City Council - Regular Meeting

. > GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE THORNTON CITY COUNCIL. THE AUDIENCE SEATING AREAS PROVIDED. IF THERE IS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE NEEDS ASSISTANCE OR PARTICIPATING IN THE MEETING YOU CAN RAISE YOUR HAND AND A STAFF MEMBER WILL PROVIDE ASSIST STANCE. ITEM TWO IS PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. WOULD YOU STAND AND JOIN ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC, FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. ITEM THREE IS A MOMENT OF SILENCE. PLEASE JOIN ME IN A MOMENT OF SILENCE. THANK YOU. ITEM 4 IS LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT.

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.

ITEM 5 IS ROLL CALL OF COUNSEL. MAYOR KULMANN? HERE. COUNCILMEMBER ALGE? HERE. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ? HERE. COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS. HERE. COUNCILMEMBER RUSSELL. HERE. ITEM 6 IS THE APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. WE DO NOT HAVE PROPOSED CHANGES. COUNCIL ANY PROPOSED CHANGES? HERING NONE. SO MOVED. SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION IN HEARING NONE.

COUNCILMEMBER ACUNTO? YES. COUNCILMEMBER BYRD. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SALAZAR. YES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILMEMBER ALGE WOULD YOU INTRODUCE THIS ITEM.

I WILL BE HONORED TO. RESOLUTION COMMENDING FOR DEDICATION TO THE CITY. FROM MAY 14th TO MARCH 1ST, 2026. SERVED ON THE ADVISORY COMMISSION. ROBERT HOLT. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS SERVED ON THE ELECTION COMMISSION. THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS SERVED ON THE THORNTON ADULT ADVISORY BOARD. FROM AUGUST 22nd TO MARCH 6TH. AND WHERE HAS WARREN TURNER SERVED FROM FEBRUARY 5TH, TO FEBRUARY 29TH. EACH ROLL ADVISE CITY COUNCIL WITH REGARD TO IMPORTANT ISSUES THAT IMPACT EVERY DAY LIVES. THE LEADERSHIP FROM EACH MEMBER EXHIBITS TO THE SUCCESS OF THAT BOARD THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY AS A WHOLE. THE CITY COUNCIL WISHES TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR THEIR TIME, KNOWLEDGE, AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE CITY COUNCIL. I RECOMMEND IT'S APPROVAL.

SECOND. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. I WILL OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. COUNCILMEMBER ALGE YOU CAN GO FIRST.

THANK YOU, YOUR HONOR. I WANT TO THANK ALL THOSE WHO SERVED ON THE ADVISORY BOARD. AND WARREN TURNER, WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT YOU, YOU ARE A WARRIOR AND BEYOND. BROKEN ANKLE AND ALL. NOW I FOLLOWED ALL THE RULES. I MADE SURE I GOT THERE. LAUREN STILL STAYED ON. IT MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE. I WAS ABLE TO STEP UP TO HELP HER. YOU HAVE BE A STRONG ASSET ON TASHCO. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT YOUR LEADERSHIP. I KNOW YOU WILL DO GREAT THINGS ON WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO. YOU ARE A LONG TIME SERVICE. YOU WERE A BIG RO MODEL TO ME. YOU MADE ME FEEL LIKE AT HOME. I HAVE LOTS OF RESPECT THAT SERVED ON BOARD COMMISSIONS. SO WE LOVE WHAT YOU DO FOR THE CITY. WE LOVE THOSE THAT CONTINUE TO DO IT FOR US. THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA.

I WON'T REPEAT WHAT HE JUST SAID. IT IS A HUGE TIME COMMITMENT AND I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. SPECIFICALLY WITH TASHCO, I THINK WE ARE ALWAYS ONE OF THE MORE ACTIVE BOARDS AND A LOT MORE INVOLVED. SHOULD HAVE BEEN SOMETIMES. LAUREN I HAVE A LOT OF MEMBERS HAVE PHONE CALLS WITH YOU ABOUT TASHCO AND THINGS WE WOULD DREAM ABOUT. GOVERNMENT TAKES A LONG TIME AND WE CAN'T DO THAT RIGHT AWAY. WE GOT A LOT OF THEM DONE. ONE OF THEM BEING PRIDE WHERE LAUREN TWISTED THE ANKLE. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR WORK AND COMMITMENT. I WISH YOU ALL THE BEST WITH WHATEVER YOU DECIDE TO DO NEXT.

COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ.

I JUST WANT TO THANK ALL THE PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEERED THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO HELP OUT THE CITY. THE REASON WHY -- I ASSUMED THE REASON YOU VOLUNTEERED IS THAT YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR COMMUNITY. THAT'S IS MUCH APPRECIATED NOT JUST BY THE COUNCIL BUT ALL THE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES INVOLVED WITH THE CITY OF THORNTON. I KNOW THAT THE NEIGHBORS, THE COMMUNITY APPRECIATE IT. I THINK Y'ALL SHOULD BE PROUD OF WHAT YOU HAVE DONE. PLEASE STAY IN TOUCH. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU BACK SOMETIME IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THORNTON GREAT. ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS? I'M GOING TO SAVE MINE.

MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA? YES. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SALAZAR. YES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.

I'M GOING TO INVITE THE MEMBERS TO COME HERE. YOU WOULD JOIN ME HERE FOR JUST A MOMENT. COME JOIN ME. IN JUST A MOMENT I WOULD ASK COUNCIL TO JOIN US FOR PICTURES. I WANTED TO SEE THE PEOPLE THAT VOLUNTEER IN OUR COMMUNITY. THEY ARE INCREDIBLE ADVOCATE WE DO ACROSS THE CITY. I HAVE ENJOYED WITH EVERYONE OF THE INDIVIDUALS. SERVING YOUR COMMUNITY IS HARD. YOU ARE DOING A LOT OF WORK FOR THE CITY. WE JUST ALL APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU HAVE DONE FOR US. WHILE I PASS OUT THEIR BLACKS WOULD EVERYONE GIVE THEM A ROUND -- PASS OUT

THEIR PLAQUES WOULD EVERYONE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE?

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS. ITEM 8 IS PARTICIPATION. SPEAK ON ANY ITEM THAT IS NOT IN THE AGENDA OR GOING TO BE IN PUBLIC HEARING IN THE FUTURE. SPEAKING TIME IS LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON. IN-PERSON SPEAKERS WILL BE FIRST FOLLOWED BY REMOTE SPEAKERS. RESIDENTS OF THE CITY WILL BE GIVEN PREFERENCE IN THE ORDER HEARD IN EACH SEGMENT. IN THE EVENT PHYSICAL INABILITY WILL BE ABLE TO DO IT IN THEIR SEATING AREA.

WE HAVE NINE INDIVIDUALS IN PERSON AND ONE ONLINE. IN JUST A MOMENT EACH SPEAKER WILL BE GIVEN UP TO THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. BE SURE TO WATCH THE LIGHT ON THE PODIUM. WHEN IT TURNS RED, YOUR TIME IS UP AND I WILL HAVE TO INTERRUPT YOU. WHEN YOU ARE CALLED PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE FIRST PERSON.

DALE SKULLS FOREST DRIVE.

[ INAUDIBLE ] MEMBER OF THE ACTIVE ADULT BOARD REPRESENTING WARD 3. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY PERSONAL OPINION IN REGARDS TO THE CITY MUNICIPAL CODES IN REGARDS TO E-BIKE RULES. AT THE BOTTOM OF IT WAS A CHART THAT SHOWED ALL THE PLACES WITH YOU CAN RIDE THE DIFFERENT CLASSES OF ELECTRICAL ASSISTED VEHICLES. I WAS SURPRISED THAT THEY -- CLASS ONE AND CLASS TWO THE E-BIKES THAT ARE LIMITED TO ONLY 20 MILES AN HOUR WERE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THEIR MOTORS AS THEY WERE ON THE SIDEWALKS AND THE BIKE PATHS. ON THIS EMAIL, THERE WAS A LINK TO THE THORNTON POLICE WEB SITE. FROM THERE THERE WAS A LINK TO THE THORNTON MULTIPLE CODE. THAT IS DIVISION SIX, SECTION 38-641 UNDER DEFINITIONS FOR ELECTRICAL ASSISTED BICYCLE. PART B, WHERE IT STATES THAT THAT WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO OPERATE ON THE BIKE OR ON THE PEDESTRIAN PATH WAY WITH THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR ENGAGED. I'M AGAINST THIS DUE TO TWO REASONS, ONE OF PRACTICALITY AND SAFETY. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SENIORS AND MOBILITY

CHALLENGED PEOPLE WHO USE THESE E-BIKES AS ONLY LESS THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR FOR RECREATION SOME PHYSICAL THERAPY AND SOME IT IS THEIR ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION. THIS GROUP DOES LACK THE STRENGTH AND THE ENDURANCE TO NOT BE USING THE ASSISTED MOTOR TO HELP THEM GET ALONG THE BIKE PATHS. AS A PARTY OF SAFETY, THE BIKE LANES THAT YOU WOULD BE FORCED TO RIDE ON, MOST OF THEM ARE ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE STREET. WHERE ALL THE DIRT AND DEBRIS LINE UP. IT IS LIKE GOING THROUGH A MINEFIELD. YOU CAN GET HIT WITH DEBRIS. THE BIKE PATH DOES END AT THE INTERSECTION WHERE YOU ARE FORCED TO MERGED ON TO TRAFFIC. DO YOU WANT YOUR SENIORS AND YOUR KIDS RIDE INTO THE STREET WHERE THEY ARE ONLY PROTECTED BY A THIN PAINTED WHITE LINE. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. CHRISTINE PATHWAYS.

HELLO, GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS CHRISTINE. I'M THE PRINCIPAL AT PATHWAY CENTER SCHOOL. I THINK IF YOU WENT TO THE AWARDS LAST WEEK. WE HAD A FEW REPRESENTATIVES THERE. I WANTED TO THANK CHRIS RUSSELL FOR BEING ON PART OF THE COMMITTEE. HE WORKED WITH US GETTING TRANSPORTATION, SOME BUS STOPS ON OUR ROUTE TO SERVE STUDENTS WHO COME TO OUR SCHOOL. THE DISTRICT DOES NOT PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO SCHOOLS OF CHOICE. THANK YOU FOR WORKING WITH US IN DIFFERENT WAYS. WE DO MANY OF OUR MEETINGS VIA ZOOM MEETINGS OR GOOGLE MEETS. I LIKE TO THANK BROWN NOTE. WE CAN EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE WHO CAN COME PHYSICALLY TO OUR SCHOOL TO HAVE OUR MEETINGS. I'D LIKE TO THANK THEM AS WELL. I'M HERE TO NETWORK FOR SOME OF OUR STUDENTS. WE HAVE A HIGH NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT ARE CONSIDERED TITLE TEN OR HOMELESS, UNHOUSED. WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT ARE CONSIDERED UNACCOMPANIED YOUTH. THEY ARE NOT LIVING WITH THEIR PARENTS. THEY CHOOSE TO LIVE SOME PLACE ELSE. AS WE HAVE GRADUATION COMING UP IN MAY. WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT DON'T HAVE FAMILIES THAT SUPPORT THEM. WE HAVE FAMILIES THAT THEY WILL BRING TEN OR 15 PEOPLE TO GRADUATION WHEN A LOT OF THESE STUDENTS DON'T BRING ANYBODY. WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO. WE WOULD LIKE THE NETWORK WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. I KNOW THERE IS PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT WANT TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. WE PROVIDE OURSELVES IN

OUR MISSION AT PATHWAYS TO PROVIDE 21st CENTURY LEARNING FOR STUDENTS TO GO OUT IN THE WORKFORCE TO TRADES. THAT IS WHAT WE FOCUS ON. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT IS GOING TO TELL A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SOMETHING WE PLAN ON DOING. WE STARTED IT LAST YEAR. SUPPORTING THESE UNACCOMPANIED STUDENTS AND UNHOUSED STUDENTS WITH A LITTLE SOMETHING AT GRADUATION. WHEN YOU HAVE A CELEBRATION YOU ARE HONORED BY YOUR FRIENDS AND FAMILIES WITH GIFTS. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T HAVE THAT. SO ONE OF MY STAFF MEMBERS IS GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THAT PROJECT WE ARE DOING. WE BROUGHT A STUDENT TO TELL YOU HE IS A GRADUATE OF PATHWAYS. HE IS GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT THAT MEANT TO HIM LAST YEAR WHEN HE RECEIVED THAT LITTLE GIFT THAT WE ARE WORKING ON. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. VIVIAN, PATHWAYS.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO SHARE A LITTLE ABOUT OUR SCHOOL PATHWAYS CENTER AND OUR AMAZING STUDENTS. PATHWAYS ISN'T YOUR TYPICAL HIGH SCHOOL. IT IS A VITAL SAFETY NET FOR STUDENTS WHO FACED HARDEST CHALLENGES BEFORE THEY TURNED 18. STUDENTS EXPEER -- WE CREATED THE PATHWAY GIFT PROJECT. FOR MANY THERE WON'T BE A GRADUATION OR A COLLEGE FUND. THIS GIFTS ARE MORE THAN A CONGRATS. THEY ARE A BRIDGE TO WHAT COMES NEXT. EACH ONE INCLUDES GIFT CARDS THAT PROVIDE STABILITY. WE PROVIDE GAS CARDS. WE INCLUDE A SMALL EXPERIENCE CARD THAT EVEN FOR A MOMENT THEY CAN ENJOY BEING A TEENAGER. WE ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING COMMUNITY PARTNER AT LEAST 30 GRADUATES. WE ALSO WELCOME DONATIONS OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS LIKE LAUNDRY DETERGENT OR HYGIENE PRODUCTS. I HAVE FLIERS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PASS OUT WITH ALL THE INFORMATION.

TO LET US KNOW IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE. WE WILL KEEP OUR DOORS OPEN AND WE WILL TO RECEIVE DONATIONS BY MAY 1ST. IN PREPARATION FOR THE DATE THAT WILL BE MAY 19TH. A DAY BEFORE GRADUATION. IT WILL BE A SURPRISE THEY WILL RECEIVE. SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT YOU ARE DOING MORE THAN CELEBRATIONING GRADUATION. YOU ARE SENDING A POWERFUL MESSAGE THEY ARE SEEN, VALUED BY THEIR COMMUNITY. I HAVE FLIERS WITH MORE INFORMATION MAKING SURE THEY FEEL RECOGNIZED AND CELEBRATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. LOGAN, PATHWAYS.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS LOGAN. I'M A GRADUATE FROM THE HIGH SCHOOL PATHWAYS. I'M HERE TO VOUCH THAT THIS KIND OF STUFF DOES MEAN A LOT. THESE GRADUATION GIFTS. NOT ONLY HELPED ME. I HAVE PLENTY OF FRIENDS THAT HAVE EXTREMELY -- IT MAKES YOU FILL WELCOMED AT A SCHOOL. MY FIRST TWO HIGH SCHOOLS I DID NOT FEEL WELCOMED AT ALL. I DID NOT FEEL LIKE IT WAS A GOOD LEARNING AREA FOR ME. I DID NOT FEEL WELCOME. COMING TO A PLACE LIKE PATHWAYS THEY DO CARE ABOUT YOU. THEY ARE WILLING TO SET UP A GRADUATION GIFT FOR YOU JUST TO SHOW HOW MUCH THEY DO CARE MEANS SO MUCH. THAT HAS HELPED NOT ONLY ME, IT HELP MY MOTHER WITH THE LITTLE CARDS. IT IS THE LITTLE THING THAT HELPS OUT SO MUCH PEOPLE REALIZE. I HOPE THAT IS SOMETHING CAN BE LOOK INTO FOR PATHWAYS. IT IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY THAT CAN BE INTEGRATED INTO ALL SCHOOLS IN ADAMS COUNTY. I HOPE YOU TAKE THE CHANCE TO LOOK INTO THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. BRUCE BAKER. 615 EAST 132ND AVENUE.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. I HAVE A LETTER THAT I'M SENDING TO THE CITY MANAGER. I HAVE A COPY FOR EACH ONE OF YOU. I WANT TO BE PUBLIC AND OPEN. I OWN A PROPERTY THAT I RENTED TO THE SAME PERSON FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS. ON MARCH 13TH I SENT A LETTER SAYING I OWN THE CITY $150. THE TENANT HAD BEEN NOTIFIED EARLIER. I DO NOT KNOW HE RECEIVED THE NOTICE. I DID NOT ASK HIM. I COULD APPEAL THAT. SO I RECEIVED THIS ON FRIDAY, 13th. I COULD APPEAL THAT. ON MONDAY THE 16th I CALLED THE OFFICER AND LEFT A MESSAGE. I SHOWED UP AT CITY HALL HERE. CITY HALL SAID THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT AND I SHOULD TALK TO THE PEOPLE IN CODE ENFORCEMENT. I WENT TO THE BUILDING AND I SPOKE WITH THE OFFICER AND ANOTHER GENTLEMEN TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AND HOW I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. THEY ASKED ME DID I OWN THE CARS? I SAID I DID NOT OWN THE CARS. WHY DID I GET THIS NOTICE. IT WAS SENT TO ME AS A COURTESY. I LEFT THAT MEETING THIS WAS ANY OTHER NONCURRENT. SO I DID NOT APPEAL. I HAD A LETTER READY TO GO.

TO MY SURPRISE ON THE 27th OF MARCH I RECEIVED A LETTER NOW I OWED $266. I THINK IT IS EXTRAORDINARILY UNJUST TO FIND A PERSON WITHOUT ASKING HIM TO COOPERATE FIRST. I THINK THAT IS FUNDAMENTAL OF AMERICAN JUSTICE. THAT IS FAIRNESS. WE SHOULD BE IN A COOPERATIVE SITUATION. I WANT A BEAUTIFUL CITY. I WANT A SAFE CITY. I WANT A CITY WE CAN WORK WITH EACH OTHER. I'M ASKING THE CITY MANAGER, I NEVER WAS INFORMED. BY THE WAY AFTER GETTING THIS MESSAGE ON THE 27th HAVE A DEADLINE OF 8:00 A.M. IN THE 30th. WE COMPLIED WITH THAT. SO WE MET ALL YOUR THINGS AS LONG AS I WAS ASKED AND INFORMED THAT THIS WAS THAT I WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. ALL I'M ASKING YOU TO WAIVE THIS FINE AND WAIVE THIS PENALTY. I HAVE DONE WHAT WAS ASKED WHEN YOU NOTIFIED ME. THAT IS JUSTICE FOR ALL.

CAN WE HAVE A STAFF MEMBER SPEAK WITH MR. BAKER? I'M SORRY? WE WILL HAVE A STAFF MEMBER TALK WITH YOU. THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. SANDRA.

GOOD EVENING. I'M SANDRA WOLF. AKA AS STORMY WEATHER. THE THORNTON READY TEST ACTUALLY WORKED. WE GOT NOTIFICATION EMAIL. WE GOT IT BY TEXT MESSAGE. I FEEL A LITTLE SAFER. BUT AS YOU KNOW, TORNADO SEASON IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER. AND STILL WE HAVE NO TORNADO OR OUTDOOR WARNING SIGNAL. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS NEW SYSTEM HIGH-LOW AND FOUND SOME INTERESTING STUFF THAT I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO SHARE WITH YOU. THE EMERGENCY VEHICLES WILL MOVE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOODS. DOUGLAS HAS INSTALLED IN 180 OF THEIR CARS. THE SOUND IS UNIQUE. WHEN YOU HEAR IT, WHAT IT MEANS EVACUATE NOW. MORE THAN JUST A SOUND. THEY DO HAVE MULTIPLE ALERT SYSTEMS SOCIAL MEDIA, DOUGLAS COUNTY ALERT. WHEN THE POWER SHUTS OFF THE SYSTEM FAILS BUT HIGH-LOW CAN NOTIFY EMERGENCY ALERTS. THE COST IS $15,000 FOR 180 CARS. WHICH IS PROBABLY $83 PER VEHICLE. I'M REALLY TO WRITE YOU A CHECK. IF I CAN HAVE A VEHICLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. AS I SAID BEFORE, I'M STILL NOT FILLING SAFE IN THE CITY OF THORNTON. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I DON'T FEEL SAFE ABOUT. ANOTHER ONE IS CALLED FIREWORKS.

SEEMS WE ARE STARTING TO CELEBRATE ALREADY. I DID TAKE IT UPON MYSELF TO POST FLIERS AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD OF WARNING PEOPLE IT IS ILLEGAL AND IT IS A STIFF FINE IF YOU ARE CAUGHT. I'M HOPING THAT SOON WE WILL HAVE EDUCATION OUT FOR OUR CITIZENS LIKE THE SIGNS WE USED TO POST. I WOULD STILL LIKE TO CREATE SAFETY ADVISORY BOARD. GIVE US SOME INPUT ON THINGS THAT WE CAN DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M DONE.

YOU HAD 30 SECONDS LEFT. HALLELUJAH. THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. STEVEN MATHIAS.

GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT I WANT TO SHARE THE STORY OF MY PARTNER JOHNATHAN DAVIS PARTNER. HE CAME TO THE UNITED STATES AT AGE OF 17. HE ENLISTED IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE THAT SERVICE WOULD LEAD TO CITIZENSHIP. HE SERVED FOR EIGHT YEARS. HE SPENT 31 YEARS BUILDING A LIFE HERE. HE WORKED HERE. HE PAID TAXES HERE. HE OWNED HOME HERE. HE GOT MARRIED AND REMAINED IN THE COUNTRY HE FOUGHT FOR AND CALLED HOME. AT 48-YEAR-OLD WHEN HE WENT TO RENEW HIS DRIVER'S LICENSE HE LEARNED HE WAS NOT A U.S. CITIZEN. HE WAS NOT LEGALLY IN THE COUNTRY. ALTHOUGH HE HAD ENLISTED HE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR MILITARY NATURALIZATION BECAUSE HE WAS NOT CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY. HIS VOTING AND NEVER BEING TOLD HE WAS NOT A CITIZEN WAS USED AGAINST HIM. BECAUSE HE ALREADY THOUGHT AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP HE IS NOW STATELESS. WE ASKED TWO PRESIDENTS TO HELP HIM KEEP HERE. NO ONE STOOD FOR HIM. NOT PERSON HE DEFENDED WOULD DEFEND HIM. SO WHEN YOU TELL ME THAT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS DON'T BELONG HERE. OR SAY THEY SHOULD GO BACK

WHERE THEY CAME FROM. YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT A FATHER, A WIDOWER, A PERSON WHO LOST EVERYTHING BUT HIS LIFE WHO LOST EVERYTHING THAT HE LOVED. WOULD YOU CALL THE NEXT PERSON. JOHN DAVISON WARD ONE.

HELLO. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. I UNDERSTAND WHY CITIES WANT A REAL SAY IN LAND USE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT. LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS CLOSER TO THE PEOPLE AND CLOSER TO THE REAL NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. BUT LOCAL CONTROL ISN'T ALWAYS THE RIGHT ANSWER. AND HOUSING IS ONE OF THOSE CASES. WHEN A COMMUNITY IS OPEN AND WELCOME LOCAL CONTROL CAN WORK. WHEN A COMMUNITY ISN'T WELCOMED BECAUSE OF RACE, CLASS, INCOME, OR DESIRE TO KEEP A CERTAIN IDEA LOCAL CONTROL CAN BE USED TO KEEP OUT PEOPLE. THAT'S WHY STATE PROTECTIONS MATTER. THEY HELP MAKE SURE ACCESS TO SAFE AND STABLE COMMUNITIES ISN'T LIMITED TO ONLY THE PEOPLE THE CITY MOST IS COMFORTABLE WITH. THORNTON HAS TAKEN SOME REAL STEPS TO SUPPORT MORE HOUSING CHOICE AND AFFORDABILITY WHICH IS GOOD. IT STILL DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGH AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE SAW LAST YEAR HOW EASILY A COMMUNITY CAN COME TOGETHER TO BLOCK IT WHEN THEY DON'T WANT CHANGE. THAT'S WHEN STATE PROTECTION REALLY MATTERS MOST. SO TONIGHT I'M ASKING YOU TO VOTE NO ON THE ACTION ITEM THAT WOULD AUTHORIZE A LAWSUIT AGAINST HOUSING AND LAW LAND USE. LOCAL CONTROL MATTERS BUT IT SHOULDN'T BE USE TO FIGHT PROTECTIONS THAT HELP MORE PEOPLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO COMMUNITIES. ESPECIALLY WHEN COMMUNITIES MAY NOT WELCOME THEM ON THEIR OWN. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. VIVIAN McVAY. WARD TWO. HELLO. I'M VIVIAN. I WAS ON THE SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE. IT IS A GOOD PROGRAM. WE WOULD APPRECIATION IF YOU VOTED THAT IN TONIGHT. TALKING ABOUT THE SUSTAINABILITY AND THE E-BIKES GAS PRICES WE NEED THIS SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU CALL THE NEXT PERSON. I DO NOT SEE THEM ONLINE. IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO RAISE THEIR HAND OR PRESS STAR ONE WE CAN UNMUTE THEM. THAT WAS THE LAST INDIVIDUAL. IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK AND DIDN'T KNOW YOU NEEDED TO SIGN UP. I KNOW YOU KNOW YOU CAN SIGN UP.

I KNOW. I JUST DECIDED. I'M PROUD I WORK AT PATHWAYS. SO I REALLY WANT TO HELP SUPPORT THAT TOO. I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE COMING TO OUR SCHOOL. I THINK YOU WILL BE AMAZED THE KIND OF THINGS WE DO THERE. I WANTED TO COME UP HERE AS WELL. THERE IS A PERSON ON MY MIND. I MOVED BACK HOME TO MY HOME HOUSE TO TAKE CARE OF MY MOTHER. SINCE THEN ALMOST EVERY DAY WHEN I GO TO SAFEWAY, I DON'T GO EVERY DAY. THERE IS A HOMELESS GUY OUT THERE. I'M SORRY NOT HOMELESS. IT IS UNHOUSED. HE IS -- HIS NAME IS DAVE. YOU JUST -- HE IS THE NICEST GUY. HE HELP ME LOAD MY CAR ONCE. I BRING HIM A SANDWICH. YOU DON'T ASK, YOU JUST DO IT. I SAID CAN I GET YOU SOMETHING TO DRINK. HE SAID I DON'T DRINK, I WILL TAKE A SPRITE. I DON'T KNOW HIS STORY. HE TOLD ME HE WAS SOME SORT OF LIST FOR HOUSING HE HAS BEEN ON FOR YEARS. WHAT DOES IT TAKE. I UNDERSTAND, I THINK WE NEED TO HELP THE VETERANS FIRST. THAT'S THE KIND OF MAN HE IS. IF YOU SEE HIM. STOP AND TALK TO HIM. HE IS A GREAT GUY. THAT'S IT. THANKS.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 9. WE WILL START WITH WARD 1. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ.

THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY WHO CAME AND SPOKE TO THE COUNCIL. I THINK ALL OF YOUR ISSUES ARE IMPORTANT. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IN PARTICULAR. FIRST TO THE STAFF THAT AT PATHWAY SCHOOLS THANK YOU FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO. I'VE BEEN TO YOUR SCHOOL. I HAVE KNOWN DARLENE FOR A LONG TIME. AND THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT SCHOOL AND VALUABLE ASSET TO OUR CITY. I WOULD LOVE TO HELP OUT IN ANY WAY I CAN. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW I WANT TO SPONSOR ONE OF THOSE STUDENTS. THIS COUNCIL HAS A BUDGET WHERE FOR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES LIKE THIS. MANY TIMES STUDENTS COME IN ASKING TO SPONSOR THEIR TRIPS AND COMPETITIONS FOR ROBOTICS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. I THINK THAT FALLS UNDER THAT AREA. MY REQUEST TO MY COLLEAGUES TONIGHT IF WE CAN GET CONSENSUS PUT A DISCUSSION AT OUR AGENDA AT THE NEXT PLANNING SESSION WE CAN EVALUATE THIS REQUEST TO SEE HOW MUCH WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO SPONSOR AS A COUNCIL SOME OF THESE STUDENTS AND HAVE OUR STAFF REACH OUT TO YOU TO SEE WHAT KIND OF REQUEST. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE OUR CITY GET INVOLVED WITH PATHWAY SCHOOLS JUST LIKE WE DO WITH OTHER ADAM 12 SCHOOLS. THAT WOULD BE MY FIRST QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED TO MAKE A MOTION. IF WE CAN GET CONSENSUS.

IF THERE IS NO OBJECTION FROM COUNCIL?

ALL RIGHT. I CAN'T WAIT TO TALK ABOUT THIS NEXT WEEK. LIKE I SAID I WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO A SPONSORSHIP ON MY OWN, MY OWN FAMILY. WE HAD A VERY BUSY -- IT FEELS LIKE IT HAS BEEN A VERY LONG TIME TO ADDRESS EVERYBODY. MANY OF THE COUNCILMEMBERS WENT TO WASHINGTON, D.C. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO TO ADVOCATE FOR OUR POSITION AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. TO LEARN FROM OUR PEERS AND COLLEAGUES AROUND THE COUNTRY. I WAS ABLE TO JOIN. THERE WAS LOTS OF GREAT DISCUSSIONS HAD. I'M NOT GOING THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS. IF ANYONE WANTS TO HEAR WHAT WE HEARD. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO AND BE PART OF IT. I HEARD FROM OUR RESIDENTS THE NEED FOR BETTER COMMUNICATION WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY. WHEN IT COMES TO HAVING A STRONG VOICE AND REALLY COGOVERNANCE IN THE REALM OF PUBLIC SAFETY. ONE THING, I THINK I KNOW CITIES HAVE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSIONS AND BOARDS. I COMPLETELY AGREE WITH THAT REQUEST. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I SUGGESTED OUR COUNCIL START TO LOOK INTO THAT LAST WEEK AT A PLANNING SESSION. JUST TO DETERMINE WHAT THAT MIGHT LOOK LIKE. WHAT MIGHT IT LOOK TO HAVE A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION. IT WOULD BE UNIQUE TO THE CITY OF THORNTON. AND, YOU KNOW, UNFORTUNATELY, WE DID NOT HAVE CONSENSUS TO MOVE FORWARD. MY OF MY COLLEAGUES

MENTIONED THEY WANTED TO HEAR MORE FROM THE RESIDENTS ABOUT WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT TO THEM AND HOW IT COULD HELP. MAYBE THEY LIVE IN COMMUNITIES WHERE THIS SUSPECT A PREVALENT ISSUES. I HAVE HEARD FROM RESIDENTS OF ALL SORTS EVERY SINGLE WEEK. THERE IS A GROWING CONCERN, A LACK OF TRUST AND A FEELING OF NOT BEING SAFE. WE HEARD IT TONIGHT WITH SOME OF OUR WARD 1 RESIDENTS. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU REACH OUT TO EVERYBODY ON COUNCIL AND LET THEM KNOW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO YOU AND YOUR COMMUNITY TO HAVE A VOICE WHEN IT COMES TO ALL IMPORTANT ISSUES OF PUBLIC SAFETY. SO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT UP TONIGHT. AND THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS COMING FROM MANY OF THE MEMBERS OF MY COMMUNITY. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I CAN JUST LET GO. AND I JUST -- I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO REACH OUT TO EVERYBODY IN COUNCIL AND LET THEM KNOW YOUR STORY AND LET THEM KNOW HOW THAT IMPACTS YOUR LIFE. I WANTED TO CALL THAT OUT. THANK EVERYBODY TO FOR COMING IN EVERY WEEK AND REACHING OUT TO THE MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. WE ARE WORKING AS HARD AS WE CAN TO SERVE YOU THE BEST WE CAN. AND I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HEAR FROM YOU. THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO SAY. THERE IS UPCOMING COMMUNITY MEETING FOR WARD 1 ON THURSDAY APRIL 2ND FROM 6:00 TO 7:30. YOU CAN COME IN AND MEET WITH YOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS, MEET WITH STAFF MEMBERS, LEARN ABOUT THE DIFFERENT INITIATIVES THAT THE CITY HAS. IT IS A GREAT WAY TO CONNECT WITH YOUR NEIGHBORS. I THINK THAT IS ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE THINGS.

GET TO KNOW YOUR NEIGHBORS. YOU KNOW, WHEN WARD 1 NEIGHBORS MEET, ALL KIND OF FUN THINGS HAPPEN. PLEASE COME ON OUT. THERE WILL BE SOME SNACKS AND FOOD. WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU THEN. REMEMBER IT IS APRIL 2ND AT THE COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS WHICH IS 9471 DOROTHY BOULEVARD STARTING AT 6:00 GOING TO 7:30. I HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. THANK YOU FOR COMING OUT AND PARTICIPATING IN OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS. COUNCILMEMBER SALAZAR?

I'M GRATEFUL FOR THOSE THAT SPOKE TODAY. YOUR FEEDBACK AND LIVED EXPERIENCE ARE ESSENTIAL TO MAKING SURE OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS ARE MET. I SHARE THE SAME STREETS, THE SAME LOCAL SHOPS AND THE SAME LOCAL ANXIETIES. WARD 1 IS THE MOST VIBRANT COMMUNITY. WE CANNOT ALLOWED OUR NEIGHBORS TO BE FLATTENED INTO COLD STATISTICS. IT IS A FAMILY IN WARD 1. TO THE FAMILIES FROM 88th TO 104th I HEAR YOU. THIS COUNCIL HEARS YOU. WE MUST BE HONEST ABOUT THE REALITY ON THE GROUND. WHILE CITY WIDE REPORTS A 16.7 DECREASE IN PROPERTY CRIME THAT IS A WORLD AWAY FOR THOSE LIVING 88th AND GRANT. OUR COMMUNITY WAS SHACKEN BY A HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION. A CENTER FOR GROWTH AND ACTIVITY NOT A CRIME SCENE CORNERED OFF BY YELLOW TAPE. IN THORNTON THE CHANCE OF BECOMING A VICTIM IS ONE IN 32. NEARLY 42% OF ALL ROBBERIES ARE CONCENTRATED OUR COMMERCIAL QUARTERS LIKE GRANT STREET. OUR WARD 1 NEIGHBORHOODS

ARE BEING TARGETED FOR MOTOR VEHICLE THRIFTS. ESPECIALLY THE OLDER CHEVY SILVER RA DOES. WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH AUTOMATICED TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM INCLUDING THE RED LIGHT CAMERAS AT 88th AND WASHINGTON. THIS IS MORE ABOUT TRAFFIC TARGETS. THIS IS SIGNALLING THE LAWLESSNESS WILL NO LONGER BE TOLERATED. WE MUST ADDRESS OUR ENVIRONMENT. CRIME THRIVES IN THE DARK. I'M CALLING FOR LIGHTING AND DEAD ZONES. WE MUST BRING THE LIGHT BACK TO OUR BUS STOPS AND PARKING LOTS. WE MUST PROTECT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. WE HAVE SEEN SHOPLIFTING DROP WITH ACTIVE POLICE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS. I WANT EVERY MAJOR RETAILERS TO PROTECT OUR SHOPPERS AND BUSINESSES. WARD 1 IS THE FOUNDATION OF THORNTON. IT IS THE HEART OF OUR CITY AND THE CORE OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE WILL NOT BE OVERLOOKED. WE WILL BE THE WARD THAT IS PROTECTED. CHANGE STARTS WITH DECISIONS. WE WILL NOT BE DEFINED BY THE CRIMES COMMITTED IN WARD 1. WE WILL BE DEFINED HOW WE ROSE TOGETHER AND STOP THEM AND RECLAIM OUR STREETS. THANK YOU.

MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA?

I LOVED HEARING ABOUT PATHWAYS. IT SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD PROGRAM. I WORK IN AN ALTERNATIVE SCHOOL WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. I SEE EVERY DAY KIDS STRUGGLE WITH NOT ONLY HAVING, YOU KNOW GOALS TO MEET WITH IEPs BUT HOME LIFE SITUATIONS AND TONS OF OTHER CHALLENGES THAT COME ALONG. I LOOK FORWARD IN SUPPORTING YOU ALL. LEARNING A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL. I WASN'T TOO FAMILIAR WITH IT. LIKE I SAID A SPEND A LOT OF MY DAY IN THE CLASSROOM AS WELL. I APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU ARE DOING. YOUR SCHOOL. ALSO, WE JUST CAME BACK FROM NLC. THAT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY JUST TO LEARN ABOUT HOW WE CAN SUPPORT OUR CITY HERE LOCALLY. BRINGING THOSE LESSONS BACK TO THORNTON AND JUST SUPPORT EVERYBODY HERE WITH WHATEVER IT IS Y'ALL ARE WISHING Y'ALL WOULD DO. WE DID HAVE A MEETING WARD 2 COUNCILLOR HAD A MEETING AT CARPENTER REC CENTER. THE FOLKS THAT WORK IN THE REC CENTERS, I THINK DON'T GET THE APPRECIATION THEY DESERVE. AND JUST TALKING WITH FOLKS AND KNOWING HOW AWESOME THEY ARE AND HOW THEY HAVE BEEN A PART OF OUR COMMUNITY FOR OFTEN TIMES DECADES. IT IS NICE TO HAVE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT YOU CAN LOOK TO WHEN YOU NEED SOMETHING. IT IS GREAT TO SEE THOSE FOLKS AND SEE THE FAMILIAR FACES FROM THE TIME MY SON WAS IN PRESCHOOL. THE COMMUNITY CENTER TO THE JUST THE OTHER DAY GOING THERE AND PUTTING FOOD IN THE FRIDGE AND GETTING READY FOR THE MEETING.

THESE ARE FOLKS I HAVE KNOWN FOR DECADES. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AT THE REC CENTER WHO HELP US WITH OUR MEETINGS BUT ALSO HELP OUR KIDS. I DON'T KNOW HOME TIMES VIVIAN WOULD LET ME KNOW MY SON LEFT HIS JACKET AT THE REC CENTER EVEN THOUGH SHE DIDN'T HAVE TO. SHE WOULD MAKE SURE HIS SCOOTER OR JACKET WAS SAFE WHEN WE WOULD COME BACK AND PICK IT UP. THEY BECOME PART OUR COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU AT THE REC CENTER AS WELL. OTHER THAN THAT I DON'T HAVE TOO MUCH ELSE TO SAY BESIDE THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU TO THE FOLKS THAT CAME TO OUR MEETING. JOHN AND I WILL BE TALKING ABOUT CONCERNS. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THOSE CONCERNS TO OUR ATTENTION AND ATTENDING THE MEETING THE OTHER DAY. THANKS, HAVE A GOOD ONE.

COUNCILMEMBER ALGE.

I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SPOKE TONIGHT. DARLENE YOU ARE ONE OF THE ROCK STARS IN THORNTON. THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING ABOUT YOUR GREAT SCHOOL AND PROGRAM. I'M GOING TO BE REACHING OUT TO YOU. I WANT TO COME CHECK OUT YOUR SCHOOL. IT WILL BE SOON. I PROMISE YOU THAT. IT HAS BEEN A WHIRL WIN. I CONTINUE TO BE IMPRESSED WITH THE WORK THAT THE CITY AND CHAMBER ARE DOING TO PROMPT GROWTH. COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS JOINED ME AND MAYOR JOINED ME EARLIER TODAY AT THE DAY CARE. THERE IS A CONCERN IN WARD 2. COURTESY CLEANERS WENT OUT OF BUSINESS EARLIER THIS MONTH. DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF RENT. I WANT TO THANK HAIR STUDIO WITH WORKING WITH OUR ECONOMIC TEAM. MOST OF MY COLLEAGUES ON COUNCIL JOINED ME IN THE CONGRESSIONAL CONFERENCE. I NETWORK WITH MUNICIPAL LEADERS. I HAD THE HONOR OF MEETING MAYOR OF COLORADO SPRINGS WHO HAD TO BE ONE OF THE

OPENING KEYNOTE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK MADAM MAYOR. GABE DID A GREAT JOB AS OUR TOUR GUIDE. THE NEXT DAY BEFORE WE RETURNED HOME. MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS ALONG WITH MYSELF DISCUSSED TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA ASKED IF THERE WOULD BE TOWN HALL MEETINGS AT HOME. THE CONGRESSMAN SAID THE DOORS WERE ALWAYS OPEN. ON OUR RETURN HOME I TOURED THE LIBRARY LOCATED IN WARD 3. IT IS AN AMAZING SPACE. I'M EXCITED FOR THE GRAND OPENING. JOIN ME FOR THAT. I THEN TOOK A TOUR OF THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT IN WARD 3. THE OPEN HOUSE FOR STATION 8 IS ON SATURDAY APRIL 18TH. I WILL BE OUT OF TOWN DUE TO A DEATH IN THE FAMILY. I HOPE NEIGHBORS WILL CHECK IT OUT. LAST WEEK I TRAVELED TO GREENLY AT JBS IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR FELLOW BROTHERS AND SISTERS. IT IS NOT ONLY THE EMPLOYEES THAT ARE IMPACTED BUT RANCHERS WHO PROVIDE THE BEEF. I'M TROUBLED BY ANY ATTEMPT TO HURT LABOR AND ALSO THESE RANCHERS.

OUR FIRST WARD 2 MEET THIS PAST SUNDAY. VIVIAN THANK YOU AND THE SAF FOR GETTING IT SET UP FOR US. DALE ATTENDED OUR MEETING. DALE AND I HAD CONVERSATIONS AT THE CENTER YESTERDAY. ALWAYS LOVE DALE. I LOOK TO HAVE OTHER CONVERSATIONS WITH YOU. WE RECEIVED MANY TAKEAWAYS. I DO WANT TO ENSURE THE COMMUNITY I'M NOT SEEKING PUNITIVE MEASURES BUT A MORE BALANCED APPROACH. FOLKS FROM ALL AGES UTILIZE E-BIKES. SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN STAFF GETS THESE GUIDELINES ACROSS WE HAVE THAT BALANCE SO THAT WAY WE ARE NOT PUNISHING UNNECESSARY ANYONE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY IS SAFE WHEN UTILIZING THESE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS IS AN AVID E-BIKER. LASTLY, THE SATURDAY MORNING ANNUAL EGG STRAV GANZ SA. I HAVE CONTRIBUTED ITEMS FOR THE BASKET. THAT'S ALL I HAVE. IT IS GREAT TO BE BACK IN CHAMBERS. HAVE A GREAT EVENING.

COUNCILMEMBER BYRD.

I THINK JOHN, COUNCILMEMBER ALGE CHECKED OFF MOST OF MY LIST. IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT SINCE I'VE BEEN UP HERE. I DID HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF TOURING THE NEW LIBRARY. WE GOT TO MEET WITH LEADERS AROUND OUR COUNTRY. THOSE ARE GREAT EVENTS. OPPORTUNITIES FOR THAT. PATHWAYS I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES AROUND THAT. I HAVE HAD FRIENDS AND EMPLOYEES THAT BENEFITED FROM A PROGRAM LIKE THIS. IT IS GREAT WHAT YOU ARE DOING. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING MORE ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL AND OPPORTUNITY. I WAS ALSO ASKED TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO CODE COMPLIANCE HELPING OUT OUR LOCAL SCHOOLS. CLEAN UP A HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT. THEY ARE HELPFUL. MAKING SURE THE STUDENTS STAY SAFE. THEY WERE HERE EARLIER. THERE IS MIKE. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THOSE GUYS. AND THAT WILL BE IT FOR ME.

COUNCILMEMBER ACUNTO? NOTHING TONIGHT OTHER THAN DITTO AND THANK YOU FOR COVERING EVERYTHING. COUNCILMEMBER RUSSELL?

GOOD EVENING. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND OUR PATHWAY SCHOOL ACCOUNTABILITY COMMITTEE. IT HAS BEEN TALKED ABOUT QUITE A BIT THIS EVENING. VERY MUCH APPRECIATE FROM OUR LARS MEETING THAT YOU GUYS HAVE COME IN SHARED SOME OF THE WORK YOU ARE DOING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND HOW MEANINGFUL IT IS. I DID PROMISE YOU IF YOU BROUGHT IT TO COUNCIL YOU WOULD GET SUPPORT. I'M PROUD OF MY COUNCILMEMBERS FOR THE SUPPORT FOR YOU. I DON'T KNOW HOW HIGH THE CEILING IS. I FEEL IT GOT RAISED A LITTLE THIS EVENING. I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO ATTEND THE PATHWAY COMMITTEE WE COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE SCHOOL AND CITY SUPPORT THE STUDENT'S SUCCESS. WITH THE HELP OF THE CITY ENHANCE COMMUNICATION. I WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND SINCERE. IT WILL MAKE A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE. I ATTENDED THE GRAND OPENING IN RIBBON CUTTING. IT WAS IMPRESSIVE TO SEE THE EXCITEMENT AND THE CUSTOMERS LINING UP THE NIGHT BEFORE. THEY HAVE QUITE THE REPUTATION OUT OF OHIO. I HAVE BEEN TWICE MYSELF. I CAN SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE. YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. I WANT TO WELCOME THEM TO THE THORNTON FAMILY. I WISH YOU THE MOST SUCCESS IN YOUR BUSINESS. NETWORKING EVENT WAS A UNIQUE AND FUN EXPERIENCE

TO STRAP IN FOR A RIDE WHILE CONNECTING WITH LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERS. THANK YOU FOR BEING THE HOST AT OUR MOST RECENT GATHERING. I PARTICIPATED IN THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL WITH ROCKY MOUNTAIN PARTNERSHIP. THAT IS THE PIN I'M WEARING THIS EVENING. AND IN THAT MEETING, WE WERE INTRODUCED TO A NEW PORTAL TOOL THAT WILL HELP US TRACK AND STAY ENGAGED THAT ROCKY MOUNTAIN PARTNERSHIP IS DOING. ALSO WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE USUAL COMMITTEES. SML POLICY COMMITTEE. THE DUSTY BOOT TOUR. ALL THINGS JUST TO MAKE SURE WE ARE ENGAGED WITH OUR COMMUNITY, BUSINESSES, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, ET CETERA. ONE OF THE MOST MOVING EVENTS THAT I ATTENDED WAS THE ACM CYA. WHICH HONORS REMARKABLE YOUTH IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE INDIVIDUALS HAVE OVERCOME SIGNIFICANT OBSTACLES INCLUDING TRAUMA AND ADULT LEVEL CHALLENGES. THEY CONTINUE TO ACHIEVE INCREDIBLE SUCCESS. SOME OF THOSE STUDENTS ATTEND PATHWAYS. AND THEY WERE AWARD RECIPIENTS THAT EVENING. THE RESILIENCE IS INSPIRING. IT SERVES AS A REMINDER WHAT OUR YOUTH IS CAPABLE OF. IT IS IRONIC I SPOKE ABOUT RESILIENCY. KEEPING YOUR HEAD UP AS WE EMBARK IN A NEW WAR. THESE YOUNG INDIVIDUALS WHEN I SAID ADULT

SITUATIONS. THERE IS PROBABLY THE MAJORITY IN THE ROOM WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE THINGS THEY WENT THROUGH AND HAVE SEEN. THEY HAVE SHOWING IMMENSE CAPABILITY. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME. I ASSURE YOU I WILL NOT MESS AGAIN. I DON'T THINK THERE IS A SINGLE PERSON THAT WOULD SIT THERE AND SAY WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS ANYTHING LESS THAN AMAZING GIVING SOME OF THE SITUATIONS THAT THEY'VE EXPERIENCED. IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE AMERICA. SOME OF THE THINGS THESE KIDS HAVE EXPERIENCED. THEY ARE FINDING A WAY TO BE SUCCESSFUL. IT IS REMARKABLE. I CAN GO ABOUT THAT ALL EVENING. THAT IS EVERYTHING THAT I HAD OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS. THANK YOU ALL IN ATTENDANCE. THANK YOU PATHWAYS FOR COMING UP AND MY FELLOW COUNCILMEMBERS WITH TAKING UP THE CAUSE. WE WILL GET THE WORD OUT TO HELP SUPPORT YOU.

COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS?

HEY, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. I WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU TO CONTINUE TO REACH OUT. DIRECTLY TALKED ABOUT ANY IDEAS THAT YOU HAVE OR HAVE SOME MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS. ON THE E-BIKE ORDINANCE I DO HEAR YOU. POSTED ON NEXT DOOR AND ON FACEBOOK ABOUT THAT VISUAL THAT THORNTON PD PUT OUT REGARDING E-BIKE USES. GOT A LOT OF FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY. THE COMMON THEME WAS, YOU KNOW, REALLY THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION WHAT THE ORDINANCE SAYS. THERE IS A -- SEEMS LIKE CONFLICTING WORD THERE AS WELL. ALL TO SAY, I HEAR YOU. WE WILL WORK THROUGH THAT. WE WILL GET WORKED OUT. MAKE IT MATCH REALITY. ESPECIALLY TO HELP MATCH THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT WE ARE HEARING MAKES SENSE FOR THEM. THAT IS COMING. HAPPY TO WORK WITH COUNCILMEMBER ALGE AND THE REST OF THE COUNCIL. I DO WANT TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO OUR PARKS STAFF. A RESIDENT REACHED OUT AND HAD QUESTIONS. PARK STAFF WAS ABLE TO CONTACT HER AND MEET WITH HER ONE-ON-ONE. SHE TALKED WITH DIFFERENT IDEAS AND DIFFERENT CONCERNS. THEY WERE VERY RECEPTIVE. IN TERMS OF ANSWERING THESE QUESTIONS THAT SHE HAD AND IDEAS FROM THAT STANDPOINT. AND OUR PARK STAFF THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT WAS THE FIRST TIME SHE SAID IN SEVERAL YEARS THAT SHE FELT HEARD.

THERE IS A MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT. SO THANK YOU. ONE OTHER QUICK UPDATE ON THE NEXT COFFEE MEET UP. NORMALLY WE HAVE IT ON THE FIRST SATURDAY. THIS FIRST SATURDAY IS EASTER WEEKEND. I WILL BUMP IT TO THE SECOND SATURDAY. MORE DETAILS COMING OUT ON THAT. WE WILL PUSH THAT OUT VIA MY NEWSLETTER AND ALSO VIA SOCIAL MEDIA SOON. WE WILL HAVE THE PLEASURE OF HAVING THE MAYOR FOR THAT ONE. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, IDEAS, CRAZY BIG IDEAS I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THOSE THINGS. I WOULD LOVE TO CHAT. THANK YOU AGAIN FOR TONIGHT. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT.

THANK YOU. JUST A FEW COMMENTS FROM ME TONIGHT. I KNOW WE ARE EAGER TO GET ON TO THE REST OF THE MEETING. THE BUILDING CODE ADVISORY FOR WARD 1 AND ELECTION COMMISSION FOR WARD 2 THE DEADLINE IS APRIL 23RD AT 5:00 P.M. I WANT TO GIVE A COUPLE OF THANK YOUS FOR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT THIS ORGANIZATION HAD TO DO TO GET THAT ACCREDITATION IS SIGNIFICANT. I HAVE THE HONOR OF GOING WITH THEM TO FLORIDA TO TESTIFY AT THEIR HEARING TO INSURE THEY GOT THEIR ACCREDITATION. A HUGE KUDOS TO OUR FIRE DEPARTMENT MAKING SURE THEY KEEP US SAFE EVERY DAY. OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT GOT THEIR SECOND ACCREDITATION. THEY DIDN'T INVITE ME TO GO TO THEIR TESTIMONY. BUT I -- HAVING LOOKED THROUGH THEIR DOCUMENTATION. WHEN WE WERE IN DC FOR THE CONFERENCE WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TALK WITH OTHER CITIES WHAT OUR POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT IS DOING. THEY ARE SETTING THE STANDARD FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. WHAT THEY BRING TO US FOR THE CITY OF THORNTON. WHAT THEY ARE HELPING OTHER COMMUNITIES TO ACCOMPLISH AS WELL. I WAS ALSO ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. I SPENT THE WEEKEND WORKING THROUGH SOME OF THE POLICIES THEY ARE WORKING ON. WE ARE WORKING ON POLICIES THAT HELP THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SEE WHAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NEED FOR SUPPORT. IT IS INCREDIBLE WORK WE GET TO DO ON THE NATIONAL LEVEL. I THINK ALL MY COLLEAGUES TALKED ABOUT THE AMAZING

THINGS. I DON'T THINK I NEED TO COPY THEM. I THINK I HAVE GONE TO THE EVENT WHEN I WAS JUST A WARD 4 COUNCILMEMBER. I'M AMAZED AT THESE KIDS AND THE RESILIENCE. SO THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY ELSE THAT SPOKE THIS EVENING. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM TEN WHICH IS QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARINGS. I WILL EXPLAIN THE COUNCIL'S ROLE. IN THE ROLE WE ARE REQUIRED TO BASE OUR DECISION ON THE EVIDENCE PRESENTED. WE MUST AVOID ANY DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE MERITS OF A PENDING APPLICATION OUTSIDE OF THIS FORM. THEY CANNOT DISCUSS THESE CASES WITH THE PUBLIC AND MUST KEEP AN OPEN MIND. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE FAIRNESS OF THE PROCESS. TONIGHT'S RECORD INCLUDES THE STAFF ANALYSIS THE APPLICANTS AND PUBLIC SYSTEM -- TESTIMONY. WITH THAT, I WOULD ASK AT THIS TIME ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE INTENDING TO GIVE TESTIMONY INCLUDING CITIZENS PLEASE STAND TO BE SWORN IN.

DO YOU SWEAR AND AFFIRM IT WILL BE TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF YOUR BELIEF. THANK YOU.

JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW COUNCILMEMBERS THAT ARE ONLINE ARE NOT ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN QUASI-JUDICIAL. DREW WILL BE SILENT FOR THIS PORTION OF THIS AGENDA. PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW OPEN AT 8:16 P.M. SENIOR PLANNER WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. SO ITEM 10A IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GUYS DID GET AN OVERVIEW ABOUT METRO DISTRICTS. THIS IS A TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT THAT IS KNOWN AS A SPECIAL DISTRICT ENTITLED 22. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT. IT MUST HAVE A COUNCIL APPROVED RECEIVE PLAN. THE STAFF PRESENTATION WILL INCLUDE AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED DISTRICT. FOLLOWED AND CONCLUDED BY STAFF'S EVALUATION AS WELL AS A RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF. THE DOCUMENTATION HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS PART OF OUR COMMUNICATION. TO GIVE CONTEXT. THIS IS THE CITY MAP OF THE PROPOSED DISTRICT BOUNDARY. IT IS SHOWN IN YELLOW AS THE SUBJECT SITE. LOCATED NORTHWEST EAST 144th AVENUE AND WASHINGTON STREET. THE PROPERTY IS ZONED

REGIONAL COMMERCIAL. SO GOING MORE IN DEPTH. IT IS BEING ORGANIZED TO FINANCED. THIS WILL BE A COMMERCIAL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT. SERVICE PLAN THIS DISTRICT WILL CONTAIN PROPERTY AS NONRESIDENTIAL. IT CAN INCLUDE INCOME MULTI FAMILY DEVELOPMENT. THE MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT IS THE ONLY TYPE WHAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED A RESIDENTIAL USE. OTHER LIKE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS ARE NO PROPOSED TO BE PART OF THIS DISTRICT. THE DISTRICT BOUNDARY IS MRILT 10.8 ACRE. THERE ARE FUTURE INCLUSION BOUNDARIES WHICH ARE 10.2. AND TO CLARIFY THE INITIAL BOUNDARY IS WHAT WAS APPROVED OF THE RECENT SITE PLAN THAT WAS MENTIONED. IN ADDITION, THE TYPES OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS ARE DESCRIBED IN THE COLORADO STATE STATUTES WHICH ARE DESCRIBED IN THE SERVICE PLAN. THE CITY'S MODEL IGA TO IMPROVE A PIF AS WELL. AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO TURN THE PRESENTATION OVER TO THE APPLICANT TEAM WHO WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED DISTRICT AND FINANCE FOR

THE DISTRICT.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS ZACHARY WHITE. I HAVE BEEN SWORN IN. HERE TODAY WITH ME TODAY IS MY ASSOCIATE JON WAGNER. WE HAVE SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE SERVICE PLAN TO SUPPORT THE THORNTON COMMONS DEVELOPMENT HERE IN THE CITY. I UNDERSTAND YOU HAD A REFRESHER ON SPECIAL DISTRICTS OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WON'T TAKE TONS OF YOUR TIME THERE. METRO DISTRICT IS A UNIT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THEY ARE ORGANIZED WITHIN CITIES AND COUNTIES THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR DISCREET DEVELOPMENT AREAS. IN THIS CASE PROPOSED FOR THE THORNTON COMMONS DEVELOPMENT. THEY FUND PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY TO SUPPORT THAT DEVELOPMENT TO BRING THE SERVICES TO THE SITE AND WITHIN THE SITE ITSELF. THEY ARE FINANCED THROUGH THE ISSUANCE OF DEBT. A MILL IS $1 OF TAX FOR EVERY THOUSAND DOLLARS. AND THEY ARE COMMON IN COLORADO. IT ALLOWS FOR DEVELOPMENT TO PAY IT'S OWN WAY. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THEM IN THE SAME WAY. THEY ALLOW DEVELOPMENT TO PAY FOR ITSELF WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE AND THE TIME WHEN IT NEEDS TO COME ON LINE. SUPPORTED BY PROPERTY TAXES. IN THIS CASE HAS BEEN

NOTED WE ARE PROGRAMMING FOR THE USE OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FEE REVENUES. THE METRO DISTRICT INCLUDES THE ENTIRE SITE WHICH IS 10.8 ACRES IN THE INITIAL DISTRICT AND 10.1 INCLUSION BOUNDARY. THIS SERVICE PLAN IS JUST ALLOWING FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE BROUGHT IN AT A FUTURE TIME IF THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL GO ON ON THOSE PAR -- PARTIALS IS APPRECIATE. NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHO THE TENANTS WILL BE OR WHAT THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE. THIS SERVICE PLAN ITSELF IS BASED ON THE CITY'S MODEL SERVICE PLAN. USING THE CITY'S POLICY. VERY FEW CHANGES. MOSTLY FILLING IN THE BLANKS PROVIDING THE CITY WITH THE INFORMATION THAT IS REQUIRED. IT DOES ALLOW PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR THE SITE AND TO OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THOSE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NOT CONVEYED TO ANY OTHER ENTITY. SOMETIMES THERE ARE WATER DISTRICTS OR SEWER DISTRICTS. TO PROVIDE THESE IMPROVEMENTS THE ENERGIES ESTIMATE FOR TOTAL IMPROVEMENT COST IS $11.6 MILLION. BOTH BRING SERVICES TO THE SITE AND WITHIN THE SITE. THE DEVELOPER FOR THE PROJECT NEGOTIATED AN AGREEMENT WITH TDA TO REEMBERS $3.9 MILLION

WORTH OF THOSE COSTS. LEAVING 7.6 MILLION IN PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT COSTS. THERE IS NO FUNDING SOURCE YET. THAT IS WHAT THE DISTRICT IS INTENDED TO DO. MAKE UP THAT SHORT FALL. IN THE EVENT THE DISTRICT CAN'T PAY ALL OF THOSE, THE DEVELOPER PAYS THOSE. IT IS NOT ULTIMATELY REIMBURSED OR NOT FUNDED BY THE DISTRICT ITSELF. WITHIN THE SERVICE PLAN THERE ARE A NUMBER OF LIMITATIONS. ONE IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF DEBT. YOU AS COUNCIL GET TO DECIDE HOW MUCH DEBT CAN BEEN ISSUED. TYPICALLY IN THORNTON YOUR CODE AND POLICY TELLS US TO SET THAT LIMIT ABOUT WHAT THE FINANCE PLAN SHOWS THE DISTRICT COULD ISSUE IN DEBT. WE PROVIDED A FINANCE PLAN. IT IS IN YOUR PACKET. IT SHOWS $6.6 MILLION BOUNDING CAPACITY BASED ON THE FUTURE USES. THERE IS A DELTA BETWEEN THE PUBLIC IMPROVE COSTS IN THE DISTRICT CATEGORY AND THE AMOUNT OF DEBT THAT CAN BE COVERED. THIS IS PART OF THE FINANCING TOOL TO HELP PAY FOR THOSE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. THE CITY MODEL SERVICE PLAN CAPS THE MILL LEVY. THE DISTRICT CAN IMPOSE WHATEVER MILL LEVY FOR OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE. OUR FINANCE PLAN PROVIDED IN YOUR PACKET.

WE HAVE MODEL THE DEBT ISSUE YANS. THE SERVICE PLAN AND IGA WE ARE CON PLAITING AT 1% OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FEE. THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FEE IS NOT REALLY A DISTRICT INSTRUMENT. IT IS PRIVATELY IMPOSED. THERE IS A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FEE. THERE ARE METRO DISTRICTS THERE. THEY BENEFIT THAT BY ASSIGNMENT OF THE REVENUES. THE DEVELOPER DOES THAT OVER THE PROPERTY OWNER. YOUR SERVICE PLAN PROHIBITS THE DISTRICT FROM USING THOSE REVENUES. TAKING ASSIGNMENT OF THEM PLEDGING THEM TOWARDS DEBT UNTIL WE ENTERED INTO A SEPARATE AGREEMENT. TO FACILITATE THAT APPROVAL THE AGREEMENT AUTHORIZES THE DISTRICT TO RECEIVE THOSE REVENUES, TO PLEDGE THEM TO DEBT AND IT CAPS THE TOTAL AMOUNT AT 2% IS THE NORTH END WHAT COULD BE IMMOSED BY THE DISTRICT. WE ARE MODELING 1%. IT REQUIRES THAT IMPOSITION TO GO AWAY. THE DISTRICT WOULD NO LONGER BE ALLOWED TO USE THOSE. MODEL SERVICE PLAN CANNOT BE USED FOR DEBT. IT IS NOT ANOTHER AMOUNT THAT WE CAN TACK ON TO TRY TO ISSUE MORE DEBT. SO JUST WANTED TO RUN THROUGH THOSE TYPES OF THINGS. WE ARE EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT. I THINK IT IS IN A GREAT LOCATION. GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY. I WILL REMAIN HERE.

WE HAVE MEMBERS OF THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. WE WILL TURN THE TIME BACK TO YOUR STAFF. WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THEM. THEY HAVE BEEN GREAT TO WORK WITH AND MADE THIS AN EASY PROCESS. THANK YOU.

SO TO WRAP UP. THIS IS A SLIDE SHOWING THE METRO DISTRICT CRITERIA AND CITY STAFF INCLUDING THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IT COMPLIES WITH THE POLITICAL LAW AND FOUND THAT THE PROPOSED PLAN IN IGA WITH THE AMENDMENTS THAT WERE PROPOSED WITH THE IGA ARE IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE CITY'S MODEL LANGUAGE. THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. ADDITIONALLY THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE DISTRICT ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR THE APPLICANT? HEARING NO QUESTIONS. I WILL OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC. DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? NO ONE SIGNED UP.

IS THERE ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT DIDN'T KNOW YOU NEEDED TO SIGN UP. WE WILL GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL PRESENTATION OR QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED AT 8:29 P.M. COUNCILMEMBER BYRD WOULD YOU INTRODUCE ITEM 10A.

MOVED FOR THE APPROVAL. SECOND. THE RESOLUTION HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER BYRD YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO GO FIRST.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS. THIS WILL HELP OUR RESIDENTS TO MOVING OUTSIDE AND BRING THE BUSINESS BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE PLAN AND EVERYTHING YOU GUYS HAVE PUT FORWARD. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING OUR CITY GROW. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? I WILL SAY THANK YOU TO THE STAFF AND APPLICANT FOR A THOUGHTFUL PRESENTATION. THAT IS THE BEST PRESENTATION FOR THIS KIND IN A VERY LONG TIME.

WOULD YOU PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THERE ARE NO LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARING. THERE ARE NO STAFF REPORTS. ITEM 13 IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. IS THERE A MEMBER THAT WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR? HEARING NONE. SO MOVED. SECOND. MOVED AND SECONDED. MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA?

IS THIS THE ONE I HAVE TO -- I'M GOING TO OB STAIN FROM THE VOTE FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THANK YOU. APPROVAL HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA. YES. COUNCILMEMBER BYRD. YES. MAYOR KULMANN? YES. COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS. YES. COUNCILMEMBER RUSSELL. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SALAZAR. YES. COUNCILMEMBER ACUNTO. YES. COUNCILMEMBER ALGE. YES. MOTION PASSED.

ITEM 14A IS A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE MASTER PLAN FOR THE CITY OF THORNTON. I WILL TURN IT TO EMILY HUNT.

NICE TO SEE YOU TONIGHT. THERE WE GO. TONIGHT WE ARE GOING TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE SUSTAINABILITY MASTER PLAN. WHAT WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY WHEN WE WENT OUT FOR THEIR INPUT INTO THE PLAN. WE WILL TALK SOME OF THE FOCUS AREAS THAT THIS PLAN HAS IDENTIFIED AS WELL AS COUPLE OF EXAMPLES THAT THE PLAN CONSIDERS. WE WILL TALK ABOUT HOW THE PLAN MOST RECENTLY CITY STRATEGIC PLAN. AS WELL AS THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLAN FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE AND WHAT NEXT STEPS WILL BE. SO THE PURPOSE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY MASTER PLAN. THIS PLAN IS A ROAD MAP FOR CLIMATE ACTION AS WELL AS OTHER SUSTAINABILITY ACTIONS FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT IS A GUIDANCE. IT WILL BE BROUGHT TO THE SPECIFIC ACTIVITIES IN THE PLAN WILL BE BROUGHT TO COUNCIL YEAR AFTER YEAR THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. IT DOES ALIGN WITH THE STAGIC PLAN. IT ALIGNS WITH THE CITY'S PLAN AND OTHER PLANS WITHIN THE CITY THAT ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR JUST ABOUT TWO YEARS. START STARTED BACK IN 2024 INCLUDING COUNCIL'S ORIGINAL DIRECTION AND TO CORRECT THE TASK FORCE. WE DID HIRE BLUE STRIKE. WE SPENT LAST YEAR WITH COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND IDENTIFYING THE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT THIS PLAN

FOCUSES ON. WE GOT A GREAT AMOUNT OF FEEDBACK THROUGH A LOT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS. I WILL DIG INTO THAT A LITTLE MORE. ONCE WE HEARD FROM THE COMMUNITY AND STAFF WE STARTED TO DEVELOP THE STRATEGIES THAT WE WANTED TO BRING FORWARD IN THIS PLAN FOR CONSIDERATION. AND THEN DRAFTING OF THE ACTUAL PLAN CAME LATE LAST YEAR. WE HAVE BEEN GIVING COUNCIL UPDATES AS THIS HAS BEEN PROGRESSING AND THE SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE HAS BEEN IMPORTANT GUIDANCE AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE MEETING. WE COMPLETED THE PLAN NOW. WE ARE HERE TO PRESENT IT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND EVENTUAL ADOPTION TONIGHT. AS I MENTIONED LOTS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. OUR COMMUNITY IS CONCERNED ABOUT CLIMATE ACTION. WE HAD OVER 43% SAY THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT 40% WANTED THE CITY TO HELP TAKE SOME ACTION. SOME OF THE TOP PRIORITIES THAT WERE IDENTIFIED WERE RENEWABLE ENERGY, TRANSIT, AND WATER CONVERSATION. THE BARRIERS THAT THE COMMUNITIES SAW INCLUDE HIGH COSTS, LACK OF INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT SORTS OF ACTIONS THAT THE COMMUNITY CAN TAKE AND THE CITY CAN TAKE, LIMITED CONTROL OVER SOME OF THE ACTIONS AND SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT THE CITY FACES, AND WE HEARD A LOT FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT THEY WANTED THIS TO HAVE AN EQUITY FOCUS SO WE CAN INVEST IN SUSTAINABILITY MEASURES ACROSS THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THOSE THAT WOULD BE IMPACTED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OR OTHER CHALLENGES. SO THE PLAN DOES IDENTIFY FIVE FOCUSED AREAS. THE FIRST FOCUS AREA SIMPLY MAINTAINING THE PLAN. IT SETS FORTH THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND METRICS THAT WE WILL BE USING TO MOVE THIS PLAN FORWARD. WE HAD BUILDING AND ENERGY SYSTEMS WHICH IS FOCUSED

ON ENERGY. WE HAD NATURAL SYSTEMS COMMUNITY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS WHICH WAS A LARGE CATEGORY THAT SPANS FROM PROTECTING AIR QUALITY TOWARDS AS WELL AS TREE CANOPY. WE HAD SUSTAINABLE LAND USE. THIS WAS FOCUSED ON MOBILITY AND ELECTRIC CARS AND THAT SORT OF THINGS. SO THERE ARE OVER 141 ACTIONS THAT ARE IDENTIFIED IN THIS PLAN. AND THEY ARE KIND OF -- THEY ARE EXPLAINED, TIED TO A SPECIFIC FOCUS AREA. EACH ONE HAS A PRIORITY SCORE THAT WAS DETERMINED, HELPED DETERMINE FROM OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. THERE IS RELATIVE COST ESTIMATES. THERE IS POTENTIAL FOR GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION. HOW A SPECIFIC FOCUS AREA OR HOW SPECIFIC STRATEGY RELATES TO THE CITY'S STRATEGIC PLANS. EACH ONE OF THE IDEAS THAT COME FORTH IN THE PLAN HAS EACH PIECE OF THE INFORMATION HERE SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW IT BEST INTEGRATE IT. JUST A COUPLE OF EXAMPLES AS I MENTIONED. THERE IS A LOT OF THEM. HERE IS A FEW EXAMPLES OF THE SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIES. THE FIRST ONE UNDER THE GOAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ELECTRIFICATION. THAT IS THE GOAL. ONE OF THE STRATEGIES TO MAKE SURE THE CITY IS ASSISTING IN CONNECTING RESIDENTS TO FINANCING OPTIONS THAT WILL HELP ELECTRICITIFICATION AND INCREASING ENERGY EFFICIENCY. A SECOND EXAMPLE IS TO PROMOTE SINGLE-OCCUPANT SI VEHICLES.

WE HAVE BIKE AND SCOOTER PARKING. AND THE LAST ONE IS EXAMPLE ONE IS TO INCREASE WASTE DIE VERSION. ONE STRATEGY WOULD BE TO HAVE THE CITY PARTNER WITH SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO HELP THEIR SCHOOL BASE RECYCLING. A LOT OF STRATEGIES IDENTIFIED IN THE PLAN. THIS IS JUST A SNAPSHOT. WE DID HEAR FROM COUNCIL THAT WE WANTED TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY TO NOT JUST RELY ON THE CITY TO HELP ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY GOALS BUT GIVE COMMUNITY MEMBERS VERY SPECIFIC ACTIONS THAT THEY CAN TAKE. I PULLED OUT TWO OF THE GOALS THAT WERE INSIDE THE SUSTAINABILITY PLANS THAT FOCUSED ON THIS AREA. THE FIRST ONE TO DEVELOP AN AMBASSADOR TOOL KIT. THIS WITH BE ON THE HOA LEVEL. THAT IS A WAY TO EMPOWER THE COMMUNITY TO TAKE THE SUSTAINABILITY ACTIONS. WE HAVE SO FANTASTIC COMMUNITY EVENTS THAT ARE SPONSORED NOT ONLY BY THE CITY BUT SPONSORED WITHIN SMALLER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY. TO USE THOSE TO BUILD NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT AND CREATE THIS ETHIC OF SUSTAINABILITY WITHIN THE THORNTON COMMUNITY. WE DO HAVE VERY SPECIFIC GOAL WITHIN THE STRATEGIC PLAN RELATED TO THIS SUSTAINABILITY ACTION AGENDA. THE GOAL IS TO UNDER THE STRATEGIC FOCUS AREA OF SUPPORTED AND LIVABLE COMMUNITIES. THE GOAL IS TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN OR IMPLEMENT A STRATEGY BASED ON THE FEEDBACK WE HEARD FROM COUNCIL. ONCE AGAIN EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY TO MEET US HALF WAY ON THIS. WE ADDED A SUB GOAL TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN GOAL WHICH IS FOR THIS TEAM TO WORK

ON DEVELOPING AND PROMPTING EVERY DAY ACTIONS THAT RESIDENTS CAN TAKE. WAS THAT COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS SAYING YES? HOPEFULLY THIS MEETS THE OBJECTIVE WE HEARD LAST WEEK. THANK YOU.

[ LAUGHTER ] IT'S THE VOICE FROM ABOVE. AS I MENTIONED THE SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL. YOU HEARD FROM VIVIAN. WE HAD A GREAT PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TASK FORCE. THEY WERE ENGAGED. ONE OF THEIR TASKS WHEN THE TASK FORCE WAS CREATED BY COUNCIL WAS TO WORK WITH STAFF, WORK WITH THE CONSULTANT WITH THIS PLAN AND COME TO YOU WITH A RECOMMENDATION. HERE IS AN EXERT FROM THE LETTER. THEY DO RECOMMEND IT'S ADOPTION BY CITY COUNCIL. I WANTED TO SHOUTOUT FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THIS. THEY HELPED MAKE THIS PLAN RELEVANT AND THEY DID A GREAT JOB OF REFLECTING THE COMMUNITY'S NEEDS. IF COUNCIL CHOOSES TO ADOPT THE PLAN WE WILL BE ROLLING IT OUT TO THE COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT NECESSARY SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY IS GOING TO SIT DOWN AND READ. WE DO HAVE A STORY MAP THAT WE WILL BE PUTTING UP ONLINE WHICH ALLOWS THE EASY WAY TO NAVIGATE. THIS IS A SCREEN SHOT WHAT THAT STORY MAP WILL LOOK LIKE. PEOPLE WILL GO FROM TAB TO TAB TO SEE THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE PLAN HAS WELL AS UNDERSTAND SOME OF THESE SPECIFIC ACTIONS. WE WILL ROLL THAT OUT AUPON -- UPON ADOPTION. CITY COUNCIL APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, WE WILL SHARE THIS WITH THE COMMUNITY. THE STRATEGIC PLAN OPERATING TEAM WILL CONTINUE WITH THEIR GOAL OF CREATING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

THEY WILL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE TASK FORCE IN TERMS OF ROLLING OUT THAT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN. THE INITIATIVES WILL COME BEFORE COUNCIL IN THE REGULAR CITY BUDGET'S PROCESS. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ? GREAT PRESENTATION. REGARDING COMMUNICATING THE PLAN TO THE COMMUNITY. DO WE HAVE ANY INITIATIVES OR PLANS TO PROMPT THIS ON OUR SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS OR HAS THAT ALREADY BEEN DONE?

WE HAVE BEEN PROMPTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN. THE IDEA WOULD BE TO CREATE SOME PROMOTIONS TOWARDS THIS STORY MAP THAT PEOPLE CAN START TO ENGAGE IN. THERE ARE INITIATIVES THAT ARE SOMEWHAT UNDERWAY. SO WE WILL PROMOTE THOSE AS WELL. IS THE STORY MAP ALREADY UP READY TO VIEW? I THINK A VERSION OF IT IS UP THAT WE WERE USING FOR COMMUNITY INPUT. WE WILL UPLOAD THE NEW VERSION HERE WITHIN THE NEXT WEEK. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT COUNCILMEMBER RUSSELL -- I'M SORRY COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ WOULD YOU INTRODUCE ITEM 14A. I MOVE FOR ITSELF APPROVAL. APPROVAL AND RESOLUTION AND SECONDED. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ YOU MADE THE MOTION. YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO GO FIRST.

EXCELLENT JOB COORDINATING THIS AND TAKING OWNERSHIP OF IT. I'M SO PLEASED WITH THE OUTCOME OF THE PLAN. I THINK IT REALLY ALIGNS WELL WITH OUR STRATEGIC PLAN AND IT IS VERY ENCOURAGING TO SEE THE MENTIONING -- YOU KNOW THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THIS PLAN AND THE SPOT. THE STRATEGIC PLAN OPERATIONS TEAM. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE HOW THE DIFFERENT ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN COME FORWARD THE COMMUNICATION STRATEGY. ULTIMATELY, I THINK WE ARE GOING TO BE BETTER OFF AS A CITY WITH THIS PLAN AS OUR GUIDING NORTH STAR WHEN IT COMES TO IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANS. IN POLICIES. I'M JUST GRATEFUL THAT ALL THE WORK YOU PUT IN. ESPECIALLY GRATEFUL TO THE PEOPLE WHO SERVED ON THE TASK FORCE. THEY REPRESENTED ALL PARTS OF OUR CITY. AND THEY DID SUCH AN EXCELLENT JOB REPRESENTING THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDING COMMUNITIES. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT COME OUT OF THIS AND HOW IT TIES TO THE STRATEGIC PLANS. EXCELLENT JOB, THANK YOU.

MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA? I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO WORKED ON IT. SO THANK YOU TO EVERYBODY WHO WORKED ON THIS THIS SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE TASK FORCE AND ALSO THANK YOU TO YOU EMILY FOR YOUR HARD WORK ON THIS PROJECT. COUNCILMEMBER ALGE? THANK YOU. GREAT JOB IN FOLLOWING THIS. THIS IS A GREAT DAY FOR OUR CITY. AND DEFINITELY A POSITIVE STEP MOVING FORWARD. I WILL BE SUPPORTING. THANK YOU.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? I WILL ADD MY THANKS AS WELL. THE DOCUMENT ITSELF IS VISUAL APPEALING. IT GIVES PEOPLE TO READ IT. IT IS SIMPLE. IT IS EASY TO UNDERSTAND. YOU DID AN INCREDIBLE JOB WITH THIS. WILL YOU PLEASE POLL THE COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER BYRD. NO. MAYOR KULMANN? YES. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS. YES. COUNCILMEMBER RUSSELL. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SALAZAR. YES. COUNCILMEMBER ACUNTO. NO. COUNCILMEMBER ALGE.

YES. MAYOR PRO TEM. YES. MOTION PASSED 6-2. I WILL TURN THIS OVER TO THE PROGRAM'S DIRECTOR TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU MAYOR. GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THIS IS A BRIEF PRESENTATION TO ADOPT THE CODE CHANGE TO 46-37. SORRY ABOUT THAT. OKAY. I APOLOGIZE. SO WITH THAT. STAFF HAS PROVIDED MULTIPLE ENCAMPMENT PRESENTATIONS. AND WE'VE GOT A HOMELESS SHELTERING PRESENTATION FOR YOU NEXT MONTH. THROUGH THOSE PRESENTATIONS HAVE GENERATED GOOD POLICY DISCUSSIONS REGARDING TOUGH PROBLEMS WITH VERY FEW ANSWERS. WITH THAT SAID, IT IS STAFF'S UNDERSTANDING THAT WE HAVE CONSENSUS ON ADDING OPEN SPACES AND TRAIL CORRIDORS TO SECTION 46-37 OF THE CODE. THAT WOULD CREATE CONSISTENCY ACROSS OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT. THIS IS THE CODE THAT WE ARE RECOMMENDING THE CHANGE WITH. IT REFLECTS THE CHANGE PRESENTLY. AND THEN ALSO BELOW THAT YOU WILL SEE WE DO HAVE A TITLE CHANGE TO 46-40 WHICH IS IMPROVED DESCRIPTION WITH NO CODE CHANGE TO THE LANGUAGE. SO IN CONCLUSION, IT IS STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION WITH COUNCIL APPROVAL WE WOULD LIKE OPEN SPACES TO REFLECT THE ALREADY

APPROVED HOURS OF THE PARK SYSTEM TO CODE 46-37 WHICH DEFINES THE OPEN HOURS FROM 6 A.M. TO 10:00 P.M. WITH THAT WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. WOULD YOU INTRODUCE ITEM 14B. [ READING ITEM INTO RECORD ] HOLD THAT. COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS HAS A QUESTION.

THANK YOU SO MUCH MAYOR KULMANN. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. YOU MENTIONED WE HAVE ANOTHER PRESENTATION YOU ARE GIVING NEXT MONTH. WHAT IS THAT ABOUT AGAIN? THAT IS ABOUT SAFE PARKING AND PALLET SHELTERS. GOT YOU. THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE CONTINUE. ALL GOOD. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE AMENDING SECTIONS 46-37 AND 46-40 OF THE THORNTON CITY CODE. I ASKED FOR THE APPROVAL. SECOND.

APPROVAL HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. I WILL OPEN IT FOR DISCUSSION. COUNCILMEMBER RUSSELL YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO GO FIRST. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAD PRETTY ROBUST CONVERSATIONS. YOU CAME WITH SOME SOLUTIONS WE WERE ABLE TO GET CONSENSUS ON. WE APPRECIATE THE QUICK WORK AT THAT. LOOK FORWARD ON THE NEXT PRESENTATION. WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK ON THIS. COUNCILMEMBER ALGE? THANK YOU. GREAT PRESENTATION AS ALWAYS. FOR ALL YOUR WORK YOU GUYS ARE AMAZING. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION NEXT MONTH.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? I WILL ADD MY THANKS AS WELL. MAYOR KULMANN. YES. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS. YES. COUNCILMEMBER RUSSELL. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SALAZAR. YES. COUNCILMEMBER ACUNTO. YES. COUNCILMEMBER ALGE. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM. YES. COUNCILMEMBER BYRD. YES.

MOTION PASSED. THE PHYSICAL YEAR OF 2026 FOR ALL FUNDS THAT -- CONTINUE UNTIL THE PROJECT IS CONTINUED. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO THE OPERATIONS DIRECTOR TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING. TONIGHT I'M PRESENTING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE 2026 BUDGET. THIS IS TO PRESENT THE ORDINANCE. A QUICK AGENDA. WE ARE GOING TO GO INTO A LITTLE DETAIL ON BACKGROUND WHY WE DO BUDGET AMENDMENTS AND WHEN WE DO BUDGET AMENDMENTS. THEN WE WILL TALK WHAT THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT INCLUDES. AND THEN FINALLY STAFF RECOMMENDATION. SO JUST TO PROVIDE SOME GENERAL BACKGROUND ON WHEN AND WHY WE BRING FORWARD BUDGET AMENDMENTS. IT IS BASED ON KNOWN -- WE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR MIGHT NEED A BUDGET AMENDMENT FORWARD IF NEW OPPORTUNITIES ARISE OR IF WE COME SOME ANTICIPATED NEED. THE BEST EXAMPLE I CAN GIVE WHEN WE MIGHT SEE A BUDGET AMENDMENT IS WHEN A GRANT FUNDED PROJECT OR PROGRAM GETTED AWARDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE YEAR. BUDGET AMENDMENTS HAVE TWO READINGS AS AN ORDINANCE. THE AMENDMENT COMES FORWARD AS AN ACTION ITEM AND GOES AS CONSENT IN SECOND READING SO LONG IT WAS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY IN THE FIRST READING. SO WHAT DOES THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT INCLUDE? EACH ITEM ON THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT IS AT LEAST IN PART FUNDED WITH GRANT OR FUNDING WHICH I WILL HIGHLIGHT ON EACH PROJECT. SO THE FIRST ITEM APPROPRIATES $120,000 IN THE GENERAL FUND TO COVER THE SERVICES OFFERED TO

MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. 75% OF THIS FUNDING IS COVERED TO THE DOLA PEACE OFFICERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SUPPORT WITH THE REMAINDER COVERED THROUGH UNAPPROPRIATED FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND. WE HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND AWARDED FOR MULTIPLE YEARS. THE SECOND ITEM APPROPRIATES $500,000 IN THE GOVERNMENTAL CAPITAL FUND TO PURCHASE AN ARMORED RESCUE VEHICLE BEING COVERED FEDERAL FUNDS. THE THIRD ITEM APPROPRIATES $420,000 TO REDESIGN AND EXPAND THE THORNTON POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIME LAB. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR REMODEL OF THE SPACE ALONG WITH ENHANCED TECHNOLOGY WITHIN THAT SPACE. THIS PROJECT IS FULLY FUNDED THROUGH CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING WHICH WE REFER TO AS EARMARKS. THE FOURTH ITEM APROEPS 65,000 TO SUPPORT STAFFING OF THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM. IT IS FULLY FUNDED THROUGH DOLA RESOLUTION PROGRAM GRANT. THE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM INCLUDES A SUPERVISOR. WE HAVE RECEIVED THIS GRANT PREVIOUSLY. THIS IS SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING ON. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE UTILIZED IN THE PAST TO FUND THIS PROGRAM. STAFF IS LOOKING FOR THE NEXT GRANT OPPORTUNITY TO CONTINUE THAT PRACTICE. THE FIFTH ITEM

APPROPRIATES $619,500 ON PRACTICES AND POLICIES AS THEY RELATE TO OPEN SPACE AND TRANSPORTATION DEMANDS. THIS HAS BEEN DISCUSSED WITH COUNCIL AS IT RELATES TO WELD COUNTY. 95% WILL BE COVERED BY THE COLORADO ENERGY OFFICE GRANT. THE REMAINDER WILL COME FROM FUND BALANCE. THE SIXTH AND FINAL ITEM APPROPRIATES $1 MILLION TO FUND THE CONTINUATION OF THE ADA ACCESSIBLE SIDEWALKS. THE PHOTO ON THE LEFT SHOWS THE ACCESSIBLE SIDEWALKS THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED. IT IS HARDER TO SEE ON THE SCREEN THAN I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE. THE RED ARE AREAS ACCESSIBLE SIDEWALKS WERE ADDED. THE IMAGE ON THE RIGHT IS THIS PROJECT WILL ADD TO ADDITIONAL ACCESSIBLE SIDEWALKS. THIS WAS FUNDED THROUGH CONGRESSIONAL DIRECTED SPENDING. ONE ITEM DID NOT MAKE IT DUE TO TIMING ISSUES. IT WILL BE BROUGHT FORWARD ON APRIL 14TH. THE MAJORITY FUNDED. WE ARE HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ? YOU MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS THE 125 THOUSAND REQUEST. 75% WAS COVERED. IS THE $120,000 THE FULL AMOUNT? THAT COVERS THE FULL -- IT IS THE CONTRACTED SERVICE THAT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT UTILIZES FOR A FULL YEAR. ONLY 25% OF THAT $120,000 IS COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND? THAT'S CORRECT.

THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? HEARING NONE. COUNCILMEMBER BYRD WOULD YOU INTRODUCE ITEM 14C. I MOVE CITY CITY COUNCIL ADOPT THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE 2026 BUDGET MAKING APPROPRIATES FOR THE CITY OF THORNTON COLORADO FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 FOR ALL FUNDS EXCEPT AAPPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS BUT CONTINUE UNTIL PROJECT COMPLETED OR CANCELLED. SECOND.

IT HAS BEEN MADE AND SECONDED. I WILL OPEN IT FOR DISCUSSION. COUNCILMEMBER BYRD YOU CAN GO FIRST. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD THING TO MOVE FORWARD. THIS AMENDMENT ENSURES CONTINUITY. AVOIDS THE UNNECESSARY DELAYS THAT COME WITH MOVING PROJECTS FORWARD. I'M ALL FOR IT. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? I WILL SAY IT SHOWS HOW MUCH THE STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. WOULD YOU PLEASE POLL THE COUNCIL. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. YES. COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS.

YES. COUNCILMEMBER SALAZAR. YES. COUNCILMEMBER ACUNTO. YES. COUNCILMEMBER ALGE. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA. YES. COUNCILMEMBER BYRD. YES. MAYOR KULMANN. YES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM 14D. CHALLENGING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF CERTAIN LAND USE WHICH THREATEN RULE AUTHORITY. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

JESSICA WHITNEY KICK OFF THIS PRESENTATION.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR, MAYOR PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF COUNCIL. TONIGHT WE ARE DISCUSSING THE CITY'S CONSTITUTIONAL HOME RULE AUTHORITY OUR RESPONSE TO STATE LAND USE MANDATES AND EXECUTIVE ACTIONS. HARMING THE CITY'S ABILITY TO DELIVER IMPORTANT PROJECTS TO THE COMMUNITY. BEFORE WE DIVE INTO THE SPECIFIC LEGISLATION, IT IS VITAL TO GROUND OUR LEGISLATION IN THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION. THROUGH ARTICLE 20 SECTION 6. PASS LAWS ABOUT LOCAL CONCERN. IT MEANS OUR LOCAL CHAPTER SUPER SEED CONFLICTING STATE LAWS. COLORADO COURTS HAVE RECOGNIZED THAT ZONING LAWS IS A MATTER OF LOCAL NOT STATE CONCERN. IN THE 2023 LEGISLATIVE SESSION THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WOULD HAVE INVOLVED BROAD LOCAL LAND USE AUTHORITY. STATE OVERSITE AND PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE. THE STATE PASSED SEVERAL LAWS. THE GOVERNOR REFERS AS THE STRATEGIC RULE OF LAWS. THIS INCLUDED MANDATES MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS, COMMUNITIES, AND RESIDENTIAL OCCUPY LIMITS. PENALTIES FOR NONCOMPLIANCE SUCH AS WITH HOLDING FUNDING WERE REMOVED.

THE SITUATION INVOLVED FURTHER WITH EXECUTIVE ORDERS D2025 O 05 AND D2025 011. THIS USES STATE FUNDING AS A HAMMER TO UNDER MIND THE HOME RULE AUTHORITY THAT WE JUST DISCUSSED. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE CITY'S POSITION. THIS CHALLENGE IS NOT ABOUT OPPOSING PROGRESS OR OPPOSING BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS CITY BASED ON COUNCIL'S DIRECTION REMAINS FULLY COMMITTED THROUGH POLICY DEVELOPED WITH OUR STAFF EXPERTISE AND INFORMED BY OUR OWN COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE BELIEVE IN COLLABORATIVE SOLUTIONS, THAT RESPECT BOTH STATE AND LOCAL GOALS. THEY MUST RESPECT THE CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY OF HOME MUNICIPALITIES TO DETERMINE WHAT IS BEST FOR THEIR UNIQUE NEIGHBORHOODS AND NOT PREEMPTED LOCAL AUTHORITY. YOU SEE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES WE IMPLEMENTED TO INCREASE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AND DECREASE COST. ALL WITH THE INTENT OF INCREASING AFFORDABILITY. IT IS CURRENTLY MOVING FORWARD WITH A SPECIFIC HOUSING CHOICE CODE TO PROVIDE FURTHER OPTIONS WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE AND OBTAINABLE HOUSING. HOWEVER, DESPITE THIS WORK, THE CITY HAS LABELED AS NONCOMPLIANT. AT THE END OF 2025 THE CITY APPLIED FOR A GRANT WHICH WAS NAMED IN THE

GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER. THE CITY'S GRANT AWARD WAS REDUCED BY APPROXIMATELY $1 MILLION WE DID NOT MEET THESE EXTRALEGAL CRITERIA IMPOSED BY THE EXECUTIVE ORDER. IN OTHER WORDS WE HAVE NOT EXSER SIZED OUR LAND USE. NOW I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO TAMMY OUR CITY ATTORNEY.

THANK YOU JESSICA. I WANTED TO NOTE FOR CITY COUNCIL I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH THE LEADERSHIP AT THE COLORADO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. THEY ARE IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE CITY PURSUING THIS LITIGATION. IN FACT, THE COLORADO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE WROTE TO OUR LEGISLATIVE LEADERSHIP AND THE GOVERNOR WHEN THESE TWO EXECUTIVE ORDERS WERE PASSED THAT ALLOWED THE GOVERNOR TO PRIORITIZE THIS BASED ON COMPLIANCE WITH THIS LAW AND WITHHOLD LAND FUNDING. THEY THOUGHT THIS EXCEEDED THE AUTHORITY OF THE GOVERNOR UNDER THE CONSTITUTION AND THAT THEY HAD THE SUPPORT OF THEIR 271 MEMBERS IN MAKING THAT STATEMENT. SO WE ARE THE FIRST CITY THAT WE ARE AWARE OF THE BE DAMAGED IN THIS DOLLAR AMOUNT BY THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER AND THE DECISION TO NOT AWARD US OVER A MILLION DOLLARS IN GRANT MONEYS. THAT PUTS US IN A SITUATION WHERE REALLY WE CAN ASK A COURT TO TELL US WHETHER OR NOT THESE EXECUTIVE ORDERS WENT BEYOND THE LEGISLATION AND WITHHELD FUNDING BASED ON THE GOVERNOR'S STAFF OPINION ON OUR COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. SO WITH THAT, THERE IS A RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. IF COUNCIL PASSES THIS RESOLUTION. FIRST OF ALL, IMPORTANTLY AS JESSICA MENTIONED AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THORNTON. A THOUGHTFUL AND LOCALLY DRIVEN PROCESS. IT WOULD AUTHORIZE THE CITY ATTORNEY TO FILE THIS LITIGATION. PURSUE A COURT'S OPINION WHETHER OR NOT THIS GRANT MONEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN WITHHELD OR WHETHER OR NOT THE EXECUTIVE ORDERS EXCEED THE LEGISLATION ON LAND USE WHICH DID NOT SPEAK TO AT ALL

WITHHOLDING FUNDING. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER THOSE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL. MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHY IS THIS BEING PRESENTED TO COUNCIL AS A RESOLUTION? WE MAKE DECISIONS ALL THE TIME WE GIVE DIRECTION TO STAFF TO TAKE ACTION. RARELY DOES IT COME BEFORE US AS A RESOLUTION. SO THIS IS AN ANOMALY. WHY IS THIS A RESOLUTION.

THE CITY WOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO FILE THIS TYPE OF LAWSUIT. I WOULD NEVER BE WILLING TO DO THAT UNLESS CITY COUNCIL WAS SUPPORTIVE OF FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST THE STATE OF COLORADO. THAT WOULD REQUIRE A RESOLUTION. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE. I THOUGHT THAT HAPPENED ALREADY. MAYBE I'M MISTAKEN.

WE WERE GIVEN DIRECTION. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT CITY COUNCIL NOW THAT WE DEVELOPED THE ISSUES A BIT MORE SUPPORTIVE OF US FILING THE LITIGATION. ARE THERE -- THERE ARE OTHER CITIES INVOLVED IN SIMILAR LAWSUITS? THERE ARE SIX OTHER CITIES THAT IN A SEPARATE LAWSUIT WITH REGARD TO SIMILAR ISSUES. NOT THE ISSUE THAT THORNTON IS MAKING A CLAIM ABOUT. THAT IS THAT WE HAVE BEEN DENIED A GRANT FUNDING BASED ON THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER.

SO THIS IS SEPARATE FROM THAT LAWSUIT? IT IS A SEPARATE LAWSUIT. DID WE JOIN THAT LAWSUIT AS WELL? WE HAVEN'T JOINED THAT LAWSUIT. WE HAVEN'T? NO. WE DID DISCUSS IT. I WILL NOTE THAT NORTH GLENN WOULD LIKE TO JOIN THIS LAWSUIT WITH US. THEIR CITY COUNCIL IS FORMALLY CONSIDERING THIS NEXT MONDAY NIGHT THE 13th. THANK YOU.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER SALAZAR? SO THE HB21 002 IS NOT THE RESIDENT OCCUPANCY LIMITS. I'M NOT SURE. WHAT ARE YOU ASKING THERE.

HB241002 IS NOT THE RESIDENT OCCUPATIONAL. WE ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THAT ONE. COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS.

THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE PRESENTATION. SPELLING OUT WHAT THE PLAN IS GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR UPDATING ABOUT THE DAMAGES TO OUR CITY AS A RESULT OF THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER. I'M GLAD WE ARE DOING A RESOLUTION. I THINK THAT WAS SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT IN THE PLANNING SESSION OR IN THE SESSION THAT WE DISCUSSED THIS TOPIC WE WANTED TO BE OUT THERE. WE ARE MAKING A POINT BRINGING ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS.

I WILL SAY TO COUNCIL CML WILL LIKELY BE DOING THE SAME THING IF COUNCIL ADOPTS THIS RESOLUTION TONIGHT. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER ACUNTO WOULD YOU INTRODUCE ITEM 14B. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE CITY ATTORNEY CHALLENGING OF CERTAIN LAND USE WHICH THREATEN HOME RULE AUTHORITY. I MOVE FOR IT'S APPROVAL.

SECOND. APPROVED AND SECOND. I WILL OPEN IT FOR DISCUSSION. COUNCILMEMBER ACUNTO.

MAKE DECISIONS THAT REFLECT THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AS A HOME RULE MUNICIPALITY OUR RESIDENTS EXPECT THAT LAND USE DECISIONS ARE MADE LOCALLY BY ELECTED OFFICIALS WHO UNDERSTAND THE CHARACTER, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PUBLIC SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS UNIQUE TO OUR CITY. HOUSE BILL ALONG WITH THE GOVERNOR'S EXECUTIVE ORDER SHIFT THAT AWAY OF LOCAL CONTROL. TO THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF CRUCIAL FUNDING. CITIES ARE NOT SIMPLY GUIDED BY STATE POLICY BUT EFFECTIVELY COMPELLED UNDER THE THREAT OF FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCE. THAT RACES CONSTITUTIONAL CONCERNS UNDER THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION. I SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION.

MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA.

I JUST WANT TO SAY I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION. WE'VE HAD CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS ISSUE. SPECIFICALLY AROUND THE ISSUE OF HOUSING. IT IS NOT LIKE OUR ATTORNEY SAID THIS IS NOT ABOUT AFFORDABLE HOUSING OR OBTAINABLE HOUSING. THIS IS REALLY ABOUT THE QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT WE ARE HOME RULES -- WHILE THERE COULD BE A DECISION ONE WAY OR THE OTHER WE HAVE LOST MONEY IN THIS SITUATION. OR POTENTIAL MONEY WITH GRANTS THAT WERE NOT ALLOCATED TO OUR CITY. AND I FEEL IT IS MY DUE DILIGENCE THAT WE MAKE A DECISION MAKE SURE THE COURTS CAN DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS CONSTITUTIONAL IN THE STATE OF COLORADO IN OUR CITY. THAT IS MY OPINION.

COUNCILMEMBER ALGE? YES. WITH RESPECT TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT SPOKE AT PUBLIC COMMENT. I UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERN ABOUT THIS. WITH THE FACT THAT THE CURRENT GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN ESPECIALLY WITH HOME RULE WHAT IS THAT? AND ALSO WITH THE CITY OF THORNTON MUNICIPALITY THAT FACED PUNITIVE FINE OVER THERE. IT IS A CONCERN FOR ME. SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS TONIGHT.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? I'M GOING TO ADD MY COMMENTS AS WELL. WHEN WE TAKE ON SITUATIONS LIKE THIS THIS IS NOT DONE LIGHTLY. IT TAKES TIME, IT TAKE EFFORT, IT TAKES MONEY. THE CITY OF THORNTON IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION. WE ARE THE ONLY COMMUNITY STANDING TO TAKE THIS PLAN AND MOVE IT FORWARD. LOCAL CONTROL IS ONE OF THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL THINGS WE HAVE IN THE STATE OF COLORADO. OUR RESIDENTS EXPECT US TO MAINTAIN THAT LOCAL CONTROL. YES WE NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, YES WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER. YES WE NEED TO ALLOW OUR CITIZENS TO HAVE A VOICE IN THAT CONVERSATIONS. WHAT THIS DID WAS TAKE THAT VOICE AWAY. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN ALLOW TO HAPPEN. IT IS OUR DUTY WE PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY. AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON SOLUTIONS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THE WHOLE POINT OF THIS IS NOT TO SAY NO TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. IT IS TO SAY YES TO LOCAL CONTROL. I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS.

COUNCILMEMBER MORRIS? YES. COUNCILMEMBER RUSSELL. YES. COUNCILMEMBER SALAZAR. NO. COUNCILMEMBER ACUNTO. YES. COUNCILMEMBER ALGE. YES. MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA. YES. COUNCILMEMBER BYRD. YES. MAYOR KULMANN. YES. COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ. YES. MOTION PASSED 8-1.

ITEM 15 IS ADJOURNMENT. WE ARE ADJOURNED AT 9:14 P.M. WE WILL CALL TO MEETING THE ARTS AND SCIENCES COUNCIL. CAN I GET A ROLL CALL OF THE MEMBERS. COUNCILMEMBER KULMANN? YES. VICE CHAIR AYALA. HERE. MEMBER MORRIS. HERE. MEMBER RUSSELL. HERE. MEMBER SALAZAR. HERE. ITEM THREE IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY STAFF CHANGES? THERE ARE NO PROPOSED CHANGES.

ARE THERE CHANGES FROM THE MEMBERS? IS THERE A MOTION TO MOVE. SO MOVED. SECOND. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE. MEMBER ACUNTO? YES. MEMBER ALGE. YES. VICE CHAIRPERSON AYALA. YES. MEMBER BYRD. YES. MEMBER MARTINEZ. YES. MEMBER MORRIS. YES. MEMBER RUSSELL. YES.

MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. ITEM FOUR IS ITEM PARTICIPATION. IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP. NO YOUR HONOR. WE ARE MOVE FORWARD INTO THE AGENDA. ITEM 5 IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE 2025 MINUTES. SO MOVED. SECOND. IT HAS BEEN APPROVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY YES. YES.

ANY OPPOSED PLEASE SAY NO. THE MINUTES HAVE PASSED. ITEM 6A IS ANNUAL REPORT OF ART SCIENCES. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO HUMANITY BOARD OF DIRECTOR PRESIDENT TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

THANK YOU AND GOOD EVENING. FEELS GOOD TO STAND UP. GOOD EVENING MAYOR KULMANN, MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA AND ESTEEMED CITY COUNCILMEMBERS. I'M CRYSTAL RUSSELL THE INCOMING PRESIDENT OF THORNTON ARTS, SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL. I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT THE IMPACT OF OUR PROGRAMS THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR. BEFORE I DO, I WOULD LIKE TO TOUCH ON HOW WE ARE FUNDED. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN MOVE FORWARD HERE.

EVERY YEAR TASHCO WITH THE HELP OF ARTS AND CULTURE STAFF APPLIES FOR AND RECEIVES A GRANT FUNDING FROM THE SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURE FACILITIES DISTRICT. THIS FUNDING IS MATCHED BY THE CITY'S GENERAL AND SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS WHICH WE GREATLY APPRECIATE. I WILL PAUSE AGAIN AND SAY WE GREATLY APPRECIATE. WE TAKE THOSE GREATLY APPRECIATED FUNDS AND SUPPLEMENT THEM WITH THE ANNUAL COLORADO GIVES AS WELL AS THE OUTDOOR EVENT FUND-RAISING THAT WE DO. THE -- THE SCFD FUNDING PROJECTS CONTINUE TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY IN THE MOST POSITIVE WAY IN 2025. THE YEAR AROUND THORNTON ARTS ACADEMY OFFER CLASSES AND CAMPS TO OVER 354 YOUTH AND ADULTS AT 4 CITY FACILITIES. ALSO QUALITY THE GALLERY EXHIBITS ATTRACTED OVER 1600 VISITORS REDUCING BARRIERS TO THE ARTS WITH FREE CLASSES AND RECEPTIONS WHILE ADDING ART TO THE CITY'S PERMANENT COLLECTION. THE FUNDING FROM THE SCFD AND COLORADO CREATIVE INDUSTRIES ALSO HELPED UPDATE THE ARTS AND CULTURES MASTER PLAN IN 2017. THERE WERE TWO PUBLIC ART PROMPTS WHICH TASHCO -- WHICH THE TASHCO PUBLIC ART SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL. THEY WERE COMPLETED BY STAFF LAST YEAR.

YOU CAN SEE THEM HERE. ONE IS THE POLLINATORS PHASE TWO. IT IS LOCATED AT NO. 2 OPEN SPACE AND A BEAR LOCATED IN GRANGE HALL CREEK PARK. RESILIENCE IN BLOOM CELEBRATING -- THIS CELEBRATES THORNTON HISPANIC HISTORY AND HERITAGE WITH THE SYMBOL OF THE CACTUS IT IS LOCATED AT PECOS PARK. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF ART. THE TASHCO EVENTS. THANKS AGAIN TO ANNUAL FUNDING FROM THE CITY AND KRON TRA BUGSS FROM -- CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE COMMUNITY. SILENT AUCTION AT THE EXSTRAV GANZ SA. THE THIRD EVENT AT LU MURRAY PARK. AND DIA DE LOS MER TOES AT McALLISTER PARK. THE LAST IS DINO FEST. THOSE WERE A NUMBER OF TASHCO EVENTS THAT WE HAD. LAST YEAR THE SCFD FUNDED PROGRAMS CONTINUED TO ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM ADAMS COUNTY AND BEYOND AS WELL AS YOUTH WHO CAN BE HARD TO REACH. WITH STAFF SUPPORT WE CONTINUED TO REDUCE

BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATING IN THESE PROGRAMS BY OFFERING IN DIFFERENT CITY LOCATIONS FOR FREE AND LOW COST TO ALL PEOPLE. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO UPDATE ON TASHCO'S ACTIVITIES LAST YEAR. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE MEMBERS? MEMBER ALGE?

THANK YOU. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH THINGS ABOUT TASHCO. WELL DESERVED. YOU HAVE BEEN ON TASHCO FOR QUITE A FEW YEARS. THAT'S HOW WE BECAME FRIENDS WHEN I WAS ON THE BOARD WITH YOU. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT YOUR GREAT LEADERSHIP SKILLS. SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING EVERYTHING THAT YOU GUYS DO. THANK YOU AND TONIGHT. THANK YOU. VICE CHAIR AYALA.

THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AS PRESIDENT. I KNOW IT IS A BIG JOB WITH THAT GROUP. SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. I JUST HAD A QUICK QUESTION. I SEE THAT THERE ARE SCFD PROJECTS THAT HAVE BEEN FUNDED. A LOT OF THEM HAVE BEEN EVENTS. I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE ANY POTENTIAL PUBLIC ART PIECES MOVING FORWARD. I MAY NEED TO RELY ON STAFF FOR THIS.

THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. YES, WE ARE WORKING ON THE NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY PROJECT. THAT IS TAKING A LOT OF TIME IN TERMS OF LEARNING AND BEING SENSITIVE TO WHAT TRIBES AND HERITAGE WE WANT THIS SCULPTURE TO REPRESENT. I'M GLAD THAT ONE IS GETTING COMPLETED. ARE THERE ANY POTENTIAL PIECES THAT HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THE NEW GRANT CYCLES WITH SCFD?

WE WILL PUT ONE IN FOR 2027. IT IS GOING TO BE A ROTATING MURAL PROJECT IN ALL THE MAJOR CITY FACILITIES. IF YOU WENT TO THE THORNTON COMMUNITY CENTER AND SAW THAT INSTALLATION IN THE MUSEUM OF ART. THAT WAS A PHENOMENAL LOCATION THAT EVERYONE NOTICED. WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING THE SAME KIND OF THING IN THE DIFFERENT TRAIL WINDS. THERE WILL BE LARGE MURALS THAT WILL BE DONE EVERY YEAR WITH DIFFERENT ARTIST AND DIFFERENT THEMES WE CAN CONTINUE THAT EXPOSURE AND ACCESS TO THE ART. THAT WILL BE THE NEXT ONE WITH SCFD.

I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT -- I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW WHEN WE UPDATE ON IT. THE MURAL AT GRAND VIEW LAKES AND THE WORK YOU DID WITH MAKING SURE YOU CAN KEEP IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR. JUST MONITOR IT'S CONDITION MOVING FORWARD.

THROUGH THE END OF THIS YEAR AND THE TASHCO DECIDED THEY WANTED TO REEVALUATE THE CONDITION. THE MATERIALS USED TO CREATE IT AREN'T REALLY THE TYPE YOU WOULD USE FOR MURALS. WE ARE BEING EVALUATING THAT. THEY WILL DECIDE IF IT IS IN GOOD CONDITION TO ALLOW TO BE THERE. THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU PRESENTED WITH STYLE. THANK YOU.

ITEM 6B APPROVING FIFTH AMENDMENT TO THE BYLAWS ART SCIENCES OF HUMANITY COUNCIL. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO ARTS AND CULTURE MANAGER.

THANK YOU MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM AND COUNCIL. HERE PRESENT THE BYLAWS OF TASHCO. THE FIRST RECOMMENDED BYLAW CHANGE. CHANGES ADDRESS THE ROLES OF SUBCOMMITTEES AND STAFF FOLLOWING THE BOARD'S DECISION TO RETURN TO ADVISORY ROLE LAST YEAR. INCLUDE THE SCHEDULING BY STAFF. THE ABILITY OF SUBCOMMITTEES TO MAKE DECISIONS IN A TIMELY MANNER. UPDATED REPORTING REQUIREMENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT REGULAR MONTHLY MEETINGS. WHAT YOU SEE UP THERE IS THE CLEAN VERSION OF THE AMENDED ARTICLE. ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDED BYLAW CHANGES ADDRESS ARTICLE 4.4 ABOUT TASHCO BOARD MEMBERS OF ATTENDING MEETINGS VIRTUALLY. ARTICLE 6.8. ATTENDING MONTHLY MEETINGS. ARTICLE 6.10 TO AVOID ABSENCES THAT CAN AFFECT THE ANLT OF THE BOARD TO CONDUCT BUSINESS. STAFF AND THE TASHCO BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMEND MOVING THIS FORWARD BY COUNCIL. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS BY THE AUTHORITY? HEARING NONE. WOULD YOU INTRODUCE ITEM 6B. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE FIFTH AMENDMENT OF THE THORNTON ARTS, SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL. I MOVE FOR IT'S APPROVAL. SECOND. APPROVAL HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? POLL THE AUTHORITY. MEMBER AYALA. YES. MEMBER BYRD. YES. MEMBER MARTINEZ. YES. MEMBER MORRIS. YES. MEMBER RUSSELL. YES. MEMBER SALAZAR. YES.

MEMBER ACUNTO. YES. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ITEM 7 IS ADJOURNMENT. WE ADJOURNED 9:27. DON'T GO ANYWHERE. I CALL TO ORDER THE ANNUAL MEETING THORNTON DEVELOPMENT. CAN I GET ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER BYRD. HERE.

COMMISSIONER MARTINEZ. HERE. COMMISSIONER SARLZ SALAZAR. ARE THERE ANY STAFF CHANGES TO THE AGENDA. THERE ARE NONE. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE AGENDA? HEARING NONE. MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. SO MOVED. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY YES. YES.

ANY OPPOSED PLEASE SAY NO. THE AGENDA HAS PASSED. ITEM 4 IS AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION. IS THERE ANYONE THAT WANTED TO SPEAK? WE WILL MOVE TO ITEM 5 WHICH IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. IS THERE APPROVAL? SO MOVED. APPROVAL HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE SAY YES. YES. ANY OPPOSED SAY NO.

THE MINUTES HAVE PASSED. ITEM 6A ANNUAL REPORT. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

GOOD EVENING PDA CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS. IT IS MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE 2025 THORNTON ANNUAL REPORT. NOT THAT AGAIN. WHY DO I ALWAYS DO THIS? I APOLOGIZE. THERE WE GO. THORNTON DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1981. EACH HAS A 25 YEAR TERM. ON THIS SLIDE IT SHOWS WHEN EACH OF THE THREE WERE ESTABLISHED. TDA'S OBJECTIVE PROMPT COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT, CATALYZE COMMUNITY VITALITY. SO IN 2025 THERE WERE 597 LICENSED BUSINESSES LOCATED WITHIN URBAN RENEWAL AREAS. THAT ACCOUNTS FOR AN INCREASE OF NINE BUSINESSES FROM 2024. REVENUES WERE ABOUT THE SAME AS 2024 AT 28.3 MILLION AND EXPENDITURES WERE SIMILAR TO 2024 AT 13.3 MILLION. BIG STORIES FOR 2025 INCLUDED CLEAN UP DESIGN AND CLEAN UP BID AWARD. THAT IS UNDER WAY RIGHT NOW. WE ENJOYED THE OPENING OF THE CHICKEN AND PICKLE AT 144th AVENUE. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS CONTINUED TO TRACK BOTH EMPLOYERS AND RETAILERS TO THE NORTH WASHINGTON URBAN RENEWAL AREA. SO IN 2026 WE EXPECT TO SEE AS I JUST MENTIONED

THE CLEAN UP AND REDEVELOPMENT PROGRESS AT THE SHOPPING CENTER TO CONTINUE. THE WASHINGTON STREET IMPROVEMENTS AS WELL. WE ALSO EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO ENJOY PRIME PAIR JOB GROWTH IN THE NORTH WASHINGTON URBAN RENEWAL AREA. AS A REMINDER TDA ACTIVITIES FIT NICELY BY BUILDING EXITING ASSETS AND ATTRACTING NEW OPPORTUNITIES. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. I'D BE HAPPY TO ENTRAIN ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE AUTHORITY? YOU MUST HAVE GIVEN US ALL THE ANSWERS ALREADY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ITEM 7 IS ADJOURNMENT. WE ARE ADJOURNED A