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Councilman um meeting for Tuesday,

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August 18th, 2026. My name is Mark

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Clark, I'm the mayor. I'm going to call

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the meeting to order. Please stand and

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join me in the pledge.

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>> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the

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United States of America, and to the

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republic for which it stands, one nation

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under God, indivisible, with liberty and

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justice for all.

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» Roll call, please.

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>> Mayor Clark.

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>> Here.

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>> Mayor pro tem Plecka.

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>> Here.

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>> Council member Johnson.

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>> Present.

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>> Council member Neal.

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>> Present.

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>> Council member Crabtree.

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>> Here.

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>> Council member Delaney.

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>> Here.

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>> Council member Lopez.

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>> Here.

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>> All right, next item on our agenda is

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the awards and recognition for the

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August 2026 yard of the month. And this

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month's winner is Thomas McGugan and

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Patty Peterson. If you're in the

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audience, please step forward. I'll

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present you a certificate and a gift card to the Human Bean.

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And we also got a cool yard sign

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>> [laughter]

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[applause]

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» All right, next on our agenda is

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audience participation. Is there anybody

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that wishes to address the city council

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on any item that's not on the agenda and

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or of a public hearing? If so, please

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step up to the podium, state your name

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and address for the record, and please

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keep your comments to under 2 minutes.

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» Hello, Leslie.

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>> Good evening, council. How are you?

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>> How are you?

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>> Um Leslie Turner, she's actually a

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director of the Evans Area Chamber of

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Commerce and I am here because I have

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secured an opportunity with House

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District 50 candidate debate to bring it

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here to Evans. Both candidates have

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already agreed to do the event and what

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I am here to ask Council for tonight is

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the space to do that, to donate the

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space over at the library.

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It will be a public event.

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It will be advertised. It will be about

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4 to 6 hours long considering clean up

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and set up is what I'm thinking.

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>> Okay.

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Anybody have any

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>> Sounds good.

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>> Yeah, I don't have any problem with it.

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We can set up a time and coordinate it

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with the staff and yeah, we'll work that

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out for you.

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>> Absolutely wonderful.

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>> You have a date yet?

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>> October 1st.

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>> Yep.

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>> I'm thinking about doors opening at

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5:30, commencing at 6:00 p.m. and I'm

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working out the details with both

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candidates now. They're both either have

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toured or will be touring Evans.

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>> Yep.

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» I I I would just Ed Bull, the city

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attorney, I would just advise Council

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and Mayor Mayor Pro Tem that in in

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giving a waiver out, the

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main thing would be to remain neutral in

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any other party after this that seeks

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the same or similar circumstance.

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>> Awesome. Thank you. Appreciate it.

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>> All right, great. Thank you, Leslie.

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All right, anyone else?

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» My name is David Goodman. I

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live over by the Sams area in the

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neighborhood there.

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I've lived here for 26 years, paid my

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taxes for 26 years.

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I've had some major concerns with what's

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going on in this

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city here in the 26 years I've been

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here.

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Uh, there was one blizzard the last

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blizzard we had when I was snowed in, I

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come home and spent my whole time off

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cleaning my neighbors and my yards and

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my gr-

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putting the snow in their yard.

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I left the and didn't even get out of

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the state when I got a call from my wife

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that the city [clears throat] of Evans

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had put a fine on my door for the snow

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being on my sidewalk.

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And I couldn't understand how that could

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happen cuz I cleaned the sidewalk for

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the whole neighborhood. And they said

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they come in afterwards and plowed.

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I'd like to know what the easement and

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what the rules are about that

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because I was told the easements is our

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sidewalks and we have to keep them

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clean.

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But when I clean them and I have to come

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back and get a ticket on my door, I just

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got a ticket on my door the other day on

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the hottest day of the year telling me I

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had a few weeds my and I had a a

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dishwasher sitting out on my sidewalk

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that I hadn't got time to put into the

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trailer that I had my yard to get.

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And I'm getting a little concerned about

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when they do this, they don't come up

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and knock on the door or ring the

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doorbell or anything else. They just

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come up and tape it to my door.

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And I think that's very unprofessional.

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I'd like to know what

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the the the city does when they they

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decide to put projects in and who has

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and what they do to talk to the people

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in the city of Evans about the projects

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that they're getting done.

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For example, the sidewalks were being

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fixed on Anchor

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and 23rd

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and they fixed the sidewalks and less

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than a month later they tore the

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sidewalks out to put in stop lights.

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To me that is poor poor management and a

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waste of money.

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I've asked for the 26 years I've been

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here for a light to get here and it took

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26 years to get there cuz we have two

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schools on that street less than 100

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yards from that light. There's been

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three times I've almost got hit. They

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got the light there 26 years later.

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And I'm just kind of concerned about the

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way things are going in this

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They build parks

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and they put and then and but we don't

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have water to water our yards.

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I've tore my yard completely down to

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dirt and saving money to put in

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artificial turf because it's the only

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way I can keep it up.

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I'm 30 I'm 69 years old and got pushed

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into retirement early because I wanted

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to get my knees replaced. And then the

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results is the blood so I can't work

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anymore. I'm a disabled

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and I'm just don't know what the heck

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I'm at [clears throat] my wit's end.

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When they could I down on the corner of

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my neighborhood

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I think it was last Thanksgiving or

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Thanksgiving before they had a police

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out there shooting

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into the neighbor's house and and

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I don't know what I never heard anything

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about that. They were there for my

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friend. I had to go down and ask him

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what had happened. They had something

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that they shot.

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But flash bangs and aren't in towards

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house up he's out of his house for a

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month. I think people should be

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acknowledged of what's going on. Just

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last week my car because I've been

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parked by my door to make it easier for

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me. I ain't got no grass so I ain't

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cutting anything. But then I told I

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can't do that. I got to put it on the

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side on the driveway. So I went out that

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night and put my car on the driveway and

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I come back in the next morning and I

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went out there and my car had been

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broken into.

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Half of my stuff been stolen out of it.

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So I'd like to know what the heck I'm

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supposed to do.

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You know, I got all these concerns and

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nothing that the first time I I had it

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happen 2 years

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in a row when I first moved here and I

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put in and told the police they come out

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and I never heard another thing about

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it.

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So what am I supposed to do? I don't see

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police officers coming through our

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neighborhood. The one time they ever

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come over in our neighborhood is when

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there's a somebody getting arrested or

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they don't drive through just a patrol.

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There's house two two doors down from

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mine. They have six vehicles and three

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or four of them are parked on their lawn

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all the time.

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I park my name cuz I'm handicapped now

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and I'm trying to get my yard fixed, but

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I ain't got $24,000 to put in this stuff

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and do all this stuff. I got to earn it.

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And when I get a a note on my door

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they're going to give me a $150 fine cuz

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I ain't went out there and pulled weeds.

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Where were they were out there when I

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was in my walker and bending over my

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walker and pull my weeds, where were

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they then? Cuz nobody go by there then.

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Right after I got a house bill for 2

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months.

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I went out there and was a walker and

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pulled every weed in my house. Again, I

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didn't know where I was going to do with

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the weed because you guys taken away our

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fall clean up and our spring clean up or

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we got to pay more money for it.

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What are we supposed to do as a

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neighborhood? You want us to clean weeds

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and come out and threaten us to give us

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deals. So I have to spend $150, $200 on

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kids to come around and pull the weeds

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that I can't do no more.

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And these are some major concerns that

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I'm seeing going on in this

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I've seen parks get put up and

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how they watering that if we can't water

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our neighborhood. [clears throat]

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It's starting to concern me very much.

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But I've lived here 26 years and it just

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seems like it's going downhill instead

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of up.

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I got a ticket just before I reach just

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before I got off the truck, I got a

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ticket for driving through Evans with a

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mud flap off my truck. It fell off

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when I come back. I told the officer,

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"Hey, I'm headed to the yard now. I know

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it's off, but I got to get to the yard."

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He gave me a $50 fine for that. But I

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see pickups and cars all over the place

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with the tires sticking this far out

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from underneath the cars. I've lost two

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windshields over the 26 years from cars

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like that. And there is a law and an

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ordinance in this city and this county

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for they they're to be underneath the

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vehicle. If not, they are to be ticketed

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for

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Why are drivers are only ones to get

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them tickets?

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I like to understand all these concerns.

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I expect to get answers tonight, but I'd

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like to bring them up so you guys can

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think about them.

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» All right. Well, thank you. Appreciate

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it.

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>> Thank you.

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» All right. Anybody else?

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All right. Seeing none. All right. We

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will move on. Approval of agenda. Madam

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Clerk, any changes to the agenda?

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» No, Mayor.

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>> All right. I would entertain a motion.

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All right. I have a motion and a second

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to approve the agenda.

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» I didn't

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get a vote.

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>> You did not get

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>> No.

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>> Okay.

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Are you in favor?

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>> I.

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The motion carries 7-0.

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All right. Next item on the consent

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agenda.

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Any discussion on the consent agenda? If

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not, I'd entertain a motion.

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and second to approve the consent

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agenda.

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» I.

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>> Okay. All right. That motion carries

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7-0. All right. Next item, new business.

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Item 8A, public hearing consideration of

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a retail liquor store license for Evans

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Liquor LLC at

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Unit B. I'll open up with the public

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hearing. We'll [snorts] hear from staff.

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» Thank you, Mayor and City Council.

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The city received an Julie Barnett, City

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Clerk. Uh the city received an

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application for a new um retail liquor

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store liquor license from Mr. Francis,

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registered agent for Evans Liquor LLC.

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The application is con- for

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consideration of a retail liquor store

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to sell alcoholic beverages for

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consumption off the premises located at

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3313 35th Avenue Unit B.

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The City Council will be acting in a

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quasi-judicial role as the local

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licensing authority to consider the

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approval of this retail liquor store

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license. If the license is approved by

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Council, the license will be processed

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and finalized with the State Enforcement

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Division.

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In Council's role as the liquor

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licensing authority, the approval of a

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new liquor license must be based on the

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findings regarding the reasonable

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requirements of the neighborhood, the

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desires of the adult inhabitants of the

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neighborhood, and the moral character of

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the applicant.

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The license application was submitted

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for concurrent review with the city,

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which allows the state to process the

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application while the city [snorts] is

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also considering the application.

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For the record, the following findings

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from the report submitted by staff have

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been determined. Notice of public

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hearing.

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The city received the application on

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June 29th, 2026 from Evans Liquor LLC

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for retail liquor store off premises at

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3313 35th Avenue Unit B.

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The notice of public hearing on this

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matter was posted on the property and

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published in the Greeley Tribune on or

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before August 7th, 2026.

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The applicant is entitled to possession

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of the premises.

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The applicant has applied for a state

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sales tax license and city business and

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sales tax license.

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The selling of liquor in the manner

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proposed in the application is subject

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to zoning, fire, building, and other

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applicable laws of the City of Evans

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and/or State of Colorado.

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This property is zoned C2 general

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commercial. Liquor stores are considered

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a retail use indoor, which is a

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permitted land use in the C2 zone

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district.

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The premises where the selling or

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serving of alcohol will be conducted

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does not appear to be within 500 ft of

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any public school or principal campus of

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any college.

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There has not been within the last 2

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years preceding the date of the

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application a denial of an application

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by either the state or local licensing

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authority for a retail liquor store at

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this location for the reason that the

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unreasonable requirements of the

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neighborhood and the desire of the

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inhabitants were satisfactory by the

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existing outlets.

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So, the applicant conducted a survey

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within a 1-mile boundary of the premises

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to convey the needs and desires of the

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neighborhood. The petition returned 20

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businesses in favor with three

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businesses opposed, and the petition

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returned 83 residences in favor

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with four residences opposed.

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Uh there is one other retail liquor

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store within the 1-mile boundary of 3313

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35th Avenue Unit B, as well as these

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other liquor licenses within a 1-mile.

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There are three hotel restaurant, one

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retail liquor store, and three FMB wine,

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which is are your gas stations.

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Um

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attached to the packet was a memorandum

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from the Evans Police Department, which

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shows that no information was found when

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they conducted their background check on

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the moral character of the applicant.

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is here this evening and

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available for any questions you may

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have, as well as a representative from

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the company Liquor Pros that did the

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needs and desires survey.

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So, the public hearing is tonight. Um

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so,

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I'm available for any questions that you

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have, and the applicant is also here.

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>> Okay. Thank you.

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Any questions

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of of staff and/or the applicant? So,

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please use the request to speak button.

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All right, seeing none.

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Um I will ask because this is a public

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hearing if there's anybody in the

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audience that wishes to speak for or

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against this item, please step up to the

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podium, state state your name and

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address for the record.

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» Mr. Mayor, Councilman

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My name is Tony Belfiore and I reside at

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4615 West 21st Street Circle in Greeley.

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The reason why I'm here is because I own

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three commercial buildings in this town.

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I've owned one for 22 years and that's

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where

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I started Naughty Pine Liquor. I'm the

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former owner of Naughty Pine Liquor. So,

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when I went to get my liquor license 21

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years ago,

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I had at least 300 signatures.

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At that time, most of the council said

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they'd never seen anything like that.

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So, and that was with a population of

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15,000.

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Today,

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there's about a population of let's say

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23,000. So, you have 83 signatures.

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That's less than 0.4%

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of the population.

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So, I guess to me, what that

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demonstrates is there's not a need and I

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know when they're talking about I've

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been in many, many of these liquor licensing

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either for or against.

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And I know the biggest thing is the need

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and that's why I'm here tonight because

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I don't believe

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that there's a need for another liquor

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store

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when we have one

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within the prox close to me that that

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Coral Bay is.

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Yeah, in my opinion, maybe biased, but

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it's truthful.

455
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Yeah, I own the building where Coral Bay

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is. My sons own Coral Bay Liquor.

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But again,

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I don't think that that even from the

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sketch that he showed, it shows that

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it's not

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his building is not prepared for a

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liquor store. Yeah, they can do it, but

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it doesn't look to me like he has a lot

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of experience in the liquor business.

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So again,

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I'm just trying to tell the truth and

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I'm trying to save him some money

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because Coral Bay is very well

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established, very clean established.

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Like I say, we've been collecting paying

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property tax and collecting sales tax

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for the city of Evans for 22 years.

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So, we have some we have some roots

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here.

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And I I guess the basis of what I wanted

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to say is the need. I think you need to

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look at the need. And I don't think that

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83 signatures

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point to the need of another liquor

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store.

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So.

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>> All right, thank you. Thank you very

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much.

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Anyone else?

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All right, seeing none, I will close the

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public hearing and entertain any comment

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from council and or a motion.

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All right, seeing no

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uh comments, I would entertain a motion.

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What's that?

491
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>> Fred.

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>> I'm just having a login issue.

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>> All right, go ahead, Council member

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Neil.

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>> I just needed to login again.

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>> Okay, no problem. Just go ahead.

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>> Picking me out.

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No one mind. I'm fine.

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>> Okay.

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All right.

501
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>> Um members of the authority, this is Eva

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Garrettson with Liquor Licensing

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Professionals.

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Um if you'd like, I can go through the

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process and procedure with the petition

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in order to address any concerns. Um but

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I am here if you have any questions. Or

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I can just give uh what our process and

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procedure is uh that we conduct

510
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throughout the entire state of Colorado.

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>> All right, I appreciate it, but we've

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already concluded the public hearings

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and

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>> Yes, sir.

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>> So, we're we're going to go ahead and to a vote here. So, thank you.

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Appreciate it.

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Councilman Neil, did you have any

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comment?

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>> No.

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>> All right, I would entertain a motion

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then.

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All right, I have a motion, but no seconds.

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So, being that we have no second, that

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motion is

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considered dead.

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And uh no further action taken. Or did

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you

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I see that you voted.

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>> Yeah.

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>> Okay.

531
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No second?

532
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All right, we don't have a second on

533
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this, so we cannot process the motion.

534
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Therefore, that motion

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does not pass.

536
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All right.

537
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So, I guess that's a denial for the

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since we have no no second.

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Oscar, city attorney.

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>> Right.

541
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>> It's denied.

542
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>> Okay. That [clears throat] motion, guys.

543
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All right.

544
00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:28,760
Thank you. Moving on to next item,

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consideration of a development agreement

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with Mountain Cement Company. We'll hear

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from staff.

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» Hey. Thank you, Mayor Ed Bowles, city

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attorney. If if I may

550
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brief the council from this position.

551
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I'll also rely on the the

552
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director of engineering if if for any

553
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details in regards the roadway. But

554
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essentially, we're calling this a

555
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development agreement, but it's really a

556
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participation agreement for proportional

557
00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:01,520
cost to improve County Road 33 from the

558
00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:03,960
Mountain Cement Company

559
00:21:03,960 --> 00:21:07,040
property to County Road 46.

560
00:21:07,040 --> 00:21:10,760
Um it does not obligate the city to

561
00:21:10,760 --> 00:21:14,240
perform this improvement only in the

562
00:21:14,240 --> 00:21:17,880
event that the city were to appropriate

563
00:21:17,880 --> 00:21:21,680
and then budget money within a

564
00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:23,360
approximately a five-year period. It

565
00:21:23,360 --> 00:21:25,560
does allow for an extension which is

566
00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:28,800
called in a tail period of six months to

567
00:21:28,800 --> 00:21:31,200
keep the agreement going to allow for

568
00:21:31,200 --> 00:21:32,600
design

569
00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,880
and the build-out subsequent build-out

570
00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:38,040
if if the city were to obtain funding

571
00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,280
from an alternate source which we

572
00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:41,640
believe to be Mountain Tracks in the

573
00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:43,465
future and then

574
00:21:43,465 --> 00:21:45,510
>> [clears throat]

575
00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:47,600
» to fully fund the project. But at this

576
00:21:47,600 --> 00:21:50,840
point again the recommendation is to

577
00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:52,960
Council to approve this. It is

578
00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:55,600
their proportional share of that

579
00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:57,960
improvement of the paving of that road.

580
00:21:57,960 --> 00:21:58,600
Thank you.

581
00:21:58,600 --> 00:21:59,760
>> Thank you.

582
00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,960
Any questions or comments of staff?

583
00:22:02,960 --> 00:22:04,280
>> Yes and

584
00:22:04,280 --> 00:22:05,360
can you

585
00:22:05,360 --> 00:22:06,760
remind me

586
00:22:06,760 --> 00:22:08,600
what the length of this

587
00:22:08,600 --> 00:22:09,320
segment is?

588
00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:12,960
>> It's approximately 6,900 ft.

589
00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:17,350
>> Thank you.

590
00:22:17,360 --> 00:22:19,400
» Since my request to speak is not up and

591
00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:20,680
I don't see anyone on the board so it

592
00:22:20,680 --> 00:22:21,960
seems that there's no other questions or

593
00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:22,920
comments I'd entertain

594
00:22:22,920 --> 00:22:24,120
>> We're having some little technical

595
00:22:24,120 --> 00:22:26,000
difficulties here at the moment.

596
00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:27,560
>> No no no problem. Anybody else any

597
00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:28,680
questions or comments while we're

598
00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:31,160
waiting? No? All right. I'd entertain a

599
00:22:31,160 --> 00:22:37,390
motion.

600
00:22:37,400 --> 00:22:39,240
» It's not giving me the option.

601
00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:40,240
>> All right, we'll go ahead and do a vote

602
00:22:40,240 --> 00:22:41,920
by vote. Okay, I have a

603
00:22:41,920 --> 00:22:43,720
All right, I've entertained a motion.

604
00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:45,200
>> I move to approve the development

605
00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:46,960
agreement between the city of Evans and

606
00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:48,320
Mountain Cement Company.

607
00:22:48,320 --> 00:22:49,120
>> Second.

608
00:22:49,120 --> 00:22:50,440
>> I have a motion and a second to approve

609
00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:51,640
the development agreement between the

610
00:22:51,640 --> 00:22:53,280
city of Evans and Mountain Cement

611
00:22:53,280 --> 00:22:54,720
Company. All those in favor signify by

612
00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:55,480
saying aye.

613
00:22:55,480 --> 00:22:56,280
>> Aye.

614
00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:57,800
>> All opposed nay.

615
00:22:57,800 --> 00:23:00,000
Motion carries. All right, next item.

616
00:23:00,000 --> 00:23:01,280
Public hearing consideration of

617
00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:04,280
ordinance number 869-26, accepting the

618
00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:08,520
public road right-of-way for MCC first

619
00:23:08,520 --> 00:23:10,520
replat. We'll hear from uh us I'll open

620
00:23:10,520 --> 00:23:11,840
the public hearing. Hear from staff.

621
00:23:11,840 --> 00:23:13,000
>> Great. Good evening, Mayor and Council.

622
00:23:13,000 --> 00:23:14,360
Micah Hallsey, planner with the City of

623
00:23:14,360 --> 00:23:15,320
Evans.

624
00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:16,560
For your consideration this evening is

625
00:23:16,560 --> 00:23:19,200
ordinance number 869-26 for acceptance

626
00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,120
of public right-of-way, uh which

627
00:23:21,120 --> 00:23:22,760
supports the proposed Mountain Cement

628
00:23:22,760 --> 00:23:24,640
Company minor subdivision first replat

629
00:23:24,640 --> 00:23:26,720
application. The second reading of this

630
00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:28,440
is scheduled for September 1st. This is

631
00:23:28,440 --> 00:23:30,520
a public hearing.

632
00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:31,920
The property owner of the subject land

633
00:23:31,920 --> 00:23:33,320
is Mountain Cement Company LLC as

634
00:23:33,320 --> 00:23:34,720
represented by the EPS Group in

635
00:23:34,720 --> 00:23:36,160
attendance tonight. The subject

636
00:23:36,160 --> 00:23:37,560
right-of-way is depicted in the stamp

637
00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:39,720
survey exhibits A and B attached this

638
00:23:39,720 --> 00:23:41,280
ordinance.

639
00:23:41,280 --> 00:23:43,240
For background, the City of Evans

640
00:23:43,240 --> 00:23:44,800
Community Development Department is

641
00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:46,240
processing the Mountain Cement Company

642
00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:47,800
first um

643
00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:49,880
replat to their minor subdivision, which

644
00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:53,240
seeks to consolidate Lot A of RE3237

645
00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:55,360
and Lot 1 of the MCC minor subdivision

646
00:23:55,360 --> 00:23:56,880
into a single lot. So, this is a lot

647
00:23:56,880 --> 00:23:59,400
consolidation replat. Uh both lots are

648
00:23:59,400 --> 00:24:01,640
annexed into the City of Evans.

649
00:24:01,640 --> 00:24:03,680
The proposal proposed resultant lot will

650
00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:05,400
contain the pending MCC transloading

651
00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:07,080
terminal, which is under construction

652
00:24:07,080 --> 00:24:08,920
and permitted by separate site plan.

653
00:24:08,920 --> 00:24:10,440
This replat and subject dedication of

654
00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:12,000
additional right-of-way is related to,

655
00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:13,840
but is distinct and separate uh

656
00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:16,800
procedurally from this uh MCC facility.

657
00:24:16,800 --> 00:24:18,280
In brief, the property owner requested

658
00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:19,640
dedicating additional strip of

659
00:24:19,640 --> 00:24:21,400
right-of-way being 10 ft in width along

660
00:24:21,400 --> 00:24:23,600
the full frontage of the property lying

661
00:24:23,600 --> 00:24:25,160
west of and adjacent to the existing

662
00:24:25,160 --> 00:24:28,040
60-ft of right-of-way 447th Avenue, also

663
00:24:28,040 --> 00:24:30,320
known as uh County Road 33. This area

664
00:24:30,320 --> 00:24:32,240
has been previously identified as future

665
00:24:32,240 --> 00:24:34,480
right-of-way to be dedicated by this to

666
00:24:34,480 --> 00:24:36,160
the City of Evans per the Weld County

667
00:24:36,160 --> 00:24:40,280
record exemption plat uh RE615-01-63

668
00:24:40,280 --> 00:24:43,640
as um recorded in 2015.

669
00:24:43,640 --> 00:24:45,720
This 10-ft wide strip to be dedicated is

670
00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:48,280
approximately 0.32 acres. The overall

671
00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:49,920
half right-of-way section being 30 ft

672
00:24:49,920 --> 00:24:51,960
lying west of the section line and that

673
00:24:51,960 --> 00:24:54,600
additional 10 ft is a total width of 40

674
00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:58,520
ft um is approximately 1.29 acres, while

675
00:24:58,520 --> 00:25:00,080
the existing half right-of-way of 30 ft

676
00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,480
is already public right-of-way, this

677
00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:04,440
ordinance formally accepts that entire

678
00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,480
40 ft strip as uh dedicated in fee to

679
00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,640
the city of Evans.

680
00:25:09,640 --> 00:25:10,920
The re-plat application has been

681
00:25:10,920 --> 00:25:12,480
initially approved and included this as

682
00:25:12,480 --> 00:25:14,480
a condition of approval uh for city

683
00:25:14,480 --> 00:25:16,360
council accept the additional road wide

684
00:25:16,360 --> 00:25:17,520
right-of-way prior to recording the

685
00:25:17,520 --> 00:25:18,680
plat.

686
00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:21,320
Uh, per section 18.03.100

687
00:25:21,320 --> 00:25:22,880
of the Evans municipal code, city

688
00:25:22,880 --> 00:25:24,560
council is responsible for acceptance of

689
00:25:24,560 --> 00:25:26,800
additional city right-of-way.

690
00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:28,360
The subject acceptance of right-of-way

691
00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:30,080
supports this condition. The re-plat

692
00:25:30,080 --> 00:25:31,920
includes a statement of dedication for

693
00:25:31,920 --> 00:25:33,880
the right-of-way um with information on

694
00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:36,000
the city council ordinance. So, just so

695
00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:37,800
you know the mechanism, city council is

696
00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:40,080
accepting the right-of-way. You're

697
00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,480
accepting it as part of the public road

698
00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:45,200
network. The plat is the vehicle where

699
00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:46,600
that right-of-way is officially

700
00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:48,600
dedicated. And so, this ordinance would

701
00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:51,000
be referenced on the plat. Um, there are

702
00:25:51,000 --> 00:25:52,880
no direct financial impacts related to

703
00:25:52,880 --> 00:25:54,000
the city as a result of this

704
00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:55,040
right-of-way. It's not a necessary

705
00:25:55,040 --> 00:25:57,240
roadway. This is just the land where a

706
00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,280
road could be built. And for

707
00:25:59,280 --> 00:26:00,640
recommendation, staff has reviewed the

708
00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:02,240
applicable Evans municipal code

709
00:26:02,240 --> 00:26:04,320
sections, found that the applicant's

710
00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:05,840
request is consistent with the staff

711
00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,560
report with the 2015 recorded exemption

712
00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:09,560
plat.

713
00:26:09,560 --> 00:26:11,240
And staff recommends

714
00:26:11,240 --> 00:26:13,000
approval of this ordinance on first

715
00:26:13,000 --> 00:26:14,440
reading. Should this ordinance be

716
00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:16,080
approved on second reading, this is the

717
00:26:16,080 --> 00:26:17,800
final condition of approval for this

718
00:26:17,800 --> 00:26:20,000
re-plat and the approved plat would move

719
00:26:20,000 --> 00:26:22,360
to recordation. Um, applicant's present,

720
00:26:22,360 --> 00:26:23,640
happy to answer any questions. Thank

721
00:26:23,640 --> 00:26:24,280
you.

722
00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:25,040
>> Great. Thank you, Michael.

723
00:26:25,040 --> 00:26:26,880
>> Appreciate it. All right. Uh, any

724
00:26:26,880 --> 00:26:32,110
questions of staff?

725
00:26:32,120 --> 00:26:34,960
All right. Seeing none. Um,

726
00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:36,800
cuz this is a public hearing, I'll ask

727
00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:38,120
anybody in the audience that wishes to

728
00:26:38,120 --> 00:26:39,640
speak for or against the site to please

729
00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:41,520
step up to the podium, state your name

730
00:26:41,520 --> 00:26:45,710
and address for the record.

731
00:26:45,720 --> 00:26:47,280
Seeing none, I'll go ahead and close the

732
00:26:47,280 --> 00:26:49,240
public hearing and entertain any council

733
00:26:49,240 --> 00:26:52,680
discussion and/or a motion.

734
00:26:52,680 --> 00:26:53,938
Staff

735
00:26:53,938 --> 00:26:54,080
>> [clears throat]

736
00:26:54,080 --> 00:26:57,240
>> I'm glad to see this replat is clearing

737
00:26:57,240 --> 00:27:00,560
this up and consolidating this piece of

738
00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:05,550
land.

739
00:27:05,560 --> 00:27:07,000
» Seeing no other

740
00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:08,720
comments, I would entertain a motion.

741
00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,520
>> I move to approve ordinance number

742
00:27:10,520 --> 00:27:12,400
869-26

743
00:27:12,400 --> 00:27:13,920
as proposed on first reading.

744
00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:14,520
>> Second.

745
00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:15,880
>> I have a motion and a second to approve

746
00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:19,080
ordinance number 869-26 as proposed on

747
00:27:19,080 --> 00:27:21,000
first reading. All those might signify

748
00:27:21,000 --> 00:27:21,920
by saying I.

749
00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:22,720
>> I.

750
00:27:22,720 --> 00:27:24,040
>> All opposed, nay.

751
00:27:24,040 --> 00:27:26,320
Motion carries. All right, next item 8D,

752
00:27:26,320 --> 00:27:27,840
consideration of resolution number

753
00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:30,040
24-2026,

754
00:27:30,040 --> 00:27:32,720
designation of four automated vehicle

755
00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:35,080
identification systems, AVIS, and we'll

756
00:27:35,080 --> 00:27:45,350
hear from staff.

757
00:27:45,360 --> 00:27:46,720
» Good evening, council, mayor and

758
00:27:46,720 --> 00:27:48,920
council. Uh Randy Darlin, chief of

759
00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:50,560
police.

760
00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:51,560
The Evans Police Department is

761
00:27:51,560 --> 00:27:53,280
requesting City Council approve

762
00:27:53,280 --> 00:27:56,120
resolution number 24-2026

763
00:27:56,120 --> 00:27:59,040
designating four roadways as automated

764
00:27:59,040 --> 00:28:01,160
vehicle identification system traffic

765
00:28:01,160 --> 00:28:02,880
safety corridors.

766
00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:07,480
This is pursuant to CRS 42-4110.5

767
00:28:07,480 --> 00:28:11,880
and the Evans Municipal Code 10-04-119.

768
00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:14,400
The proposed corridors are 37th Street,

769
00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:17,120
42nd Street, Prairieview Drive, 11th

770
00:28:17,120 --> 00:28:19,400
Avenue, and 35th Avenue. The Police

771
00:28:19,400 --> 00:28:21,200
Department completed a separate traffic

772
00:28:21,200 --> 00:28:23,240
safety assessment for each corridor

773
00:28:23,240 --> 00:28:25,360
using recent quantitative data,

774
00:28:25,360 --> 00:28:27,240
including traffic volume and speed

775
00:28:27,240 --> 00:28:29,480
studies, crash history, enforcement

776
00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:31,800
activity, hazardous driving incidents,

777
00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:34,080
and traffic-related complaints.

778
00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:35,760
Based on these assessments, staff has

779
00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:37,800
determined that each proposed

780
00:28:37,800 --> 00:28:39,880
designation is reasonably related to

781
00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:42,120
improving traffic safety. Approval of

782
00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:43,480
the resolution establishes the

783
00:28:43,480 --> 00:28:45,920
geographic areas in which AVIS

784
00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:48,760
technology can be deployed. It does not

785
00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:50,720
require automated enforcement throughout

786
00:28:50,720 --> 00:28:53,360
the corridors or authorized enforcement

787
00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:55,720
until all applicable statutory and

788
00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:57,920
municipal requirements for notice,

789
00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,360
warning period signage, equipment

790
00:29:00,360 --> 00:29:03,040
placement, privacy data use, and program

791
00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,760
operations have been satisfied. Over the

792
00:29:05,760 --> 00:29:07,080
last

793
00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:09,400
few months, we've been working through

794
00:29:09,400 --> 00:29:10,800
this process.

795
00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:14,280
Uh last our last meeting, we passed the

796
00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:16,240
ordinance for this process. These are

797
00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:18,200
the first four corridors that I will

798
00:29:18,200 --> 00:29:21,000
bring you that will provide uh uh

799
00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:22,640
different roadways throughout the city

800
00:29:22,640 --> 00:29:25,200
that provide the opportunity to utilize

801
00:29:25,200 --> 00:29:26,800
Avis technology. And that that

802
00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:29,320
technology is both a uh

803
00:29:29,320 --> 00:29:31,880
a fixed location that will be out off of

804
00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:35,160
37th and and Palermo Drive and the

805
00:29:35,160 --> 00:29:38,000
mobile uh unit that would be mobile

806
00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:40,120
throughout the community within these

807
00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:41,920
specific corridors.

808
00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:43,200
Um

809
00:29:43,200 --> 00:29:45,200
identifying corridors is a requirement

810
00:29:45,200 --> 00:29:46,600
under the state statute for Avis

811
00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:47,960
technology.

812
00:29:47,960 --> 00:29:49,840
Um this is step one. We'll have

813
00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:51,720
additional corridors. We'll bring them

814
00:29:51,720 --> 00:29:54,560
to you in in pieces as you could see,

815
00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:57,160
the process for this was uh pretty

816
00:29:57,160 --> 00:29:59,120
substantial. We did a quite a bit of

817
00:29:59,120 --> 00:30:01,880
data collection, quite a bit of uh radar

818
00:30:01,880 --> 00:30:04,080
use to bring as much data and and

819
00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:06,720
quantitative information uh under the

820
00:30:06,720 --> 00:30:08,680
state statute as we could to this

821
00:30:08,680 --> 00:30:11,040
process um and to try to be as

822
00:30:11,040 --> 00:30:12,960
transparent and open to the public about

823
00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,160
what our, you know, traffic related

824
00:30:15,160 --> 00:30:18,120
safety protocols are in the city. Um

825
00:30:18,120 --> 00:30:20,240
each one of the corridors uh was was

826
00:30:20,240 --> 00:30:22,440
evaluated on the same, similar, or

827
00:30:22,440 --> 00:30:24,320
identical standards. We used a

828
00:30:24,320 --> 00:30:26,640
methodology across all of the the

829
00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:29,280
locations. Um each one of those uh

830
00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:32,520
documents was uh provided to you uh for

831
00:30:32,520 --> 00:30:35,080
this this hearing for this uh request

832
00:30:35,080 --> 00:30:39,320
under the resolution and uh was provided

833
00:30:39,320 --> 00:30:42,920
uh each of the required uh data metrics

834
00:30:42,920 --> 00:30:45,800
under the state statute.

835
00:30:45,800 --> 00:30:47,040
So, you can I'll be happy to answer any

836
00:30:47,040 --> 00:30:48,560
questions you might have on those.

837
00:30:48,560 --> 00:30:50,240
>> Okay. Thank you, Chief. Appreciate it.

838
00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:51,640
Any questions or comments to the first

839
00:30:51,640 --> 00:30:54,390
half?

840
00:30:54,400 --> 00:30:56,160
Council Member Delaney.

841
00:30:56,160 --> 00:30:57,840
>> I didn't do that.

842
00:30:57,840 --> 00:30:59,680
I don't know how my name is on there.

843
00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:00,840
>> Okay.

844
00:31:00,840 --> 00:31:02,841
Thank you, Chief.

845
00:31:02,841 --> 00:31:05,830
>> [laughter]

846
00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:07,200
» All right. Seeing no questions or

847
00:31:07,200 --> 00:31:08,760
comments, I'd entertain a motion. Oh,

848
00:31:08,760 --> 00:31:11,000
Council Member Johnson.

849
00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:12,200
>> Um

850
00:31:12,200 --> 00:31:14,000
one of the things I would like um if you

851
00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:18,160
can also just um elaborate on the type

852
00:31:18,160 --> 00:31:20,640
of system it is cuz I know many are

853
00:31:20,640 --> 00:31:24,360
concerned as I have concerns

854
00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:26,800
address concerns for other types of the

855
00:31:26,800 --> 00:31:29,520
ALPRs, but this is not. So, if you can

856
00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:32,040
just distinguish the difference between

857
00:31:32,040 --> 00:31:34,600
this system and the other system.

858
00:31:34,600 --> 00:31:35,680
>> So, we have [clears throat] two systems

859
00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:37,240
that'll be going into place within the

860
00:31:37,240 --> 00:31:39,480
city. One is a fixed location.

861
00:31:39,480 --> 00:31:43,120
Um and one is a uh mobile trailer. Both

862
00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:46,680
use ALPR technology, but it is not used

863
00:31:46,680 --> 00:31:49,440
in the same ALPR technology ALPR

864
00:31:49,440 --> 00:31:52,840
technology uh system that most concerned

865
00:31:52,840 --> 00:31:54,520
uh some of the public is the Flock

866
00:31:54,520 --> 00:31:58,080
system, right? The technology is very similar.

867
00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:00,120
Um the difference is live notification

868
00:32:00,120 --> 00:32:03,440
to law enforcement uh through um through

869
00:32:03,440 --> 00:32:05,560
the cameras, right? So, when with the

870
00:32:05,560 --> 00:32:07,120
cameras we're putting into the public in

871
00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:10,720
this endeavor, Avis, right? They go into

872
00:32:10,720 --> 00:32:13,520
uh into the streets. There is signage

873
00:32:13,520 --> 00:32:15,680
letting you know that the the the the

874
00:32:15,680 --> 00:32:18,160
equipment is within 300 ft of the

875
00:32:18,160 --> 00:32:20,200
signage that's on the public way. We we

876
00:32:20,200 --> 00:32:22,360
sign the roadways as well.

877
00:32:22,360 --> 00:32:24,280
And then if a vehicle is captured

878
00:32:24,280 --> 00:32:26,720
speeding within an area, there is a

879
00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:28,640
license plate read.

880
00:32:28,640 --> 00:32:30,400
And that license plate read is then

881
00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,440
eventually sent to the police department

882
00:32:32,440 --> 00:32:35,080
for confirmation of the violation of

883
00:32:35,080 --> 00:32:36,240
speeding.

884
00:32:36,240 --> 00:32:37,920
There isn't an immediate read of a

885
00:32:37,920 --> 00:32:40,160
license plate to tell us, "Hey, the

886
00:32:40,160 --> 00:32:41,520
occupant in this vehicle or the

887
00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:43,400
registered owner of this vehicle has a

888
00:32:43,400 --> 00:32:45,160
warrant for their arrest." There isn't

889
00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:47,040
data that's being provided to the police

890
00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:48,200
department that the vehicle may be

891
00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:51,760
stolen or um there isn't an Amber Alert

892
00:32:51,760 --> 00:32:54,040
or a Senior Alert associated with any of

893
00:32:54,040 --> 00:32:55,520
the plate reads.

894
00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:59,080
This information is read specifically to

895
00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:01,440
the radar detection device and and

896
00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:02,720
whether or not someone is speeding

897
00:33:02,720 --> 00:33:05,280
within that area, and then the data is

898
00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:05,982
uh

899
00:33:05,982 --> 00:33:06,880
>> [clears throat]

900
00:33:06,880 --> 00:33:09,200
>> collected, correlated, and then anybody

901
00:33:09,200 --> 00:33:11,400
that was identified as traveling at 11

902
00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:14,360
mph or more over the speed limit is then

903
00:33:14,360 --> 00:33:17,360
identified through uh license plate

904
00:33:17,360 --> 00:33:19,760
technology. We then verify that license

905
00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:21,360
plate against the registered owner of

906
00:33:21,360 --> 00:33:22,960
the vehicle, the make, the model of the

907
00:33:22,960 --> 00:33:24,760
vehicle, the color of the vehicle,

908
00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:26,280
whether or not we got a clear read of

909
00:33:26,280 --> 00:33:28,200
that license plate, and then that is

910
00:33:28,200 --> 00:33:30,640
brought to the police department for us

911
00:33:30,640 --> 00:33:33,200
to do a secondary check and determine

912
00:33:33,200 --> 00:33:34,680
whether or not that is an actual

913
00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:36,760
speeding violation, at which time we

914
00:33:36,760 --> 00:33:38,400
then identify that as a notice of

915
00:33:38,400 --> 00:33:40,720
violation and have the company send that

916
00:33:40,720 --> 00:33:42,920
out to the public. So, there's no live

917
00:33:42,920 --> 00:33:45,200
read notifying the police department of

918
00:33:45,200 --> 00:33:47,120
any individual operating that motor

919
00:33:47,120 --> 00:33:49,360
vehicle of any warrants, of any

920
00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:50,960
um whether or not that's a licensed

921
00:33:50,960 --> 00:33:52,200
driver,

922
00:33:52,200 --> 00:33:54,120
any of those factors. It's just simply

923
00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:56,440
looking at speed of the vehicles

924
00:33:56,440 --> 00:33:58,680
traveling through the corridors

925
00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:00,760
uh and being um

926
00:34:00,760 --> 00:34:02,640
monitored by our equipment that's in the

927
00:34:02,640 --> 00:34:05,520
field. So, very different than ALPR.

928
00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:07,200
However, it's similar technology. It's

929
00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:09,639
still a license plate read from a

930
00:34:09,639 --> 00:34:11,720
camera, right? And that's the similarity

931
00:34:11,720 --> 00:34:13,520
between the two.

932
00:34:13,520 --> 00:34:15,919
Um and that data is stored, so if there

933
00:34:15,919 --> 00:34:17,639
were a later investigation that were

934
00:34:17,639 --> 00:34:20,040
necessary, it would be a uh uh for a law

935
00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:21,440
enforcement purpose, there would be an

936
00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:22,960
ability for us to go back and look at

937
00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:24,120
that data,

938
00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:25,440
but it's not being done the way the

939
00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,679
Flock system is, where it's live

940
00:34:27,679 --> 00:34:29,280
notification

941
00:34:29,280 --> 00:34:29,840
um

942
00:34:29,840 --> 00:34:32,159
tracking of a vehicle or, you know, a

943
00:34:32,159 --> 00:34:33,480
notification to the police that the

944
00:34:33,480 --> 00:34:35,360
vehicle stolen or any of those factors.

945
00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:36,679
If a vehicle went through one of these

946
00:34:36,679 --> 00:34:38,720
cameras that was stolen, we would get no

947
00:34:38,720 --> 00:34:40,840
notification. If a vehicle went through

948
00:34:40,840 --> 00:34:42,360
that was the registered owner had a

949
00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:44,000
warrant for their arrest, we would get

950
00:34:44,000 --> 00:34:45,560
no notification. Those type of

951
00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:46,919
notifications are not part of this

952
00:34:46,919 --> 00:34:48,960
system.

953
00:34:48,960 --> 00:34:50,480
>> And I I appreciate that explanation. I

954
00:34:50,480 --> 00:34:53,440
think in part the reason why

955
00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:54,879
this is happening is because our

956
00:34:54,879 --> 00:34:57,320
community um

957
00:34:57,320 --> 00:34:59,720
has requested some type of measure to

958
00:34:59,720 --> 00:35:02,120
help with safety, especially with a lot

959
00:35:02,120 --> 00:35:04,880
of vehicles speeding, um crashing into

960
00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:07,200
properties, um putting the community in

961
00:35:07,200 --> 00:35:10,440
danger due to that. And so, this is one

962
00:35:10,440 --> 00:35:11,520
of the things that we're going to

963
00:35:11,520 --> 00:35:14,160
attempt to try to mitigate

964
00:35:14,160 --> 00:35:16,560
that for the community. So, thank you

965
00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:20,230
for that explanation.

966
00:35:20,240 --> 00:35:31,470
» All right, I'd entertain a motion.

967
00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:33,400
All right, I have a motion and a second

968
00:35:33,400 --> 00:35:35,320
to approve adopt resolution number

969
00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:37,160
24-2026

970
00:35:37,160 --> 00:35:39,360
designating the four traffic safety

971
00:35:39,360 --> 00:35:41,160
corridors identified in the resolution

972
00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:43,440
as automated vehicle identification

973
00:35:43,440 --> 00:35:47,520
system corridors pursuant to CRS 24-4

974
00:35:47,520 --> 00:35:48,200
um

975
00:35:48,200 --> 00:35:52,440
110.5 and sections 10.04.119

976
00:35:52,440 --> 00:35:55,520
of the Evans Municipal Code.

977
00:35:55,520 --> 00:35:58,750
So, if you're votes.

978
00:35:58,760 --> 00:36:00,280
And that motion carries 7-0. Thank you,

979
00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:02,040
Chief. Appreciate it.

980
00:36:02,040 --> 00:36:03,480
All right, next item consideration of

981
00:36:03,480 --> 00:36:05,600
resolution number 25-2026

982
00:36:05,600 --> 00:36:08,120
proposed November 2026 ballot question

983
00:36:08,120 --> 00:36:10,720
for amendment to food sales tax. You

984
00:36:10,720 --> 00:36:49,550
will hear from staff.

985
00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:50,720
» Well, the information that I was going

986
00:36:50,720 --> 00:36:52,400
to put up is in your packet this

987
00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:53,400
evening. So, it's just about the

988
00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:55,800
language that I was going to add um

989
00:36:55,800 --> 00:36:57,000
to it. So,

990
00:36:57,000 --> 00:36:58,440
uh good evening Mayor Clark and members

991
00:36:58,440 --> 00:36:59,920
of council. Brian Stone, economic

992
00:36:59,920 --> 00:37:02,200
development um director for the It's

993
00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:03,160
okay.

994
00:37:03,160 --> 00:37:06,200
Um city of Evans. Um I'm here this

995
00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:07,960
evening for the consideration of a

996
00:37:07,960 --> 00:37:09,800
resolution which would amend the

997
00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:11,880
permitted uses of the current city of

998
00:37:11,880 --> 00:37:13,560
Evans food tax.

999
00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:15,440
Uh I I want to start off by saying this

1000
00:37:15,440 --> 00:37:17,240
is not a new tax. Um it does not

1001
00:37:17,240 --> 00:37:19,720
increase the tax rate and it doesn't

1002
00:37:19,720 --> 00:37:22,320
does not change what is taxed um within

1003
00:37:22,320 --> 00:37:24,880
the food um realm.

1004
00:37:24,880 --> 00:37:26,800
Most of you are aware of what the food

1005
00:37:26,800 --> 00:37:28,880
tax does, um but it really generally

1006
00:37:28,880 --> 00:37:31,200
applies to food purchased for home

1007
00:37:31,200 --> 00:37:32,480
consumption. So, that's your meat,

1008
00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:33,520
that's your fruits and vegetables,

1009
00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:36,360
bread, cereals, uh frozen foods, dairy

1010
00:37:36,360 --> 00:37:37,560
products,

1011
00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:40,520
and other um grocery items. It does not

1012
00:37:40,520 --> 00:37:43,120
include your hot um prepared meals,

1013
00:37:43,120 --> 00:37:46,400
tobacco, um alcohol. Thank you. Um

1014
00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:48,960
or non-household food items. None of

1015
00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:50,600
that would change within this ballot

1016
00:37:50,600 --> 00:37:51,840
amendment.

1017
00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:52,800
Um

1018
00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:54,240
just to give you a little history of of

1019
00:37:54,240 --> 00:37:55,920
where we're at and what we've done. Uh

1020
00:37:55,920 --> 00:37:58,280
back in 2002, um the Evans voters

1021
00:37:58,280 --> 00:37:59,920
approved

1022
00:37:59,920 --> 00:38:02,520
a ballot language for the the use of

1023
00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:04,720
food tax. And it was very specific of

1024
00:38:04,720 --> 00:38:06,560
what it was was used for. It's so parks

1025
00:38:06,560 --> 00:38:09,760
and recreation, um trails and walkways,

1026
00:38:09,760 --> 00:38:11,600
um streets and roadways, as well as

1027
00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:13,760
traffic control measures.

1028
00:38:13,760 --> 00:38:15,840
In the 2002 ordinance, so with the

1029
00:38:15,840 --> 00:38:17,680
ordinance um following that, there was

1030
00:38:17,680 --> 00:38:21,160
language to include um um tax revenue

1031
00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:23,320
for economic development incentives.

1032
00:38:23,320 --> 00:38:24,840
Somehow it didn't get in the ballot

1033
00:38:24,840 --> 00:38:26,680
language, so it's not an authorized use

1034
00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:28,760
currently for that.

1035
00:38:28,760 --> 00:38:30,960
Then in 2021, uh we went back to the

1036
00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:34,120
voters and asked them to amend this food

1037
00:38:34,120 --> 00:38:37,240
tax um for the use of the construction,

1038
00:38:37,240 --> 00:38:40,400
design, operations of the Evans Police

1039
00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,520
Station.

1040
00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:45,000
Those Those um will not change with this

1041
00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:46,760
proposal. Those uses will still remain

1042
00:38:46,760 --> 00:38:49,400
in in place. What What we're trying to

1043
00:38:49,400 --> 00:38:51,480
clean up and and add to that is really

1044
00:38:51,480 --> 00:38:54,640
the operations that supports those 2002

1045
00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:56,160
improvements. Um so we have some

1046
00:38:56,160 --> 00:38:58,240
operational needs that can go into that,

1047
00:38:58,240 --> 00:39:01,040
as well as including that '02 um

1048
00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:02,920
ordinance where we have performance

1049
00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:04,680
space economic development incentives

1050
00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:06,800
that can be used from this food tax

1051
00:39:06,800 --> 00:39:10,200
to increase commercial development. Um

1052
00:39:10,200 --> 00:39:12,520
Other places for the others to shop, as

1053
00:39:12,520 --> 00:39:15,040
well as just provide other opportunities

1054
00:39:15,040 --> 00:39:17,000
for our our community.

1055
00:39:17,000 --> 00:39:18,480
Again,

1056
00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:21,720
remaining with our our '02 and our '21,

1057
00:39:21,720 --> 00:39:24,000
um they'll still still remain a priority

1058
00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:27,240
um as we move forward. So I did include

1059
00:39:27,240 --> 00:39:29,520
um I want to make sure that everybody's

1060
00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:31,840
um okay with the language on it. We have

1061
00:39:31,840 --> 00:39:34,280
met with um

1062
00:39:34,280 --> 00:39:37,200
Butler Snow, as well as um internal

1063
00:39:37,200 --> 00:39:39,720
legal counsel has reviewed this and

1064
00:39:39,720 --> 00:39:41,200
helped us with the language, as well as

1065
00:39:41,200 --> 00:39:43,160
the resolution. So I'll give you a quick

1066
00:39:43,160 --> 00:39:45,360
second to to take a peek. I apologize,

1067
00:39:45,360 --> 00:39:46,720
it's it's not very big, but it was

1068
00:39:46,720 --> 00:39:48,320
included in your packet in your packet,

1069
00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:49,640
as well.

1070
00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:51,240
Um

1071
00:39:51,240 --> 00:39:53,000
But it is it is lengthy, but we really

1072
00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:55,280
want to provide the transparency of what

1073
00:39:55,280 --> 00:39:56,920
this is, what it's going to provide, and

1074
00:39:56,920 --> 00:39:58,320
really what we're asking our Evans

1075
00:39:58,320 --> 00:40:00,760
voters to to decide on. And really

1076
00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:03,200
understand um that I look at this as a

1077
00:40:03,200 --> 00:40:07,120
community benefit of of adding these

1078
00:40:07,120 --> 00:40:10,880
uses for you guys to make decisions on.

1079
00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:13,760
So if the voters say yes, um City

1080
00:40:13,760 --> 00:40:14,680
Council would [snorts] have the

1081
00:40:14,680 --> 00:40:17,680
additional authority to utilize those

1082
00:40:17,680 --> 00:40:19,440
purposes listed within that ballot

1083
00:40:19,440 --> 00:40:21,080
question.

1084
00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:22,800
That being said, everything still has to

1085
00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:24,840
come to city council for approval. So,

1086
00:40:24,840 --> 00:40:26,480
appropriations and approval will remain

1087
00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:28,200
the same. It'll just be an opportunity

1088
00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:29,360
for you guys to have a little bit more

1089
00:40:29,360 --> 00:40:30,680
flexibility.

1090
00:40:30,680 --> 00:40:33,920
The existing voter approved uses in 2022

1091
00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:35,240
and

1092
00:40:35,240 --> 00:40:39,080
20 2002 and 21 remain in place.

1093
00:40:39,080 --> 00:40:41,000
The tax rate remains the same as the

1094
00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:42,200
well as the products that are being

1095
00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:45,880
taxed. If the there is a a no votes in

1096
00:40:45,880 --> 00:40:47,960
November, then everything remains the

1097
00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:50,600
same. The '02 and '21 remain in place as

1098
00:40:50,600 --> 00:40:52,560
is today.

1099
00:40:52,560 --> 00:40:54,400
So, we're looking for direction tonight

1100
00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:56,560
to add this ballot question to the

1101
00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:58,280
coordinated election with Weld County on

1102
00:40:58,280 --> 00:40:59,720
November 3rd.

1103
00:40:59,720 --> 00:41:01,400
Um as I mentioned, we have had legal

1104
00:41:01,400 --> 00:41:03,600
assistance review this.

1105
00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:07,960
Um and just to kind of reiterate, it's no new taxes and it really provides

1106
00:41:07,960 --> 00:41:11,000
you guys a city council flexibility to

1107
00:41:11,000 --> 00:41:13,080
look at other opportunities that we can

1108
00:41:13,080 --> 00:41:15,680
bring in and incentivize and or use for

1109
00:41:15,680 --> 00:41:17,440
operations for some of those

1110
00:41:17,440 --> 00:41:19,160
improvements that we've done uh in the

1111
00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:21,160
past. So, with that, staff would

1112
00:41:21,160 --> 00:41:23,280
recommend uh approval of the resol-

1113
00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:24,840
resolution and I'd be happy to answer

1114
00:41:24,840 --> 00:41:26,680
any questions you have.

1115
00:41:26,680 --> 00:41:27,960
>> Okay, thank you, Brian. Appreciate it.

1116
00:41:27,960 --> 00:41:30,440
Any questions or comments of staff?

1117
00:41:30,440 --> 00:41:32,240
Actually, I do have a quick question.

1118
00:41:32,240 --> 00:41:33,360
So,

1119
00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:36,160
this was originally proposed in 2002.

1120
00:41:36,160 --> 00:41:36,800
>> Yep.

1121
00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:38,160
>> It was supposed to be on the ballot,

1122
00:41:38,160 --> 00:41:39,400
never got

1123
00:41:39,400 --> 00:41:41,960
on there as it was intended to be.

1124
00:41:41,960 --> 00:41:43,760
Went out and got it in 2021, nobody

1125
00:41:43,760 --> 00:41:45,640
caught it then.

1126
00:41:45,640 --> 00:41:48,240
So, the question is, as you said, they

1127
00:41:48,240 --> 00:41:50,640
vote no, where do we come up with any

1128
00:41:50,640 --> 00:41:52,760
way that we can

1129
00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:55,840
work any economic incentives for any

1130
00:41:55,840 --> 00:41:57,400
major

1131
00:41:57,400 --> 00:41:59,320
or future developments? Where does that

1132
00:41:59,320 --> 00:41:59,960
come from?

1133
00:41:59,960 --> 00:42:00,840
>> Well,

1134
00:42:00,840 --> 00:42:03,000
um well, we would have to use, you know,

1135
00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:05,080
for the non-food related items. So, we

1136
00:42:05,080 --> 00:42:06,520
would have to look at other

1137
00:42:06,520 --> 00:42:09,440
opportunities that that go um we would

1138
00:42:09,440 --> 00:42:10,880
have and

1139
00:42:10,880 --> 00:42:12,640
really how this all got brought up is as

1140
00:42:12,640 --> 00:42:14,920
I'm working on an incentive policy for

1141
00:42:14,920 --> 00:42:17,080
the city of Evanston we can attract new

1142
00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:18,320
commercial development within our

1143
00:42:18,320 --> 00:42:23,240
community. And this was identified as I dug down further and

1144
00:42:23,240 --> 00:42:25,080
stumbled upon a document I noticed that

1145
00:42:25,080 --> 00:42:27,400
this was not an available use. So that's

1146
00:42:27,400 --> 00:42:28,960
why we're bringing it to you guys this

1147
00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:31,480
evening to expand your opportunities to

1148
00:42:31,480 --> 00:42:34,280
create that flexibility to utilize these

1149
00:42:34,280 --> 00:42:36,280
funds for one operations but more

1150
00:42:36,280 --> 00:42:38,080
importantly incentives that we can bring

1151
00:42:38,080 --> 00:42:39,680
additional commercial development to

1152
00:42:39,680 --> 00:42:41,280
Evanston.

1153
00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:42,920
>> Mr. Mayor, I'd also throw out there if I

1154
00:42:42,920 --> 00:42:44,080
may

1155
00:42:44,080 --> 00:42:48,120
that there's there are other tools for economic

1156
00:42:48,120 --> 00:42:49,680
development but they're a bit more

1157
00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:52,400
cumbersome. So there's TIFs, tax tax

1158
00:42:52,400 --> 00:42:55,120
increment financing that requires a URA.

1159
00:42:55,120 --> 00:42:56,800
Brian and I have looked at that as to

1160
00:42:56,800 --> 00:42:59,000
what what that means for other areas of

1161
00:42:59,000 --> 00:43:00,800
the community as we as we work on the

1162
00:43:00,800 --> 00:43:02,880
build out of of additional commercial

1163
00:43:02,880 --> 00:43:04,880
economic development opportunities. And

1164
00:43:04,880 --> 00:43:06,760
then there are other opportunities like

1165
00:43:06,760 --> 00:43:09,200
um

1166
00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:11,800
PIDs

1167
00:43:11,800 --> 00:43:12,520
>> Public improvement districts.

1168
00:43:12,520 --> 00:43:13,720
Thank you

1169
00:43:13,720 --> 00:43:15,880
very much. Public improvement districts

1170
00:43:15,880 --> 00:43:18,160
but again those things have to be

1171
00:43:18,160 --> 00:43:20,360
the city council has to be petitioned

1172
00:43:20,360 --> 00:43:23,040
for those and so the they are a little

1173
00:43:23,040 --> 00:43:24,640
bit more cumbersome.

1174
00:43:24,640 --> 00:43:26,760
Um but but those are just an example of

1175
00:43:26,760 --> 00:43:30,040
a couple different alternatives that uh

1176
00:43:30,040 --> 00:43:32,920
that exist out there but

1177
00:43:32,920 --> 00:43:35,280
they do come with some nuances.

1178
00:43:35,280 --> 00:43:39,560
>> Absolutely. No, I I mean I I agree with with that completely. I mean I just

1179
00:43:39,560 --> 00:43:41,200
wanted to put it out there because what

1180
00:43:41,200 --> 00:43:43,120
I wanted to reiterate is you know, in

1181
00:43:43,120 --> 00:43:44,920
order for us to continue to grow and

1182
00:43:44,920 --> 00:43:46,880
progress forward we need these

1183
00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:49,240
additional tools in in in order to help

1184
00:43:49,240 --> 00:43:51,600
us draw more businesses in and be more

1185
00:43:51,600 --> 00:43:53,080
competitive with our you know,

1186
00:43:53,080 --> 00:43:54,760
neighboring communities. I mean for a

1187
00:43:54,760 --> 00:43:56,880
city like us to continue to grow just

1188
00:43:56,880 --> 00:43:58,520
like all other communities out there

1189
00:43:58,520 --> 00:44:01,120
they use economic incentives and all

1190
00:44:01,120 --> 00:44:02,400
these incentives for these large

1191
00:44:02,400 --> 00:44:03,560
businesses to come into their

1192
00:44:03,560 --> 00:44:06,280
communities. So I I to you know, throw

1193
00:44:06,280 --> 00:44:07,600
that out there because I know a lot of

1194
00:44:07,600 --> 00:44:09,280
people like to see a lot more retail in

1195
00:44:09,280 --> 00:44:11,120
here, larger developments and everything

1196
00:44:11,120 --> 00:44:13,320
like that. This is one of those tools

1197
00:44:13,320 --> 00:44:15,520
that we would be able to utilize to lure

1198
00:44:15,520 --> 00:44:17,840
them into our community and, you know,

1199
00:44:17,840 --> 00:44:19,800
and and help them, you know, be a part,

1200
00:44:19,800 --> 00:44:21,960
you know, part of our community. So, I

1201
00:44:21,960 --> 00:44:23,640
think this is a really good idea. I

1202
00:44:23,640 --> 00:44:25,400
think this makes us really competitive,

1203
00:44:25,400 --> 00:44:27,520
you know, with other communities to draw

1204
00:44:27,520 --> 00:44:29,280
in more businesses and everything. And,

1205
00:44:29,280 --> 00:44:30,640
you know, that that money can go a long

1206
00:44:30,640 --> 00:44:32,840
way to hire more police officers, put

1207
00:44:32,840 --> 00:44:34,280
more staffing out in the street, you

1208
00:44:34,280 --> 00:44:38,400
know, for code enforcement, you know,

1209
00:44:38,400 --> 00:44:40,320
everything that we we could utilize, you

1210
00:44:40,320 --> 00:44:41,440
know, infrastructure [clears throat]

1211
00:44:41,440 --> 00:44:44,040
improvements, etc. So, I really

1212
00:44:44,040 --> 00:44:45,320
appreciate it. Thank you.

1213
00:44:45,320 --> 00:44:46,920
>> And one of the things that, you know,

1214
00:44:46,920 --> 00:44:48,680
pursuant to Brian's present Brian's

1215
00:44:48,680 --> 00:44:51,240
presentation tonight is

1216
00:44:51,240 --> 00:44:53,920
this is an existing tax. This is not a

1217
00:44:53,920 --> 00:44:56,560
tax increase. And this is the only tool

1218
00:44:56,560 --> 00:45:00,120
we have that is not a tax increase

1219
00:45:00,120 --> 00:45:01,680
uh from where we're currently at. So,

1220
00:45:01,680 --> 00:45:03,320
that is, I think, the

1221
00:45:03,320 --> 00:45:05,200
one of the real one of the real valuable

1222
00:45:05,200 --> 00:45:07,720
pieces of this is our tax rate is not

1223
00:45:07,720 --> 00:45:09,160
increasing

1224
00:45:09,160 --> 00:45:12,880
with the expansion of this opportunity.

1225
00:45:12,880 --> 00:45:14,280
>> No, absolutely. And if we're going to be

1226
00:45:14,280 --> 00:45:17,880
a community that's going to be reliantly

1227
00:45:17,880 --> 00:45:20,440
heavy on sales tax and have a very, you

1228
00:45:20,440 --> 00:45:23,120
know, small mill levy, this is a big,

1229
00:45:23,120 --> 00:45:25,280
you know, advantage for us to use this

1230
00:45:25,280 --> 00:45:27,160
and a tool to go forward. So, thank you.

1231
00:45:27,160 --> 00:45:28,600
Appreciate it.

1232
00:45:28,600 --> 00:45:30,000
What's number uh

1233
00:45:30,000 --> 00:45:31,920
Councilmember Johnson.

1234
00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:34,440
>> Um I am for this proposed ballot

1235
00:45:34,440 --> 00:45:37,120
question. I have a question, though. Um

1236
00:45:37,120 --> 00:45:38,520
granted

1237
00:45:38,520 --> 00:45:43,000
Now, if it passes tonight, do we have um a

1238
00:45:43,000 --> 00:45:46,720
marketing plan, like PR or what are we

1239
00:45:46,720 --> 00:45:48,680
doing? Is there a plan in place, I

1240
00:45:48,680 --> 00:45:52,520
should say, to ensure that this

1241
00:45:52,520 --> 00:45:55,990
passes?

1242
00:45:56,000 --> 00:45:57,480
» After tonight, staff's hands will be

1243
00:45:57,480 --> 00:45:59,200
tied just a little bit. Um I have

1244
00:45:59,200 --> 00:46:01,040
created a fact sheet if it does pass

1245
00:46:01,040 --> 00:46:03,560
that I will distribute to Cody for um

1246
00:46:03,560 --> 00:46:05,360
distribution so that way everybody at

1247
00:46:05,360 --> 00:46:07,000
the front desk, customer service,

1248
00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:08,920
everybody throughout our side that we

1249
00:46:08,920 --> 00:46:10,640
can we can get the factual information

1250
00:46:10,640 --> 00:46:13,000
that's as much as we can provide.

1251
00:46:13,000 --> 00:46:15,560
Um if that it's if

1252
00:46:15,560 --> 00:46:17,600
from that point on it's going to have to

1253
00:46:17,600 --> 00:46:20,040
be um residents and and other people

1254
00:46:20,040 --> 00:46:22,120
that are are are showing the support for

1255
00:46:22,120 --> 00:46:24,480
this um ballot issue. We will provide

1256
00:46:24,480 --> 00:46:25,920
the facts and that's what we can do. I

1257
00:46:25,920 --> 00:46:27,600
apologize that we didn't get this in

1258
00:46:27,600 --> 00:46:29,920
front. This all kind of stumbled across

1259
00:46:29,920 --> 00:46:32,040
as I was I was hoping tonight I would be

1260
00:46:32,040 --> 00:46:34,320
presenting incentive policies um but I

1261
00:46:34,320 --> 00:46:36,200
think this is an important step to make

1262
00:46:36,200 --> 00:46:38,760
sure our incentive policies align with

1263
00:46:38,760 --> 00:46:41,080
what your guys' goals are as well as the

1264
00:46:41,080 --> 00:46:42,880
city's for growth and how we can move

1265
00:46:42,880 --> 00:46:43,880
forward.

1266
00:46:43,880 --> 00:46:45,480
>> I agree. I I agree this is extremely

1267
00:46:45,480 --> 00:46:47,280
important for our community especially

1268
00:46:47,280 --> 00:46:49,520
as, you know, we methodically bring in

1269
00:46:49,520 --> 00:46:50,920
new businesses.

1270
00:46:50,920 --> 00:46:53,560
Um have we What what's the deadline for

1271
00:46:53,560 --> 00:46:55,880
like the city to speak on this? Um and

1272
00:46:55,880 --> 00:46:57,200
the reason why I say this because

1273
00:46:57,200 --> 00:46:59,200
currently we have in our audience

1274
00:46:59,200 --> 00:47:00,560
our um the executive director for the

1275
00:47:00,560 --> 00:47:02,760
chamber so if we can recruit, you know,

1276
00:47:02,760 --> 00:47:05,440
um partners and stakeholders to help us

1277
00:47:05,440 --> 00:47:07,400
and I'm glad you're here today

1278
00:47:07,400 --> 00:47:09,160
um so they can assist with this

1279
00:47:09,160 --> 00:47:11,760
endeavor.

1280
00:47:11,760 --> 00:47:14,080
>> Can you speak to that Ed of of when we I

1281
00:47:14,080 --> 00:47:16,240
know we have to have the the ballot

1282
00:47:16,240 --> 00:47:18,040
question to the county by the first part

1283
00:47:18,040 --> 00:47:20,120
of September um but can you kind of

1284
00:47:20,120 --> 00:47:21,800
guide us on on that process?

1285
00:47:21,800 --> 00:47:23,720
>> Cuz there's typically like a deadline

1286
00:47:23,720 --> 00:47:25,520
when it's like the city can't speak on

1287
00:47:25,520 --> 00:47:27,000
it. Um

1288
00:47:27,000 --> 00:47:28,480
in the past that has happened so I'm

1289
00:47:28,480 --> 00:47:30,240
just curious to when that is.

1290
00:47:30,240 --> 00:47:32,040
>> I don't have I don't have the the exact

1291
00:47:32,040 --> 00:47:33,920
timeline in front of us. We do know that

1292
00:47:33,920 --> 00:47:37,360
the window is very tight.

1293
00:47:37,360 --> 00:47:38,360
>> It felt like September.

1294
00:47:38,360 --> 00:47:38,880
>> Yeah.

1295
00:47:38,880 --> 00:47:40,200
>> So we're good right now?

1296
00:47:40,200 --> 00:47:40,960
>> Once it's pretty much

1297
00:47:40,960 --> 00:47:42,960
>> It needed It needed to

1298
00:47:42,960 --> 00:47:44,960
go on and be approved tonight in order

1299
00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:46,720
to make sure that we hit the ballot

1300
00:47:46,720 --> 00:47:49,280
because of the fact that we're

1301
00:47:49,280 --> 00:47:51,200
uh the IGA that we have with the with

1302
00:47:51,200 --> 00:47:52,880
Weld County. So

1303
00:47:52,880 --> 00:47:54,120
um

1304
00:47:54,120 --> 00:47:55,680
>> The ballot needs to be certified with

1305
00:47:55,680 --> 00:47:58,160
the county by September 4th. And then we

1306
00:47:58,160 --> 00:48:00,760
still need time before that to actually

1307
00:48:00,760 --> 00:48:02,760
do the Spanish interpretation and get

1308
00:48:02,760 --> 00:48:05,000
that certification before we certify the

1309
00:48:05,000 --> 00:48:07,480
ballot. So, um tonight was basically the

1310
00:48:07,480 --> 00:48:08,600
last night.

1311
00:48:08,600 --> 00:48:09,720
>> Okay.

1312
00:48:09,720 --> 00:48:11,840
So, speak Just kidding. No, thank you.

1313
00:48:11,840 --> 00:48:13,040
Brian. I appreciate you.

1314
00:48:13,040 --> 00:48:13,800
Thank you.

1315
00:48:13,800 --> 00:48:15,360
>> Councilmember Neil.

1316
00:48:15,360 --> 00:48:17,720
>> Along the line,

1317
00:48:17,720 --> 00:48:20,640
are we planning on mailing out

1318
00:48:20,640 --> 00:48:23,910
the fact sheet

1319
00:48:23,920 --> 00:48:25,120
before they

1320
00:48:25,120 --> 00:48:27,600
it hits the ballot?

1321
00:48:27,600 --> 00:48:28,960
>> I I think we can look at avenues

1322
00:48:28,960 --> 00:48:30,480
following tonight's approval and your

1323
00:48:30,480 --> 00:48:32,800
guys' consideration for this. Once we

1324
00:48:32,800 --> 00:48:34,320
have that, then we can look at avenues

1325
00:48:34,320 --> 00:48:37,120
of of promoting it to um

1326
00:48:37,120 --> 00:48:38,280
the factual information that we can

1327
00:48:38,280 --> 00:48:39,240
provide.

1328
00:48:39,240 --> 00:48:41,160
>> Well, it definitely needs to be promoted

1329
00:48:41,160 --> 00:48:44,320
and we got a short period of time to try

1330
00:48:44,320 --> 00:48:45,280
to

1331
00:48:45,280 --> 00:48:48,000
convince the voters that this is needed

1332
00:48:48,000 --> 00:48:49,520
to be changed.

1333
00:48:49,520 --> 00:48:52,600
Originally, back in 2002, when this was

1334
00:48:52,600 --> 00:48:54,040
passed

1335
00:48:54,040 --> 00:48:55,560
or promoted,

1336
00:48:55,560 --> 00:48:59,560
um the mantra from the city council

1337
00:48:59,560 --> 00:49:02,800
and the mayors back then was always

1338
00:49:02,800 --> 00:49:05,920
that development will pay for itself.

1339
00:49:05,920 --> 00:49:07,800
And that

1340
00:49:07,800 --> 00:49:10,240
climate has changed over the years to

1341
00:49:10,240 --> 00:49:13,360
where you have to promote

1342
00:49:13,360 --> 00:49:15,040
your city

1343
00:49:15,040 --> 00:49:18,760
and its amenities to attract businesses.

1344
00:49:18,760 --> 00:49:19,880
And

1345
00:49:19,880 --> 00:49:24,000
I'm not entirely in favor of that

1346
00:49:24,000 --> 00:49:26,760
aspect myself, but

1347
00:49:26,760 --> 00:49:29,680
I I realize that this is what what

1348
00:49:29,680 --> 00:49:32,160
people are doing in other communities.

1349
00:49:32,160 --> 00:49:33,280
So,

1350
00:49:33,280 --> 00:49:35,320
I am in favor of of

1351
00:49:35,320 --> 00:49:35,880
uh

1352
00:49:35,880 --> 00:49:38,360
trying to get this changed over.

1353
00:49:38,360 --> 00:49:41,800
Um it's my understanding that

1354
00:49:41,800 --> 00:49:43,520
by ordinance,

1355
00:49:43,520 --> 00:49:44,560
they

1356
00:49:44,560 --> 00:49:48,200
uh previous city councils had

1357
00:49:48,200 --> 00:49:49,080
kind of

1358
00:49:49,080 --> 00:49:52,120
added this to that without and that's

1359
00:49:52,120 --> 00:49:54,680
why we are now

1360
00:49:54,680 --> 00:49:56,560
because it was never put on the ballot,

1361
00:49:56,560 --> 00:49:58,160
that's why we're putting it on the

1362
00:49:58,160 --> 00:50:00,080
ballot, but I'm very concerned about the

1363
00:50:00,080 --> 00:50:02,120
timeline, the narrow timeline to get

1364
00:50:02,120 --> 00:50:04,750
this done.

1365
00:50:04,760 --> 00:50:06,120
And get the information out to the

1366
00:50:06,120 --> 00:50:06,920
voters.

1367
00:50:06,920 --> 00:50:08,280
>> Yeah, like I said, I have the fact sheet

1368
00:50:08,280 --> 00:50:10,160
already done, so we can start working.

1369
00:50:10,160 --> 00:50:12,400
Um I apologize, it just it snuck up on

1370
00:50:12,400 --> 00:50:13,800
us, and and we think this is the best

1371
00:50:13,800 --> 00:50:15,360
opportunity to move forward and and the

1372
00:50:15,360 --> 00:50:16,960
best time to do it.

1373
00:50:16,960 --> 00:50:18,240
really is, and with and you know,

1374
00:50:18,240 --> 00:50:20,360
kind of going back to the the incentive,

1375
00:50:20,360 --> 00:50:22,680
if it really is performance-based. So,

1376
00:50:22,680 --> 00:50:24,480
none of that is additional cost to the

1377
00:50:24,480 --> 00:50:26,560
city. Um it'll be

1378
00:50:26,560 --> 00:50:29,960
a a shareback agreement more so than us paying.

1379
00:50:29,960 --> 00:50:36,720
>> It's just really unfortunate that we've discovered another thing that's

1380
00:50:36,720 --> 00:50:37,520
uh

1381
00:50:37,520 --> 00:50:40,160
should have been done 20 years ago

1382
00:50:40,160 --> 00:50:42,080
and have to correct try to correct it

1383
00:50:42,080 --> 00:50:45,840
and submit it to the voters in a short

1384
00:50:45,840 --> 00:50:49,550
period of time.

1385
00:50:49,560 --> 00:50:50,000
» It is.

1386
00:50:50,000 --> 00:50:50,720
>> Thank you.

1387
00:50:50,720 --> 00:50:52,360
Councilmember Neil.

1388
00:50:52,360 --> 00:50:53,920
All right, any Not seeing any other

1389
00:50:53,920 --> 00:50:56,520
additional questions or comments for

1390
00:50:56,520 --> 00:51:04,710
staff, I would entertain a motion.

1391
00:51:04,720 --> 00:51:06,040
All right, I have a motion and a second

1392
00:51:06,040 --> 00:51:08,680
to approve resolution number

1393
00:51:08,680 --> 00:51:10,480
2025

1394
00:51:10,480 --> 00:51:13,520
or 2025-2026

1395
00:51:13,520 --> 00:51:15,920
referring to the proposed food sales tax

1396
00:51:15,920 --> 00:51:18,080
ballot question to eligible electors of

1397
00:51:18,080 --> 00:51:19,680
the city of Evanston at the November

1398
00:51:19,680 --> 00:51:22,080
3rd, 2026 coordinated election subject

1399
00:51:22,080 --> 00:51:24,800
to final legal review and any necessary

1400
00:51:24,800 --> 00:51:26,640
non-substantiated

1401
00:51:26,640 --> 00:51:30,110
revisions.

1402
00:51:30,120 --> 00:51:31,880
And that motion carries.

1403
00:51:31,880 --> 00:51:34,160
All right, next report, city manager.

1404
00:51:34,160 --> 00:51:37,910
Thanks, Brian.

1405
00:51:37,920 --> 00:51:39,240
» Yes, Mayor and Council, just a couple

1406
00:51:39,240 --> 00:51:40,600
things for you here tonight. In your

1407
00:51:40,600 --> 00:51:43,480
packet, uh I have included a pretty

1408
00:51:43,480 --> 00:51:45,120
lengthy

1409
00:51:45,120 --> 00:51:47,840
uh city manager's update on various uh

1410
00:51:47,840 --> 00:51:49,200
capital projects that we have. I just

1411
00:51:49,200 --> 00:51:50,360
want to go over a couple of those with

1412
00:51:50,360 --> 00:51:52,560
city council tonight. Uh, first off,

1413
00:51:52,560 --> 00:51:53,720
concerning the police station

1414
00:51:53,720 --> 00:51:55,080
construction, the city has taken

1415
00:51:55,080 --> 00:51:56,480
possession of the new Evans Police

1416
00:51:56,480 --> 00:51:58,560
Department building. Uh, they began

1417
00:51:58,560 --> 00:52:00,480
moving in on August 10th. Got in pretty

1418
00:52:00,480 --> 00:52:02,880
quick. Uh, we're in our second week of

1419
00:52:02,880 --> 00:52:05,280
operations of of full police operations

1420
00:52:05,280 --> 00:52:07,160
out of the new facility. Uh, with

1421
00:52:07,160 --> 00:52:08,960
construction of the new facility sub uh,

1422
00:52:08,960 --> 00:52:10,720
substantially completed, the project has

1423
00:52:10,720 --> 00:52:13,040
transitioned uh, to renovation of the

1424
00:52:13,040 --> 00:52:15,520
former space here at city hall. Uh, that

1425
00:52:15,520 --> 00:52:16,600
will be the expansion of the

1426
00:52:16,600 --> 00:52:18,800
administrative offices uh, with that

1427
00:52:18,800 --> 00:52:20,400
completion scheduled for December of

1428
00:52:20,400 --> 00:52:23,360
2026.

1429
00:52:23,360 --> 00:52:26,960
Uh, jumping down to uh, County Road 394

1430
00:52:26,960 --> 00:52:29,520
culvert repair. Uh, that project has

1431
00:52:29,520 --> 00:52:31,320
been awarded to Coyote Ridge

1432
00:52:31,320 --> 00:52:33,080
Construction in the amount of

1433
00:52:33,080 --> 00:52:36,670
$108,852.35.

1434
00:52:36,680 --> 00:52:38,880
Uh, construction is anticipated to begin

1435
00:52:38,880 --> 00:52:41,560
on or about August 24th. Uh, and is

1436
00:52:41,560 --> 00:52:43,680
expected to take 2 weeks to complete

1437
00:52:43,680 --> 00:52:46,080
weather permitting. So, uh, should have

1438
00:52:46,080 --> 00:52:51,520
that uh, that road opened up here in the near future.

1439
00:52:51,520 --> 00:52:53,880
49th Street engineering studies. Uh,

1440
00:52:53,880 --> 00:52:56,400
that project has been awarded to JR

1441
00:52:56,400 --> 00:53:00,880
Engineering in the amount of $109,420.

1442
00:53:00,880 --> 00:53:03,440
Uh, with work expected to begin after

1443
00:53:03,440 --> 00:53:07,520
August 24th. So, uh, $109,420.

1444
00:53:07,520 --> 00:53:09,760
I know at first we were we were really

1445
00:53:09,760 --> 00:53:11,240
unsure what that was going to cost and

1446
00:53:11,240 --> 00:53:13,960
then it was pulled down under 200 uh,

1447
00:53:13,960 --> 00:53:16,400
200,000. So, $109,490

1448
00:53:16,400 --> 00:53:20,640
is uh, substantial decrease from where we initially expected these

1449
00:53:20,640 --> 00:53:24,790
pre-design studies to come in at.

1450
00:53:24,800 --> 00:53:26,760
Ridge Pond pump station. The engineering

1451
00:53:26,760 --> 00:53:29,160
team is currently working on the

1452
00:53:29,160 --> 00:53:30,920
internal review for all aspects of the

1453
00:53:30,920 --> 00:53:36,480
project uh, to make sure that we have it properly scoped. Uh, after which

1454
00:53:36,480 --> 00:53:39,960
time we get a RFP issued by on Bidnet

1455
00:53:39,960 --> 00:53:43,520
uh, by the end of August uh, 2026. So,

1456
00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:45,240
that's coming up here

1457
00:53:45,240 --> 00:53:46,880
just in a couple of weeks. I hope to

1458
00:53:46,880 --> 00:53:49,920
have that out on Bidnet [snorts] for

1459
00:53:49,920 --> 00:53:52,160
consultant selection.

1460
00:53:52,160 --> 00:53:53,840
Updates on a couple of upcoming

1461
00:53:53,840 --> 00:53:55,320
community events.

1462
00:53:55,320 --> 00:53:57,400
We have Heritage Days scheduled for

1463
00:53:57,400 --> 00:54:00,400
Saturday, September 19th, 2026.

1464
00:54:00,400 --> 00:54:03,360
And then we have the fall 2026 community

1465
00:54:03,360 --> 00:54:04,920
cleanup event

1466
00:54:04,920 --> 00:54:06,720
scheduled for Saturday, October 3rd,

1467
00:54:06,720 --> 00:54:08,440
2026.

1468
00:54:08,440 --> 00:54:09,960
That'll take place from 8:00 a.m. to

1469
00:54:09,960 --> 00:54:15,560
4:00 p.m. at the First Avenue site. And

1470
00:54:15,560 --> 00:54:17,320
Mr. Mayor, that's all I have tonight.

1471
00:54:17,320 --> 00:54:18,840
>> Great, thank you, Cody. Appreciate it.

1472
00:54:18,840 --> 00:54:21,200
All right, city attorney.

1473
00:54:21,200 --> 00:54:24,280
>> Just briefly, Mayor. Um

1474
00:54:24,280 --> 00:54:26,080
I continue to work with the city manager

1475
00:54:26,080 --> 00:54:27,000
to

1476
00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:28,600
one by one address

1477
00:54:28,600 --> 00:54:31,000
issues that have come up and we are very

1478
00:54:31,000 --> 00:54:32,760
successful, I believe,

1479
00:54:32,760 --> 00:54:34,000
thus far.

1480
00:54:34,000 --> 00:54:37,200
Come October, just to put it

1481
00:54:37,200 --> 00:54:39,280
let you hear that in municipal court

1482
00:54:39,280 --> 00:54:40,720
they're going to be adding an afternoon

1483
00:54:40,720 --> 00:54:42,680
session for criminal matters and they'll

1484
00:54:42,680 --> 00:54:44,400
be writing traffic tickets in the

1485
00:54:44,400 --> 00:54:45,880
morning.

1486
00:54:45,880 --> 00:54:48,960
>> Thank you. Thank you. Appreciate it.

1487
00:54:48,960 --> 00:54:53,150
All right, moving on.

1488
00:54:53,160 --> 00:54:54,240
Let's see.

1489
00:54:54,240 --> 00:54:57,160
Council discussion.

1490
00:54:57,160 --> 00:54:59,120
All right, so

1491
00:54:59,120 --> 00:55:00,920
I just want to let you know be on the

1492
00:55:00,920 --> 00:55:03,360
lookout for council in the next couple

1493
00:55:03,360 --> 00:55:04,920
weeks. I'm going to be working with

1494
00:55:04,920 --> 00:55:08,160
Julie Tempwich in HR to get the

1495
00:55:08,160 --> 00:55:10,280
annual uh

1496
00:55:10,280 --> 00:55:12,720
city manager evaluation out to you. And

1497
00:55:12,720 --> 00:55:15,960
then later on after that will I know,

1498
00:55:15,960 --> 00:55:17,560
you know, our city attorney's only been

1499
00:55:17,560 --> 00:55:18,880
with us a short period of time, but

1500
00:55:18,880 --> 00:55:22,920
we'll just give him a preliminary evaluation, you know, maybe

1501
00:55:22,920 --> 00:55:24,560
about a week or two after that. So, be

1502
00:55:24,560 --> 00:55:26,280
on the lookout for those coming through

1503
00:55:26,280 --> 00:55:28,200
to you on your email. Other than that,

1504
00:55:28,200 --> 00:55:30,320
that's all I have.

1505
00:55:30,320 --> 00:55:32,080
Council member Johnson.

1506
00:55:32,080 --> 00:55:33,720
>> Um, I just wanted to speak on the

1507
00:55:33,720 --> 00:55:36,120
manager's report. I know we're in the

1508
00:55:36,120 --> 00:55:38,880
midst of the 37th Street light um

1509
00:55:38,880 --> 00:55:41,600
project. I just wanted to

1510
00:55:41,600 --> 00:55:42,320
um

1511
00:55:42,320 --> 00:55:43,480
this is

1512
00:55:43,480 --> 00:55:45,160
touching on that subject but not just

1513
00:55:45,160 --> 00:55:46,880
the street light component. I know we

1514
00:55:46,880 --> 00:55:48,760
had discussed previously and this is

1515
00:55:48,760 --> 00:55:50,960
some time ago there was an analysis made

1516
00:55:50,960 --> 00:55:53,720
for um 29th and there um

1517
00:55:53,720 --> 00:55:56,120
although we couldn't place like a speed

1518
00:55:56,120 --> 00:56:00,080
bump or a stop sign, we considered a

1519
00:56:00,080 --> 00:56:02,040
street light there because it is really

1520
00:56:02,040 --> 00:56:04,640
dark on Anchor and 29th.

1521
00:56:04,640 --> 00:56:07,160
And so I just wanted to see if there's a

1522
00:56:07,160 --> 00:56:10,200
possibility to add that to that specific

1523
00:56:10,200 --> 00:56:12,520
project just because I know it does take

1524
00:56:12,520 --> 00:56:16,800
a year for us to order street lights.

1525
00:56:16,800 --> 00:56:18,560
And I don't know if we can just add it

1526
00:56:18,560 --> 00:56:20,080
to that.

1527
00:56:20,080 --> 00:56:21,840
Granted this is something I'm bringing

1528
00:56:21,840 --> 00:56:24,600
up from previous um council discussions

1529
00:56:24,600 --> 00:56:26,280
that we had.

1530
00:56:26,280 --> 00:56:28,840
Just bringing it back to the forefront.

1531
00:56:28,840 --> 00:56:30,160
>> Yeah, I appreciate you bringing that

1532
00:56:30,160 --> 00:56:31,760
back up. I'll I'll coordinate with

1533
00:56:31,760 --> 00:56:33,640
engineering and then I'll get

1534
00:56:33,640 --> 00:56:35,560
information out to the council on that.

1535
00:56:35,560 --> 00:56:38,200
>> Perfect. Thank you.

1536
00:56:38,200 --> 00:56:40,680
>> All right, Councilman O'Neal.

1537
00:56:40,680 --> 00:56:47,000
>> Well, first uh Cody and Ed are we

1538
00:56:47,000 --> 00:56:50,040
having any luck looking at uh re-

1539
00:56:50,040 --> 00:56:52,240
being reimbursed uh

1540
00:56:52,240 --> 00:56:59,070
for the the culvert repair?

1541
00:56:59,080 --> 00:57:01,040
» So the culvert repair is is a

1542
00:57:01,040 --> 00:57:03,600
interesting situation. Um

1543
00:57:03,600 --> 00:57:05,080
I actually went out with the director of

1544
00:57:05,080 --> 00:57:07,440
engineering to to look at it.

1545
00:57:07,440 --> 00:57:09,920
And that made every bit of difference in

1546
00:57:09,920 --> 00:57:12,520
the world. Uh essentially what you have

1547
00:57:12,520 --> 00:57:15,920
is a situation where the culvert failed.

1548
00:57:15,920 --> 00:57:17,560
Uh you have an individual that uh

1549
00:57:17,560 --> 00:57:21,640
essentially did dig into that. However,

1550
00:57:21,640 --> 00:57:23,280
um by law

1551
00:57:23,280 --> 00:57:26,240
the city is responsible for uh the

1552
00:57:26,240 --> 00:57:28,200
maintenance of that culvert and the

1553
00:57:28,200 --> 00:57:31,000
subsequent replacement once it fails.

1554
00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:33,840
Maintenance there is case law on it. So,

1555
00:57:33,840 --> 00:57:36,280
in this instance, uh there will not be

1556
00:57:36,280 --> 00:57:39,360
any ability to recover any um

1557
00:57:39,360 --> 00:57:41,920
repair cost. Um

1558
00:57:41,920 --> 00:57:44,120
so much time has passed to even

1559
00:57:44,120 --> 00:57:47,680
determine what the amount of damage

1560
00:57:47,680 --> 00:57:50,520
would have been done to the roadway

1561
00:57:50,520 --> 00:57:53,080
um to accurately go after it.

1562
00:57:53,080 --> 00:57:55,840
Plus the fact that uh it was already it

1563
00:57:55,840 --> 00:57:57,520
had already failed.

1564
00:57:57,520 --> 00:58:01,840
So, it it's a unfortunate situation that

1565
00:58:01,840 --> 00:58:03,120
should have been

1566
00:58:03,120 --> 00:58:04,280
addressed

1567
00:58:04,280 --> 00:58:07,000
a long time ago.

1568
00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:09,720
>> And I thought that uh

1569
00:58:09,720 --> 00:58:11,800
the the was

1570
00:58:11,800 --> 00:58:12,760
um

1571
00:58:12,760 --> 00:58:16,120
technically the property of uh

1572
00:58:16,120 --> 00:58:17,560
Dixie

1573
00:58:17,560 --> 00:58:18,560
um

1574
00:58:18,560 --> 00:58:20,160
water company or something.

1575
00:58:20,160 --> 00:58:23,080
>> So, Dixie it was responsible for putting

1576
00:58:23,080 --> 00:58:26,160
it in. The the the provider/owner is

1577
00:58:26,160 --> 00:58:28,280
responsible for for it and when it goes

1578
00:58:28,280 --> 00:58:30,800
in, but once it goes under that roadway,

1579
00:58:30,800 --> 00:58:33,080
it becomes the responsibility whoever

1580
00:58:33,080 --> 00:58:34,920
owns that roadway. In this case, it's

1581
00:58:34,920 --> 00:58:37,280
the city and it's maintenance that is

1582
00:58:37,280 --> 00:58:39,800
required and and maintenance includes

1583
00:58:39,800 --> 00:58:42,280
end-of-life replacement.

1584
00:58:42,280 --> 00:58:44,360
>> All right, thank you for that.

1585
00:58:44,360 --> 00:58:47,160
Um the other thing I need to bring up is

1586
00:58:47,160 --> 00:58:49,120
uh we

1587
00:58:49,120 --> 00:58:52,680
uh received a substantial amount of information

1588
00:58:52,680 --> 00:58:54,400
about the

1589
00:58:54,400 --> 00:58:55,760
uh

1590
00:58:55,760 --> 00:58:58,080
someone wanting the client's zone in the

1591
00:58:58,080 --> 00:58:59,200
railroad

1592
00:58:59,200 --> 00:59:01,480
again and

1593
00:59:01,480 --> 00:59:02,480
um

1594
00:59:02,480 --> 00:59:04,640
just wanted to reiterate that

1595
00:59:04,640 --> 00:59:06,600
there were four members here on this

1596
00:59:06,600 --> 00:59:08,680
council that were

1597
00:59:08,680 --> 00:59:12,040
uh engaged in that discussion about 5

1598
00:59:12,040 --> 00:59:13,480
years ago

1599
00:59:13,480 --> 00:59:15,200
and

1600
00:59:15,200 --> 00:59:18,440
um at that time it was just

1601
00:59:18,440 --> 00:59:21,120
uh pretty cost prohibitive

1602
00:59:21,120 --> 00:59:22,600
um at

1603
00:59:22,600 --> 00:59:25,230
uh

1604
00:59:25,240 --> 00:59:28,600
1 to 2 million dollars per intersection.

1605
00:59:28,600 --> 00:59:29,760
And

1606
00:59:29,760 --> 00:59:31,800
the

1607
00:59:31,800 --> 00:59:33,960
most effective thing that we could do

1608
00:59:33,960 --> 00:59:35,880
would be to close 39th Street off

1609
00:59:35,880 --> 00:59:39,520
completely. I note that CDOT has already

1610
00:59:39,520 --> 00:59:41,280
recognized

1611
00:59:41,280 --> 00:59:42,440
um

1612
00:59:42,440 --> 00:59:45,240
a problem area there and

1613
00:59:45,240 --> 00:59:47,920
uh done something to mitigate it by

1614
00:59:47,920 --> 00:59:50,480
uh closing off access to

1615
00:59:50,480 --> 00:59:54,000
going and turn making turns southbound

1616
00:59:54,000 --> 00:59:57,240
on Highway 85 at that intersection.

1617
00:59:57,240 --> 00:59:59,680
Um

1618
00:59:59,680 --> 01:00:01,720
I don't know whether the council would

1619
01:00:01,720 --> 01:00:04,360
want to pursue maybe doing a quiet zone

1620
01:00:04,360 --> 01:00:06,920
there. I know the railroads are very

1621
01:00:06,920 --> 01:00:10,160
acceptable to closing off

1622
01:00:10,160 --> 01:00:11,880
uh

1623
01:00:11,880 --> 01:00:14,360
little used intersections

1624
01:00:14,360 --> 01:00:16,040
or crossings,

1625
01:00:16,040 --> 01:00:18,120
uh but it's still

1626
01:00:18,120 --> 01:00:20,440
would probably cost us a quarter of a

1627
01:00:20,440 --> 01:00:23,000
million dollars to do that.

1628
01:00:23,000 --> 01:00:24,760
Uh so I don't know whether there's any

1629
01:00:24,760 --> 01:00:28,680
interest in that or checking into seeing what that would

1630
01:00:28,680 --> 01:00:31,520
do what the cost would be to do that at

1631
01:00:31,520 --> 01:00:33,440
this time, but uh

1632
01:00:33,440 --> 01:00:36,000
since it's been brought up by a resident

1633
01:00:36,000 --> 01:00:38,680
on the east side again

1634
01:00:38,680 --> 01:00:42,600
uh I thought I'd bring it up and

1635
01:00:42,600 --> 01:00:44,320
>> I am not in favor of that. It's

1636
01:00:44,320 --> 01:00:46,840
cost-prohibitive, one. Two, the

1637
01:00:46,840 --> 01:00:49,160
railroads do not have to abide by any

1638
01:00:49,160 --> 01:00:51,440
quiet zone regardless of a municipality

1639
01:00:51,440 --> 01:00:53,560
enforces one or not. They're

1640
01:00:53,560 --> 01:00:57,280
federal railroads trump any state

1641
01:00:57,280 --> 01:00:59,000
and municipal

1642
01:00:59,000 --> 01:01:04,000
um noise ordinance. Um if they feel that

1643
01:01:04,000 --> 01:01:06,080
they need to go through and blow their

1644
01:01:06,080 --> 01:01:07,720
horn, they they absolutely have the

1645
01:01:07,720 --> 01:01:09,760
right to do it. The railroads already

1646
01:01:09,760 --> 01:01:13,640
made some progress in trying to mitigate

1647
01:01:13,640 --> 01:01:15,840
train traffic stopping in larger

1648
01:01:15,840 --> 01:01:18,960
communities such as Evans and Eaton and

1649
01:01:18,960 --> 01:01:21,520
LaSalle and not have their trains parked

1650
01:01:21,520 --> 01:01:23,200
in you know, in those intersections for

1651
01:01:23,200 --> 01:01:25,400
a long period of times by already

1652
01:01:25,400 --> 01:01:27,480
closing some of the county roads,

1653
01:01:27,480 --> 01:01:29,040
especially up uh

1654
01:01:29,040 --> 01:01:30,400
past uh

1655
01:01:30,400 --> 01:01:33,800
um Alton Pierce to reduce that, but they

1656
01:01:33,800 --> 01:01:36,280
still can do that if they need to

1657
01:01:36,280 --> 01:01:38,320
because of their work and rest cycles. I

1658
01:01:38,320 --> 01:01:39,800
don't think it's

1659
01:01:39,800 --> 01:01:41,640
we don't have the budget for it. The

1660
01:01:41,640 --> 01:01:44,240
railroads don't have to abide by it.

1661
01:01:44,240 --> 01:01:46,200
And and and it's it's cost prohibitive.

1662
01:01:46,200 --> 01:01:48,600
I mean, my my thing is too

1663
01:01:48,600 --> 01:01:50,720
you you live in a community that's near

1664
01:01:50,720 --> 01:01:52,960
a railroad, you own a house that you

1665
01:01:52,960 --> 01:01:54,320
purchased

1666
01:01:54,320 --> 01:01:56,960
that's by a railroad.

1667
01:01:56,960 --> 01:01:58,760
And that's the unfortunate consequence

1668
01:01:58,760 --> 01:02:00,760
of living near a railroad. You you will

1669
01:02:00,760 --> 01:02:02,160
have train traffic going through and

1670
01:02:02,160 --> 01:02:03,440
they will blow their horn.

1671
01:02:03,440 --> 01:02:05,027
>> Well, I'm

1672
01:02:05,027 --> 01:02:05,320
>> [clears throat]

1673
01:02:05,320 --> 01:02:07,880
>> I'm not looking at it so much as a

1674
01:02:07,880 --> 01:02:08,560
uh

1675
01:02:08,560 --> 01:02:10,960
noise issue, it's a safety issue because

1676
01:02:10,960 --> 01:02:12,400
there's no

1677
01:02:12,400 --> 01:02:15,200
lights there or a signal there at that

1678
01:02:15,200 --> 01:02:17,520
intersection. And it's

1679
01:02:17,520 --> 01:02:18,200
uh

1680
01:02:18,200 --> 01:02:20,160
very little used.

1681
01:02:20,160 --> 01:02:23,320
Um because now now you can only go north

1682
01:02:23,320 --> 01:02:26,360
on um Highway 85.

1683
01:02:26,360 --> 01:02:27,360
But

1684
01:02:27,360 --> 01:02:27,960
uh

1685
01:02:27,960 --> 01:02:30,840
it it's still a safety concern

1686
01:02:30,840 --> 01:02:31,840
um

1687
01:02:31,840 --> 01:02:38,920
to me because there are there are no uh signals there or or gates

1688
01:02:38,920 --> 01:02:41,280
to indicate that uh a train's coming

1689
01:02:41,280 --> 01:02:42,920
through there.

1690
01:02:42,920 --> 01:02:43,880
Uh

1691
01:02:43,880 --> 01:02:45,880
>> From what I recall,

1692
01:02:45,880 --> 01:02:49,240
um there weren't any um

1693
01:02:49,240 --> 01:02:52,040
significant accidents or injuries to

1694
01:02:52,040 --> 01:02:54,120
pedestrians or anything.

1695
01:02:54,120 --> 01:02:55,920
So, for me

1696
01:02:55,920 --> 01:02:58,200
we have other issues we need to worry

1697
01:02:58,200 --> 01:03:00,160
about and I would rather put our money

1698
01:03:00,160 --> 01:03:01,760
towards

1699
01:03:01,760 --> 01:03:03,280
you know, the bigger issues that need to

1700
01:03:03,280 --> 01:03:04,840
be addressed, especially on the east

1701
01:03:04,840 --> 01:03:08,640
side, than shut down a street that might

1702
01:03:08,640 --> 01:03:10,680
that some residents might get upset

1703
01:03:10,680 --> 01:03:12,240
about. So,

1704
01:03:12,240 --> 01:03:15,520
for me, I can't get behind that, uh

1705
01:03:15,520 --> 01:03:17,960
shutting down a street.

1706
01:03:17,960 --> 01:03:20,760
>> One one resident, but it's not multiple,

1707
01:03:20,760 --> 01:03:21,080
so.

1708
01:03:21,080 --> 01:03:23,240
>> Well, I'm just saying.

1709
01:03:23,240 --> 01:03:24,960
You know, from what I understand, there

1710
01:03:24,960 --> 01:03:27,960
were no big wrecks to bring it

1711
01:03:27,960 --> 01:03:29,600
you know, make it worry.

1712
01:03:29,600 --> 01:03:31,520
>> I think the police chief or the fire

1713
01:03:31,520 --> 01:03:33,760
chief said there were were

1714
01:03:33,760 --> 01:03:36,680
one pedestrian and one car

1715
01:03:36,680 --> 01:03:40,400
over 26 years that he can remember, but

1716
01:03:40,400 --> 01:03:40,760
so

1717
01:03:40,760 --> 01:03:43,800
>> Anybody Anyone else?

1718
01:03:43,800 --> 01:03:45,240
>> No.

1719
01:03:45,240 --> 01:03:46,200
>> All right.

1720
01:03:46,200 --> 01:03:47,280
Well, it doesn't seem like there's any

1721
01:03:47,280 --> 01:03:48,480
interest from the council line.

1722
01:03:48,480 --> 01:03:49,840
>> Well, thanks for Thanks for bringing it

1723
01:03:49,840 --> 01:03:50,760
up though, Council member Niel. I

1724
01:03:50,760 --> 01:03:52,720
appreciate it though.

1725
01:03:52,720 --> 01:03:54,640
>> I'm just following it up with

1726
01:03:54,640 --> 01:03:56,760
what the resident said, so.

1727
01:03:56,760 --> 01:03:58,320
>> Absolutely. I appreciate that.

1728
01:03:58,320 --> 01:04:00,600
Absolutely, 100%.

1729
01:04:00,600 --> 01:04:01,880
>> So.

1730
01:04:01,880 --> 01:04:03,480
>> All right, I'm not seeing anybody any

1731
01:04:03,480 --> 01:04:05,360
other things for council discussion, so

1732
01:04:05,360 --> 01:04:06,600
with that being said, I'm going to go

1733
01:04:06,600 --> 01:04:07,720
ahead and adjourn the meeting. Thank

1734
01:04:07,720 --> 01:04:10,280
you, everybody.