[0:00] [0:00] It is 7:04 PM so we will get our town of Frederick Board [0:04] of Trustees meeting going. [0:06] Would you please take the roll for us, Trish. [0:09] Mayor Crites, present. [0:12] Trustee Mahan, here. [0:14] Trustee TeVelde, here. [0:17] Trustee March, here. [0:20] Trustee Lamach. [0:20] [0:23] Mayor Pro Brown, present [0:24] Trustee [0:27] Padia, here. [0:28] [0:32] Mayor, you have quorum. [0:32] Wonderful. Thank you. [0:33] All right, let's stand and join each other in the Pledge [0:35] of Allegiance, please. [0:36] [0:41] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America [0:46] and to the Republic for which it stands. [0:48] One nation under God, indivisible, [0:52] with liberty and justice for all. [0:55] Thank you. [0:58] All right. [0:58] Do we have any changes to our agenda tonight. [1:01] No changes. [1:02] Mayor no changes and no special presentations. [1:04] Correct? Correct. [1:05] All right. [1:06] Thank you. [1:06] We'll move into our public comment. [1:08] This portion of our agenda is provided [1:10] to allow members of our audience to provide comments [1:12] to the Board of Trustees. [1:14] Please sign in and you will be called. [1:16] If your comments or concerns require [1:18] an action on that item, or items will be moved to a later agenda. [1:22] Please limit the time of your comments to three minutes. [1:25] No sign-ups tonight. [1:26] Thank you. [1:27] So we'll move swiftly into our staff reports. [1:30] We've got Bryan's town manager report. [1:32] Any questions. [1:33] Comments Bryan, would you like to share anything regarding [1:36] your town manager report. [1:37] Yes I'm mayor. [1:38] Members of the board. [1:39] Just a couple of items. [1:43] On the report. [1:44] The first one is, we do have for the scholarship, [1:50] the school is putting on, and it's [1:53] a little bit different this year. [1:54] But it's a wonderful opportunity. [1:56] On April 30, it's a dinner at 6 o'clock PM, I know. [2:00] Emily sent out an email. [2:01] Just send, if you're available to go, [2:04] that would be great, and we'll make sure [2:06] that you're registered for it. [2:07] We will have town representation there, [2:09] so we'll certainly represent Frederick in support of the kids [2:12] for Frederick high school. [2:13] That's on April 30 at 6PM. [2:17] The other key item is we are in, I think [2:21] this is the fourth round, on Thursday [2:23] of Public Works/Engineering Director interviews. [2:27] Certainly, I know Mayor is going to be able to help [2:29] out a little bit with that. [2:31] The team has vetted four strong finalists. [2:34] We had HR Advantage do a head hunt on this. [2:39] And so we've got four finalists that all have PEs. [2:43] So we're pretty excited. [2:44] And we'll run them through the gauntlet on Thursday [2:47] as vetting it out with the organization- [2:50] a huge step forward. [2:51] And hopefully we have some good news in the next couple [2:53] of weeks in regards to that. [2:55] And then the final item is just an item [2:57] that's in the Admin Report. [2:59] Just some great work that was done with the Police Department [3:02] in solving a murder case, as mentioned in communications, [3:08] that happened, [3:09] I think it was about 15- plus years ago, 2007. [3:14] Yeah, so that was a really cool thing. [3:17] We applaud the team for the great work [3:19] that they had done on that and bringing some resolution [3:23] to that which was powerful. [3:25] So grateful for them. [3:26] With that, I'm happy to take any questions. [3:31] Questions for Bryan? [3:32] [3:36] Very helpful report. [3:37] Thank you. [3:38] Appreciate that. [3:39] No other questions. [3:41] All right. [3:42] We'll move into our consent agenda. [3:44] Our consent agenda items are considered to be routine [3:46] and will be enacted by one motion and vote. [3:48] There will be no separate discussion of our consent agenda [3:50] items unless a board member. [3:52] So requests, in which case that item [3:54] will be removed from the consent agenda [3:56] and considered at the end of the consent agenda. [3:58] You have three items under consideration tonight. [4:00] Would anyone like to remove any or provide some direction [4:03] on our consent agenda, please. [4:05] [4:08] Madam Mayor, I move that we approve the consent [4:10] agenda as presented. [4:12] Second Motion and a second. [4:14] Thank you, Trustee Mahan. [4:17] Yes trustee [4:19] TeVelde yes. [4:20] Trustee March. [4:21] Yes Mayor Pro Brown. [4:23] Yes trustee. [4:25] Padia yes. [4:27] Motion passes 5 to 0. [4:28] Thank you. [4:30] All right. [4:31] We have one action agenda item, ordinance number 1404, [4:35] for clarity tonight. [4:37] Is this just a reading or are you looking for direction [4:39] from the board this evening. [4:40] So this would be direction on first reading for the board [4:43] this evening. [4:44] OK thank you. [4:47] And Mayor, to introduce this Item, for the first reading [4:52] for the execution of the delivery of a site [4:55] lease or lease purchase agreement, for the certificate [4:57] purchase agreement authorizing the sale of certificate [5:01] of participation. [5:02] This is something that as part of the great work that the team [5:06] has done over the last two years in [5:08] regards to the public works facility, [5:10] we had an update at the last, [5:12] I think it was in last month's board meeting on the project. [5:17] This is just the financing mechanism of how we're [5:20] going to proceed with that. [5:22] I want to introduce just a couple of team members. [5:24] First, Kurtis Adams, who's our Finance Director. [5:26] I know Anthony Bixby is here. [5:28] They'll be key team members and helping [5:30] us continually move this project forward from the town side. [5:34] And then obviously we have Maddie from Hilltop Securities, [5:38] who's a senior vice president. [5:39] That's just going to run through a quick, short presentation. [5:42] Just in general, from the understanding [5:44] of what a certificate of participation is. [5:47] And then certainly if there's any questions [5:49] in relation to that, we're happy to answer that. [5:52] Maddie. [5:53] Thank you. [5:54] [6:04] Good evening. [6:05] Thank you for having me. [6:07] So yes, as Bryan just mentioned, I'm just going [6:09] to I have a few slides here. [6:11] I'm not going to read them in detail, [6:12] but just to provide a bit of information about what a COP is, [6:16] what we're doing here, and then a little bit of a market update. [6:19] Although I did this like a week and a half ago. [6:22] And as if anybody that's been paying [6:23] attention to the market over the last week, it has changed. [6:27] So what I am going to talk about a little bit today [6:30] is the overview of your finance team. [6:33] You've brought in several consultants [6:35] to help get this across the finish line. [6:37] A high level overview of what the legal structure is here. [6:41] A brief description of the authorizing ordinance. [6:43] I know it's a lot of words, but some of the key [6:46] highlights of what we deem to be relevant [6:49] and what you all should probably be caring about. [6:51] And then big picture financing timeline and that market update. [6:55] So for a financing team perspective, the town hired us, [7:00] I think, a year or so ago. [7:02] As you all were starting to go down this path of getting [7:05] ready to finance this project, Hilltop Security [7:09] serves as the town's municipal advisor. [7:11] We have a fiduciary duty to the town [7:12] and are required to act in your best interest. [7:14] So we essentially help guide the transaction along [7:17] and oversee the issuance and pricing process. [7:22] Kutak rock is serving as Bond and disclosure counsel. [7:24] You have a representative here this evening. [7:26] They are the ones that got to draft those lovely documents [7:29] that are in front of you and will obviously [7:31] be giving legal opinions as it relates [7:33] to the issuance of the COPs. [7:35] Stifel was selected through a brief RFP process [7:39] to serve as underwriter for this transaction. [7:42] They are locally based in Denver, [7:45] and I know I believe actually, Alan had been up here previously [7:49] to help through thinking through some capital needs of the town. [7:53] And then UMB bank as trustee, which is [7:55] more so important in the legal structure of things. [7:58] But they operate more so behind the scenes. [8:01] So there's a lot of words on here. [8:03] But the big picture perspective is [8:05] that COPs are a very common financing technique or tool used [8:09] by Colorado local governments. [8:12] It's essentially creating a lease structure [8:15] by which a property that you already [8:16] own or are going to build is leased to a trustee. [8:20] And then you are leasing it back. [8:22] Your annual payments, which loosely are called debt service, [8:25] but we legally would like to call them base rental payments [8:28] are subject to annual appropriation [8:30] that you're making as part of your budget process. [8:34] From a TABOR perspective, it is not [8:36] considered a multi fiscal year obligation because [8:38] of that annual appropriation nature [8:41] rather than a revenue pledge. [8:44] After going through that slide a number of times [8:46] with many different organizations, [8:48] I decided that a picture was a little bit easier to understand [8:51] what's happening here. [8:52] So that building in the middle, although it looks like a school, [8:55] it says government on it, I promise. [8:57] So that is meant to represent your leased property. [9:01] So in this instance that would to be constructed [9:03] public works facility. [9:05] You are leasing that to the trustee. [9:08] They are giving you an upfront payment, which in this instance [9:11] is your project fund. [9:12] So our targeted $46 million of proceeds. [9:15] And then you are leasing it back from them. [9:18] And those annual base rental payments [9:19] are then what goes to certificate holders [9:21] to repay that obligation. [9:23] So that's essentially what's represented [9:25] there but described on the prior slide. Bit of the credit detail, [9:30] So from a lease property perspective [9:32] you're not required to use the project that you are [9:35] building as the lease property. [9:36] You can use an alternate project or alternate facility. [9:40] That said, in this instance, it works very well because we'd [9:42] like to find something that's approximately equal in value [9:45] of what you're borrowing. [9:46] And if it's $46 million that we're borrowing [9:48] and that's how much it costs to build the facility. [9:50] That's a pretty good one to one ratio, [9:53] but we can look alternatively, and other entities [9:56] do so from time to time from a perspective. [10:00] These will be rated, so we expect them to have [10:03] an investment grade rating. [10:05] We will be using standard and Poor's or S&P for rating [10:09] of these certificates. [10:10] Typically, they will do their analysis [10:13] and they'll assign you essentially an issuer credit [10:16] rating, which is the equivalent of a general obligation bond [10:19] rating. [10:20] And then our COP rating is one notch below that. [10:22] But so as an example, if your issuer [10:25] credit rating or rating is AA, then [10:27] your COP rating is AA minus. [10:29] That obviously does result in a slightly higher interest rate [10:32] than if you're at the AA and the AA rating. [10:36] But usually we say it's about five [10:38] basis points for every notch. [10:39] So in the grand scheme of things, actually relatively [10:42] immaterial your actual cost of the project. [10:44] And obviously given what's happening currently and as far [10:48] as tariffs or inflation, those are actually much more impactful [10:51] to your overall repayment and borrowing costs [10:54] than your credit rating. [10:58] So this evening you are considering on first reading [11:00] the authorizing ordinance, which is what actually gives [11:03] the permission for the town to go execute [11:06] the certificates of participation [11:07] so long as we stay within a box. [11:10] And that's what those parameters create is. [11:12] So as long as we're able to meet those parameters, [11:15] then that gives the authorization [11:17] to the designated officials to issue the COP essentially [11:20] on behalf of the town. [11:22] In addition to that ordinance, you also [11:24] have several other documents that [11:26] are being approved as to form that again, just [11:28] create that legal structure. [11:30] You have several attorneys in the room that can [11:32] speak to that in more detail. [11:33] So I will not bore you with that, [11:35] but you feel free to ask questions. [11:37] And then the other piece is the preliminary official statement, [11:39] that is the disclosure document that [11:41] will be used by Stifel to go market these certificates [11:44] to investors. [11:46] And that really just has a lot of information about the town. [11:48] So your financials, historical operations, revenues, [11:52] fund balances, et cetera to really paint [11:54] the rosiest picture, so to speak, of the town, [11:57] to then be able to communicate the credit [11:59] worthiness of the town to potential investors [12:02] that would buy those COPs. [12:03] [12:06] And this next slide, we just have the parameters [12:08] which are again, the important piece [12:10] here from the box perspective. [12:12] So we're essentially saying that the term of the COPs [12:16] shall not be longer than it's technically 29 years as [12:20] opposed to 30 just because of some legal requirements [12:23] within statute. [12:23] So essentially the final maturity potentially here [12:27] would be in 2054 that an up front payment from the trustee [12:32] shall not be less than $46 million. [12:35] So that's your project fund. [12:36] So we're making sure that you're getting exactly what [12:38] you need to build the facility. [12:40] Our maximum annual repayment amount [12:42] is we're capping that at $4 million per year, [12:46] and then our maximum principal amount of COPs that you're [12:48] issuing is 47 million. [12:50] The difference between the 46 and 47 [12:53] has to do with other cost of issuance [12:54] and things, in addition to that 46 million project fund. [12:57] We actually expect those to be far less than $1 million, [13:00] but we'd just like to have a little bit of cushion [13:01] depending on how market changes. [13:05] So next steps obviously starting at the top, [13:08] we are here in front of you all this evening for first reading. [13:11] This will be considered your next meeting on second reading. [13:14] And then we'll really go through the heavy lift, [13:18] I guess I'd say of the financing process [13:20] as far as town staff time. [13:22] So we'll have that rating call with S&P. We'll be working [13:26] with Stigel and Kutak to finalize that disclosure [13:28] document, the preliminary official statement, [13:31] and get that ready to post and allow Stifel to go market [13:35] the transaction to investors. [13:37] We're currently targeting a pricing date of May 28 [13:39] and closing on June 10. [13:41] That said, this is not set in stone, [13:43] and the same is true for the authorizing ordinance. [13:47] It is allowing you to do so. [13:49] It's not requiring you to do so. [13:50] So obviously, as things change and market volatility [13:54] depending if it calms down or continues, [13:57] we are not obligated to stay on this timeline. [14:00] The ordinance does allow for reimbursement. [14:03] So if the town needed to proceed with the project, [14:06] but we were not in a place to issue certificates yet, [14:08] you can use available funds of the town [14:11] and then reimburse yourself with proceeds once we actually [14:13] go to do that issuance. [14:15] [14:17] And then sitting here where we are today. [14:19] So I think we're still working through the actual term [14:23] of the financing with the town. [14:24] The parameters were built to give you flexibility to do up [14:27] to that 29 year term, but also potentially [14:31] as short as a 20 year term. [14:33] Obviously, this is a long term facility [14:35] that you're constructing that has a long, useful life. [14:38] It really usually comes down to a budgetary perspective of what [14:42] that annual payment needs to look like, [14:44] so we'll continue to work through that. [14:46] That's not something that needs to be decided today. [14:48] We'll continue to evaluate that as the market moves forward. [14:51] I will note that interest rates from this date [14:55] are up about 25 basis points just given, [14:59] rates went down last week and now are back up [15:02] over these last two trading days and hopefully reach [15:06] some consensus here moving forward. [15:09] It's been a little hectic. [15:10] So we are anticipating a rating of AA minus for these cops. [15:15] So essentially an issuer credit rating or a rating of AA. [15:18] The town does have sales tax bonds [15:21] outstanding that are rated by S&P [15:22] and are rated at that AA category. [15:26] And then these COPs will have a call date, unlike your mortgage, [15:31] where you can go back to a bank and refinance [15:33] at any point in time. [15:34] Municipal bonds are typically issued with essentially a 10 [15:38] year lock out provision where you can't refund in that period [15:42] or refinance or prepay, but any time on or after that date [15:45] you can do so. [15:46] And so that will be structured into this transaction. [15:49] So that hopefully 10 years from now interest rates [15:51] are lower or potentially you've accumulated some cash [15:54] to be able to pay off or refinance these COPs. [15:57] [16:01] I think that's it. [16:02] Yes any questions. [16:04] [16:10] I mean, I have a question for Kurtis most likely, [16:13] but just on what we're thinking on the rate on the was it [16:18] 4.65 or 4.95. [16:20] Is that what I saw. [16:21] Oh the. [16:22] Yes our current. [16:23] Yes So yes. [16:24] So the currently are the 20 year option here is at a 450 [16:29] basically that on the left. [16:31] Our option on the right. [16:33] That 465 is that 29 year term. [16:35] So the difference of that final maturity between 2045 and 54. [16:39] Those are not our only options. [16:40] You really can do anything in between there. [16:43] But obviously you can see it impacts that annual payment [16:46] at roughly 3.5 million on the shorter term [16:49] that a 20 year term and then a little under 3 million [16:53] under the longer term, but obviously then costs [16:55] you more money in the long run. [16:57] So we have not had any conversations yet [17:00] with the town about preference. [17:02] We're just leaving the options open. [17:04] But I don't know if Kurtis has anything he wants to add. [17:08] Yeah, I would say just kind of recently being looped [17:11] into this overall project. [17:14] My suggestion is that with Bryan and any other senior leadership [17:19] members, have a discussion as to what [17:24] the current operational load of the general fund. [17:29] I'm going to suggest more in line with the option two. [17:33] I know that's a slightly higher interest rate, [17:36] but in light of the general FTE growth of the town. [17:41] That's going to be my suggestion, [17:43] but I want to have those necessary conversations with [17:46] Bryan and Maddie and teams. [17:48] Yeah I appreciate that. [17:50] Well, I think we've talked about maybe [17:52] this is part of our retreat is just overall how [17:57] many large financing projects we have over the next 20, 30 years. [18:01] And we really need to have that as a more holistic conversation. [18:05] This is an important piece. [18:06] But I don't think we can pick option 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 until we [18:11] understand the brevity of all of the financial components [18:14] that we're considering. [18:15] So I think we should put that on the schedule. [18:18] May I clarify with you on the 10 year lock out period, [18:22] we can start. [18:23] We just can't refi in that time. [18:25] Can you start making early repayment. [18:27] No, no unfortunately not. [18:30] No so you obviously could internally, [18:33] if you had excess funds available on an annual basis, [18:35] you could put some funds aside. [18:37] And obviously those would get invested [18:40] and you'd have interest earnings and potentially, [18:41] that would grow to then be able to create [18:43] a surplus of funds that would be available at that 10 year mark. [18:48] But unfortunately not. [18:49] The one caveat I'll say is that you can refund them [18:53] on a taxable basis early in the 2020 2021 [18:58] frame, when interest rates were at all time lows, [19:01] we did see a lot of taxable advance refundings happen. [19:06] Obviously, we don't know what the next 10 years hold, [19:11] but in theory, if we entered into an environment, market rate [19:15] environment like that, again, we would evaluate doing a refunding [19:18] to see if it resulted in positive savings that [19:21] were worthwhile pursuing at that time. [19:23] And I'm not all that familiar with the purchasing [19:29] or investment of COPs, but I'm assuming [19:32] there's pretty heavy criteria for those [19:35] that would invest in our COPs that you can put in place. [19:39] Yes yeah. [19:40] So yes, there's certain requirements that investors have [19:43] to be able to purchase COPs. [19:45] That said, I will note that an individual in the town, if they [19:48] have the appropriate brokerage account [19:50] and all those types of things, they actually can go buy these [19:52] cops if they choose to do so. [19:55] Unlike what we call a dirt deal, like a metro district deal, [20:00] and some things that are a little bit more unsecure [20:03] or a little bit riskier, these are actually these [20:06] are investment grade rated. [20:07] They are fairly secure from an investor perspective. [20:10] So yes, there are certain sort of criterias and thresholds [20:12] that they have to be able to meet to purchase the COPs. [20:15] But there are honestly not all that limiting [20:18] just given what the credit is. [20:21] They don't typically then resell it to others to buy COPs. [20:25] Some may. [20:25] It depends on the account. [20:27] So there are some types of investors that are buying them [20:30] to hold in their account, and they're utilizing them to manage [20:34] their overall portfolios. [20:35] If you think of the Nuveens and name. [20:37] You're kind of larger companies, corporations, they do that. [20:41] There are some trading accounts that will buy them. [20:43] And then with the intent of selling them, just like you [20:45] would see in a day trade type of environment, [20:50] if they think they can make a buck off of it, basically [20:52] they will. [20:53] That said, what we do is work with Stifel pretty closely [20:55] to try and have the actual cops allocated [20:58] or given to folks, that are going [21:01] to buy and hold and be better from a secondary trading [21:06] perspective. [21:07] They don't want folks that are necessarily [21:08] flipping the bonds immediately. [21:11] They want to make sure that there is a viable market [21:14] for the COPs in the long run, because that [21:16] gives you some certainty. [21:17] Investors that are buying them. [21:19] Yeah great. [21:20] Well, you just explained what I was vulnerable about, so thanks. [21:23] [21:26] Thank you. [21:28] Any questions, Mr. finance. [21:31] [21:34] That was very helpful. [21:35] Thank you, thank you. [21:36] Yes do you have other team members, Bryan, [21:39] that have other items to present on this item. [21:41] No, the only other thing, and I might have Kurtis just [21:44] come and mention, just generally it [21:46] might be helpful for the current state of the town with debt. [21:50] I know we've talked about it during the budget, [21:52] but I think it's a good helpful reminder. [21:54] The other piece and I just check in with Jason. [21:57] We do need to look into this and maybe tomorrow [22:00] in the next couple of days. [22:01] The second reading is scheduled for April 22. [22:05] So given whether or not just the complications of that meeting, [22:08] if we have that meeting, let us look into it [22:11] and see what the publishing is. [22:12] At minimum, we can still hold a meeting if needed. [22:14] That has it been published. [22:17] I believe it has. [22:18] I was just looking at that. [22:19] OK, then. [22:21] Yes, please. [22:22] You can look into that and just let us know. [22:24] OK yeah. [22:25] It sounds like that schedule is somewhat [22:27] flexible, so should be OK. [22:29] OK thank you. [22:30] I think just holistically, one thing just to note [22:34] is so for local municipal government, [22:38] the total debt limit for the town [22:41] is 3% of the actual value determined [22:46] by the County assessor. [22:47] So that's not the assessed valuation but the actual value. [22:51] And so 3% So the total assessed value I'm sorry. [22:55] Actual value for the town is just over 4 billion. [22:59] And so our legal debt limit is $122 million. [23:04] So what's interesting, and I think this is exceptionally [23:08] rare, is that our total bonded debt currently [23:12] is just over $1 million. [23:14] So our bonded debt is very low with 46 million on the table. [23:23] The town has the capacity and still well, with [23:27] under the 122,000,003% limit. [23:29] So I just wanted to make note of that. [23:33] Is it common for municipalities to have multiple projects [23:36] with COPs then. [23:39] Is that not common. [23:40] I've seen it in a couple of jurisdictions I've been in. [23:43] Some of them have been COPs that were like five or six years, [23:46] and then they'll get another one going. [23:48] But yeah, certainly. [23:51] So our only remaining bonded debt are sales [23:54] and use tax revenue bonds for intersection construction. [24:00] And so just over $1 million it's very low. [24:02] Yeah agreed. [24:03] Yeah it's helpful. [24:05] Thank you. [24:05] Thank you Maddie. [24:06] Appreciate your time. [24:09] So, Madam Mayor, if I could also introduce Ryan Jardine, [24:12] he's bond counsel. [24:14] He was mentioned. [24:15] One of the other things that we picked up [24:16] on, as you saw a lot of documentation [24:18] that was provided to you. [24:19] One of the things that needed a slight change or Amendment [24:23] to what was originally presented to you [24:25] between first and second reading, [24:26] or if we can approve it this evening, to be included [24:29] in before next reading, is a slight change in the language [24:33] in one of the sections that talks about the deposit [24:37] to the project fund under indenture, [24:39] as opposed to the way it was worded before, [24:41] which is kind of a parenthetical. [24:43] So it's really not a huge material change, but just [24:47] one of the things that we highlighted, [24:48] I don't know if you want to add anything in. [24:50] [24:53] Yeah we needed to modify a little bit of how we phrased one [24:56] of the parameters there didn't change the parameter [24:58] as much as just reflected that. [25:00] The actual security for the COP is the building itself not [25:03] a different building, right. [25:06] Nor the O&M of the building. [25:08] The building. [25:09] And that's already included in this language [25:15] that the Board would be considering in this ordinance. [25:18] No, because this red line came in [25:21] after we've published it to you all out in the packet originally [25:25] a week and a half ago. [25:25] So what I would recommend or suggest is, upon first reading [25:29] that motion include the ability to modify that language. [25:34] And then we will have that in the second reading as changed [25:39] So include the ability to modify the phrasing of parameters [25:45] for the indenture language. [25:46] [25:54] That work. [25:54] [25:57] That would be effective to be a part of the second reading. [26:01] OK Thank you. [26:03] [26:06] Missing part of it to include the ability [26:09] to modify the parameters for phrasing of parameters [26:13] for the indenture. [26:14] Phrasing the parameters for the indentured language. [26:22] And if it's helpful for the transparency to the public, [26:25] we can put that red line in the packet for the second reading [26:28] and just show this is exactly the red line that was changed [26:31] so that what you'll see on second reading [26:33] is the final version. [26:35] We can have a call out to this particular language, [26:37] so please do. [26:38] Thank you. [26:39] Please do that. [26:40] Thank you. [26:40] [26:44] Any other questions, comments, concerns. [26:47] [26:52] I wrote it down too. [26:53] So it's ready. [26:56] All right. [26:57] What's the word before parameters. [26:58] That's the word. [26:59] I wrote it too tiny. [27:00] I was dumb. [27:02] prevailing phrase. [27:04] Phrase OK. [27:09] Phrasing phrasing. [27:11] Prasing all right. [27:13] Some directions, please, for this and see what happens. [27:16] That's all right. [27:17] Madam Mayor, I move that we include the ability [27:21] to modify the phrasing. [27:23] Sorry you'll have to approve the ordinance. [27:26] Yeah there we go. [27:27] Ordinance scroll up here. [27:29] There you go. [27:30] Wow, that went really crazy on me. [27:33] Scroll up to high. [27:34] It went fast and it went nuts. [27:36] Here we go. [27:37] I move that we approve ordinance number 1404. [27:43] With to include the ability to modify phrase [27:46] parameters for the indenture language [27:50] upon the second reading. [27:51] First reading. [27:52] First reading. [27:53] First reading. [27:55] It's close. [27:56] Second Motion. [27:57] And a second. [27:57] Thank you. [27:59] I gotcha. [28:01] Trustee Padia. [28:01] Yes Mayor Pro Brown. [28:05] Yes trustee. [28:06] March yes. [28:08] Trustee TeVelde. [28:08] Yes trustee. [28:10] Mahan yes. [28:12] Motion passes 5 to 0. [28:13] Thank you. [28:15] I should have mentioned this while it was being considered, [28:17] but I think communications was working on some big cues [28:21] for this project in general. [28:22] So maybe even having a finance component [28:24] so that this can be shared with our community in layman's terms [28:31] would be helpful. [28:32] That'd be great. [28:32] Thank you. [28:36] Great, thanks. [28:37] Trustee reports. [28:37] Anyone have any items you'd like to address tonight Excuse me. [28:44] No, just a mention again of the effort and the success [28:49] in finding the person that ended the life of a very young mom [28:53] in 2007 over in Prairie Greens. [28:56] It was a really dark time for the people [29:00] there at Prairie Greens when that happened. [29:02] And the longer it went, the more we were sure they were never [29:04] going to catch the person. [29:06] And to have that come around, there [29:08] was a lot of people that were living [29:09] back there in Prairie Greens and even some that weren't that saw. [29:14] So kudos to our Police Department and the CBI [29:18] and all those that were involved. [29:21] Great work done. [29:22] Yeah agreed. [29:23] Work is anyone else. [29:30] How about you, Mayor. [29:31] I don't have any items other than I [29:33] always write down your names. [29:36] And then the item that you had for trustee reports. [29:38] And right now I just have Dan murder for my notes. [29:41] So if anyone else can share some trustee reports for my notes [29:45] sake, that would be great. [29:47] I like that it's shorthand. [29:51] That's all I have for today. [29:52] You're going to let me leave it like that. [29:56] Yeah all right. [29:58] Yeah OK. [29:59] We don't have any discussion agenda items today. [30:02] We do have two executive sessions. [30:05] Jason, are you comfortable with myself recommending [30:08] a motion to go into both of those executive sessions [30:10] at this time. [30:11] Correct as long as if there's any objection [30:14] to having both of those approved at the same time. [30:16] Otherwise, you can do them as two separate motions, [30:18] but that should be fine. [30:19] Is there comfort with that Yes All right. [30:21] At this time, I would like to recommend a motion to go [30:24] into executive session 1 for conference with our town [30:28] attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice [30:30] on specific legal questions under CRS section 24-6-402(4)(b) [30:34] regarding potential litigation, as well as a second executive [30:38] session separately for a conference with the town [30:40] attorney for the purpose of receiving [30:42] legal advice on specific legal questions under CRS. [30:46] Section 24-6-402(4)(b) regarding our employee handbook update. [30:50] So moved. [30:51] Second Thank you for that. [30:53] [30:56] Trustee Mahan. [30:57] Yes trustee. [30:58] TeVelde yes. [31:00] Trustee Padia. [31:01] Yes mayor. [31:02] Pro tem Brown yes. [31:04] Trustee March. [31:05] Yes Motion passes 5 to 0. [31:09] Wonderful Thank you. [31:10] Let's take a five minute recess and we'll get going. [31:13] Thank you. [31:16] You got him. [31:17]