUT I KNOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE AND PROBABLY COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL MIGHT KNOW THIS YOUNG COUPLE AND IT JUST BROUGHT TO MIND JUST HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO GET SCREENED BECAUSE IT CAN HAPPEN TO ANYBODY. SO JUST BE SURE TO, YOU KNOW, CONTINUE THOSE SCREENINGS AND CONTINUE TO LOOK AT THAT, YOU KNOW, AS YOU GET OLDER. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZAR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ACUNTO. YES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, YOUR HONOR.

THANK YOU. ITEM 8 IS AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION. THIS IS THE TIME FOR MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA AS A PUBLIC HEARING OR GOING TO BE ON A PUBLIC HEARING IN THE FUTURE. PURSUANT TO CITY COUNCIL RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE, SPEAKING TIME IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON WITH A ONE-HOUR LIMIT ON THIS SEGMENT TO THE AGENDA. IN-PERSON SPEAKERS WILL BE HEARD FIRST FOLLOWED BY REMOTE SPEAKERS BEFORE THE END OF THE IN-PERSON SEGMENT. RESIDENTS OF THE CITY AS INDICATED ON THE SIGNUP SHEET WILL BE GIVEN PREFERENCE IN THE ORDER HEARD IN EACH SEGMENT. THE PODIUM LOCATED ON THE DAIS OF THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS MUST BE USED TO OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT DURING THE AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION OR PUBLIC HEARING SECTIONS OF THE MEETING AGENDA. IN THE EVENT OF PHYSICAL INABILITY OR PUBLIC HEARING SECTIONS OR PREFERENCE, THE PUBLIC MAY OFFER COMMENT BY MICROPHONE WHILE SEATED IN THE AUDIENCE SEATING AREA. AT NO TIME SHALL THE PUBLIC BE MADE -- AT NO TIME SHOULD PUBLIC COMMENT BE MADE WHILE TRAVERSING THE CHAMBERS. MS. LONG, IS THERE ANYBODY WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK UNDER AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION?

YES, YOUR HONOR, WE HAVE NINE INDIVIDUALS IN PERSON AND TWO ONLINE. THANK YOU. CAN WE HEAR THE FIRST SPEAKER. RAY VINCENT, 11693 FILLMORE PLACE.

GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY. THAT'S LOUD. MY NAME'S RAY VINCENT, I'VE BEEN A RESIDENTS OF THORNTON FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS. IT'S AMAZING THE GROWTH THIS CITY HAS SEEN, BUT NOW I'M REALLY CONCERNED BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS, ESPECIALLY BEING ON NEXT DOOR YOU LEARN A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS. ALL THE [?] GOING AROUND THE CITY, KNOWING AT THIS POINT IN TIME WE ARE IN THE WORST DROUGHT, THEY SAY THE THIRD, BUT ACTUALLY IT WAS THE SECOND WORST DROUGHT WE'VE HAD IN 40 YEARS. HAS THERE BEEN ANY TYPE OF REPLANTING OR RESTRUCTURING HOW WE CAN SLOW THIS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON? BECAUSE I KNOW WE'RE GETTING WATER FROM THE RIVER AND I SPOKE TO THE GUY FROM THE WATER DEPARTMENT AND HE STATED THIS HAS BEEN IN PLANNING FOR FIVE YEARS. BUT I DON'T REALLY THINK THEY PLANNED FOR A DROUGHT FOR 40 YEARS. SO I KNOW THAT THE PEWTER IS DOWN. IT'S LEVEL. IT'S 44%. AND WILL FORT COLLINS RELEASE ALL THE WATER THAT WAS PROMISED TO US. MY MAIN CONCERN IS, WE WATCH ALL THE INFRASTRUCTURES AROUND HERE IN THORNTON AND, AGAIN, I'VE STARTED -- I LIVED DOWN IN THE OLD RUSSELL HOMES AND MOVED MY WAY UP TO 120th AND YORK. BUT I GUESS ONE OF MY MAIN CONCERNS IS OUR ROADS AREN'T EVEN PREPARED FOR THIS STUFF. OUR TURN LANES ARE TOO SHORT. THERE'S STILL TURN LANES BACK FROM, OH, MAN, 1980s WHERE THEY HAVEN'T EXTENDED THEM. OUR TRAFFIC IS GETTING HORRENDOUS. AND NOW WITH THE TRAIN GOING THROUGH HERE, IT'S EVEN WORSE. I KNOW THAT THE GOVERNOR DID PASS A LAW STATING THAT WE NEED TO BUILD UP THE HOUSING AROUND TRAIN STATIONS WHERE IT STOPS. WELL, HE DOESN'T LIVE IN OUR CITY BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF STOPS HERE IN THE STATIONS AND IT SEEMS LIKE EVERY SQUARE FOOT OF GROUND THAT'S BEING LOOKED AT, HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS FROM OUT OF STATE ARE COMING IN HERE AND MOVING IN AND BRINGING IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF HOMES, HOUSES, AND AFFORDABILITY. I JUST -- MY MAIN CONCERN IS GROWTH IN MY CITY, BECAUSE RIGHT

NOW WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE YOU GUYS ARE OFFERING US REIMBURSEMENTS OR FUNDING FOR DOING ZERO SCAPE FOR OUR YARDS. NOW IF THAT HAPPENS, DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE GOING TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE BEAUTIFICATION OF OUR YARDS JUST TO BRING IN NEW RESIDENTS? AND IF THAT'S THE CASE, ARE WE BEING PUSHED ASIDE TO SEE THE GROWTH OF THORNTON OR ARE WE TRYING TO MAKE SOME KIND OF EFFORT TO BE THE LARGEST CITY IN THE DENVER METROPOLITAN AREA? I MEAN, THIS IS A BIG ISSUE ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE. WE'RE GETTING SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS RIGHT NOW. BUT AS I SAID, IF YOU WATCH THE NEWS AND HOW MUCH WATER WE DON'T HAVE, I'M REALLY CONCERNED. I DON'T KNOW HOW CONCERNED YOU GUYS ARE, BUT I KNOW THAT I'VE HEARD -- I DON'T KNOW BY FACT THAT THE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT WAS STOPPED ON 104th AVENUE CLOSE TO WASHINGTON BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE SHORTNESS OF WATER. BUT NOW I KNOW AROUND THE CITY THERE'S GOING TO BE MEETINGS ABOUT BRINGING IN NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND WE'RE TALKING LARGE DEVELOPMENTS. ARE WE GOING TO SLOW THIS DOWN UNTIL WE GET BACK TO THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF WATER THAT'S GOING TO BE SUPPLIED FOR THE CITY?

THANK YOU. CAN WE HAVE THE APPROPRIATE STAFF FOLLOW UP WITH HIM? THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CAN WE GET THE NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. HOLLAND, 5363 EAST 128th CIRCLE.

HI, I'M HOLLAND, AND I'VE BEEN LIVING IN COLORADO IN THORNTON ALL MY LIFE. I'M HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING. HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS A $200 MILLION PROBLEM IN COLORADO. AND MOST VICTIMS IN THORNTON ARE FROM 12 TO 19. THESE KIDS ARE MY AGE AND TYPICALLY THESE VICTIMS ARE IN AND OUT OF FOSTER CARE. THESE TRAFFICKERS ARE MAKING AROUND 32K PER WEEK PER KID. ACCORDING TO COLORADO HUMAN TRAFFICKING HOTLINE, THEY RECEIVE ABOUT 100 CALLS AND TEXT MESSAGES MONTHLY, WITH OVER 4,500 REPORTS RECEIVED SINCE OPENING IN 2018. MY END GOAL IS NOT A DOLLAR AMOUNT. HUMAN TRAFFICKING IS WRONG AND IT'S AFFECTING KIDS IN THORNTON AND ALL THROUGHOUT COLORADO. AS WELL AS ACROSS THE NATION. KIDS MY AGE AND MINORS SHOULD NOT HAVE TO ENDURE THIS. I WANT THE CITY OF THORNTON TO INVEST MONEY AND RESOURCES TO STOP HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THIS WOULD BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF MY GENERATION AND GENERATIONS TO COME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HELPING TO FIGHT HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THORNTON.

THANK YOU. CAN I HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE. [?] 53 SIX 3 EAST 128th CIRCLE.

HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I ALSO AM SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF RAISING AWARENESS ON THE HUMAN TRAFFICKING ISSUE. ACCORDING TO THE COMMON SENSE INSTITUTE, ADAMS COUNTY HAS THE LARGEST SHARE OF THIS ISSUE IN COLORADO REPORTING A 20% -- 26% OF ALL CASES THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN HUMAN TRAFFICKING. SO THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE THAT THEY HAVEN'T EVEN -- THEY HAVEN'T EVEN KEPT DOCUMENTATION GOING BACK I BELIEVE IT WAS SINCE 2000 -- SINCE BEFORE 2003. BUT SINCE THEN WE KNOW THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM HERE. THE COLORADO DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE REPORTS THERE ARE FIVE MAIN WAYS THAT WE CAN ADDRESS THIS TO HELP TACKLE THIS ISSUE. AND THAT'S BY TRAINING, FIVE DIFFERENT SECTORS. IT STARTS WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, STUDENTS, PROBATION AND CORRECTION OFFICERS, MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS, AND THEN LOCAL GOVERNMENT STAFF. SO I'M ASKING THAT THORNTON CITY COUNCIL PARTNER WITH NONPROFITS AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO INCREASE TRAINING AND AWARENESS AND TRACK HUMAN TRAFFICKING BOTH IN THORNTON AND WORK TOWARDS INTO ADAMS COUNTY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. IF YOU -- IF AN OFFICE HAD OR IF THE CHIEF OR AN OFFICER WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW UP WITH YOU ON THINGS WE MIGHT BE DOING NOW THAT ARE ALSO APPROPRIATE. COULD I HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER. TOM LAMPO, NO ADDRESS PROVIDED.

HELLO, EVERYONE. I'M TOM LAMPO. I HOPE ALL ARE DOING WELL. WE'RE LIVING IN BIBLICAL TIMES. THE BOOK OF ESTHER, THE EXODUS FOUND IN THE BOOK OF EXODUS AND MOUNT CARMEL FOUND IN FIRST KINGS 18. WE COULD ALSO SPEAK OF DAVID AND YOU WILL PROMOTE YOUR WHITE HATE, WON'T LIKE ANY OF IT, BUT WE'LL GO OVER SOME OF IT ANYWAY. THE TIME WE'RE LIVING IN IS ALSO A TIME OF EXPOSURE. IF WE LOOK AT THE BOOK OF ESTHER, IT'S A BOOK OF REVERSALS. IT'S THE HISTORY BEHIND THE CELEBRATION OF [?] WHICH JUST CELEBRATED AT SUNSET MARCH 2nd AND ENDED MARCH 3rd. THE STORY TAKES PLACE IN PERSIA. HE CASTS A FORM OF DICE OR LOTTERY TO DETERMINE THE DATE OF JEWS ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION. HE UNDERESTIMATED GOD. ESTHER, THE KINGS QUEEN WAS JEWISH. SHE FOUND FAVOR WITH THE KING AND WHEN REVEALED SHE WAS H JEWISH, THE KING TURNED AGAINST HEYMAN AND HE WAS EXECUTED ALONG WITH HIS SONS. IF WE LOOK AT DAVID, WE SEE HE WAS TRAINED UP TO THE IN PLACES HE WAS. THERE WERE MANY ATTEMPTS ON HIS LIFE BUT GOD PROTECTED THEM AND HE SURVIVED THEM ALL. DAVID HAD MANY FAULTS, BUT THROUGH IT ALL HE WAS KNOWN AS A MAN AFTER GOD'S OWN HEART. IN TODAY'S POLITICAL PICTURE, PRESIDENT TRUMP IS THE DAVID OF THIS TIME. NO DOUBT PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS MANY FAULTS, AS WE ALL DO. GOD IS INTERESTED IN OUR HEARTS. AND TODAY GOD CAN USE PRESIDENT TRUMP TO ACCOMPLISH HIS PLANS FOR AMERICA. SO THAT BRINGS US TO JUSTIN WHO SYMBOLICALLY IS THORNTON'S HEYMAN. HE WANTED TO DESTROY SOMETHING OF GOD, JUSTIN WOULD BE OVERJOYED IF PRESIDENT TRUMP WERE IMPEACHED, FOUND GUILTY OF WHATEVER OFFENSE AND JAILED. NOT ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT GOD HAD PLANNED FOR THIS NATION. JUSTIN USES HIS PLATFORM TO SPREAD FEAR AND SHED DOUBT ON HIS MOTIVES. HOW WE NEED TO WATCH HIM AND HOW

HE DOES -- AND HOW WHAT HE DOES SLOWLY CREEPS UP ON US AND HOW A PORTION OF OUR CITIZENS WILL END UP IN CONCENTRATION CAMPS. IT'S A TIME OF REVERSALS. ALL THE HATE THE PRESIDENT HAS TAKEN WILL BE REMOVED FROM HIM AND I BELIEVE WILL BE PLACED WHERE IT BELONGS. IN MY OPINION, ALL ROADS LEAD TO OBAMA. SO TIME WILL TELL WHAT THE LEGACIES OF PRESIDENT TRUMP AND OBAMA WILL BE. AND THROUGH IT ALL, GOD WILL RECEIVE ALL THE GLORY FOR THE TRANSFORMATION THAT WILL TAKE PLACE. ALL GLORY BE TO GOD. ENJOY OF REST OF YOUR NIGHTS. THANK YOU. CAN WE HAVE THE NEXT SPEAKER, PLEASE.

SANDRA WOLF, WARD 1.

WELL, HERE I AM. I'VE SURVIVED TWO MAJOR EVENTS IN THORNTON, THE 1981 TORNADO AND THE HURRICANE -- THE HURRICANE. THE HURON FIRE. THANKS TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS AND ON COUNCILMAN SALAZAR AND MARTINEZ. HOWEVER, I'M STILL FEELING A LITTLE BIT UNSAFE. I STILL STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT OUTDOOR ALERTS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN OUR EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM. TO BE ABLE TO NOTIFY EVERYBODY INDOORS AND OUTDOORS. I'M ANXIOUS TO SEE HOW THE DOUGLAS COUNTY NEW HIGH-LOW ALERT SYSTEM IS GOING TO WORK OUT. I'M GOING TO BE MONITORING THEM TO LOOK AT THEIR SUCCESSES AND USAGE. SO NOW WE HAVE A NEWCOMER IN TOWN, IT'S CALLED THORNTON READY. SO GLAD TO SEE YOU, THORNTON READY, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE COMING AND I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE HAD A LITTLE BIT MORE WELCOMING INFORMATION. I HAD A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, AND I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. MY QUESTION IS, WILL WE BE DOING BIMONTHLY OR MONTHLY TESTING TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ALWAYS WORKING? CODE RED WAS NOT ONE OF MY FRIENDS. WELL, WE ALSO EXPLAIN BETTER THE PERSONAL MEDICAL DATA IS NOT REQUIRED WHEN YOU SIGN UP. WHEN I FIRST SIGNED UP AND OPENED THAT APP, I HIT THE ROCKET TOP. I SAID I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU HOW MUCH I WEIGH, HOW I -- ANYTHING ABOUT ME. WHAT IS PERSONALIZED WILL BE ON MY REFRIGERATOR FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SEE WHEN THEY COME IN TO GET ME. BUT ANYWAY, THAT WAS JUST ME. I TRIED TO CALM DOWN A LITTLE BIT WHEN I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS OPTIONAL. ALSO, DO WE HAVE A THORNTON CITIZENS GROUP?

SAFETY GROUP? IF WE DON'T, I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE. I'D LIKE TO VOLUNTEER TO LEAD IT. AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE SOME T-SHIRTS THAT SAY THORNTON READY, FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FEEDBACK I HAVE IS, COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE, COMMUNICATE. YOU CAN'T COMMUNICATE ENOUGH. AND I DON'T THINK WE DID A GOOD JOB COMMUNICATING THORNTON READY. I THINK THAT THE MORE YOU TALK TO PEOPLE, THE MORE THEY LISTEN. AND WE'RE SO OVERWHELMED WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON IN OUR TODAY WORLD THAT YOU GOT TO TALK AND TALK AND TALK ABOUT IT. SO CAN WE GET BETTER AT COMMUNICATING WITH OUR CITIZENS? ESPECIALLY WHEN WE HAVE 150,000. AND NOT EVERYBODY HEARS THE SAME MESSAGE AT THE SAME TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING.

THANK YOU. CAN WE HAVE A STAFF ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT MS. WOLF HAD. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. STEVEN MATHIAS, 2076 EAST 102nd AVENUE.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS EXTEMP TODAY SO WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH. ONE OF MY LONG TIME BOSSES DIED AT 40. HE WAS NOT OLD ENOUGH TO GET SCREENED. LUCKILY FOR ME I HAVE BEEN DUE TO UNRELATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS THAT ALLOWED ME TO GET THAT SCREENING EARLY AND I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO DO SO. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING SANDRA SAID. WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY OUR TECHNOLOGY IS SOMETHING WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT AND SOMETHING WE APPROVE. I LIKE THAT SHE RAISED THE QUESTIONS ABOUT PRIVACY. SHE BUT BE COGNIZANT OF WHAT WE'RE PUTTING IN OUR SYSTEMS, WHAT THEY HAVE ACCESS TO, BECAUSE ANY SYSTEM WE HAVE, WE SHOULD ASSUME EVERYONE IN THE WORLD WILL HAVE ACCESS TO. DATA BREACHES ARE NOT A MATTER OF IF, THEY ARE A MATTER OF WHEN. I WANTED TO ADDRESS SOME COMMENTS IN THE PAST ABOUT THE IMPROVEMENTS OF PUBLIC SAFETY OVER TIME. WE HAVE DONE GREAT THINGS. SAFETIES ON GUNS, ANOTHER GREAT ONE. WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIRE THE GUN A LITTLE FASTER WITHOUT IT, BUT WE'VE DECIDED HAVING THAT SAFETY SAVES LIVES, IT'S A LIMIT ON THAT TECHNOLOGY. SIMILARLY, I AGREE THAT WE DO SOLVE A LOT OF CRIMES WITH THE USE OF DNA TECHNOLOGY, FINGERPRINT TECHNOLOGY, BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY. BUT WE ALSO PUT LIMITS ON THOSE. WE DON'T SAY EVERY SINGLE PERSON AT THE TIME YOU WERE BORN WILL HAVE YOUR FINGERPRINT PUT IN THE DATABASE. YOU DO NOT GET YOUR DNA ADDED IN THE DATABASE. WE'VE DECIDED AS A SOCIETY THE APPROPRIATE TIME DO THAT IS WHEN YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF SOME FORM OF OFFENSE WHEN THERE IS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE THAT YOU MIGHT BE A RISK TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE BALANCING OF SAFETY AND PRIVACY. THIS IS SOMETHING I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONSIDER AS WE LOOK AT OUR TECHNOLOGY IN THORNTON. I'M NOT SAYING THAT THERE SHOULD BE ABSOLUTE TECHNOLOGIES NOT LOOKING AT ANYONE. BUT WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT STUFF LIKE ALPRs IN PARTICULAR ARE NOT ON THEIN SYSTEMS.

MY CONSENT IS NOT NEEDED NOR AM I ALLOWED TO MEANINGFULLY WAIVE IT. SIMILARLY ANY OF THE TECHNOLOGY WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SO FAR, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO TALK AXON, IT'S THE SAME THING. I'M REALLY INTERESTED TO HEAR ABOUT THE FACIAL RECOGNITION ON THE BODY CAMERAS. THAT WAS NEW TO ME. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER ALTERNATIVES THAT WE HAVE SEEN OTHER PLACES USE THAT ARE MORE PRIVACY AWARE WHILE OFFERING SAFETY. THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO PUT IN AIR TAGS THAT YOU CAN GET FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS. IF YOU WANT YOUR VEHICLE TO BE ABLE TO BE TRACKED WHEN IT'S STOLEN, THAT'S AN OPT-IN SYSTEM. I ENCOURAGE THAT WE LOOK AT MORE THINGS LIKE THAT SO WE CAN RESPECT THE PERSONAL VALUES WITHIN OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. MICHELLE SWANK, 672 GALAXY CIRCLE.

HI, Y'ALL. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU. THANK YOU FOR SERVING OUR COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE IT. THAT'S A SACRIFICE THAT I DON'T KNOW THAT I WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF THORNTON FOR 31 YEARS AND MY PARENTS WERE 25 YEARS BEFORE THAT. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY OF THORNTON FOR THE WORK AROUND IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT FIRE. THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY SYSTEM TO NOTIFY US OF ANYTHING, AND THANKFULLY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT JOINED WITH YOU ALL TO MAKE SURE THAT WE WERE SAFE. CHERISH CONTACTED US AS WE ARE HER IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS. I FINALLY REFER TO HER AS TELE-CHERISH, BECAUSE IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT SOMETHING, SHE FINDS IT OUT FOR US. INDIVIDUAL PRAYER AND PRAYER CHAINS WERE ACTIVATED, AND I BELIEVE GOD BLEW THE WIND THAT BLEW THE FIRE AWAY FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I HOPE THAT YOU'LL ALL SEIZE THIS OPPORTUNITY. I GUESS I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT BECAUSE THAT COMMUNICATION PIECE, DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THORNTON READY. SO THANK YOU FOR EVIDENTLY INITIATING THAT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT IT. THANK YOU FOR TAKING THAT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT -- I'M SURE THE FIRE PUT A FIRE UNDER YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT GOT PUT IN PLACE. FOREWARNED IS FOREARMED. COMMUNICATION IS ESSENTIAL. SCRIPTURE SAYS TO COMMUNICATE AND DO GOOD, FORGET NOT FOR WHICH SACRIFICES GOD IS WELL PLEASED. SO PLEASE CONTINUE TO COMMUNICATE WITH US, IMPROVE IT, TWEAK IT, GET IT BETTER SO THAT WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. STEVE CHRISSOME, 660 LEE LANE.

I LIVE ON LEE LANE, AS YOU ALL KNOW THERE WAS A GRASS FIRE IN THE OPEN SPACE BETWEEN PINNACLE HIGH SCHOOL AND THE HOMES LIKE MINE THAT BACK UP TO THE CREEK OPEN SPACE. I HAD A FRONT-ROW SEAT. IT WAS SCARY. I WANT TO THANK THE THORNTON FIRE DEPARTMENT, POLICE DEPARTMENT, WESTMINSTER FIRE DEPARTMENT, ONE OF THEIR TRUCKS WAS IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE FOR THREE HOURS. AND ALL THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS THAT WERE THERE, INCLUDING ADAMS COUNTY SHERIFF, EVERYONE. WITHOUT YOU FOLKS, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED OUT THERE. IF THE WIND WOULD HAVE SHIFTED, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN HORRIBLE. THERE WERE NO EMERGENCY CONTINGENCIES FOR ALERTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I KNOW CODE RED DIDN'T WORK OUT. I BELIEVE DENVER HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE AND IMPLEMENTED ANOTHER ALERT SYSTEM IN A TIMELY MANNER. WHY IS THORNTON DRAGGING THEIR FEET? MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORS COULD HAVE LOST OUR LIVES BECAUSE OF THE CITY'S INABILITY TO MAKE A DECISION. WHERE WERE YOU? I KNOW THAT EMERGENCY SIRENS HAVE BEEN DISCUSSED AND HAVE BEEN IGNORED. OLD TECHNOLOGY CANNOT BE HACKED. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NOBODY IN THE CIVIC GOVERNMENT KNOWS HOW MUCH THE SIRENS WOULD COST. THE CITY OF CASTLE ROCK ARE IN THE PROCESS OF IMPLEMENTING HIGH-LOW SYSTEMS. I'M SURE THORNTON HAS PLENTY OF MONEY, AFTER ALL, THORNTON PAID $1.5 MILLION FOR THAT GOD AWFUL PIECE OF JUNK -- OH, I MEAN THE ART IN THE MEDIAN IN FRONT OF THE CITY BUILDING. MAYBE THE CITY CAN SPEND SOME OF THEIR MONEY TO HELP PROTECT THE OTHER SYSTEM. AGAIN, I CAN'T THANK THE EMERGENCY RESPONDERS ENOUGH FOR ALL THEIR HELP. YOU FOLKS ARE GREAT. NOT SURE WHAT WE WOULD DO WITHOUT YOU.

THANK YOU. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. STACIE FLINT, WARD 2.

BEFORE I BEGIN TONIGHT, I JUST NEED TO CLARIFY THAT I'M SPEAKING AS A PRIVATE THORNTON RESIDENT. NOTHING TO DO WITH MY ROLE AS A BOARD MEMBER ON TASHCO, THIS IS JUST STACIE FLINT, STACIE ME. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I CHOSE TO SPEAK TONIGHT AFTER REVIEWING THE MEETING PACKET AND SEEING REFERENCE TO HOUSE BILL 26-1072 WITHIN THORNTON'S 2026 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA MATERIALS. BECAUSE POLICIES SURROUNDING EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS OFTEN CALLED RED FLAG LAWS AND FIREARM SAFETY DIRECTLY AFFECT FAMILIES LIKE MINE. SURVIVORS ARE OFTEN TOLD TO JUST LEAVE. BUT LEAVING IS STATICALLY THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME. BETWEEN 50% AND 75% OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOMICIDES OCCUR DURING OR AFTER SEPARATION WHEN AN ABUSER FEELS THEIR CONTROL SLIPPING AWAY. THIS IS ALSO THE PERIOD WHEN THE RISK OF FAMILIAL-CIDE OR HOMICIDE INCREASES. THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF SITUATION THAT EXTREME RISK PROTECTION ORDERS WERE DESIGNED TO ADDRESS. DURING PERIODS OF ESCALATING DANGER AND GIVE FAMILIES TIME TO STAY SAFE WHILE THE LEGAL SYSTEM CATCHES UP. IN MY OWN CURRENT EXPERIENCE WITH POST SEPARATION ESCALATING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, OUR ABUSER IS AN AVID WEAPONS COLLECTOR. I RECENTLY DISCOVERED HE'S BEEN SECRETLY BUYING AND SELLING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF WEAPONS OVER SEVERAL YEARS WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE. WHEN HE MOVED OUT, HE AND A FRIEND CARRIED MULTIPLE ARM LOADS OF FIREARMS OUT OF OUR HOME. WHILE DURING OUR MARRIAGE I BELIEVED THERE WERE TWO GUNS IN MY HOUSE. MY OLDER SON EXPERIENCES FEAR AND MY YOUNGER SON HAS NIGHT TERRORS BEFORE PARENTING SESSIONS AND GOING TO SCHOOL. HE TOLD HIS COUNSELORS HE BELIEVES HIS DAD WILL SHOOT THE GLASS DOORS AT HIS SCHOOL.

NO CHILD SHOULD HAVE TO ENDURE THE FEELING OF NOT BEING SAFE. I RESPECT THE SANCTITY OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT. BUT SOME THINGS LIKE THIS AMENDMENT MUST AND CAN COEXIST. THE THORNTON CITY ATTORNEY AND ADAMS COUNTY COURT MAGISTRATE MADE FINDINGS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. BUT IN COURT THE ABUSERS' TESTIMONY WAS FOUND TO BE MORE CREDIBLE THAN I PRESENTED. THIS WAS A MAN THAT MAINTAINED A 20-YEAR FAKE IDENTITY CLAIMING TO BE A MARINE AND COMBAT VETERAN, NONE OF WHICH WERE TRUE. COLORADO LAW RECOGNIZES MANY FORMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, COERCIVE CONTROL, INTIMIDATION, FINANCIAL ABUSE, PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE. BUT WE COME TO KNOW THAT MOST ARE NOT STANDALONE CHARGES UNLESS PHYSICAL VIOLENCE OCCURS, LEAVING SURVIVORS WAITING FOR HARM TO ESCALATE BEFORE INTERVENTION CAN HAPPEN. I FACE RIDICULE AND BERATED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT WHILE SIMPLY TRYING TO PROTECT MY FAMILY. YOU WILL HEAR TONIGHT THAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CALLS ARE THE MOST COMMON CALLS THAT THORNTON POLICE RESPOND TO. THE ISSUE IS NOT THEORETICAL. IT'S AFFECTING YOUR CONSTITUENTS IN THORNTON RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. ROSE ROSEMONT, 8871 NEIL STREET.

THANK YOU, EVERYONE. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ROSE AND I'M A RESIDENT OF THORNTON. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO URGE THE DISCONTINUATION OF THE USE OF AUTOMATIC LICENSE PLATE READER SYSTEMS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATED THROUGH THE FLOCK SYSTEM UNTIL THEIR LEGALITY AND CONSTITUTIONALITY HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. THIS IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE. THE FOURTH AMENDMENT OF THE UNITED STATES PROTECTS THE PEOPLE FROM UNREASONABLE SEARCH AND SEIZURE. LATER ON IN OUR HISTORY, UNITED STATES VERSUS KNOTS IN 1983, THE SUPREME COURT CLARIFIED SHORT-TERM TRACKING OF VEHICLES ON PUBLIC ROADS. BUT THE COURT LATER ACKNOWLEDGED LIMITS TO THAT REASONING IN UNITED STATES V. JONES. THIS CASE IN 2012, THE COURT HELD THAT PROLONGED GPS TRACKING IMPLICATES THE FOURTH AMENDMENT BECAUSE LONG-TERM MONITORING REVEALS THE WHOLE OF A PERSON'S MOVEMENTS. THEN IN CARPENTER V. UNITED STATES IN 2018, THE COURT CLARIFIED AGAIN THAT AN AGGREGATED DIGITAL LOCATION DATA SYSTEM, WHETHER IT'S HOUSED BY A THIRD PARTY OR NOT, CAN REVEAL WHAT IS CALLED PRIVACIES OF LIFE. WHICH DO REQUIRE A WARRANT. FLOCK SYSTEMS DO NOT MERELY OBSERVE A CAR IN PASSING. THEY AGGREGATE, STORE, AND ALLOW SEARCHABLE ACCESS TO HISTORICAL LOCATION DATA. OVER TIME, THAT DATA REVEALS WHERE PEOPLE WORSHIP, WHERE THEY MEET, WHAT DOCTORS THEY VISIT, AND WHAT CAUSES THEY SUPPORT. THAT'S NOT TRADITIONAL POLICING, BUT MASS SURVEILLANCE. MANY PARTIES HAVE LONG WARNED AGAINST CENTRALIZED DATA COLLECTION AND UNCHECKED GOVERNMENT POWER. LIMITING GOVERNMENT POWER IS NOT ANTILAW ENFORCEMENT, IT'S PRO CONSTITUTION. THE JUDICIAL ARE BRANCH EXISTS TO PROVIDE GUARDRAILS. WHEN LAW ENFORCEMENT ACTS WITHIN CLEAR CONSTITUTIONAL BOUNDARIES, IT HOLDS UP IN COURT. WHEN IT STRETCHES BEYOND THOSE

BOUNDARIES, VICTIMS ARE FORCED TO RELIVE THEIR TRIAL THROUGH RETRIAL AND VIOLENT CRIMINALS GO FREE. THIS PROTECTS OFFICERS, PROTECTS PROSECUTION AND AFFIRMS THE INTEGRITY OF OUR JUDICIAL BRANCH AND ITS SYSTEMS. AT THE STATE LEVEL, ARTICLE 2 SECTION 7 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION PROVIDES AGAINST UNREASONABLE SEARCHES. COLORADO HAS ALSO ENACTED COLORADO PRIVACY ACTS, WHICH RECOGNIZE THAT PERSONAL DATA COLLECTION REQUIRES LIMITS, TRANSPARENCY, AND RESTRAINT. WHEN THIS CITY CONTRACTS WITH FLOCK OR ANY OTHER COMPANY, AND PROVIDES LAW ENFORCEMENT WITH ACCESS TO SEARCHABLE, TRACKABLE DATABASES, THAT SYSTEM IS NOW AN ARM OF THE GOVERNMENT AND IS SUBJECT TO CONSTITUTIONAL SAFEGUARDS. PUBLIC SAFETY MATTERS. LAW ENFORCEMENT DESERVE EFFECTIVE TOOLS, BUT THESE TOOLS MUST BE CONSTITUTIONAL, TARGETED, AND HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THE QUESTION IS NOT WHETHER OR NOT WE SUPPORT POLICE. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER WE SUPPORT THE CONSTITUTION AND WHETHER WE ARE WILLING TO ENSURE THE EVIDENCE GATHERED IN THE CITY STANDS IN THE FIRM TEST THAT THE COURTS PROVIDE FOR ALL OF US. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. DENNIS FOGAL.

GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM, THANK YOU COUNCIL FOR THE TIME. I'M CALLING IN TONIGHT FOR SIMPLE REASON. WITH THE SEVERE LACK OF PRECIPITATION THIS YEAR AND THE IMPENDING DROUGHT CONDITIONS, I'D LIKE THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER PLACING A MORATORIUM ON THE CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR YARD CONDITIONS THIS YEAR. WE'RE -- I WOULD THINK THAT WATERING OUR LAWNS AND MOWING THEM DOWN TO DIRT WOULD PROBABLY BE A BAD IDEA FOR THE GENERAL CONDITIONS THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO FACE. I'D MUCH RATHER HAVE PEOPLE DRINKING THE WATER RATHER THAN HAVING GREEN GRASS. SO THANK YOU. AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.

THANK YOU. CLERK, CAN YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. THAT WAS THE LAST INDIVIDUAL WHO SIGNED UP, YOUR HONOR. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK BUT DIDN'T SIGN UP?

NOBODY TELLS YOU HOW HEAVY THESE THINGS ARE. HI, MY NAME'S AMANDA, I'M YOUR INTERNATIONAL MISS COLORADO, AND I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO COUNCIL FOR ACKNOWLEDGING COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH TONIGHT. I ACTUALLY HAD SOMETHING DIFFERENT PLANNED, BUT I THINK YOU GUYS ALREADY MADE EVERYONE CRY TONIGHT. SO WHAT I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH INSTEAD IS [?] ACTUALLY SUFFERED FROM STAGE 4 COLORECTAL CANCER. IT ENDED UP METASTASIZING AND HE WOULD HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT KINDS OF CANCER AT THE SAME TIME. AND THE WAY THAT HE FOUGHT FOR HIS LIFE, HE INSPIRED ME TO FIGHT FOR MINE. I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYBODY IN THAT WEAK OF A STATE PHYSICALLY AND STILL MAINTAIN MENTAL STAMINA IN A WAY THAT I'D NEVER SEEN BEFORE. AND I PROBABLY WILL NEVER SEE AGAIN. AND HE'S THE REASON WHY I BECAME MS. THORNTON. HE'S THE REASON FOR THIS TITLE I'M WEARING TODAY. HE'S THE REASON I CAME BACK INTO POLITICS. AND LET'S JUST SAY I MET A LOT OF RESISTANCE. BUT HE'S REALLY PUSHED ME THROUGH DIFFERENT CHALLENGES IN LIFE. AND SO WHAT I WOULD CHALLENGE ANYBODY LISTENING TONIGHT IS JUST TO THINK ABOUT ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM THIS DISEASE, THE STATISTICS TELL US THAT EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM PROBABLY KNOWS SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN AFFECTED BY IT. AND WE OWE IT TO THEM TO FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES BECAUSE THE TIME TO FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE IS WHILE YOU HAVE IT, NOT WHEN YOU'RE LOSING IT. AND I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THAT TO PONDER ON TONIGHT. THANK YOU AGAIN.

THANK YOU. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WHO DIDN'T SIGN UP? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCIL COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATION. WE'LL START WITH WARD 4 TONIGHT. WITH COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS.

GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. FIRST OFF, THANKS SO MUCH FOR ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO SHOWED UP, GAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, AND ESPECIALLY TO THE YOUNG LADY WHO SHOWED COURAGE STEPPING UP HERE IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL TO TALK ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND TO TRY TO RAISE AWARENESS. DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO CONTINUING THAT CONVERSATION AND WHERE WE CAN SUPPORT THAT. I BELIEVE IF I'M CORRECT, CHIEF BAIRD, YOU'RE ON THE COUNCIL AND WE HAVE AN ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT ON THAT AND LOOKING TO STEP UP THAT ACTIVITY. BUSY TIME SINCE OUR LAST MEETING A FEW WEEKS AGO. OF COURSE OUR MAJOR EVENT IN THE CITY, THE 84th AND HURON FIRE. SO I DO HAVE -- JUST WANT TO ALSO ECHO WHAT THE CITY MANAGER SAID. WE WANT TO THANK OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT AND OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR QUICK AND EFFECTIVE ACTION IN RESPONDING TO THAT. BUT ALSO TO THE CITY MANAGER'S POINT, WANT TO THANK OUR INFRASTRUCTURE TEAM, OUR WATER TEAM, TRAFFIC, THE STAFF THAT WAS STANDING BY TO SUPPORT WITH LONGER EVACUATION TIME IF THEY NEEDED. AND OF COURSE OUR COMMUNICATIONS TEAM FOR ALL THAT THEY DID TO SUPPORT THAT EVENT AND THE RESPONSE TO THAT EVENT. OF COURSE THANKS TO THE ADJACENT CITIES AND REGIONAL AGENCIES THAT STEPPED UP QUICKLY TO ASSIST. AND ALSO WANTED TO THANK -- RECOGNIZE AND THANK THE TEACHERS AND THE STAFF OF PINNACLE HIGH SCHOOL. THEY DID A LOT OF WORK HELPING WITH THE EVACUATION OF THE SCHOOL. THEY SHOWED COURAGE AND CALM AND THEY TOOK CARE OF THE STUDENTS AT A VERY STRESSFUL SITUATION. SO GOOD JOB TO THEM. NUMBER OF EVENTS THAT I ATTENDED SINCE OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING.

I WON'T LIST THEM ALL, BUT I WANTED TO THANK AND CONGRATULATE A FEW GROUPS. WELL DONE TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBER. REGIONAL ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP FOR THE STATE OF THE REGION EVENT LAST WEEK. CREST OF THE NINE NEW THORNTON POLICE OFFICERS AND THREE NEW BROOMFIELD POLICE OFFICERS WHO GRADUATED FROM CLASS NUMBER 2 FROM OUR NORTH METRO POLICE ACADEMY. AND IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS, NORTH METRO POLICE ACADEMY IS RUN BY THORNTON PD. IT'S ORIGINAL -- ORIGINAL ENDEAVOR, BUT IT IS OF OUR OWN MAKING. THANK YOU TO THOSE WHO RUN THIS ACADEMY, WHO TRAINED THIS GROUP, AND CONTINUE TO PRODUCE GREAT POLICE OFFICERS FOR OUR CITY. ALSO THANK YOU TO RESIDENTS WHO SHOWED UP AND JOINED COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD AND I FOR COFFEE MEET-UP LAST SATURDAY. WE HELD IT AT THE GROVE TO ENSURE IT IS COFFEE AND PASTERRY SPOT. THEY HAD A GREAT SPACE PREPARED FOR US. WE HAD GREAT CONVERSATION, LOTS OF GOOD QUESTIONS, AND TOPICS RANGED FROM PUBLIC SAFETY, HOMELESSNESS, AND TRASH ALONG THE I-25 TO THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE SALES TAX, WATER PLANNING, TO THE GENTLEMAN'S POINT EARLIER. AND ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE. DEFINITELY LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH COUNCIL AND STAFF TO EXPLORE THE QUESTIONS THAT CAME UP AND FIND WAYS TO MOVE FORWARD ON THESE TOPICS. ALL RIGHT. FIBER INSTALL. GOT A LOT OF -- LOT OF ACTIVITY WITH FIBER INSTALL HAPPENING ACROSS OUR CITY RIGHT NOW. MULTIPLE CONTRACTORS INVOLVED AND WE -- I KNOW I'VE HEARD MULTIPLE COUNCIL MEMBERS HEARD FRUSTRATIONS FROM RESIDENTS WITH THE INSTALL AND THE REPAIRS HAPPENING. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THANKS TO THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO LET US KNOW ABOUT THESE ISSUES THAT THEY'VE ENCOUNTERED WITH THE INSTALL OR REPAIRS THEY'VE SEEN ON THEIR PROPERTIES. IT IS GOOD TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE GROUNDS SO OUR STAFF CAN TAKE ACTION WHERE POSSIBLE. AND OF COURSE I ALSO WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF AND OUR INFRASTRUCTURE STAFF FOR THE QUICK ACTION AND FOLLOW-UP

THEY'VE TAKEN IN RESPONSE TO THESE RESIDENTS' CONCERNS. NOW MANY ISSUES ARE BEING ADDRESSED, AND MAKING THE RESIDENTS FEEL TAKEN CARE OF. PLEASE KEEP IT UP. I WANTED TO SWITCH GEARS IN HONOR OF WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH AND INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, DO HAVE A PHOTO, IF THAT'S AVAILABLE. INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY WAS JUST THIS PAST SUNDAY. I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT A THORNTON RESIDENT. KATE SOMMERS PICTURED HERE IN A NAVAL SPACE PROGRAM JACKET. AND THERE'S A PICTURE OF A SHUTTLE TAKING OFF THERE. I'LL EXPLAIN THAT HERE SHORTLY. KATE SOMMERS HAS LED A REMARKABLE LIFE DEDICATED TO SCIENCE, EDUCATION, AND SERVICE. HER WORK AND FAMILY HAS TAKEN HER AROUND THE WORLD AND ACROSS MULTIPLE DISCIPLINES, BUT A COMMON THREAD RUNS THROUGH IT ALL. A DEEP CURIOSITY ABOUT THE NATURAL WORLD AND A COMMIT MEANT -- COMMITMENT TO ADVANCING KNOWLEDGE. SHE WORKED IN LABORATORY WHERE SHE HELPED DEVELOP VACCINES, INCLUDING WORK ON VACCINES FOR FELINE LEUKEMIA AND EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS. SHE MOVED TO GUAM WHERE SHE QAIM -- BECAME A SCIENCE TEACHER. SHE INSPIRED THE NEXT GENERATION OF THINKERS, PROBLEM SOLVERS AND INNOVATORS. AFTER MOVING TO ALABAMA, SHE JOINED THE CONSORTIUM OF [?] WORKING ON BIOLOGICAL EXPERIMENTS CONNECTED TO THAT -- NASA'S PROGRAM. SHE STUDIED HOW CELLS AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS BEHAVED IN MICRO GRAVITY, RESEARCH THAT HELPED SCIENTISTS EVERYTHING FROM HUMAN HEALTH AND SPACE TO HOW LIFE FUNCTIONS BEYOND EARTH. THESE EXPERIMENTS WERE PART OF THREE SPATIAL MISSIONS WHICH IS SUPER COOL TO ME. IF THERE ARE OTHER SPACE NERDS IN THE ROOM. IN 1992 THEY HAD EXPERIMENTS INTO OR BIT. 1993, PART OF NASA'S EARLY

ATMOSPHERIC MISSIONS. AND SGS 50 INCLUDE THE FIRST RUSSIAN COSMONAUT FLYING A SPACE MISSION AFTER THE COLD WAR. THROUGH THIS WORK WITH NASA, SHE HELPED ADVANCE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH THAT HAS CONTRIBUTED TO WHAT WE KNOW TODAY ABOUT BIOLOGY AND SPACE AND THE FUTURE OF HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT. AND IF THAT WASN'T COOL ENOUGH SHE LATER CONTRIBUTED TO ANOTHER HISTORIC SCIENTIFIC MILESTONE, THE HUMAN GENOME PROJECT. IT WAS COMPLETED IN THE EARLY 2000s, SO MAP THE ENTIRE HUMAN GENETIC CODE FOR THE FIRST TIME. KATE WORKED ALONGSIDE RESEARCH ER'S AROUND THE WORLD TO ANALYZE GENES ON HUMANS AND ANIMALS AND SHE PRESENTED RESEARCH AS CONFERENCES SUCH AS THE HUMAN GENOME CONFERENCE AND NATIONAL HISTOLOGY CONFERENCE. SO AFTER ALL THAT, SHE DID CONTINUE TO SERVE. SHE REMAINS ACTIVE HERE IN THORNTON, SERVING ON THE ADAMS 12 DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE. SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE, AND VOLUNTEERING AT HUNTER'S GLENN ELEMENTARY. SHE HOLDS A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN CELL BIOLOGY, MASTER'S DEGREE IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND MASTER'S DEGREE IN SECONDARY EDUCATION. WHICH IS REFLECTION OF HER COMMITMENT TO SCIENCE AND TEACHING OTHERS. KATE IS NOT HERE TONIGHT, BUT I KNOW SHE'S LISTENING. THANK YOU FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY CONTRIBUTIONS YOU MADE TO SCIENCE AND EDUCATION AND THE COMMUNITY. IF YOU'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCES WITH NASA, SHE'S GOING TO BE GIVING A TALK AS PART OF A SERIES HOSTED BY THE ACTIVE ADULT CHILDREN AT THE TRAIL WINDS REC CENTER ON FRIDAY, 11, APRIL, FROM 1:30 TO 3:30 P.M. AND AGAIN, THANKS AGAIN TO ALL WHO ARE HERE. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT, GREAT WEEK, AND AS ALWAYS, REACH OUT IF YOU NEED ANYTHING. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL.

THANK YOU. OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND SEVERAL EVENTS AND MEETINGS THAT REFLECT ON THE MANY WAYS OUR COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO MAKE PROGRESS. I ATTENDED THE FIRST STATE OF THE CITY EVENT WHERE WE HEARD UPDATES ON THE CITY'S PROGRESS AND PRIORITIES. THERE WAS ALSO VIABILITY DIRECTLY FROM OUR LOCAL SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS ABOUT THE WORK HAPPENING IN OUR SCHOOLS AND CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES THEY ARE SEEING. THESE REINFORCE THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY AND EDUCATION EDUCATION PARTNERS AS WE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE. I ATTENDED WISH FOR WHEELS, AN ORGANIZATION THAT HELPS BUILD AND PURCHASE BICYCLES FOR SECOND GRADERS. AS A TIME WHEN WE'RE FOCUSING DOLLARS ON HOUSING AND FOOD SECURITY, IT WAS A PLEASURE TO PARTICIPATE WITH SOMETHING THAT BRINGS JOY TO KIDS. PROVIDING A BIKE IS A SIMPLE GESTURE WITH LASTING MEMORIES WITHOUT PLACING THE WEIGHT OF THE ADULT CHALLENGES OR THEIR SHOULDER. I PARTICIPATED IN NATIONAL VETERAN MEETING WHERE WE DISCUSSED APPROACH AND LOBBYING AROUND SAVING OUR VETERANS LIVES ACT. IT'S STRENGTHENING SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESOURCES FOR VETERANS, AN ISSUE THAT CONTINUES TO DEMAND OUR ATTENTION AND ACTION. FINALLY I ATTENDED THE THORNTON ANNUAL WELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS'S MEETING. WE SHARED UPDATES ON THE PROPERTIES CITY OF THORNTON OWNS AND DISCUSSED THE WATER PIPELINE. THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE IMPORTANT TO MAINTAINING STRONG REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS AND ENSURING CONTINUED COLLABORATION AS THESE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS MOVE FORWARD. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT OUR COMMUNITY IN THESE SETTINGS AND STAY ENGAGED WITH THE ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS WORKING TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF OUR RESIDENTS. WHILE THAT WAS MY PREPARED STATEMENT, I'D LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE AND JUST ADDRESS SOME THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW,

INDIVIDUALS ARE TALKING ABOUT. IT CAN BE -- IT'S A CONCERNING TIME IN AMERICA. WE'RE AT THE BEGINNING OF A NEW WAR. THERE'S FRIENDS, THERE'S FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE CONCERN FOR SERVICE MEMBERS. SEVEN SERVICE MEMBERS HAVE ALREADY LOST THEIR LIVES AND RESPECTFULLY WE HONOR THOSE AND THANK THEM FOR THEIR SERVICE. THEY PAID THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE. ADDITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, OVER THE LAST YEAR OR SO THERE'S MANY RESIDENTS AND SOME IN THIS ROOM PROBABLY HAVE HAD SOME FINANCIAL STRUGGLES AS WELL. FOOD, HOUSING, AS MENTIONED IN MY PREVIOUS COMMENTS, IT HASN'T BEEN THE CHEAPEST OF TIMES FOR PEOPLE. BUT WE FACE A NEW -- A NEW DIFFICULTY WITH THIS RECENT WAR AND WE'RE SEEING FUEL PRICES RISE AND THAT'S ALSO GOING TO CREATE SOME STRAIN ON FAMILIES AND RESIDENTS WITHIN THORNTON AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. I JUST WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO BE POSITIVE AND BE ENCOURAGING AND REMIND PEOPLE OF THEIR RESILIENCY. BECAUSE THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT OUR COUNTRY HAS HAD DIFFICULT TIMES. AND THERE'S A PHRASE THAT ALWAYS HAS STUCK IN MY HEAD, I LEARNED IT EARLY ON, BUT TOUGH TIMES DON'T LAST. TOUGH PEOPLE DO. SO WHILE A LOT OF MEDIA AND THE HEADLINES MAY HARP AND BRING OUR ATTENTION TO THE NEGATIVE THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THE WORLD, COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS, BE POSITIVE. UNDERSTAND THAT THESE TIMES WON'T LAST FOREVER. AND THAT MENTALITY IS WHAT WILL HELP YOU THROUGH WHATEVER DIFFICULTIES YOU MAY INCUR OVER WHO KNOWS, THE NEXT FEW WEEKS, THE NEXT FEW YEARS. BUT BE RESILIENT. IT'S WITHIN ALL OF US AND I THINK IT'S -- IT'S A WONDERFUL CHARACTERISTIC THAT SOMETIMES DOESN'T GET TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH.

SO THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ACUNTO.

THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. JUST A VERY TIMELY, I'D LIKE TO THANK THE YOUNG LADY TALKING ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. SO JUST LIKE TO TAKE A MINUTE TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE LARGEST ORGANIZATIONS THAT HELPS TRACK DOWN HUMAN TRAFFICKERS IN THE UNITED STATES. SO HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS ALSO KNOWN AS HSI, WHICH IS THE INVESTIGATIVE ARM OF THE U.S. CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT UNDER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IDENTIFYING AND INVESTIGATING AND DISMANTLING HUMAN TRAFFIC NETWORKS, INCLUDING THOSE EXPLOITING CHILDREN FOR SEX. HSI HAS BROAD FEDERAL AUTHORITY THAT ALLOWED IT TO INVESTIGATE GRYMES CRIMES THAT CROSS INTERNATIONAL BORDERS, INVOLVE ORGANIZED CRIME, OR USE DIGITAL PLATFORMS IN FINANCIAL SYSTEMS. ONE OF ITS MAIN STRENGTH IS THE ABILITY TO COMBINE IMMIGRATION AUTHORITY, FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS, CYBERCRIME EXPERTISE, AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS. HUMAN TRAFFICKING NETWORKS FREQUENTLY OPERATE ACROSS STATE LINES AND NATIONAL BORDERS. BECAUSE OF THIS, LOCAL INVESTIGATIONS ARE OFTEN EXPANDED INTO FEDERAL CASES WHEN EVIDENCE SHOWS INTERSTATE COMMERCE, ONLINE EXPECTATION, INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF VICTIMS, OR ORGANIZED TRAFFICKING STRUCTURES. AS SOMEONE WHO WORKS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT, REGULARLY DEALS WITH CRIMES INVOLVING EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN, I WANT TO BRIEFLY ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. WHEN PEOPLE HEAR THE TERM HUMAN TRAFFICKING, THEY OFTEN IMAGINE SOMETHING THAT OCCURS INTERNATIONALLY OR MAJOR METROPOLITAN AREAS. THIS OCCURS IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING COMMUNITIES LIKE OURS. MUCH OF THIS ACTIVITY NOW TAKES PLACE ONLINE. SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS, MESSAGING APPLICATIONS, AND ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEMS ARE COMMONLY USED TO RECRUIT, GROOM, AND EXPLOIT VULNERABLE MINORS. BECAUSE OF THAT, THESE INVESTIGATIONS OFTEN INVOLVE MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS AND COMPLEX DIGITAL EVIDENCE WHILE

LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE FREQUENTLY THE FIRST ENCOUNTER, THERE ARE SEVERAL PARTNERS WHO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN IDENTIFYING VICTIMS AND DISMANTLING TRAFFICKING NETWORKS. ONE OF THE PRIMARY AGENCIES INVOLVED IS HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS, WHICH OPERATES UNDER THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY. HSI AGENTS SPECIALIZE IN COMPLEX INVESTIGATIONS. THEY WORK CLOSELY WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT, PROSECUTORS, AND VICTIM SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND TRAFFICKING NETWORKS, LOCATE VICTIMS REASON AND BUILD CASES AGAINST INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR EXPLOITING CHILDREN. ANOTHER KEY RESOURCE IS THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN WHICH OPERATES THE CYBER TIP LINE. THERE ARE A FEW STATISTICS THAT HELP PUT THIS INTO PERSPECTIVE. THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN RECEIVES MORE THAN 36 MILLION REPORTS OF SUSPECTED CHILD EXPLOITATION EVERY YEAR THROUGH THE HOTLINE. THEY RECEIVE HUNDREDS OF MISSING CHILDREN ENTRIES ANNUALLY THROUGH THE NATIONAL CRIME DATABASE AND THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS WITH HOMELAND SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS OPEN WELL OVER 1,000 HUMAN TRAFFICKING INVESTIGATIONS EVERY YEAR IN THE UNITED STATES. THESE CASES IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND THE INTERNET HAS MADE IT EASIER FOR OFFENDERS TO TARGET VULNERABLE CHILDREN ANYWHERE, WHILE FEDERAL AGENCIES SUCH AS HSI IDENTIFY DEFENDERS, THE FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE IS LOCAL AWARENESS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT. PROTECTING CHILDREN IS NOT A POLITICAL ISSUE, IT'S A PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY. AND FOR THIS REASON, I WILL ALWAYS SUPPORT THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, HSI, I.C.E., THEY ARE THE LARGEST ORGANIZATION THAT GOES AFTER HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN THE UNITED STATES. AND IT'S A SHAME WHAT IS BEING TOLL TAKEN ON THESE AGENTS AND OFFICERS. THEIR HELP AND ASSISTANCE IN

THESE INVESTIGATIONS FOR PEOPLE WHO EXPLOIT CHILDREN ARE INVALUABLE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD.

I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK HOLLAND AND BRETT FOR THEIR COMMENTS EARLIER. I'VE KNOWN BRETT FOR ABOUT EIGHT YEARS, SO I'VE SEEN HOLLAND GROW UP. SO IT'S VERY INSPIRING SEE HER BE ABLE TO GET UP AND MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT TO EVERYBODY. I'M GOING TO ADDRESS MOST OF MY COMMENTS TONIGHT REGARDING FLOCK AND SOME OF MY THOUGHTS AROUND THAT. I'D LIKE TO START BY THANKING ALL OF THE CITIZENS THAT HAVE COME FORWARD IN OF FLOCK. MR. BUTLER CAME FORWARD AND I WANTED TO GIVE YOU MY ADVICE YOU ASKED FOR AFTERWARDS. FIRST THING TO MENTION IS RAISING CONCERNS OF CYBERSECURITY RISK IN TECHNOLOGY IS NOT ANTILAW ENFORCEMENT OR ANTIPUBLIC SAFETY. IT'S PRO ACCOUNTABILITY AND THAT FRAMING MATTERS. BUT I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ON MY POSITION. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF THE USE OF FLOCK CAMERAS PROVIDED THEY ARE DEPLOYED AND GOVERNED IN A MANNER THAT MEETS THE STANDARDS THAT ANY OTHER TOOLS ARE CONTROLLED WITH SENSITIVE DATA BEING INPUT INTO THEM ARE CONTROLLED. CYBERSECURITY RISKS DO NOT AUTOMATICALLY EQUAL OPERATIONAL FAILURE. I THINK THAT'S A VERY CRITICAL THING THAT'S BEEN OVERLOOKED THROUGHOUT MOST OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE HERE. THE FINDINGS IN THE WHITE PAPER DO PROVIDE VALID CONCERNS, AROUND DEVICE HARDENING ARE -- SURE BOOTING, EXHIBITS. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT INVALIDATE A SYSTEM. IF THIS WAS TRUE, MOST OF US IN THIS CHAMBER WOULD LIKELY NOT HAVE A PHONE ON THEM OR COMPUTER ON THEM AT THIS TIME. EXAMPLES INCLUDE THINGS LIKE CHECKMATE, WHICH WAS USED TO JAILBREAK PHONES. PACMAN WHICH ATTACKS PORN AUTHENTICATION CODES ON APPLE

SILICON. ROAD HAMMER WHICH EXPLOITS RAM MEMORY. ALL OF THESE THINGS ARE UNPATCHABLE VULNERABILITIES THAT CAN'T BE FIXED. SOME VULNERABILITIES ARE UTILIZED IN TOOLS ESSENTIAL TO POLICE INVESTIGATIONS. TOOLS THAT ARE USED LIKE GRAY KEY OR CELEBRIGHT TO UNLOCK PHONES THAT ARE LOCKED BY CRIMINALS THAT REFUSE TO GIVE PASSWORDS. THESE VULNERABILITIES ARE USED TO HELP SOLVE CRIMES AND MOVE THINGS FORWARD. THESE THINGS ARE CRITICAL IN EVERYDAY INVESTIGATIONS. IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE TO DISREGARD THE BENEFITS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SHOWN IN OUR OWN CITY REGARDING FLOCK CAMERAS AS WELL. IN MY FIELD, THERE'S A KNOWN GOAL. THAT GOAL IS NOT PERFECT SECURITY, BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T EXIST. IT'S MANAGED RISK. WE CAN CONTROL STRONG SECURITY PRACTICES WHILE ALSO EQUIPPING OUR OFFICERS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO WORK EFFECTIVELY. SO I KNOW THAT I KIND OF WENT ON A RANT HERE WITH THIS. BUT I BELIEVE THAT WE CAN HAVE A BALANCE BETWEEN THE TWO. AND HAVING THAT BALANCE IS GOING TO BE WITH A CRITICAL AREA OF WHAT WE NEED GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE.

THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM. SO GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT SPOKE THIS EVENING AND ONCE AGAIN PUBLIC COMMENT IS THE VERY FOUNDATION OF OUR DEMOCRACY AND I ALWAYS FIGHT IN THIS CHAIR TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS. SO IT'S BEEN A BUSY TWO WEEKS FOR US. FOR ME, I SHOULD SAY. I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THORNTON FIRE, PD, AND OUR NEIGHBORING FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THEIR QUICK RESPONSE TO THE HURON FIRE TWO WEEKS AGO. THE STAFF AT THE SCHOOL HELPED PREVENT A MAJOR TRAGEDY IN OUR CITY. ALSO THANK STAFF FOR THE UPDATES THAT WE AS COUNCIL RECEIVED AND MADAM CITY MANAGER THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE THIS EVENING AS WELL. I ATTENDED OUR FIRST STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE THORN THORNTON AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I WANT TO THANK THE THORNTON CHAMBER WITH THEIR EFFORTS ALONG WITH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM. OUR CONGRESSMAN HERE IN THE EIGHTH DISTRICT GAVE UPDATES ON WHAT'S HAPPENING IN D.C. MAYOR KULMANN GAVE A STATE OF CITY SPEECH AND MODERATED TO PANELS. FIRST WAS DISCUSSING THE FIRE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS WITH OUR CITY MANAGER, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR, AND OUR TWO AMAZING CHIEFS, FIRE AND POLICE RESPECTIVELY. THE SECOND PANEL WAS DISCUSSING THE STATE OF OUR SCHOOLS WITH THE SUPERINTENDENTS OF ADAMS 12, MAPLETON AND 27 J. I ALSO DISCUSSED CONSTRUCTING A NEW POST OFFICE TO REPLACE THE ONE AT THE FORMER SHOPPING CENTER AND NEIGHBORS IN SOUTH THORNTON ASKING WHEN IT WILL GET BUILT. THE CONGRESSMAN WAS RECEPTIVE TO IT. YOU NEED TO CONTACT HIS OFFICE IF WOULD YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS TOPIC. HIS NUMBER IS 202-FIVE 15, AND 303, 723, 6560 AND THE ADDRESS

IS 10701 MELODY DRIVE SUITE 500. I DO WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM HAS DONE A GREAT JOB ON OUR END AND THEY ARE WAITING FOR FEEDBACK FROM THE USPS. IN ADDITION TO MAYOR KULMANN, I WAS JOINED AT THE STATE OF THE CITY, I WAS JOINED BY COUNCIL MEMBERS MARTINEZ, BYRD, RUSSELL, AND MORRIS. ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZAR, I ATTENDED A PRECIOUS CHILD GATHERING. THEY PROVIDE CLOTHING AND FOOD TO NEIGHBORS IN NEED. FAMILIES MUST BE REFERRED BY AN AGENCY PARTNER AND BE INCOME AND EMERGENCY MEETS CRITERIA. WE BOTH MET WITH THEIR SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM. LET'S SEE. SO LAST WEEK IN -- ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD, MORRIS, AND MARTINEZ, I ATTENDED THE GRADUATION CEREMONY OF THE NEW POLICE OFFICERS AS PART OF CLASS 2 OF THE NORTH METRO POLICE ACADEMY HELD AT THE THORNTON ACTIVE ADULT CENTER. BOTH THE MAYOR AND CHIEF SPOKE AND OFFERED CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR GRADUATES. I ATTEND. THE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL STATE OF THE REGION BREAKFAST LAST FRIDAY AND MAYOR KULMANN WAS ONE OF THE PANELISTS THERE AS WELL AND I WAS JOINED BY MEMBER OF THE THORNTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBERS MARTINEZ AND MORRIS. YESTERDAY ALONG WITH COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL I ATTENDED THE MEETING WITH THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. I WAS THERE IN PERSON, IT WAS GREAT TO MEET THE FOUR WELL COUNTY COMMISSIONERS THAT WERE THERE. BUT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE PROPERTIES THAT WE OWN IN WELL COUNTY AND THE UPDATE OBJECT THORNTON WATER PROJECT AND THE PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING THERE. AND WE ALSO ADDRESSED SOME CONCERNS THAT THE BOARD HAD AND I WANT TO THANK OUR -- I WANT TO THANK OUR STAFF FOR COMING PREPARED FOR THOSE QUESTIONS. SO ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE A GREAT STAFF, I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT YOU GUYS. YOU'RE AMAZING. SO ALSO I HAVE BEEN AND I AM PLANNING TO MEET WITH WARD 2 NEIGHBORS ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS OR FLOCK. I HAD TWO MEETINGS THIS WEEK

WITH NEIGHBORS. I DO WANT TO SAY THERE WILL BE A -- THE THORNTON FOR ALL GROUP, THEY WILL BE HAVING THEIR SECOND COMMUNITY MEETING TOMORROW AT 6:00 P.M. AT THE THORNTON COMMUNITY CENTER. I WILL BE LATE FOR THE EVENT, BUT I DO PLAN ON ATTENDING AND STAYING TILL THE END TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT NEIGHBORS MAY HAVE AND IF THEY WANT TO MEET UP WITH ME. SO WANT TO THANK THAT GROUP FOR THEIR EFFORTS TO EDUCATE ALL OF US. IN ADDITION TO THAT, THOUGH, I'LL BE SPEAKING ONE ON ONE WITH CHIEF BARRETT IN THE FUTURE AND NOW CONCERNING FLOCK AND OTHER PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES. SO I WANT TO GATHER INPUT FROM ALL PARTIES ON THIS ISSUE, AND IT'S A TOPIC WE'RE NOT IN ANY RUSH TO MAKE A DECISION ON IT UP HERE. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM NEIGHBORS WHETHER YOU ARE FOR OR AGAINST FLOCK. THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT CONVERSATION FOR OUR CITY TO HAVE, AS IS OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ARE HAVING IN OUR NATION. AND I ALSO WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND WELCOME OUR NEWEST ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER JESSICA PROSSER TO OUR TEAM. I GOT TO MEET YOU BEFORE WE STARTED THE MEETING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK WITH THE CITY OF AURORA AND I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU. ALSO MY THANKS ALSO GOES TO TANZI AND ALL OF THE STAFF FOR THE ORIENTATION THAT WE'VE GONE THROUGH OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS. IT'S BEEN VERY INFORMATIVE AND PRODUCTIVE AND YOU GUYS ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR US IF WE NEED YOU FOR ANYTHING. ONCE AGAIN, GREAT JOB WITH ALL OF THE ORIENTATION SESSIONS. AND LASTLY, MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA AND I ARE HOSTING A WARD 2 MEET-UP ON MARCH 29TH AT 9:00 A.m. WE'RE DECIDING TO HAVE IT AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER OR THE CAFE. WE DO HAVE THE COMMUNITY CENTER RESERVED. WE WILL BE UPDATING PEOPLE WHERE IT WILL BE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TOE HEARING FROM NEIGHBORS AND HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS WITH HE -- WE NEED TO HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. WE'LL BE HEADING TO D.C. FOR THE ANNUAL LEAGUE OF CONGRESSIONALS CONFERENCE SO THERE'S NO MEETING NEXT WEEK. LASTLY I'M MODELING -- GET IT OFF HERE.

ALL RIGHT. SO I'M MODELING FOOD FOR HOPE. SO I DO HAVE TWO MINUTES LEFT, ALL RIGHT. GOOD DEAL. SO I DID -- FIRST VOLUNTEER SHIFTED WITH THEM SINCE I WAS SWORN IN TO COUNCIL. AND IT'S GREAT CATCHING UP WITH FOOD FOR HOPE STAFF. THEY HAVE? NEW FREEZERS AND REFRIGERATORS AT THEIR MAIN LOCATION AT SATIRE. SO ONCE AGAIN I THANK EMILY AND THE TEAM. ON THAT NOTE, THEIR ANNUAL FUNDRAISER WHICH I THINK IS ROOTED IN HOPE, IT'S GOING TO BE AT BRAD BURN CONFERENCE CENTER IN WESTMINSTER ON THURSDAY, APRIL 16th. I WILL BE ATTENDING. SO THEY'RE A GREAT ORGANIZATION. THEY'RE THORNTON BASED. CAN'T SAY -- I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE GREAT WORK THEY CONTINUE TO DO TO FIGHT OUR HUNGER FOR OUR KIDDOS. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.

COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZAR.

THANK YOU, SANDRA, STEVE, STEVEN, ROSE, AND THE PEOPLE OF THORNTON. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25th, A FIRE BROKE OUT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WHILE WE WERE GRATEFUL NO HOMES WERE LOST AND NEIGHBORS WERE DISPLACED, WE CANNOT LOT A FORTUNATE OUTCOME BLIND US IN OUR FAILURE OF COMMUNICATION. I SPENT THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS WALKING THE STREETS OF THE AFFECTED AREA. I HEARD THE SAME STORY OVER AND OVER. WHY DIDN'T MY PHONE GO OFF? WHY DIDN'T I GET AN ALERT? RESIDENTS WERE WATCHING SMOKE RISE FROM THEIR FRONT PORCHES RELYING ON THE BRAVERY OF NEIGHBORS KNOCKING ON DOORS TO KNOW IF THEY WERE IN DANGER. IN 2026, NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR IS A WONDERFUL SENTIMENT, BUT IT IS NOT A PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY STRATEGY. WE NEED TO BE TRANSPARENT ABOUT WHY THE SILENCE HAPPENED. OUR PREVIOUS EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM WAS COMPROMISED. I SUPPORT THE DECISION TO TAKE A COMPROMISED SYSTEM OFFLINE TO PROTECT OUR CITY'S DATA AND NETWORK SECURITY. HOWEVER, WHEN WE TOOK THAT SYSTEM DOWN, WE CREATED A MASSIVE GAP IN SERVICES. FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, WE ESSENTIALLY TOOK THE BATTERIES OUT OF THE CITY'S SMOKE DETECTOR AND DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY PROVIDE A BACKUP. THAT GAP, THAT PERIOD OF SILENCE IS WHERE OUR RESIDENTS FELT ABANDONED. IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW GOOD OUR INTENTIONS WERE, THE RESULT WAS A COMMUNITY LEFT IN THE DARK DURING A LIVE THREAT. THE CITY HAS MOVED FORWARD WITH THE NEW SYSTEM CALLED RAVE. THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION AND IT IS THE ROBUST SECURE TOOL OUR CITY NEEDS. BUT AS THIS FIRE PROVED, A NEW SYSTEM IS ONLY EFFECTIVE IF THE TRANSITION IS SEAMLESS AND THE COMMUNITY IS FULLY ON BOARD. THE GAP OF EXPERIENCE HAS CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF PUBLIC TRUST. OUR RESIDENTS DON'T JUST NEED A NEW SYSTEM, THEY NEED TO FEEL

SAFE AGAIN. THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT THE RAVE SYSTEM IS FULLY OPERATIONAL, TESTED, AND THE SILENCE WE EXPERIENCE THAT WEEK WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM FORMALLY REQUESTING THAT THE CITY MANAGER AND THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROVIDE A PUBLIC REPORT ON THE FOLLOWING: A STATUS UPDATE ON THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RAVE SYSTEM. A COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC OUTREACH PLAN TO ENSURE THAT EVERY RESIDENT IN THORNTON IS REGISTERED AND UNDERSTANDS HOW THEY WILL BE NOTIFIED MOVING FORWARD. AND AN EXPLANATION OF WHAT BACKUP PROTOCOLS ARE IN PLACE SHOULD WE EVER FACE ANOTHER SYSTEM OUTRAGE. WE OWE OUR RESIDENTS MORE THAN JUST A NEW PIECE OF SOFTWARE. WE OWE THEM THE PEACE OF MIND THAT COMES WITH KNOWING THEIR CITY WILL REACH THEM THE MOMENT DANGER ARRIVES. PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL PROMISE WE MAKE FROM THIS DAIS. WE MUST ENSURE THAT OUR TECHNOLOGY IS AS RELIABLE AS THE FIREFIGHTERS WHO RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AND DID AN AMAZING JOB. LET'S MAKE SURE THIS NEAR MISS IS A CATALYST FOR A SAFER, MORE CONNECTED THORNTON. THANK YOU.

THE CITY IS CURRENTLY ADVERTISING FOR BUILDING CODE ADVISORY BOARD. THE DEADLINE IS MAR 23rd AT 9:00 P.M. ALSO THE THORNTON ACTIVE ADULT BOARD IS LOOKING FOR FOLKS FOR WARD 2 AND 3. THE DEADLINE FOR THAT, IF YOU'D LIKE TO APPLY, IS APRIL 9th AT 5:00 P.M. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, WELCOME TO JESSICA. I PERSONALLY AM REALLY EXCITED TO HAVE SOMEBODY WHO CAN SUPPORT OUR CITY. COMING FROM A CITY LIKE AURORA. WITH OUR GROWTH WE'RE GETTING TO BE A REALLY BIG CITY. SO IT'S EXCITING TO HAVE SOMEBODY COME AND BRING THE STRATEGY TO THORNTON TO GROW IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. SO WELCOME TO OUR CITY. SECONDLY, I JUST WANT TO GIVE A THANK YOU TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR HANDLING THE FIRE A FEW WEEKS AGO. IT WAS, I THINK, THE RESPONSE JUST FROM THE CITY STAFF, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND SPECIFICALLY I'D LIKE TO THANK OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. I THINK THAT WE DON'T OFTEN THINK ABOUT THE INVISIBLE KIND OF WORKERS THAT DO SOME OF THE WORK THAT KEEP OUR CITY SAFE. AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I LEARNED WAS THAT WE REALLY HAD A MISS TOO, BECAUSE OUR PARKS AND REC WORKERS REALLY HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB OF KEEPING THOSE GRASSES LOWER THAN THEY PROBABLY COULD HAVE BEEN. AND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A BIGGER -- A MUCH BIGGER DISASTER. SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS LIKE THIS THAT HAPPEN AND WE THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH OF A MISS

WE HAD AND WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE WORKERS IN OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, I THINK SOMETIMES OUR INFRASTRUCTURE DEPARTMENT AND OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT GO UNNOTICED WITH SOME OF THE WORK THEY DO. SO I JUST WANTED TO GIVE OUT A SPECIAL THANKS TO THEM. I USED TO BE -- I MENTIONED QUITE A FEW TIMES I USED TO BE A UNION ORGANIZER AND ONE OF THE UNIONS I REPRESENTED WAS AFSCME COUNCIL 76 HERE IN COLORADO. THAT'S HOW I GOT ENGAGED IN THE CONVERSATION AROUND WHAT MUNICIPAL WORKERS DO BECAUSE WE REPRESENTED COUNTY MUNICIPAL WORKERS AND JUST BASIC GOVERNMENTAL WORKERS IN GENERAL. SO I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK TO A LOT OF FOLKS IN PARKS AND REC, WHETHER IT BE LIKE, YOU KNOW, WORKING ON LANDSCAPE OR WORKING IN OUR RECREATION DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER. THE LIBRARY SYSTEM. AND KIND OF THE SLOGAN OF THE UNION IS WE MAKE AMERICA HAPPEN OR WE MAKE THORNTON HAPPEN. AND SO I THINK ABOUT THAT, RIGHT. LIKE WE HAVE A LOT OF WORKERS THAT DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT GO UNNOTICED. AND I JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT WORK, BECAUSE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE WAS CALLING MEETINGS ALL DAY LONG TO KEEP COUNCIL ENGAGED IN WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND KEEPING US WELL INFORMED. SO I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT AS WELL. BECAUSE I WORK AS A TEACHER DURING THE DAY AND I HAD TO STEP AWAY FROM THE CLASSROOM TO GET UPDATES BECAUSE FOLKS WERE TEXTING ME AND WORRIED AND USUALLY THE DAY GOES BY PRETTY SEAMLESSLY. BUT BEING AN EDUCATOR, I CAN'T ALWAYS STEP AWAY. BUT LUCKILY IT WAS ON A WEDNESDAY, WHICH IS OUR HALF DAY SO THAT WAS A GOOD THING. BUT YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THE WHOLE SITUATION AND SEEING HOW IT WAS ORCHESTRATED WITH ALL THE WORKERS IN THE CITY AND OUR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE, I'M JUST SUPER

GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK EVERYBODY DID TO KEEP FOLKS SAFE AND MAKE THIS A SITUATION THAT DID NOT END IN HUGE TRAGEDY. SO WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT. I WANT TO THANK AMANDA FOR COMING AND GIVING US THE LITTLE BLUE RIBBONS. THAT WAS VERY THOUGHTFUL. AND I WANTED TO JUST THANK HER FOR SPEAKING ABOUT THE COLORECTAL CANCER RESOLUTION THAT WE HAD THIS EVENING. SHE BROUGHT THAT UP. I USUALLY KEEP KIND OF LIKE A CALENDAR OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE -- WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE ON A MONTH-BY-MONTH BASESY. -- BASIS. I WANTED TO DO THAT TO KEEP TRACK OF THESE THINGS. BUT IT'S COOL TO HAVE A RESIDENT FROM THE COMMUNITY SAY HEY, THIS IS SOMETHING I WANT TO RECOGNIZE. BECAUSE A RESIDENT HERE HAS HAD THAT SITUATION AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE IT. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT FORWARD. I WANT TO THANK ALL THE SPEAKERS THAT CAME TONIGHT. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT'S ON YOUR MINDS. A LOT OF THESE THINGS DON'T COME ACROSS OUR MIND, BUT HEARING ABOUT SEX TRAFFICKING, YOU KNOW, BEING THAT I WORK WITH TEENAGERS WHO ARE AT RISK FOR THAT MINUTE -- MANIPULATIVE THINGS ONLINE, THE ROADBLOCKS, I HEAR ABOUT THAT ALL DAY LONG AND HAVE BECOME MORE AWAY HOW DANGEROUS THAT VIDEO GAME COULD BE. THEY PUT SOME PARAMETERS AROUND THAT, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING TO WATCH. WHETHER YOUR KIDS ARE PLAYING VIDEO GAMES OR ON SNAPCHAT, THERE'S SO MANY THINGS PREDATORY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE THESE DAYS. SO JUST KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR -- ON YOUR KIDS AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE COMMUNICATING WITH THEM BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE LOOKING TO EXPLOIT CHILDREN ON A DAILY BASIS. AND THEN ALSO WITH THE FLOCK CONVERSATION, I'M JUST EXCITED TO HEAR MORE UPDATES FROM OUR CITY STAFF AND WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO COME TO A RESOLUTION THAT'S GOING TO BE KEEPING IN MIND THE PUBLIC

SAFETY OF THORNTON AND THEN ALSO KEEPING IN MIND OUR -- THE PROTECTION OF OUR INFORMATION. SO WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 10, WHICH IS QUASI JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE ARE NONE OF THOSE TONIGHT. AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER 11, WHICH IS LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS. WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE TONIGHT EITHER. WE'LL MOVE ON TO NUMBER 12, WHICH IS STAFF REPORTS. ITEM 12 IS A PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ADVISORY COMMISSION. 2025-2026 ANNUAL REPORT. I'LL CALL BRIAN OCEPEK, PARKS AND OPEN SPACE ADVISORY CHAIRPERSON WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING. THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AND SPEAK TO YOU ALL ONCE AGAIN ON BEHALF OF POSAC. I'M BRIAN OCEPEK, NO WORRIES, IT'S NOT THE EASIEST NAME TO PRONOUNCE. NOT EXACTLY SMITH. I'M THE CURRENT CHAIR OF POSAC. I'VE BEEN A MEMBER OF POSAC FOR ABOUT TEN YEARS NOW AND CHAIR FOR THE PAST SEVEN. AND ON BEHALF OF THE COMMISSIONERS, JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK EVERY YEAR AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON WHERE WE'VE BEEN AND WHERE WE'RE HEADED IN 2026. WE JUST HAVE A SHORT POWERPOINT PRESENTATION FOR YOU. JUST AS A REMINDER, THIS IS THE MISSION STATEMENT FOR POSAC. OUR PRIMARY FOCUS AND FUNCTION IS TO ADVISE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL ON DEVELOPING AND UPDATING THE PARKS AND OPEN SPACE MASTER PLAN. AND ON PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED FROM THE PROCEEDS OF OUR QUARTER PERCENT PARKS AND OPEN SPACE SALES AND USE TAX. THOSE ARE TWO SPECIFIC EXAMPLES, BUT I ALSO JUST LIKE TO DESCRIBE POSAC IN GENERAL AS WE SEE OURSELVES AS KIND OF THE LIAISON BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS OF THORNTON AND CITY AND COUNCIL FOR ANY ISSUES RELATED TO OUR PARKS AND OPEN SPACES. WE LIKE TO RELAY COMMENTS THAT WE HEAR FROM THE RESIDENTS' CONCERNS, GREAT IDEAS FOR NEW PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, AND SUGGESTIONS ON HOW WE CAN IMPROVE WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE. SO THAT'S KIND OF THE MORE INFORMAL ROLE THAT WE PLAY. JUST AS A REMINDER, POSAC IS A NINE-MEMBER, ALL-VOLUNTEER BOARD. I REPRESENT WARD 4 AND I'M HAPPY

TO REPORT AS OF TODAY WE HAVE ACHIEVED COMPLETE WARD EQUITY. WHICH I KNOW IS A BIG PRIORITY FOR THE CITY AND FOR COUNCIL. WE HAVE TWO MEMBERS FROM EACH OF THE FOUR WARDS AND WE ALSO HAVE AN AT-LARGE MEMBER. SO WE'RE PROUD THAT WE'RE ABLE TO REPRESENT EVERYBODY FROM ALL FOUR CORNERS OF THE CITY. JUST A FEW OF OUR 2025 ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THEM, BUT I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW. WE DID BRING ON TWO NEW MEMBERS TO POSAC THIS YEAR. AND I JUST WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THANK CITY AND COUNCIL FOR GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO INTERVIEW FOLKS WHENEVER WE HAVE VACANCIES ON POSAC. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE CHANCE TO TALK TO THESE FOLKS AND OVER THE TEN YEARS I'VE BEEN ON POSAC I'M JUST CONTINUOUSLY IMPRESSED BY THE QUALITY OF THE PEOPLE THAT WE GET TO APPLY FOR POSAC. AND I THINK IT SPEAKS PRETTY HIGHLY OF OUR REPUTATION AS A STRONG BOARD TO SERVE ON. SO JUST A SHOUT-OUT FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY THAT WE GET FOR INTERVIEWS. A BIG ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT'S STILL ONGOING. THIS SHOWS UP BOTH FOR '25 AND FOR '26 IS OUR PARTICIPATION IN THE NEW MASTER PLAN. FOR PARKS RECREATION AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS. WE'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN SEVERAL REVIEWS OF THE CURRENT DRAFT FOR THE NEW PLAN. WE DISCUSS IT AT A LOT OF OUR MEETINGS AND WE'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE OPPORTUNITY AGAIN TO REVIEW THE DRAFTS AND TO GIVE COMMENTS. I THINK A LOT OF OUR COMMISSION MEMBERS HAVE A LOT OF GOOD COMMENTS ON THE CURRENT PLAN. JUST TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW EXAMPLES FROM THE MOST RECENT DRAFT THAT WE SAW AT OUR LAST MEETING,

THERE'S A BIG PRIORITY FOR HABITAT PRESERVATION, WHICH I THINK IS FANTASTIC. AND I THINK SOMETIMES IT'S A TOPIC THAT GETS A LITTLE BIT LOST WHENEVER WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. OBVIOUSLY MOST PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN HAVING PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PLACES WHERE THEY CAN DO DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES, BUT I THINK IT'S GOOD THAT WE DON'T LOSE SIGHT OF THE ABILITY TO ALSO USE THESE PROPERTIES AS PLACES TO PRESERVE WILDLIFE HABITAT. SO I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT WAS A PRIORITY IN THE CURRENT PLAN. ANOTHER PRIORITY TRAIL CONNECTIVITY, THIS IS SOMETHING WE HEAR ABOUT ALL THE TIME FROM THE RESIDENTS OF THORNTON. EVERYBODY'S ALWAYS INTERESTED IN KNOWING HOW WE CAN IMPROVE OUR CURRENT TRAIL SYSTEM, ESPECIALLY WHERE THERE'S GAPS BETWEEN TRAILS. FOLKS ARE ALWAYS GIVING US GREAT IDEAS FOR WHERE THEY ARE AND THEIR FAVORITE TRAIL AND WHY ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETIMES IT SUDDENLY STOPS AND THEY HAVE TO PICK IT UP SOMEWHERE ELSE. SO WE'RE HAPPY TO SEE TRAIL CONNECTIVITY REMAIN A PRIORITY FOR THE CURRENT PLAN. AND THEN LASTLY, WE ALSO WERE GLAD TO SEE THAT THE PLAN INCLUDES A LOT OF FEEDBACK THAT WE GOT ON RECENT SURVEYS FROM THE CITIZENS. ESPECIALLY FOLKS THAT CHIMED IN WITH FEEDBACK ON WHAT TYPES OF AMENITIES THEY LIKE TO SEE AT OUR PARKS AND OPEN SPACES. AND ALSO WHAT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES THAT WE CAN PROVIDE AT OUR PARKS AND OPEN SPACES. AND I'M GLAD TO SEE THAT THE CURRENT DRAFT OF THE PLAN KIND OF FOCUSES ON SOME OF THE SURVEY RESULTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE TRYING AS HARD AS WE CAN TO GIVE EVERYBODY WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR AS REASONABLY AS WE CAN. AND I ALSO JUST LIKE TO CHIME IN ON ONE OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT WE HAVE AS ATTENDING CITY SPONSORED EVENTS.

AND I ALSO WANTED TO JUST SAY THANKS FOR THE INVITATION TO GO TO THE STATE OF THE CITY PRESEION A FEW WEEKS AGO. THANKS TO THE CITY AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ALWAYS APPRECIATE AN OPPORTUNITY TO REPRESENT POSAC AT THESE EVENTS. AS FAR AS PLANNED ACTIVITIES FOR 2026, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE ALWAYS DO IS REVIEW AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON CURRENT CIP CAPITAL PLAN PROJECTS. BOB ALWAYS BRINGS US A LIST OF CURRENT PROJECTS TO OUR MEETINGS AND WE'RE ALWAYS APPRECIATIVE TO HEAR UPDATES ON HOW THESE PROJECTS ARE GOING. FOR AN EXAMPLE, ONE THAT'S BEEN ON OUR PLATE FOR A WHILE NOW IS THE AHLER OPEN SPACE NORTH OF THE KING SOOPERS. IT'S A PROJECT WE'VE BEEN FOLLOWING CLOSELY AS A BOARD AND WE'RE REALLY GLAD TO SEE THE PROGRESS THAT'S BEEN MADE AND LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING THAT OPENED UP AND AVAILABLE TO EVERYBODY IN THORNTON. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A FANTASTIC SPACE. ANOTHER PLANNED ACTIVITY FOR 2026 WILL BE PRIORITIZING LIST OF PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS. THIS IS A TOPIC THAT POSAC HISTORICALLY HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN INVOLVED WITH, BUT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS WITH THE HELP FROM BOB AND THE CITY STAFF, ESPECIALLY SCOTT, THE FORMER CITY REAL ESTATE MANAGER, STARTED TO ATTEND SOME OF OUR MEETINGS AND GIVE US AN INSIGHT ON SOME POTENTIAL PROPERTIES THAT COULD MAYBE BE ACQUIRED BY THE CITY AND POTENTIALLY TURNED INTO A NEW PARK OR OPEN SPACE. AND POSAC IS VERY WILLING AND APPRECIATIVE TO WEIGH IN ON SOME OF THESE PROPERTIES. WE'VE EVEN TAKEN SOME STEPS TO GO OUT AND VISIT SOME OF THE PROPERTIES.

I THINK WE CAN PROBABLY HAVE SOME GOOD IDEAS AS A BOARD ON HOW WE COULD USE SOME OF THESE PROPERTIES AS POTENTIAL FUTURE PARKS AND OPEN SPACES AND WHAT KIND OF USES THEY COULD BE USED FOR. SO WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO KIND OF BE A LITTLE BIT MORE INVOLVED IN SOME POTENTIAL NEW PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS. AND FINALLY, ANOTHER PLANNED ACTIVITY THAT WE DO EVERY YEAR IS REALLY FUN FOR US AS A BOARD, WE HAVE THREE VAN TOURS A YEAR, SPRING, SUMMER, AND FALL WHERE WE GO OUT AS A BOARD AND VISIT A HANDFUL OF PARKS AND OPEN SPACES. ONE, IT GIVES US JUST A CHANCE TO GET OUT OF A BOARD MEETING AND IN A ROOM OR IN A CONFERENCE ROOM. AND TWO, IT GIVES US A CHANCE TO GET TO SOME PARKS THAT MAYBE WE HAVEN'T BEEN TO IN A WHILE. WE TRY TO VISIT PARKS THAT HAVE HAD MAYBE SOME NEW IMPROVEMENTS INSTALLED OR IF THEY'RE BRAND-NEW PARKS THAT HAVE JUST BEEN OPENED AND MAYBE SOME POSAC FOLKS HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO GET TO. SO WE REALLY ENJOY THAT OPPORTUNITY TO GET OUT AND JUST VISIT THE SPACES AND THE PARKS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO PROTECT AND SUPPORT. AND ALSO WOULD ALWAYS LIKE TO OPEN UP THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ANYBODY IN CITY COUNCIL IF YOU'D EVER LIKE TO HOP IN A VAN WITH US AND CRUISE AROUND AND CHECK OUT SOME OF THE PARKS, WE'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HAVE YOU JOIN US. USUALLY WE DO IT ON SATURDAY MORNINGS JUST FOR A COUPLE HOURS AND WE DON'T OBVIOUSLY GO TO EVERY PARK IN THE SYSTEM, BUT LIKE I SAID, WE TRY TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW HERE AND THERE. YEAH, I'LL JUST CONCLUDE. WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE AN INCREASE IN PARTICIPATION.

SORRY, WE'RE ALL OVER THE BOARD HERE. YOU'RE GOOD. NOW WE'RE BACK IN. HERE, I'LL SET THAT DOWN.

WE'RE EXCITED TO SEE INCREASED PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGEMENT IN THE CIP PLANNING PROCESS, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, MASTER PLANNING ACTIVITIES, AND CREATING NEW AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR OUR PARKS AND OPEN SPACES. AND WITH THAT, I'LL ALSO THROW AN INVITATION OUT, LIKE I ALWAYS DO EVERY YEAR TO COUNCIL, IF YOU'D EVER LIKE TO ATTEND ANY OF OUR MEETINGS, WE MEET ONCE EVERY OTHER MONTH, USUALLY THE THIRD MONDAY OF THE MONTH. AND WE TRY AND ROTATE THE MEETINGS BETWEEN ALL PARTS OF THE CITY. SO THEY'RE EITHER AT TRAIL WINDS, CARPENTER, OR DOWN AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER DOWN SOUTH. YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME TO ATTEND AND WE'D BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU THERE AND HEAR ABOUT ALL THE GREAT THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING WITH PARKS AND OPEN SPACE. I BELIEVE THAT'S IT. QUESTIONS? FEEDBACK?

COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE. THANK YOU, MADAM MAYOR PRO TEM. THANK YOU, BRIAN, FOR THE PRESENTATION. ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. AND YOU GUYS DO GREAT WORK. I'M A BIG FAN OF PARKS AND REC, OBVIOUSLY. YOU KNOW, KIND OF SERVED WHEN I WAS ON TASHCO WITH MAYOR PRO TEM, OBVIOUSLY WE INTERACTED WITH Y'ALL AND LOVE YOU GUYS A LOT. I DO I HAVA QUESTION FOR BOB, THOUGH. AND THAT IS I TALKED TO ONE OF MY NEIGHBORS IN CHERRY LANE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE COUNCIL AND BRANDON PLACE PARK IS LOOKING GREAT. THANK YOU, MAYOR KULMANN, FOR SHOUTING OUT THE STAY OF THE CITY, BY THE WAY. I KNOW THE TIMELINE WAS LIKE THIS MONTH THAT IT WILL BE COMPLETED. IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE WINDING DOWN. CAN YOU GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THAT PARK SPECIFICALLY.

YEAH. WE'RE REALLY WAITING FOR THE GROWING SEASON TO COME IN. WE'VE GOT SOME LARGE TREES TO PLANT AND THEN SOME SODDING TO DO AND THEN THAT'S WRAPPED UP. SO COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE, IT'S PROBABLY 45 DAYS OR SO WEATHER DEPENDENT. THANK YOU AGAIN AS ALWAYS. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. I KNOW BEING ON A BOARD CAN BE A LOT OF WORK, SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE THINGS YOU DO FOR OUR CITY AND FOR OUR PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU.

THE NEXT ITEM IS 12 B, LOCAL LICENSING AUTHORITY ANNUAL REPORT. JUSTIN BAUMGARTNER, LOCAL LICENSING AUTHORITY CHAIRPERSON WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING. I'M HOPING THIS WORKS. YES. OKAY. FANTASTIC. MY NAME IS JUSTIN BAUMGARTNER, I'M THE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE LLA. WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE AGAIN. IT'S YEAR 40 FOR THE LLA. IT'S A FANTASTIC MOVEMENT. WE PROVIDE A REFERENCE TO VARIOUS LICENSING FOR ALCOHOL. TRANSFERS. CHANGES IN CORPORATE STRUCTURES. WE HAVEN'T HAD A DENIAL OF RENEWAL. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW WHERE WE DO SOME REVIEWS AND THE INITIAL ON-PAPER DOCUMENTATION BRINGS UP QUESTIONS, BUT REALLY WHEN YOU GET TO KNOW THE INDIVIDUALS THAT COME INTO PLAY, HAVE CONVERSATIONS AND REALLY SHOW THE FEELINGS AND THE THOUGHTS OF HOW THEY WANT TO -- THE BENEFIT THE CITY OF THORNTON, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY OF THOSE ISSUES THUS FAR. 40 YEARS. I -- I THINK ABOUT THAT BECAUSE WE ACTUALLY -- I'LL TALK ABOUT IT HERE IN A MINUTE. WE HAD AN INDIVIDUAL THAT CAME IN FOR A NEW LICENSE FOR GQUE BBQ. IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN THERE, YOU SHOULD STOP BY. HE CAME IN AND HE SAID, YOU KNOW, I THINK THERE MIGHT BE A CONFLICT FOR YOU TO VOTE ON THE APPLICATION, CHAIRPERSON BAUMGARTNER. I SAID WHY IS THAT? HE SAID I GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL WITH YOU. I SAID WELL THAT WAS 22 -- QUITE A WHILE AGO. I HAVE NO ISSUES AND I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE A BIG DEAL. IT WAS FROM HORIZON HIGH SCHOOL. THIS INDIVIDUAL WHO WAS A LEADER IN THAT COMPANY, SAID THE REASON I CHOSE THORNTON, I DROVE BY THAT EVERY DAY AND I THOUGHT HOW CAN I REINVEST THE MONEY WE CREATED IN OUR ORGANIZATION BACK IN THE CITY. THIS IS THE LOCATION, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO DO. I HEAR THOSE STORIES AND HEAR WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH AND IT REALLY BRINGS PASSION BACK TO, YOU KNOW, THE REASON WHY WE'RE DOING WHAT

WE'RE DOING AND THE MEMBERS THAT ARE LISTED HERE, THEY COME EACH AND EVERY MEETING BECAUSE THEY WANT TO BE A PART OF THAT. THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WHEN APPROVING THESE LICENSES OR TRANSFERS, THAT IT'S GOING TO BE A COMMUNAL SPACE, IT'S GOING TO BE ENJOYABLE FOR THE MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY AND THE CITY OF THORNTON AND THOSE VISITING THE CITY OF THORNTON. THAT IT'S SAFE TO DO SO, IT'S NOT HARMING OUR YOUTH, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE CREATING POTENTIAL ISSUES FOR FIGHTS AND VIOLATIONS AND THINGS THAT ARE GOING TO ADD MORE STRESSORS TO OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. BUT THEY CAN COME HERE, THEY CAN SPEND THEIR MONEY. THEY WANT TO BE A PART OF THEIR COMMUNITY AND THAT IS REALLY WHY I APPLAUD EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THESE MEMBERS THAT WANT TO COME AND VOLUNTEER FOR US EVERY SINGLE MONTH. THIRD WEDNESDAY, 6:00 PEOPLE. I SAW YOU CLICKING THE BUTTON WHEN THE MEMBERS WAS ASKING TO SPEAK. THE FIRST TIME I HAD A MEMBER OF OUR COMMUNITY DO THAT OR COMMITTEE DO THAT, I FORGOT TO NOTICE IT BECAUSE WE USUALLY JUST RAISE OUR HAND AND WE HAVE CONVERSATIONS. I SEE THE TECHNOLOGICAL ISSUES THERE. THE ONLY APPLICATIONS IN 2020 FIVE, I MENTIONED GQUE BBQ. THAT WAS NEAR AND DEAR. BILLY BIRCH WAS IN DENVER. THEY WANT TO BRING THEIR BUSINESS TO THE CITY OF THORNTON. THEY'RE DOING PRETTY WELL. CHICKEN AND PICKLE WAS A GREAT INVESTMENT INTO THE CITY. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS WHERE YOU'RE BRINGING VALUE AND YOU'RE BRINGING PEOPLE AND IT'S AN ICON NOW AND A STAPLE. MALIBU JACK'S, ABSOLUTELY PHENOMENAL IF YOU HAVEN'T STOPPED BY THERE. I MET WITH THE OWNER THE DAY AFTER HE HAD HIS LICENSE APPROVED. I WENT DOWN TO MALIBU JACK'S AND SAID YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB BECAUSE YOU SHOWED PASSION AND YOU WANTED TO BRING THIS NEW THING TO THIS CITY AND YOU WANTED TO BRING ENTERTAINMENT FOR THESE CHILDREN. AND IF YOU WANT TO RIDE THE GO CARTS, DO SO BEFORE YOU GET AN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE. THEY WILL BAN YOU, YOU CANNOT DRIVE AFTER THAT. JUST BE AWARE. WE'VE HAD A FEW TRANSFERS OR THE TIME.

WE'VE HAD AST THOSE. I CAN READ TO YOU BUT I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS DO. A LOT WERE GAS STATIONS AND A FEW THINGS LIKE OUTLAW WINGS WHO HAS HAD A FEW TRANSFERS THUS FAR. MISCELLANEOUS APPROVALS, SAT -- SATIRE BREWING WAS AN EXPANSION. THIS IS TO BRING IN FERMENTATION TANKS. THIS IS FOR PRODUCTION AND THEY'RE DOING WELL. WALMARTS ARE HAVING EXPANSION THIS THEIR LOCATIONS. ONE OF THE LOCATIONS THAT ACTUALLY REQUESTED A PREMISE APPROVAL WAS FOR A DOWNGRADED SECTION IN A KING SOOPERS. FIRST WE'VE HAD OF THAT, BUT THEY SAID WE WANT TO CONSISTENTLY BE A GOOD PARTNER AND A GOOD STEWARD OF OUR LICENSES WITHIN THE CITY OF THORNTON. AND IF IT'S NOT SIGNIFICANT SALES IN THIS AREA, IT'S OKAY FOR US TO REDUCE THIS AS WELL. SO THEY HAVE DONE PRETTY WELL. JOINT STIPULATIONS WAS THE FIRST WE'VE SEEN THIS IN SEVERAL YEARS POST COVID. POLICE DEPARTMENT WENT OUT AND THEY WERE ABLE TO DO SPOT CHECKS TO SEE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD SERVE TO MINORS. SIGNIFICANT APPROVALS. MEANING THAT THEY HAD NOT SERVED TO MINORS THROUGHOUT A LOT OF LIQUOR LICENSES WITHIN THE CITY. HOWEVER, THERE WERE FOUR THAT HAD VIOLATIONS AND WITH THAT CAME STIPULATIONS. I HAVE THOSE LISTED IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT AFTERWARDS. BUT THOSE HAVE WENT THROUGH AND HAVE BEEN COMPLETED UP TO THIS POINT. WE HAVE OUR TRAININGS EVERY SINGLE MEETING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE UP TO DATE ON THE LEGAL CONTENTS, ALCOHOL SALES LICENSURES WITHIN THE CITY AND THE STATE. THE FINES IN LIEU OF SUSPENSION OF SALES. THAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS INVOLVED WITH THE JOINT STIPULATIONS. DIFFERENT TYPES OF LIQUOR LICENSES CONTINUES TO CHANGE. AND WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN BE EXPANDED INTO GROCERY STORES IS

TURBULENT DEPENDING ON WHAT THE STATE'S DOING THAT YEAR. I WANT TO BRING UP QUE RICO REAL QUICK. THIS WAS THE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND CONVERSATION WE HAVE WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM. THIS IS WHAT HISTORICALLY HAVE WE DONE IN THE CITY. THAT'S A LOCATION IN THE FOOD COURT IN THE MALL ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CITY. IT HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD A LIQUOR LICENSE IN THAT YOUR, NOT FOR QUE RICO. BUT WE HAD A CONVERSATION OF WHETHER OR NOT WE CAN MAINTAIN THE AREA TO WHICH LIQUOR WOULD BE SOLD. AND TRANSFERRED IN THAT SPACE. HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT IT'S ONLY WITHIN THE FOOD COURT? HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE IT'S NOT GOING OUT INTO THE VARIOUS RETAILERS, FEEDING OUT INTO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PARK FOR THE [?] THERE. AND BY THE END, WE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS, WE HAD PROPER GUIDANCE AND I WANT TO DO A QUICK SHOUT-OUT TO OUR ENTIRE CITY STAFF. MR. JEFFREY AND OTHERS, SO WE HAVE THE POLICE CHIEF IS LISTENING, PLEASE THANK HIM FOR EVERYTHING HE DOES. HE'S AMAZING. THEY PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT GUIDANCE FOR US TO BE SUCCESSFUL HERE. FEW TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIPS AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT TODAY. I DID HAVE A NOTE TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR PROVIDING US CONTINUOUSLY WITH MONTHLY TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND FOR HAVING SUSTENANCE FOR ANY MEETING THAT GOES BEYOND AN HOUR. IT'S HIGHLY APPRECIATED AND WE DO THANK YOU FOR APPROVING THAT IN THE BUDGET. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS?

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. I'M GLAD THAT WE HAVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS DOING THIS. IT'S GREAT THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP THAT GOING AND IT'S AWESOME TO HAVE, LIKE, A NEIGHBOR THAT'S ON THE BOARD AND YOU CAN CHAT ABOUT THESE TYPES OF ISSUES. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. FANTASTIC. THANK YOU SO MUCH. HAVE A WONDERFUL EVENING. ITEM 12 C IS THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR 2025. THE PRELIMINARY YEAR-END FINANCIAL RESULTS AND THAT'S BEING PRESENTED BY KIM, FINANCE DIRECTOR. AND ERIC BUDGET AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, KIM NEWHART FINANCE DIRECTOR AND I'M PRESENTING WITH ERIC, YOUR BUDGET AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR. THE PURPOSE OF TONIGHT'S PRESENTATION IS TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ON PRELIMINARY FINANCIAL RESULTS. THERE'S A PACKET INCLUDED IN YOUR COUNCIL PACKET ON FEBRUARY 24th. SEE IF I CAN MAKE THIS WORK. THERE WE GO. TONIGHT WE'LL WALK THROUGH REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE PERFORMANCE AND CONCLUDE WITH KEY TAKEAWAYS AND NEXT STEPS. SO THIS FIRST SLIDE SHOWS REVENUE PERFORMANCE ACROSS ALL OF OUR FUNDS. SO STARTING ON THE LEFT, THE ROWS ARE NUMBERED FOR REFERENCE. THEN THE COLUMNS LEFT TO RIGHT REFLECT THE FUND OR GROUP OF FUNDS. OUR TOTAL 2025 REVENUES, OUR TOTAL ORIGINAL 2025 BUDGET, AND THE DOLLAR AND PERCENTAGE VARIANCE COMPARED TO THAT BUDGET. YOU CAN SEE THAT BOTH THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE WATER FUND ARE BOLDED. THERE'S ADDITIONAL SLIDES AND WE'LL GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON THOSE TWO. SO ROW 1, THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT, THIS INCLUDES GENERAL FUND AND GOVERNMENT CAPITAL FUND. REVENUES FINISHED 5% OR 11 MILLION OVER THE ORIGINAL BUDGET. AND I'LL WALK THROUGH THAT IN MORE DETAIL WHEN WE GET TO THAT SLIDE. SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS FINISHED 4% OR $883,000 OVER BUDGET. THIS VARIANCE IS LARGELY RELATED TO TIMING. THERE WAS AN IGA AND SOME GRANT REVENUES THAT WERE PROJECTED IN 2024 BUT DIDN'T COME IN TILL 2025. THE WATER FUND, ROW 3, ENDED 32% OVER ORIGINAL BUDGET. I'LL TALK THROUGH THAT IN MORE DETAIL AS WELL. THE SEWER FUND FINISHED 1% UNDER BUDGET. THIS WAS A COMBINATION OF HIGHER

THAN PROJECTED CONNECTION FEES OFFSET BY LOWER THAN ANTICIPATED INDUSTRIAL SEWER CHARGES. PART OF OUR ONGOING WORK WITH THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, THE CITY CHANGED THE TIMING OF CONNECTION FEE PAYMENTS AND SO WE'RE ALLOWING DEVELOPERS TO PAY AT THE BEGINNING, AT PERMIT ISSUANCE RATHER THAN AT THE END WITH CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. AND WHAT THIS DOES FOR THEM, IT PROVIDES FINANCIAL PREDICTABILITY FOR THEIR PROJECTS. SO IF WE DO A RATE INCREASE AND THEIR PROJECT CROSSES YEARS, THEY DON'T THEN HAVE TO HAVE THAT RATE INCREASE. ROW 5, STORMWATER FUND. REVENUES WERE 4% OR $192,000 OVER BUDGET. AND THIS WAS DRIVEN BY UPDATES TO IMPERVIOUS AREA CALCULATIONS. THAT DETERMINES THE BILLING FOR ALL OF OUR MULTIFAMILY AND COMMERCIAL. ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, THE TRASH FUND REVENUES WERE APPROXIMATELY $47,000 UNDER BUDGET AND THIS WAS DUE TO BAG FEE REVENUE. AND IF YOU REMEMBER THERE WAS A STATEWIDE IMPLEMENTATION AND BAG FEE REVENUES ARE USED FOR THE TRASH FUND TO SUPPORT ENVIRONMENTAL AND WASTE DIVERSION PROGRAMS. THORNTON DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIES, THESE ARE OUR THREE TDA FUNDS. THEY ENDED 1.3 MILLION OR 3% UNDER BUDGET. THE LARGEST VARIANCE IS RELATED TO BOND PROCEEDS. IN 2025 REFUNDED THE TDA 144th DEBT TO SAVE MONEY. THERE'S NO FUND BALANCE IMPACT AND THIS IS A BUDGETING EXERCISE, SO IF YOU REMOVE THAT 1.5 MILLION, TDAs WOULD HAVE COME IN 8% OR $315,000 UNDER BUDGET. AND THAT WAS RELATED MOSTLY TO TDA NORTH AND THEIR SALES AND PROPERTY TAX. SO I WANT TO WALK THROUGH THE WATER FUND IN A LITTLE BIT OF DETAIL. THIS -- IN THIS SLIDE GOES

THROUGH WHERE YOU WOULD ORIGINALLY HAVE SEEN THE ORIGINAL FINANCIAL REPORT. SO THE FIRST ROW REFLECTS THE FINANCIAL REPORT YOU GOT IN YOUR PACKET. WE ORIGINALLY BUDGETED $326 MILLION IN REVENUE AND WE ENDED AT $125 MILLION. THAT'S A $202 MILLION VARIANCE. 232 MILLION OF THAT BUDGET WAS DIRECTED TOWARDS THE DEBT ISSUANCE, AND IT WAS ULTIMATELY NOT NEEDED IN '25. WE'RE GOING TO PULL DEBT IN 2026. SO IF YOU REMOVE THAT BUDGET, ADJUSTED REVENUES WOULD TOTAL APPROXIMATELY 90 FOUR .2 MILLION, WHICH LEAVES US 30 MILLION OVER ANTICIPATED REVENUES. AND SO THAT 30 MILLION WAS MADE UP OF THE THINGS YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. THE FIRST WE HAVE WATER SALES. THAT'S OUR WATER CONSUMPTION THAT GETS BILLED. THAT WAS LOWER. CONSUMPTION WAS LOWER THAN PROJECTED IN 2025, SO WE WERE $2.3 MILLION SHORT. CONNECTION FEES, AGAIN, BACK TO THIS ADMINISTRATIVE TIMING CHANGE MENTIONED. CONNECTION FEES WERE COLLECTED EARLIER THAN PROJECTED. IT'S NOT NEW REVENUE THAT WASN'T PLANNED, IT'S JUST SHIFTED INTO A DIFFERENT YEAR. INTEREST, LEASE, OIL AND GAS AND OUR OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, THE OVER RAGE HERE WAS DUE TO INTEREST INCOME. SO THE CASH SPEND AND WATER INCOME, SAME REASON WE DIDN'T NEED TO PULL DEBT. THE CASH WAS SLOWER THAN ANTICIPATED AND SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATES WERE ELEVATED LONGER THAN WE PROJECTED THEM TO BE. THESE TWO THINGS RESULTED IN BASICALLY STRONGER THAN EXPECTED INTEREST EARNINGS. RATES HAVE STAYED HIGHER ON IF LONGER THAN WE'VE SEEN IN A DIRECT PERIOD THAN THE LAST 20 YEARS. SO IT'S KIND OF AN ANOMALY AND IT WAS A WIN FOR US. THE FINAL ROW ON THERE IS PFAS LITIGATION.

THE CITY RECEIVED $9.9 MILLION IN 2025 AND WE'RE EXPECTING ANOTHER 6 MILLION OVER THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. AND THIS WASN'T KNOWN, THE NUMBER WASN'T KNOWN WHEN THE BUDGET WAS CREATED. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT ALL OF THESE FACTORS ABOVE HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AND INCORPORATED INTO OUR FUTURE PROJECTIONS. SO WHEN WE COME BACK TO YOU THIS SUMMER AND WE TALK ABOUT RATE INCREASES OR FEE CHANGES, ALL OF THIS -- ALL THESE ADJUSTMENTS ARE GOING TO BE TAKEN INTO THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO MOVING ON TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT SIMILAR, THE FIRST ROW ON THIS SLIDE REFLECTS WHAT YOU SEE IN THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT. AND SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE $11.2 MILLION VARIANCE. OF THAT $11.2 MILLION, 8.9 RELATES TO ACCOUNTING AND TIMING AND WHAT WE WOULD CALL REVENUE RECOGNITION AS OPPOSED TO MONEY THAT WE DIDN'T PLAN FOR OR WAS UNEXPECTED. SO SOME EXAMPLES ARE GRANT REVENUES. SO IN 2024, WE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE GRANT REVENUES. THEY DIDN'T COME IN. WE GOT THEM IN 2025. THEREFORE, 2025 WAS OVERBUDGET. WE ALSO HAD AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF POLICE AND FIRE OVERTIME REIMBURSEMENTS, SO WHEN OUR OFFICERS GO DO OVERTIME, WE THEN BILL OUT CERTAIN COMPANIES AND SO THAT REVENUE COMING IN WAS MORE THAN WE PROJECTED. IT HAS A MATCHING EXPENSE ON THE OTHER SIDE, SO IT'S A NET WASH TO THE FUND. SO THERE'S REALLY A ZERO IMPACT HERE. WE HAD SOME OTHER ACCOUNTING ADJUSTMENTS THAT TOTALED 3.6 MILLION. THEY DON'T -- THEY SHOW UP AS REVENUE BUT THEY DON'T NECESSARILY IMPACT CASH. AND SO WHAT I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT AFTER WE ADJUST FOR ALL THESE ITEMS, WE'RE OFF APPROXIMATELY 2.3 MILLION OR 1%. AND THAT $2.3 MILLION REPRESENTS REVENUES WE DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT, THEY'RE NOT ANTICIPATED, AND THEY WERE NOT IN THE MODEL. SO IT ADDS TO THE FUND BALANCE WHEN WE GO TO LOOK AT NEXT

YEAR'S NUMBERS. SO LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT MAKES UP THAT $2.3 MILLION. SALES TAX WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT ALL YEAR. SALES TAX CAME IN BELOW BUDGET BY 3.3 MILLION. 2025 BUDGET ASSUMED WE'D HAVE 2.7% INFLATIONARY GROWTH AND THAT DIDN'T MATERIALIZE. WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE A ONE-TIME OFFSET FROM AN AUDIT ASSESSMENT THAT WAS VERY LARGE. AND THAT HELPED COVER THAT LOSS. THAT LOSS IN SALES TAX REVENUE, THOUGH, IT KIND OF SETS THE NEW BASE FOR GOING INTO THE NEXT YEAR. SO WE'RE INCORPORATING THAT INTO OUR PROJECTIONS. OTHER TAXES, AND THIS IS YOUR PROPERTY -- OR YEAH, PROPERTY TAX FRANCHISE, MOTEL, UTILITY TAXES, THOSE ALL CAME IN FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS BELOW BUDGET. ALL OF THESE -- THE SHORTFALL WAS OFFSET BY CHARGES FOR SERVICES. SO CHARGES FOR SERVICES AND WE TALKED ABOUT THIS LAST TIME, WAS 1.2 MILLION OVER BUDGET. THIS IS PRIMARILY THE AMBULANCE REVENUE THAT WE TALKED ABOUT. THERE'S HIRED -- TIRE TRANSPORTS AND COLLECTIONS WERE BETTER THAN EXPECTED. WE ALSO HAD A FEE INCREASE IN THAT TIME THAT LED TO SOME OF THAT INCREASE. NEXT WE HAVE INVESTMENT. SO THIS IS KIND OF A ONE-TIME ANOMALY. $1.8 MILLION OVER BUDGET. THAT WAS THAT SHORT-TERM RETURN ON INVESTMENT. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE COMBINED WHEN YOU ADD UP EVERYTHING ELSE OUT THERE, CAME IN $71,000 UNDER BUDGET AND THAT GETS US BACK TO THAT $2.3 MILLION. WE'VE BEEN LOOKING AT THE SLIDE LAST YEAR AND ALL OF THIS YEAR. THIS GRAPH SHOWS OUR RESIDENTIAL PERMITS IN THORNTON. THIS IS MULTIFAMILY AND SINGLE FAMILY PERMITS. AND WHAT WE'RE SEEING HERE IS THE SAME TREND THAT DENVER'S

SEEING. THE SAME TREND COLORADO'S SEEING AND THE SAME TREND THAT NATIONAL -- NATIONALLY WE'RE SEEING. SO WE HAD SOME STRONG CONSTRUCTION THROUGH 2022. YOU'LL SEE, YOU KNOW, '21, '22. AND AS MORTGAGE RATES INCREASED, MORTGAGE RATES IN 2021 WERE ABOUT -- AVERAGED ABOUT 3%. IN 2024 AND '25 THEY MORE THAN DOUBLED THEIR AVERAGING CLOSER TO 7%. THIS COMBINED, WE WATCHED THE MARKET KIND OF SLOW DOWN. WHAT WE ARE SEEING IS THAT WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF RECOVERY GOING ON IN 2025. SO WE EXPECTED 350 PERMITS IN 2025. WE ENDED WITH 477. IN 2026, WE'RE PROJECTING THAT NUMBER TO BE A LITTLE BIT HIGHER. 625 PERMITS AND THAT WILL ALSO -- THAT INCLUDES 125 MULTIFAMILY PERMITS THAT ARE IN THE -- IN THE CHAIN. ALL THESE REVENUES TIED TO RESIDENTIAL GROWTH, MOST OF THEM ARE ONE-TIME REVENUES. IT HITS BUILDING PERMITS, USE TAX. WE TALKED ABOUT CONNECTION FEES EARLIER, SO REVENUES FROM GROWTH ACROSS ALL THE DIFFERENT CITY FUNDS. SO SHIFTING GEARS A LITTLE BIT, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT CITY-WIDE SALES TAX AS A WHOLE. SO SALES TAX IS THE PRIMARY REVENUE STREAM FOR TDA NORTH, TDA 144th, PARKS AND OPEN SPACE GETS SALE TAX AND THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT. THE GENERAL FUND ALONE MAKES UP SALES TAX ALL BY ITSELF MAKES UP 50% OF REVENUES. SO ANY CHANGE IN SALES TAX IN ANY ONE OF THESE CATEGORIES CAN HAVE A PRETTY BIG SHIFT FINANCIALLY. SO WHAT THIS SLIDE SHOWS IS SALES TAX FOR REVENUE BY CATEGORY. ON THE LEFT THE PIE CHART SHOWS THE MAKEUP OF OUR SALES TAX BASE. OUR LARGEST CATEGORIES MAKE UP THREE QUARTERS OF OUR SALES TAX. THAT'S GENERAL MERCHANDISE,

GROCERY, CONVENIENCE, AND LIQUOR FOLLOWED BY AUTO SALES AND RESTAURANT AND FAST FOOD. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT, YOU'LL SEE THE YEAR-OVER-YEAR CHANGE BY CATEGORY. THIS GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF HOW OUR BUSINESSES ARE DOING IN 2025 COMPARED TO HOW THEY WERE DOING IN 2024. SO OVERALL, THE COLLECTIONS WERE .4% OR ABOUT $500,000 YEAR-OVER-YEAR. VERY MODEST GROWTH. YOU CAN SEE THAT THE GENERAL MERCHANDISE CATEGORY WAS IN LINE WITH INFLATION. THERE'S A SMALL INCREASE IN GROCERY AND THEN THE TWO MAIN CATEGORIES THAT SAW DECLINES WERE THE 5% IN AUTO SALES AND THEN CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS DOWN 16%. AND THIS DECLINE IS RIGHT IN LINE WITH WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT ON THE PREVIOUS SLIDE. BUILDING MATERIALS GENERATE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CONSTRUCTION USE TAX AND SALES TAX. WHEN DEVELOPMENT SLOWS DOWN, THAT CATEGORY ALWAYS SLOWS DOWN WITH IT. I THINK FROM AN ECONOMIC STANDPOINT, WE'RE SEEING THAT THERE'S KIND OF A STEADY CONSUMER SPENDING IN EVERYDAY GOODS AND' SLOWER ACTIVITY IN THOSE ONE-TIME, MORE EXPENSIVE ITEMS. WHEN WE COMPARE THIS TO BROADER TRENDS SIMILAR TO THE HOUSING MARKET, THEY'RE VERY CONSISTENT WITH COLORADO AND THE NATIONAL -- NATIONALLY RETAIL SALES GREW 2% TO 3%. MOST OF THAT COMING FROM GENERAL MERCHANDISE. SO WE'RE IN LINE WITH THAT. AND THEN AGAIN I JUST WANT TO CLOSE WITH SIMILAR TO ALL OF OUR REVENUE STREAMS, ALL OF THIS IS INCORPORATED INTO OUR 2027 PROJECTIONS. SO WHEN WE COME IN FRONT OF YOU TO TALK ABOUT BUDGET FOR 2027, WE'LL BE INCORPORATING ALL THESE RESULTS AND WALKING THEM FORWARD WITH OUR BEST KNOWLEDGE SO WE CAN GIVE YOU APPROPRIATE REVENUES TO WORK WITH FOR 2027. I'M GOING TO PASS IT OVER TO

ERICA TO GIVE YOU THE EXPENDITURE SIDE.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL. I'M ERICA, BUDGET DIRECTOR. SO SPEAKING ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, SO THIS TABLE SHOWS A SUMMARY OF ALL OF OUR OPERATING EXPENDITURES FOR THE YEAR. AGAIN, AS KIM MENTIONED, THESE ARE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS. THEY'LL BE PRELIMINARY UNTIL I THINK THE AUDIT IS FINALIZED. SO WE HAVE EACH OPERATING FUND LISTED ON THE LEFT FOLLOWED BY PRELIMINARY ACTUALS. MIDDLE COLUMN IS THE BUDGET FOLLOWED BY PROJECTED OVER OR UNDER, AND THEN OVER/UNDER BY PERCENTAGE. SO I THINK THE BIG PICTURE TAKEAWAY HERE IS THAT WE HAD SAVINGS IN ALL FUNDS. WE HAD -- WE WERE UNDER BUDGET IN ALL FUNDS. WE'RE GOING TO GO INTO MORE DETAIL ON WHAT WERE THE MAIN DRIVERS OF ALL THOSE SAVINGS ON THE NEXT COUPLE OF SLIDES. BUT YOU MIGHT BE ASKING WHERE DO THE SAVINGS GO. AND THEY GO BASICALLY BACK INTO THE FUND THAT THEY'RE BEING GENERATED FROM TO BE RE-APPROPRIATED AT A LATER DATE BY COUNCIL. SO SPEAKING SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE GENERAL FUND, WE HAD A FEW REALLY BIG MAIN DRIVERS. SO WE HAVE ABOUT $9 MILLION OF SAVINGS IN THE GENERAL FUND. THAT'S ABOUT 4% OVERALL UNDER BUDGET. I'D JUST SAY THAT THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE -- OUTSIDE OF 2020, THIS IS PROBABLY THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF SAVINGS I'VE SEEN IN ANY GIVEN YEAR IN THE TIME THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING IN BUDGET. I THINK A LOT OF THE DRIVERS, THOUGH, ARE THINGS THAT WE HAVE ANTICIPATED AND IN SOME INSTANCES ACTUALLY SORT OF CAUSED. SO THE FIRST ONE THERE IS THE LARGEST DRIVER IS ABOUT

$4 MILLION IN PERSONNEL SAVINGS. SO PERSONNEL INCLUDES ANYTHING FROM REGULAR SAVINGS TO ALL OF THE DOWNSTREAM COSTS, SOCIAL SECURITY, HEALTH INSURANCE, ET CETERA. THIS SAVINGS WAS GENERATED FROM A NUMBER OF FACTORS. ONE OF THE LARGEST FACTORS BEING THAT WE HAD ABOUT BETWEEN A 4% AND 5% VACANCY RATE. WE BUDGET A 2% VACANCY RATE. ANYTHING OVER THAT 2% RATE WE'RE ACTUALLY GENERATING SAVINGS. THIS WAS IN PART DUE TO THE CITY HOLDING CERTAIN POSITIONS VACANT AS WE PREPARED FOR THE REORG. WE LOOKED INTO WHAT IS NATIONAL AVERAGE FOR VACANCIES. THIS YEAR IT WAS ACTUALLY A LITTLE BIT LOWER THAN NORMAL. IT'S AT ABOUT 4%. BUT ANYWHERE FROM 3% TO 5% IS CONSIDERED SORT OF NORMAL. WE ALSO, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THAT -- SO ANY VACANCY SAVINGS, THAT'S GOING TO GENERATE SAVINGS IN REGULAR SALARIES, BUT IT'S ALSO GOING TO GENERATE SAVINGS IN THOSE DOWNSTREAM ACCOUNTS. WE SAW SAVINGS IN SOCIAL SECURITY, RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS, AND HEALTH INSURANCE AS WELL DUE TO THESE VACANCIES. WE ALSO -- THERE'S SOME OVERESTIMATION OF RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS IN '25. YOU'LL NOTICE AND I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THIS EARLIER, YOU'LL NOTICE THAT THERE ARE ASTERISKS NEXT TO MANY OF THESE ITEMS. AND WHEN YOU SEE THAT ASTERISK, WHAT THAT MEANS IS THAT THESE WERE EITHER ONE-TIME SAVINGS THAT WE WEREN'T ANTICIPATING IN 2026, OR THEY ARE SAVINGS THAT BE WE HAD BEGUN TO NOTICE IN THE MIDDLE OF '25 AND WE ACTUALLY INCORPORATED THOSE SAVINGS INTO THE '26 BUDGET. SO AGAIN, THEY'RE UNLIKELY TO REPEAT.

AS KIM MENTIONED, WE DID SEE AN INCREASE IN OFF-DUTY PAY. SO ON THE POLICE SIDE, I BELIEVE IT'S CALLED OFF-DUTY. ON THE FIRE SIDE IT TENDS TO BE FOR WILDLAND FIRE SUPPORT. WHERE KIM SAW AN INCREASE IN REVENUES, WE SAW AN INCREASE IN EXPENDITURES IN THOSE AREAS. AS SHE MENTIONED, IT NETS OUT, SORT OF WASHES OUT AT THE END OF THE DAY. SO THAT WAS AN AREA IN PERSONNEL WHERE WE ACTUALLY SAW INCREASED SPENDING. THE NEXT BIGGEST DRIVER IN THE GENERAL FUND WAS IN CONTRACTUAL SERVICES. CONTRACTUAL SERVICES INCLUDES A WHOLE LOT OF EXPENSES. IT INCLUDES THINGS LIKE ARE OUR RED LIGHT CAMERA LEASE. SO ANY LEASE PAYMENTS WE HAVE. IT INCLUDES FUEL, OUR VEHICLE SERVICES. SO WE SAW ABOUT 2.6 MILLION IN CONTRACTUAL SERVICES SAVINGS. A LOT OF THIS WAS TIED INTO TIMING. YOU KNOW, WHEN DID THESE THINGS -- WHEN WERE THESE ITEMS IMPLEMENTED. SO RED LIGHT CAMERAS, WE HAD BUDGETED FOR A FULL YEAR OF RED LIGHT CAMERAS. WE WOUND UP IMPLEMENTING MUCH LATER IN THE YEAR AND ACTUALLY THE OVERALL COST OF THE PROGRAM, EVEN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, IS LOWER THAN WHAT WE HAD ANTICIPATED. YRAC WAS SET UP IN 2025, BUT I BELIEVE IT'S OPENING IN 2026. SO THOUGH WE HAD BUDGETED A PAYMENT FOR THEM, YRAC STANDS FOR YOUTH RESOURCES ASSISTANCE CENTER. IT USED TO BE CALLED THE LINK FOR THOSE FAMILIAR WITH IT. WE ALSO SAW SOME SAVINGS FROM FUEL AND OUR EMERGENCY FACILITY REPAIRS. AND THEN OUR REMAINING SAVINGS IN THE GENERAL FUND CAME FROM A NUMBER OF ITEMS INCLUDING SNOW AND ICE SUPPLIES. WE'RE JUST NOT -- WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE SAME LEVEL OF SNOW, I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT LATER TODAY. SO WE'RE NOT UTILIZING THE SAME

AMOUNT OF SUPPLIES. AND THEN WE HAD ONE-TIME SAVINGS IN OUR FEDERAL FORFEITURE FUNDS. SPEAKING TO THE OTHER OPERATING FUNDS, THE SEWER FUND HAD ABOUT A MILLION DOLLARS OF SAVINGS. ALMOST THREE-QUARTERS OF THAT WAS RELATED TO THE METRO WASTEWATER PAYMENT THAT WE MAKE. ABOUT 75% OF THE SEWER OPERATING FUND IS ACTUALLY DEDICATED TO A PAYMENT THAT GOES TO METRO. THIS WAS A TIME -- THIS WAS A SAVINGS GENERATED BY TIMING. SO THE METRO BOARD DECIDES CHARGES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR. IT JUST SO HAPPENED THAT WE BROUGHT BUDGET FORWARD BEFORE THOSE WERE FINALIZED. STORMWATER FUND WAS REALLY RIGHT ON THE MONEY. SO THERE'S NOTHING OF NOTE THERE. I THINK IT WAS ABOUT 1% UNDER BUDGET. SANITATION HAD ABOUT $450,000 OF SAVINGS. THIS WAS A MIX OF ITEMS, INCLUDING FUEL SAVINGS, LITTLE BIT OF PERSONNEL, SAVINGS IN FVS OR FLEET MAINTENANCE AND CREDITED SERVICES SAVINGS. OUR WATER FUND SAW SAVINGS IN PERSONNEL DUE TO VACANCIES AND WATER TREATMENT SAVINGS. KIM MENTIONED THIS ON THE REVENUE SIDE THAT WE DIDN'T SEE WATER CHARGES COMING IN -- REVENUES COMING IN AS HIGH. DIFFERENT SIDE OF THE COIN, WE ALSO DIDN'T SPEND AS MUCH MONEY TREATING WATER AS WE HAD PROJECTED. AND THEN THE RISK FUND WE HAD SAVINGS PRETTY MUCH EXCLUSIVELY COMING FROM OUR CIGNA CLAIMS. THIS IS DUE TO OUR PRACTICE OF BUDGETING MAX CLAIMS. SO WE HAD ABOUT $3 MILLION OF SAVINGS FROM MAX CLAIMS TO THE CLAIMS WE ACTUALLY EXPERIENCED. SO THIS IS -- THIS IS AN ITEM THAT I TYPICALLY DON'T TALK ABOUT ON A QUARTERLY BASIS. THIS IS RELATED TO OUR CAPITAL SAVINGS.

OUR CAPITAL FUNDS. SO WHAT I'VE -- SO CAPITAL FUNDS WORK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY THAN THE OPERATING FUNDS. OPERATING FUNDS ARE BASICALLY SET UP FOR A YEAR. AT THE END OF THE YEAR, THEY CLOSE OUT. THE CAPITAL FUNDS CAN ROLL FROM YEAR TO YEAR. SO WHEN YOU SEE -- SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT IN THE MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORT THAT COMES OUT, THE AMOUNT THAT'S SHOWING UP AS APPROPRIATED ISN'T JUST WHAT WAS APPROPRIATED IN ANY GIVEN YEAR. IT IS ACTUALLY WHAT WAS APPROPRIATED IN ANY BUDGETS THAT HAVE ROLLED FROM PRIOR YEARS AS WELL. BECAUSE SOME OF THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS CAN TAKE YEARS TO COMPLETE. AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE THE THORNTON WATER PROJECT. SO, BUT STAFF IS CONTINUOUSLY LOOKING AT THESE CAPITAL PROJECTS AND SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR, BUDGET, FINANCE, PURCHASING, AND I.T., I DIDN'T GIVE I.T. A SHOUT-OUT HERE, BUT WE ALL WORK TOGETHER TO REVIEW ALL OF OUR CAPITAL ACCOUNTS AND FIGURE OUT WHICH ACCOUNTS CAN BE CLOSED OUT. THOSE ACCOUNTS THAT ARE CLOSED OUT, ALL OF THE SAVINGS ARE BASICALLY, LIKE, PUSHED INTO A CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT THAT GETS CLOSED OUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR. IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THOSE OPERATING FUNDS. WHEN -- WHEN WE HAVE SAVINGS, THE SAVINGS JUST GOES BACK INTO FUND BALANCE FOR COUNCIL TO RE-APPROPRIATE AT A LATER DATE. SO WHAT ARE KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS PRESENTATION? I THINK KIM AND I HAVE BEEN MENTIONING IT THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION, THE PERFORMANCE THAT WE'VE TALKED WITH YOU ALL ABOUT HERE HAS BEEN INTEGRATED INTO OUR FORWARD PROJECTIONS. SO THEY'VE BEEN INTEGRATED INTO OUR FINANCIAL MODELS MOVING FORWARD.

AND OFTENTIMES THEY WERE INTEGRATED BEFORE WE EVEN TALKED ABOUT THE 2026 BUDGET. IN SOME INSTANCES. BY INTEGRATING THEM AND UPDATING OUR MODELS REGULARLY, IT HELPS US TO HAVE INFORMED POLICY AND BUDGET DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU ALL. AGAIN, THE -- THE MAJORITY OF THESE FUNDS ENDED IN A BETTER POSITION THAN WAS ANTICIPATED. BUT IN LARGE PART, BOTH ON THE EXPENDITURE SIDE AND ON THE REVENUE SIDE, THESE WERE ONE-TIME VARIANCES OR TEMPORARY VARIANCES. CITY-WIDE, AND KIM MENTIONED THIS, SALES TAX IS A HUGE DRIVER FOR US. AND IT'S NOT JUST IN THE GENERAL FUND. IT'S ACROSS MULTIPLE FUNDS. AND WHAT WE SAW THIS YEAR WAS BASICALLY SALES TAX BEING FLAT. EVEN THOUGH INFLATION WASN'T. AND SO WHAT THAT SAYS TO US, THAT KIND OF PUTS UP A RED FLAG FOR US AND IT TELLS US WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYE ON SALES TAX. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT KIM'S TEAM IS DOING, LOOKING AT IT EVERY SINGLE MONTH TO SEE HOW IT'S PERFORMING THIS YEAR. AND LASTLY WE ARE SEEING A REDUCTION IN FEDERAL FUNDING ACROSS A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS. AND THERE ARE JUST GENERAL BUDGET CONCERNS AT THE STATE. I DON'T THINK I'M TELLING YOU GUYS ANYTHING YOU DON'T ALREADY KNOW. BUT WHAT I THINK WE'RE SEEING IS THERE'S ADDITIONAL PRESSURE ON THE CITY BOTH WITH THOSE REDUCED REVENUE STREAMS AND WE'RE SEEING INCREASING PRESSURE TO PROVIDE LEVELS OF SERVICE THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY OTHER ENTITIES. SO AGAIN, I THINK THAT THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT STAFF HAS, YOU KNOW, WE'RE JUST KIND OF KEEPING IT FRONT OF MIND AS WE CONTINUE MODELING AND CONTINUE BUDGETING. STATE FORECAST. SO THIS IS ONE THING THAT STAFF LOOKS AT QUARTERLY. THE COLORADO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL PUTS OUT A QUARTERLY ECONOMIC FORECAST AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT KIND OF FOR TWO REASONS.

ONE, WE WANT TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING OUT THERE THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT HELPS US REFINE OUR PROJECTIONS. BUT IT ALSO ACTS A LITTLE BIT AS A WAY FOR US TO CONFIRM, LIKE, IS WHAT WE'RE SEEING VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE REST OF THE STATE AND, IF SO, WHY. AND I THINK THE BIG TAKEAWAY HERE IS THAT WE ARE PRETTY IN LINE WITH WHAT THE STATE IS SEEING AS A WHOLE. SO THE STATE IS SEEING A SLOWDOWN IN HIRING AND RISING UNEMPLOYMENT RATES. OVERALL, THOSE UNEMPLOYMENT RATES ARE STILL PRETTY LOW IN THE STATE. BUT THEY ARE SORT OF SLOWLY TICKING UP. HOW DOES THAT TRANSLATE IN THORNTON? IT TRANSLATES BY WE MIGHT SEE REDUCED SPENDING ON DISCRETIONARY ITEMS, WHICH KIM MENTIONED EARLIER. THE NEXT ONE IS GROWTH AND RETAIL SALES HAVE NOT KEPT UP WITH INFLATION. THE STATE IS FORECASTING THAT TO CONTINUE THROUGH 2026 AND THEN THEY BELIEVE IT COULD REBOUND IN 2027. AND THEN KIM MENTIONED THIS AS WELL, RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION IS FORECASTED TO REMAIN LIMITED AND WELL BELOW WHAT WE SAW DIRECTLY AFTER THE PANDEMIC. AND I WILL TURN IT BACK OVER TO KIM.

JUST TO WRAP UP, THE NEXT STEPS AND THE REASON THESE ARE PRELIMINARY NUMBERS AND WE'RE SITTING IN MARCH, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH OUR YEAR-END CLOSE PROCESS. SO WE ALIGN ALL OF OUR BOOKS AND MAKE SURE THEY'RE UNDER THE STANDARDS AND AUDITORS WILL COME IN AND AUDIT US FOR INTERNAL CONTROLS, DO COMPLIANCE TESTING, AUDIT ALL OF OUR GRANTS, FEDERAL GRANTS, SOME OF THE STATE GRANTS GET AUDITED, AND THEY DO AN INDEPENDENT AUDIT OUR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. ONCE THAT'S COMPLETED, THEY'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL. THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 9th. AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO ISSUE OUR FINAL NUMBERS TO THE STATE WHICH IS DUE ON JUNE 30th. WHILE THAT'S HAPPENING OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS, WE'RE STILL CLOSING JANUARY, WE'RE CLOSING FEBRUARY, WE'RE STILL WALKING THROUGH EACH MONTH LIKE WE NORMALLY WOULD. WE'RE STILL ANALYZING DATA, E MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE WATCHING FOR TRENDS. SO WE HAVEN'T STOPPED TIME. AND SO YOU'LL STILL GET THOSE FINANCIAL REPORTS IN YOUR PACKET EACH MONTH. AND WITH THAT, WE'LL TAKE QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD. SO I HAVE ONE QUESTION AND THEN I HAVE KIND OF A FOLLOW-UP ASK AS WELL. THE QUESTION IS, IS DO WE SEE ANY KIND OF POTENTIAL IMPACT AS FAR AS CONSUMER WATER SALES GOING TO THIS NEXT YEAR, GIVEN THE CURRENT SITUATION OF THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS? AND THEN MY FOLLOW-UP ASK IS REGARDING THE VACANCY RATE, I WOULD LOVE TO GET MORE OF A BREAKDOWN ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AS FAR AS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS DEPARTMENTS AND THEN ALSO HOW THAT PLAYS INTO THAT 3.2 MILLION IN OVERTIME.

I CAN SORT OF ANSWER YOUR FIRST QUESTION. IF WE WERE TO EXPERIENCE THE 10% REDUCTION IN CONSUMPTION THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE, THAT IS 6 POINT -- $6.5 MILLION IF IT WAS AVERAGED OUT. SO WE -- WHAT I SHARED WITH YOU EARLIER IS THAT THE WATER FUND HAD SOME ADDITIONAL INTEREST INCOME AND WE HAD THAT PFAS REVENUE. SO ALL THAT WILL GET BAKED BE IN. WHEN WE SEE HOW 2026 WILL PLAY OUT, WE'RE GOING TO REDUCE OUR FORECAST BY THAT CONSUMPTION.

I CAN TRY TO ADDRESS, AND WE'LL FOLLOW UP WITH FIRST RESPONDERS, JUST TO CLARIFY THE FEEDBACK ABOUT POSITIONS WE'VE BEEN HOLDING IN LIGHT OF THE REORGANIZATION THAT HAVEN'T IMPACTED FIRST RESPONDERS. AND SO -- PUT WE'LL GET TO YOU KIND OF THE PATTERN OF THAT. SO ULTIMATELY IN BOTH POLICE AND FIRE YOU DO GENERALLY -- YOU'LL SEE A PATTERN AND WE CAN SHOW A FEW YEARS SO YOU CAN SEE THIS. WE'LL ACCUMULATE SOME VACANCIES AND THEN IT'S A PROLONGED TRAINING PERIOD TO GET POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS. SO WE'LL KIND OF ACCUMULATE A CLASS SO YOU'LL SEE A VACANCY RATE CLIMB JUST A LITTLE BIT AND THEN YOU'LL SEE IT COME BACK DOWN. AND SO -- BUT WE'LL SHOW YOU SOME INFORMATION, BUT NOT ONLY FOR THIS YEAR, BUT PRIOR YEARS SO YOU CAN SEE THAT TREND.

COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION AND IT'S SUPER INTERESTING, BELIEVE IT OR NOT. BUT THE SALES TAX DISCUSSION IS SOMETHING THAT JUST, LIKE YOU SAID, RED FLAG. IT KIND OF STANDS OUT TO ME AS THERE'S THIS BIG LOOMING THING THAT WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REALLY GET IN FRONT OF. AND I KNOW THAT'S A MULTIYEAR PROCESS. BUT I HAD JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS. AS FAR AS SALES TAX DATA GOES, HOW GRANULAR CAN WE GET WITH THAT DATA? LIKE TRENDS, LOCATIONS.

I WILL SAY OUR CURRENT SYSTEM GETTING GRANULE IS KIND OF A MANUAL PROCESS. BUT WE ALWAYS LOOK AT OUR TOP ONE HUNDRED EVERY SINGLE MONTH. WHAT DID OUR TOP ONE HUNDRED DO COMPARED TO LAST YEAR. AND THEN WE ALWAYS -- THAT TOP 100 CAN CHANGE A LITTLE BIT. SO THAT'S -- THERE'S SOME CURIOSITY THERE, WHY DID THEY FALL OFF, WHY DID THEY CHANGE. SO FROM A PUBLIC SHARING PERSPECTIVE, WE CAN GET AS GRANULE AS CATEGORIES, RIGHT. WE CAN GET DOWN TO MAYBE CATEGORY IN A WARD. WHAT WE CAN'T GIVE YOU IS A SPECIFIC BUSINESS. SO IF FOR SOME REASON THERE WAS ONE BUSINESS IN WARD 1 THAT WAS -- AND THEY'RE THE ONLY BUSINESS THAT DID THAT, WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO SHARE THAT DATA. BUT WE CAN GET -- OTHERWISE WE CAN GET PRETTY GRANULE. WE CAN BREAKOUT FAST FOOD FROM RESTAURANTS. DEFINITELY MORE GRANULE THAN I SHOWED YOU TONIGHT. BUT YEAH, THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIFIC IF YOU WANT TO LOOK AT IT BY WARD, WE COULD PROBABLY MAKE THAT HAPPEN.

YEAH. I DON'T EXPECT YOU TO HAVE ANSWERS TONIGHT. THIS WOULD BE ONE OF THOSE ITEMS MAYBE BRING UP IN A DISCUSSION DURING A PLANNING SESSION THAT -- BECAUSE I AM CURIOUS TOO HOW, LIKE, THE ANALYSIS OF OUR SALES TAX GENERATION ARE THE TRENDS THAT WE'RE SEEING AND THE FORECASTING AND HOW THAT TIES TO LIKE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT POLICY AND HOW THOSE ARE TALKING. AND HOW WE'RE KIND OF WORKING TOGETHER ON THAT. BUT THAT, I THINK THAT IS A BIGGER DISCUSSION, SO LOVE TO FIGURE OUT WHEN WE CAN DO THAT AT SOME POINT. AND THE SECOND QUESTION, DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANY CLIFFS IN THE COMING YEARS RELATED TO SALES TAX REVENUE? LIKE WE HAVE A AGREEMENTS BETWEEN WESTMINSTER ALONG I-95 HAD THE ORCHARD TOWN CENTER BEING ONE OF THOSE. ANY BIG THINGS LIKE THAT? THERE IS ONE THIS YEAR. WESTMINSTER, WE GAVE THEM THEIR LAST PAYMENT, THAT MEANS THEY GAVE US OUR LAST PAYMENT. SO WE'RE NO LONGER DOING THAT. WE WERE GIVING THEM ABOUT $4.5 MILLION A YEAR. SORRY, THEY WERE GIVING US $4.5 MILLION A YEAR. WE WERE GIVING THEM 1.5. SO LITTLE IMBALANCE, SO WE'RE GOING TO LOSE SOME REVENUE FOR THAT. WE'VE INCORPORATED THAT, ADJUSTED FOR IT. IN 2028, WE'RE GOING TO BRING IN TDA REVENUE AT THE TDA EXPIRES. AND SO THERE'S ACTUALLY A BUMP AT THAT YEAR. AND SO WE ARE -- WE'RE PLANNING FOR ALL THOSE KIND OF UPS AND DOWNS. BUT BESIDES WESTMINSTER, THERE'S NOTHING THAT WE CAN SEE IN THE NEAR FUTURE THAT WOULD DROP SUBSTANTIALLY.

GREAT. AWESOME. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. YEP. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. I JUST HAD ONE QUICK QUESTION. AND I THINK IT GOES ALONG WITH WHAT COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS WAS SAYING, JUST THE CONCERN AROUND SALES TAX. IT MIGHT BE A MORE OF SOMETHING TO DIG IN DEEPER. BUT I WAS JUST WONDERING KIND OF WHAT POLICY ACTIONS COUNCIL CAN TAKE TO KIND OF HELP, YOU KNOW, BRING UP SALES TAX. AND SO MAYBE LIKE IF THAT'S PART OF A DISCUSSION WE'RE LOOKING AT GRANULAR NUMBERS, IF YOU CAN GIVE US SOME SUGGESTIONS OF THINGS THAT MAYBE WE CAN DO AROUND THE POLICY SIDE WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO HELP BOLSTER OUR SALES TAX, THAT WOULD BE SUPER HELPFUL.

I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THAT TONIGHT, BUT I THINK THAT SHARING WITH YOU KIND OF WHAT CATEGORIES BRING IN SALES TAX AND WHAT CATEGORIES BRING IN, YOU KNOW, DIFFERENT VARIETIES AND WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THE CITY WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR COUNCIL TO UNDERSTAND. AND I -- I JUST LOST MY OTHER POINT. SO I DO THINK WE COULD PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME INFORMATION THAT WOULD HELP YOU KIND OF DIG INTO THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE, YEAH. GREAT, THANK YOU. WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM OUR CITY MANAGER. I JUST WANTED TO ALERT YOU THAT COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZAR ONLINE HAS A QUESTION. OKAY. COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZAR.

COULD YOU TELL ME WHICH TDA IS EXPIRING? NORTH. YES, TDA NORTH. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? OKAY. HAVING NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE AT ITEM 13, THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? BEING THAT THERE ISN'T, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED? SO MOVED. SECOND.

APPROVAL THE CONSENT CALENDAR HAS PRESENTED HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. CLERK, PLEASE READ THE APPROPRIATE TITLES IN THE RECORD AND POLL THE COUNSEL. B. AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 22 ACRES OF LAND SITUATED IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF EAST 164TH AVENUE AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 7 AND ASSIGNING THE ANNEXED PROPERTY TO WARD 4. 164TH AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 7 - ROYEL POINT EAST. C. AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A ZONING AMENDMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 21 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED SOUTH OF EAST 164TH AVENUE AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 7. 164TH AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 7 - ROYEL POINT EAST. D. AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY EIGHT ACRES OF LAND SITUATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF EAST 160TH AVENUE AND EAST OF THE BULL CANAL AND ASSIGNING THE ANNEXED PROPERTY TO WARD 4. 164TH AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 7 - ROYEL POINT WEST. E. AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A ZONING AMENDMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY EIGHT ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF EAST 160TH AVENUE AND EAST OF THE BULL CANAL. 164TH AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 7 - ROYEL POINT WEST. F. AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A ZONING AMENDMENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 73 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED NORTH OF EAST 160TH AVENUE, EAST OF THE BULL CANAL, SOUTH OF EAST 164TH AVENUE, AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 7. 164TH AVENUE AND HIGHWAY 7 - ROYEL POINT CENTRAL. MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA, HOW DO YOU VOTE?

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZAR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ACUNTO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE. YES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU, ITEM 14 A. IS A RESOLUTION DECLARING STAGE 1: MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT RESPONSE AND AUTHORIZING THE UTILITIES DIRECTOR TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF THORNTON WATER SERVICE AREA. EMILY INTERIM INFRASTRUCTURE DIRECTOR WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING, MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL. AGAIN, I'M EMILY HUNT, THE INFRASTRUCTURE DIRECTOR. HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT WATER SUPPLY CONDITIONS AND RECOMMEND THE ADOPTION OF THE STAGE ONE DROUGHT. SO OUR AGENDA TONIGHT WILL OVERVIEW CURRENT CONDITIONS, THE IMPACT OF THOSE CONDITIONS TO THE CITY'S WATER SUPPLY, WHAT ACTUALLY IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STAGE 1 DROUGHT DECLARATION LOOKS LIKE AS WELL AS RESOURCES WE'LL BE OFFERING OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS SHOULD COUNCIL ELECT TO LOOK INTO THAT. CURRENT DROUGHT CONDITIONS, I BELIEVE YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS, STATEWIDE WE'RE IN SIGNIFICANT DROUGHT. ON THE LEFT YOU SEE THE DROUGHT MONITORING PAGE AS OF EARLIER OR LATE LAST MONTH. PRETTY MUCH THE ENTIRE STATE, THE WATERSHEDS THAT THORNTON RELY ON ARE IN DROUGHT. WE FOCUS ON SNOW PACK. THAT TRANSLATES INTO STREAM FLOWS, STREAM FLOWS FILL OUR RESERVOIRS. WE LOOK PRIMARILY AT THE UPPER PLATTE SOUTH PACK AS WELLSA THE CLEAR CREEK WHICH IS WHERE THE WATER SUPPLY COMES FROM. WHAT YOU SEE ON THESE TWO GRAPHICS, THE BLACK CIRCLE AND BLACK LINES IN BOTH GRAPHICS SHOW THE TREND THAT WE'RE ON AS IT RELATES TO SNOW PACK RIGHT NOW. ON THE VERTICAL ACCESS YOU SEE SNOW WATER EQUIVALENT, WHICH IS THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT'S IN THE SNOW. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT WE'RE WELL BEHIND AVERAGE AND TRENDING ALONG RECORD LEVELS. SNOW PACK IS LOOKING DIRE AND WE'VE GOT ONLY ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF TO MAKE UP FOR IT. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR OUR WATER SUPPLY? S A MENTIONED THE SNOW PACK IS WHAT GETS US WATER INTO OUR RESERVOIRS. WE'RE PREDICTING LESS WATER IN OUR SPRINGS. WE'RE SEEING WARMTH TEMPERATURES IN THE REGION AS WELL AS DRY TEMPERATURES. SO THAT CAUSES CUSTOMER DEMAND

TO RISE ABOVE NORMAL. IT'S KIND OF A DOUBLE HIT, LOW INFLOWS AND HIGH USAGE. THAT USAGE IS IN THE FORM OF IRRIGATION. ABOUT HALF OF THE CITY'S WATER GOES TO IRRIGATION. AND SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE FOCUSING ON IS THAT IRRIGATION USE. CURRENTLY OUR WATER STORAGE GOOD IF THE WE'RE ABOUT 83% AND THAT'S NORMAL FOR US THIS TIME OF YEAR. WE'RE PREPARING FOR MULTIYEAR DROUGHT WITH THESE RESTRICTIONS. HOW WE RESPOND IN YEAR 1 REALLY SETS US UP FOR HOW THE CONDITION OF OUR WATER SUPPLY SHOULD THIS DROUGHT CONTINUE INTO MULTIYEARS. SO WHILE THINGS LOOK OKAY THIS SUMMER, WE NEED TO BE MINDFUL FOR WATER HOW WE SET OURSELVES UP FOR NEXT YEAR IN CASE WE HAVE ANOTHER POOR SNOW PACK. SO WE DO HAVE A DROUGHT MANAGEMENT PLAN THAT CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED IN 2019 THAT LAYS OUT DIFFERENT CRITERIA WE USE TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD ENTER INTO A DROUGHT STAGE. THE COMBINATION OF THE DROUGHT CONDITIONS, LOW SNOW PACK, AND OUR RESERVOIR PROJECTIONS FALL INTO LINE WITH THE DROUGHT MANAGEMENT PLAN AND WE WERE RECOMMENDING STAGE 1 DROUGHT DECLARATION. WHAT DOES THAT ACTUALLY MEAN? SHOULD COUNCIL CHOOSE TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION GOING INTO STAGE ONE DROUGHT, COUNCIL AUTHORIZES THE UTILITIES DIRECTOR TO CREATE RULES AND REGULATIONS IN ORDER TO REDUCE WATER AND POTENTIALLY PURSUE ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES. AND AGAIN, WE'RE REALLY LOOK AGO THE THAT 2027 WATER STORAGE, NOT SO MUCH THIS SUMMER'S WATER STORAGE, BUT THE WATER STORAGE FOR NEXT YEAR. SO WE HAVE JUST -- WE'RE PROPOSING THE RULES SHOULD COUNCIL MOVE TO ADOPT THE STAGE 1. WE ARE ENCOURAGING CUSTOMERS NOT TO IRRIGATE THEIR LAWNS BEFORE MAY 1st. THERE'S REALLY WARM WEATHER, THINGS ARE DRY AND WE UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT THE LONGER THAT FOLKS CAN WAIT TO IRRIGATE THEIR LAWNS, THE BETTER OFF. IT'S REALLY CHALLENGING WHEN WE HAVE SUMMER-TYPE DEMANDS HAPPENING IN MARCH AND THAT SETS US FAR BACK.

SO WE'RE ASKING CUSTOMERS TO HOLD OFF ON A SIGNIFICANT IRRIGATION OF THEIR WATER -- OR THEIR LAWN BEFORE MAY 1st. AFTER MAY 1st, CUSTOMERS WILL BE ASKED TO USE WATER TWO DAYS A WEEK. THAT'S RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS, AND THEY'LL BE ABLE TO CHOOSE THEIR OWN WATERING DAYS. PARKS DEPARTMENT, SCHOOLS, OTHER LARGE WATER USERS THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING IN TWO DAYS, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO SAVE 10% OVER THEIR LAST YEAR'S WATER USE AND MANAGE THEIR WATER USE ACCORDINGLY. WE ALWAYS WANT TO PRIORITIZE HEALTH AND SAFETY. THAT THERE'S ALWAYS ENOUGH WATER FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY, SO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THAT. AND WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SUFFICIENT WATER FOR WILDLAND PROTECTION, PRIORITIZING WATERING OF TREES AND SHRUBS VERSUS GRASS IS SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE'RE ENCOURAGING. SO PEOPLE CAN WATER THEIR TREES AND SHRUBS BY HAND AS THEY SEE FIT. WE WILL BE MONITORING PEOPLE'S WATER USE, MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE ARE ADHERING TO THE RULES. OUR FOCUS REALLY IS GOING TO BE ON EDUCATION, THOUGH. WE WANT TO SPEND THE BULK OF THIS SUMMER JUST REALLY MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THE RULES AND THAT THEY HAVE THE TOOLS THAT THEY NEED IN ORDER TO REACH THE SAVINGS THAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR. WE'LL HAVE A ROBUST OUTREACH CAMPAIGN FOR OUR CUSTOMERS SO THAT THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RULES ARE AND, AGAIN, LIKE WHAT RESOURCES WE HAVE. WE'LL OBVIOUSLY KEEP COUNCIL INFORMED AND WE'LL KEEP OUR EYES ON THE SNOW PACK AND THE CONDITIONS AND ADJUST AS NEEDED. AGAIN, THE LITTLE BIT OF A LIST OF THE WAYS THAT WE'LL BE REACHING OUT TO CUSTOMERS. ALL OF THE STANDARD CITY AVENUES. I THINK THE ONE THAT I REALLY WANT TO HIGHLIGHT, THOUGH, IS THE DIRECT MAILING THAT WE'LL BE SENDING OUT, WHICH WILL HAVE IRRIGATION SCHEDULE, RECOMMENDED IRRIGATION SCHEDULE FOR THOSE TWO DAYS A WEEK DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPES OF IRRIGATION SYSTEM FOLKS HAVE. SO THAT'S PROBABLY ONE OF THE SPECIFIC ONES FOR THE DROUGHT. WE HAVE A GREAT WATER EFFICIENCY PROGRAM REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE'RE IN A DROUGHT. SO WE'LL BE REALLY PROMOTING

THESE PROGRAMS. WE'VE GOT LOTS OF GREAT REBATE PROGRAMS. RESOURCES, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PARTNER WITH OUR CUSTOMERS TO HELP THEM SAVE THIS WATER. GETTING THROUGH THIS DROUGHT IS REALLY A COMMUNITY EFFORT, AND SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE CUSTOMERS THE RESOURCES THEY NEED IN ORDER TO MAKE THE WATER SAVINGS THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS SUMMER. AND SOMETHING THAT WE'RE VERY MINDFUL OF, OBVIOUSLY, IS THE DROUGHT, WITH DROUGHT COMES DRY CONDITIONS WHICH COMES HIGHER FIRE RISK. SO WE WANT CUSTOMERS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE MANAGING THEIR PROPERTIES IN A WAY THAT IS BOTH WATER EFFICIENT, BUT IS ALSO PROTECTIVE OF ANY POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. AND SO WE'LL BE -- WE'VE GOT SOME TIPS ON HERE ON HOW CUSTOMERS CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEIR HOMES ARE FIRE SAFE, BUT WE'LL BE PROMOTING SOME ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ON HOW TO MAKE SURE WE BALANCE THIS -- THIS REDUCTION IN WATER USE WITH SAFETY. SO IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, AS I MENTIONED, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING PURSUANT TO THE DROUGHT PLAN THAT COUNCIL ADOPT STAGE 1 DROUGHT DECLARATIONS. ONCE THAT IS DONE, WE'LL IMPLEMENT THE WATER USE RULES AND REGULATIONS WHICH I DESCRIBED. WE'LL KICK OFF OUR CAMPAIGN, MAKE SURE THAT OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE PLENTY OF TIME, THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE WANTED TO GET OUT IN FRONT OF THIS IS TO GIVE FOLKS TIME TO PLAN HOW THEY WANT TO MANAGE THEIR LANDSCAPES THIS YEAR. SO WE'LL BEGIN OUR OUTREACH CAMPAIGN RIGHT AWAY. AS I MENTIONED, WE'LL CONTINUE TO ADJUST WATER SUPPLIES AND IF WE GET A MASSIVE SNOWSTORM AND GET BAILED OUT, WE'LL ADJUST ACCORDINGLY. IT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST. AND WE'LL MONITOR THE USE. SO THOSE ARE KIND OF THE NEXT STEPS AND THAT'S THE END OF MY PRESENTATION. BUT I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? OKAY. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. SO MOVED. I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION DECLARING STAGE 1 MODERATE TO SEVERE DROUGHT RESPONSE AND AUTHORIZING THE UTILITIES DIRECTOR TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF WATER IN THE CITY OF THORNTON WATER SERVICE AREA AND I MOVE FOR ITS APPROVAL. SECOND. APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION?

THANK YOU FOR THE INFORMATION. IT'S GOOD TO HEAR IT A SECOND TIME. AND THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF CONVERSATION IN THE COMMUNITY, SO LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE OUTREACH AND THE COMMUNICATION THAT YOU GUYS DO TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS OF OUR RESIDENTS. SO THANK YOU AGAIN. COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION AS ALWAYS AND OBVIOUSLY EVEN WITH THE SNOW WE SEE FRIDAY STILL, WE'RE WAY DOWN. SO I LIKE OUR PROACTIVE APPROACH, SO I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU DO AND THANK YOU TO THE WATER CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT WE HAVE HERE. THEY DO GREAT WORK. CLERK, WILL YOU PLEASE POLL THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS.

YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZAR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ACUNTO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA. YES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU. ITEM 14 B IS A RESOLUTION APPROVAL THE 2026 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE CITY OF THORNTON. ROBB -- THE DEPUTY CITY MANAGER WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

THE EVENING THE RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU WOULD ADOPT THE 2026 FEDERAL PLATFORM. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT COUNCIL HAS HISTORICALLY DONE EVERY YEAR TO REFLECT YOUR PRIORITIES ON THE FEDERAL STAGE. THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO -- TO COALESCE COUNCIL'S POSITION AROUND THESE POLICY AREAS AS WELL AS DIRECTION TO STAFF, THE CITY LOBBYISTS AND ULTIMATELY IN COMMUNICATING YOUR PRIORITIES TO THE FEDERAL DELEGATION. AS COUNCIL REMEMBERS, YOU DID REVIEW THIS AGENDA IN DETAIL ON THE FEBRUARY 24th PLANNING SESSION MEETING, THE FULL AGENDA, ALL 15 PAGES OF IT, IS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. FOR BENEFIT OF THE -- THANK YOU. FOR BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO BRIEFLY COVER THE RECOMMENDED PRIORITIES. THERE ARE SEVEN OF THEM AND THIS YEAR'S AGENDA. FIRST ONE BEING LOCAL CONTROL AND FUNDING WHICH REALLY CENTERS AROUND FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR CITY PRIORITIES, ESPECIALLY OUR ENGAGEMENT IN THE CONGRESSIONAL DIRECT SPENDING PROGRAM. ALSO KNOWN AS EARMARKS. TRANSPORTATION FOCUSES ON IMPROVEMENTS FOR I-25 AND COLORADO 7 AS WELL AS MORE BROADLY FUNDING FOR SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS. PUBLIC SAFETY INCLUDES ONGOING SUPPORT FOR PROGRAMS THAT THE CITY HAS BENEFITTED FROM OVER THE YEARS, WHETHER IT'S THE COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING COPS HIRING PROGRAM, AFG ASSISTANCE FIREFIGHTERS GRANT OR SAFER, WHICH I CANNOT REMEMBER WHAT THE ACRONYM IS FOR, BUT FOR HIRING FIREFIGHTERS. CONTINUATION OF ALL THOSE PROGRAMS IS HIGHLIGHTED IN THE AGENDA. WATER SECURITY IS REALLY FOCUSED ON REGULATIONS AROUND SAFE DRINKING WATER AND SPECIFICALLY OUR ONGOING TREATMENT OF PFAS. HOUSING FOCUSES ON CONTINUED PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT AND FUNDING FOR THINGS

LIKE OUR CDBG PROGRAM, HOME FUNDING, AND PAB AS PRIVATE ACTIVITY BONDS WHICH SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR THOSE IN NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY. SUSTAINABILITY BOILS DOWN TO FUNDING, LOOKING FOR WAYS TO LEVERAGE FUNDING IN THE AREA OF SUSTAINABILITY AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. AND FINALLY AT COUNCIL'S DIRECTION, WE ADDED A SEVENTH PRIORITY FOR OLDER ADULTS. SPECIFICALLY THIS PRIORITY IDENTIFIES THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT OF REAUTHORIZATION OF THAT PROGRAM AND FUNDING. ALONG WITH ONGOING SUPPORT FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS. AND THEN MORE BROADLY SPEAKS TO ISSUES OF HOUSING, TRANSPORTATION, AND SAFETY SPECIFIC TO OUR OLDER ADULT COMMUNITY. SO THAT'S THE BRIEF SUMMARY HAD THE -- HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS NOW THAT YOU'VE SPENT TIME TALKING TO ABOUT. ALSO AWARE THAT YOU'LL BE HEADING TO NLC NEXT WEEK TO D.C., SO WE WILL FOLLOWING HOPEFUL ADOPTION OF THIS AGENDA ALONG WITH THIS DOCUMENT GET SOME SPECIFIC TALKING POINTS FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT ARE TRAVELING OUT. WITH THAT, AGAIN, WE'D RECOMMEND APPROVAL. I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM 14 B. LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2026 FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOR THE CITY OF THORNTON AND I MOVE FOR ITS APPROVAL. SECOND. APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I'LL JUST SAY THANKS TO ROB AND TEAM FOR PREPARATION OF THESE PRIORITIES AND FOR THE HELP AND THE UPCOMING NLC CONFERENCE AND THE FUTURE D.C. TRIP.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK ON THIS AS ALWAYS, ROB. THE CITY CLERK WILL NOW POLL THE COUNCIL. COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZAR. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ACUNTO. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD. YES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, YOUR HONOR. THANK YOU. ITEM 15 IS ADJOURNMENT. HAVING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, WE WILL ADJOURN THE MEETING HERE AT