City Council - Regular Meeting

DO NOT HAVE ANY PROPOSED CHANGES. COUNSEL, ARE THERE CHANGES TO THE AGENDA. IS THERE A MOTION. SO MOVED. IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECOND SAID. ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE COUNSEL. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, YOUR HONOR.

ITEM 7 IS PRESENTATIONS AND DECLARING THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2026 AS CHILD ABUSE AND PREVENTION MONTH IN THE CITY OF THORNTON. WOULD YOU PRESENT THISITEDM AND RATE IT IN ITS ENTIRETY.

I'D LIKE THE DECLARE THE MONTH OF APRIL, 2026 AS CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION AND AWARENESS MONTH IN THE CITY OF THORNTON. WHEREAS EVERY CHILD DESERVES TO GROW UP IN A NURTURE NOTHING ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM HARM AND FEAR, ALL CHILDREN DO NOT RECEIVE APPROPRIATE CARE, IN FACT, TOO MANY CHILDREN BECOME VICTIMS AT THE HANDS OAF ABUSIVE PERPETRATORS AND IT'S UP TO US, AS A COMMUNITY TO TIRELESSLY WORK TO END THROUGH AWARENESS AND ACTION. EVERY RESPONSIBLE PERSON WILL AGREE EVEN ONE ABUSED CHILD IS TOO MANY. AND WHERE THE CITY OF THORNTON PRIDES ITSELF ON CONTRIBUTING THE QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG OUR RESIDENTS. AND WHEREAS COURT-APPOINTED SPECIAL ADVOCATES, CA SA FOR CHILDREN IN BROOMFIELD COUNT EASE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE NATIONAL CASA ASSOCIATION FOR CHILDREN IN THE JUVENILE COURTS AND THROUGH COMMUNITY EFFORTS, RESIDENTS OF CITY OF THORNTON ARE ASKED TO JOIN TOGETHER TO FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE YEAR AND WHEREAS THOROUGH WILL GIVE ABUSED AND CHILDREN AROUND THE COUNTRY A CHANCE FOR A SAFE AND POSITIVE FUCH PRP NOW IT BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY OCOUNSEL AS FOLLOWED. THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026 IS HEREBY DECLARED CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH IN CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO

MOVED. MOVED AND SECONDED. I'LL HOPON FOR DIS CUSHION. YOU HAVE THE OPTION GO FIRST AS YOU MADE THE MOTION. I WAS NOT THE ONE TO BROUGHT THIS FORWARD. I BELIEVE IT WAS MAY PROPER FEM AYELLA. BUT I THINK THIS IS MEANING FOOL EVERYBODY WHEN DISCUSSED. THE ONE PHRASE IN THE RESOLUTION THAT EVEN ONE CHILD ABUSED IS TOO MANY. NOBODY'S GOING TO ARGUE WITH THAT. IT'S A GREAT EFFORT TO LEND A HAND AND SOMETIMES THE EASIEST THING TO DO WAS LISTEN. SO, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND ALLOWING ME TO READ THIS EVENLING.

MAYOR PRO TEM.

THANK YOU. B JUST BROUGHT THIS FORWARD. WE USUALLY DO IT EVERY YEAR. SOMETHING I KEEP IN MY NOTES TO MAKE SURE WE RECOGNIZE IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME PERSONALLY BECAUSE I WORK IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSROOM WITH MANY STUDENT WHOSE FACED DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHILD ABUSE AND HAVE VARIATIONS OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. AND SO, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT AND RECOGNIZE BECAUSE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE IN CLASSROOMS AND OTHER SETTINGS IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE OUR FOLKS, WHEREVER WE ARE, FEEL WELCOME, ACCEPTED AND INCLUDED, EVEN WHEN THEY DO HAVE BEHAVIORS, GIVEN THEIR TRAUMA SITUATIONS IN LIFE. SO, JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS FORWARD TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT HANS, UNFORTUNATELY. PROBABLY IN EVERY COMMUNITY AND THE DEFINITION OF IT CHANGES OVER DECADES AND YEARS AND WE SHOULD JUST RECOGNIZE WHAT KIND OF THINGS CAUSE TRAUMA FOR CHILDREN AND TRY TO STOP THAT. SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE HETHY, SUCCESSFUL LIVES AS DLTS.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? I'LL THANK MY FELLOW COUNSEL MEMBERS AS WELL FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND THUMAZING INFORMATION IN THE RESOLUTION. BIG THANK YOU TO CASA, FOR THE WORK THEY DO VOLUNTEERING TO SUPPORT KIDS WHO HAVE BEEN ABUSED AS THEY'RE WORKING ACROSS THE JUSTICE SYSTEM. WITH THAT, I THINK THIS IS NONCONTROVERSIAL, SO, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, PLEASE SAY YES. YES.

ANY OPPOSED, PLEASE SAY NO. ITM 7A HAS PASSED AND. AND DECLARING AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH IN THE CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO.

I'D LIKE THE DECLARE APRIL 2026 AS AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH IN THE CITY OF THORNTON. WHEREAS ALTISM IS A COMPLEX, DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER THAT EFFECTS SOCIAL AND EMOTION LT BEHAVIOR AND COMMUNICATION. AND KNOWN AS A SPECTRUM DISORDER DUE TO MANIFESTING DIFFERENTLY IN EVERY PERSON AND WITH VARYING DEGREES OF INTENSITY AND IT WAS FOUNDED IN APRIL OF 1970 TO PROMOTE AUTISM AWARENESS, INCLUSION, TRANSITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND SELF DETERMINATION FOR ALL AND TO ASSURE EACH PERSON WITH AUTISM IS PROVIDED THE OPPORTUNITY TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE QUALITY OF LIFE AND AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH CHANGED TO ACCEPTANCE MONTH IN 2020 BECAUSE WHILE AWARENESS REFLECTS THE NEED EDUCATE THE PUBLIC, IT GOES A STEP FURTHER TO EMBRACE THE AUTISTIC COMMUNITY AS THEY ARE, ALL THEIR STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES AND ASKED EARLY DIAGNOSES, TREATMENT AND INSTRUCTION ARE ESSENTIAL TO INSURE A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM. AND ONE IN 31 CHILDREN IN THE UNITED STATES HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM-SPECTRUM DISORDER. AND INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER CAN ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE AND LIVE PURPOSEFUL LIVES WITH A SUPPORTED SYSTEM AND OPPORTUNITIES EVERYONE DESERVES AND THE CITY OF THORNTON UNDERSTANDS THE ACHIEVING EQUITY IN EDUCATION, HOUSING, HEALTH CARE AND COMPREHENSIVE LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORT AND THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO CREATE A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE FEELS ACCEPTED AND CONNECTED TO THE SUPPORT THEY NEED WHEN THEY NEED IT. NOW BE RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS. APRIL 2026 IS HEREBY DECLARED AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH IN THE CITY OF THORNTON AND I ASK FOR ITS APPROVAL.

SECOND. THANK YOU IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. I'LL OPEN IT FOR DISCUSSION. AND COUNSEL MEMBER, ALGE.

I AM ON THE SPECTRUM. AND I HAVE ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER AND I'VE DEALT WITH THAT FROM BIRTH AND BEING ADOPTED ON TOP OF THAT WAS TRAUMAT FORKING ME IN THE EARLY SCHOOL DAYS. I HAD TO DO TWO YEARS IN PRESCHOOL AND ALMOST DID A THIRD YEAR BECAUSE I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ALONG WITH OTHER CHILDREN. I HAD TO GO TO PSYCHIATRISTS. IN MY EARLY DAYS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO GET ME THROUGH CLASS AND THAT FORTUNATELY WORKED BECAUSE HERE I AM SITTING IN FRONT OF YOU. AND TLOOER -- THREE YEARS AGO I FOUND MY BIRTH FAMILY AND ON THE SPECTRUM TO CERTAIN DEGREES BUT WE'RE FUNCTIONING AND HAVE GRADE SUCCESSFUL CAREERS AND LIVES AND HELPING OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE FORTUNATE THAT OUR SPECTRUM WAS NOT DEBILITATING BUT THAT'S STILL A VERY REAL THING. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY ABOUT THAT. AND JUST SHOW SOME LOVE TO FOLKS THAT HAVE AUTISM. THANK YOU.

MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA.

I WANT TO SAY HOW PROUD I AM FOR JOHN SPEAKING ABOUT THIS TONIGHT. I HAVE TO SAY DURING THE CAMPAIGN I FELT IN SOME CIRCLES, JOHN WAS GETTING -- THERE WAS JUST SOME CONTROVERSY AROUND WHETHER OR NOT HE COULD BE A GOOD LEADER AND RUN A CAMPAIGN. ULTIMATELY, HE DID IT AND HE'S HERE AND I'M TREMENDOUSLY PROUD OF HIM. AND NEURODIVERGEANCY DOES NOT HAVE THE TEE BE A CURSE OR SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE LOOK ON AND JUST YOU KNOW, ACCEPT. IT CAN BE SOMETHING WE EMBRACE AND SEE, YOU HAVE THESE DIFFERENCES BUT THOSE DIFFERENCES MAKE IT SO YOU CAN DO THINGS SOME OF US CAN'T. AND ONE OF THE THINGS I NOTICE WITH MANY OF MY STUDENTS AND WITH JOHN IS HE WILL LASER FOCUSSED ON THE THING HE'S SUPER INTERESTED IN AND CARES ABOUT MOST. AND FOR JOHN, THAT'S BEEN POLITICS. I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR YEARS. AND HE KNOWS ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT THE POLITICAL CIRCLES IN COLORADO. BUT THEN WHEN IT CAME TO RUN A RACE AND WIN A RACE IN THORNTON, WHERE HE LIVES AND BEEN WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY AND CARES SO MUCH ABOUT IT, IT WASN'T EASY. IT WAS A LOT OF WORK. BUT HE HAD THE ENERGY AND HE HAD THE FOCUS ON THAT SPECIFIC GOAL TO GET IT DONE. AND SO, I'VE BEEN TREMENDOUSLY PROUD OF HIM SINCE BACK LAST YEAR AND EVEN DURING THE CAMPAIGN OF JUST ALL THE HURDLES HE HAD TO JUMP THROUGH AND GET ACCEPTANCE IN THE POLITICAL COMMUNITY BECAUSE OF HIS DIFFERENCES. BUT THE THING THAT MAKES ME EVEN MORE EXCITED TO WORK WITH HIM IS HE OVER CAME ALL OF THAT, EVEN WHEN PEOPLE DIDN'T THINK HE COULD OR SHOULDN'T DO THINGS AND HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY HERE AND SIT ON THIS DIAS AND BE A LEADER FOR OUR CITY, WHICH I THINK HE DESERVES WITH PROBABLY MORE

THAN ANYBODY I'VE KNOWN. AND SECONDLY, I'LL SAY, THAT I HAVE MENTIONED MANY TIMES, I'M A SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER AND I SEE THESE DIFFERENCES IN KIDS ALL THE TIME. AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE THINK WELL, YOU WORK IN A SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOL WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION KIDS. I'M SURE THEIR LIVES WILL BE BAGGING GROCERIES OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. BUT THERE'S SO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT PEOPLE CAN DO, EVEN WHEN THEY DO HAVE NEUROLOGICAL DIFFERENCE. AND I THINK WE HAVE TO STOP STIGMATIZING THESE THINGS AND THINK ABOUT IT AS JUST DIFFERENCES AND SOMETIMES THOSE DIFFERENCES MAKE YOU EVEN MORE POWERFUL THAN SOMEBODY WHO MIGHT BE TYPICAL. I JUST REALLY FEEL SUPER STRONGLY ABOUT AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH AND I HOPE FOLKS CONSIDER HOW THEY TALK ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINK ABOUT PEOPLE BEFORE THEY MAKE A JUDGMENT ON WHAT THEY CAN DO. THANK YOU.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? I'LL JUST SAY JOHN, YOU'RE THE SUPER POWER AND YOU USE IT WELL. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY YES. ANY OPPOSED, SAY NO. ITEM 7B IS PASSED. 7C DECLARING APRIL 2026 AS ARAB AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH IN THE CITY OF COLORADO. WOULD YOU INTRODUCE AND READ IT IN ITS ENTIRETY.

INTRODUCE THE RESOLUTION DECLARING APRIL 2026 AS ARAB AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH FOR OVER A CENTURY THEY'VE BEEN MAKING VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO VIRTUALLY EVERY ASPECT OF LAW, BUSINESS, LAW, TECHNOLOGY, MILITARY SERVICE AND CULTURE. AND WHEREAS SINCE MIGRATING TO AMERICA, MEN AND WOMEN OF ARAB DESCENT HAVE SHARED THEIR RICH CULTURE, TRADITIONS WITH NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS WHILE SETTING FINE EXAMPLES OF MODEST -- MODEL CITIZENS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS AND WHEREAS THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM TO AMERICA RESILIENT FAMILY VALUES, STRAUK WORK ETHIC. THAT HAVE ADDED STRENGTH TO THE COMMUNITY AND WHERE AS ARAB AMERICANS HAVE ENRICHED SOCIETY BY SHARING THE IN ENTREPRENEURIAL SPIRIT THAT MAKES US FREE AND PROSPEROUS AND THE CELEBRATION OF THE ARAB AMERICAN HISTORY EDUCATES FELLOW AMERICANS AND COUNTERS MISCONCEPTIONS, HARMFUL STEREOTYPING AND SHARED ABUSES BY OTHER ETHNIC GROUPS AND THEY JOAN ALL AMERICANS IN THE DESIRE TO SEE A PEACEFUL AND DIVERSE SOCIETY WHERE EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS TREATED SAFE AND WHERE THE INCREDIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE HELPED BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY. NOW, THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF COUNSL AND THE CITY OF THORNTON THAT APRIL 2026 IS DECLARED ARAB AMERICAN HISTORY MONTH IN THE CITY OF THORNTON. AND I MOVE FOR ITS APPROVAL.

SECOND. THANK YOU. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION. I'LL OPEN IT FOR DISCUSSION. YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO GO FIRST AS YOU MADE THE MOTION.

I JUST WANTED TO BRING THIS UP. WE HAVE A LOT OF THINGS GOING ON IN OUR COUNTRY AND IT SEEMS LIKE WHAT IS IT? EVERY DECADE OR SO WE HAVE SOME SORT OF WAR GOING ON IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND IT ALWAYS BRINGS UP THESE FEELINGS IN OUR COUNTRY WHERE WE HAVE, NOT REALLY FEELINGS BUT SOMETIMES JUST PLAIN RACISM AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE THESE OPPORTUNITIES WITH HERITAGE MONTHS TO REFLECT ON THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE MIGRATED TO OUR COUNTRY, WHAT THEY CONTRIBUTE AND ALSO JUST SEE THAT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO WORK TOGETHER HONOR EACH OTHER'S TRADITIONS AND BE ABLE TO WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A BETTER CITY IN THORNTON AND BETTER COUNTRY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS WE MOVE ALONG NOW THROUGH OUR PRESENT TIME WITH WHAT'S GOING ON. AND WE'RE JUST SURE NOT TO GET CAUGHT UP IN SOME OF THE DIALOGUE THAT SPREADS HATE AND MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT PEOPLE'S CULTURE AND RELIGION. AND YOU KNOW, I AM -- I'VE HAD MANY ACQUAINTANCES AND FRIENDS WHO ARE DESCENDANTS OF ARAB COUNTRIES AND I TRY AND LEARN AND LEARN AS MUCH AS I CAN ABOUT THEIR CULTURE. THERE'S SO MANY DIFFERENT RICH CULTURES IN THAT GROUPING AND I HOPE FOLKS TAKE TIME TO GET TO KNOW WITH THEY MEET AND COME ACROSS IN THORNTON. WE HAVE A PRETTY INTERESTING MIX OF FOLKS HERE. I SOMETIMES RUN INTO FOLKS AND -- ONE OF THE PARAEDUCATORS AT MY SCHOOL, FOR EXAMPLE, NOT ARAB AMERICAN BUT INDIAN AND IT'S BEEN COOL TO CHAT WITH HER AND LEARN ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT CULTURES WE HAVE IN THORNTON. I HOPE FOLKS TAKE THAT UPON THEMSELVESES TO LEARN AND KEEP AN OPEN MIND. THANK YOU.

ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? THANK YOU. WELL SAID. I WILL ONLY ADD ONE ADDITIONAL COMMENT. I THINK AS A NATION WE CAN GET BETTER AT RESPECTING THE PEOPLE WHILE BEING FRUSTRATE WOULD THE REGIME AND CHALLENGE THAT GO WITH THAT. I THINK THERE ARE VALUES THAT HAVE BEEN BROUGHT THE COMMUNITY FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE STILL IMPORTANT AT THE SAME TIME RECOGNIZING THE CHALLENGES THAT HAPPEN OVER SEAS. THANK YOU FOR BRINGING US FORWARD. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY YES. ANY OPPOSED, PLEASE SAY NO. ITEM 7C IS PASSED. ITED 7D RECOGNIZING THE MONTH

RECOGNIZE APRIL 22, 2026 AS EARTH DAY. THEY ALL CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECOSYSTEM OF RICH LIFE DEPENDS IS ESSENCEL TO THE SURVIVAL OF OUR PLANET AND ITS INHABITANTS AND WHEREAS ALL LIFE FORMS ON TEERTH HAVE A RIGHT TO A HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE. THE FIRST EARTH DAY WAS CREATED 56 YEARS AGO TO ACKNOWLEDGE INDIVIDUALS WITH GOVERNMENTS AND CORPORATIONS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT AND WE CONTINUE TO FACE EXTRAORDINARY CHALLENGES, INCLUDING GLOBAL HEALTH CRISIS, FOOD AND WATER SHORTAGES, CHANGE IN CLIMATE, UNPREDICTABLE EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION AND WHEREAS WE UNDERSTAND THE SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR PLANET WILL ONLY BE ACHIEVED IF WE MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE NEEDS OF FUTURE GENERATIONS AND THE CITY OF THORNTON HAS SHOWN ITS COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING AND PRESERVING EARTH FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS BY ESTABLISHING THE CITY'S ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY MASTER PLAN WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE AND DEFINE GOALS AND ACTIONS WITHIN ITS 2025-2029 STRATEGIC PLAN WITH FURTHER OUTLINED SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS AND THEY'VE IMPLEMENTED A NUMBER OF MEASURES TO INCREASE THE EFFICIENCY OF FACILITIES AND SYSTEMS MADE MANY VALUABLE SERVICES AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES TO ASSIST IN MAKING ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE CHOICES AND PARTNER WOULD A NUMBER OF AGENCIES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND VALUABLE SOURCES. TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE CITY'S SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS, VISIT THE CITY OF THORNTON SUSTAINABILITY WEB PAGE AND WHEREAS EARTH DAY IS AN ANNUAL

REMINDER OF THE CONSTANT NEED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVISM, STEWARDSHIP, NOW IT BE RESOLVE BIDE THE CITY OF THORNTON OF COLORADO AS FOLLOWS THAT APRIL 22nd, 2026 BE DECLARED EARTH DAY AND ASK FOR ITS APPROVAL IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. I'LL OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. YOU HAVE THE OPTION TO GO FIRST AS YOU MADE THE MOTION. THANK YOU, MAYOR. EARTH DAY SERVES AS AN IT SMALL ACTIONS CAN HAVE A MEANINGFUL IMPACT AND PROUD TO BRING THIS FORWARD.

I APPRECIATE THAT THE RESOLUTION CAN -- INCLUDED LANGUAGE TALKING ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY MASTER PLAN WHICH WE RECENTLY PASSED A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO AT THE LASTS MEETING. WE'VE CELEBRATED EARTH DAY IN THORNTON FOR MANY YEARS BUT THIS IS THE FIRST YEAR WE CAN CELEBRATE AND WE CAN ACTUALLY SAY WE HAVE MEANINGFUL PLAN AND STRATEGY GOING FORWARD TO MAKE GOOD ON THOSE ASPIRATIONAL GOALS OF CLEAN AIR, CLEAN WATER, MORE TREES. ALL THE THINGS WE MENTIONED IN THE RESOLUTION, YOU CAN FIND IN OUR PLAN. I ENCOURAGE YOU, IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN FINDING WAYS TO HELP SUPPORT THIS EFFORT, TAKE A LOOK AT THE PLAN OR AT THE VERY LEAST, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. REACH OUT THE COUNSEL AND FOLLOW OUR CITY OF THORNTON CALENDAR BECAUSE WE HAVE NUMEROUS EVENTS THROUGH THE YEAR THAT ARE SUSTAINABILITY FOCUSSED AND I ANTICIPATE WE'LL HAVE MORE NOW THAT THE PLAN HAS BEEN VOTED INTO PLACE BY THIS COUNSEL. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING HOW IT EVOLVES OVER TIME. WE DO ALL SORTS OF ACTIVITIES TO HELP YOU THINK OF DIFFERENT WAYS WE CONTRIBUTE. HAPPY TO SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION.

THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ, YOU TOOK THE WORDS OUT OF MY MOUTH. GLAD TO SEE THE TIES TO THE PROJECTS. VERY EXCITING. ALL IN FAVOR SAY YES. OPPOSED SAY NO. ITEM 7D HAS PASSED. THIS IS A TIME TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA OR GOING TO BE IN THE PUBLIC HEAR THING FUTURE PURSUANT TO THE RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE, LIMITED TIME OF THREE MINUTES TIME PER PERSON AND IN-PERSON SPEAKERS FIRST, FOLLOWED BY REMOTE SPEAKERS AND AS EVIDENCE ON THE SIGN UP SHEET WILL GIVEN PREFERENCE. ON THE PODIUM MUST BE USED FOR COMMENT DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING SECTIONS OF THE AGENDA. THE PUBLIC MAY OFFER COMMENT BY MICROPHONE WHILE SEATED IN THE AUDIENCE SEATING AREA BUT AT NO TIME SHOULD IT BE MADE WHILE MOVING THROUGH THE CHAMBERS. ANYONE WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR AUDIENCE PARTIS SNAGZ

FOUR IN PERSON AND ONE ONLINE. THANK YOU. I'M SORRY. 14.

14 THAT HAVE SIGNED UP IN PERSON. I WAS LIKE THAT SEEMS UNUSUAL. 14 IN PERSON AND ONE ONLINE. ALL RIGHT. IN JUST A MOMENT, EACH SPEAKER WILL BEGIVEN THREE MINUTES. YOU HEAR A SINGLE BEEP, YOU NEED TO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS AND YOU SEE RED AND HEAR THREE BEEPS YOUR TIME IS OVER. THOSE WHO INDICATED YOU WISH TO SPEAK WILL BE ALLOWED TO UNMUTE AND SPEAK WHEN THE CLERK CALLS YOUR NAME. FIRST PERSON?

JACOB WILSON, WARD FOUR.

JACOB WILSON, WARD FOUR. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS PROFOUND DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE RHETORIC REGRARDING OUR CITY'S ON GOING PUBLIC DIALOGUE OF OUR USE OF SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS. THIS IMPACTS SO MANY FOLKS PERSONALLY FOR DIFFERENT REASONS, MYSELF INCLUDED. THERE ARE THREATS TO OUR SAFETY THAT COME FROM EVERYWHERE. INCLUDING STATES WHERE LITERAL BOUNTIES ARE USED AS A THREAT AGAINST THOSE WHO REQUIRE EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE WE EXPLICITLY PROTECT HERE IN COLORADO. COUNCILMAN BIRD I STAND BEFORE YOU AS A TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL, PEER AND FELLOW CITIZEN. OVER THE LATHS 20 YEARS I'VE OVER SEEN ZERO COMPLIANCE AUDITS, BUILT AND MANAGED DATA INFRASTRUCTURE AND SECURITY PROGRAMS AS AN EMPLOYEE AND NO LESS THAN TEN AS A CONSULTANT. I SPEAK FROM A PLACE OF TECHNICAL REALITY. YOU HAVE USED THE SHIELD OF EXPERTISE TO BULLY COLLEAGUES AND STIFLE DEBATE. TRUE EXPERTISE RECOGNIZES THAT PRIVACY, AND COMPLIANCE ARE NOT A CHECK BOX EXERCISE OR REDUNDANT RED TAPE. IF YOU WERE THE EXPERT YOU REPORT TO BE, YOU WOULD KNOW A SYSTEM SECURITY IS NOT DEFINED BY THE PAPER WORK BUT BY PROVING ASSERTIONS THEY MAKE, TAKING A VENDOR'S ASSERTION IN LIEU OF ACTUAL ASSESSMENTS OR REVIEW IS FUNCTIONALLY EQUIVALENT TO AN INSECURE SYSTEM FROM THE START. IT SEEMS YOUR TIME IS BEING SPENT MORE ON PLAYING THE CYBER SECURITY FIGURE HEAD ON CLOUT THAN ON DUE DILIGENCE AND LEADERSHIP. PERHAPS YOU SHOULD SPEND MORE TIME REVIEWING THE DETAILS OF INDUSTRY SECURITY PROFESSIONALS AND LESS TIME WITH GAY BABETS. THE CITY OF THORNTON EXPECT THOSE WHO FORESEE LOCAL OVERSIGHT OVER POSTURING.

REGARDING THE FLOCK ALPR CITIZEN, TO BYPASS CITIZEN OVERSIGHT IS AN ABDICATION OF DUTY. IT REQUIRES ON GOING RIGOROUS TRANSPARENT VALIDATION, THOOEZ ARE THE STANDARDS WE DEMAND. I URGE THE KOUNGS TOOL STOP ALLOWING THE LOUDEST VOICE IN THE RHEUM TO DICTATE OUR SECURITY POSTURE AND EXPECTATIONS OF PRIVACY. WE ASK YOU TO ACT ON THE COMMUNITY'S CONCERNS AND SUBMIT TO OUR REQUEST AND ADOPT RECOMMENDATION TRZ THE CONTINUED USE AND OVERSIGHT OF THE SYSTEMS. DO NOT ACCEPT ASSERTIONS, DEMAND ASSESSMENTS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. CITY OF THORNTON FOR ALL.

CHRIS COOK, WARD FOUR.

YET IFINGS, I'M CHRIS COOK AND A RESIDENT OF THORNTON AND WARD FOUR. I SENT A LETTER TO THE CITY COUNCIL. I MANAGE HAVING FLOCK CONTRACT BEING RENEWED THE CITY COUNCIL MADE UP THEIR MINDS ON HOW THE TECHNOLOGY WOULD BE USED. ED A REASSURED BY THREE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL THIS WAS NOT THE CASE AND ALL CORRESPONDENCE CAN PROCEED. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WRITING ME BACK AND FEELS GOOD MY VOICE WAS ACKNOWLEDGED AND HEARD. THIS REALLY MEANS A LOT. I FEEL HAVING GOOD, SENSIBLE REGULATIONS WILL GO A LONG WAY TO SAFEGUARDING THE USE OF THIS TOOL WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WE LIVE IN A COUNTRY WHERE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS ATTACKED MINORIIES AND BUILDING INTERNMENT CAMPS TO SUPPRESS THESE PEOPLE, SOME OF WHO WHOM ARE CHILDREN. MY OWN CHILD IS PARTICULATE OF A MINORITY GROUP AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOES NOT CARE FOR AND I FEAR ONE DAY SHE TOO COULD BE TAKEN AWAY FROM ME, POSWAEBL THE HELP OF A SURVEILLANCE NETWORK LIKE FLOCK. JUST LAST YEAR, ICE USING FLOCK SYSTEMS AND IN TEXAS USING FLOCK IN DENVER TO MONITOR TEXAS WOMEN IN COLORADO SEEKING ABORTION-RELATED CARE. THERE ARE PLENTY OF POLICE PRECINCTS FROM THE OUTSIDE THAT HAVE ILL ATTENTIONS IN USING FLOCK AND WANT TO HAVE ACCESS TO OUR NETWORK. WHAT SAFEGUARDS WILL BE IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE EVERY REQUEST FOR FLOCK IS FOR CRIME PREVENTION AND NOT FURTHER ATTACK ON IMMIGRANTS WITH WOMEN, TRANS-PEOPLE OR OTHER MINORITIES? ALL THAT IT COULD TAKE IS THE ACTIONS OF ONE BAD ACTOR TO COMPLETELY SEVER THE TRUST BETWEEN THE THORNTON P.D. AND OUR COMMUNITY. BECAUSE OF THIS I THINK IT'S IN EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST TO HAVE WELL, THOUGHT OUT

SAFEGUARDS IN PLACES. I HAVE THREE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS IN MIND. ONE, REQUIRE THE USE OF A JUDICIAL WARRANT TO ACCESS ALPR DATA. SECURE BACKS CAN BE ACQUIRED INCLUDING FOR SITUATIONS LIKE AMBER ALERTS OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. DO NOT ALLOW ANY SHARING OF ALPR DATA TO OCCUR WITH ANY OUTSIDE ENTITY. ESTABLISH AN INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY TO MONITOR, AUDIT AND REVIEW THE USE OF ALPR DATA. SOMEONE SHOULD WATCH THE WATCHER. I BELIEVE THE ROLE OF THE COUNSEL TO MAKE SURE THIS TECHNOLOGY IS NEVER USED IN OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON.

HARVEY STALL, WARD TWO. READY? INITIALLY ABOUT I25 AND ITS CONGESTION AND WE KNOW THE CONGESTION IS NOT GETTING LESS BUT RATHER ESCALATING DAY BY DAY AND A PARALLEL TUNNEL, DOUBLE DECKING THE I25 TURNING COLORADO BOULEVARD INTO ANNEX PRESSWAY ARE ALL POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS. BUT WE DO HAVE THE RTD. AND THE CAPACITY OF ONE CAR OF AN RTD RAIL IS ABOUT 170 PASSENGERS PER CAR. THAT MEANS FOR THE TRAIN CAN CARRY -- SORRY. 340 AND TWICE AN HOUR MEANS 680. A SINGLE -- IN A SINGLE TWO-HOUR RUSH HOUR, THE N LINE CAN CARRY 650 PASSENGERS INTO DENVER. LET'S SAY 1,000. THAT'S PROBABLY A THOUSAND LESS CARS AND IF IT WAS MORE FREQUENT, EVERY REASON TO BELIEVE RIDERSHIP WOULD INCREASE. I LIVED IN LONDON AND THERE WAS A 183 TO A SECTION OF LONDON. A 10-MILE COURSE THAT RAN EVERY 30 MINUTES. OCCASIONALLY THERE WAS ANOTHER PERSON ON THE BUS WITH ME AND THAT WAS IT. SO, THE COUNCIL DID THE ONLY REASONABLE THING, THEY INCREASED THE FREQUENCY OF THE TRAINS. TO EVERY 15 MINUTES. SUDDENLY THE BUS WAS FULL, OVER FULL. THEY INCREASED TO EVERY 12 MINUTES AND LAST I SAW WAS 8 MINUTES AND THEY'RE FULL. THE LAST MEETING ABOUT EXTENDING THE LINE SAID THEY COULD ONLY INCREASE THE FREQUENCY OF THE N LINE IF THE SKYWAY BRIDGE WERE INREPLACE

WOULD ONE THAT COULD ACCOMMODATE A SINGLE TRAVELLING AND THOSE WERE EXPANDED FOR TWO WEEKS. AND THE N TRAIN WOULDN'T RUN FOR TWO MONTHS. AND ALL SEEMS TO BE RUNNING IN TEST MODE WHERE SAFETY SETTINGS ARE FAR ABOVE WHAT'S IN SAFE AND NECESSARY. THAT'S WHY THEY CREEP INTO THE STATION AND THIS IS SOMETHING THE NEERJ DEPARTMENT COULD EASILY REPROGRAM. MOST OF THESE IMPROVEMENTS COULD BE DONE. RESOURCE ARE THERE AND THE MONEY IS THERE. THE ONLY THING LACKING IS POLITICAL PRESSURE TO DO THEM AND THAT IS UP TO YOU. CITY OF THORNTON. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON.

ANN SMITH, WARD THREE. GOOD EVENING. ANN SMIKT FROM WARD 3. AFTER LAST WEEK'S MEETING, I START DOING RESEARCH ON FLOCK AND FOUND ARTICLES ABOUT MUNICIPALITIES CANCELING CONTRACTS AND ONE WAS HAVING A CONTRACT WITH BORDER PROTECTION, WHICH THEY PREVIOUSLY DENIED, WHICH WAS DENVER. AND INNED A ADVERT -- INADVERTANT SHARING OF INFORMATION. AND IN MANY CASES, INCLUDING DENVER, THE CONTRACT CHANGES AND CANCELLATIONS WERE MADE WITH MEANINGFUL INVOLVEMENT, NOT UNILATERALLY. A DENVER POST ARTICLE QUOTED ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF SCIENCE AT UVA, NOTING LICENSE PLATE READ DOORS NOT SHOW BENEFITS FOR RECOVERING STOLEN VEHICLES. BUT VERY FEW PIER REVIEWED STUDIES QUANTIFIED BROADER EFFECTIVENESS. UNLIKE EUROPE'S DATA, EUROPE'S DATA PROTECTION REGULATIONS, THE U.S. LOOKS STRONG OVERSIGHT LAWS THAT, QUOTE LIMITS THE COLLECTION, RETENTION, SALE OR SHARING OF LOCATION AND MOBILITY DATA. AS A RESULT, THE U.S. CAN CIRCULATE WITH LIMITED TRANSPARENCY OR ACCOUNTABILITY, END QUOTE. AND IT NOTED U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION WAS RECENTLY GRANTED ACCESS TO OVER 80,000 CAMERAS USED TO SURVEILL PROTESTS AND AN EMAIL FROM THE CEO IN DECEMBER SAID PEOPLE QUESTIONING OR OPPOSING CAMERAS

WERE PEOPLE WHO WANTED TO DEFUND THE POLICE AND NORMALIZE LAWLESSNESS. I DON'T PUT MYSELF IN ANY OF THOSE CATEGORIES. A RESPONSE TO THE EMAIL FROM A VIRGINIA POLICE CHIEF, JIM WILLIAMS, STATED AS FAR AS YOUR ASSERTION THAT WE'RE CURRENTLY UNDER ATTACK, I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS SO. I HAVE DEDICATED THE LAST 41 YEARS OF MY LIFE TO SERVING THE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF STONTEN AS A POLICE OFFICER AND THE LAST 22 AS THE CHIEF. WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS A GROUP OF LOCAL SIT ZPS RAISING CONCERNS THAT WE COULD BE POTENTIALLY SURVEILLING PRIVATE CITIZENS, RESIDENTS AND VISITORS AND USING THE DATA FOR NEFARIOUS PURPOSES. THESE CITIZENS HAVE BEEN EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS TO RECEIVE ANSWERS FROM ME, STAFF AND CITY OFFICIALS, IN SHORT, DEMOCRACY IN ACTION. MAYBE TECHNOLOGY PURCHASES SHOULD INVOLVE OPEN DISCUSSIONS WITH CITY COUNCILS, MANAGERS, POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMUNITY ALTOGETHER. MY HOPE IS THAT THORNTON TAKES THE SAME APPROACH, ONE GROUNDED IN TRANSPARENCY, COLLABORATION AND PUBLIC TRUST. HAVING FUNDING FOR TECHNOLOGY SHOULD NEVER REPLACE MEANINGFUL PUBLIC DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW THE TECHNOLOGY IS USED. THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. JAIME DYSON.

MY NAME IS JAIME GIBSON AND CITIZEN OF WARD 2 OVER 20 YEARS. I USE TECHNOLOGY AND A.I. EVERY DAY IN MY CAREER. I KNOW THEY HELP VULNERABLE CITIZENS AND INDIVIDUALS AND SAVE LIVES WHEN SECONDS COUNT. THESE ARE IMPORTANT STORIES THAT NEED TO BE TOLD AND I'M GRATEFUL THESE TOOLS EXIST THAT IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF HUMAN LIFE. THOSE SUCCESSES ARE NOT THE COMPLETE STORY. THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO ARE HELPED IS IMPORTANT. AND IF WE'RE GOING TO USE ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL TOOLS AVAILABLE TO US, WE NEED GO FORWARD WITH WITHOUT SUGAR COATING. WE CAN HAVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS. IN 2024, CHURCH WAS ARRESTED WRONGFULLY BECAUSE A FLOCK CAMERA MISREAD HIS LICENSE PLATE. THE MISTAKE WASEN THE SOFTWARE. A DOZENS OTHER CASES WERE IDENTIFIED WHILE RESEARCHING THE CASE BY THE REPORTERS WHO LOOK UNDER TO THIS WHERE IT RESULTED IN GUNS DRAWN AND JAIL TIME BEFORE THE INFORMATION WAS CORRECTED. SOME, INCLUDING UPCHURCH'S ENDED IN INJURIES. THIS IS WHERE THEY WERE USING IT AS EINTENDED AND NO FEDERAL PRESENCE. ALL MASS SURVEILLANCE IS PRONE TO PROBLEMS. FLOCK, BY DESIGN, AND BECAUSE OF THE CAVA ATTITUDE OF ITS FOUNDERS MAKES MORE MISTAKES THAN OTHER SYSTEMS BECAUSE THEY'VE MADE A CHOICE TO PRIORITIZE THE NUMBER OF RESULTS OVER CORRECT RESULTS. MORE TIME ON PR THAN QC AND THAT IS THE REASON AND PROBLEM THAT'S BROUGHT ME HERE TONIGHT ABOVE ALL ELSE. THE REASON THIS ISSUE ISN'T GOING AWAY FOR THE THORNTON CITY COUNCIL AND THE REASON YOUR CITIZENS KEEP COMING AN ASKING FOR PUBLIC MEETING WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS

BECAUSE MASS SURVEILLANCE ISN'T THE SAME AS CHOOSING BETWEEN FORD OR CHEVY FOR THE FLEET AND WHEN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT INTERACTS WITH THE PUBLIC, THIS ISN'T THE SAME AS WHEN FWILDING DEPARTMENT INSPECT AS DECK. WE ALL KNOW THIS. THE STAKES ARE HIGHER. THE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT IS DIFFERENT. TLM ISN'T A SINGLE VIEW TRYING TO BE EXPRESSED HERE TONIGHT AND NOT ALL CONCERNS HAVE BEEN HEARD, LET ALONE ADDRESSED. THE PEOPLE WHO WORK, LIVE AND COME TO THORNTON, FOR WHATEVER REASON, SHOULD BE ENGAGED IN THIS CONVERSATION AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN ONE OR TWO PLANNING SESSIONS OR WARD MEETINGS TO EXPLAIN THIS AND EDUCATE OVER 140,000 PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THE CITY AND THAT IS THE JOB THOUGH. IT'S YOUR JOB, MY JOB, EVERYBODY'S JOB. AND SO, I ASK FOR CONTINUED DIALOGUE ON THIS. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. CALL THE NEXT PERSON. MARY AND NO LAST NAME OR ADDRESS PROVIDED.

GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS MARIE AND I'VE LIVED IN THORNTON 38 YEARS. BEFORE I PRESENT MY REMARKS, I WANTED TO, BY WAY OF INTRODUCTION, TO SAY THOSE WITH THE MOST TO GAIN WITH FLOCK, LICENSE PLATE READERS ARE CALLING ALL THE SHOTS. IN ADDITION, I HAVE TWO HOMEWORK HANDOUTS FOR YOU TONIGHT AND A PRIZE. AT THE END OF THE PRESENTATION I WILL SEE THEY'RE PRESENTED TO YOU. TO DATE, IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE THORNTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION IS CALLING ALL THE SHOTS. THEY ARE THE ULTIMATE DECISION MAKERS. THEY HAVE INFORMED CITY COUNCIL THAT THEY, QUOTE, DON'T NEED A VOTE AND COUNS -- BY COUNCIL AND THEY HAVE THE MONEY, QUOTE UNQUOTE TO PROCEED FORWARD WITH THEIR PLANS TO RENEW AND EXPAND THE FLOCK LPR SYSTEM ON OR ABOUT JUNE 3, 2026. ALL OF THIS IS DESPITE THE COMMUNITY'S EFFORTS TO GET A PUBLIC MEETING. A PUBLIC FORUM WITH THORNTON POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATION AND THE COMMUNITY. ALL OF THIS IS DESPITE CITY COUNCIL, ALSO DENYING THE COMMUNITY, ONE, A SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. TWO, A PUBLIC FORTEAM EXPAND THE REACH OF THIS MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE THAT APPLIES TO EVERY DRIVER TRAVELLING THROUGH THORNTON. BOTH REQUESTS WERE DENIED BY CITY COUNCIL TO THE COMMUNITY. A REQUEST TO THE THORNTON POLICE DEPARTMENT

ADMINISTRATION FOR A PUBLIC FORUM WAS ALSO DENIED. HOWEVER, TO DATE, THERE IS SOME CONSIDERATION BEING GIVEN TO A LIMITED JOINT MEETING, INCLUDING OTHER ISSUES BY THE PD. HOWEVER, NOT A STAND-ALONE MEETING. MY CONCERNS ARE, ONE, WHY HAS THORNTON CONTINUED INVESTING SO MUCH TIME AND MONEY AND QUESTIONABLE COMPANY THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISQUALIFIED FROM THE VERY BEGINNING DUE TO IT BEING UNTRUST WORTHY. TO MOVING FORWARD, SINCE THE KOUNSZ -- COUNSL AND COMMUNITY AND POLICE DEPARTMENT SEEM TO BE AT AN IMPASSE, WANT TO HAVE AN INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY TO EVALUATE, MAKE ENFORCEABLE RECOMMENDATIONS WITH THE AUTHORITY TO OVERRIDE THIS IMPASSE. TO ME, THIS SETS A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT TO ALLOW A CITY DEPARTMENT TO CALL THE SHOTS OVER THE CITY COUNSL AND OBJECTIONS OVER THE COMMUNITY.

I'M GOING TO HAVE TO ASK YOU DO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS BECAUSE YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. TOM -- NO ADDRESS PROVIDE.

MAYOR I WANT TO SAY EXCELLENT COMMENT TO THE ARAB PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I WANT TO SPEAK ON SLAVERY. I'LL BE ON THIS TOPIC FOR A FEW WEEKS. IT'S A VERY NEGATIVE TOPIC. I DON'T LIKE THE ACT OF TAKING FREEDOMS OR IDENTITIES TO PEOPLE. HATE IS SOMETHING THAT A REPRESENTATIVE OF ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE SHOULDN'T ENGAGE IN. COUNSELOR BIGELOW USED TO STATE THORNTON ISN'T A HATEFUL COMMUNITY BUT SOME OF THE ELECTS OFFICIALS ARE HATEFUL AND IF WE'RE NOT CAREFUL WE WILL BE A HATEFUL COMMUNITY. I'M TOM AND HOPE ALL YOUR FAMILIES ARE DOING WELL. I SDIS GREE WITH YOUR HATE AND THE LAND OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. K-12 EDUCATION IS NOT SERVED SOME OF YOU VERY WELL. WHITE WASH HAS A FEW MEANINGS. IT CAN BE USED IN A NEGATIVE WAY TO DESCRIBE PEOPLE OF COLOR WHOSE IDENTITY IS THOUGHT TO BE MORE LIKE THAT OF THE WHITE PEERS THAN WITH PEOPLE OF THE SAME CULTURE AND IDENTITY. I'M NOT USING THE DEFINITION OF THE WORD WHILE SPEAKING ON SLAVERY. IT CAN REFER TO USING WHITE PAINT. NOT WHAT I'M REFERRING TO. IN PAINTING, CAN ALSO REFER TO DELUING THE WHITE PAINT AND APPLYING IT TO WOOD. THIS WHITENS THE FINAL PRODUCT. FOR IT'S NOT FAR OFF. IT'S BEEN APPLIED TO OUR DEFINITION OF SLAVERY IN AMERICA. WHITE WASH CAN BEAN DEEGS AND DELIBERATELY LEAVING OUT ACT. YOU TELL ME WHITE PEOPLE ARE THE ONLY THING HOLDING PEOPLE OF COLOR BACK AND IT STEMS FROM SLAVEY, NOTHING ELSE. JUST WHITEY. WHITEY'S MAIN GOAL OF LIFE IS ALL WHITEY'S FAULT. I WOULD SAY SUCH IS THE

DEROGATORY STATEMENTS MADE BY THOSE IN THE AUTHORITATIVE POSITIONS, BE IN A SCHOOL SETTING OR COUNCIL CHAMBER. BELIEVED BY THOSE THAT HAVEN'T EXPLORED THE HISTORICAL FACTS. AND THE REASON SOME COULD STILL BE IN THE K-12 EDUCATION SYSTEM, I HAVEN'T HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE FACTS OR COULD BE SOMEONE'S IDEOLOGIES COULD PREVENT THEM FROM EXPLORING AND FEEL LIKE BLINDLY GOING ALONG. I'LL SPEAK ABOUT SLAVERY IN THE NEXT TIME WE MEET. HAVE A BLESSED NIGHT.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. MICK MOORE. WARD ONE.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S TALK ABOUT TUESDAY. I HAVE HEARD A NUMBER OF EXPLANATIONS FOR THE BEHAVIOR WE SAW ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND I WANT TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THEM WITH YOU ALL. MANY OF YOU SEEM TO BE LEANING PRETTY HARD INTO FACT THERE WAS NO FORMAL VOTE ON TUESDAY AS A WAY TO AVOID THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE END RESULT OF THE EVENING. WE UNDERSTAND, IN THE ABSENCE OF A FORMAL VOTE, IT'S YOUR ACTION OR INACTION THAT INFLUENCED THE OUTCOME. EITHER YOU ADVOCATED TO HEAR THE PUBLIC VOICE OR YOU DID NOT TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR IT. A LOT OF YOU HAVE BEEN VERY QUICK TO REMIND CONSTITUENTS THAT THE CHARTER DOESN'T REQUIRE US TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. WE KNOW THIS. BUT FRANKLY, IF YOU'RE ONLY WILLING TO ENGAGE FORMALLY WITH CONSTITUENTS WHEN LEGALLY MANDATED TO DO SO, I THINK WE SHOULD QUESTION YOUR FITNESS FOR THE POSITION YOU'RE IN. AND WHY YOU'VE BEEN INSISTING WE SHOULD USE OTHER CHANNELS TO ENGAGE WITH COUNCIL. WE HAVE BEEN USING THEM. WE'VE HAD COFFEE, SPOKE AT THE MEETINGS, HELD OUR OWN MEETINGS. BUT IN AN ACTION-FOCUSSED, FORWARD-THINKING COMMUNITY, IT SHOULD NEVER BE THE N EXPECTATIONS THAT RESIDENTS CONTINUE TO USE THE SAME CHANNEL WITH NO PROGRESS. THE PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED ON TUESDAY NIGHT WAS THE NEXT PRODUCTIVE STEP TOWARDS AN ACTIONABLE DISCUSSION AND MOST OF YOU DIDN'T WANT TO TAKE THAT STEP. I'VE ALSO HEARD A NUMBER OF YOU STATE THERE'S NO NEED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION. THE BOXES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE COMMUNITY IS ASKING FOR. WE'VE MADE THIS EASY FOR YOU. AND WROTE A FULL REPORT, INCLUDING SPECIFIC AND ACTIONABLE STEPS FOR MOVING FORWARD. IT'S IN YOUR INBOX. I WANT TO TURN TO WARD 2 SPECIFICALLY. I WENT TO YOUR WARD MEETING. I WATCH YOU TAKE NOTES AND SUMMARIZE THEM BACK TO THE

CROWD AND WATCH YOUED PROMISE YOU'RE GOING TO BRING THEIR CONCERNS TO THE TABLE AND WHAT YOU BROUGHT ON TUESDAY NIGHT WAS NOT THAT. BEST CASE, YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE CONVERSATION GOING AROUND YOU. WORST CASE AND I THINK MORE LIKELY YOU DELIBERATELY MISREPRESENTED YOUR CONSTITUENT'S CONCERNS TO AVOID ADDRESSING THEM. AND ALGE, SAID EMPHATICALLY I STAND WITH THEM. STANDING WITH IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS REQUIRES NOR THAN SOUND BIETSZ. IT REQUIRES ACTION AND FOR YOU TO TAKE A STANCE AGAINST THE INSTITUTIONS AND THE TOOLS THAT ARE HARMING YOUR IMMIGRANT NEIGHBORS. YOU'VE HAD A CHANCE TO DO THAT ON TUESDAY AND YOU FOLDED. NOT JUST A POLITICAL FAILURE, IT'S MORAL ONE. AND I HOPE YOU FEEL THAT DEEPLY, NOT BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO HURT. I THINK YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, JOHN ALGE. I HOPE THIS IS A CATALYST TO DO THIS, TO BUILD A BACKBONE. WE HOPE YOU CAN DO BETTER.

MARCY WETLER, WARD TWO.

HI. I'M MARCY BUTLER, WARD TWO. I HAVEN'T SPOKEN HERE BEFORE, NOT AN ACTIVIST AND SHY AWAY FROM MOST CONVERSATION. BUT WHAT HAPPENED ABOUT THE ALPRs HAS LEFT ME NO OPTION BUT TO STAND BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. I WAS APPALLED, ACTUALLY. DISAPPOINTED. IS REALLY THE BEST WORD TO DESCRIBE HOW I FELT READING THE TRANSCRIPT OF THE MEETING. AND IT WASN'T AT THE POLICE. IT WAS AT THE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO DECIDED YOU WERE SIMPLY DONE HEARING FROM US. ESPECIALLY MY WARD TWO COUNCIL MEMBERS. YOU GUYS KNOW EXACTLY HOW MOST OF US FEEL ABOUT THE USE OF ALPRs. ALMOST EVERY HAND WAS RAISED WHEN ASKED IF WE'D LIKE THE CAMERAS GONE COMPLETELY. AND NOT ONLY DID YOU NOT BACK THE MAJORITY OF YOUR CONSTITUENTS FOR FIGHTING FOR THE END OF THE GOVERNMENT OVER REACH AND INTRUSIVE SURVEILLANCE, YOU CHOSE TO SUT DOWN ALL FUTURE PUBLIC DISCUSSION AS WELL. I'M NOT THE ONE HERE WITH ALL THE AUDITS AND STATISTICS IN THE BACKGROUND IN CYBER SECURITY TO INFLUENCE YOU TO AVOID FLOCK AND ANY OTHER ALPR. BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE. AND I IMPLORE YOU TO LISTEN TO YOUR RESIDENT WHOSE STUDY THIS DAY AND NIGHT, BEEN TWEEN THEIR DAY JOBS BECAUSE THEY FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT THESE DATA BREACHES AND THE MISUSE AND POTENTIAL FOR OVER REACH. I HAVE READ "1984", "BRAVE NEW WORLD" AND WATCH "BLACK MIRROR" AND KNOW WHERE ALL OF THIS IS HEADED IN THE WRONG HANDS. FUTURE DISCUSSION IS VERY MUCH NEEDED ON THIS. MY HUSBAND, STEVEN AND I, WE

MOVED ACROSS THE COUNTRY FROM FLORIDA ALMOST FOUR YEARS AGO AND WE DID THAT TO LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE DEMOCRATIC DISCOURSE WAS POSSIBLE AND POSITIVE CHANGE WASN'T JUST A PIPE DREAM. TO BE SILENCED BY OUR NEW COMMUNITY WAS NOT WHAT I EXPECT SAID OR WANTED. THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZAR, MARTINEZ AND RUSSELL FOR WANTING TO GIVE US THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I WAS HOPING FOR MORE FROM MY WARD TWO REPRESENTATIVES. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FAMOUSLY SAID THOSE WHO WOULD GIVE UP ESSENTIAL LIBERTY TO PURCHASE TEMPORARY SAFETY DESERVE NEITHER LIBERTY NOR SAFETY. IT'S NOT TOO LATE FOR YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. STEVEN BUTLER, WARD TWO.

HELLO. STEVEN BUTLER, WARD TWO. I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT LAST TUESDAY AT THE CITY COUNCIL PLANNING SESSION. MAYOR SAID THEY WEREN'T HEARING OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR FLOCK SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS MEETING. WHAT IS THE THRESHOLD AND WHO DECIDES IT? THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, MAYOR, WHERE YOU COULD HAVE SPOKEN FOR US INSTEAD OF AGAINST US, INSINUATE PG CONVERSATION WAS OVER BECAUSE BIRD ARGUED AGAINST PUBLIC DISCOURSE. HE CAMPAIGNED AGAINST THE MEETING ON FLOCK SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS AND DECIDED FOR HIMSELF THE MEETINGS HE'S HAD INCLUDING ME, LETTERS WE'VE WRITTEN, ON GOING PUBLIC COMMENT DON'T DESERVE FURTHER DISCOURSE FOR SOME REASON. I GUESS THAT'S HIS PERSONAL FEELING ON IT. SAID BOXES ARE CHECKED AND FURTHER DISCUSSION WOULD BE REDUNDANT. HE ARGUED REDUNDANTLY ON THIS POINT. CLEARLY PASSIONATE PROJFREKT YOU. THIS IS CLEARLY AN UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATION FOR HIM AND APPEARED TO BE BIASSED. I DON'T KNOW YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH FLOCK BUT ON TUESDAY YOU APPEAR TO BE WORKING FOR FLOCK MORE THAN THORNTON RESIDENTS. MY WARD TWO REPS WERE WORKING FOR NOBODY. YOU WERE PRESENT A TWO TOWN HALLS OPPOSED TO THIS. AND AT YOUR OWN TOWN HALL, YOU SAID WHO WANTS FLOCK GONE AND A BRAVE QUESTION BECAUSE WE GAVE YOU AN OVERWHELMING RESPONSE. TRRLS THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO TRANSFER IN THAT MOMENT WHEN THE MAYOR WAS NOT HEARING AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC MEETING BUT YOU WERE SILENT AND FAILED TO REPRESENT US IN THAT MOMENT. JOHN ALGE, MY FRIEND, DISAPPOINTED WITH YOUR ENGAGEMENT ON THIS TOPIC. YOU TOLD ME IN PRIVATE YOU WANT

THESE CAMERAS GONE. YOU'VE SPOKEN AT OUR THORNTON FOR ALL MEETINGS AT THE SAME EFFECT AND IN THESE CHAMBERS. BUT WHEN THE CALL CAME, YOU WERE SILENT AND FAILED TO REPRESENT US. THIS IS AN UNCOMFORTABLE CONVERSATION FOR EVERYONE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO REPEATEDLY ASK FOR REPRESENTATION, REPRESENTATION TO RATIONALLY CRITICIZE THE USE OF SURVEILLANCE TOOLS. RATIONALLY. THE NATION'S POLICE DEPARTMENTS DECIDED THEY'LL BE COLLECTING DATA ON CITIZENS AT CHECK POINTS THEY DECIDE, POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE CONNECTING OUR DATA TO NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE NETWORK WITH UNSAFE DATA HANDLING PRACTICES. WE ALL KNOW THIS AND YET YOU SHUT DOWN THE CONVERSATION. THE PLEASE DEPARTMENT SAID THEY DON'T NEED AUTHORIZATION TO EXPAND SURVEILLANCE. THEY'RE NOT ANSWERING CITY COUNCIL AND CITY COUNCIL IS NOT ANSWERING TO THE RESIDENTS. WE NEED REVERSE THE CHAIN OF COMMAND IN THORNTON. THANK YOU TO COUNCIL MEMBERS SALAZAR, AND MARTINEZ, YOU FOUGHT FOR THE FLOCKER UNTIL THE MAYOR WASN'T MORE OVERWHELMED. I WISH YOU WOULD HAVE BEEN OVERWHELMED.

2076 EAST SECOND AVENUE.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. I EXPECT YOU'RE EXPECTING ME TO SPEAK ABOUT FLOCK, I DO AGREE, BUT THAT'S NOT WHY I'M HERE. WE'RE THORNTON FOR ALL. I'M ONE OF THE COFOUNDERS. WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD TO REPRESENT THE CITY, CONSTITUENTS WITH SOME OF WHEEM ARE UNCOMFORTABLY HEARING FROM. WE DON'T WANT TO TELL COUNCIL YOU'RE NOT DOING YOUR JOBS AND FIGHT AGAINST YOU. IN FACT, WE HEARD GREAT FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE ACTING ON AND I WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF. SOMETIMES IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHO'S COMING FROM YOUR WARDS. IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHO YOU REPRESENT WHEN WE COME TO SPEAK WITH YOU. WHILE I WILL GRANT YOU'RE GOING TO VOTE FOR THE CITY. YOU'LL SEE I'M WEARING A BUTTON. WE HAVE SEVERAL OTHERS THAT ARE. EACH IS COLOR CODED AND NUMBERED TO OUR WARDS. I'M 3. WE'RE REPRESENTING ALL TONIGHT AS BEST WE CAN. WE WILL BE HANDING THESE OUT TO ANYONE WHO WANTS THEM, A PART OF THE GROUP OR NOT. THIS INCLUDES THORNTON FEST AND WE'LL LEARN WHAT WARD YOU'RE IN AND WHICH COUNCIL MEMBERS REPRESENT YOU AND HOW TO CONTACT THEM. IT'S TIME THE CITY HAS COMPLETE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE SPEAK WITH OUR COUNCIL AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE AUTISM ACCEPTANCE MONTH. WHAT I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR ABOUT MORE IS THE DIFFICULTY IN GETTING TESTED. I DIDN'T FIND OUT I HAD AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER UNTIL I WAS 35. THAT'S FAIRLY COMMON FOR SOMEONE WHO MADE IT OUT OF CHILDHOOD WITHOUT TESTING AND THERE ARE MANY MORE WHO DON'T SHARE MY SKIN TONE WHO MAY NEVER KNOW AND NEVER GET THE SUPPORT THEY NEED.

WE NEED TO FIND WAYS TO MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE FOR EVERYONE TO ARE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE AND ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES. AND I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THAT EARTH DAY THING. COUNCIL MEMBER BIRD, I FOUND IT ODD YOU WERE THE ONE TEE BRING IT UP. YOU MENTIONED THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY MASTER PLAN. YOU WERE ONE OF TWO VOTES AGAINST IT AND WHY ARE YOU THE ONE TALKING ABOUT HOW GREAT IT WAS? I DO NOT GET IT. THAT'S US, THORNTON FOR ALL. YOU'LL SEE US MORE AND MORE TONIGHT AND LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION. THANK YOU.

PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. ERN STEENO GARCIA, EAST 94th AVENUE.

GOOD EVENING, MAY AND COUNCIL. AS YOU KNOW THIS IS NOT MY FIRST TIME UP HERE. I WISH I COULD SAY IT WAS NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN BUT IT ISN'T. I HAVE TO TELL YOU I WAS AT THE TUESDAY MEETING AND I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED. A COUPLE OF MY OWN WARD TWO DID NOT SPEAK UP. AND SAY THAT YOU HAVEN'T HEARD EVERYTHING THE COMMUNITY HAS TO TELL YOU. AND I WAS AT THE TOWN MEETING TOO AND I DIDN'T FEEL THAT MY -- I SAW YOU TAKE NOTES BUT YOU DIDN'T REPORT THEM. AND SO, WHEN YOU SAY YOU HAVE ALREADY HAD ENOUGH INPUT, UNLESS YOU MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY -- AND I'M GOING TO INCLUDE THE PD, UNLESS YOU MEET WITH THE COMMUNITY AND LISTEN AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHY WE'RE COMING HERE MORE THAN WE WANT TO. I'D -- I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL PEOPLE THAT DID SUPPORT MORE PUBLIC INPUT AND COMMENT, RELATIONSHIP, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. I WAS REALLY DISPOINTED BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL LIKE, WHEN I COME UP HERE, THAT SOME PEOPLE CAN HEAR ME. SO, HERE I AM AGAIN AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SPOKE BEFORE I GOT UP HERE. AND AS YOU KNOW. MY ISSUE IS SAFETY. AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS DONE SOME THINGS TO PUT AUDITS IN, ETC., ETC. AND YOU HAVE TALKED TO ME, DIFFERENT PEOPLE. ABOUT THAT SAFETY IS POIMERTANT TO YOU. BUT I DON'T THINK YOU CAN SEE ME OR MY COMMUNITY OR MY COLOR OR MY SITUATION.

SO, I WANT TO READ MY BIGGEST ISSUE WITH FLOCK IS THAT IT SHARES DATA ON A NATIONAL LEVEL. AND I DO NOT TRUST WHAT ICE AND HOMELAND SECURITY ARE DOING TO PEOPLE OF COLOR. AND SO, I WANT TO READ -- I'M LOOKING A THAT CLOCK. I WANT TO READ WESTMINSTER'S OFFICIAL ICE STATEMENT AND ALTHOUGH IT'S EIGHT PARAGRAPHS, I'M ONLY GOING TO DO TWO. WE STAND WITH THE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES OF MINNESOTA AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING CLOSE TO HOME. NO PERSON SHOULD HAVE TO BE AFRAID TO GO TO WORK. NO CHILD SHOULD BE SCARED TO GO TO SCHOOL. NO PARENT SHOULD HAVE TO DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO OPEN THEIR FRONT DOOR FOR THEIR BABY AND NEVER SHOULD A PERSON FEAR FOR THEIR LIFE FOR STANDING UP FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE JUST AS IT IS THE RIGHT OF AN AMERICAN CITIZEN. LET US BE CLEAR WHERE WE STAND. PLEASE DON'T MUTE ME. THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER WILL NOT WAVER ONCOR VALUES. THEY'VE BEEN TAKING PEOPLE SIMPLY BECAUSE OF THEIR COLOR, SKIN, OR ACCENT.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. MAURICE, 3071, EAST 106TH AVENUE.

GOOD EVENING. LORRIES FREE HOFF, I LIVE IN NORTHLAND. AS I GO ABOUT MY NORMAL LIFE I AM BEING RECORDED BY A SYSTEM OPERATED IN THORNTON. EVERYWHERE I GO, I'M IN THORNTON, I'M BEING RECORDED. I WANT TO BEGIN BY ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THE PUBLIC SAFETY IS A CORE RESPONSIBILITY OF GOVERNMENT AND I RESPECT THE WORK BEING DONE BY THE CITY -- THIS COUNCIL AND THE THORNTON POLICE DEPARTMENT. THANK XROU FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY. BUT THE USE OF FLOCK SAFETY CAMERAS RAISES SERIOUS CONSTITUTIONAL CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY UNDER THE FOURTH AMENDMENT. IT DOES MORE THAN CAPTURE ISOLATED LICENSE PLATE IMAGES. IT CREIT AS A SEARCHABLE RECORD OVER TIME, WHERE THEY GO AND HOW OFTEN. THEY'VE DRAESDZ THIS IN CARPENTER VERSES UNITED STATES. THEY HELD THEY HAVE HISTORICAL LOCATION DATA TO CHECK A PERSON'S MOVEMENT OVER TIME THAT REQUIRE AS SEARCH AND A WARRANT. EVEN THOUGH IT'S A PRIVATE COMPANY, FUNCTIONALLY THIS IS SURVEILLANCE. UNDER CARPENTER FLOCK, THE USE SHOULD REQUIRE A WARRANT. IF THORNTON POLICE CAN QUERY THE SYSTEM WITHOUT ONE, THEN THERE'S A SERIOUS QUESTION WHETHER THIS ALIGNS WITH THE CONGSITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS. WE RECOGNIZE THE COURTS HAVE RULED IN THE PASTS A TOOL LIKE THIS DOES NOT VIOLATE THE FOURTHED AMENDMENT. IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER MANY OF THESE CASES ARE EVOLVING AND ESPECIALLY AS THE TECHNOLOGY BECOMES MORE ADVANCED AND WIDESPREAD. LEGAL STANDARD CHANGE AZTECNOLOGY CHANGES. FOURTH AMENDMENT IS THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF PROTECTION REQUIRED UNDER THE CONSTITUTION. DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT

THE LEVEL THAT THIS COMMUNITY MAY EXPECT OR WANT FROM ITS LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THERE ARE ALSO FIRST AMENDMENT CONCERNS. WHEN PEOPLE KNOW THEIR MOVEMENTS ARE BEING TRACKD AND STORED, IT IMPACTS ATTENDING PROTESTS, VISITING ORGANIZATIONS. EXERCISING THEIR RIGHTS FOR FREE ASSOCIATION. SOME UNANSWERED QUESTIONS. HOW LONG CAN THE FLOCK DATA BE RETAINED? WHO VERIFIED THE DATA IS DELETED AFTER THAT TIME OR CANNOT BE ACCESSED. WHO CAN ACCESS AND CONTROL THE DATA? FLOCK IS A PRIVATE COMPANY. DOES THORNTON CONTROL 100%? OR IT K IT SHARE WITH OUTSIDE AGENCIES, EVEN IF NOT BY THE THORNTON POLICE? I WANT TO BE CLEAR THIS IS NOT ABOUT BLAMING THE POLICE OFFICERS. THEY'RE USING THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO THEM AND IT'S ABOUT INSURING TOOLS REFLECT THE CONSTITUTIONAL STANDARDSES AND COMMUNITY EXPECTATIONS. I'M ASKING FOR PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY AT A MEETING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE PLEASE AND THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. WILL CURTURE. 3201, WIND STREET.

I'M VISITING FROM DENVER AND I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO RECONSIDER YOUR REFUSAL TO HOLD A PUBLIC MEETING OR HEARING ON THE USE OF FLOCK ALPR CAMERAS. I ATTENDED THE DEMONSTRATION ON FLOCK USAGE LAST WEEK AND LEFT DEEPLY DISAPPOINT BID THE LOOK OF SERIOUS ENGAGEMENT FROM SEVERAL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE PERFORMANCE STEPS PD TOOK TO DECLARE THESE TOOLS SAFE. COUNCIL MEMBER AYALA, YOU SUGGESTED IF ONE LIFE WERE SAVED, IT WOULD BE WORTH IT. THE INSTANCE YOU REFERRED TO IS TRAGIC, THIS SHOULD NOT -- BY THAT LOGIC, WE SHOULD ELIMINATE DUE PROCESS ENTIRELY. IF WE PUT GPS TRACKERS ON EVERY CITIZEN, WE'D PROBABLY SAVE MORE LIVES TO. WE DON'T MAKE POLICIES BASED ON BEST-CASE OUTCOME. WE WEIGH AGAINST COST. IT'S A SERIOUS HARM, NOT A NEUTRAL TOOL AND IT DESERVE AS MUCH HIGHER BAR OF EVIDENCE THAN SINGLE ANECDOTAL EXAMPLES AND BIRD I I DON'T MEAN TO PILE ON YOU BUT YOU SEEM FRUSTRATED THEY IS SHOULD HAVE TO -- AND YOU COMPARED IT TO BODY CAMERAS. THAT MISS THE THE POINT ENTIRELY. TRAFFIC AND LED RED LIGHTS PHOTOGRAPH, THESE ARE ALL TARGETED TOOLS. ALPRs ARE NOT CARRIED BY AN OFFICER. THEY'RE MASS SURVEILLANCE INFRASTRUCTURE OWNED AND OPERATED BY A PRIVATE COMPANY THAT SURVEILLS WITH NO SUSPICION OF ANY CRIME. IN THE LAST 30 DAYS, IT CAPTURED 693,647 VEHICLES IN THORNTON AND THAT MEANS LESS THAN .1% OF THE DATA COLLECTED WAS EVER USED.

YET ROUGHLY 693,000 PEOPLE HAD THEIR MOVEMENTS LOGGED ANYWAY. AT THE MEETING, THORNTON P.D. BELIEVED FLOCK COULD HOLD THEMSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. FOR THAT'S NOW HOW IT WORKS. THEY MADE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTABILITY HARDER AND WHILE THEY OFFER ONLY ANECDOTAL EFFECTIVENESS AND NO OUTCOME DATAS, THEY STATED THEY WANT TO EXPANDS THE NETWORK FURTHER. WHERE THEY TRAVEL IS PERSONAL. IT REVEALS WHERE THEY LOVE, WORSHIP. FROM THE DATA, YOU CONSTRUCT A DETAILED PICTURE OF A PERSON'S LIFE. THAT SHOULD NOT BE SYSTEMATICALLY WAREHOUSED AND GATHERED AGAINST THEM. THIS MATTERS TO US ALL.

THANK YOU. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NEXT PERSON. TRACY CRESTMAN, 9012 CLAYTON STREET. HI, CAN YOU HEAR ME? WE CAN.

Caller: SO, I'M GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY. A MASTER PLAN. I WAS ON THE TASK FORCE AND I AM HERE TO ADDRESS THE TWO PEOPLE THAT VOTED AGAINST IT. AND I WANTED TO INFORM YOU GUYS OF BASICALLY WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT ON THE TASK FORCE. I DID READ BIRDS COMMENTS AND WANTED TO ADDRESS SOME OF HIS CONCERNS. YOU TALKED ABOUT SENIOR CITIZENS. WHILE WE DID TALK ABOUT THAT AND HOW THE ENVIRONMENTAL TASK FORCE CAN BENEFIT THEM BECAUSE OFF. TIMES SENIOR CITIZENS GET ISOLATED AND LONELY AND THAT CAN -- ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY LOSE THEIR KEYS TO DRIVE, ESPECIALLY IN COLORADO, ARE A DRIVING CITY. WE WANTED TO CREATE WHICH YOU HAVE ACCESSIBILITY TO WALKABLE COMMUNITIES AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. WHICH WOULD ALLOW THEM TO KEEP THEIR FREEDOM A BIT LONGER RATHER THAN PUT THEM INTO SENIOR CITIZEN HOMES. AND IT ALSO SHOWS WHEN YOU GIVE THEM ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SOCIALIZATION, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE FAR LESS DEPRESSION AND DETERIORATION INTO OLD AGE A LOT SOONER. WHICH FOR ALZHEIMER'S DEMENTIA. THOSE ARE ONE OF THE ISSUES I WANTED TO ADDRESS. AND THE OTHER THING IS YOU GREW UP IN THE COUNTRY SIDE. I WOULD THINK, BIRD, THAT YOU WOULD SUPPORT THIS TASK FORCE BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, HAVING A TASK FORCE FWHB ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY BOARDS PREVENTS IS MAKING SURE

THAT YOU ACTUALLY PROTECT COUNTRY SIDE FARMERS AND RANCHERS BECAUSE IT ALLOWS YOU TO BUILD BOUNDARIES, RULES AND HOW YOU CAN BUILD AND HOW FAR YOU CAN BUILD. THOSE THINGS PROTECT THE COMMUNITY. AND I'M STARTING TO RUN OUT OF TIME. IS I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THE RTD N-LINE CONTINUING. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT CONSIDERING WE DO NOT BUSS THAT CONNECT ALL THROUGH THE CITY OF THORNTON. AND ONCE YOU ACTUALLY GET ON THE LIGHT RAIL, WE WANT TO THEN CONTINUE THE LIGHT RAIL, PRETTY MUCH GOING INTO THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE PLANS ON HOW THAT'S GOING TO PROCEED. ESPECIALLY SINCE I WAS TOLD RTD CANNOT FUND MORE BUSES BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR THAT. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

I BELIEVE THAT WAS THE LAST PERSON SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. YES. ANYONE WHO WANTED TO SPEAK BUT DIDN'T KNOW YOU NEEDED TO SIGN UP? YOU CAN COME TO THE PODIUM NOW.

HELLO, KATRINA WHITEHEAD, WARD FOUR. I WASN'T PREPARED TO SPEAK TODAY. SO, I'LL DO MY BEST. SO, I JUST WANT TO SAY FIRST OFF, THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE I WAS TALKING ABOUT MY WORRIES ABOUT ICE AND EVERYTHING. AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU HEARING ME AND MY CONCERNS LAST TIME. IT MEANT A LOT TO ME. I ALSO AM REALLY APPRECIATE THAT YOU ARE BRINGING UP CHILD ABUSE AND AWARENESS AND AUTISM AWARENESS AND ALL THOSE THINGS. SOMETHING I WANT YOU ALL TO CONSIDER WHEN IT COMES TO THE FLOCK CAMERAS AND I'VE HEARD A LOT OF PEOPLE TALK ABOUT THEM TODAY. RIGHT NOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE BEING TRAUMATIZE AND ABUSED FROM OUR GOVERNMENT. I'M A SURVIVOR AND ONE OF THE THINGS I REMEMBER FROM MY CHILDHOOD IS NEVER HAVING A VOICE. I FELT ISOLATED, ALONE AND TRAPPED. AND NOT HAVING A VOICE ABOUT FLOCK IS MAKING PEOPLE FEEL ISOLATED, TRAPPED AND SCARED. A LOT OF PEOPLE'S TRUSTS WOULD BE LOST IF THEY DIDN'T HAVE A VOICE. A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FEEL ABANDONED. AND I TOO HAVE A CHILD IN A MINORITY GROUP. I IMAGINE. AND I IT SUCKS I CAN'T HAVE A VOICE.

HOW I CAN PROTECT HER BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THESE FLOCK CAMERAS WILL ALLOW ME TO PROTECT MY DAUGHTER. I DON'T WANT HER TO EXPERIENCE WHAT THESE KIDS ARE EXPERIENCING AND THESE CONCENTRATION CAMPS. NO CHILD SHOULD. SO, PLEASE REALLY CONSIDER THE FACT THAT OUR VOICES NEED BE HEARD IF YOU WANT US TO CONTINUE TO TRUSTS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MOVE ON TO ITEM 9, WHICH IS COUNCIL, COMMENT AND COMMUNICATIONS. WARD TWO. COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE.

LEADING OFF. GOOD EVENING, EVERYBODY. BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THE IMPORTANT SUBJECT WE'RE HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT TONIGHT. I WANT TO THANK MY FELLOW NEIGHBORS, ALONG WITH P.D.'S FINEST WHEN MY WIFE'S CAR BROKE TOWN. WE GOT THE CAR MOVED AND FIXED. I DID NOT GET THE NAME OF THE OFFICER DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS BUT I AM DEEPLY GRATEFUL. THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE HERE -- WHAT MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY ARE DEEPLY CONCERNED ABOUT, WHICH IS FLOCK. I WANT TO START BY THANKING EVERYONE WHO SPOKE TO US AND EMAILED US CONCERNS AND THANK THORNTON FOR ALL AND PD. I'M CONTINUING TO EDUCATE MYSELF ON FLOCK AND BOTH THE POSITIVES AND NEGATIVES OF THIS TECHNOLOGY. WHETHER IT IS IN THORNTON OR OTHER MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE NATION. PART OF THIS IS DOING MORE LISTENING THAN SPEAKING, COME IS ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THERE'S CONCERN, WHICH I HAVE HEARD TONIGHT, AMONG MY NEIGHBORS THAT I'M SWEEPING THIS CONVERSATION UNDER THE RUG. I WANT TO REASSURE THE COMMUNITY THAT IS NOT THE CASE. IT IS COMPLETE OPPOSITE. THOUGH I DID NOT ATTEND LAST WEEK'S MEETING, I ATTENDED THE PREVIOUS TWO IN PERSON AND HELD ONE ON ONE CONVERSATIONS INCLUDING MEETING WITH PRO TEM AYALA AND SCHEDULING MORE TO RECEIVE ALL PERSPECTIVES AND VIEWS ON FLOCK AND I'VE SCHEDULED TWO HERE PRETTY SOON. I'M ALWAYS ABLE TO MEET WITH NEIGHBORS ON THIS AND ANY OTHER ISSUE. THOUGH MY PLAN WAS BRIEFER THAN THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN. I DID ASK ABOUT DATA BREACH AND NEIGHBOR CONCERNS ABOUT SAID DATA BROACHES AND MORE

SURVEILLANCE. AS MORE OF US ARE AWARE, THESE ARE UNDER THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS AND NOT SUBJECT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL. IT'S BEEN APPROVED SINCE FISCAL YEAR 2022. I'M ABSOLVING MYSELF OF RESPONSIBILITY. I WILL SAY I WAS CAMPAIGNING FOR THE SEAT LAST YEAR AND NOT ON THE DIAS WHEN PREVIOUS BUDGETS WERE VOTED ON. E, THAT DOES NEED BE TAKEN UNDER THE CONSIDERATION. HAVING BEEN A COMMUNITY ORGANIZER FOR OVER 20 YEARS I UNDERSTAND THE URGENCY. EFFECTIVE ORGANIZING AND EMPOWERING TO COMMUNICATE SHARED ISSUES AND FINDING POSITIVE CONSTRUCTIVE WAYS IN ACHIEVING COMMON GROUND FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE COMMUNITY. WHEN THIS PROCESS IS DISTRUST AND NOTHING WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED. WITH THAT SAID, I WANT TO THANK JAKE FOR EMAILING US FOR THE DETHORNTON FOR ALL'S DETAILED PLAN. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO INTERACT WITH ALL NEIGHBORS AND THIS IS POSITIVE STEP AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE GROUP ON THIS. I WILL ALWAYS CHAMPION PUBLIC COMMENTS REGARDLESS OF CRITIQUE OR PRAISE. DURING THE CAMPAIGN LAST YEAR I TOLD NEIGHBORS THIS STATEMENT. THOUGH MY FINAL VOTE MAY NOT AT TIME REFLECT YOUR VIEWS AND WISHES I WILL LISZ SKWN TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION CONSIDERATIONS ON THE SPECIFIC ISSUE YOU HAVE. AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL, I HAVE TO WEIGH ALL FACTORS IN HOW MY VOTE WILL IMPACT THE CITY AS A WHOLE, REGARDLESS OF PARTY OR PERSONAL BELIEFS. AND ADULT CONVERSATIONS ARE HELD AND COMPROMISE IS REACHED. THAT'S HOW MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT WORKS. IN THIS SEAT I'M AN ARBITER AND NONORGANIZER. I STILL HAVE VERY SERIOUS

RESERVATIONS ABOUT FLOCK TECHNOLOGY AND HOW IT IS BEING UTILIZED. I ALSO HAVE CONCERNS THAT IT'S STILL TARGETING MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES, WHICH I'M A MEMBER OF. I'LL NOT MAKE A COMMITMENT TODAY BUT I WILL REVIEW THE BEST PATH FORWARD AND I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOUR TAKE EITHER WAY AND I HAVE TO INSURE PUBLIC SAFETY FOR ALL, WHICH IS WHY I'M TAKING A CAUTIOUS APPROACH AND NOT MAKE A HASTY DECISION. THERE WILL BE TWO OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NEAR FUTURE FOR INCOMMUNITY AS A WHOLE TO ENGAGE WITH MAYOR PRO TEM MYSELF. ON APRIL 30th, AT THE INADULT CENTER. IN CLOSING I MADE THE DECISION TO RUN FOR THE SEAT I KNEW THERE WILL BE TIMES I'LL FACES THE MUSIC FROM NEIGHBORS WITH WHETHER LIKE MINDED OR NOT. AND TONIGHT IS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THAT. I WAS NOT PLANNING ON ATTENDING THIS EVENING, BECAUSE I'M GOING TO BE OUT OF TOWN WITH FAMILY. HAD A DEATH IN THE FAMILY. SO, I'M GOING TO PAY MY RESPECTS AND HANGOUT WITH MY FAMILY. HOWEVER, LAST WEEK AND THE CONCERNS COMMUNICATED TO ME AND MY INACTIONS AT THAT MEETING CHANGED THAT. THE LESS ON IS THAT EVERY MEETING AND ISSUE NEIGHBORS BRING FORWARD TO US IS IMPORTANT. THIS IS THE ACCOUNTABILITY PHASE. AND MOST CRUCIAL THREE DAYS, ACCOUNTABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND THANK YOU FOR HOLDING ME TO ACCOUNT AND I'LL TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION YOUR COMMENTS TONIGHT AND WE ARE -- AND ANOTHER REASON YOU'RE DISAPPOINTED IS I HAVE NOT SCHEDULED A ONE ON ONE AND THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AND IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN BEFORE THE COMMENTS TONIGHT.

I WILL ALWAYS STRIVE TO ATTEND EVERY MEETING IN PERSON. I'M HAPPY I WAS HERE TONIGHT IN PERSON BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT I SIGNED UP TO DO IS BE HERE EVERY WEEK WLB YOU LOVE ME, PRAISE ME OR CRITIQUE ME HEAVILY. I'M APPRECIATIVE OF ALL OF THAT. AND I KNOW TRUST IS A THING AND I'LL WORK HARD TO REGAIN YOUR TRUST. I'M IMPERFECT BUT THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE EITHER. IN THAT CASES, THAT'S ALL I HAVE AND WE'RE GETTING CLOSE ON TIME. I THANK EVERYONE AGAIN FOR SPEAKING AND ONCE AGAIN, I AM HERE FOR YOU. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM AYALA.

THANK YOU. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO TRACY. IT'S BEEN AMAZING TO SEE YOU ON THE TASK FORCE. I WAS EXCITED TO SEE YOU GET ON ONE OF THE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THE IS STAINABILITY TASK FORCE AND THE MASTER PLAN FOR THAT. I JUST WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR THAT. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT FOR THE ADDRESSING THE FLOCK ISSUE WE'VE BEEN ADDRESSING THE LAST FEW MONTHS. A GROUP OF RESIDENTS INITIATED THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ABOUT THE USE OF ALPR CAMERAS IN OUR CITY. IN 2022, THE CITY ENTERED INTO A CONTRACT TO IMPLEMENT THE FLOCK CAMERAS IN RESPONSE TO SIGNIFICANT RISE IN CAR THEFT. WHEN I WAS ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IN 2021, MANY COMPLAINED ABOUT VEHICLE THEFT AND SPEEDAL. THOSE ARE AMONG THE TOP CONCERNS AND I HEARD KNOCKING DOORS WERE DEALING WITH STOLEN VEHICLES, BREAK INS TO WORK TRUCKS SPECIFICALLY BEING TARGETED AND FOR MANY LOSING A VEHICLE IS NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE, IT DIRECTLY IMPACTS THEIR ABILITY TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES AND MAINTAIN STABILITY IN THE HOEMENT. THEY'VE BEEN USED TO ASSIST IN SOLVING HIT AND RUNS AND LOCATING STOLEN VEHICLES. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE ACKNOWLEDGE WHY THE TECHNOLOGY WAS IMPLEMENTED IN THE FIRST PLACE AND THE ROLE IT'S PLAYED IN ADDRESSING REAL CONCERNS IN THE COMMUNITY. FAST FORWARD TO TODAY, WE'RE HEARING NEW CONCERNS, PARTICULARLY AROUND DATA PRIVACY AND THE BROADER NATIONAL CLIMATE, INCLUDING IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT. I BELIEVE IT'S CRITTEDICAL THAT ANY DATA COLLECTION IS HANDLED RESPONSIBLY AND IN FULL

COMPLIANCE WITH COLORADO LAW, INCLUDES INSURING RESIDENT'S PRIVACY AND COOPERATE -- NOT COOPERATING WITH FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IN WAYS THAT VIOLATE STATE PROTECTIONS OR ERODE TRUST IN OUR COMMUNITY. I ALSO WANT TO CLARIFY THE ROLE OF COUNCIL IN THIS PROCESS. THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS LIES WITH THE CITY MANAGE PRP THE CITY MANAGER AND THE STAFF IN OPERATIONS UNDER HER ROLE. CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT MANAGE THESE OPERATIONAL DECISIONS. OUR ROLE IN -- IS POLICY MAKING AND SETTING THE BROADER VISION OF OUR CITY. I WILL SAY THE RESPONSIBILITY TO RAISE CONCERNS AND REQUEST CHANGES WE MIGHT NEED TO HAPPEN. THAT COULD INCLUDE EXPLORING DIFFERENT VENDORS AND INCREASING TRANSPARENCY OR ADJUSTING HOW IT'S USED TO BETTER REFLECT COMMUNITY VALUES. ONE OF MY CONCERNS, IN THIS DECISION, IS THE ONLY SOLUTION I HAVE CONSISTENTLY HEARDEN THIS PARTICULAR GROUP IS A COMPLETE REMOVE OF THE TECHNOLOGY. I DID SUGGEST OTHER VENDORS, SUCH AS AX ON TO SEE IF THERE'S AN OPTION WHILE STILL MAINTAINING PUBLIC SAFETY BENEFITS. IT WAS CLEAR BY MANY ATTENDEES -- NOT EVERYBODY. THERE WEREN'T A TON OF PEOPLE THERE. I THINK IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ABOUT 20 PEOPLE AND ABOUT TEN PEOPLE RAISED THEIR HAND AND SAID THEY WANTED TO REMOVE THE CAMERAS. I DON'T REMEMBER THE XANLT EXACT NUMBERS BUT THAT'S ABOUT WHERE WE WERE AT. IT WAS A PRETTY SMALL ROOM AT CARPENTER WRECK CENTER. I DISCUSSED ALTERNATE VENDORS WHILE MAINTAINING PUBLIC SAFETY

BENEFITS. IT WAS CLEAR BY THE ATTENDEES THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE OUTCOME WAS FULL DISCONTINUATION OF ALL ALPR CAMERAS. I HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES TO BALANCE PUBLIC SAFETY NEEDS WITH PRIVACY CONCERNS. I'VE RECEIVED EMAILS ASKING FOR ACTION BUT MANY FRAME THIS AS A ZERO SUM DECISION. EITHER REMOVE THEM ENTIRELY, I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S THE FULL SCOPE OF THE ISSUE. I RECOGNIZE TACTICS BEING USED IN ADVOCACY AND I WANT TO SAY THIS THOUGHTFULLY BECAUSE ORGANIZING IS IMPORTANT WORK. BUT EFFECTIVE ORGANIZING AT ITS BEST INCLUDES OFFERING PATHWAYS FORWARD. INCLUDES BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER AROUND SOLUTIONS. I'VE NOT HEARD TOO MANY BUT I DID SEE THE EMAIL EARLIER FROM JACOB AND APPRECIATE THAT AND WILL LOOK AT IT SHORTLY WITH I HAVE MORE TIME TO FULLY LOOK THROUGH ALL THE DOCUMENTS. SO, I DO APPRECIATE THERE'S OTHER OPTIONS ON THE TABLE IN THOSE DOCUMENTS, IT LOOKS LIKE. LAST WEEK AT COUNCIL, COUNCIL MEMBERS SUGGESTED HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING. TYPICALLY IT'S A STEP TOWARDS A VOTE. I'LL NOT HEARD A CLEAR POSITION OF ALL THE FORMAL REQUESTS TO TAKE ACTION ON ALPR CAMERAS. I'M OPEN TO DEEPER CONVERSATION AND WANT TO INSURE IT IS STRUCTURED IN A WAY THAT'S PRODUCTIVE. ONE THAT ENCOURAGES INTEREST-BASED SOLUTIONS, NOT JUST POSITIONS AND HELPS US MOVE FORWARD TOWARDS COMMON GROUND AND LASTLY I WANT TO SHARE MY PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE. I HAD A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SITUATION THAT ESCALATED. IN MOMENTS LIKE THAT, IT'S IMMEDIATE AND REAL.

MY HOPE IS THAT IF THIS TECHNOLOGY IS NEEDED IN A SITUATION LIKE MINE, WE HAVE THE TOOLS TO HELP PEOPLE STAY SAFE AND I'VE PARTICIPATED ON FORUMS FOCUS ON PROGRESSIVE SOLUTIONS AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT. THOSE CONVERSATIONS MADE IT CLEAR THAT WHILE NATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ARE IMPORTANT, THE WAY IT SHOWS UP IN THORNTON IS UNIQUE. WE HAVE OUR OWN CONCERNS AND LIVED EXPERIENCES. THAT MEANS WEIGHING COMPETING CONCERNS AND NOT JUST ONE PERSPECTIVE AND NOT JUST MY OWN IDEOLOGY. DEMOCRACY ALLOWS TUSZ ENGAGE IN DISCUSSIONS LIKE THIS AND EXPLORE REAL OPTIONS AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY TOWARDS A SOLUTION THAT THE BROADER COMMUNITY CAN LIVE WITH. AND LAST THING I'D LIKE THE PUT TWO THINGS ON THE TABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO EXPLORE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A POLICY THAT ALLOWS FOR COUNCIL TEE REVIEW NEW TECHNOLOGIES MOVING FORWARD, PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT IMPACT DATA COLLECTION, PRIVACY AND PRIVACY. I BELIEVE CLEAR OVERSIGHT WILL INSURE WE'RE PROACTIVE, RATHER THAN REACTIVE. SPECIFICALLY THINGS LIKE DRONES, THESE CAMERAS AND BECAUSE TECHNOLOGY IS CHANGING EVERY DAY. SECONDLY I'D LIKE TO DEDICATE ONE OF THE MROOES MEET THOOGZ FLOCK ISSUE. I THINK THIS WOULD BE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND BETTER UNDERSTAND PUBLIC SAFETY BENEFITS AND PRIVACY CONCERNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY AND THAT'S

ALL I HAVE TO SAY FOR TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

AND WE'RE BACK ONLINE? COULD WE RESTART THE CLOCK FOR COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZAR TO MAKE HER COMMENTS OVER AGAIN. BACK TO YOU.

SO, LET ME START OVER. THANK YOU, MEG, STEVEN, TRACY AND MARIE. LIKE ALWAYS, YOUR VOICE IS IMPORTANT. I'M SPEAKING TODAY BECAUSE I CANNOT THREAT COMMENTS MADE LAST WEEK PASS WITHOUT A FIRM REBUTTAL. IT WAS STATED THAT A PUBLIC FORUM WOULD BE REDUNDANT AND UNNECESSARY. I AM DEAD AGAINST THAT KIND OF THINKING. I BELIEVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY ARE NOT OPTIONAL. THEY'RE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO OUR OFFICE. TO SUGGEST A FORMAL DIALOGUE IS REDUNDANT IMPLIES WE'VE ALREADY HEARD ENOUGH. BUT THAT COULDN'T BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. THERE'S AN ENTIRE GROUP OF RESIDENT WHOSE FEEL STRONG ABOUT THE FLOCK CAMERA ISSUE. THERE AREN'T JUST ONE OR TWO ISOLATED VOICES. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIVE OF THORNTON CITIZEN WHOSE HAVE SERIOUS QUESTION ABOUT OVERSIGHT AND POLICY. TO GIVE A SPECIFIC EXAMPLE, A RESIDENT OF WARD TWO REACHED OUT TO ME. THEY DIDN'T FEEL THE CURRENT PROCESS WAS SUFFICIENT TO ADDRESS THEIR WORRIES. I DIDN'T JUST SEND A POLITE EMAIL, I SHOWED UP. FOR I ENGAGED, AND LISTENED TO THEIR SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS AND JOINED THEM IN HANDING OUT FLYERS TO INSURE THEIR NEIGHBORS WERE INFORMED AND AWARE. THAT WAS ME DOING MY JOB. IF WE, AS A COUNCIL, DECIDE WE'RE TOO BUSY OR A FORUM IS UNNECESSARY, WHILE AN ENTIRE GROUP OF CONSTITUENTS IS ASKING FOR CLARITY, WE'RE FAILING IN OUR DUTY. THAT'S HOW WE BUILD TRUST, TRANSPARENCY IS HOW WE STAY ACCOUNTABLE. WE SHOULD NOT BE CLOSING DOORS. WE SHOULD OPEN THEM. I STRONGLY URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A PUBLIC FORUM. LET'S SHOW THE PEOPLE OF THORNTON WE'RE NOT JUST HERE TO

OCCUPY SEATS BUT TO LISTEN ON THE PEOPLE WHO PUT US IN THEM. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER MARTINEZ.

I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT AND SHARING YOUR THOUGHTS AND OPINIONS. I KNOW IT'S NOT EASY FOR EVERYBODY TO COME IN AND ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. I'VE DONE IT IN THE PAST BEFORE I WAS ON COUNCIL. IT CAN BE INTIMIDATING AND I WANT TO WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK. WE LISTEN TO EVERYTHING YOU'RE SAYING. I KNOW MANY OF MY COLLEAGUES TOO AS WELL. FOR IT'S IMPORTANT YOU COME IN AND DO THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT AND HAVE A LOT OF GRATITUDE FOR PEOPLE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE COMMUNITY WHOSE COME IN AND ADVOCATE FOR WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN. JUST ABOUT EVERYBODY IN HERE, FROM THE COMMUNITY HAS DONE THAT. AND SOME PEOPLE IN HERE WHO I DON'T ALWAYS AGREE WITH BUT I WELCOME THEIR OPINION AND THINK IT'S VALUABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. I DO WANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. IT'S BEEN A VERY BUSY COUPLE OF WEEKS. I WANT TO THANK OUR PARKS DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF PARKS FOR BEING SO ENGAGING AND WELCOMING TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS REGARDING MANY DIFFERENT ISSUES AND IN THIS CASE, I'M CALLING OUT THE COMMUNITY GARDENS PROJECT I'M CHAMPIONING OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR AND OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE IN TRYING TO FIND REAL SOLUTIONS TO SOMETHING THAT HAS CLEARLY A NEED IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD AND ALSO ENGAGING THEM IN MAKING THEM A PART OF THE PROCESS. ON FRIDAY, WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE PARKS DIRECTORS AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE

COMMUNITY ABOUT HOW WE CAN -- WHAT KIND OF ELEMENTS AND FEATURES OF COMMUNITY GARDEN WOULD SERVE OUR COMMUNITY RIGHT NOW. IT WAS VERY MEANINGFUL AND I THINK WE CAME UP WITH A FEW STRATEGIES. STILL GOING TO BE WORKING TOWARDS THAT AND I THINK THERE'S EXCITING THINGS DOWN THE CORNER AND WE WILL HAVE A COMMUNITY GARDEN SOON OPERATING IN THORNTON ON CITY PROPERTY. AND IF I HAVE TO DIG IN THE DIRT MYSELF, THAT'S THE WAY IT'S GOING TO BE AND I KNOW THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE GOING TO HELP ME. I LOOK FORWARD TO TELLING YOU MORE DETAILS AND I WANT TO SHOW GRATITUDE FOR OUR PARKS DEPARTMENT BEING SO ENTHUSIASTIC WITH OUR COMMUNITY. I WAS ABLE TO ATTEND THE ADAMS COUNTY MAYOR AND COMMISSIONER'S YOUTH AWARDS ON THURSDAY WITH COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZAR AND COLEMAN. AND THIS IS AN INCREDIBLE EVENT WHERE WE GOT TO SEE SOME OF THE AMAZING STUDENTS FROM AROUND OUR COUNTY BE RECOGNIZED FOR WHO THEY ARE AND THE WORK THAT THEY DO IN SCHOOL AND THE CHALLENGES THEY'VE OVERCOME. I'M PARTICULARLY PROUD OF OUR CITY BECAUSE ONE OF OUR YOUTH COUNCIL LEADERS, CORDOVAU, WAS A KEYNOTE SPEAKER AND I ADMIRE HIS ABILITY TO BE VULNERABLE AND SHARE HIS STORY WITH AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY. IT SHOWS HOW THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, HOW LUCKY THEY ARE TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE BRANDON MENTORING THEM THROUGH THE CHALLENGES THEY FACE AS YOUNG PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR BRANDON AND THE

COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT ATTENDED. WAS A MEANINGFUL MOMENT TO ME AND I'M GLAD I GOT TO SHOW HER WHAT THE BIG KIDS ARE DOING. SHE WASN'T THAT BOARD. I ALSO ATTENDED -- LET'S SEE. THE BIG ONE WAS THE ACCESSIBLE EXTRAVAGANZA. AN INCREDIBLE EVENT EVERY YEAR. GOOD TO HAVE IT BACK IN THE COMMUNITY PARK AGAIN. AND LAST YEAR WE HAD TO DO IT IN A SNOW STORM. I WANT TO THANK TA CTO FOR COLLECTING THE BASKETS AND I GOT MINE IN THE LAST MOMENT. SO, THANK YOU FOR BOARD MEMBER STACEY FOR PICKING IT UP AND ALL THE WORK SHE PUT IN THERE. FANTASTIC EVENT AND APPRECIATE MY COLLEAGUES OUT THERE, TALKING TO THE FAMILIES AND HELPING RUN THE EVENT WITH PUTTING THE EGG OUT THERE. IF YOU COULD MAKE IT, GLAD TO SEE YOU THERE. IF NOT, MAKE IT NEXT YEAR. IT'S A GREAT EVENT. AND COMMUNITY MEETING WE HOST SAID INWARD ONE. WE HAD MANY MEMBERS FROM ALL DIFFERENT WARDS OUT THERE. I LOVE THAT ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY EVENTS IS I SEE SOMEBODY FROM WARD THREE, FOUR AND THEY WANT TO LEARN WHAT'S GOING ON AND TALK TO RESIDENTS AND THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CAME OUT THERE. AND THE LAST THING I WANT TO CALL OUT -- THERE'S A LOT OF OTHER THINGS I'M SKIPPING. I'LL SAY I WANT TO SPECIFICALLY THANK COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZARER FOR ALL THE WORK SHE'S DONE IN OUR COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY

ROUND OUT REACH AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEMBERS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE CITY AND IN PARTICULAR WARD ONE. SHE WON'T BRAG ABOUT IT. AND SHE'S ALWAYS ON THE PHONE WITH SOMEBODY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND USUALLY THESE COULD BE PEOPLE SHE JUST MET, PEOPLE SHE'S NEVER MET OR KNOWN FOR 25 YEARS. AND THROUGHOUT ALL OF THOSE CONVERSATIONS, I HEAR SHE'S TRYING TO HELP THEM. SHE'S TRYING TO ADVOCATE FOR THEM. TRYING TO GET THEM WHAT THEY NEED AND MAKE THE CITY WORK FOR THEM. WHICH IS THE WAY IT SHOULD BE. AND COUNCIL MEMBERS LIKE SALAZAR WHO INSPIRED ME TO GO OUT AND DO MY FAVORITE THING AND THAT'S BUILD THOSE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL OF YOU. ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY. SHE IS SO COMMITTED TO IT. SHE'S ON THE PHONE. SHE'LL EVEN GO TO YOUR HOME AND TALK TO YOU AND ASK YOU WHATERATE SOME OF THE CHALLENGES YOU FACE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD? AND THAT IS I'VE LEARNED EVEN BEFORE SHE WAS ON COUNCIL, THAT'S HOW YOU GET THE PULSE OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY AND TO REALLY KNOW HOW PEOPLE'S DIFFERENT LIFE EXPERIENCES ARE IMPACTED BY THE CITY. IT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT BEING ON COUNCIL. AND THANK YOU, COUNCIL MEMBER SALAZAR FOR HELPING ME BE BETTER AND UNDERSTANDING THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE ALL YOU DO AND I'M SO GRATEFUL YOU'RE HERE TO HELP ME OUT. THAT IS ALL.

COUNCIL MEMBER MORESS. BACK TO YOU COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL.

THANK YOU TO LEADERSHIP I'VE SENT EMAILS AND MESSAGES, MET IN PERSON WITH ME. I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND COFFEE. AND OF COURSE, ALL THOSE WHO ENGAGED IN PUBLIC COMMENT AND SHARE INPUT INTO AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS AND HEARD THOUGHTFUL CONCERNS ABOUT PRIVACY. DATA SECURITY, VENDOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND HOW SYSTEMS LIKE THIS ARE USED IN OUR CITY. AND THEY DESERVE TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED AND CONSIDERED. I'M GLAD THEY'VE BEEN RAISED. THE FUNDAMENTAL ROLE IS TO KEEP COMMUNITY SAFE. OUR RESIDENTS EXPECT TO KEEP IT SAFE THROUGH DETERRING, COMBADDING AND SOLVING CRIME EFFECTIVELY. CAR THEFT, HIT AND RUNS, CHILD ABDUCTIONS, EVEN HUMAN TRAFFICKING. IN FACT, SIDE NOTE, ADAMS COUNTY HAS THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF HUMAN TRAF BLGING CRIMES SINCE 2008. THAT'S A REALITY WE'RE OPERATING IN. THESE CRIMES ARE NOT HYPOTHETICAL ISSUES. THEY'RE REAL, THEY HAVE REAL CONSEQUENCES FOR THE VICTIMS AND THEY'RE HAPPY TO HEAR ACROSS OUR REGION. OUR EXPECTATION IS THEY CONTINUE TO I COULDN'T UTILIZE THE TACTICS TO MAKE US CLOSER TO THE GOAL OF HAVING A SAFER CITY TODAY THAN YESTERDAY. AND THAT'S WHY TOOLS LIKE ALPRES USE PD. TIME MATTERS. THESE TOOLS ARE ABOUT SOLVING CRIMES AND BRING JUSTICE TO VICTIM PRESIDENT. AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T WANT THIS TO BE AN EITHER/OR CONVERSATION. WE'RE NOT CHOOSEBUG TWEEN PUBLIC SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. WE'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING BOTH.

I WANT TO THANK OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR ACTIVELY RESPONDING BY STRENGTHENING OUR AUDITING AND OVERSIGHT THAT'S BEEN IN USE SINCE 2019. RESIDENTS HAVE SPOKEN AND THOSE CONCERNS HAVE LED TO REAL ADJUSTMENTS. AND THAT'S EXACTLY HOW THIS PROCESS IS SUPPOSED TO WORK. IT SHOWS THAT ENGAGEMENT IS NOT JUST HAPPENING. IT'S WORKING. I APPRECIATE PROFESSIONALISM, RESPONSIVENESS TO MATTERS LIKE THIS AND MANY OTHERS. AND REGARDLESS OF THE USE OF ALPR SYSTEMS IN OUR CITY GOING FORWARD I BELIEVE WE NEED TO STAY FOCUSSED ON MAINTAINING CLEAR POLICIES, INSURING ACCOUNTABILITY AND ACCESS IN AUDITING AND CONTINUING TO COMMUNICATE CLEARLY HOW IT WORKS. AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S PRETTY STRAIGHT FORWARD. I'LL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT TOOLS THAT KEEP OUR COMMUNITIES SAFE AND I'LL CONTINUE TO EXPECT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CHOOSE ONLY THE BEST TOOLS TO ACHIEVE ITS MISSION AND WE WILL CONTINUE AS A CITY COUNSEL TO INSURE THESE ARE USE WOULD ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, DISCIPLINE AND PROPER SAFEGUARDS. OF COURSE, I WELCOME COMMENTS AND EMAILS REGARDING ALP -- ALPRs AND BUYING ME COFFEE HELPS. SO, APPRECIATE THAT. AND APRIL 12-APRIL 18 WE HAVE NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNITY COMMUNICATORS WEEK. HONORING DISPATCHERS AND EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONALS WHO SERVE AS OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. THEN APRIL 19th-25th, WORKING ITS 45TH YEAR. FIRST PROCLAIMED IN 1981 BIEZ

PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN. THIS WEEK BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER TO IM -- RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT OF CRIME AND RENEW VICTIMS' RIGHTS AND SERVICES. IT EFFECTS THEM PHYSICALLY, FINANCIALLY, SOCIALLY AND SPIRITUALLY. OVER 12,000 SERVICES HELP SUPPORT PUBLIC SAFETY AND BACKED BY MORE THAN 32,000 LAWS THAT HELP PROTECT VICTIM'S RIGHTS. IT'S A TIME TO LOOK BACK ON THE ADVANCES OF THE 45 YEARS AND HONOR THE STRENGTH AND RESILIENCE OF SURVIVORS AND RENEW OUR PROMISE TO SUPPORT VICTIMS' RIGHTS EVERY DAY. EXCITING STUFF. A COUPLE OF EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES. EARTH DAY VOLUNTEER EVENT APRIL TWEBLGD FROM 10:00 TO 12:00. P.M. AND THIS YEAR WE'RE ROLLING UP OUR SLEEVES BY BUILDING BIRD HOUSESES AND BAT BOXES. THESE WILL PROVIDE SAFE NESTING SITES AND HELP PROMOTE HEALTHY BIO DIVERSITY IN THE CITY. THEY'LL BEST SUPPORT LOCAL WILDLIFE. AND GOOD NEWS, MATERIALS AND TOOLS WILL BE PROVIDED. NEXT GREAT EVENT IN APRIL. THE ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING AND THIS WILL BE APRIL 25th FROM 9:00 TO 11:00 A.M. AND JOIN US FOR COMMUNITY TREE PLANTING AT WOOD GLEN BERKSHIRE PARK. WELL AGAIN CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES WITH TREE PLANTING AND THEY'LL BE INSTRUCTED ON PROPER TREE PLANNING TECHNIQUES AND KAER. IT'S A GREAT FAMILY FRIENDLY OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

WATER, GLOVES, TOOLS AND EXPOOR TEES WILL BE PROVIDED. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A SPRING NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN UP FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M. IF YOU CARE ABOUT CODE COMPLIANCE, AND WANTS TO GET MORE INVOLVE, VOLUNTEERS WILL ASSIST ELIGIBLE HOMES TO ASSIST IN YARD MAINTENANCE SERVICES. 13-17 PARTICIPANTS ARE WELCOME WITH PARENT PERMISSION. AND A FEW OTHER EVENTS COMING UP. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE POLICE ENGAGEMENT IN EDUCATION SERIES. THIS WILL BE ON THURSDAY APRIL 23rd FROM 6:00 TO 8:00 P.M. ON THE WRIGHT FARMS ANY THINK LIBRARY. THANK YOU TO THE COMMUNITY LIAISON OFFICERS THAT HAVE A VARIETY OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND COMMUNITY FOCUSSED TOPICS. THE NEXT WILL HAVE INCOMMUNITY RESPONDERS TEAMS AND COMMUNE CONNECTION TEAMS. THAT'S ALL ALL FOR MY COMMENTS.

COUNCIL MEMBER RUSSELL.

ALL RIGHT. I'D LIKE TO SHARE A FEW HIGHLIGHTS OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TONIGHT'S MORE TALKED ABOUT SUBJECT. HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TOOL ATTEND THE EXTRAVAGANZA, WHICH WAS A FANTASTIC EVENT IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE SUCH STRONG PARTICIPATION AND THE JOY THESE BRING OUR RESIDENT AND I TOURED MURPHY COMPANY WHERE I WAS ABLE TO SEE FIRST HAND THE WORK BEING DONE BY UNION WORKERS. THEY ARE WELL PAYING JOBS THAT SUPPORT OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. AND RIGHT HERE IN OUR CITY. ADDITIONALLY I PARTICIPATED IN THE VETERAN'S DAY PLANNING COMMITTEE ALONG SIDE CITY STAT AND COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER AND VETERAN, DR. DAVID BIGELOW. WE'RE BUILDING ON LAST YEAR'S SUCCESS AND WORKING TO BETTER HONOR THOSE WHO SERVED OUR COUNTRY. I ALSO ATTENDED THE STATION AREA MASTER PLAN KICK OFF MEETING. THAT'S A MOUTHFUL. FOCUS ON THE FUTURE STATIONS AT 144th AND HIGHWAY 7. AND IT WAS GREAT COLLABORATING WITH MEMBER OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO NAME A FEW AND OTHER STAKE HOLDERS WHO HAVE PLAN FOR THOUGHTFUL GROWTH AND ON A FUN NOTE I HAD A PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE COLORADO OUGHT SO SHOW AND CONVENTION CENTER. I WAS ABLE TO SPEND TIME WITH THE E470 TEAM. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITE AND OPPORTUNITY TO SEE THE ENGAGEMENT IN ACTION. AND TO THE MORE TALKED ABOUT ISSUE THIS EVENING. I WANT TO START BY THANKING OUR RESIDENTS FOR SHARING THOUGHTS AND CONCERNS. IT'S ALWAYS WELCOME AND THAT'S

WHAT THIS FORUM IS DESIGNED TO DO. ONE THING MENTIONED THIS EVENING AND I HAD SEEN BEFORE WAS THE EMAIL FROM THE FLOCK CEO ABOUT AMERICANS RAISING QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. I FIND THAT TROUBLING. I TOO SHARE THE SENTIMENT THAT GETTING EDGE KAGZ ABOUT NEW TECHNOLOGY DOESN'T REPRESENT AMERICANS WHO WANT TO DEFUND POLICE OR WEAKEN PUBLIC SAFETY, NORMALIZE LAWLESSNESS. AND I SHARE THAT POSITION TOO. IT'S SIMPLY A HEALTHY CONVERSATION AND DISCUSSION. AND TO BE LABELLED NEGATIVELY AND TO PUT THOSE ASSUMPTIONS ON AMERICANS IS WRONG. SO, SINCE I SHARE THAT POSITION AS WELL, HE CAN FLOCK OFF WHEN MAKING THOSE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT MYSELF AND FELLOW AMERICANS.

I WAS EXPECTING ANOTHER ONE. THANK YOU. COUNCIL MEMBER ACUNTO. COUNCIL MEMBER ACUNTO. Caller: CAN YOU HEAR ME? NOW WE CAN.

Caller: I WANT TO ADDRESS WHAT I'VE HEARD TONIGHT AND THAT'S THE CONCERN ABOUT PRIVACY. I HEAR THOSE CONCERNS AND THOSE ARE VERY VALID AND I TAKE THEM SERIOUSLY. IN THE LEVEL OF INCONSISTENCY AND HOW THESE ISSUES ARE BEING FRAMED. MANY OF THE INDIVIDUALS EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT ALPR CAMERAS ARE CARRYING SMART PHONES THAT TRACK LOCATION DATA CONTINUOUSLY, AND USING VEHICLE SYSTEMS THAT LOG HISTORY AND USING SMART SPEAKERS AND A.I. TOOLS THAT COLLECT AND STORE PERSONAL INFORMATION. THOSE SYSTEMS ARE ALWAYS WITH YOU. THEY OPERATE INSIDE YOUR HOME, VEHICLE AND IN YOUR DAILY LIFE. AND MORE TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN COLORADO. THE LATEST FBI DATA, COLORADO HAD THE VIOLENT CRIME RATE OF 476 PER 100,000 RESIDENTS, WHICH IS 30% HIGHER TAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. PROPERTY CRIME RATE IS 2,593 PER 100,000. NEARLY 50% HIGHER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. MORE SPECIFICALLY, VEHICLE MOTOR THEFT ALONE IS 391 -- AND IT DIRECTLY IMPACTS PEOPLE IN THORNTON. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT TOOLS LIKE ALPR TECHNOLOGY, WE NEED TO BE HONEST OF THE PROBLEMS WE'RE TRYING TO SOLVE. THIS ISN'T BROAD SURVEILLANCE. THIS IS ABOUT ADDRESSING REAL CRIME TRENDS WITH TOOLS DESIGNED TO IDENTIFY STOLEN VEHICLES, AND LOCATE SUSPECTS AND ASSIST OFFICERS IN REAL TIME. WE CAN -- WE ALSO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO RESPOND TO CRIME AND PROVIDE OFFICERS WITH TOOLS THAT ARE EFFECTIVE AND LAWFUL.

AND THANK YOU FOR EVERYBODY THAT CAME AND COMMENTS TONIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER BIRD.

THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO TAKE A STEP BACK FROM FLOCK AND TALK ABOUT SOMETHING BIGGER. HOW WE AS ELECTED OFFICIALS SHOW TRANSPARENCY WITH THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT. I'VE BEEN CLEAR ON WHERE I STAND. I'VE NEVER HIDDEN MY POSITION OR ASKED ANYONE TO GUESS WHERE I STAND. WHETHER THEY AGREE OR NOT, THEY KNOW WHAT I BELIEVE THAT WE SHOULD USE THE TOOLS AVAILABLE TO PROTECT OUR COMMUNITY AND THOSE DECISIONS ARE MADE OPENLY WITH ACCOUNTABILITY. PLAY THE FIRST IMAGE FOR ME, PLEASE. WHAT I'VE SEEN RECENTLY DOESN'T REFLECT THE SAME LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY. THIS FLYER AND OTHERS LIKE IT ARE DELIVERING ONE-SIDED MESSAGES. NEXT SIDE, PLEASE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS MESSAGING, IT'S DESIGNED TO CREATE FEAR. YOU'RE BEING TRACKED EVERYWHERE YOU GO. DOCTOR, GROCERY STORE, CHURCH. THAT'S NOT THE TRUTH. THAT'S A NARRATIVE. NEXT IMAGE, PLEASE. THIS DOESN'T TELL RES -- IT TELLS THEM HOW TO RESPOND. DON'T DRIVE, RIDE A BIKE, ATTEND THESE MEETINGS. IRONIC COMING FROM SOMEONE WHO WORKS FOR A RIDE SHARE COMPANY AND PUSHING YOU NOT TO DRIVE ANYWHERE. THIS IS ABOUT PUSHING A SPECIFIC MESSAGE THAT OUR PLEASE CANNOT BE TRUST WOULD THIS TOOL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. THIS IS FROM ONE OF MY HOME

CAMERAS. COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE, YOU SAID A GREAT COMMENT. I'M AN ORBITER, NOT AN OSTER. YOU CAN SEE HIM THROUGH THE DRIVEWAYS AND TURNING AWAY. STOPPING, TEXTING ON THEIR PHONE. I'M SORRY. I'M GOING TO ASK AUDIENCE TO BE QUIET DURING THE COMMENTS.

MY SECURITY IN MY HOME IS MY DECISION AND THEN YOU COME TO MINE, ASS IF IT WAS INTENDED FROM THE VERY START. WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THIS LOOKS LIKE SITTING MEMBER OF THIS COUNCIL. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. NOW, I DON'T WANT TO BE PREZCHL SOMES. -- PRESUMPTUOUS. SO, LET'S LOOK AT ANOTHER SECURITY CAMERA. YES, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. THAT'S COUNCIL MEMBER DROPPING OFF MATERIALS ON MY DOORSTEP. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. AND THE NEXT ONE, PLEASE. THIS IS MY HOME AND IT SEEMS AN ORGANIZER, NOT AN ARBITER. THIS IS WHERE IT ACTUALLY CROSSES THE LINE. THIS WASN'T SOMETHING THE COMMUNITY COULD SEE OR HEAR --

IF YOU COULD PLEASE STOP THE TIMER. POINT OF ORDER, HE'S DISCUSSING ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER, WHICH IS AGAINST OUR RULES. EXPLAIN. HE SAID IT SEEMS LIKE THEY'RE DOING X, INSTEAD OF BEING AN ARBITRATOR. THAT'S DISCUSSING INTENT, WHICH IS CODE OF CONDUCT. I UNDERSTAND THE VAGUENESS AND I WANT TO POINT OUT, IT'S NOT ALLOWED. THE POINT IS TAKEN. COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD, YOU CAN CONTINUE, NOTING THE POINT AND START THE TIMER BACK UP.

THIS IS AN ACT OF SOLICITATION BY COUNCIL MEMBER. THAT PICTURE IS PROOF. LATER THE SAME DAY I WAS SUBJECT TO AN OPEN RECORDS ACT REQUEST FROM THE SAME GROUP. THE REQUEST FOR ALL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AND RELATED TO ME AND FLOCK. LET'S BE CLEAR. I RESPECT AND BELIEVE TRANSPARNANCY MATTERS AND I DO WORK IN THE SAME INDUSTRY THAT PROVIDES SOFTWARE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND I KNOW THE IMPORTANCE OF PROVIDING THE CORRECT TOOLS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT ALL THIS TOGETHER, PRIVATE DELIVERY TO A COUNCIL MEMBER'S HOME ON A TOPIC THAT COULD BE DISCUSSED HERE IN THE CHAMBER. COORDINATED ACTIVISTS EFFORTS BEHIND THE SCENES BY SITTING COUNCIL MEMBERS, IT RAISES QUESTIONS BECAUSE WE'RE SEEING COMMENTARY FROM LOCAL NEWSPAPERS CALLING OUT POSITIONS LIKE MINE. WITHOUT ALWAYS BEING TRANSPARENT. THAT MATTERS. TRANCE -- LET ME BE CLEAR, I WELCOME DISAGREEMENT. PART OF MY ROLE IS ENACT POLICY GOOD FOR ALL OF OUR RESIDENT PRESIDENT. THERE'S A DIFFERENT BETWEEN OPEN DISGRAEMENT AND INDIRECT INFLUENCE. A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STANDING HERE, STATING YOUR POSITION, OWNING IT PUBLICLY AND PUSHING A NARRATIVE THROUGH PRIVATE EFFORTS, SELECTIVE MESSAGING AND INCOMPLETE INFORMATION. ONE BUILDS TRUST AND THE OTHER ERODES IT. THIS ISN'T JUST ABOUT ONE POLICY. IT'S ABOUT WHETHER WE'RE HONEST AND TRANSPARENCY WITH THE PEOPLE WE REPRESENT, ACTIONS AND PROCESS.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO AGREE WITH ME BUT YOU NEVER HAVE TO QUESTION WHERE I STAND OR HOW I OPERATE AND I BELIEVE OUR RESIDENTS DESERVE THE SAME LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY FROM EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM. TANK YOU.

THANK YOU. THE CITY IS COUNTRY RECRUITING FOR REGULAR POSITION SUCH AS CORESPONDER, COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS COORDINATOR AND CYBER SECURITY NA ENGINEER AND WE HAVE A LOT OF GREAT SEASONAL POSITIONS OPEN. SEVERAL ARE POSTED NOW. I CAN LEARN MORE OT GO COT.NET.JOBS AND FOLLOW US ON LINKEDIN. AND WEIR HIRING FOR WARD 1 AND WARD 2. DEADLINE IS APRIL 23 AT 5:00 P.M. AND ACTIVATING THE ADULT BOARD, WARD THREE AND 10. I THINK MY COLLEAGUES DID A GOOD JOB EXPLAINING. AND OUR PARK STAFF DOES AN AMAZING GOOD JOB. IF YOU'VE BEEN TO OUR FESTIVALS, IT'S WHAT WE'RE KNOWN FOR. I WOULD SUGGEST ALL SUMMER LONG YOU JOIN. AND I GOT IT PARTICIPATE IN THE PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING SESSION AND THEY USED ARTS AND CULTURE TO USE WHAT WAS LEARNED WITH THEIR HISTORY. I GOT TO CHALLENGE THEM ON IDEAS AND LOOK FOR WAYS TO HELP THEM GET THEIR IDEAINIZE TO REALITY. WE ALSO HAVE A BOARDS OF COMMISSIONS MEET AND GREET WHERE WE GOT TO THANK ALL THE VOLUNTEERS THAT JOINED US. ANY OF YOU INTERESTED, WE HAVE OPENINGS AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU APPLY. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NORTHERN LIGHTS LITTLE LEAGUES AND I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO TOOK THE TIME SPEAK ON FLOCK CAMERAS AND THE VOLUME AND PASSION BEHIND IT.

THESE ARE IMPORTANT CONVERSATIONS AND I TRULY APPRECIATE THOSE THAT CONTINUED TO BRING THIS TOPIC FORWARD. IT HAS PROMPTED ME TO DO MY OWN DEEPER RESEARCH IN THE TECHNOLOGY AND THAT'S HOW THIS PROSESHOULD WORK. I WANT TO ADDRESS A FEW KEY POINTS. THERE'S BEEN A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INFORMATION AND ONE EXAMPLE OF MISINFORMATION IS THE CASE OF OHIO. AND IT WAS ABSOLUTELY A FAILURE OF PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES. YES, THE TECHNOLOGY GAVE THE WRONG INFORMATION BUT PROCESS AND PROCEDURES CAUSED THE TERRIBLE OUTCOME AND WE NEED TO LEARN FROM THOSE KIND OF THINGS. I WANT TO BE CLEAR ABOUT WHAT IT IS AND NOT. THEY'RE NOT 24/7 SURVALTANCE. THE DATA IS LIMITED. IT CAPTURE AS LICENSE PLATE AT A SPECIFIC PLACE AND TIME. IT'S BENIGN. IT CAMS WHEN THEY NEED TO CONNECT POINTS QUICKLY, ESPECIALLY IN THE FIRST CRITICAL HOURS. DATA PROTECTION IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AND I SHARE THAT CONCERN AND THAT'S WHY I'VE CONTINUED TO TAKE TIME TO LEARN MORE. WE HEARD FROM FLOCK, MOTOROLA AND AXON AND THEY ADDRESSED MANY OF THE CONCERNS THEY RAISED HERE. THESE MATTER REGARDLESS OF THE VENDOR. AND WE TALKED WITH OTHER COMMUNITIES. AND AFTER IMPLEMENTING THEM IN 2021, THEY SAY A 75% DECREASE IN STOLEN VEHICLES IN THE FIRST YEAR. THE REDUCTION WAS SO MONUMENTAL, CASTLE ROCK WAS NAMED ONE OF THE SAFEST COMMUNITIES IN COLORADO AND THEY HAVE HOAs THAT ADDED FLOCK TO THEIR TOOL KITS AND MAYORS CONTINUE TO TALK TOGETHER ABOUT

HOW POLICIES CAN IMPROVE AND WE CAN WORK TOGETHER. AND THEY WERE VERY CLEAR THEY'RE AN INVALUABLE TOOL, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THE FIRST 12-24 HOURS ARE THE MOST CRITICAL TO SOLVE. MANY TIMES BEFORE A WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS TOOL HAS INCREASED THEIR ABILITY TO PROTECT PUBLIC FROM HARM. THAT'S WHERE THIS BECOMES REAL FOR ME. ISIT'S NOT JUST ABOUT TECHNOLOGY. IT'S ABOUT VICTIMS AND FAMILY WHOSE WANT AND DESERVE ANSWERS. ABOUT PREVENTING THE NEXT CRIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS AND I WANT TO TALK BREACHLY ABOUT PROCESS. I UNDERSTAND THEDLE -- DESIRE FOR PUBLIC HEARING. THAT PROCEDURE SHOULD ONLY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE AND A PUBLIC HEARING IS NOT ENGAGEMENT. WE DON'T GET TO DIALOGUE. IT'S NOT DIFFERENT FROM TONIGHT'S PUBLIC COMMENT WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT WE GET TO RESPOND IN THE COMMENTS. WE DON'T GET THAT OPTION IN AN ACTUAL PUBLIC HEARING. THERE WILL BE MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT. PUBLIC COMMENT LIKE TONIGHT, WARD MEETINGS, COMMUNITY CONVERSATION AND DIRECT OUT REACH AND I APPRECIATE EVERYONE WHO SHOWED UP AND SPOKEN. ENGAGEMENT HAS NEVER BEEN STIFLED AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENGAGE AND LISTEN. ADD THE END OF THE DAY I HAVE TO WEIGH ALL OF THIS, CONCERNS, FACTS, OUTCOMES AND RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND I CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SUPPORT REMOVING THE TOOL. YOU ASKED FOR REPRESENTATION AND OUR ROLE IS TO REPRESENT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE CONVERSATION ENDS. WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO EVALUATE POLICIES AND TECHNOLOGIES AND HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABILITY. BUT I BELIEVE THIS TECHNOLOGY, WHEN USED RESPONSIBLY, PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN PROTECTING

THE COMMUNITY. I'M COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE WE COME FORWARD THE CORRECT CHECKS AND BALANCES. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR SPEAK UP AND CARING SO DEEPLY ABOUT THORNTON. WITH THAT, MOVE ON TO ITEM 10. THERE ARE NO QUASI-JUDICIAL PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THERE ARE NO LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS THIS EVENING. ITEM 12A IS THE QUARTERLY UPDATE. AND I'LL TURN THIS OVER TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO PRESENT THIS ITEM.

COMMERCIAL QUARTERLY UPDATE. A LOT TO GET INTO SO, I'LL JUMP RIGHT IN. THE STUFF ON THE TOP. I KNOW THE HOME MADE ICE CREAM, EVERYBODY KNOWS ABOUT THAT, GIVEN THE LINES I SEE OUT THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF SOMEPLACE BREWING AND THEY TOOK THE FORMER MOTHER TUCKER SPACE OFF 120TH. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE A NEW BREWERY IN THERE. DID WANT TO TOUCH ON THINGS COMING SOON. WING SHACK. FUZZY'S TACO SHACK IS LEAVING, GONE AND WING SHACK EXPECT TO BE OPEN SUMMER OF 2026. I WILL TUCHL ON VIEW HOUSE. WE'VE TALKED TO THEM IN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THEY'RE COMMITTED TO START BUILDING SOON. THEY RAN INTO DELAYS IN GETTING ITEMS ROUND UP TO BREAK AROUND. THEY EXPECT TO BREAK GROUND IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. WINCO FOODS. A LOT OF PEOPLE PROBABLY HEARD OF IT. IT'S AN 84,000 SQUARE FOOT GROCERY STORE THAT'S GOING TO BUILD BY THE HOME DEPOT. AND THEN KENTRO COMMERCIAL, ABOUT 50 ACRES OF RETAIL WITH A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT GROUPS. SOFT GOOD INTERESTS THEY'RE WORKING WITH AND SOME POTENTIAL RESTAURANTS OUT THERE AT QUEBEC AND 144. AND WE ANTICIPATE THAT WILL BREAK GROUND IN THE COMING HERE. ON THE EMPLOYMENT SIDE, WE HAD EXPANDED PRIMARY EMPLOYERS IN THE LAST YEAR AND A QUARTER. OVER 1,000 JOBS. THROWS THE TWO THAT ANNOUNCED IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS

YEAR. AND LUMOS SOLAR, THIS IS GOING TO BE THEIR HEAD QUARTERS. THEY'LL HAVE ABOUT 40-50 JOBS AT THEIR RAMP UP. AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING COMPANY BASED IN THE WASHINGTON TECH CENTER AND THEY'LL HAVE ABOUT TEN EMPLOYEES WORKING THERE. WE'LL TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE REDEVELOPMENT EFFORTS. IF YOU'VE DRIVEN BY RECENTLY, THERE'S WORK BEING DONE THERE. A LOT OF THINGS HAPPENING ON THAT SIDE. WE'RE REMEDIATING THE TOIL L SOILS. AND WE'LL START TO GET OUT CONTAMINATED SOIL IN THE COMING WEEKS. WE HAD A COMMUNITY UPDATE MEETING AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC WAS AWARE OF OUR PLANS MOVING FORWARD, WHICH LEADS TO THE THIRD BULL, WHICH IS THE REDEVELOPMENT REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS WILL BE COMING OUT IN THE SECOND QUARTER. REALLY EXCITED TO GET OUT IN THE STREET AND WORKING TOWARDS THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THAT SITE. I WANTED TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF OTHER DEVELOPMENT ITEMS. I'M SURE ADAMS 12 IS REBUILDING THORNTON HIGH SCHOOL. THERE WAS ASBESTS THEY'VE BEEN CLEANING UP AND THERE WILL BE BALL FIELDS, ALONG WITH THE REDEVELOPMENT OF THE HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH IS AN EXCITING PROJECT. AND WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN TO IDENTIFY SITES IN THE CITY THAT ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STRATEGIC AND COME BACK WITH A PLAN FOR COUNCIL THAT IS A COUPLE OF SPOT ITEMS.

IT GOAL IS IDENTIFY PRIMARY WHERE THEY'LL HAVE COMMERCIAL OPPORTUNITIES. AND WE SUPPORT UNDERGROUNDING IN THREE DIFFERENT PLACES OF THE CITY, INCLUDING OUR FRIENDS WITH EXCEL TO GET THE PROJECTS MOVING. THE ALLIANCE BUSINESS CENTER AND SMALL SUPPORT SIDE, WE DID HAVE GOOD ACTIVITY AT NOT JUST EVENTS BUT THE WORKSHOPS IN THE CENTER ITSELF. I WANT TO TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF BULLETS. WE DID OUT REACH AND BIG SHOUT OUT TO FIRE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE NOT SEEN A TON OF DAMAGE TO MOST OF THE BUSINESSES. WE'RE WORKING WITH SOME OF THE BUSINESSES TO TRY TO LEVER GRANT OPPORTUNITIES TO FIX FACADES AND FENCES THAEFB RUR RUN INTO OUT THERE AND I WANT TO TOUCH ON THE REGULATORY JUSTICE INITIATIVE AND THANKS TO THE METRO MAYOR'S CAUCUS AND CITY'S WORK FOR THAT PROJECT. THAT'S ONE WE APPLIED FOR AND RECEIVED AND THE PURPOSE IS WERP ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE WAY THROUGH AND LOOKING AT SMALL BUSINESSES, PRIMARILY, TO BUILD IN THE CITY AND WE HAVE A COUPLE OF MORE ROUNDTABLES SKEBLGALLED WITH BUSINESS RZ THAT RECENTLY OPENED AND DO COUPLE OF MORE WITH COCA PLANTS AND ONE WITH DEVELOPERS AND BROKERS ON TRYING TO IDENTIFY MORE OF THE HURDLES. AND ANTICIPATE THAT BEING FINISHED AROUND JULY OF THIS YEAR. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND EDUCATE ON THE RESULTS WE GET ON THAT. AND I DID WANT TO MAKE SURE THE PUBLIC WAS AWARE OF SOME OF THE

COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE PRETTY GOOD AT SHEDDING THE NAR, MIGHT BE A TERM I'M TOO OLD TO USE. ON THE LEFT IS MARTINEZ AND MORRIS, THANK YOU. WE HAD A GREAT EVENT AT SNOW BON. AND WE APPRECIATE SNOW BON. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF EVENTS. ONE WITH THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. AND MY STAFF IS GOING TO SMACK ME FOR NOT HAVING THE DATE. IT'S 625 IS THE DATE. SO DOES NOT CONFLICT WITH ANY OF THE EVENTS AND MAY 14th. SO, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE. DO JUST WANT TO TOUCH ON FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS ON SALES TAX. VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY. THERE WAS A DECREASE IN PROJECTIONS IN 2025. WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH NATIONAL AND LOCAL TRENDS GIVEN TREPIDATION OUT THERE AND HAVE POSITIVE GROWTH IN OVER 2024. THE REASON WE INCLUDED THE CHART AND THESE ARE OUR TOP FIVE SALES TAX-PRODUCING CATEGORIES IN THE CITY BECAUSE THEY INCLUDE RESTAURANTS BECAUSE WE THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO SHOW WHERE SOME OF THE GREKT WAS OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS. WORKING LEFT TO RIGHT. LOOKING AT THE CHART, IT BREAKS IT DOWN MORE TO SHOW WHERE THE DECREASES WERE AT AND IT'S DESIGNED TO TWO MAIN AREAS. WE THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPORTANT INFORMATION AS THERE'S QUESTIONS ABOUT TRENDS AND

THINGS ALONG THOSE LINES AND SINCE 2023, THEY'VE ADDED OVER 10 MILLION TO OUR BASE. NEW RETAILERS PROVIDING SALES TAX. WANTED MORE DETAIL SINCE THERE WAS QUESTIONS AT FINANCE UPDATE. AND THIS IS MY LAST SLIDE, I PROMISE, EXCEPT FOR QUESTION SLIDE. WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR WAYS TO IMPROVE WHAT WE SHARE AND KEEP IT MORE FOCUSSED ON WHAT WE THING THE CITY AND COUNSICAL HEAR. WE'RE GOING TO MODIFY AND PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO START ABOUT TALKING ABOUT THAT TONIGHT. THE ALIGNMENT WAS THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND KEY PERFORMANCE METRICS. BROUGHTER FOR THE ECONTEAM HAVE PERSPECTIVE. AND WHETHER THEY'RE RELATED TO THE REGULATORY JUSTICE INITIATIVE OR OTHERS, WE MIGHT WANT TO HIGHLIGHT. AND WE DO A QUARTERLY SHOPPING CENTER UPDATE AND IT'S USUALLY JUST A KWOUCHL WEEKS APART. WE'RE BEING TO COMBINE THOSE. WELL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT NEW PROJECTS IN THE CITY WE KNOW COUNCIL HAS ASKED ABOUT IT. WE'RE STILL GOING TO CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THOSE. THERE WILL BE MORE DETAILING AND HAVE TO TALK FASTER. THROWS THE ONLY UPDATES WE WANTED TO PROVIDE. AN EXCITING FIRST QUARTER. HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE. THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT AS ALWAYS AND BIG SUPPORTER OF SMALL BUSINESS GROUP. GLAD TO BE A PARTNER AND ALLY. I'M GOING TO ASSUME NO UPDATES. I DON'T. THEY'VE BEEN QUIETER ON THEIR END. WE'VE NOT HEARD UPDATES. WITH THE CURRENT SITUATION, IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. COUNCIL MEMBER BYRD.

ARE THERE ANY INDICATORS ON HOW WE'RE CURRENTLY TRENDING FOR THIS YEAR, DURING THE QUARTER COMING IN RIGHT NOW? NUKDZ OF WHETHER THINGS ARE LOOKING DOWN OR FROM LAST YEAR'S SALES TAX? THAT WOULD PROBABLY BE A BETTER FWIFT. AND YET, BECAUSE I THINK THAT LAGS BEHIND FIRST QUARTER. NOW YOU WANT A FINER POINT ON THAT. I BELIEVE WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING WE CAN TELL SO FAR ON SALES TAX, 2026. PERFECT. THANK YOU.

RIGHT. COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS. I MIGHT HAVE MISSED IT IN RECENT MEETINGS. DID WE HAVE AN UPDATE ON WHO'S GOING IN THE FORMER MEDIA LOCATION OR STILL BEING MARKETED? STILL BEING ACTIVE AND THERE WAS ANOTHER BUSINESS TRYING TO GET TOUR ON THE BUILDING AT THE SAME TIME. THEY WERE ALREADY WITH THE BROKER AND THERE'S BEEN GOOD ACTIVITY ON THAT SIDE AND NOTHING INKED YET. WELL KEEP YOU UPDATED. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? YES, MA'AM.

I JUST WANTED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR KOUNSZ COUNCIL. YOUR NEXT QUARTERLY UPDATE WILL BE MAY 26. WE'LL GET INTO TRENDS AND WHAT THAT FLEENZ THE REST OF THE YEAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE THE REPORT. THANK YOU.

ITEM 13 IS THE CONSENT CALENDAR. ANYONE FROM COUNCIL WHO WOULD LIKE THE REMOVE AN ITEM. THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF THE PRESENT HAS BEEN AMENDED AND RECEIVED.

AMENDING 46 POIED POIED 7 AND 46 POIED 12 AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO FOR ALL FUNDS SHALL NOT LAPSE AT YEAR END AND UNTIL UNTIL THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED OR CANCELLED. MAY COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE? YES. RUSSELL. YES. SALAZAR? YES.

MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUS. ITEM 14A ADOPTED THE AAND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE CITY OF THORNTON COLORADO FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 XEPD FOR INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS THAL CONTINUE UNTIL THE THE PROJECT IS COMPLETED OR CANCELLED. .

HI. OFTEN IMITATED AND NEVER DUPLICATED. I'M FILLING IN FOR ERICK, WHO CAN'T BE HERE TONIGHT. FOR THE FIRST BUDGET AMENDMENT, WE PROVIDED THE KIND OF WHY IN A PROCESS. THIS COVERS ONE THING AND IT'S ONE THING ERICA HIGHLIGHTS IN HER TALKING POINTS ON THE FIRST BUDGET. I'LL GET INTO THE DETAILS. THE 2026 BUDGET IS PROPOSED TO INCREASE BY $173,744 TO FUND SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES, INCLUDING STAFFING, TRAINING AND SOFTWARE. IN 2024, DR. COG RECEIVED A FAIRLY LARGE EPA GRANT INCLUDING 35 MILLION THERE FOR IT JURISDICTIONAL AWARDS AND THE CITY APPLIED FOR AN ALLOCATION OF 1.2 MILLION WE CAN SPEND THROUGH 2029. THE SUSTAINABILITY POSITION WILL REALLY GO TO SUPPORT ACTIONS -- AN ACTION ITEM IN THE STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH IS ENVIRONMENTMENTM SUSTAINABILITY MASTER PLAN. THAT'S EMPHASIZING THE MASTER PLAN AND REBUILDING DECARP SMZATION. WE'LL BALANCE THOSE ALONG WITH THE ENVIRONMENTM SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVES. THAT'S THE SHORT AND QUICK VERSION. WE'D RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNS SNL MAYOR PRO TEM, WOULD YOU INTRODUCED ITEM 14B.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE AN AMENDMENT TO THE 2026 BUDGET AMENDING SECTION 1 OF THE ORDINANCE 3751, MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 FOR ALL FUNDS APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS SHOULD CONTINUE UNTIL IT'S COMPLETED OR CANCELLED. THANK YOU. APPROVAL OF THE ORDIANCE ON FIRST READING IS MRUFBLED AND SECOND SAID. DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, CLERK, PLEASE CALL COUNCIL.

MEMBER PRO TEM AYALA. BYRD. . COUNCIL MEMBER MORRIS. COUNCIL MEMBER ACUNTO. COUNCIL MEMBER ALGE. MOTION KASDZ UNANIMOUSLY A