City Council on 2026-07-28 9:00 AM

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[0:01] throughout these United States
[0:02] that they MAY be blessed and
[0:03] knowledge and sanctify than
[0:04] the observance of your holy
[0:05] law that they MAY be preserved
[0:08] in the union and that in peace
[0:10] which the world cannot give
[0:11] and after enjoying the
[0:13] blessings of this size, he
[0:16] admitted to those which are
[0:17] eternal. We ask also that you
[0:18] guide all members of this
[0:19] board to seek your will in all
[0:20] things to promote the common
[0:21] good of the citizens they
[0:23] serve and to strive for virtue
[0:25] in all their thoughts, words
[0:26] and actions. We ask all of
[0:28] this. The name of Jesus
[0:29] Christ, your son, who is
[0:32] Lauren King forever and ever I
[0:33] a man named the father the son
[0:34] and the Holy Spirit. Thank
[0:37] you, father.
[0:38] >> I would ask everyone to
[0:41] join me. Pledge of Allegiance.
[0:45] But are states okay. 2, like,
[0:48] which is one nation under GOD.
[0:53] You Liberty and all right. And
[1:00] please be seated. And thanks
[1:10] again for So we know we
[1:11] usually have this routine sort
[1:12] break it up today and give it
[1:15] a little excitement here.
[1:16] >> So our first item on
[1:18] today's agenda is a closed
[1:19] executive session. Assuming we
[1:20] have the votes, we will go
[1:22] into closed executive session
[1:25] to discuss 2 items. We
[1:26] estimate the closed executive
[1:27] session will take about an
[1:30] hour and 15 minutes. After the
[1:31] executive session concludes
[1:32] will come back into the
[1:33] regular meeting for the rest
[1:36] of our agenda. I'm now going
[1:37] to ask Renee Kong dinner,
[1:38] utilities division chief with
[1:41] city attorney's office to read
[1:42] the closed executive session
[1:43] notice and pull the board
[1:46] members. Renee, can you please
[1:47] read us into closed executive
[1:49] session?
[1:51] >> thank you in accordance
[1:53] with City Charter article 3,
[1:54] Section 3.60, d and it's
[1:57] incorporated Colorado, Open
[2:01] meetings, law Ciara section
[2:02] 24, 6, 4, 0, 2, and b and
[2:03] utilities board by laws. Rules
[2:06] tend see one and 2, the
[2:08] utilities board an open
[2:08] session is to determine
[2:09] whether will hold a closed
[2:11] executive session on 2 issues.
[2:13] The first issue to be
[2:14] discussed involves conferences
[2:15] with the city attorney's
[2:16] office, an outside legal
[2:17] counsel for the purpose of
[2:19] receiving legal advice on bond
[2:21] disclosures. The second issue
[2:22] to be discussed involves the
[2:23] acquisition of certain water
[2:24] rights from the public service
[2:26] company of Colorado. The city
[2:27] attorney's office on behalf of
[2:28] the Chair of Utilities Board,
[2:30] Child Poll, Utilities, Board
[2:32] members and upon consent of
[2:33] two-thirds of the members
[2:36] present MAY conduct a closed