[2:29] Evening. I [2:31] d like to call to [2:33] order our city council meeting [2:37] for Tuesday, JUNE 17th, 2025. [2:38] And ask council member p [2:39] Pawlowski to lead us in the [2:52] Pledge of Allegiance. United [3:09] States. Did Invisible All right, [3:12] uh. MADAM City Clerk, please [3:16] call roll. MAY mouse. Mayor [3:19] Prote Pet yeah here Council [3:20] member Fiddler Council member [3:23] Green. Council member Pawlowski. [3:27] Council member Snyder. Present [3:29] Council member Tadeo Council [3:30] member Worth, you have a quorum, [3:33] Your Honor. Thank you. Next is [3:35] the consent agenda, MADAM City [3:36] clerk, please read that into [3:39] the record. Item 2a, approval [3:42] of the MAY 20th, 2025 City [3:45] council minutes. Item 2 be [3:46] final reading of an ordinance [3:48] of the city council of the City [3:50] of Brighton, Colorado, amending [3:51] the Development impact fee [3:53] section 35 of the Brighton [3:56] Municipal Code. Item 2 final [3:57] reading of an ordinance of the [3:59] city council of the City of [4:02] Brighton, Colorado, Amending [4:03] section 2-4-13 of the Brighton [4:05] Municipal Code related to [4:09] Nomination petitions. Item 2d, [4:10] final reading of an ordinance [4:11] of the city council of the City [4:14] of Brighton, Colorado, amending [4:17] the lodging tax section 3-40-50 [4:20] of the Brighton Municipal Code. [4:21] Item 2 e. Final reading of an [4:22] ordinance of the city council [4:24] of the City of Brighton, [4:27] Colorado, amending Article 8-28 [4:29] of the Brighton Municipal Code [4:31] to update the fireworks [4:32] authorized officers and [4:35] penalties for violations? Item [4:36] 2f, a resolution of the city [4:38] council of the City of Brighton, [4:39] Colorado, appointing Stephanie [4:42] Om as the Ward 2 member of the [4:43] Planning commission to fill an [4:46] unexpired term to JANUARY 2026. [4:48] Item 2g, a resolution of the [4:50] city council of the City of [4:52] Brighton, Colorado, appointing [4:54] Edward Otterson as a member of [4:55] the Brighton Urban Renewal [4:57] Authority with a term to AUGUST [5:01] 2029. Item 2h, a resolution of [5:02] the city council of the City of [5:04] Brighton, Colorado, appointing [5:05] Bonnie Charlesworth as a member [5:07] of the Brighton Urban Renewal [5:09] Authority to fill an unexpired [5:11] term to AUGUST 2026. Thank you. [5:11] It [5:13] s a pleasure, council, [5:15] Council member Pawlowski. Thank [5:17] you, Mayor, and uh, As we let [5:19] the city clerk take a breath. [5:21] After that long I, I would like [5:23] to move for approval of the [5:24] consent agenda as presented. [5:26] All right, and then the council [5:27] member Fiddler. Thank you, [5:28] Mayor I second. There [5:29] s a 1st [5:32] and 2nd to approve the consent [5:38] agenda as read Rocaldo. Motion [5:42] passes, 8 to 0. Next is the [5:44] approval of the regular agenda. [5:47] We get our screen changed over. [5:48] Someone want to make a motion [5:53] on that. Council member Tadeo. [5:55] Thank you, Mary. I moved to [5:59] approve the regular agenda. The [6:00] council member Pullowski, thank [6:01] you, Mayor. I [6:01] m happy to second [6:04] that motion. We have a 1st and [6:06] 2nd to prove the regular agenda [6:08] as presented, if there [6:08] s [6:09] nothing else to discuss, Roll [6:15] call vote. Motion passes 8 to 0. [6:18] Next ceremonies, we [6:19] ll start [6:21] with uh swearing in the new [6:24] board and commission members. [6:25] Uh, city manager Martinez. [6:27] Thank you, Mayor. Good evening, [6:28] Mayor Mayor Prote and members [6:30] of council at this time, I will [6:32] ask those who are to be sworn [6:34] in this evening to join our [6:36] city clerk at the podium. And [6:37] come close to the micke, please. [6:43] We [6:46] ll start with Raise your [6:48] right hand, repeat after me, I [6:51] state your name. I, Stephanie o [6:53] to solemnly declare, do [6:54] solemnly declare and affirm and [6:55] affirm that I will support the [6:56] Constitution, but I [6:57] ll support [6:59] the Constitution of the United [7:01] States. The Constitution, the [7:03] Constitution of the state of [7:05] Colorado State of Colorado and [7:07] the office of and the Office of [7:08] Planning commission member [7:09] planning commission member and [7:11] will faithfully perform and [7:11] will faithfully perform the [7:13] duties of the office, the [7:14] duties of the office I [7:14] m about [7:14] to enter. I [7:15] m about to enter. [7:22] Thank you. Ok. Ok. Raise your [7:24] right hand. Repeat after me, I [7:26] state your name. I, Edward [7:30] Otterson. Oh yeah. Excuse me, I, [7:33] Bonnie Charlesworth, do [7:35] solemnly declare solemn and [7:37] affirm affirm that I will [7:38] support the Constitution will [7:43] support the Constitution of the [7:44] United States Constitution of [7:46] the state of Colorado Colorado [7:50] and the office of Office of [7:53] Brighton Urban Brighton Renewal [7:55] Authority member and will [7:56] faithfully perform we [7:56] ll [7:58] faithfully the duties of the [7:58] office I [8:02] m about to enter. I [8:08] Thank you. Uh, I [8:09] d like to [8:11] thank all of you for your [8:13] willingness to serve and do [8:14] either of you wanna say a few [8:14] words? It [8:17] s up to you. If you [8:21] are come, come to the mic. I [8:22] m [8:23] just really excited about this [8:23] opportunity and I [8:24] m grateful to [8:25] be a part of the board. All [8:32] right. Thank you. Um, yeah, [8:33] thank you for the opportunity. [8:34] Looking forward to it. I know a [8:36] lot of uh the council people [8:39] and uh. Remember, so yeah, [8:46] thank you. Thank you. And you? [8:47] Don [8:49] t want to be left out. Just [8:51] want to say thank you. It [8:51] ll be [8:52] a great opportunity and [8:54] learning experience for me and [8:55] look forward to working with [8:56] everybody. Great. Thank you. [9:01] Thank you. And this is what I [9:02] usually put in for a plug that, [9:04] you know, there are many open [9:05] positions, but I think we [9:05] re [9:08] closing the gap now, so, um, [9:09] You can still apply, I [9:10] m sure [9:11] other open positions will come, [9:12] but please,, 00, it sounds like [9:14] Parks and Rec has an open [9:15] position, so, yeah, if you [9:15] re [9:17] interested, please apply and [9:17] we [9:19] d love to consider you. So [9:20] thank you for, for your [9:22] willingness to serve again. All [9:25] right, uh, next is introduction [9:28] of the growing grad interns, [9:29] city manager Martinez. Thank [9:30] you, Mayor. At this time, I [9:31] ll [9:32] ask our youth services [9:34] coordinator, Rachel Keeley to [9:36] come up and introduce our new [9:37] growing grad interns, and while [9:38] she does that, I will say that [9:40] we had an orientation last week, [9:41] where I had an opportunity to [9:43] meet all of the fine folks and [9:43] I [9:44] m pretty sure they [9:44] re all [9:45] gonna be permanent city [9:46] employees when they [9:46] re done [9:47] here, they [9:48] re fantastic. So [9:48] we [9:51] re excited for this year. [9:53] Thank you. Um, good evening, [9:55] Mayor Mayor Pro Tem and members [9:56] of the council. Um, I [9:57] m excited [10:00] tonight for you to meet our 12, [10:00] uh, summer growing grads [10:02] interns, um, but before I have [10:03] them introduce themselves, I [10:03] d [10:05] like to just, um, speak a [10:06] little bit about the program [10:08] and the process that they went [10:09] to or went through, um, so this [10:12] all started back in FEBRUARY, [10:14] um, all of these interns [10:16] attended our summer job launch, [10:16] um, that [10:17] s the first step and [10:18] first requirement to be [10:19] eligible to apply for one of [10:21] our internships. So on On this [10:22] day they spent the day learning [10:24] on how to build a resume and [10:25] they practice mock interviewing [10:26] to prepare them, um, to [10:29] interview and apply for our uh [10:30] summer internship positions and [10:32] at the summer job launch we had [10:35] a record attendance of 100 [10:36] students from 27j that [10:37] participated in the all-day [10:40] event. Of those 100 attendees, [10:42] we had over 60 applicants apply [10:44] for our 12 internship positions [10:45] and these 12 interns behind me [10:48] were the ones that were chosen, [10:48] um, so we [10:49] re very thankful for [10:50] them, um, to be spending their [10:52] summer. With us. Um, so they [10:54] each are going to be interning [10:55] in different departments. Some [10:57] departments have taken on two [10:58] interns this summer, um, and as [11:00] part of our growing grad summer [11:03] internship program, they must [11:06] work 150 hours, um, maximum, [11:07] and they complete weekly [11:08] professional development [11:09] courses. So today, they spent [11:11] time learning about their [11:13] Clifton strengths, um, and [11:13] they [11:14] ll continue to learn other [11:16] things to help them in their [11:17] soft skills and preparing them [11:19] to enter the workforce after [11:20] their time with us, um, In [11:21] addition, we [11:22] re thankful to all [11:23] their supervisors who are [11:24] hosting them this summer, [11:26] because this is something that [11:27] they voluntary voluntarily take [11:28] on, um, and so it [11:29] s a big [11:32] benefit for us in this program, [11:33] because they have mentorship [11:35] and guidance to offer our [11:37] interns, um, and give them the [11:38] career exploration that they [11:40] might not know they were um [11:42] initially interested in, and as [11:43] well as provides them some [11:44] extra set of hands to help them [11:46] with their projects throughout [11:48] the summer. Um, so with that, [11:48] I [11:50] m going to let them. [11:51] Introduce themselves and share [11:55] their favorite parts so far. [11:56] I [11:57] ll go first, um, I [11:57] m Cynthia [12:00] Don Lucas. I am interning with [12:02] the procurement contracts and [12:03] finance department this summer. [12:05] And so far my favorite part has [12:08] been Getting my own like [12:09] responsibilities, so I [12:11] ve like [12:13] taken on weekly tasks that I [12:15] have to keep, um, control of by [12:20] myself, so. Hello, everyone. Oh, [12:25] yeah, clap. Uh, my name is [12:27] Emily Stosskop. I am interning [12:28] with the police department this [12:30] summer, and my favorite part [12:32] has been just gaining exposure [12:34] of the environment that the [12:36] police officers work in and all [12:39] the other people that. Um, [12:44] contribute to their department. [12:45] My name is Zoe Ann McNeice [12:46] Roberts, and I [12:48] m interning with [12:49] the municipal court and [12:49] something I [12:50] ve enjoyed so far [12:51] is learning new things and also [12:57] getting to help others. Um, my [12:58] name is Hannah Hallis. I [12:58] m an [12:59] engineering intern with the [13:01] public works department this [13:02] year, um, and my favorite part [13:04] of the job has been getting [13:04] like hands on insight about [13:06] what goes on with the streets [13:08] and fleets, um, committee, and [13:08] so it [13:08] s really interesting. [13:13] Thank you. Hi I [13:14] m Diane Kim. [13:14] I [13:15] m interning with the youth [13:17] services at the communication [13:18] and Engagement Department. My [13:20] favorite part has been learning [13:22] how to use services team [13:23] communicates with program [13:29] participants. Hello, i [13:29] m David [13:30] Duran, and I [13:31] m interning with [13:32] the sustainability Office, and [13:33] so far my favorite part was [13:35] reading through the [13:36] sustainability plan and like [13:37] understanding what it would [13:38] take to make bright and [13:44] sustainable town and city. [13:45] Apologies for my voice, um, I [13:47] am an intern with Youth [13:50] Services. My name is Jule Nove [13:50] Lozano, and I [13:51] m, I [13:53] m excited to [13:55] learn more about um the youth [13:57] service program and helping the [13:58] others with opportunities and [13:59] also with more with event [14:04] planning. Hi, I [14:05] m Fletcher [14:05] Burke. I [14:06] m interning with [14:08] Public Works Engineering and my [14:09] favorite part so far has been [14:10] gain a behind the scenes look [14:12] at how public works, plans and [14:17] completes projects. Um, good [14:19] afternoon. My name is Jessica [14:20] Rodriguez Murillo. Um, I am [14:22] with the Human Resources [14:23] department and my favorite part [14:25] has been learning about the [14:26] diverse responsibilities that [14:28] the hr team takes on, like [14:31] interviewing, onboarding, um, [14:35] and like benefits. Thank you. [14:37] Hello, my name is Ashen [14:37] Fleisher. I [14:39] m with the, I [14:39] m [14:40] interning for the utilities [14:41] department. Uh, my favorite [14:43] part so far has been going on [14:44] to construction sites and [14:45] saying how they all All the [14:51] different pieces flow together. [14:52] Hi, I [14:53] m Carmen Velasquez. I [14:54] m [14:57] also interning with pd and my [14:58] favorite part has been [14:59] interacting with everybody in [15:01] pd and helping with the [15:02] community programs, uh, [15:03] specifically I helped with cops [15:09] and robbers. Thank you. Hello, [15:11] my name is Isabel Traviso. I [15:12] m [15:13] interning with the utility [15:16] billing department and my [15:18] favorite part has been learning [15:19] how to process bills and making [15:28] deposits. Thank you. Um, thank [15:29] you again for your time tonight. [15:30] These are our summer interns, [15:31] so if you see them around the [15:32] city, I hope you [15:33] ll say hi and [15:34] ask them how their internship [15:43] is going. Well, thank you all [15:44] for your willingness to spend [15:46] your summer with the city in [15:47] different ways in different [15:48] capacities. I know in my day [15:50] job, we have interns that have [15:52] been very useful this summer, [15:52] so like I [15:53] ve learned to [15:55] appreciate interns even more [15:56] recently, so thank you for what [15:57] you do and look forward to a [16:03] great summer ahead. Um So next [16:05] is the uh item 4 seeds, the uh [16:07] Pride Month proclamation, and [16:07] I [16:09] ve asked council member Worth [16:13] to read that into the record. [16:18] Thank you, Mayor. This is the [16:18] uh lgbtq plus Pride Month [16:22] proclamation. Whereas city [16:23] council and staff have [16:26] committed to make Brighton an [16:26] inclusive and welcoming [16:28] community for all, including [16:31] the lesbian, gay, bisexual, [16:35] transgender, and queer lgbtq [16:37] plus community and whereas [16:39] Brighton denounced his [16:40] prejudice and unfair [16:42] discrimination based on age, [16:45] race, religion, national origin, [16:46] sexual orientation, gender [16:48] identity, or gender expression. [16:51] And is a city in which all [16:53] persons should feel valued, [16:56] safe, welcomed, respected, and [16:58] affirmed by their peers and the [17:01] community and whereas we must [17:03] acknowledge that the lgbtq plus [17:05] community has faced and [17:07] continues to face [17:08] discrimination, including [17:10] restricted rights, social [17:13] stigma, challenges accessing uh [17:15] accessing health care and other [17:16] basic social services and [17:18] whereas the city of Brighton is [17:19] strengthened by and thriving. [17:22] Lives upon the rich diversity [17:24] of ethnic, cultural, racial, [17:25] gender, and sexual identities [17:27] of its residents, all of which [17:28] contribute to the vibrant [17:32] character of our city. And [17:34] whereas during lgbtq plus Pride [17:36] Month, we affirm our commitment [17:39] to upholding the dignity of all [17:40] residents and dedicate [17:42] ourselves to standing in [17:45] solidarity with the lgbtq plus [17:47] community in their ongoing [17:48] struggle against discrimination [17:50] and injustice. Now therefore be [17:53] it resolved. That I, Greg Mills, [17:55] mayor of the city of Brighton, [17:58] on behalf of City council do [18:01] hereby proclaim JUNE 25th as [18:03] lgbtq plus Pride Month. I call [18:05] upon the people of City of [18:07] Brighton to recognize the [18:09] achievements of the lgbtq plus [18:11] community and to celebrate the [18:12] great diversity of the [18:14] community. Aided the 17th day [18:27] of JUNE 2025. Thank you. MAY [18:29] protem Padilla and council [18:29] member today we [18:30] ll go down and [18:49] accept that. Turn this way. The [19:04] first Feel free to speak. I [19:04] ve [19:09] got to hold it. What am I doing [19:14] wrong? Hello? It should be on. [19:16] And we decided to let me speak [19:19] first before MR. Padilla. [19:20] Ladies first, it [19:20] s, it [19:21] s my [19:24] honor to be a part of this, uh, [19:26] proclamation, um, I [19:27] m not great [19:28] with words on the fly, you guys [19:32] all know that, but I, uh, I [19:34] wanted to say that I, you know, [19:38] I do extend my gratitude to the [19:40] lgbtq, uh, community as well as [19:43] the allies and anybody that has [19:45] ever um been a part of helping [19:51] with. Acknowledgement and being [19:52] seen and being accepted just [19:54] like anybody else, and I [19:54] ll [19:57] leave it at that, uh, love is [20:06] love, so. Thank you. Pride is [20:09] an opportunity for us to look [20:10] at our uniqueness and an [20:11] opportunity to look at our [20:13] sameness. Uh, the celebration [20:14] of pride over the course of [20:15] this month can be an expression [20:17] of joy. It can be an expression [20:19] of anger, it can be an [20:21] expression of grief, but really [20:24] it is an acknowledgment of our [20:26] right to be, even when we are [20:28] not part of the majority and we [20:30] are part of something that [20:32] distinct and different. [20:33] Celebrating pride for many [20:35] people in our community means [20:37] stepping out of their comfort [20:38] zone and acknowledging and [20:40] learning something new about [20:41] the people that they already [20:45] know. Those of us in the [20:46] community have a chance also to [20:48] turn out and and celebrate all [20:52] of our allies. And perhaps [20:53] lament those allies or those [20:55] people who are less accepting [20:56] than our allies, but to [20:57] appreciate the allies all the [21:00] more. We don [21:01] t need to [21:04] understand, to accept. And what [21:04] we [21:05] ve learned over many years [21:07] is that it is harder to hate us [21:11] when you know us. So, on behalf [21:14] of our, our residents, our [21:16] employees, all of their [21:17] families, and, and I [21:18] ll let [21:20] Josh Zuckerbam speak as well. [21:22] Josh and I accept this [21:23] celebration of Brighton [21:23] s [21:24] growth and diversity. This is a [21:25] different place than it was [21:30] when I was a kid. Well said, [21:32] Peter. Uh, I [21:34] m Joshelbo, the [21:34] county clerk for Adams County. [21:34] I [21:36] m actually here to accept the [21:38] proclamation on behalf of the [21:40] county. Um, as you all MAY know, [21:40] it [21:42] s very important in Adams [21:43] County to celebrate diversity. [21:46] We have an extremely diverse [21:47] community, all different shapes, [21:49] sizes, colors, religions, [21:51] faiths. Orientations, you name [21:53] it, we have it here in Adams [21:54] County, and we [21:55] re all one [21:56] community. And we [21:56] re, we [21:56] re [21:58] better because of it. Adams [22:00] County actually just celebrated [22:02] our pride, uh, this last [22:03] weekend. Uh, my office every [22:05] year puts on a mass marriage [22:06] ceremony because as you said, [22:08] love is love. Uh, and it [22:08] s [22:09] something that is very [22:12] important to, uh, to me, uh, my [22:13] family, I do have family [22:14] members who are members of the [22:16] community. I myself consider [22:18] myself to be an ally. And I [22:18] m [22:20] very grateful that the city is [22:21] uh proclaiming. This, making [22:22] the statement as well. So, on [22:23] behalf of the county in my [22:25] office, and myself, thank you. [22:48] You ok. Mhm I was ok. All right. [22:53] Thank you. Um, and then next [22:56] item 4d is a proclamation [22:58] condemning the uh Thas in [22:59] Boulder, Colorado. Uh, first of [22:59] all, I [23:01] d like to thank Mayor [23:03] Prote Padilla for bringing this [23:03] to our attention and I [23:04] ll go [23:04] ahead and read this [23:08] proclamation. Whereas on JUNE [23:11] 1st, 2025, a deplorable [23:13] anti-Semitic attack occurred in [23:15] Boulder, Colorado when an [23:18] individual used a makeshift [23:19] flamethrower to target [23:20] participants in the run for [23:24] their lives walk. Which is a [23:25] peaceful demonstration to raise [23:28] awareness for hostages held by [23:31] Hamas in Gaza since the OCTOBER [23:34] 7th, 2023, terrorist attacks [23:36] against Israel resulting in [23:38] injuries to 8 individuals, [23:41] including 2 with severe burns [23:42] requiring emergency airlift to [23:45] a medical facility. And whereas [23:46] this act of violence carried [23:48] out on the eve of the Jewish [23:51] holiday Shabbat. Was a [23:52] deliberate and hateful assault [23:55] on the members of the Jewish [23:57] community and their allies [23:59] intensifying fears amid a [24:00] documented rise in anti-Semitic. [24:05] Incidences across the United [24:05] States and whereas [24:09] anti-Semitism. Poss a growing [24:11] threat in Colorado and across [24:15] the world, manifesting a [24:16] physical violence, harassment, [24:20] vandalism, and hateful rhetoric, [24:22] including dangerous stereotypes [24:26] that falsely blame Jewish [24:27] people for social issues. And [24:29] whereas the city of Brighton [24:30] Firmly condemns all forms of [24:35] hate. And reaffirms its [24:36] unwavering commitment to [24:38] fostering a safe, respectful, [24:40] and inclusive community for [24:41] residents of all faiths, [24:43] backgrounds, and beliefs. [24:43] Where [24:44] s the city of Brighton [24:45] stands in solidarity with the [24:49] Jewish community. And all Those [24:52] affected by the senseless act [24:55] of violence, recognizing the [24:57] fundamental right of every [24:59] individual to gather peacefully [25:02] and live free from fear, [25:02] intimidation, and [25:04] discrimination. Now therefore [25:05] be resolved that I, Gregory [25:06] Mills, mayor of the City of [25:08] Brighton, on behalf of the city [25:11] council, do hereby condemn the [25:14] anti-Semitic attack. That [25:16] occurred in Boulder and express [25:17] our solidarity with the Jewish [25:20] community. We reaffirm our [25:21] commitment to standing against [25:26] hatred. In all its forms and to [25:28] ensure that Brighton remains a [25:29] community where diversity is [25:31] celebrated, human dignity is [25:33] upheld and all people can live [25:37] free. From fear and [25:39] discrimination dated the 17th [25:49] day of JUNE 2025. And I believe [25:50] the county clerk, uh, Josh [25:50] Zigelbaum [25:51] s here to also [25:52] receive this as well. That [25:52] s [25:53] correct. We, our county clerk [25:55] is here to receive it. We also [25:56] have in the audience tonight [25:58] Bruce Shaefer with Run For Life [26:00] as well, so ok, come a few [26:08] words. Um, feel free to say a [26:09] few words and then we can get a [26:10] group photo. I [26:10] ll try to keep [26:12] it to a few words. I used to be [26:14] an attorney, so it [26:16] s hard. Um. [26:16] My name [26:18] s Bruce Shaeffer. This [26:21] is Gabriel Valeska, were two of [26:23] the regular walkers on Sundays, [26:25] uh, to raise awareness for the [26:26] hostages, as you mentioned, and [26:29] I just want to say this is so [26:31] obvious from the preceding [26:32] proclamation as well as this [26:35] one, that this is a courageous [26:35] council. You can [26:37] t do it [26:39] without the support of a [26:41] courageous community, a [26:44] beautiful diverse community and [26:44] we [26:45] re just so grateful for this [26:48] uh Proclamation and have so [26:49] much appreciation for it. It [26:50] s [26:51] important, it [26:52] s important that [26:54] other uh communities across the [26:58] country, uh, do, do uh similar [27:00] proclamations, um, it was a [27:02] horrible attack two weeks ago [27:05] on JUNE 1st, uh,, 2 of my [27:07] immediate family members were [27:09] uh severely burned and uh and [27:10] thankfully are about where they [27:12] should be in the recovery [27:14] process and we do have two who [27:16] are still in the hospital, but. [27:19] An attack on one is an attack [27:21] on on all and uh I deliberately [27:24] wore this. His t-shirt His [27:30] t-shirt and This t-shirt says [27:32] in Hebrew Kulanu haufi, which [27:37] means we are all hostages which [27:39] easily translates into when one [27:40] of us is attacked in a [27:42] community for being a member of [27:44] a, a group or a class or an [27:46] ethnicity or religion or [27:47] whatever it is, we [27:48] re really [27:50] all attacked and we, uh, it [27:50] s [27:52] just beautiful that this [27:55] community is standing up to [27:57] stand against um hatred in the [27:59] form of anti-Semitism, ha. In [28:01] the form of uh being uh you [28:04] know, towards the glbtq [28:04] community and I [28:05] m just so [28:06] thankful to each and every one [28:13] of you. I don [28:14] t have uh too [28:16] much to add. I just wanna, uh, [28:17] thank you as well and just say [28:18] that, you know, looking around [28:20] the room, we [28:20] re all just [28:23] Americans and uh. We all [28:25] identify with the various [28:29] groups, uh, religious or ethnic [28:31] or um sexual orientation or [28:32] otherwise, and we all have a [28:33] right to exist without being [28:35] targeted for being members of [28:36] that group and without being [28:38] targeted with violence, we have [28:41] a right to speak our mind and [28:44] to be able to agree and [28:45] disagree civilly. Um, those are [28:46] American values, and I [28:48] appreciate the city of Brighton [28:49] taking this on. Thank you so [28:56] much. Well, hello again. I was [28:58] up here not that long ago. Uh, [28:59] Josh Unckelbaum, Adams County, [29:00] Adams County clerk. Uh, [29:01] actually, I don [29:01] t think any of [29:03] you know this, but I myself am [29:05] Jewish. I [29:07] m also the grandson [29:08] of Holocaust survivors. Um, i [29:11] in fact have my grandmother [29:11] s [29:12] tattoo from when she was in [29:14] Dachau, um, Her, her prisoner [29:16] number tattooed on my arm, uh, [29:18] as well to, to remember her. So, [29:19] this is something that is near [29:22] and dear to me. Um, It, it [29:23] s [29:24] something that, you know, [29:25] obviously hit home with me and [29:27] my family, our community, um, [29:28] what [29:29] s taking place and not [29:32] just with the particular event, [29:33] uh, in Boulder, but much of the [29:36] rhetoric that is taking place [29:37] uh here domestically and abroad [29:38] against the Jewish community, [29:41] um, as well. So, on behalf of [29:42] the county, on behalf of myself, [29:44] my office. Um, I also I [29:44] m here [29:46] to accept the proclamation, and [29:46] I, um I [29:48] m grateful to the city [29:50] of Brighton for showing such [29:51] leadership in this area, um, [29:53] really uh marginalized [29:55] communities as a whole, uh, as [29:56] we just recognized the lgbtq [29:58] community as well. So, thank [30:00] you for your leadership. I [30:01] appreciate all of you and uh [30:02] thank you for being here and [30:02] for your words as well. Thank [30:06] you. Thanks, thank you. Do, [30:06] let [30:08] s do a group photo and [30:08] Peter and I will come down [30:12] there. You guys come, let [30:13] s do [30:13] a group photo and then we [30:16] ll. [30:17] You can stay up here if you [30:17] want to come down, that [30:20] s fine. [30:29] That works. I We have more than [30:39] one got it. Yeah. Right. Do [30:43] over here sandwich between you [30:45] and this works. Yeah, do we [30:58] have everybody? Good, thanks. [31:19] Mhm Thank you We [31:19] re all back? [31:24] Ok. Next on the agenda is, uh, [31:26] item 5 public and invited to be [31:28] heard on matters not on the [31:29] agenda, and I have one person [31:32] signed up to speak, Tom Lampo. [31:36] Come on down, Tom. You know, [31:37] the, ja, you know how it is. [31:40] State your name for the record, [31:40] you [31:41] ve got 3 minutes to see all [31:43] of you guys up here as well. A [31:44] lot is happening in our world [31:45] and I know it [31:46] s times it seems [31:48] as though everything is out of [31:50] control, but in reality, things [31:54] are coming loose to expose to [31:55] expose things and so that we [31:57] can receive freedom. I [31:57] m Tom [31:59] Lampo. GOD is in control, and [31:59] I [32:01] m here to lift up writing in [32:02] prayer. So please join me in [32:04] prayer. Heavenly Father, in [32:04] Jesus [32:05] name, we invite you here [32:07] to Brighton to be our GOD. [32:07] There [32:08] s nothing that surprises [32:10] you. You created the beginning [32:11] and you create, and you, I [32:12] m [32:13] sorry, and you could see far [32:15] off into the future. Your hand [32:16] is moved through the the [32:18] entries to bring us to this [32:19] very moment in time. And [32:20] because you are who you are, we [32:22] give you all the praise, glory [32:24] and honor. In Revelation 4:11, [32:26] it states, you are worthy, o [32:28] Lord our GOD, to receive glory [32:30] and honor and power, for you [32:32] created all things, and they [32:32] exist because you created what [32:36] you pleased. It pleased you to [32:37] create us and to put us and to [32:39] put us here at this time. Guide [32:41] us in our lives and let us [32:42] never forget to extend the [32:43] mercy you have shown us to [32:45] those we come in contact with. [32:47] Father, I lift up to you all [32:50] those that call Brighton home. [32:52] We all created by you, and we [32:53] have many influences that have [32:54] come into our lives throughout [32:57] our years. We have formed [32:58] different differing opinions to [32:59] every situation. We [33:00] re all [33:02] aware of the conflicts here in [33:03] our nation as well as around [33:05] the world. All of us have been [33:06] affected. Lives have been [33:08] shattered, and lives have been [33:10] lost. We all want peace, but we [33:10] can [33:12] t decide how to achieve it. [33:14] We easily grow weary with the [33:15] calamity that surrounds us. [33:17] Comfort those that have been [33:19] directly affected by the recent [33:20] tragedies bring peace to them [33:23] and those around them. There is [33:25] good advice in our lives found [33:27] in First Chronicles 16:11 as it [33:29] states, seek the Lord and His [33:31] strength. Seek His presence [33:33] continually. Give us your [33:34] strength and give us your [33:36] presence. We need to be [33:37] surrounded by you so you can [33:39] have the influence in our lives. [33:41] We need to do better to those [33:42] around us. As you look at us, [33:44] you are pleased with your [33:46] creation. One minute. Help us [33:47] to make decisions that please [33:48] you and bring peace to our [33:50] hurting world. You are a GOD, [33:52] and we are your people. In [33:52] Jesus [33:54] name we pray. Amen. [33:55] Thank you guys. Have a nice [33:58] night. Thank you, Tom. And just [33:59] a firmor their city clerk, [34:01] nobody else signed up to speak. [34:04] All right, thank you. Moving [34:07] ahead, going to public hearings, [34:08] item 6a, resolution of the city [34:11] council, City of Brighton, [34:12] Colorado amending certain [34:15] accounts in the general fund, [34:18] lodging tax fund, and water [34:20] fund and appropriating money [34:25] for expenditures in the amount [34:29] of $1,306,00603. To support [34:32] awarded grants. Additional [34:33] small business grants and water [34:38] payments. So, to open up. Open [34:40] up the public hearing. Ask of [34:42] our city clerk will verify all [34:43] the necessary postings and [34:45] publications were done. Yes, [34:47] Your Honor, the notice of [34:48] public hearing was published in [34:51] the Brighton Standard blade on [34:54] MAY 29, 2025. Thank you. Um, I [34:56] doubt anybody on council has [34:57] any ex parte communication [34:59] regarding this. This is pretty [35:01] cut and dry items, so we [35:01] ll go [35:04] on to having our city manager. [35:05] Introduce the staff that [35:06] ll [35:06] present. Thank you, Mayor, [35:08] presenting this item is our [35:09] budget and performance manager, [35:12] Katherine Mortenson. Welcome, [35:14] Katherine. Good evening. So I [35:14] m [35:16] here with our 2nd Amendment to [35:20] the 2025 budget tonight. Um, [35:22] you have all seen this before, [35:23] but again, just a quick [35:24] reminder, we do these budget [35:26] amendments when what we have [35:27] already appropriated in the [35:29] budget is not enough to cover [35:31] things that came up [35:32] unexpectedly. The few things we [35:33] have tonight are a few [35:34] additional grant awards that [35:34] we [35:37] ve received. An increase to [35:38] our 2025 small business grant [35:40] funds and an increase in water [35:41] rates that are paid by the [35:44] Water Enterprise fund. Diving [35:46] in just a little bit, there are [35:48] 3 grants that are being added, [35:49] that are having appropriation [35:50] added in the amendment before [35:53] you tonight. One is for Dola. [35:53] These are actually two separate [35:56] grants that we got from them to [35:58] adjust our housing needs plan, [35:59] uh, for our community [36:01] development department, that [36:01] s [36:04] about $95,000. Additionally, [36:04] there [36:05] s the 2025 scfd grant. [36:06] This is a grant that we receive [36:08] every year. We didn [36:08] t know the [36:09] amount until we actually got [36:11] the award, which was after the [36:12] budget was adopted. And then [36:14] the third one there is a cd. [36:16] Phd grant for emerging [36:18] contaminants that is going to [36:18] our utilities department and [36:22] our water fund. In total, [36:22] that [36:24] s about 373,000 added for [36:26] those additional grant awards. [36:28] The next item is our small [36:29] business grant. This is a [36:30] program that we do each year [36:31] with our lodging tax dollars. [36:33] This is run through our [36:34] economic development department. [36:37] As we talked about last time, [36:39] we were talking about the [36:41] lodging tax fund when our city [36:43] attorney was presenting the [36:44] updates to that resolution. We [36:45] have some additional fund [36:47] balance in there, and you [36:48] requested that our departments [36:49] are the ones who get to decide [36:51] how that is used in accordance [36:53] to that lodging tax ordinance. [36:55] So using some of that fund [36:56] balance, we are proposing [36:57] tonight that there [36:58] s a cash [36:59] transfer out of that lodging [37:00] tax fund that will come into [37:03] the general fund as revenue, [37:03] and that [37:04] s $100,000 which [37:06] allows us to spend that [37:07] $100,000 out of the general [37:09] fund, where the economic [37:10] development department will go [37:11] to people who are on their wait [37:13] list for this year [37:13] s grants and [37:15] give out just an additional [37:16] 100,000 in that same grant [37:17] program that they typically run. [37:20] And the last item here is some [37:21] additional water payments each [37:23] year. We pay the City of [37:25] Thornton for water that we use [37:28] that they provide for us. They [37:28] had a higher percentage [37:30] increase this year than we were [37:31] anticipating. We got [37:33] notification of that just a few [37:35] weeks after the budget was [37:35] adopted, so projections are [37:36] looking like we [37:36] re going to [37:38] spend a little over 700,000 [37:40] more than we had budgeted, and [37:41] that is being added in this [37:44] amendment here tonight. All in [37:47] all, this adds about $1.3 [37:48] million to the 2025 budget and [37:51] brings our total city budget to [37:54] 312 million for 2025. And with [37:55] that, I will turn it back over [37:58] to you, Mayor. All right, I [37:59] mean, obviously I don [37:59] t have to [38:01] ask the applicant if there [38:01] s [38:02] anything to add because you [38:03] re [38:05] the applicant. So I will ask if, [38:06] well, if, if there [38:07] s anybody [38:09] that wants to speak on this, [38:09] you [38:10] re welcome to do that. [38:10] There [38:10] s sign up sheets in the [38:11] back. You [38:12] ll have 3 minutes if [38:13] you do, but I, I don [38:13] t have [38:16] anybody send it to speak, so [38:18] MADAM City clerk, anybody sign [38:19] it to speak digitally on this [38:24] one. No, Your Honor, ok. All [38:26] right. Questions from counsel. [38:28] If I see none. Oh, there [38:28] s one. [38:30] Mayor Protem. Thank you. I just [38:32] wanted to check and confirm one [38:34] thing on the lodging tax [38:37] allocations into the general [38:40] fund that will specifically be [38:40] directed to economic [38:41] development. So it [38:42] s not that [38:44] the city will be directly [38:45] responsible for any grants that [38:47] would be through the regular [38:48] grant process will go through [38:49] the economic development [38:51] corporation. Ok, excellent. I [38:52] think that that was the thing I [38:53] just wanted to make sure is [38:53] that we hadn [38:54] t created a new [38:55] grant program for the city [38:56] itself. No, it [38:56] s the same one [38:57] that they [38:58] re doing. It [38:58] s just [39:00] an additional amount. Ok, thank [39:03] you. Great to clarify that. [39:03] There [39:04] s no other questions or [39:06] comment, I will close the [39:08] public hearing and this item is [39:09] before council for [39:14] consideration. He put them [39:16] Thank you. Um, I, I just wanted [39:18] to add to that that I [39:19] m [39:20] incredibly happy with the fact [39:23] that the city has allocated [39:26] more than $250,000 to grant [39:27] money for assisting small [39:29] businesses in the, the [39:30] community, a tremendous amount [39:32] of that investment in our, our [39:33] downtown businesses. I [39:35] appreciate that very much. So [39:36] this is item aa which I now [39:41] move. 6. I think 6a which I now [39:43] move. All right, and then [39:44] council member Tadeo. Thank you, [39:44] MAY. I [39:46] m happy to second that [39:49] 1st and 2nd to move item 6a [39:50] forward. There [39:51] s no other [39:56] discussion. Rocalbo. Motion [39:58] passes 8 to 0. Thank you. All [40:06] right. Moving ahead. Now it [40:06] s [40:08] item 8a and ordinance of the [40:09] city council, the City of [40:12] Brighton, Colorado, Amending [40:13] certain articles of the land [40:16] use and development Code and [40:18] the municipal code relating to [40:20] accessory dwelling units and [40:20] manufactured homes. City [40:22] manager Martinez. Thank you, [40:24] Mayor. As mentioned, this is a [40:26] final reading. However, there [40:29] are some changes to the uh [40:30] presentation that you heard [40:32] from what you heard last [40:34] meeting to this meeting. So our [40:35] affordable housing coordinator, [40:36] Sean Wyman is here tonight to [40:38] inform you of those changes [40:39] prior to the final vote, and I [40:40] will turn it over to Sean. [40:41] Thank you. Good evening [40:45] everyone. Yeah, this item was [40:46] pulled from consent agenda so [40:48] that the uh the ordinance could [40:50] have uh, have two corrections [40:53] made to it. Uh, this, uh, [40:55] ordinance was regarding the uh [40:58] primarily uh changes dealing [40:58] with adu [40:59] s regulations that [41:00] went to a first reading on MAY [41:04] 20th. Uh, those amendments [41:05] included several definition [41:08] additions and revisions, and as [41:09] usual, the amendments went [41:10] through the process, uh, my [41:12] approval by the Planning [41:14] commission considering that the [41:17] criteria met, uh, met the ludc [41:19] Land Use Development Code uh [41:21] requirements and uh those uh [41:23] criteria were also presented to [41:27] city council on MAY 20th. The [41:29] two changes are first. That it [41:31] was made clear that the [41:32] definition of affordable [41:34] housing was meant to replace [41:36] the current definition of [41:37] housing, affordable. We didn [41:37] t [41:39] want to assume that, uh, that [41:42] was a given and so we made the [41:43] ordinance specific to uh to [41:45] make sure that that occurred. [41:47] And secondly, a finding section [41:48] was added to the ordinance that [41:50] outlines how those amendments [41:52] did meet the criteria that are [41:54] included in, in the ludc [41:56] process. Uh, so there were no [41:58] changes to the definitions or [41:58] to the amendment criteria that [42:00] you. Reviewed and that was [42:03] voted on at first reading. [42:07] Thank you. Well, if there [42:07] s no [42:08] question, we [42:09] ll go on to [42:12] motions, Mayor Protem. I will [42:14] simply point out that I, [42:14] there [42:14] s a relative first here, [42:18] I had to go and look up what [42:18] Scrivener Corrections were. So [42:20] there was a word in the [42:21] presentation that I didn [42:22] t know, [42:24] uh, which, uh, It was kind of [42:25] fun. You learn something new [42:27] every clerical or a [42:28] typographical mistake, but I [42:30] knew that there was a better [42:33] way to say that. Um, so, uh, [42:34] now I [42:36] ll move item aa. Very [42:37] good. And then council member [42:39] Fiddler. Thank you, Mayor. I [42:39] ll [42:40] say it. There [42:41] s a proper 1st [42:44] and 2nd to move item 8a, and [42:44] there [42:45] s nothing else to discuss. [42:53] Roll call vote. Motion passes 8 [42:59] to 0. Thank you. Next, item 9a, [43:01] a resolution of the city [43:03] council of the city of Brighton, [43:04] Colorado appointing [43:05] representatives and alternative [43:07] or alternates of the city [43:08] council to certain boards and [43:09] commissions, and with that, [43:10] we [43:12] ll go to City Attorney [43:13] Calderon. Thank you, Mayor [43:16] Mayor Pram, um, as you recall, [43:18] we have a vacancy on the [43:20] council which has left 2 [43:24] vacancies, uh, in the South [43:26] Adams Water County. Adams [43:27] County Water Quality [43:30] Association, sorry, and um an [43:32] alternate position for the Loch [43:34] Buoye sewer board. We also [43:36] appointed former council member [43:38] Clint Blackhurst 2 years ago to [43:41] the Metro Water Recovery Board. [43:42] That appointment ends JUNE 30th, [43:44] so that requires a [43:47] reappointment. So this [43:48] resolution will reappoint Clint [43:50] Blackhurst to the Metro Water [43:52] Recovery Board, and it will [43:54] appoint a Mayor Pro Tem Peter [43:56] Padilla to the two. Vacancies [43:57] that we have the alternate on [44:00] the lock sewer board and the, [44:01] um, Adams County Water Quality [44:05] Association. With that? And yes, [44:08] he agreed. We, we didn [44:08] t have [44:08] the strong arm. It [44:08] s, it [44:09] s all [44:11] good. If there [44:12] s no questions, [44:12] we [44:14] ll go on to motions, council [44:18] member Fiddler. Thank you, MAY. [44:22] I move 9a for approval. And [44:25] then uh council member Snyder. [44:25] I [44:28] ll 290 as long as the mere [44:31] protem is ok with the job. [44:32] We [44:34] ll see when he votes. Ok, if [44:34] there [44:35] s no other questions, [44:41] roll call vote. Motion passes 8 [44:43] to 0. I kind of had a feeling [44:47] that would happen. Thank you [44:48] for your willingness to serve [44:50] and also if uh Clint [44:50] s [44:50] listening, thank you to him as [44:55] well. Next is item 9b. A [44:56] resolution of, of the city [44:59] council, the city of Brighton, [45:01] Colorado, appointing a site [45:04] lease agreement with t-Mobile [45:07] West llc for a portion of [45:10] city-owned real property and [45:12] improvements located at 19,150 [45:15] East 160th Avenue, Brighton, [45:17] Colorado, 80601 and authorizing [45:19] the city manager to execute, [45:20] said lease agreement. City [45:22] manager Martinez. Thank MAY are [45:24] presenting this next item is [45:24] our director of utilities, [45:27] Scott Olson. Good evening, [45:29] Mayor Mayor Protein, members of [45:30] council, uh, this evening, the [45:32] item, uh, that I have for you [45:34] is a t-Mobile cell tower lease. [45:36] Uh, the lease is located at our [45:39] Southwater tank storage. So [45:41] this evening, I will walk you [45:43] through um a brief overview of [45:45] the existing lease that we have [45:47] with t-Mobile, um, an overview [45:48] of the proposed lease with [45:49] t-Mobile, provide staff [45:50] recommendation, and then open [45:53] it for any questions. So, as I [45:55] stated, we do have an existing [45:57] lease, uh, that original lease [45:59] was signed back in DECEMBER of [46:02] 2006, and that lease is [46:04] actually with Nextel, um, [46:06] Nexttel, um, was purchased by [46:09] t-Mobile. Um, the tenant [46:10] provided notice of additional [46:11] equipment that they installed [46:13] at the half million gallon [46:15] elevated tank in FEBRUARY of [46:17] 2015, uh, and that did not take [46:18] up any additional space at the [46:21] site. Uh, the original lease [46:24] that we had with Nextel and [46:27] then t-Mobile, um, terminated [46:29] in DECEMBER of 2021, and we [46:31] negotiated a month to month [46:32] lease with them under the terms [46:34] or matching the terms of that [46:36] original lease agreement. Uh, [46:38] t-Mobile has approached us and [46:40] we have negotiated a new lease, [46:43] um, So that will supersede this [46:45] this month to month lease that [46:47] we have been, um, operating on [46:49] for the last several years. Uh, [46:51] the initial term of that new [46:52] lease is for 10 years with the [46:56] option to renew for two [46:57] successive 5-year terms, [46:58] followed by two successive [47:02] 1-year terms. Uh, the city or [47:05] the tenant, uh t-Mobile can [47:06] terminate after the initial [47:07] term, as long as the proper [47:08] notice is given per the [47:11] agreement. Um, as I stated, we [47:13] have negotiated all of the [47:15] terms of the lease, including [47:17] what occurs if the city has to [47:18] perform maintenance, and we [47:21] have to temporarily temporarily [47:22] relocate those uh cell antennas. [47:26] The rent under this new [47:28] proposed lease is $2500 per [47:31] month, and that increases 3% [47:32] annually on the anniversary of [47:36] that lease. Our staff [47:37] recommendation is to approve [47:38] the resolution authorizing the [47:40] city manager to sign that new [47:43] lease with the city and uh [47:44] t-Mobile West llc, which is [47:47] their official name. And with [47:48] that, I will take any questions. [47:51] Questions. We got Council [47:54] member Green. Thank you, Beer. [47:57] Thank you, Scott. Um, What was [47:59] the run before? Uh, I believe [48:03] that it was like 1350. Ok, so [48:03] it [48:05] s a significant increase and [48:05] it [48:06] s transferable, obviously, [48:08] since that [48:08] s how Nex health [48:10] t-Mobile got it from them if [48:11] t-Mobile were to be bought out [48:13] by somebody, um, I [48:13] m not sure [48:15] that that would really occur, [48:16] but yes, it would be. Thank you. [48:21] Any other questions, Council [48:25] member Tadeo. I have a question. [48:27] Why did we, um, why, why have [48:32] we been expired since 2021. Um, [48:32] so we couldn [48:33] t come to an [48:34] agreement on the terms. So we [48:35] just said, hey, why don [48:35] t we go [48:37] to a month to month lease, um, [48:37] and that [48:38] s what we [48:38] ve been [48:40] operating under. And so then [48:40] what [48:41] s been different? I mean, [48:41] we [48:42] ve just been able to [48:43] negotiate something that [48:44] everybody can agree on at this [48:47] point. Exactly, yep, the, the [48:49] new rent and what, what do we [48:50] do when um we have to work on [48:52] the tanks. That was a big point [48:53] of contention in the past. It [48:55] is pretty costly if you have to [48:56] take those antennas down and [48:58] put them what they call antenna [49:00] on wheels. Um, so we [49:00] ve [49:01] negotiated, um, terms around [49:06] that. Great. Thank you. If [49:07] there [49:07] s no other questions, [49:08] we [49:10] ll go on to, uh, Motions [49:11] Councilmember Fiddler. Thank [49:14] you, MAY. I, I move 9b for [49:18] approval. Then uh council [49:19] member Green. I will second [49:22] that motion. 1st and 2nd to [49:31] prove a 9b. Rocovo Motion [49:33] passes 8 to 0. Thank you [49:38] everyone for your time. Next, [49:40] going on to reports. Start with [49:43] reports by the mayor. Last week, [49:48] I was a part of the um Adcog [49:50] subregional committee and, um, [49:52] We were discussing the 4p [49:54] process and that that [49:55] s the [49:56] upcoming transportation funding [49:56] that we [49:58] re trying to get out of [50:01] Cdot for improvements to the [50:04] region, I presented, so every [50:07] municipality presented on um [50:07] different priorities that [50:10] either touch that I [50:12] municipality or or um affect [50:15] that municipality. And I [50:18] presented on behalf of uh the [50:21] co7 coalition. And we obviously [50:23] are trying to go for [50:24] improvement to Highway 7, I [50:25] mean, we [50:26] ve already seen the, [50:28] the ill and the repavement of [50:29] the of most of that, there [50:29] s [50:31] still a little bit, um, going [50:33] on a little closer, I-25 right [50:33] now, but we [50:34] re seeing a lot of [50:36] the fruits of that, uh, finally [50:38] come to fruition for our [50:42] community, but we are promoting, [50:44] uh, the bus rapid transit [50:45] service that will start, it [50:45] s [50:47] supposed to start sometime next [50:48] year, probably q1 of next year, [50:51] and so. That was a part of my [50:52] presentation to the group, um, [50:56] I also. Advocated for funding [51:01] for the uh. Upcoming uh signal [51:03] at Bromley and I-76, everybody [51:05] knows that travels that [51:06] especially during peak hours [51:07] and sometimes during not peak [51:09] hours that that is an [51:10] intersection that needs some, [51:14] uh, Big time improvement and we [51:16] got to work with ca to get [51:17] those improvements done and [51:19] part of that is uh putting up a [51:21] signal instead of a stop sign [51:23] that is not very sufficient, [51:26] especially during peak hours. [51:27] And another thing I talked [51:30] about was, as a city, cities [51:32] like Brighton and many cities [51:35] in in the area, we tend to do a [51:37] lot of Cdot right ofway [51:39] improvements on their behalf [51:40] without being compensated, and [51:43] so I advocated for either at [51:44] least some compensation for [51:45] that, for those right away [51:46] improvements which could be [51:48] mowing, it could be filling [51:50] potholes. It could be a number [51:53] of things. Or at least working [51:55] with Cdot to find solutions so [51:57] they get the work done that [51:59] they have not been very uh [52:01] responsive to. So that was a [52:03] that was a lot of that meeting [52:04] that I was a part of it was [52:06] about a 2.5 hour meeting we had [52:10] last week. Uh, yesterday I was [52:12] at the edc board meeting and a [52:15] lot of the discussion was about [52:17] uh the upcoming sunset of [52:19] Burrow and and trying to uh [52:21] create the dda that we talked [52:22] about recently here in this [52:25] council as well. Coming up, um, [52:27] oh, also other other events I [52:30] was at uh ac rep had their um [52:32] game changers event last week. [52:34] I was there along with the city [52:36] manager, Martinez. There was a [52:36] mayor [52:42] s round table. Um, about [52:42] anti-Semitism in Boulder and um, [52:45] we, we were actually, we [52:47] actually had this planned for a [52:50] while to have this uh. This, uh, [52:51] summit, this roundtable up [52:54] until um. The attacks that [52:55] happened in Boulder a couple [52:56] weeks ago, and it turned into [52:58] kind of a bigger conference [53:00] where people came in from some [53:02] of the surrounding states to [53:05] talk about um ways to combat [53:06] the anti-Semitic issues that [53:07] have been going on across the [53:11] country. I was also a Brighton [53:13] Summerfest. A great job to our [53:16] event staff for putting on our [53:17] annual summer fest event, or I [53:19] should call the Brighton [53:22] Summerfest event. And, um, we [53:23] appreciate all the community [53:26] that comes out, participates in, [53:28] uh, just bring that uh brighten, [53:30] uh, fun to the community and, [53:31] and the weather wasn [53:31] t too hot [53:33] like it was last year or it [53:33] wasn [53:35] t rainy like it was 2 [53:37] years ago. It was, it was [53:38] probably just about right, so, [53:40] uh, I Co, uh, tomorrow night, i [53:44] got a, I have a Doctor Cog [53:45] meeting and next week I [53:46] ll be [53:49] at the cml annual Conference. [53:51] And otherwise, we are off for [53:52] the next uh couple Tuesdays [53:55] here, so be aware of the next [53:55] meeting isn [53:56] t till JULY 1st [53:56] after we [53:58] re done tonight, so. [53:59] Next, we [54:01] ll go to reports by [54:03] department directors. I [54:05] actually do have one quick [54:07] report from a department. Uh, [54:07] I [54:07] ll ask Director LeBree to [54:10] come up and give some good news [54:12] on a project that many of you [54:13] have been asking questions on [54:14] that I [54:15] m happy to talk about [54:16] completion. So is it Bridge [54:20] Street? Is it done? Not quite. [54:22] Good evening, Mayor Mayor Pro [54:24] Temp and council.Re close [54:24] though, we [54:25] re getting real [54:27] close, so, uh, but no, we [54:27] re [54:29] happy to report today that the [54:31] street lights on Main Street [54:33] has been stalled all the way [54:33] from Long [54:34] s Peak to Bush, and I [54:35] got a couple of pictures. I [54:37] thought, I think that one to [54:39] the left is a really beautiful [54:41] picture of downtown, and I [54:43] think it shows the, the each [54:44] individual task that is being [54:46] done by Borough, by Public [54:48] Works, and by community [54:49] development. I think it [54:49] s [54:50] coming, you can see it in. [54:51] Pictures that it [54:52] s a beautiful [54:53] place to be and we [54:53] re still [54:55] continues to work to make it [54:56] more beautiful. And these small, [54:57] these light, these street [54:59] lights is just one addition to [54:59] that, so we [55:00] re really happy to [55:00] announce we [55:01] re we [55:01] re finished [55:06] with it. Any questions? Well, [55:07] we appreciate that. We, we, we [55:09] gotta have, we got to stop [55:10] people from hitting those [55:11] lights. I saw there [55:11] s one down [55:14] in front of the library. Well, [55:16] yeah, yeah, well. We [55:17] re there [55:20] to pick it back up and install. [55:22] So and I, and uh Bob wanted me [55:23] to let you guys know he [55:23] s [55:24] working on the Christmas [55:26] decorations. We have that, uh, [55:28] purchased and ready to go. [55:30] Hopefully starting to get it [55:31] installed in the upgraded ones. [55:34] Yes, yes, yes. He couldn [55:34] t sell [55:34] though, he [55:35] s trying to sell the [55:36] old ones, but they [55:36] re not [55:39] selling, so. You should have [55:41] one with Olaf. So if anybody [55:42] want Christmas decorations, we [55:46] do have some available, so very [55:48] good Thank you. Any questions [55:49] for our public works director. [55:50] Yeah, I just wanted to make [55:52] sure I understand these are the [55:55] lights down Main Street bridge. [55:55] That [55:57] s fantastic. Thank you. [55:59] That is awesome. It, it, it got, [56:00] you can see it [56:01] s like taller, [56:02] as I understand it, and uh you [56:03] know, it just seemed to seemed [56:05] to be a lot more sturdy, but [56:05] they [56:06] re definitely taller, I [56:07] think it [56:07] s it [56:07] s prominent when [56:08] you, when you [56:08] re just looking [56:11] at the pictures, it stands out. [56:15] Yes, yeah. Right. Great. Thank [56:18] you, sir. Any other department [56:24] director updates. Nope. Ok. [56:25] Moving ahead, updates by our [56:28] city attorney. Nothing, thank [56:29] you, except you [56:29] re presenting [56:31] next week. Yeah, I [56:31] m not [56:36] announcing that. All right, um, [56:38] uh, updates from our city [56:41] manager. Just one quick one, we [56:42] had a wonderful concert planned [56:44] for this Friday at Founders [56:46] Plaza, Chicano Heat, which is [56:48] pretty popular band here in the [56:49] Denver metro area. [56:49] Unfortunately, it [56:51] s gonna be [56:53] about 100 degrees and myself, [56:55] our parks and rec director and [56:57] our deputy city manager went [56:58] over to founders yesterday, and [57:00] we took an infrared thermometer [57:01] to the pavement, pretty hot. [57:01] It [57:03] s uh well over 110 degrees [57:03] on the pavement, so, and that [57:05] was With cloud cover at 90 [57:08] degrees, so we had to [57:09] unfortunately make the decision [57:12] to move that concert from [57:12] founders to Carmichael. So it [57:13] s [57:15] still on, but in a much cooler [57:16] place, so if you were planning [57:18] on attending, that [57:18] s Friday at [57:19] 5 o [57:21] clock, now at Carmichael. [57:22] Thanks for announcing that. [57:25] Hopefully, we can continue [57:28] other events at Founders soon. [57:34] All right. Um, next. Go to [57:35] Reports by City Council. We [57:40] start in the middle. Mein. [57:41] Thank you. Apparently been [57:41] because I didn [57:42] t have any [57:43] meetings last week. That [57:44] s why [57:45] I needed additional [57:47] appointments. Um, so, uh, not [57:49] very much to report, uh, I do [57:50] want to thank several members [57:51] of the community who came to [57:55] join us for the ride Fest, um, [57:55] for the Pride proclamation [57:57] tonight. I really appreciate [57:58] you being here. Uh, just a, a [58:00] note that this Saturday is [58:01] Thornton [58:02] s Pride Fest, and then [58:04] JUNE 28th and 29th is the pride [58:06] fest at uh Denver Civic Center. [58:06] That [58:09] s all I have tonight. All [58:10] right. And then council member [58:13] Tadeo. Thank you Mary. I don [58:13] t [58:14] really have a whole lot to add. [58:17] I was able to attend the Adams [58:19] County Pride fest and uh [58:19] Brighton Summerfest for a [58:21] little bit, and I was really [58:22] pleased by the turnout. Uh, [58:23] there [58:24] s a lot of people there [58:25] and it seemed like everybody [58:28] was having a lot of fun. Ok. [58:28] I [58:30] m green. You know, I [58:31] m never [58:32] at a loss for words, but you [58:34] know, you booked a band called [58:34] Chicano Heat, you expect [58:35] they [58:36] re gonna bring it. All [58:37] right? So, we didn [58:38] t want them [58:39] to be Chicano m melt. So that [58:39] s [58:40] why we had to move. They [58:41] re [58:43] gonna bring the heat. [58:47] Councilmember Worth. Thank you, [58:49] Mayor. Um, also kind of quiet. [58:51] I, um, attended a Parks and Rec, [58:55] um. Meeting and I [58:57] ll leave the [59:01] details up to Jan and um also a [59:03] byc meeting of their heavy into [59:05] recruitment, uh, for the next [59:09] year. We just had uh 13 seniors, [59:10] uh, graduate, and so we [59:11] re [59:12] looking for a replacement uh [59:13] strength, so they [59:14] re having [59:15] their uh interviews tomorrow. [59:16] That, that [59:17] s an all day event [59:18] that they [59:19] re not your standard [59:20] traditional interviews. There [59:20] s [59:23] a lot of uh events going on, [59:23] they [59:24] re looking for team [59:25] bonding and things like that. [59:27] So, uh, it should be, should be [59:28] a good time for him. I [59:30] unfortunately will not be able [59:31] to make the interviews this [59:32] year. That [59:33] s all I got. Thank [59:36] you. All right. That [59:36] s my [59:37] Rolosky. Thank you, Mayor. Well, [59:44] The gory details from the wreck. [59:44] There [59:45] s no garage. They are not [59:48] gory at all. They [59:49] re great, [59:49] they [59:51] re a great group. They [59:51] re [59:53] a great group. Now I did bring [59:55] up a challenge to them because [59:57] I, uh, had the unfortune of [59:59] having to attend a funeral at [1:00:03] the Elmwood Cemetery. And years [1:00:04] ago when Elmwood was quite [1:00:08] young back 40 years ago we made [1:00:09] the decision or the decision [1:00:11] was made to plant trees along [1:00:12] the highway to try to block out [1:00:14] the noise that was was coming [1:00:17] off of the roadway. Well, it [1:00:18] ended up this particular [1:00:21] service that I was at. Those [1:00:23] trees are not doing any good at [1:00:25] all, so I asked the Parks and [1:00:26] Rec folks if they would please [1:00:27] look at is there something they [1:00:29] can bring in when someone does [1:00:32] a graveside service that can [1:00:33] filter out or block that noise [1:00:35] so they can, because you [1:00:35] couldn [1:00:36] t hear the minister, you [1:00:36] can [1:00:37] t hear people speak. It [1:00:37] s [1:00:40] just I mean, the trucks now [1:00:42] that are long 85 or just, it [1:00:42] s [1:00:43] unbelievable. So anyway, [1:00:43] they [1:00:44] re, they [1:00:45] re taking that [1:00:46] challenge and, and I very much [1:00:48] appreciate that, being able to [1:00:48] be done because it [1:00:49] s, it [1:00:49] s [1:00:53] highly needed. Um, I also had a [1:00:54] 4 hour e470 board meeting that [1:00:55] included me handing out checks, [1:00:59] uh. More than $20,000 worth of [1:01:02] checks to groups that actually [1:01:05] they promote um. Uh, car seats [1:01:10] for kids and also. Uh, provide. [1:01:14] Hopefully some means of of [1:01:16] monetary value to students who [1:01:16] are doing driver [1:01:17] s ed, so it, [1:01:20] it was, it was, like I said, it [1:01:22] was really very great meeting. [1:01:26] Um, And then I attended last [1:01:28] Friday night I attended the [1:01:29] meeting out at uh the Adams [1:01:30] County Building regarding the [1:01:32] expansion or work on Sable [1:01:35] Boulevard. It was interesting [1:01:36] because I think I was the only [1:01:38] councilperson there. I know [1:01:38] Marv Falconberry, he [1:01:39] s not back [1:01:41] there now. He was, he attended, [1:01:44] but honestly, you guys, they [1:01:44] didn [1:01:44] t expect the turnout they [1:01:47] got. They had to move to from [1:01:49] one big room to a bigger, [1:01:51] bigger room. There were so many [1:01:53] people there, but overall it [1:01:54] was very well attended, I think [1:01:56] people got a lot of questions [1:01:57] answered so I thought it was [1:02:02] very good. And then, pardon? [1:02:04] There was a little anti in it, [1:02:06] but when they went through and [1:02:09] saw what Common sense was going [1:02:10] to be taking place. They were [1:02:12] very much more accepting. Yeah, [1:02:14] no, they, it was pretty much [1:02:18] anti, I would say the majority. [1:02:19] Anyway, um, the other thing [1:02:21] that was great was today the [1:02:23] ribbon cutting at Brighton at [1:02:24] Brighton Benedict Park, you [1:02:26] know, the Benedict was our [1:02:28] original park back in the day, [1:02:30] and I told the story there [1:02:32] today too that when we came to [1:02:32] Brighton in [1:02:34] 67, that was the [1:02:36] only part that existed when I [1:02:37] got on the parks board because [1:02:39] at that time all ofverver parks [1:02:41] so we had to wait and once we [1:02:43] got recreation to make it a [1:02:45] parks and recreation board, so [1:02:46] anyway, over the years I [1:02:46] ve [1:02:48] seen so much happening. Changes. [1:02:48] It [1:02:49] s been wonderful, but it, it [1:02:51] was so great to have this [1:02:52] ribbon cutting to make the [1:02:54] official opening of the park [1:02:56] because, oh my gosh, if any of [1:02:57] you have not been by there, you [1:02:59] need to go by and see and [1:03:01] actually go over and walk [1:03:02] around the equipment that [1:03:03] s the [1:03:05] new slides and everything, the, [1:03:07] the material that they put in [1:03:08] there is wonderful. It [1:03:09] s, it [1:03:10] s [1:03:12] springy and soft and you won [1:03:12] t [1:03:14] trip over like you did in the [1:03:16] past, and then they also not [1:03:19] only have a kids slide area [1:03:24] they have older. Folks, older [1:03:27] kids, uh, and, uh, and they [1:03:29] have the, the frisbee golf [1:03:30] course and I mean, it [1:03:31] s just, [1:03:31] it [1:03:32] s fantastic, everything. I [1:03:33] mean, if you get a chance, you [1:03:35] need to go by and kind of enjoy [1:03:37] it all yourself. So anyway, [1:03:37] thank you very much. That [1:03:39] should do it. It [1:03:39] s great to be [1:03:43] there. Council member Fiddler. [1:03:45] Thank you, Mayor. I, I had the [1:03:46] opportunity to attend the first. [1:03:49] Clicks and kicks events, that [1:03:49] s [1:03:52] Friday night, uh, the very [1:03:53] riveting Moana too, uh, when I [1:03:56] was there with my wife, uh, our [1:03:57] oldest, his wife and the two [1:03:58] grandkids, so super fun. Travis [1:04:00] was there, Greg was there, um, [1:04:02] the I [1:04:03] ve seen foam parties [1:04:04] before, but usually it [1:04:04] s at a [1:04:06] Vegas resort, so that was new [1:04:07] seeing that, uh, in the park [1:04:11] setting with kids in the foam. [1:04:11] I [1:04:12] ll just stop there. A very [1:04:13] nice event. The weather held [1:04:15] out, and that was a sound was [1:04:16] great, and I don [1:04:16] t know where [1:04:18] you got the, the, the large [1:04:19] screen in the, in the, in the [1:04:21] speakers, they really did a [1:04:22] good job. Um, my wife said, [1:04:22] it [1:04:23] s not dark, how are we gonna [1:04:25] be able to see, but that. That [1:04:26] screen was awesome. It was [1:04:27] really good. Thanks, Travis [1:04:35] Gary team. Come on, man. Next, [1:04:37] council member Snyder. Thank [1:04:39] you, Mayors. The 10 minute [1:04:41] limit applied to this as well, [1:04:44] no, it does oh ok. I just go, [1:04:45] ok,, 2030, whatever I need. No, [1:04:45] I don [1:04:47] t need that long. Thank [1:04:50] you. Um, I also attended [1:04:51] Summerfest and uh really the [1:04:52] attendance was great and the [1:04:54] entertainment was great, but a [1:04:57] special shout out to Brighton [1:04:59] pd, their displays the swat [1:05:01] team, you got, you guys did an [1:05:02] amazing job of greeting people. [1:05:04] They were happy you were there, [1:05:06] very nice way to build [1:05:07] community and uh support. So I [1:05:09] really appreciated that. [1:05:10] Brighton Youth Commission is [1:05:13] also, I attended that and it [1:05:14] s [1:05:14] um I wishannya hadn [1:05:15] t left, [1:05:16] like give a shout out to Tanya [1:05:18] because we were very, very [1:05:20] short on applicants with as [1:05:21] many members as we [1:05:21] re losing [1:05:23] and she came up with a very [1:05:25] creative contest for the kids [1:05:27] to uh recruit and encourage [1:05:28] people to apply and it [1:05:29] s been [1:05:31] very successful, so, um, she [1:05:33] did an amazing job at that and [1:05:36] i appreciate that and um and [1:05:39] Gary Montoya at uh Armory. I [1:05:42] went to the uh 10 years past uh [1:05:46] concert, uh, um, Led Zeppelin [1:05:48] Rock band last weekend and the [1:05:49] attendance was amazing, over [1:05:51] 200 people. It was a fantastic [1:05:52] show. And if you haven [1:05:53] t gone [1:05:54] to a show at the Armory, go. [1:05:55] You don [1:05:56] t deal with a bunch of [1:05:57] drunks. It [1:05:58] s easy to get in. [1:05:58] There [1:05:59] s not terrible traffic [1:06:00] getting out, it, and it [1:06:01] s cheap. [1:06:01] I can [1:06:02] t even believe the price [1:06:04] you pay for the quality of [1:06:06] entertainment. So, um, And I [1:06:06] m [1:06:07] really not going to take 20 [1:06:08] minutes, that [1:06:09] s it. Oh wait, I, [1:06:11] no, I have one more thing. I [1:06:13] want to give a special shout [1:06:15] out to Greg Mills, our mayor, [1:06:18] and the mayor of Thornton for [1:06:20] staying on Cdot for the [1:06:21] Colorado Southernry paving. I [1:06:23] am a frequent flyer on that [1:06:25] highway, and it is so much [1:06:26] safer. It is so much more [1:06:28] amazing to drive on it. So [1:06:29] thank you for keeping the [1:06:30] pressure on them. We appreciate [1:06:34] you and the work you did. Thank [1:06:38] you. Big difference, yes. All [1:06:40] right. Next item 13a. Mayor [1:06:49] Perm. Ok. There we go. I move [1:06:51] that we recess to an executive [1:06:53] session pursuant to Colorado [1:06:57] Revised statutes, Section [1:06:58] 246402 subsection 4e and [1:07:01] Brighton City Charter section [1:07:03] 5.4, subsection c1 to determine [1:07:05] a position on matters that MAY [1:07:06] be subject to negotiations and [1:07:08] to instruct negotiators. We [1:07:09] have a first, we have a 2nd to [1:07:12] go. There Were first. Do we [1:07:14] have a second to go into the [1:07:16] executive section, um. Council [1:07:17] member Pawlowski, thank you. [1:07:17] I [1:07:20] ll second that. All right, [1:07:29] Roll call vote. Oh, here it [1:07:34] comes. Motion passes 8 to 0, we [1:07:35] will go into executive session, [1:07:37] probably take a 5 minute break [1:07:37] while we [1:08:56] return to the open meeting. Mhm [1:08:59] All right. The time is now 7:45 [1:09:01] and the executive session has [1:09:03] been concluded. For the record, [1:09:05] the participants in this [1:09:06] executive session were all of [1:09:08] the current city council, city [1:09:10] manager Martinez, city attorney [1:09:12] Calderon, Deputy city manager [1:09:14] Falconberg, um, Robin Martinez [1:09:16] from Economic Development and [1:09:18] Mac Mike Massola. Uh, for the [1:09:20] record, if any person who [1:09:21] participated in this executive [1:09:24] session believes that any [1:09:26] substantial discussion of any [1:09:27] matters out not included in the [1:09:29] motion to go into the executive [1:09:30] session occurred during the [1:09:32] executive session or that any [1:09:35] improper action occurred during [1:09:36] the executive session executive [1:09:37] session in violation of the [1:09:39] open meetings law, I would ask [1:09:40] that you state your concern for