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Council Member.

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Ballard, this is Celestino.

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Would you like to
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I'm here.

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Can you hear me.

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I can hear you.

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Thank you so much.

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Council Member stout, would
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Sound check check, check.

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Just calling in and.

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All right.

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It is 5:30 and we
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city council meeting to order.

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And with that, we will
go ahead and stand

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for the Pledge of Allegiance
in a moment of silence.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America

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and to the Republic
for which it stands.

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One nation under
God, indivisible,

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with liberty and
justice for all.

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You may be seated.

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OK Mr. Up here.

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OK we're just waiting for
the screens to finish.

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As we are going to kick off
our evening with a presentation

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from the business
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and we have chief executive
officer delita here to present.

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There she is.

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She just walked in.

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Walked right up.

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Yeah perfect timing.

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Are you ready.

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All right.

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Good evening, everyone, and
thank you for having me here.

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It's hard to find parking today.

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I'm looking at everyone here,
but I'm really happy to be here

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and to do three things today.

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Start with a presentation
about the business incubator

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and what we have done
in this past year,

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and also celebrate
40 years together

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of partnership, and
then share with you

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a recognition that puts
the business incubator

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center in Grand Junction on the
global map of entrepreneurship.

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I'm the CEO of the
business incubator center.

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Thank you for having me.

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So this year, the big
turns 40 and our theme

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has been ever since
we started rooting.

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We want to talk about how we are
able to help through this vision

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that the Grand Junction, City
of Grand Junction and the people

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of Grand Junction set in place
40 years ago to help businesses

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root in our community and
transform this amazing place

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that we all call home.

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I want to acknowledge that
the business incubator center

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would not have existed
without the city

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of Grand Junction support.

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As a matter of fact, since
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the city of Grand
Junction was with us

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as a founding board
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very proud of this partnership.

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Another quick note on the
history the city of Grand

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Junction played a pivotal role.

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This partnership has run
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and the mission has
always remained the same

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over these years, helping small
businesses take root, grow,

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scale and start
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so they can stay here so
they can create opportunities

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and so they can transform
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So it's a chance for us to
come together in this year

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and celebrate what
that vision has meant

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and how it is transforming
our communities for many years

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to come.

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We believe that our
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is strong in our
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is built because the community
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and that we are able to
diversify the economy together

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because we want to
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happen at every level.

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So we're very happy to do
this work in partnership.

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So how do we do it.

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The book operates through these
five pillars that you see here.

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That's how we deliver
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on a day to day basis.

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First with business development.

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That's where basically our SBDC
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sits, as well as
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Spanish language
entrepreneurial support program.

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This is where the coaching and
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happens for all
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the spaces that incentivize
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to start and launch and help
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from specialized tools.

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Third, business
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Getting the important
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hands so that they can continue
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and building facilities
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that their businesses can grow.

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For with the grants
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this is where mainly the
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incentive lives and other
incentives so we can help

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our community holistically
reinvest those taxes

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into our communities.

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And then innovation and
labs with the makerspace

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as a prototyping facility that
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and people to be able
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from idea to commercialization.

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So these five pillars
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a true one stop shop,
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for Entrepreneurship thriving.

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By having our arms wrapped
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and their ideas to
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are able to sustain and
thrive beyond the Five Pillars

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that you just saw.

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We also advanced
targeted initiatives

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that address specific emerging
opportunities for our region.

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Sometimes these are gaps
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and sometimes these are areas
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in order to make sure that
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for business activity.

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And these efforts,
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on sectors and
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or specialized attention.

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stakeholders, federal and
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because the bics
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the key economic pillars
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in order to see that
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So currently, three initiatives
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focusing on sustainability with
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in our communities.

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The second one, Camino Al
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to success in Spanish,
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to Spanish speaking founders.

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And then the third one is
circular economy Development

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Center, which is a
partnership with CDP

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in order to support markets
and systems, to reduce waste

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and to create new economic
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This is something I'm very,
very proud to show you here.

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Our partnership creates amazing
impact for our community

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and this is how it
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In 2025 alone, we have
served 647 entrepreneurs.

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We have helped 112 of them
launched through our campus,

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and we supported the
creation of 393 new jobs.

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We were able to deploy
directly $6.25 million

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in dollars to help entrepreneurs
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Together, these
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able to generate 12.3 million
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And those are families that
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and storefronts and generate the
tax base that we all appreciate.

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These numbers compound
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of that infrastructure that
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and these services
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that sustains year over year.

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Our overall time
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that BIC is the engine that
creates a lot of the support

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that our community needs.

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We have so far helped 35% of
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and we have helped create
thousands of jobs year over year

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since our founding.

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Something I'm very proud of
is the number 3.29 billion.

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That's how much was
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investments in our community.

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And these are direct effect.

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We are able to tell
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these investments happened.

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For each dollar invested in BC,
for each public dollars invested

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in BC, we have generated $346
in direct economic impact

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in return, which have
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to the growth of our
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Now, one of the big
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is one of the big projects
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incentive, the enterprise zone,
and it was up for redesignation.

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So we led the
analysis application

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and the approval
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economic Development Office.

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And we worked
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that the majority of the zone
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allowing businesses to
generate a lot of those credits

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that they are able to
reinvest in our communities.

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However, initially, some
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fell off the map.

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We were able to approve further
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to help these businesses
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in the zone for 10 years.

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But this is where the work that
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creates a ripple effect.

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We went back and looked at our
track data and generated a case,

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and we submitted that
request to our edit,

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and we were able to include
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of Grand Junction into the map.

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I'm happy to share
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successfully back in the zone.

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So majority of Mesa
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can continue enjoying
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credit for the next 10 years.

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In 2024 5, we were
honored to also receive

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two amazing visits from Senator
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At their request, they wanted
to come tour the back, meet

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with entrepreneurs, and
discuss pressing matters

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to small businesses that they
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or they needed to
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And we're happy to
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these kind of direct lines
between entrepreneurs,

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small businesses and
emerging industry leaders

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and partners with
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In 2025, we also
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We partnered with CMU to create
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in our communities, and
we chose five counties

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to generate this study.

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The findings will help
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It will give us a clearer
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of where we are today and
where are the pain points

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that we need to focus on.

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This is in hope
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help create solutions to
help sustain an industry

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for generations to come.

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If anyone wants to
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it's on our website
incubator.org.

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Feel free to grab that study
or just walk into the incubator

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and we'll be happy
to hand you one.

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This is the QR code for our
most recent annual report

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that I hope you have with you.

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And there are some
amazing success

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stories we are not able to share
all 647 in our annual report,

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but.

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So we picked six of
them to share with you.

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Please find the annual
report on our website

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and read those amazing stories.

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Yes, that is the rec center
in picture number two.

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And yes, those are big clients
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So we're very happy and proud
to see this partnership create

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a compounding ripple effect.

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And earlier this year,
BIC received the 2026 mbia

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Dinah Atkins Randall award.

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The International business
innovation association has won

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top recognition a year to give.

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And that recognition was given
to the business incubator center

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as the best incubator
in the world.

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It was selected out
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incubators from 33 countries.

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Reese and what this
means for our community,

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that we have entrepreneurs
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and we are extremely
proud to be here

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to help support our
community in a meaningful way

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that we are able to do.

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This also means that the world
is looking up to our communities

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for the creative
solutions that we're

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able to help, and the
partnership and the models

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that we can generate together.

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So we see this as a benchmark
and as a start for us

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to be able to continue growing
our community together.

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If possible, to do a
plug and invite everyone

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to our 40th anniversary
kickoff at ramble

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bean on June four at 4:00 PM.

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We're hoping to toast
together this partnership

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and to celebrate
our entrepreneurs

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from our communities,
and to also

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continue this impactful,
meaningful work

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to help people root in
our communities further.

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I'm happy to field any questions
you have and I'd love to see you

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all there on June 4 and
to celebrate our 40th

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year together this year.

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Thank you so much for
40 years of partnership

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and looking forward to 40 more.

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Thank you so much.

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I just want to say
thank you to Lita.

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The work that you and the
business incubator center do

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is amazing, and you can see it
throughout our entire community.

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And thank you so much.

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And I see a lot of
you are here today.

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So thank you for being here.

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And it's really exciting that
we have this partnership.

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And you look like
you were leaning in.

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I think we have some
other yeah, I just

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want to say thank
you as well to Lita,

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the board, all staff members.

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The effect that you have on our
community is truly incredible.

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The business incubator
is the American dream.

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It's that path forward,
that path to success,

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that opportunity that
we don't all have.

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And I think she's understated it
a little bit the best business

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incubator in the world.

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I mean, what an incredible
award to receive.

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That was also up
against business

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incubators that had
substantial funding

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within the tech industry.

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So this is it's really, truly a
pretty amazing accomplishment.

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So thank you so much to Dalida
and the team and the board.

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You guys are all
pretty incredible.

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And I just wanted to Ben and I
co sit on the board for the city

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and it's an amazing board.

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So if they're the
number one incubator

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they're the number
one board in the world

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to by my measure right.

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Kathy agrees.

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And number one staff I
mean I've known several

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of the staff for a long time.

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They're there.

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Awesome small, small segue
sat next to Diana Connor

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yesterday, who is the
owner of must love seniors,

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and she was at the Chamber
breakfast yesterday,

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and I don't know how we
got talking about this,

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but she said I
wouldn't be in business

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if it wasn't for the incubator.

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She goes to everything
the incubator puts on,

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and she now supplies
126 assisted

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living beds in our community,
mostly for Medicaid people.

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And, the value from that
is just unfathomable.

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So it was a great
story yesterday.

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Congratulations to all you guys.

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We really appreciate you a lot.

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OK with that, we are going
to move into proclamations.

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And before we do
that, I did want

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to just note that we
have council member stout

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and Ballard are
attending remotely.

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Council Member stout will be
joining us in person shortly.

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She's on her way and
remote until then.

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And with that, we'll
move into proclamations.

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And our only one tonight
is proclaiming may 17th

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through the 23rd as
national EMS week

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in the city of Grand Junction.

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And it will be read by
Council Member Nguyen

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and received by EMS chief
division Chief Mark McIntyre.

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City of Grand Junction.

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State of Colorado.

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Proclamation whereas this
year, as we recognize the 52nd

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anniversary of the
first national EMS week,

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we honor those who
came before us,

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especially those who challenged
the status quo and raised

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the bar for all of us.

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And whereas the
member of the members

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of emergency medical
services teams

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are ready to go beyond
the call to provide

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life saving care to those in
need 24 hours a day, seven days

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a week.

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And whereas access to quality
emergency medical emergency care

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dramatically
improves the survival

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and recovery rate of
those who experience

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sudden illness or injury.

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And whereas emergency medical
service providers have

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traditionally served as the
safety net of America's health

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systems, and whereas emergency
medical service teams consist

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of emergency medical
technicians, paramedics,

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firefighters, dispatchers,
Emergency Nurses, emergency

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physicians, and others.

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And whereas the members of
emergency medical service teams

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engage in thousands of
hours of specialized

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training and continuing
education to enhance

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their lifesaving skills.

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And whereas the community
of Grand Junction

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benefits daily from
the knowledge, skills,

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and selfless service of these
highly trained individuals,

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and whereas it is
appropriate to recognize

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the value and the
accomplishments of emergency

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medical service providers
by recognizing emergency

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medical Services Week.

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Now, therefore, on behalf of
the Grand Junction City council

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and community members
of Grand Junction,

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we recognize the week of
May 17 through May 23, 2026

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as emergency medical
Services week

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in the city of Grand Junction
and encourage the community

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to observe this week with
appropriate programs,

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ceremonies and activities.

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Thank you.

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My name is Mark McIntyre.

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I'm the EMS Division Chief
here at the Department.

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With me tonight is
Deputy Chief Gus Hendrix.

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And we would like to
thank you for recognizing

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the efforts of our EMS crews.

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As you all EMS is by far the
busiest division on the fire

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department, accounting
for approximately 80%

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of our call volume.

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Despite the challenges
call volume creates,

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our crews respond to every call
with an extremely high level

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of skill and professionalism.

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This year, through your support,
the Department was able to move

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EMS staff to the 4896 schedule.

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We also started transitioning
our fleet to 4x4 diesel

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ambulances and were able to
send five additional providers

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to paramedic
school, which almost

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brings us up to our paramedic
goal of 60 for the Department.

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In addition, the Department
added a new community

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paramedic program in an
effort to start proactively

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addressing the call volume.

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I'm happy to report tonight that
even in the short time frame,

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the program has been in service.

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We have seen a decrease of 911
utilization of enrolled patients

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by between 60 and 100% and
an overall EMS call volume

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decrease of about 1% to date.

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Now, that doesn't sound
like a lot on paper,

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but considering our usual
EMS goes up by about 5.4%

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every year, decreasing is.

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One is a pretty big task for us.

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So we're very excited
about how it's

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been going for the short time.

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So all of these things
that we have accomplished

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were 100% possible due to the
support you have shown our EMS

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division over this last year.

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So thank you for your
support and thank you

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very much for this recognition.

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Thank you.

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OK with that, we will be
moving into public comments.

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Individuals may
comment about any topic

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except those listed
on the regular agenda

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under the public
hearing section.

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Speakers will have three
minutes to make comments,

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and when seconds remain
will see the yellow light

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and hear a beep.

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Once your time is up, you
will see the red light

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and you will hear
continuous beeps.

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We do ask that
everyone be respectful.

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No laughing or
booing or cheering

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as people are making
their comments

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and that we're just being
respectful of one another.

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And to start off, we have
Tammy powers, crystal

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frost, and Kristen Seidel.

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Where is it.

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This one.

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This one.

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OK Hi, my name is Tammy powers.

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I moved to Grand Junction
about seven months ago.

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I absolutely love it here.

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I'm a positive energy.

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Figure out solutions.

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00:36:32,580 --> 00:36:35,720
Stop disagreeing about
problems type of person.

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I arrived here
from San Francisco,

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where I lived for 15 years.

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I owned a bicycle shop, was a
member of the San Francisco San

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Francisco bicycle coalition,
and due to my bike shop

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00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:47,040
being on Treasure
Island, often attended

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meetings for the Transbay
Joint Powers authority.

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Before that, I lived in
Boulder, Colorado for 17 years.

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I owned a bicycle
shop, was involved

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00:36:54,870 --> 00:36:56,570
in the Boulder
off-road alliance,

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and often attended
City council meetings.

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Before that, I bicycled by
myself around the entire United

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States.

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In 1992, I paddled
from California

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to Cape Cod, down to Key
West, then back to California.

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I'm active in any
community I live in.

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I have already attended a Grand
Junction City council workshop.

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It was about a month ago and
I was in my motorcycle gear,

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so I doubt you recognize me.

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Before that, I attended
an urban trails committee

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and by the end of that
meeting, I was compelled

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to volunteer for that group.

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I was convinced
that I should share

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with this slice of heaven
on the Western slope

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my years of knowledge
and experience.

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I believe it was
more than a week

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ago that I submitted my online
application for the UTC.

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I was acknowledged, received
with a positive reply

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that I would be considered
for the 2027 recruitment,

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which I had no problem with.

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But only a few days ago, I
read in the business times

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that the city council
and the UTC are,

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00:37:52,260 --> 00:37:56,180
I guess, miscommunicating
about a subject

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to do with indoor parking.

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And with all my years
and miles of bicycling,

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I've never been to a
town that had readily

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available indoor parking.

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So I think there's other
ways to state that.

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There's bicycle lockers
and there's bicycle cages

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that can really do benefit.

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So why bicyclists in this town
are begging for indoor parking

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is beyond me.

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But if you have the
power to disband the UTC,

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you have the power to up
my application to the top

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and let me get in next month.

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And we could talk reasonably
about solutions, because that's

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what I believe in.

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When everybody can win in
the community and we're

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all getting along and we're
thinking about solutions

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and not talking about problems.

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So thank you for listening
and please put me on the UTC.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Crystal hi, guys.

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I'm back.

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I'm still in the community,
sober and at Sunshine community.

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I just want to remind everybody,
in the last three weeks,

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someone has died
off the streets.

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00:39:00,320 --> 00:39:03,500
I was at dollar store
and a homeless man

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00:39:03,500 --> 00:39:05,280
collapsed right outside of it.

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And then I was at another
place today volunteering.

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And I want to say her name.

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She just recently
got out be in jail,

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00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:15,360
and she had to go right
back to being homeless.

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00:39:15,360 --> 00:39:17,920
She dug a hole and
she laid down in it.

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Now she's in the hospital.

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00:39:19,660 --> 00:39:22,200
So please, I don't
know what to do.

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If you need me to
talk to anybody,

512
00:39:23,920 --> 00:39:27,480
I'm willing to sit down and have
a conversation with anybody.

513
00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:30,040
But we need to start to do
something with homeless.

514
00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:32,820
It's getting worse
every day, and

515
00:39:32,820 --> 00:39:35,780
no one around the state of the
United States is doing anything.

516
00:39:35,780 --> 00:39:37,900
So let's be the first.

517
00:39:37,900 --> 00:39:39,980
Let's put Grand
Junction on the map.

518
00:39:39,980 --> 00:39:42,340
Thanks Thank you.

519
00:39:42,340 --> 00:39:48,490
Kristen mayor, council members.

520
00:39:48,490 --> 00:39:50,650
My name is Kristen Seidel,
and I am the Vice Chair

521
00:39:50,650 --> 00:39:52,410
of the homeless
coalition and the program

522
00:39:52,410 --> 00:39:55,410
and outreach coordinator
for mutual aid partners.

523
00:39:55,410 --> 00:39:57,450
I understand that council
has received complaints

524
00:39:57,450 --> 00:40:00,590
from concerned citizens about
the state of our public spaces,

525
00:40:00,590 --> 00:40:03,050
especially near the river.

526
00:40:03,050 --> 00:40:05,370
As someone who loves recreating
on the river and the river

527
00:40:05,370 --> 00:40:06,970
trail, I understand
the importance

528
00:40:06,970 --> 00:40:10,770
of having clean public
spaces for everyone to enjoy.

529
00:40:10,770 --> 00:40:13,610
As you can imagine, the lack
of dumpsters and trash service

530
00:40:13,610 --> 00:40:16,370
along the river corridor makes
maintaining these spaces nearly

531
00:40:16,370 --> 00:40:19,090
impossible for folks who are
sleeping there, having been

532
00:40:19,090 --> 00:40:21,090
pushed down to the
margins of our society

533
00:40:21,090 --> 00:40:23,250
for a variety of reasons.

534
00:40:23,250 --> 00:40:25,330
Rather than changing
language in our ordinances

535
00:40:25,330 --> 00:40:28,590
that will have little impact on
addressing these valid concerns,

536
00:40:28,590 --> 00:40:32,610
I recommend that the city engage
in proactive strategy instead

537
00:40:32,610 --> 00:40:35,450
of doubling down on possible
punitive measures that push

538
00:40:35,450 --> 00:40:38,030
people further away from
engaging with services,

539
00:40:38,030 --> 00:40:40,390
further away from
attaining jobs and housing,

540
00:40:40,390 --> 00:40:41,930
and which break down
the relationships

541
00:40:41,930 --> 00:40:46,320
which service providers have
worked so hard to establish.

542
00:40:46,320 --> 00:40:47,960
We should be focusing
on solutions that

543
00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:50,720
will actually improve the
situation for our community

544
00:40:50,720 --> 00:40:52,360
as a whole.

545
00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:54,520
Let's provide our
houseless community members

546
00:40:54,520 --> 00:40:56,920
with tools that boost
autonomy, so that they

547
00:40:56,920 --> 00:40:59,480
can take responsibility and
be accountable for the spaces

548
00:40:59,480 --> 00:41:01,120
that they occupy.

549
00:41:01,120 --> 00:41:03,740
A change in language will
only alienate people further.

550
00:41:03,740 --> 00:41:05,560
I know this because I
engage with these folks

551
00:41:05,560 --> 00:41:09,160
on an almost daily basis, and
this is what they tell me.

552
00:41:09,160 --> 00:41:12,000
True preventative measures
would be access to housing

553
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:14,480
or safe shelter, but
I acknowledge that is

554
00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:17,480
not a realistic short term ask.

555
00:41:17,480 --> 00:41:19,040
However, there are
some real solutions

556
00:41:19,040 --> 00:41:21,760
that can be implemented right
now solutions that will greatly

557
00:41:21,760 --> 00:41:23,560
improve the situation
for which you've

558
00:41:23,560 --> 00:41:25,400
been receiving complaints.

559
00:41:25,400 --> 00:41:27,500
As part of the basic needs
and outreach work group,

560
00:41:27,500 --> 00:41:30,080
we have been providing campers
with trash bags and sharps

561
00:41:30,080 --> 00:41:34,160
containers, and they
have been using them,

562
00:41:34,160 --> 00:41:36,640
but with no safe
disposal areas, these

563
00:41:36,640 --> 00:41:38,520
efforts cannot be successful.

564
00:41:38,520 --> 00:41:40,640
One man reported that
he would bag his trash

565
00:41:40,640 --> 00:41:42,310
and by the next
morning, raccoons

566
00:41:42,310 --> 00:41:44,350
had gotten into the
bags and the trash

567
00:41:44,350 --> 00:41:47,390
was again scattered everywhere.

568
00:41:47,390 --> 00:41:50,230
A tangible way that City council
can support the community right

569
00:41:50,230 --> 00:41:53,830
now is by providing support with
dumpsters at strategic locations

570
00:41:53,830 --> 00:41:56,430
along the river trail, and
by placing porta potties

571
00:41:56,430 --> 00:41:59,210
to decrease the human waste that
would end up in our waterways.

572
00:41:59,210 --> 00:42:03,430
Otherwise, these solutions
are a win for everyone.

573
00:42:03,430 --> 00:42:05,270
If you've ever gone
for a run on the river

574
00:42:05,270 --> 00:42:06,630
trail after drinking
your morning

575
00:42:06,630 --> 00:42:12,030
coffee that a porta potty along
the trail is a welcome sight.

576
00:42:12,030 --> 00:42:14,510
Infrastructure for
sanitation is much cheaper

577
00:42:14,510 --> 00:42:17,070
than the almost half a
million that the city

578
00:42:17,070 --> 00:42:19,910
spent on camp cleanup
over the last three years.

579
00:42:19,910 --> 00:42:22,070
I would rather see a
fraction of that money

580
00:42:22,070 --> 00:42:25,990
be used to hire a task force
of our unhoused neighbors

581
00:42:25,990 --> 00:42:28,730
to engage in regular
cleanups near the river.

582
00:42:28,730 --> 00:42:30,390
Giving someone in
our community a job

583
00:42:30,390 --> 00:42:33,230
instead of hiring
expensive contractors.

584
00:42:33,230 --> 00:42:37,070
Regular maintenance is simply a
smarter strategy until there are

585
00:42:37,070 --> 00:42:39,470
accessible, long term housing
solutions for the most

586
00:42:39,470 --> 00:42:40,930
vulnerable in our community.

587
00:42:40,930 --> 00:42:42,870
We have to grapple
with the reality

588
00:42:42,870 --> 00:42:44,990
that when people
have nowhere to go,

589
00:42:44,990 --> 00:42:47,070
that does not make
them disappear.

590
00:42:47,070 --> 00:42:47,770
Thank you.

591
00:42:47,770 --> 00:42:49,030
Thank you.

592
00:42:49,030 --> 00:42:54,430
Next, we have Shayla, and
then that will be followed

593
00:42:54,430 --> 00:42:57,450
by Madeline and Andy Hamilton.

594
00:42:57,450 --> 00:43:06,070


595
00:43:06,070 --> 00:43:08,630
Hi my name is Shayla.

596
00:43:08,630 --> 00:43:13,830
I know that you guys are going
to hear a lot of complaints

597
00:43:13,830 --> 00:43:19,550
about the concerns about the
river and the change of language

598
00:43:19,550 --> 00:43:24,830
regarding the river and policing
on the river and the camping

599
00:43:24,830 --> 00:43:25,530
along the river.

600
00:43:25,530 --> 00:43:27,750
So I'm hopefully
going to give you

601
00:43:27,750 --> 00:43:33,390
a little bit of a different
story, which is that my family

602
00:43:33,390 --> 00:43:35,330
moved here in 2010.

603
00:43:35,330 --> 00:43:36,870
I was 10 years old.

604
00:43:36,870 --> 00:43:41,300
I have five younger
siblings, but in 2010 it

605
00:43:41,300 --> 00:43:44,060
was just myself 10
years old and my three

606
00:43:44,060 --> 00:43:47,980
younger brothers 8, 6 and up.

607
00:43:47,980 --> 00:43:51,640
They would have been four
at the time, and my parents,

608
00:43:51,640 --> 00:43:53,640
and we were houseless
at the time,

609
00:43:53,640 --> 00:43:55,860
so we did not have
anywhere to stay.

610
00:43:55,860 --> 00:43:58,160
And we were not accessing
the homeless shelters.

611
00:43:58,160 --> 00:44:02,060
We were living out of our
car and we were camping.

612
00:44:02,060 --> 00:44:06,140
So for a while, we stayed
at campgrounds until we no

613
00:44:06,140 --> 00:44:08,820
longer had the funds to do so.

614
00:44:08,820 --> 00:44:11,780
And so when the school year
started for the 2010 2011 school

615
00:44:11,780 --> 00:44:16,020
year, my mother, who worked
for the D51 school district

616
00:44:16,020 --> 00:44:21,660
as a teacher, her principal
loves to tell a story about how

617
00:44:21,660 --> 00:44:24,460
she had a teacher who she would
regularly pick up from being

618
00:44:24,460 --> 00:44:26,800
camping along the river
with her four children,

619
00:44:26,800 --> 00:44:28,220
and she would pick
them up and pick

620
00:44:28,220 --> 00:44:31,300
them up for school every day
and drop them off at school.

621
00:44:31,300 --> 00:44:35,300
And so I just wanted to tell you
about this because I think when

622
00:44:35,300 --> 00:44:37,570
we think about the
houseless community,

623
00:44:37,570 --> 00:44:41,230
we have a picture in our mind
about who we're thinking about.

624
00:44:41,230 --> 00:44:42,190
And when we think about who.

625
00:44:42,190 --> 00:44:44,290
Staying in homeless
shelters, we have an idea

626
00:44:44,290 --> 00:44:45,430
of who we're thinking about.

627
00:44:45,430 --> 00:44:48,530
We think that families
are potentially staying

628
00:44:48,530 --> 00:44:50,510
in the shelters, or they
have somewhere to go,

629
00:44:50,510 --> 00:44:52,450
or that we have
programs for them,

630
00:44:52,450 --> 00:44:55,770
and that is not always the case.

631
00:44:55,770 --> 00:44:59,690
And so my family luckily,
was in an incredibly

632
00:44:59,690 --> 00:45:00,730
privileged position.

633
00:45:00,730 --> 00:45:05,170
We were only houseless for
probably six months or less,

634
00:45:05,170 --> 00:45:08,670
and at the time I was completely
unaware of the situation.

635
00:45:08,670 --> 00:45:11,250
It was just our longest
summer camping that I

636
00:45:11,250 --> 00:45:12,710
had ever experienced, right.

637
00:45:12,710 --> 00:45:15,010
It was one long,
glorious adventure,

638
00:45:15,010 --> 00:45:16,810
and it wasn't until I
was much, much older

639
00:45:16,810 --> 00:45:18,690
that I realized
that we simply did

640
00:45:18,690 --> 00:45:20,810
not have anywhere else to go.

641
00:45:20,810 --> 00:45:25,810
So we lived along the river.

642
00:45:25,810 --> 00:45:29,590
And so I do want
you guys to really,

643
00:45:29,590 --> 00:45:31,610
really consider
what you're doing.

644
00:45:31,610 --> 00:45:33,730
I have watched
Whitman park close.

645
00:45:33,730 --> 00:45:38,560
I have watched as I'm
an employee of Mesa

646
00:45:38,560 --> 00:45:39,780
County public libraries.

647
00:45:39,780 --> 00:45:41,520
I have watched as our
houseless population

648
00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:46,700
has had nowhere else to go,
as the shelters have closed.

649
00:45:46,700 --> 00:45:49,920
And as they have had, as
they have had slowly run out

650
00:45:49,920 --> 00:45:52,240
of places to continue to go.

651
00:45:52,240 --> 00:45:54,120
And so to continue
to police them

652
00:45:54,120 --> 00:45:55,840
when there's nowhere
no meaningful

653
00:45:55,840 --> 00:45:58,740
alternative is just
simply unacceptable.

654
00:45:58,740 --> 00:46:00,560
So that's all I wanted to say.

655
00:46:00,560 --> 00:46:02,320
Thank you.

656
00:46:02,320 --> 00:46:03,580
OK next.

657
00:46:03,580 --> 00:46:13,260
Madeleine hi, my name
is Madeleine Mejia.

658
00:46:13,260 --> 00:46:17,680
I have been living in Grand
Junction for since 2022,

659
00:46:17,680 --> 00:46:20,620
and while I am a
community member,

660
00:46:20,620 --> 00:46:23,920
I don't see I quite yet can
say I'm proud to be a community

661
00:46:23,920 --> 00:46:26,800
member, especially with
everything that's going on

662
00:46:26,800 --> 00:46:30,080
with our unhoused population.

663
00:46:30,080 --> 00:46:32,840
I'd like to say that I'm
terrified for the future

664
00:46:32,840 --> 00:46:37,720
that our city might be taking,
and the way that it's going

665
00:46:37,720 --> 00:46:39,220
to push our unhoused community.

666
00:46:39,220 --> 00:46:44,160


667
00:46:44,160 --> 00:46:47,560
Last year, when they
released the PIT Count,

668
00:46:47,560 --> 00:46:52,160
it showed that since 2019,
our unhoused population

669
00:46:52,160 --> 00:46:57,320
had gone up over 108%
That's not a kind number.

670
00:46:57,320 --> 00:46:59,560
That's not a number
that shows our city's

671
00:46:59,560 --> 00:47:00,820
really been trying to meet.

672
00:47:00,820 --> 00:47:03,640


673
00:47:03,640 --> 00:47:06,960
I don't think the
way that our city

674
00:47:06,960 --> 00:47:12,940
might be thinking to enforce and
interpret the municipal codes.

675
00:47:12,940 --> 00:47:15,680


676
00:47:15,680 --> 00:47:17,220
To me, they feel like.

677
00:47:17,220 --> 00:47:20,280


678
00:47:20,280 --> 00:47:24,960
It feels like putting a bucket
underneath a leak in my house.

679
00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:30,750
It may solve the water on the
floor, but I still have a leak.

680
00:47:30,750 --> 00:47:35,630
And leak here for us
is again our crisis

681
00:47:35,630 --> 00:47:37,350
with the unhoused community.

682
00:47:37,350 --> 00:47:39,630
It's not going to fix anything.

683
00:47:39,630 --> 00:47:42,710
Not really in the long run.

684
00:47:42,710 --> 00:47:45,310
Research shows I got
this from the Colorado

685
00:47:45,310 --> 00:47:47,670
State of homelessness
report from last year.

686
00:47:47,670 --> 00:47:52,530
And over and over and over
again, I keep seeing housing.

687
00:47:52,530 --> 00:47:55,110
Affordable housing,
permanent housing.

688
00:47:55,110 --> 00:47:57,170
This is what this is.

689
00:47:57,170 --> 00:48:01,070
What solves the issue is
getting those things back.

690
00:48:01,070 --> 00:48:03,830
As we've stated, we've
got a whole park that's

691
00:48:03,830 --> 00:48:07,330
city owned that is not being
used, not for the unhoused,

692
00:48:07,330 --> 00:48:08,710
not for the public.

693
00:48:08,710 --> 00:48:09,510
So I don't know.

694
00:48:09,510 --> 00:48:12,190
Instead of seeing an empty lot
every day when I drive home

695
00:48:12,190 --> 00:48:14,870
and to work.

696
00:48:14,870 --> 00:48:16,870
Maybe we could put up
some property there.

697
00:48:16,870 --> 00:48:20,790
I feel like we just
keep taking and taking

698
00:48:20,790 --> 00:48:22,350
from our unhoused community.

699
00:48:22,350 --> 00:48:24,330
We had again,
Whitman taken away.

700
00:48:24,330 --> 00:48:28,740
We've had the Resource Center
shut down early without really

701
00:48:28,740 --> 00:48:30,160
a real effort being given.

702
00:48:30,160 --> 00:48:32,740
I was here for that
meeting as well.

703
00:48:32,740 --> 00:48:35,120
Standing in opposition
to close that early.

704
00:48:35,120 --> 00:48:37,560
I don't feel there was a real
reason to shut that down.

705
00:48:37,560 --> 00:48:40,020
I still feel very
strongly about that.

706
00:48:40,020 --> 00:48:46,540
There was also Royce
Hurst did a hounds.

707
00:48:46,540 --> 00:48:52,740
Sorry homeward
hounds initiative.

708
00:48:52,740 --> 00:48:54,480
And that did actually
set over five years.

709
00:48:54,480 --> 00:48:58,260
It helped over about 300
unhoused individuals stay

710
00:48:58,260 --> 00:48:58,760
with pets.

711
00:48:58,760 --> 00:49:00,420
And we've unfortunately
lost that too once

712
00:49:00,420 --> 00:49:03,780
that shelter was closed down.

713
00:49:03,780 --> 00:49:06,020
We've lost homeward
bound on North Ave,

714
00:49:06,020 --> 00:49:10,900
and now you are attempting
or possibly attempting to cut

715
00:49:10,900 --> 00:49:12,880
away the only lifeline left.

716
00:49:12,880 --> 00:49:13,780
Please don't do that.

717
00:49:13,780 --> 00:49:14,280
Thank you.

718
00:49:14,280 --> 00:49:15,400
Be kind for us.

719
00:49:15,400 --> 00:49:17,460
Care about your community.

720
00:49:17,460 --> 00:49:19,680
OK Andy Hamilton.

721
00:49:19,680 --> 00:49:22,260


722
00:49:22,260 --> 00:49:24,740
Followed by Andrea Hamilton.

723
00:49:24,740 --> 00:49:27,530
And then Stefania.

724
00:49:27,530 --> 00:49:28,350
Hi there.

725
00:49:28,350 --> 00:49:29,930
My name is Andy
Hamilton and I live

726
00:49:29,930 --> 00:49:33,970
at 2021 Capitol Avenue in city
council District C. I believe.

727
00:49:33,970 --> 00:49:36,450
I don't usually come to
these meetings in large part

728
00:49:36,450 --> 00:49:37,950
because I feel powerless.

729
00:49:37,950 --> 00:49:39,850
I feel like most of the time
you've already decided what

730
00:49:39,850 --> 00:49:42,010
you're going to do, and me
sharing my viewpoint about it

731
00:49:42,010 --> 00:49:43,230
won't change your mind.

732
00:49:43,230 --> 00:49:45,530
Tonight, though, I decided I
couldn't succumb to the feeling

733
00:49:45,530 --> 00:49:47,610
of powerlessness
and that I needed

734
00:49:47,610 --> 00:49:50,570
to come support my neighbors,
both housed and unhoused.

735
00:49:50,570 --> 00:49:51,850
We'll see how that goes.

736
00:49:51,850 --> 00:49:58,150
I'm referring to city ordinances
number 12.04.080 and 12.08.140,

737
00:49:58,150 --> 00:50:01,010
which speak to quote,
camping on public property

738
00:50:01,010 --> 00:50:02,770
and on the riverfront trail.

739
00:50:02,770 --> 00:50:04,450
These ordinances
prohibit camping when

740
00:50:04,450 --> 00:50:06,150
shelter is available elsewhere.

741
00:50:06,150 --> 00:50:07,970
But let's be clear
that here camping

742
00:50:07,970 --> 00:50:09,490
is describing the
day to day living

743
00:50:09,490 --> 00:50:10,990
of our unhoused neighbors.

744
00:50:10,990 --> 00:50:13,570
I'm here to urge you not to
remove the language surrounding

745
00:50:13,570 --> 00:50:15,290
shelter in these ordinances.

746
00:50:15,290 --> 00:50:18,090
Doing so further
criminalizes and penalizes

747
00:50:18,090 --> 00:50:20,090
homelessness and poverty,
and is especially

748
00:50:20,090 --> 00:50:23,430
cruel in light of the lack
of shelter in our community.

749
00:50:23,430 --> 00:50:25,840
My primary objection to
changing these ordinances

750
00:50:25,840 --> 00:50:28,160
is a moral argument,
and wish I thought

751
00:50:28,160 --> 00:50:30,180
that would be sufficient
to change your minds.

752
00:50:30,180 --> 00:50:32,020
But I don't trust
that will work.

753
00:50:32,020 --> 00:50:35,520
So let me present a fiscal
argument for my moral position.

754
00:50:35,520 --> 00:50:37,920
According to data from the
United States Interagency

755
00:50:37,920 --> 00:50:42,400
Council on homelessness in 2017,
when things were much cheaper,

756
00:50:42,400 --> 00:50:44,520
each homeless person,
each chronically

757
00:50:44,520 --> 00:50:48,580
homeless person cost taxpayers
between 30,000 and $50,000.

758
00:50:48,580 --> 00:50:50,360
Each person and
each of these costs

759
00:50:50,360 --> 00:50:52,600
was primarily from interaction
with the criminal justice

760
00:50:52,600 --> 00:50:54,240
and health systems.

761
00:50:54,240 --> 00:50:56,280
It seems to me that
further criminalizing

762
00:50:56,280 --> 00:50:58,280
the day to day living
of people with literally

763
00:50:58,280 --> 00:51:01,600
nowhere else to go will only
increase the amount of time

764
00:51:01,600 --> 00:51:04,460
and money spent by EMS
and law enforcement,

765
00:51:04,460 --> 00:51:06,180
and thus the taxpayer cost.

766
00:51:06,180 --> 00:51:09,240
Due to this council's decision,
the further criminalizing

767
00:51:09,240 --> 00:51:10,720
and punishing
homelessness and poverty

768
00:51:10,720 --> 00:51:13,840
will waste more money,
time and resources

769
00:51:13,840 --> 00:51:17,600
heartlessly punishing a symptom
of a much deeper core issue.

770
00:51:17,600 --> 00:51:20,000
I would respectfully
remind you and all of us

771
00:51:20,000 --> 00:51:23,200
that statistically, we are
all about one bad month

772
00:51:23,200 --> 00:51:25,880
away from experiencing
catastrophic poverty

773
00:51:25,880 --> 00:51:27,840
and homelessness ourselves.

774
00:51:27,840 --> 00:51:30,560
The increased precarity of our
own survival in these times

775
00:51:30,560 --> 00:51:33,300
should open our faculties
of empathy, compassion,

776
00:51:33,300 --> 00:51:36,280
and solidarity, and therefore
we should reject further changes

777
00:51:36,280 --> 00:51:37,600
to these ordinances.

778
00:51:37,600 --> 00:51:41,160
And since I worry that won't
cut it, it's cheaper too.

779
00:51:41,160 --> 00:51:43,140
Please do not modify
these ordinances.

780
00:51:43,140 --> 00:51:45,440
I understand that there's an
argument that modifying them

781
00:51:45,440 --> 00:51:48,280
will bring them into alignment
with Supreme Court case law,

782
00:51:48,280 --> 00:51:50,760
but I would argue that just
because something is legal

783
00:51:50,760 --> 00:51:53,720
right now doesn't mean
it's right or the direction

784
00:51:53,720 --> 00:51:54,840
that we should go.

785
00:51:54,840 --> 00:51:57,220
Let's resist our culture
of anger and division.

786
00:51:57,220 --> 00:51:59,640
Open your humanity and
engage your physical senses

787
00:51:59,640 --> 00:52:01,800
to realize that further
criminalizing homelessness

788
00:52:01,800 --> 00:52:04,720
and poverty is wrong from
a human point of view,

789
00:52:04,720 --> 00:52:06,980
and an unwise use of
our tax money as well.

790
00:52:06,980 --> 00:52:07,960
Thank you.

791
00:52:07,960 --> 00:52:10,120
Thank you.

792
00:52:10,120 --> 00:52:14,780
Thanks Andrea.

793
00:52:14,780 --> 00:52:18,760


794
00:52:18,760 --> 00:52:20,880
Hi my name is Andrea Hamilton.

795
00:52:20,880 --> 00:52:23,370
This is my first time speaking
at City council meeting,

796
00:52:23,370 --> 00:52:26,010
so forgive me if I'm
a little nervous,

797
00:52:26,010 --> 00:52:31,310
but I am here to encourage you
not to change the ordinance

798
00:52:31,310 --> 00:52:33,390
language at this time.

799
00:52:33,390 --> 00:52:35,270
I really liked the
earlier comments

800
00:52:35,270 --> 00:52:37,730
about providing
services to people,

801
00:52:37,730 --> 00:52:40,870
rather than further
limiting the spaces in which

802
00:52:40,870 --> 00:52:42,910
they are allowed to exist.

803
00:52:42,910 --> 00:52:47,390
I think the further cutting
of services in our community

804
00:52:47,390 --> 00:52:49,610
is incredibly demoralizing.

805
00:52:49,610 --> 00:52:51,930
I have lived here
my entire life.

806
00:52:51,930 --> 00:52:53,630
I went away to
school, and I wanted

807
00:52:53,630 --> 00:52:56,590
to come back to my community
and serve my community,

808
00:52:56,590 --> 00:52:58,030
and my sister was
like, why would you

809
00:52:58,030 --> 00:52:59,210
want to stay in Grand Junction.

810
00:52:59,210 --> 00:53:00,650
I'm like because I love it here.

811
00:53:00,650 --> 00:53:01,890
I love our community.

812
00:53:01,890 --> 00:53:03,830
And it's breaking
my heart to see

813
00:53:03,830 --> 00:53:07,050
what's happening to my unhoused
neighbors in my community.

814
00:53:07,050 --> 00:53:11,510
And I think further
saying, you're not

815
00:53:11,510 --> 00:53:13,410
allowed to exist
in our community,

816
00:53:13,410 --> 00:53:15,750
you're not allowed to
exist in this space.

817
00:53:15,750 --> 00:53:19,030
And shrinking and shrinking the
spaces that people are allowed

818
00:53:19,030 --> 00:53:21,880
to be is horrifying to me.

819
00:53:21,880 --> 00:53:24,220
So I really like to
urge you to consider

820
00:53:24,220 --> 00:53:29,260
that providing services,
rather than saying people

821
00:53:29,260 --> 00:53:31,980
are not allowed to
exist when there is

822
00:53:31,980 --> 00:53:34,900
no other place for them to go.

823
00:53:34,900 --> 00:53:38,120
But yeah, so I think
that covers it.

824
00:53:38,120 --> 00:53:38,860
Thank you.

825
00:53:38,860 --> 00:53:40,020
Thank you.

826
00:53:40,020 --> 00:53:46,980
Stephanie I'll take
her extra minute.

827
00:53:46,980 --> 00:53:50,240
Mayor Council members, my
name is Stephanie vasconez.

828
00:53:50,240 --> 00:53:52,900
I am the executive director
of mutually partners,

829
00:53:52,900 --> 00:53:55,780
as well as part of the
leadership team of the Mesa

830
00:53:55,780 --> 00:53:57,900
County collaborative
for the unhoused

831
00:53:57,900 --> 00:54:00,860
and a co-facilitator of
the people experiencing

832
00:54:00,860 --> 00:54:02,980
homelessness advisory board.

833
00:54:02,980 --> 00:54:05,180
This is one of the five
work groups that make up

834
00:54:05,180 --> 00:54:07,420
the unhoused strategy
and implementation

835
00:54:07,420 --> 00:54:10,040
plan, a multi-year investment.

836
00:54:10,040 --> 00:54:14,020
The city of Grand Junction,
funded and adopted in 2024,

837
00:54:14,020 --> 00:54:18,370
which has brought together city,
County for profit and nonprofit

838
00:54:18,370 --> 00:54:21,410
partners to tackle a
community wide challenge

839
00:54:21,410 --> 00:54:23,650
that we know cannot
be addressed through

840
00:54:23,650 --> 00:54:25,970
shelter or outreach alone.

841
00:54:25,970 --> 00:54:29,890
It underscores that long
term progress depends deeply

842
00:54:29,890 --> 00:54:33,370
on coordinated commitment to
supporting affordable housing,

843
00:54:33,370 --> 00:54:37,290
behavioral health outreach
and prevention, together

844
00:54:37,290 --> 00:54:41,050
with strong partnerships,
ongoing public engagement,

845
00:54:41,050 --> 00:54:44,530
and leadership that recognizes
houselessness is a shared

846
00:54:44,530 --> 00:54:47,050
community responsibility.

847
00:54:47,050 --> 00:54:49,930
I'd like to thank council
staff and our city manager

848
00:54:49,930 --> 00:54:53,130
for supporting the neighbor to
neighbor team led by Shari price

849
00:54:53,130 --> 00:54:55,770
and Ashley chambers,
which is doing outreach

850
00:54:55,770 --> 00:54:58,290
at least twice a week,
and who we've partnered

851
00:54:58,290 --> 00:55:01,170
with consistently since 2023.

852
00:55:01,170 --> 00:55:04,790
It has resulted in individuals
accessing detox services,

853
00:55:04,790 --> 00:55:07,350
choosing in-patient
treatment for substance use,

854
00:55:07,350 --> 00:55:10,790
moving into assisted facilities
and supportive housing,

855
00:55:10,790 --> 00:55:13,010
even reuniting with loved ones.

856
00:55:13,010 --> 00:55:15,930
A major highlight to share
is the unhoused community

857
00:55:15,930 --> 00:55:19,370
river camp cleanup, which
took place last month.

858
00:55:19,370 --> 00:55:23,970
6,700 pounds or three tons of
trash removed from encampments

859
00:55:23,970 --> 00:55:26,770
by our unhoused neighbors
living along the river

860
00:55:26,770 --> 00:55:29,850
corridor in one week,
per the data provided

861
00:55:29,850 --> 00:55:31,250
during Monday's workshop.

862
00:55:31,250 --> 00:55:31,750
The city.

863
00:55:31,750 --> 00:55:36,330
The city paid $460,000 for
contractors to remove 119

864
00:55:36,330 --> 00:55:39,010
tons of trash over three years.

865
00:55:39,010 --> 00:55:41,890
By my calculations, and
I'm not great at math,

866
00:55:41,890 --> 00:55:44,250
our efforts could
lead to the removal

867
00:55:44,250 --> 00:55:50,610
of roughly 174 tons of trash
in one year versus the 119

868
00:55:50,610 --> 00:55:52,690
over the three years.

869
00:55:52,690 --> 00:55:54,290
Now, let me switch gears.

870
00:55:54,290 --> 00:55:58,130
When you have 37 million people
in the US living in poverty,

871
00:55:58,130 --> 00:56:00,410
how can that be a
personal failing.

872
00:56:00,410 --> 00:56:02,170
There's a system
that perpetuates

873
00:56:02,170 --> 00:56:04,390
poverty and the greatest
country in the world.

874
00:56:04,390 --> 00:56:08,910
And here in Mesa County,
less than 53,000% sorry,

875
00:56:08,910 --> 00:56:12,090
less than 53% of households
can afford current rent prices

876
00:56:12,090 --> 00:56:15,520
in GJ, and less than 71%
of households can afford

877
00:56:15,520 --> 00:56:17,940
current home prices in 2020.

878
00:56:17,940 --> 00:56:19,880
The US Government
Accountability Office

879
00:56:19,880 --> 00:56:22,740
found that for every
$100 increase in rent,

880
00:56:22,740 --> 00:56:25,600
homelessness rises
about 9% nationwide.

881
00:56:25,600 --> 00:56:28,440
In Grand Junction, the rate is
significantly higher at almost

882
00:56:28,440 --> 00:56:31,080
15% I am running out of time.

883
00:56:31,080 --> 00:56:33,980
You rely on our expertise
of service providers.

884
00:56:33,980 --> 00:56:36,780
You partner with us to
amplify your community impact.

885
00:56:36,780 --> 00:56:38,560
So much so that the
state of Colorado

886
00:56:38,560 --> 00:56:40,440
has asked us to
present on the success

887
00:56:40,440 --> 00:56:41,960
of the homelessness
response system

888
00:56:41,960 --> 00:56:43,880
we've built over the
last three years.

889
00:56:43,880 --> 00:56:46,520
So today, I ask you to take
a step back to truly consider

890
00:56:46,520 --> 00:56:48,640
the implications of
changing this language

891
00:56:48,640 --> 00:56:50,380
versus the real application.

892
00:56:50,380 --> 00:56:52,720
Thank you.

893
00:56:52,720 --> 00:56:56,220
OK we're going to hold
our applause, please.

894
00:56:56,220 --> 00:56:59,120
As we discussed, if
there's any last comments

895
00:56:59,120 --> 00:57:01,420
that were not signed up, you
can make your way to the podium.

896
00:57:01,420 --> 00:57:03,140
I see Mr. Kopp on his way.

897
00:57:03,140 --> 00:57:11,830


898
00:57:11,830 --> 00:57:14,190
Good evening, Madam Mayor.

899
00:57:14,190 --> 00:57:21,270
Council at the risk of
repeating what others have said,

900
00:57:21,270 --> 00:57:23,630
tonight's discussion about
the camping ordinance

901
00:57:23,630 --> 00:57:26,110
highlights a reality
many in this community

902
00:57:26,110 --> 00:57:28,590
already understand.

903
00:57:28,590 --> 00:57:32,510
Grand junction is
caught in a policy gap.

904
00:57:32,510 --> 00:57:35,670
For years, the city has
operated under an ordinance tied

905
00:57:35,670 --> 00:57:38,910
to the available shelter beds.

906
00:57:38,910 --> 00:57:41,170
Now, the North Avenue
emergency shelter has closed.

907
00:57:41,170 --> 00:57:42,810
And according to
the city attorney,

908
00:57:42,810 --> 00:57:46,190
the ordinance has become
effectively unenforceable

909
00:57:46,190 --> 00:57:48,350
for most of the time.

910
00:57:48,350 --> 00:57:50,830
At the same time, residents
are seeing growing

911
00:57:50,830 --> 00:57:53,550
camps along the river corridor.

912
00:57:53,550 --> 00:57:56,550
Increased
environmental concerns.

913
00:57:56,550 --> 00:58:00,350
Wildfire risks.

914
00:58:00,350 --> 00:58:03,610
Public safety issues and
repeated cleanup operations,

915
00:58:03,610 --> 00:58:06,910
again costing taxpayers
nearly half a million

916
00:58:06,910 --> 00:58:10,580
over the last three years.

917
00:58:10,580 --> 00:58:13,180
So the question
becomes, what exactly

918
00:58:13,180 --> 00:58:15,420
is the long term strategy.

919
00:58:15,420 --> 00:58:19,580
Not today, not
tomorrow, long term.

920
00:58:19,580 --> 00:58:22,820
Because simply moving camps
from one location to another

921
00:58:22,820 --> 00:58:27,300
every few weeks is not
solving homelessness.

922
00:58:27,300 --> 00:58:28,900
Pretending that
there are no impacts

923
00:58:28,900 --> 00:58:32,220
on neighborhoods, businesses,
parks and public spaces

924
00:58:32,220 --> 00:58:36,300
is equally unrealistic.

925
00:58:36,300 --> 00:58:39,020
The issue requires balance.

926
00:58:39,020 --> 00:58:42,420
Compassion matters.

927
00:58:42,420 --> 00:58:47,660
Public safety matters,
Environmental Protection

928
00:58:47,660 --> 00:58:53,620
matters, and
accountability matters.

929
00:58:53,620 --> 00:58:59,060
Frankly, Grand Junction deserves
a policy built around all four.

930
00:58:59,060 --> 00:59:01,900
I believe council should
consider a middle of the road

931
00:59:01,900 --> 00:59:05,060
a middle ground approach.

932
00:59:05,060 --> 00:59:08,620
Let's update the ordinance so
it is indeed legally enforceable

933
00:59:08,620 --> 00:59:12,860
while simultaneously exploring
temporary, structured

934
00:59:12,860 --> 00:59:19,460
alternatives that include
sanitation oversight, security,

935
00:59:19,460 --> 00:59:23,260
and behavioral standards.

936
00:59:23,260 --> 00:59:25,940
Not permanent encampments.

937
00:59:25,940 --> 00:59:30,380
Not lawless camping zones,
but transitional solutions

938
00:59:30,380 --> 00:59:32,980
that recognize
reality while still

939
00:59:32,980 --> 00:59:36,740
protecting our public spaces.

940
00:59:36,740 --> 00:59:39,500
Because enforcement without
alternatives creates an endless

941
00:59:39,500 --> 00:59:41,860
churn.

942
00:59:41,860 --> 00:59:43,780
Alternatives without
accountability

943
00:59:43,780 --> 00:59:45,540
fail just as quickly.

944
00:59:45,540 --> 00:59:48,960
There are individuals in these
camps who are elderly, disabled,

945
00:59:48,960 --> 00:59:51,860
struggling with addiction, or
dealing with mental illness.

946
00:59:51,860 --> 00:59:54,260
There are also legitimate
concerns from residents who

947
00:59:54,260 --> 00:59:57,220
expect safe parks, clean
riverfronts and responsible use

948
00:59:57,220 --> 01:00:00,300
of taxpayer resources.

949
01:00:00,300 --> 01:00:03,540
What residents are
asking is not cruelty,

950
01:00:03,540 --> 01:00:08,370
and what struggling
individual need is not chaos.

951
01:00:08,370 --> 01:00:11,930
What Grand Junction needs
is an actual strategy.

952
01:00:11,930 --> 01:00:13,090
Thank you.

953
01:00:13,090 --> 01:00:14,090
Thank you.

954
01:00:14,090 --> 01:00:16,970
I appreciate that,
and moving on.

955
01:00:16,970 --> 01:00:20,490
I'm not seeing anyone
else over at the podium.

956
01:00:20,490 --> 01:00:24,330
So we will go ahead and
close public comment and move

957
01:00:24,330 --> 01:00:27,130
on to the city manager report.

958
01:00:27,130 --> 01:00:27,630
Thank you.

959
01:00:27,630 --> 01:00:30,290
Mayor members of council,
just one item tonight.

960
01:00:30,290 --> 01:00:33,390
Tomorrow we will release the
next month's revenue report.

961
01:00:33,390 --> 01:00:35,950
And for the 12th
consecutive month,

962
01:00:35,950 --> 01:00:38,850
sales tax collections exceeded
the same month in the prior

963
01:00:38,850 --> 01:00:43,910
year, with April collections
increasing 6.8% Year to date,

964
01:00:43,910 --> 01:00:48,410
collections are up
5.7% compared to 2025.

965
01:00:48,410 --> 01:00:52,530
Lodging tax collections
for April increased 24.2%

966
01:00:52,530 --> 01:00:55,490
and are up 10.7% year to date.

967
01:00:55,490 --> 01:00:58,690
And just note that April
tax collections reflect

968
01:00:58,690 --> 01:01:00,790
sales activity that
occurred in March,

969
01:01:00,790 --> 01:01:04,430
and will post this report
on the city's website,

970
01:01:04,430 --> 01:01:06,680
at GJ city.org tomorrow.

971
01:01:06,680 --> 01:01:07,340
Thank you.

972
01:01:07,340 --> 01:01:10,720


973
01:01:10,720 --> 01:01:13,440
And then we will be
moving on to boards

974
01:01:13,440 --> 01:01:15,060
and commission liaison reports.

975
01:01:15,060 --> 01:01:17,300
And we will start with
council member beilfuss.

976
01:01:17,300 --> 01:01:20,320


977
01:01:20,320 --> 01:01:22,140
You guys are leaving
for my report.

978
01:01:22,140 --> 01:01:23,720
What's going on.

979
01:01:23,720 --> 01:01:27,560
Hey, get back here.

980
01:01:27,560 --> 01:01:28,960
All right.

981
01:01:28,960 --> 01:01:30,720
You have to go.

982
01:01:30,720 --> 01:01:36,800
I no, no offense taken.

983
01:01:36,800 --> 01:01:40,880
I worked, I had a lot going on
the last two weeks, most of it

984
01:01:40,880 --> 01:01:44,520
having to do with
crisis management

985
01:01:44,520 --> 01:01:47,640
and planning for the
homeless, which we'll talk

986
01:01:47,640 --> 01:01:49,880
a little bit more on tonight.

987
01:01:49,880 --> 01:01:53,520
I also covered urban
trails committee meeting.

988
01:01:53,520 --> 01:01:55,320
Great report from
Trent about all

989
01:01:55,320 --> 01:01:59,340
the projects going on in the
city, which is very expansive.

990
01:01:59,340 --> 01:02:00,960
It's hard to imagine
that people can

991
01:02:00,960 --> 01:02:02,710
keep track of all this stuff.

992
01:02:02,710 --> 01:02:06,310
I will say I think there's
one, maybe two people

993
01:02:06,310 --> 01:02:07,970
moving on that committee.

994
01:02:07,970 --> 01:02:15,430
So you might keep your
application up to date.

995
01:02:15,430 --> 01:02:20,390
The other cool thing I did
was attend the enterprise zone

996
01:02:20,390 --> 01:02:23,290
class that was put on at CMU.

997
01:02:23,290 --> 01:02:26,110
And enterprise zone
ties very closely

998
01:02:26,110 --> 01:02:28,370
with economic
development in the area.

999
01:02:28,370 --> 01:02:32,090
And the state is redoing
the enterprise zones.

1000
01:02:32,090 --> 01:02:34,150
And so we actually
got to weigh in

1001
01:02:34,150 --> 01:02:39,470
on making the case for Mesa
County and Grand Junction

1002
01:02:39,470 --> 01:02:42,210
continuing to have six zones.

1003
01:02:42,210 --> 01:02:45,670
I think we have the most in
the state for a city our size.

1004
01:02:45,670 --> 01:02:47,610
And it was very interesting.

1005
01:02:47,610 --> 01:02:51,970
It's not only business, but
it's also residential zoning to.

1006
01:02:51,970 --> 01:02:55,270
So there's a lot of incentives
that go with this designation

1007
01:02:55,270 --> 01:02:57,010
and it really helps us a lot.

1008
01:02:57,010 --> 01:02:59,950
So it was a great
event and hopefully

1009
01:02:59,950 --> 01:03:01,710
we'll get something out of it.

1010
01:03:01,710 --> 01:03:03,390
They're going to
act fairly quickly.

1011
01:03:03,390 --> 01:03:06,350
Thank you.

1012
01:03:06,350 --> 01:03:07,990
Council Member Kennedy.

1013
01:03:07,990 --> 01:03:09,810
Yeah, I have a few reports.

1014
01:03:09,810 --> 01:03:14,170
And council member beilfuss
mentioned the meeting,

1015
01:03:14,170 --> 01:03:17,310
the enterprise zones, and we
did have Governor Polis in town

1016
01:03:17,310 --> 01:03:18,770
to speak with us on that.

1017
01:03:18,770 --> 01:03:21,750
And it was really great
to be able to have

1018
01:03:21,750 --> 01:03:25,390
input into where those
best opportunities are

1019
01:03:25,390 --> 01:03:26,790
within our community.

1020
01:03:26,790 --> 01:03:28,530
And we had a lot of
conversation with that.

1021
01:03:28,530 --> 01:03:29,990
And we revisited some
of that conversation

1022
01:03:29,990 --> 01:03:33,310
this morning at our meeting.

1023
01:03:33,310 --> 01:03:36,430
So, so one of the things to
understand about opportunity

1024
01:03:36,430 --> 01:03:40,030
zones is it really
incentivizes not just

1025
01:03:40,030 --> 01:03:42,210
housing, but also businesses.

1026
01:03:42,210 --> 01:03:45,270
And really what it
encourages somebody

1027
01:03:45,270 --> 01:03:49,650
to invest in a very particular
area based on demographics,

1028
01:03:49,650 --> 01:03:51,110
based on economics.

1029
01:03:51,110 --> 01:03:54,010
And for those that are
making that investment,

1030
01:03:54,010 --> 01:03:56,790
let's say they're building
an apartment complex.

1031
01:03:56,790 --> 01:03:59,620
It allows them to
sell it after 10 years

1032
01:03:59,620 --> 01:04:02,820
without paying capital
gains taxes and recapturing

1033
01:04:02,820 --> 01:04:05,100
depreciation, which
is a great incentive

1034
01:04:05,100 --> 01:04:07,140
to get us important
infrastructure in areas

1035
01:04:07,140 --> 01:04:09,460
where we really need
it and create jobs

1036
01:04:09,460 --> 01:04:10,800
in areas where we need them.

1037
01:04:10,800 --> 01:04:12,600
So that was fantastic.

1038
01:04:12,600 --> 01:04:14,520
One of the other things, or
a couple of other things.

1039
01:04:14,520 --> 01:04:18,420
With GEP, we always get an
economic report or the director,

1040
01:04:18,420 --> 01:04:20,420
Curtis Englehart is here.

1041
01:04:20,420 --> 01:04:22,460
Thank you for being
here tonight, Curtis.

1042
01:04:22,460 --> 01:04:27,020
But it's always exciting to hear
about the wins that gap has.

1043
01:04:27,020 --> 01:04:29,700
One of the things that
they do is encourage

1044
01:04:29,700 --> 01:04:32,120
businesses to come
to the Grand Valley,

1045
01:04:32,120 --> 01:04:34,740
creating that economic growth.

1046
01:04:34,740 --> 01:04:35,840
This is the fifth.

1047
01:04:35,840 --> 01:04:39,040
The fifth business win for
the year was fought in home,

1048
01:04:39,040 --> 01:04:40,820
which is a local manufacturing.

1049
01:04:40,820 --> 01:04:43,260
It is not with necessarily
expanded within the city limits

1050
01:04:43,260 --> 01:04:45,260
of Grand Junction, but it
is on the old Haliburton

1051
01:04:45,260 --> 01:04:47,700
campus, which is where
our regional materials

1052
01:04:47,700 --> 01:04:49,660
recycling areas are.

1053
01:04:49,660 --> 01:04:53,180
So that's pretty exciting
to see that happen.

1054
01:04:53,180 --> 01:04:56,560
They're bringing 97 new
jobs to Grand Valley,

1055
01:04:56,560 --> 01:05:00,050
average wage of around
77,000, supported

1056
01:05:00,050 --> 01:05:02,430
by over $1 million in job
growth incentive credits.

1057
01:05:02,430 --> 01:05:04,210
So a couple other things.

1058
01:05:04,210 --> 01:05:04,990
New prospect.

1059
01:05:04,990 --> 01:05:09,190
There was a new prospect with a
company called avatar off roads,

1060
01:05:09,190 --> 01:05:12,950
which is an outdoor recreation
manufacturer out of Salt Lake,

1061
01:05:12,950 --> 01:05:16,110
and they had been looking to
build or to move to delta,

1062
01:05:16,110 --> 01:05:20,630
but had a site fall through and
our office cold called them.

1063
01:05:20,630 --> 01:05:24,770
And we have a great prospect in
them now, so that's exciting.

1064
01:05:24,770 --> 01:05:27,710
Two other things that I
think that are exciting,

1065
01:05:27,710 --> 01:05:31,570
that are happening at gap
is there is another one

1066
01:05:31,570 --> 01:05:34,483
that's a health care technology
company that they're looking at.

1067
01:05:34,483 --> 01:05:36,550
And then this is what I want to
learn a little bit more about.

1068
01:05:36,550 --> 01:05:40,130
And I think it's really
exciting now considering

1069
01:05:40,130 --> 01:05:41,590
our water situation.

1070
01:05:41,590 --> 01:05:43,930
But there's a company
called canal sense, which

1071
01:05:43,930 --> 01:05:46,010
is a startup with
a prototype device

1072
01:05:46,010 --> 01:05:48,910
for managing irrigation
water flows more efficiently.

1073
01:05:48,910 --> 01:05:52,290
So these are all great
things that your Grand

1074
01:05:52,290 --> 01:05:54,910
Junction economic partnership
is doing right here.

1075
01:05:54,910 --> 01:05:57,080
And that's why the
city partners with them

1076
01:05:57,080 --> 01:05:58,960
and has that
relationship with them.

1077
01:05:58,960 --> 01:06:02,600
Because it is important
to us, thriving as a city.

1078
01:06:02,600 --> 01:06:04,560
One another committee
I have, and I'll

1079
01:06:04,560 --> 01:06:05,800
try to keep this
one short since I

1080
01:06:05,800 --> 01:06:07,320
went a little long on that one.

1081
01:06:07,320 --> 01:06:09,560
And not just because
Curtis is here,

1082
01:06:09,560 --> 01:06:13,640
but I'm on the Grand
Junction Regional Airport.

1083
01:06:13,640 --> 01:06:16,040
Airport commissioner with them.

1084
01:06:16,040 --> 01:06:20,000
One part of our meeting
recently, or this week,

1085
01:06:20,000 --> 01:06:24,100
was talking about all of
the additional grants.

1086
01:06:24,100 --> 01:06:30,120
We've really been
successful in grants so far.

1087
01:06:30,120 --> 01:06:32,100
We just received a
grant for $5 million,

1088
01:06:32,100 --> 01:06:36,620
which covers 100% of the costs
for updating our airport tower,

1089
01:06:36,620 --> 01:06:38,940
which is in really
rough condition,

1090
01:06:38,940 --> 01:06:40,980
like those controllers up there.

1091
01:06:40,980 --> 01:06:43,400
And it gets so hot
and so cold, and it

1092
01:06:43,400 --> 01:06:46,260
looks like the one you walk
in there, it's like the 1970s.

1093
01:06:46,260 --> 01:06:50,360
It is like an avocado colored
couch and the whole thing.

1094
01:06:50,360 --> 01:06:53,840
The airport improvement
program grant

1095
01:06:53,840 --> 01:06:58,540
has totaled $12.2 million so
far for the runway program,

1096
01:06:58,540 --> 01:07:00,300
so that's also exciting.

1097
01:07:00,300 --> 01:07:02,080
Anyway, lots of good things
happening at the airport

1098
01:07:02,080 --> 01:07:02,580
as well.

1099
01:07:02,580 --> 01:07:04,600
Thank you, thank you.

1100
01:07:04,600 --> 01:07:08,660
Mayor Pro Tem, the DDA
will be meeting next week,

1101
01:07:08,660 --> 01:07:10,280
so I currently have no report.

1102
01:07:10,280 --> 01:07:12,760
OK council member
Nguyen no report.

1103
01:07:12,760 --> 01:07:13,540
OK great.

1104
01:07:13,540 --> 01:07:19,240
So with that, I have a
couple quick updates.

1105
01:07:19,240 --> 01:07:26,560
So part of when Governor Polis
was in town for the enterprise

1106
01:07:26,560 --> 01:07:31,000
zone conversation, he
also made a special visit

1107
01:07:31,000 --> 01:07:33,680
to the Grand Junction
housing authority's project,

1108
01:07:33,680 --> 01:07:36,480
which is called the current.

1109
01:07:36,480 --> 01:07:39,320
And this was a celebration
because of all the hard work

1110
01:07:39,320 --> 01:07:43,660
that we have put in as a
community to hit our prop 1,

1111
01:07:43,660 --> 01:07:46,280
2, three goals, which
is very impressive.

1112
01:07:46,280 --> 01:07:48,000
And it was a very
daunting number

1113
01:07:48,000 --> 01:07:50,600
that we were able to reach.

1114
01:07:50,600 --> 01:07:53,870
And so we were the
first city of our size

1115
01:07:53,870 --> 01:07:55,450
to meet that goal in the state.

1116
01:07:55,450 --> 01:07:58,010
And for that reason,
he was able to come.

1117
01:07:58,010 --> 01:08:00,990
He came out to celebrate that
with us for a quick few minutes

1118
01:08:00,990 --> 01:08:05,630
before he went on to speak
at the enterprise event.

1119
01:08:05,630 --> 01:08:09,590
And I just think that's very
telling of all the hard work

1120
01:08:09,590 --> 01:08:11,790
that we've been putting in
as a city and our housing

1121
01:08:11,790 --> 01:08:13,270
division and staff.

1122
01:08:13,270 --> 01:08:16,510
So I just wanted to acknowledge
that and make sure that everyone

1123
01:08:16,510 --> 01:08:18,270
else is aware of it as well.

1124
01:08:18,270 --> 01:08:26,470
And then one last thing that
I would like to address is.

1125
01:08:26,470 --> 01:08:30,970
Just a quick thank you for our
former mayor, Cody Kennedy,

1126
01:08:30,970 --> 01:08:33,069
for his year of
service with us and all

1127
01:08:33,069 --> 01:08:34,870
he did for our community.

1128
01:08:34,870 --> 01:08:36,410
And personally,
as Mayor Pro TEM,

1129
01:08:36,410 --> 01:08:38,210
I got to work very
closely with Cody,

1130
01:08:38,210 --> 01:08:44,310
and I feel just that he really
helped prepare me for my turn

1131
01:08:44,310 --> 01:08:44,810
now.

1132
01:08:44,810 --> 01:08:48,670
And I appreciate all
of the advice and long,

1133
01:08:48,670 --> 01:08:51,420
many hours of phone calls
and all the hundreds

1134
01:08:51,420 --> 01:08:53,859
and hundreds of hours that
you've put into connecting

1135
01:08:53,859 --> 01:08:54,800
with our community.

1136
01:08:54,800 --> 01:08:56,060
So thank you.

1137
01:08:56,060 --> 01:08:56,560
Thank you.

1138
01:08:56,560 --> 01:09:02,460


1139
01:09:02,460 --> 01:09:06,020
OK, now we will move on
to our consent agenda.

1140
01:09:06,020 --> 01:09:07,620
The consent agenda
includes items

1141
01:09:07,620 --> 01:09:09,340
that are considered
routine and will

1142
01:09:09,340 --> 01:09:11,100
be approved by a single motion.

1143
01:09:11,100 --> 01:09:13,819
Items on the consent agenda will
not be discussed by City council

1144
01:09:13,819 --> 01:09:19,740
unless an item is removed
for individual consideration.

1145
01:09:19,740 --> 01:09:21,779
Do I have a motion.

1146
01:09:21,779 --> 01:09:24,580
I'd like to remove
a couple things.

1147
01:09:24,580 --> 01:09:25,600
A couple things.

1148
01:09:25,600 --> 01:09:27,060
Yeah OK.

1149
01:09:27,060 --> 01:09:38,540
Two 2ai, I and
three and three a.

1150
01:09:38,540 --> 01:09:45,779
So just to clarify for.

1151
01:09:45,779 --> 01:09:52,290
2ai I and we are
discussing the scheduling

1152
01:09:52,290 --> 01:09:54,850
of these events because
this is that's what

1153
01:09:54,850 --> 01:09:56,150
this is on the agenda for.

1154
01:09:56,150 --> 01:09:57,670
Is that what you
would like to discuss.

1155
01:09:57,670 --> 01:09:59,850
OK Just wanted to make sure.

1156
01:09:59,850 --> 01:10:03,550
So you remove them.

1157
01:10:03,550 --> 01:10:06,570
Did you make a motion
to approve consent.

1158
01:10:06,570 --> 01:10:09,610
Except for those.

1159
01:10:09,610 --> 01:10:15,290
I make a motion to approve
all the consent agenda

1160
01:10:15,290 --> 01:10:21,090
items except and three a.

1161
01:10:21,090 --> 01:10:22,930
Is there a second.

1162
01:10:22,930 --> 01:10:26,610
Second we have a
motion on the floor

1163
01:10:26,610 --> 01:10:28,730
from council member
beilfuss and a second

1164
01:10:28,730 --> 01:10:32,330
from council member Nguyen.

1165
01:10:32,330 --> 01:10:34,650
All in favor.

1166
01:10:34,650 --> 01:10:36,730
Aye Aye.

1167
01:10:36,730 --> 01:10:41,650
OK, that sounded all opposed.

1168
01:10:41,650 --> 01:10:45,530
That motion passes 7 to 0.

1169
01:10:45,530 --> 01:10:54,090
So with that, we would move
into addressing to a which is

1170
01:10:54,090 --> 01:10:57,130
legislative, and it's an
introduction of an ordinance

1171
01:10:57,130 --> 01:11:06,210
amending GM, GGJ Mc 12.0,
4.060 and 12.04 0.08 regarding

1172
01:11:06,210 --> 01:11:08,930
the prohibition of enforcement
of camping on public property

1173
01:11:08,930 --> 01:11:12,330
when no overnight shelter is
available, and setting a public

1174
01:11:12,330 --> 01:11:13,550
hearing for June three.

1175
01:11:13,550 --> 01:11:17,970
So we are discussing the setting
of the hearing for June three.

1176
01:11:17,970 --> 01:11:21,550
Great yeah, well,
like everybody else,

1177
01:11:21,550 --> 01:11:24,570
we received a lot of
emails about the issue,

1178
01:11:24,570 --> 01:11:28,770
and the homeless
provider community

1179
01:11:28,770 --> 01:11:33,490
has asked me to ask for a
continuance for at least

1180
01:11:33,490 --> 01:11:36,050
one meeting, maybe
two, to prepare

1181
01:11:36,050 --> 01:11:39,610
more response to the
whole thing and to talk

1182
01:11:39,610 --> 01:11:40,810
to some of the people.

1183
01:11:40,810 --> 01:11:45,080
I mean, some of it was
exceptionally strong.

1184
01:11:45,080 --> 01:11:50,520
How the public defenders
spoke about the implications

1185
01:11:50,520 --> 01:11:51,720
of the camping
thing, and I think

1186
01:11:51,720 --> 01:11:54,240
we should have a
chance to talk to them

1187
01:11:54,240 --> 01:12:00,400
and get ready for
the second reading.

1188
01:12:00,400 --> 01:12:05,460
And 2, I also has
the camping with it.

1189
01:12:05,460 --> 01:12:08,760
So I just so we're
discussing two I first

1190
01:12:08,760 --> 01:12:11,040
and then we can discuss
well they go together

1191
01:12:11,040 --> 01:12:12,360
because they both
have the camping

1192
01:12:12,360 --> 01:12:14,180
but they're separate
agenda items right.

1193
01:12:14,180 --> 01:12:17,180
Yeah so so just to clarify.

1194
01:12:17,180 --> 01:12:21,840
So setting the public
hearing for June 3,

1195
01:12:21,840 --> 01:12:24,280
there would still
be at least a 30

1196
01:12:24,280 --> 01:12:29,040
day time frame before and
before it could be implemented.

1197
01:12:29,040 --> 01:12:29,780
So right.

1198
01:12:29,780 --> 01:12:30,860
Yeah I understand that.

1199
01:12:30,860 --> 01:12:33,540
But it would
already be approved.

1200
01:12:33,540 --> 01:12:38,880
So we want to prepare
for preparing to contest.

1201
01:12:38,880 --> 01:12:40,460
Well to discuss it.

1202
01:12:40,460 --> 01:12:44,310
Yeah discuss it in the
legal implications and

1203
01:12:44,310 --> 01:12:48,330
the personal and socioeconomic.

1204
01:12:48,330 --> 01:12:51,050
So before we get
too far into this,

1205
01:12:51,050 --> 01:12:53,930
I know regarding
legal implications,

1206
01:12:53,930 --> 01:12:56,230
we have looked at
that many times

1207
01:12:56,230 --> 01:12:59,590
and our interim city attorney
has addressed those as well.

1208
01:12:59,590 --> 01:13:02,690
I know we are discussing just
the scheduling of the item,

1209
01:13:02,690 --> 01:13:04,710
not getting into the
discussion of the item.

1210
01:13:04,710 --> 01:13:06,290
So do you.

1211
01:13:06,290 --> 01:13:09,950
Do you have a suggestion.

1212
01:13:09,950 --> 01:13:12,410
Well, I mean, if we
can put it out a month,

1213
01:13:12,410 --> 01:13:13,910
that would be great.

1214
01:13:13,910 --> 01:13:15,670
That would help a lot.

1215
01:13:15,670 --> 01:13:18,630
Is there any other
thoughts from council on.

1216
01:13:18,630 --> 01:13:20,810
Yeah I have some thoughts.

1217
01:13:20,810 --> 01:13:23,470
One thing that I think
people are missing here

1218
01:13:23,470 --> 01:13:25,230
is that there is
available shelter space

1219
01:13:25,230 --> 01:13:27,430
right now, according
to our recent update

1220
01:13:27,430 --> 01:13:28,730
that we got from pathways.

1221
01:13:28,730 --> 01:13:32,650
I mean, they emailed us and
they said they had is it 69.

1222
01:13:32,650 --> 01:13:37,930
What I think they said they were
at 62 bed, 62 beds in their 112.

1223
01:13:37,930 --> 01:13:41,660
So I think that's
a consideration.

1224
01:13:41,660 --> 01:13:44,780
Because with that, then
it makes it a moot point

1225
01:13:44,780 --> 01:13:47,260
as far as that goes.

1226
01:13:47,260 --> 01:13:51,120
It's and it doesn't
change anything.

1227
01:13:51,120 --> 01:13:54,880
We heard from the chief as far
as 17 TICAs in three years.

1228
01:13:54,880 --> 01:13:57,380
So it's not like they're out
there writing a bunch of tickets

1229
01:13:57,380 --> 01:13:59,620
as has been.

1230
01:13:59,620 --> 01:14:01,760
And I don't mean
to get into that.

1231
01:14:01,760 --> 01:14:07,040
Other than to speak specifically
to this three or to this item,

1232
01:14:07,040 --> 01:14:11,360
rather, that is to
the postponement.

1233
01:14:11,360 --> 01:14:14,900
So for the June
three public hearing,

1234
01:14:14,900 --> 01:14:18,000
any other discussion
on the matter.

1235
01:14:18,000 --> 01:14:22,580


1236
01:14:22,580 --> 01:14:27,380
I don't have a strong feeling
either way as far as timing.

1237
01:14:27,380 --> 01:14:32,660
Yeah I mean, with the middle
of June 1 be enough time,

1238
01:14:32,660 --> 01:14:35,180
we can live with that.

1239
01:14:35,180 --> 01:14:39,250
But I mean, I just want
to say there's hundreds

1240
01:14:39,250 --> 01:14:40,470
of people homeless out there.

1241
01:14:40,470 --> 01:14:43,870
It's not just about having
12 beds available for them,

1242
01:14:43,870 --> 01:14:47,310
it's for they don't have
lines of communication.

1243
01:14:47,310 --> 01:14:49,330
The people that
are the providers

1244
01:14:49,330 --> 01:14:52,330
are there communication,
and they need time

1245
01:14:52,330 --> 01:14:55,170
to talk and work with them.

1246
01:14:55,170 --> 01:14:57,350
So really quick before.

1247
01:14:57,350 --> 01:14:59,310
Again, we're not getting into
the discussion of the item.

1248
01:14:59,310 --> 01:15:01,890
We're just talking about
the scheduling of the item.

1249
01:15:01,890 --> 01:15:04,650
And we do have I believe
it's council member

1250
01:15:04,650 --> 01:15:08,010
Ballard with something to say.

1251
01:15:08,010 --> 01:15:10,730
Yes thank you, Madam Mayor.

1252
01:15:10,730 --> 01:15:17,530
I guess the scheduling I'm
willing to entertain it

1253
01:15:17,530 --> 01:15:22,570
if I understand fully what needs
to be accomplished between us

1254
01:15:22,570 --> 01:15:25,290
now and the second reading.

1255
01:15:25,290 --> 01:15:29,490
Now, all I'm hearing is that
this needs to be extended longer

1256
01:15:29,490 --> 01:15:31,550
for preparation purposes.

1257
01:15:31,550 --> 01:15:33,310
But I'm confused.

1258
01:15:33,310 --> 01:15:38,450
What preparation tasks
need to be done between now

1259
01:15:38,450 --> 01:15:40,550
and the second reading.

1260
01:15:40,550 --> 01:15:47,370
So maybe some clarification
on that from the motion.

1261
01:15:47,370 --> 01:15:49,450
I would just say that the
people, many of the people

1262
01:15:49,450 --> 01:15:51,610
that we want to talk to
that reached out to us

1263
01:15:51,610 --> 01:15:55,270
are professional people
with regular jobs,

1264
01:15:55,270 --> 01:15:57,350
and it's hard to schedule
them a lot of time.

1265
01:15:57,350 --> 01:16:01,410
So we're just giving ourselves a
little buffer to be able to have

1266
01:16:01,410 --> 01:16:03,370
meetings and talk to them.

1267
01:16:03,370 --> 01:16:07,830
Likewise, the providers
are working 24/7.

1268
01:16:07,830 --> 01:16:12,530
So really quick to clarify, are
you saying that the preparation

1269
01:16:12,530 --> 01:16:16,050
is to inform the providers that
this is happening so that they

1270
01:16:16,050 --> 01:16:19,110
can work to accommodate that.

1271
01:16:19,110 --> 01:16:20,330
Or are you saying
that you need time

1272
01:16:20,330 --> 01:16:22,690
to meet with them so
that they can prepare

1273
01:16:22,690 --> 01:16:25,330
for how to contest this.

1274
01:16:25,330 --> 01:16:27,330
Those are two
different preparations.

1275
01:16:27,330 --> 01:16:30,350
We're not building up a
big reason to contest it.

1276
01:16:30,350 --> 01:16:33,050
I think that we
want to be realistic

1277
01:16:33,050 --> 01:16:38,920
about the being humanistic to
the people that it's affecting.

1278
01:16:38,920 --> 01:16:41,240
And because of the
amount of input

1279
01:16:41,240 --> 01:16:47,400
that we had from very high level
legal people and providers,

1280
01:16:47,400 --> 01:16:50,560
we want some time to talk to
them about the implications

1281
01:16:50,560 --> 01:16:54,640
and what might be
some ways to work

1282
01:16:54,640 --> 01:16:58,200
with the homeless population.

1283
01:16:58,200 --> 01:17:01,160
Council Ballard,
Mayor Pro TEM, sorry.

1284
01:17:01,160 --> 01:17:04,640
Yeah, I'm in support in moving
forward with the second reading

1285
01:17:04,640 --> 01:17:08,520
on the fourth just
purely for the reason

1286
01:17:08,520 --> 01:17:11,160
that I don't see
this necessarily

1287
01:17:11,160 --> 01:17:14,640
as an anti homeless move,
an anti unhoused move,

1288
01:17:14,640 --> 01:17:17,080
because before
the shelter closed

1289
01:17:17,080 --> 01:17:21,240
we had many river camps, lots of
people camping along the river.

1290
01:17:21,240 --> 01:17:24,120
Our police recognized that
if they go down by the river

1291
01:17:24,120 --> 01:17:28,040
and they stir things up down
there, it moves people downtown.

1292
01:17:28,040 --> 01:17:32,040
They stir people up downtown and
moves them back to the river.

1293
01:17:32,040 --> 01:17:35,410
So we recognize that
there's truly an issue here.

1294
01:17:35,410 --> 01:17:38,070
So this isn't a matter
of trying to be inhumane

1295
01:17:38,070 --> 01:17:40,470
or a sweep to clear
the riverfront

1296
01:17:40,470 --> 01:17:42,470
or trails of everything.

1297
01:17:42,470 --> 01:17:45,750
All this really does is
give our police the ability

1298
01:17:45,750 --> 01:17:51,590
to enforce laws with the truly
problem camps that need to be

1299
01:17:51,590 --> 01:17:55,790
addressed, that are both
a public health issue as

1300
01:17:55,790 --> 01:17:57,550
well as a safety issue.

1301
01:17:57,550 --> 01:18:00,610
So I do we might be
getting into the.

1302
01:18:00,610 --> 01:18:01,570
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

1303
01:18:01,570 --> 01:18:04,330
So we're just talking about
the scheduling of the item.

1304
01:18:04,330 --> 01:18:06,870
So it sounds like you're
in favor of scheduling it

1305
01:18:06,870 --> 01:18:07,770
for June three.

1306
01:18:07,770 --> 01:18:09,010
Yeah that's why I'm in favor.

1307
01:18:09,010 --> 01:18:10,150
Yes OK.

1308
01:18:10,150 --> 01:18:10,650
I'm sorry.

1309
01:18:10,650 --> 01:18:11,150
Go ahead.

1310
01:18:11,150 --> 01:18:15,790
Council Member Nguyen, are
you in favor of the third or.

1311
01:18:15,790 --> 01:18:19,750
I would be open to
pushing it if before.

1312
01:18:19,750 --> 01:18:20,410
Yeah I'm sorry.

1313
01:18:20,410 --> 01:18:21,050
Before we vote.

1314
01:18:21,050 --> 01:18:22,210
I did have one other thing.

1315
01:18:22,210 --> 01:18:24,150
Just a point of correction.

1316
01:18:24,150 --> 01:18:31,070
We had two deputy state
public defenders email us

1317
01:18:31,070 --> 01:18:35,340
one by the name of deer and
one by the name of hare street,

1318
01:18:35,340 --> 01:18:37,400
and then a advocate.

1319
01:18:37,400 --> 01:18:40,080
So we had two that I
think we could email back.

1320
01:18:40,080 --> 01:18:41,940
I've already emailed them back.

1321
01:18:41,940 --> 01:18:45,740
And then there was a total
of I think, 20 emails, maybe

1322
01:18:45,740 --> 01:18:47,360
one or two more or less so.

1323
01:18:47,360 --> 01:18:48,820
And not that matters.

1324
01:18:48,820 --> 01:18:50,560
It is important that
we get the engagement.

1325
01:18:50,560 --> 01:18:52,460
But of that number,
about half of those

1326
01:18:52,460 --> 01:18:55,220
were the exact same email
or maybe a third of those

1327
01:18:55,220 --> 01:18:57,640
were the exact same
email, just a form letter.

1328
01:18:57,640 --> 01:18:59,720
So does not mean that I
don't take it seriously.

1329
01:18:59,720 --> 01:19:02,320
And I didn't believe
every word I emailed.

1330
01:19:02,320 --> 01:19:04,460
But I just for the
sake of that, I just

1331
01:19:04,460 --> 01:19:07,820
want to put context around how
many emails we actually got

1332
01:19:07,820 --> 01:19:09,120
and that it is just a couple.

1333
01:19:09,120 --> 01:19:12,020
It is not to diminish that
we need to talk to those

1334
01:19:12,020 --> 01:19:15,120
or we should email them,
return their emails.

1335
01:19:15,120 --> 01:19:19,060
But I don't see that
two emails should have

1336
01:19:19,060 --> 01:19:22,220
us putting this off any further
than we've already scheduled it.

1337
01:19:22,220 --> 01:19:26,780
And then I just I think
you had mentioned something

1338
01:19:26,780 --> 01:19:30,600
about four beds or something,
but they can go up to 112,

1339
01:19:30,600 --> 01:19:31,320
I believe it is.

1340
01:19:31,320 --> 01:19:33,100
So that's a lot of
beds if they're only

1341
01:19:33,100 --> 01:19:35,560
at 60, some odd at pathways.

1342
01:19:35,560 --> 01:19:39,260
So there's 40 some odd
beds available there.

1343
01:19:39,260 --> 01:19:41,500
They're only for certain groups.

1344
01:19:41,500 --> 01:19:46,000
Yeah so and I'm not saying that
we have that that's a solution.

1345
01:19:46,000 --> 01:19:48,460
I'm just saying just to
clarify the number of beds.

1346
01:19:48,460 --> 01:19:52,860
So we're not talking about that.

1347
01:19:52,860 --> 01:19:58,200
So do we have a suggestion and a
motion to try to schedule this.

1348
01:19:58,200 --> 01:20:00,940


1349
01:20:00,940 --> 01:20:01,440
Oh yeah.

1350
01:20:01,440 --> 01:20:06,460
Make a motion that
we move it up to two

1351
01:20:06,460 --> 01:20:08,580
weeks from the next meeting.

1352
01:20:08,580 --> 01:20:11,320
So four weeks June 17 17th.

1353
01:20:11,320 --> 01:20:15,140
Yeah if that would
be very helpful.

1354
01:20:15,140 --> 01:20:16,600
Second OK.

1355
01:20:16,600 --> 01:20:19,580
We have a motion on the floor
from council member beilfuss

1356
01:20:19,580 --> 01:20:22,940
and a second from
council member Nguyen.

1357
01:20:22,940 --> 01:20:25,740
All in favor say Aye.

1358
01:20:25,740 --> 01:20:29,130
Aye all opposed.

1359
01:20:29,130 --> 01:20:30,070
Nay, nay.

1360
01:20:30,070 --> 01:20:32,050
Nay nay.

1361
01:20:32,050 --> 01:20:33,450
So was Robert.

1362
01:20:33,450 --> 01:20:34,150
Did I hear you.

1363
01:20:34,150 --> 01:20:35,790
Nay was Anna.

1364
01:20:35,790 --> 01:20:36,810
It was a nay.

1365
01:20:36,810 --> 01:20:40,710
OK OK.

1366
01:20:40,710 --> 01:20:44,470
So that's four to 2.

1367
01:20:44,470 --> 01:20:48,690
The motion fails.

1368
01:20:48,690 --> 01:20:55,810
So does anyone have a motion
for a different schedule.

1369
01:20:55,810 --> 01:20:57,170
Point point.

1370
01:20:57,170 --> 01:20:58,530
Point of order.

1371
01:20:58,530 --> 01:21:01,810
Are you just to be
clear, you're asking

1372
01:21:01,810 --> 01:21:07,690
for another motion on
item, A2, a 1 because we

1373
01:21:07,690 --> 01:21:08,870
have not scheduled it yet.

1374
01:21:08,870 --> 01:21:13,970
OK I would move to adopt
consent agenda item two.

1375
01:21:13,970 --> 01:21:18,190
OK, we have a motion on the
floor from council member Stout.

1376
01:21:18,190 --> 01:21:19,070
Is there a second.

1377
01:21:19,070 --> 01:21:21,310
Second point of order.

1378
01:21:21,310 --> 01:21:22,950
She said she did.

1379
01:21:22,950 --> 01:21:28,100
Oh I. So council members,
we're still on two.

1380
01:21:28,100 --> 01:21:31,500
Can you that's my correction.

1381
01:21:31,500 --> 01:21:33,700
Is the second corrected as well.

1382
01:21:33,700 --> 01:21:35,440
Second OK.

1383
01:21:35,440 --> 01:21:43,040
So all in favor to AI being
scheduled for June three.

1384
01:21:43,040 --> 01:21:46,360
I know all opposed.

1385
01:21:46,360 --> 01:21:47,600
No, no.

1386
01:21:47,600 --> 01:21:53,600
So that passes 5 to 2.

1387
01:21:53,600 --> 01:21:55,060
OK I'm sorry, Madam Mayor.

1388
01:21:55,060 --> 01:21:56,720
Who was the second on that.

1389
01:21:56,720 --> 01:21:57,580
It was counselor.

1390
01:21:57,580 --> 01:22:01,100
Sorry council member,
Mayor Pro tem Van Dyke.

1391
01:22:01,100 --> 01:22:04,220
Sorry I'm still working on now.

1392
01:22:04,220 --> 01:22:08,400
I'm used to not saying
that, so I'm working on it.

1393
01:22:08,400 --> 01:22:13,780
And then could we
get a motion to a 2.

1394
01:22:13,780 --> 01:22:15,300
Is there any other
additional discussion.

1395
01:22:15,300 --> 01:22:16,700
I know that these are related.

1396
01:22:16,700 --> 01:22:19,300
As council member
beilfuss pointed out.

1397
01:22:19,300 --> 01:22:23,360
Do we have additional
discussion or is there anyone

1398
01:22:23,360 --> 01:22:27,110
willing to make a motion.

1399
01:22:27,110 --> 01:22:29,550
Yes, I can make a motion.

1400
01:22:29,550 --> 01:22:31,650
I move to accept item two.

1401
01:22:31,650 --> 01:22:39,070
A Roman two or I. As produced
for introduction of an ordinance

1402
01:22:39,070 --> 01:22:41,070
amending and
reviewing code related

1403
01:22:41,070 --> 01:22:43,930
to the rules for the riverfront
trail and adjacent areas,

1404
01:22:43,930 --> 01:22:50,790
and setting a public
hearing for June 3, 2026.

1405
01:22:50,790 --> 01:22:52,090
Is there a second.

1406
01:22:52,090 --> 01:22:54,630
Second so we have a
motion on the floor

1407
01:22:54,630 --> 01:22:56,870
from council member
Kennedy and a second

1408
01:22:56,870 --> 01:22:59,390
from Mayor Pro tem Van Dyke.

1409
01:22:59,390 --> 01:23:02,630
And then all in favor, say Aye.

1410
01:23:02,630 --> 01:23:06,190
Aye All opposed.

1411
01:23:06,190 --> 01:23:10,830
No OK, so that passes 6 to 1.

1412
01:23:10,830 --> 01:23:15,390
OK moving on to the next one
that council member beilfuss has

1413
01:23:15,390 --> 01:23:19,830
pulled, which is
procurement three a

1414
01:23:19,830 --> 01:23:21,630
would you like to
discuss this one.

1415
01:23:21,630 --> 01:23:23,830
So is this just about
scheduling or can I

1416
01:23:23,830 --> 01:23:26,830
ask a question about the
actual purchasing process.

1417
01:23:26,830 --> 01:23:28,570
One is not setting
the public hearing.

1418
01:23:28,570 --> 01:23:29,090
So yeah.

1419
01:23:29,090 --> 01:23:29,590
No yeah.

1420
01:23:29,590 --> 01:23:33,510
So I was just curious
because it was

1421
01:23:33,510 --> 01:23:36,870
kind of general the description
of what we were purchasing

1422
01:23:36,870 --> 01:23:43,510
and that the end loaders,
would they be American made.

1423
01:23:43,510 --> 01:23:45,410
Is there any kind of purchasing.

1424
01:23:45,410 --> 01:23:48,350


1425
01:23:48,350 --> 01:23:55,070
Preference for American
made goods that they are

1426
01:23:55,070 --> 01:23:59,230
American made heavy equipment.

1427
01:23:59,230 --> 01:24:00,530
The ones that we're purchasing.

1428
01:24:00,530 --> 01:24:03,710
Yes OK.

1429
01:24:03,710 --> 01:24:04,890
That's all I wanted to know.

1430
01:24:04,890 --> 01:24:05,790
All right.

1431
01:24:05,790 --> 01:24:07,870
That was your only question.

1432
01:24:07,870 --> 01:24:08,610
What was it.

1433
01:24:08,610 --> 01:24:09,310
Thank you.

1434
01:24:09,310 --> 01:24:13,710
Awesome Is there any other
discussion on this item.

1435
01:24:13,710 --> 01:24:16,510
OK hearing none, I'll
entertain a motion.

1436
01:24:16,510 --> 01:24:17,630
I move.

1437
01:24:17,630 --> 01:24:18,830
I'll have a motion.

1438
01:24:18,830 --> 01:24:24,940
I move that we pass or I move
that we purchase for item three

1439
01:24:24,940 --> 01:24:27,740
that we purchase for the
purchase of rolling stock

1440
01:24:27,740 --> 01:24:29,400
and equipment,
front end loaders,

1441
01:24:29,400 --> 01:24:34,020
skid steers and forklift C
as in Charles three grant

1442
01:24:34,020 --> 01:24:36,700
funded move that for approval.

1443
01:24:36,700 --> 01:24:40,020
Is there a second.

1444
01:24:40,020 --> 01:24:43,220
We have a motion on the floor
from council member Kennedy

1445
01:24:43,220 --> 01:24:46,380
and a second by Mayor
Pro Tem Van Dyke.

1446
01:24:46,380 --> 01:24:49,460
All in favor.

1447
01:24:49,460 --> 01:24:53,100
Aye Any opposed.

1448
01:24:53,100 --> 01:24:59,900
The motion passes 7 to 0,
and we will move on now

1449
01:24:59,900 --> 01:25:02,900
to our public hearing section.

1450
01:25:02,900 --> 01:25:07,540
And our first is 5 a legislative
and it's an ordinance

1451
01:25:07,540 --> 01:25:10,060
for supplemental appropriation.

1452
01:25:10,060 --> 01:25:14,020
And we have chief financial
officer Jay Valentine

1453
01:25:14,020 --> 01:25:17,500
to briefly present to us.

1454
01:25:17,500 --> 01:25:18,050
Thank you.

1455
01:25:18,050 --> 01:25:21,170
Mayor members of council,
before you tonight

1456
01:25:21,170 --> 01:25:22,770
is the supplemental
appropriation

1457
01:25:22,770 --> 01:25:25,890
ordinance for the 2026 budget.

1458
01:25:25,890 --> 01:25:27,770
This ordinance
primarily consists

1459
01:25:27,770 --> 01:25:31,450
of carryforward appropriations
for projects and initiatives

1460
01:25:31,450 --> 01:25:35,690
that were previously authorized,
but not completed in 2025,

1461
01:25:35,690 --> 01:25:37,650
along with several
new appropriations

1462
01:25:37,650 --> 01:25:40,370
tied to grant
funding, donations,

1463
01:25:40,370 --> 01:25:43,130
and other outside revenues.

1464
01:25:43,130 --> 01:25:45,170
Major items for
this supplemental

1465
01:25:45,170 --> 01:25:47,930
include affordable housing
initiatives, transportation

1466
01:25:47,930 --> 01:25:51,250
and utility infrastructure
projects, the community rec

1467
01:25:51,250 --> 01:25:55,090
center, the materials recovery
facility, and the wastewater

1468
01:25:55,090 --> 01:25:55,990
treatment plant.

1469
01:25:55,990 --> 01:26:01,290
Improvements the directors
that oversee these projects

1470
01:26:01,290 --> 01:26:02,590
are here tonight.

1471
01:26:02,590 --> 01:26:06,090
If you have any questions
about any of these.

1472
01:26:06,090 --> 01:26:07,810
OK thank you.

1473
01:26:07,810 --> 01:26:10,170
With that, we will
come back to council

1474
01:26:10,170 --> 01:26:11,870
for comments or questions.

1475
01:26:11,870 --> 01:26:18,360


1476
01:26:18,360 --> 01:26:20,160
Council Member when you
looked like you were thinking.

1477
01:26:20,160 --> 01:26:21,460
OK OK.

1478
01:26:21,460 --> 01:26:24,600
So it does not look like we
have any council questions

1479
01:26:24,600 --> 01:26:25,980
or comments at this time.

1480
01:26:25,980 --> 01:26:27,740
And because this is
a public hearing,

1481
01:26:27,740 --> 01:26:30,560
we will now open
the public hearing.

1482
01:26:30,560 --> 01:26:32,060
If you'd like to
speak on this item,

1483
01:26:32,060 --> 01:26:35,920
please make your
way to the podium.

1484
01:26:35,920 --> 01:26:38,660
Seeing no one making
a move for the podium,

1485
01:26:38,660 --> 01:26:40,840
we will close the public
hearing and return

1486
01:26:40,840 --> 01:26:45,520
to council for additional
comments or questions.

1487
01:26:45,520 --> 01:26:50,400
Hearing none, I would ask for a
motion to adopt the ordinance.

1488
01:26:50,400 --> 01:26:54,320
I move to adopt ordinance
number 5318, an ordinance making

1489
01:26:54,320 --> 01:26:58,320
supplemental appropriations
to the 2026 budget of the city

1490
01:26:58,320 --> 01:27:02,100
of Grand Junction, Colorado, for
the year beginning January 1,

1491
01:27:02,100 --> 01:27:07,720
2026 and ending December 31,
2026, and on final passage,

1492
01:27:07,720 --> 01:27:08,220
in order.

1493
01:27:08,220 --> 01:27:10,800
Final publication
in pamphlet form.

1494
01:27:10,800 --> 01:27:13,420
We have a motion on the floor
from Mayor Pro tem Van Dyke.

1495
01:27:13,420 --> 01:27:14,800
Is there a second.

1496
01:27:14,800 --> 01:27:20,140
Second a second from council
member Kennedy and Celestino.

1497
01:27:20,140 --> 01:27:24,440
Could you do a roll call for
us, council member Ballard

1498
01:27:24,440 --> 01:27:27,480
Yes council member beilfuss.

1499
01:27:27,480 --> 01:27:29,820
Yes council member.

1500
01:27:29,820 --> 01:27:32,000
Kennedy yes.

1501
01:27:32,000 --> 01:27:32,780
Council Member.

1502
01:27:32,780 --> 01:27:34,640
Nguyen yes.

1503
01:27:34,640 --> 01:27:35,460
Council Member.

1504
01:27:35,460 --> 01:27:42,220
Stoute council member.

1505
01:27:42,220 --> 01:27:50,180
Stoute you're muted if
you're trying to say yes.

1506
01:27:50,180 --> 01:27:54,480


1507
01:27:54,480 --> 01:27:56,080
Council Member van Dijk.

1508
01:27:56,080 --> 01:28:00,080
Yes mayor Lutz.

1509
01:28:00,080 --> 01:28:04,200
Yes with the.

1510
01:28:04,200 --> 01:28:05,680
Let's try with Anna, not.

1511
01:28:05,680 --> 01:28:06,380
Council Member.

1512
01:28:06,380 --> 01:28:09,400
Stout council member.

1513
01:28:09,400 --> 01:28:10,140
Yes OK.

1514
01:28:10,140 --> 01:28:14,410
So the motion
passes 7 to 0 0 OK.

1515
01:28:14,410 --> 01:28:17,790
And then we will move on
to our next item, which

1516
01:28:17,790 --> 01:28:19,990
is an ordinance amending
sections of the zoning

1517
01:28:19,990 --> 01:28:22,550
and development code, title
21 of the Grand Junction

1518
01:28:22,550 --> 01:28:26,190
municipal code regarding
final plat recordation

1519
01:28:26,190 --> 01:28:27,650
accessory dwelling units.

1520
01:28:27,650 --> 01:28:31,030
Design standards for multi
unit residential redevelopment,

1521
01:28:31,030 --> 01:28:33,830
landscape substitution,
subdivision, natural hazards

1522
01:28:33,830 --> 01:28:37,750
and significant natural
features, signs and public parks

1523
01:28:37,750 --> 01:28:40,730
and open space districts
and outdoor lighting.

1524
01:28:40,730 --> 01:28:44,430
And we have a staff presentation
from principal planner Tim

1525
01:28:44,430 --> 01:28:46,270
Larock.

1526
01:28:46,270 --> 01:28:50,070
Thank you, Mayor, and good
evening, members of council.

1527
01:28:50,070 --> 01:28:53,190
As mentioned, Tim, principal
planner and this item

1528
01:28:53,190 --> 01:28:55,870
concerns a package of
staff proposed amendments

1529
01:28:55,870 --> 01:28:58,110
to the zoning and
development code.

1530
01:28:58,110 --> 01:29:00,310
I will briefly describe
the proposed changes

1531
01:29:00,310 --> 01:29:02,390
before providing
staff's analysis

1532
01:29:02,390 --> 01:29:07,550
and recommendation of staff
and the planning commission.

1533
01:29:07,550 --> 01:29:10,850
The first change concerns the
recording of subdivision plats.

1534
01:29:10,850 --> 01:29:12,620
Platts the code
presently requires

1535
01:29:12,620 --> 01:29:15,780
submission of a signed mylar
copy of the approved plat

1536
01:29:15,780 --> 01:29:16,980
for recording.

1537
01:29:16,980 --> 01:29:19,220
However, the state of
Colorado and Mesa County

1538
01:29:19,220 --> 01:29:21,180
have updated statutes
and procedures

1539
01:29:21,180 --> 01:29:26,220
to allow for other forms
of final plat submittals.

1540
01:29:26,220 --> 01:29:28,620
Accordingly, the Amendment
will allow the final plat

1541
01:29:28,620 --> 01:29:31,420
to be submitted for
recording in any form

1542
01:29:31,420 --> 01:29:36,020
acceptable to the Mesa County
clerk and recorder's office.

1543
01:29:36,020 --> 01:29:37,740
The second change
is a clarification

1544
01:29:37,740 --> 01:29:40,920
regarding maximum number of
accessory dwelling units,

1545
01:29:40,920 --> 01:29:42,300
or ADUs.

1546
01:29:42,300 --> 01:29:44,660
The code that allows two
accessory dwelling units

1547
01:29:44,660 --> 01:29:48,660
on a lot, with one single
unit detached or single unit

1548
01:29:48,660 --> 01:29:52,340
attached dwelling with two
units in the structure.

1549
01:29:52,340 --> 01:29:54,660
At least one of those
ADUs must be attached

1550
01:29:54,660 --> 01:29:57,220
to the principal dwelling unit.

1551
01:29:57,220 --> 01:30:00,120
There's some.

1552
01:30:00,120 --> 01:30:03,340
There's been some confusion over
what constitutes an attached

1553
01:30:03,340 --> 01:30:05,940
ADU versus a detached ADU.

1554
01:30:05,940 --> 01:30:09,530
There was an administrative
regulation adopted in order

1555
01:30:09,530 --> 01:30:11,670
to make that clarification.

1556
01:30:11,670 --> 01:30:13,250
But this Amendment
will codify that

1557
01:30:13,250 --> 01:30:16,530
by clarifying that
attached means connected

1558
01:30:16,530 --> 01:30:19,370
by a common wall,
floor or ceiling

1559
01:30:19,370 --> 01:30:21,370
with the principal structure.

1560
01:30:21,370 --> 01:30:23,890
And that would include
such attachment

1561
01:30:23,890 --> 01:30:28,450
by garage or accessory dwelling
unit when those are themselves

1562
01:30:28,450 --> 01:30:32,770
attached to the
dwelling or any unit

1563
01:30:32,770 --> 01:30:36,930
which is otherwise an integral
part of the principal structure.

1564
01:30:36,930 --> 01:30:40,670
In contrast, connections made
by breezeway, deck, porch,

1565
01:30:40,670 --> 01:30:43,690
stairwell, or other
similar features

1566
01:30:43,690 --> 01:30:46,930
shall not be considered attached
whether or not such features are

1567
01:30:46,930 --> 01:30:51,850
enclosed, those being merely
superficial connections

1568
01:30:51,850 --> 01:30:54,530
to the primary dwelling.

1569
01:30:54,530 --> 01:30:57,730
The third change affects
multi-unit design standards.

1570
01:30:57,730 --> 01:31:01,050
Design standards presently
apply to redevelopment,

1571
01:31:01,050 --> 01:31:04,250
including replacement or
addition of dwelling units

1572
01:31:04,250 --> 01:31:06,610
to the maximum extent
practicable for

1573
01:31:06,610 --> 01:31:09,130
the new or replacement units.

1574
01:31:09,130 --> 01:31:11,650
The requirement is
impractical for conversion

1575
01:31:11,650 --> 01:31:14,810
of non-residential
buildings to residences,

1576
01:31:14,810 --> 01:31:17,290
and when only a modest
expansion is proposed

1577
01:31:17,290 --> 01:31:19,530
to an existing building.

1578
01:31:19,530 --> 01:31:22,730
So this Amendment would make
the design standards apply only

1579
01:31:22,730 --> 01:31:25,850
when expansions are greater
than the existing floor

1580
01:31:25,850 --> 01:31:28,810
area of the existing
building, or when

1581
01:31:28,810 --> 01:31:35,210
exterior changes are already
being proposed to the structure.

1582
01:31:35,210 --> 01:31:37,410
The fourth change
expands flexibility

1583
01:31:37,410 --> 01:31:39,250
for meeting landscape
requirements

1584
01:31:39,250 --> 01:31:41,170
with existing plants.

1585
01:31:41,170 --> 01:31:43,850
Presently, regulations
incentivize preservation

1586
01:31:43,850 --> 01:31:46,990
of trees through
substitution allowances,

1587
01:31:46,990 --> 01:31:49,030
but not existing
shrubs, perennials,

1588
01:31:49,030 --> 01:31:50,650
or other groundcover.

1589
01:31:50,650 --> 01:31:53,170
And we do have a
lot of instances

1590
01:31:53,170 --> 01:31:56,090
where there is healthy,
mature landscape already

1591
01:31:56,090 --> 01:32:00,730
on a site that would not
presently qualify for meeting

1592
01:32:00,730 --> 01:32:02,250
landscape requirements
because it's

1593
01:32:02,250 --> 01:32:04,650
not on the suitable plant list.

1594
01:32:04,650 --> 01:32:07,320
But this Amendment would
allow existing landscape that

1595
01:32:07,320 --> 01:32:11,120
is healthy and not
a prohibited plant

1596
01:32:11,120 --> 01:32:13,360
to substitute for
required new plantings

1597
01:32:13,360 --> 01:32:16,160
of shrubs, perennials
or other ground cover

1598
01:32:16,160 --> 01:32:19,600
at specified ratios.

1599
01:32:19,600 --> 01:32:21,320
The fifth change
regards the requirement

1600
01:32:21,320 --> 01:32:23,720
to identify and
address natural hazards

1601
01:32:23,720 --> 01:32:28,320
and significant natural
features on a subdivision plot.

1602
01:32:28,320 --> 01:32:31,200
The provisions in the
subdivision regulations

1603
01:32:31,200 --> 01:32:34,320
do not specify the extent of
the protections that are being

1604
01:32:34,320 --> 01:32:37,880
provided for natural hazards and
significant natural features,

1605
01:32:37,880 --> 01:32:43,000
nor how they are to be
maintained waterways, wetlands,

1606
01:32:43,000 --> 01:32:47,080
floodplains, ridgelines,
steep slopes, geologic hazards

1607
01:32:47,080 --> 01:32:51,000
and wildfire prevention, as
well as detention and retention

1608
01:32:51,000 --> 01:32:55,500
ponds and trees are already
regulated by other local, state,

1609
01:32:55,500 --> 01:32:58,600
and federal codes which
provide for their mapping

1610
01:32:58,600 --> 01:33:00,840
and hazard mitigation.

1611
01:33:00,840 --> 01:33:03,710
As a result, the
provisions in this section

1612
01:33:03,710 --> 01:33:05,910
do not really add
meaningful protections

1613
01:33:05,910 --> 01:33:08,310
and are therefore superfluous.

1614
01:33:08,310 --> 01:33:10,670
And they also result
in additional line work

1615
01:33:10,670 --> 01:33:14,330
and notes being on a plat
that are neither necessary,

1616
01:33:14,330 --> 01:33:18,350
nor arguably appropriate for
inclusion on a subdivision plat.

1617
01:33:18,350 --> 01:33:21,550
So the Amendment for
this is to remove

1618
01:33:21,550 --> 01:33:25,430
that section in its entirety.

1619
01:33:25,430 --> 01:33:27,950
The sixth change addresses
a conflict and ambiguity

1620
01:33:27,950 --> 01:33:31,230
in the sign regulations
applicable to public parks

1621
01:33:31,230 --> 01:33:33,630
and open space zone districts.

1622
01:33:33,630 --> 01:33:37,390
There's a conflict insofar as
the code provides that signage

1623
01:33:37,390 --> 01:33:40,230
on a property zoned
P1 or P2 shall be

1624
01:33:40,230 --> 01:33:42,990
limited to the signage
allowed in the surrounding

1625
01:33:42,990 --> 01:33:44,510
zoned districts.

1626
01:33:44,510 --> 01:33:46,990
It's unclear what
surrounding zoned districts

1627
01:33:46,990 --> 01:33:50,310
are to govern when there
is more than one adjacent.

1628
01:33:50,310 --> 01:33:52,030
And further, the
provision creates

1629
01:33:52,030 --> 01:33:54,950
uneven standards that
vary by park location

1630
01:33:54,950 --> 01:33:57,190
or other public land location.

1631
01:33:57,190 --> 01:34:00,270
And then finally, the
conflict consists in the fact

1632
01:34:00,270 --> 01:34:01,840
that P2 zoned zone.

1633
01:34:01,840 --> 01:34:04,620
District is already
addressed by the standards

1634
01:34:04,620 --> 01:34:08,060
applicable to signs and mixed
use and industrial districts.

1635
01:34:08,060 --> 01:34:13,700
So this Amendment would
delete this provision.

1636
01:34:13,700 --> 01:34:16,620
Finally, the seventh
change resolves a conflict

1637
01:34:16,620 --> 01:34:18,620
in outdoor lighting standards.

1638
01:34:18,620 --> 01:34:22,300
The existing code restricts
light output levels at property

1639
01:34:22,300 --> 01:34:25,460
lines to 0.2 feet candles.

1640
01:34:25,460 --> 01:34:27,900
And that's irrespective
of the adjacent use

1641
01:34:27,900 --> 01:34:30,980
or right of way that's
across that property line.

1642
01:34:30,980 --> 01:34:34,200
This is difficult or in some
cases impossible to meet,

1643
01:34:34,200 --> 01:34:36,860
while also satisfying
the minimum illumination

1644
01:34:36,860 --> 01:34:41,060
standards in the code and
indicated on the slide.

1645
01:34:41,060 --> 01:34:44,500
For example, when a pedestrian
walkway between a building

1646
01:34:44,500 --> 01:34:47,400
and the public sidewalk
sidewalk is present,

1647
01:34:47,400 --> 01:34:51,060
it must be illuminated
to 0.6 feet candles,

1648
01:34:51,060 --> 01:34:53,500
but that cannot be
achieved at the same

1649
01:34:53,500 --> 01:34:56,660
time as limiting
the foot candles

1650
01:34:56,660 --> 01:34:59,980
at the property line to 0.2.

1651
01:34:59,980 --> 01:35:03,940
So this Amendment would preserve
the 0.2 feet candle maximum

1652
01:35:03,940 --> 01:35:06,660
at property lines only
when adjacent to property

1653
01:35:06,660 --> 01:35:10,220
zoned for single unit
detached or duplex dwellings

1654
01:35:10,220 --> 01:35:14,500
to protect the
intended light trespass

1655
01:35:14,500 --> 01:35:20,980
restriction in the code, while
increasing the maximum to 0.6

1656
01:35:20,980 --> 01:35:24,060
when adjacent to all other
properties, and then light

1657
01:35:24,060 --> 01:35:28,260
levels abutting the right of way
would be relieved of a hard cap,

1658
01:35:28,260 --> 01:35:31,020
but would be made to
not exceed the minimum

1659
01:35:31,020 --> 01:35:36,300
necessary to meet those other
illumination requirements.

1660
01:35:36,300 --> 01:35:40,620
The criteria for review are
set forth in Section 21.02

1661
01:35:40,620 --> 01:35:43,780
0.05, subsection D, of
the zoning and development

1662
01:35:43,780 --> 01:35:47,140
code, which provides that the
city may approve an Amendment

1663
01:35:47,140 --> 01:35:49,260
to the text of the
code if the applicant

1664
01:35:49,260 --> 01:35:52,580
can demonstrate evidence
proving each of the criteria.

1665
01:35:52,580 --> 01:35:54,820
The complete analysis
is provided in the staff

1666
01:35:54,820 --> 01:35:59,370
report, which was provided with
the meeting packet to summarize.

1667
01:35:59,370 --> 01:36:02,890
Criterion a is consistency
with the comprehensive plan.

1668
01:36:02,890 --> 01:36:05,670
The proposed Amendment
responds to plan principle two.

1669
01:36:05,670 --> 01:36:09,330
Goal 3 strategy f, which calls
for reducing barriers to entry

1670
01:36:09,330 --> 01:36:11,430
for new business to plan.

1671
01:36:11,430 --> 01:36:12,310
Principle five.

1672
01:36:12,310 --> 01:36:14,890
Goal 1 strategy C, which
calls for the promotion

1673
01:36:14,890 --> 01:36:17,070
of housing variety and to plan.

1674
01:36:17,070 --> 01:36:19,970
Principle 11 goal
three strategy C

1675
01:36:19,970 --> 01:36:23,210
which calls for continuous
evaluation of existing practices

1676
01:36:23,210 --> 01:36:26,570
and systems to improve outcomes
and provide excellent, equitable

1677
01:36:26,570 --> 01:36:28,370
service to the public.

1678
01:36:28,370 --> 01:36:31,330
Staff finds this
criterion has been met.

1679
01:36:31,330 --> 01:36:34,990
Criterion B is consistency with
the zoning and development code.

1680
01:36:34,990 --> 01:36:37,050
The proposed Amendment
removes conflicts

1681
01:36:37,050 --> 01:36:40,290
and creates no new
inconsistencies or conflicts.

1682
01:36:40,290 --> 01:36:44,770
Staff staff finds that this
criterion has been met,

1683
01:36:44,770 --> 01:36:47,110
and criterion C is
specific reasons.

1684
01:36:47,110 --> 01:36:49,490
The proposed Amendment
shall meet at least one

1685
01:36:49,490 --> 01:36:51,530
of the specific reasons.

1686
01:36:51,530 --> 01:36:54,730
Specific reason a is to
address trends in development

1687
01:36:54,730 --> 01:36:56,800
or regulatory practices.

1688
01:36:56,800 --> 01:36:59,840
The Amendment addresses trends
in city policy and practices

1689
01:36:59,840 --> 01:37:02,760
to promote housing
production and affordability.

1690
01:37:02,760 --> 01:37:06,360
Specific reason be is to expand,
modify, or add requirements

1691
01:37:06,360 --> 01:37:08,360
for development in
general, or to address

1692
01:37:08,360 --> 01:37:10,240
specific development issues.

1693
01:37:10,240 --> 01:37:12,720
The Amendment modifies
requirements for development

1694
01:37:12,720 --> 01:37:16,600
in general by removing
conflicting provisions promoting

1695
01:37:16,600 --> 01:37:19,000
redevelopment, especially
the addition of dwelling

1696
01:37:19,000 --> 01:37:22,360
units in existing buildings,
and facilitating compliance

1697
01:37:22,360 --> 01:37:24,560
with landscape requirements.

1698
01:37:24,560 --> 01:37:27,500
Specific reason see
is to add, modify,

1699
01:37:27,500 --> 01:37:28,980
or expand zoning districts.

1700
01:37:28,980 --> 01:37:31,040
The specific reason
does not apply,

1701
01:37:31,040 --> 01:37:33,240
and specific reason
D is to clarify

1702
01:37:33,240 --> 01:37:35,320
or modify procedures
for processing

1703
01:37:35,320 --> 01:37:37,200
development applications.

1704
01:37:37,200 --> 01:37:39,440
Plat recording
procedures are modified

1705
01:37:39,440 --> 01:37:42,760
and accessory dwelling unit
provisions are clarified

1706
01:37:42,760 --> 01:37:45,900
because reasons A, B,
and D are satisfied,

1707
01:37:45,900 --> 01:37:49,640
staff finds this
criterion has been met.

1708
01:37:49,640 --> 01:37:51,900
So after reviewing the
proposed Amendment,

1709
01:37:51,900 --> 01:37:55,270
the following finding of fact
has been made in accordance

1710
01:37:55,270 --> 01:37:59,050
with section 21.02
.050, subsection D,

1711
01:37:59,050 --> 01:38:01,650
of the Grand Junction
zoning and development code.

1712
01:38:01,650 --> 01:38:03,550
The proposed text
amendments are consistent

1713
01:38:03,550 --> 01:38:06,710
with the comprehensive plan and
zoning and development code,

1714
01:38:06,710 --> 01:38:09,790
and meet at least one of the
specific reasons outlined.

1715
01:38:09,790 --> 01:38:11,990
Therefore, staff
recommends approval

1716
01:38:11,990 --> 01:38:16,250
and at the April 28, 2026
planning commission meeting,

1717
01:38:16,250 --> 01:38:18,070
the planning
commission voted 7 to 0

1718
01:38:18,070 --> 01:38:21,510
to recommend approval with the
findings in the staff report.

1719
01:38:21,510 --> 01:38:23,290
And that concludes
the presentation.

1720
01:38:23,290 --> 01:38:25,370
And I welcome any
questions from the council.

1721
01:38:25,370 --> 01:38:29,190


1722
01:38:29,190 --> 01:38:32,870
OK with that, we will.

1723
01:38:32,870 --> 01:38:35,230
Does anyone on council
have questions or comments

1724
01:38:35,230 --> 01:38:37,990
at this time.

1725
01:38:37,990 --> 01:38:39,210
Thanks for your work on this.

1726
01:38:39,210 --> 01:38:42,390
Does clean up a lot of items.

1727
01:38:42,390 --> 01:38:44,550
Yeah, I was just
going to add that.

1728
01:38:44,550 --> 01:38:45,950
Yeah I think that
this type of stuff

1729
01:38:45,950 --> 01:38:51,710
can be kind of boring or unsexy.

1730
01:38:51,710 --> 01:38:55,460
Maybe, but it's really important
just in terms of good governance

1731
01:38:55,460 --> 01:38:57,500
and continuous
improvement, that we

1732
01:38:57,500 --> 01:38:59,420
address these types of things.

1733
01:38:59,420 --> 01:39:04,240
Thanks OK with that.

1734
01:39:04,240 --> 01:39:06,780
Any other questions
or comments before we

1735
01:39:06,780 --> 01:39:10,140
move to public hearing.

1736
01:39:10,140 --> 01:39:12,480
Seeing none we would
open public hearing.

1737
01:39:12,480 --> 01:39:18,180
Is there anyone present who
would like to make a comment.

1738
01:39:18,180 --> 01:39:20,660
Seeing none, we will
close the public hearing

1739
01:39:20,660 --> 01:39:22,940
and return to council
for additional comments

1740
01:39:22,940 --> 01:39:24,040
or questions.

1741
01:39:24,040 --> 01:39:26,660


1742
01:39:26,660 --> 01:39:29,620
Seeing none, I would ask
for a motion and a second

1743
01:39:29,620 --> 01:39:31,660
to adopt the ordinance.

1744
01:39:31,660 --> 01:39:35,660
I move to adopt ordinance number
5319, an ordinance amending

1745
01:39:35,660 --> 01:39:37,860
sections of the zoning
and development code,

1746
01:39:37,860 --> 01:39:40,980
title 21 of the Grand
Junction municipal code

1747
01:39:40,980 --> 01:39:44,320
regarding final plat recordation
accessory dwelling units.

1748
01:39:44,320 --> 01:39:46,900
Multi standard site
design standards for multi

1749
01:39:46,900 --> 01:39:48,980
unit residential development.

1750
01:39:48,980 --> 01:39:50,480
Landscape substitutions.

1751
01:39:50,480 --> 01:39:52,700
Institutions, subdivision,
natural hazards and

1752
01:39:52,700 --> 01:39:54,640
significant natural features.

1753
01:39:54,640 --> 01:39:58,460
Signs in public parks
and open space districts

1754
01:39:58,460 --> 01:40:01,160
and outdoor lighting on
final passage and order.

1755
01:40:01,160 --> 01:40:04,260
Final publication
in pamphlet form.

1756
01:40:04,260 --> 01:40:09,020
Second, we have a motion on the
floor from council member Nguyen

1757
01:40:09,020 --> 01:40:13,540
and a second from
council member Kennedy.

1758
01:40:13,540 --> 01:40:19,340
And if you could do
a roll call for us.

1759
01:40:19,340 --> 01:40:21,140
Council Member beilfuss.

1760
01:40:21,140 --> 01:40:23,360
Yes council member.

1761
01:40:23,360 --> 01:40:25,420
Kennedy yes.

1762
01:40:25,420 --> 01:40:26,160
Council Member.

1763
01:40:26,160 --> 01:40:28,140
Nguyen yes.

1764
01:40:28,140 --> 01:40:28,920
Council Member.

1765
01:40:28,920 --> 01:40:32,980
Stoute yes.

1766
01:40:32,980 --> 01:40:33,760
Council Member.

1767
01:40:33,760 --> 01:40:34,540
Van Dyke.

1768
01:40:34,540 --> 01:40:36,680
Yes council member.

1769
01:40:36,680 --> 01:40:38,980
Ballard yes.

1770
01:40:38,980 --> 01:40:40,140
Mayor Lutz.

1771
01:40:40,140 --> 01:40:44,700
Yes The motion passes 7 to 0.

1772
01:40:44,700 --> 01:40:48,160
Just check in.

1773
01:40:48,160 --> 01:40:51,530
Are Are you good with the.

1774
01:40:51,530 --> 01:40:56,210
So we're going to
take a 10 minute break

1775
01:40:56,210 --> 01:40:57,710
and we will see you then.

1776
01:40:57,710 --> 01:50:38,410


1777
01:50:38,410 --> 01:50:39,310
All right.

1778
01:50:39,310 --> 01:50:42,930
We will go ahead and
come back to order.

1779
01:50:42,930 --> 01:50:44,030
And that.

1780
01:50:44,030 --> 01:50:47,010


1781
01:50:47,010 --> 01:50:49,330
Just wait.

1782
01:50:49,330 --> 01:50:51,050
I mean, you don't have to.

1783
01:50:51,050 --> 01:50:53,290
Shut up.

1784
01:50:53,290 --> 01:50:55,410
I went to Catholic school.

1785
01:50:55,410 --> 01:50:59,970
I didn't, so you
can take your time.

1786
01:50:59,970 --> 01:51:02,890
So our next one is.

1787
01:51:02,890 --> 01:51:05,410
And ordinance amending sections
of the zoning and development

1788
01:51:05,410 --> 01:51:08,010
code, title 21 of the Grand
Junction municipal code

1789
01:51:08,010 --> 01:51:10,070
regarding drive-through
facilities.

1790
01:51:10,070 --> 01:51:12,450
And we have a staff
presentation from planning

1791
01:51:12,450 --> 01:51:13,790
manager Thomas Lloyd.

1792
01:51:13,790 --> 01:51:27,370


1793
01:51:27,370 --> 01:51:27,870
All right.

1794
01:51:27,870 --> 01:51:28,970
Thank you.

1795
01:51:28,970 --> 01:51:30,770
City council.

1796
01:51:30,770 --> 01:51:32,230
Give me one moment.

1797
01:51:32,230 --> 01:51:43,330


1798
01:51:43,330 --> 01:51:59,530
So my most recent saved version
apparently did not save.

1799
01:51:59,530 --> 01:52:01,790
So I apologize for that.

1800
01:52:01,790 --> 01:52:10,130


1801
01:52:10,130 --> 01:52:13,250
All right.

1802
01:52:13,250 --> 01:52:14,590
So I'm good to go.

1803
01:52:14,590 --> 01:52:16,390
Now All right.

1804
01:52:16,390 --> 01:52:19,010
So this is an Amendment for
drive-through facilities

1805
01:52:19,010 --> 01:52:21,730
and the accessory use
specific standards

1806
01:52:21,730 --> 01:52:24,730
that are associated with those.

1807
01:52:24,730 --> 01:52:26,680
Just for a little
background and some feedback

1808
01:52:26,680 --> 01:52:28,600
on how we got here.

1809
01:52:28,600 --> 01:52:33,640
This has been a kind of ongoing
conversation that we've had,

1810
01:52:33,640 --> 01:52:36,540
with members of our
development community,

1811
01:52:36,540 --> 01:52:39,920
probably a little
over the past year,

1812
01:52:39,920 --> 01:52:43,120
we've had several
workshops with the planning

1813
01:52:43,120 --> 01:52:45,240
commission about it.

1814
01:52:45,240 --> 01:52:50,240
So both at the January 22
workshop, as well as the March 5

1815
01:52:50,240 --> 01:52:53,800
workshop, and the revisions
that we are proposing

1816
01:52:53,800 --> 01:52:57,480
are based on feedback from
the planning commission

1817
01:52:57,480 --> 01:53:03,320
to resolve these issues that
these specific standards

1818
01:53:03,320 --> 01:53:08,920
have presented in terms of the
actual development process.

1819
01:53:08,920 --> 01:53:12,240
So just a really
quick overview of it.

1820
01:53:12,240 --> 01:53:14,400
This would remove
the requirement

1821
01:53:14,400 --> 01:53:16,600
that the drive-through
facilities shall be designed

1822
01:53:16,600 --> 01:53:21,040
and located to avoiding
impairing to avoid impairing

1823
01:53:21,040 --> 01:53:23,760
pedestrian mobility to or
from the principal structure

1824
01:53:23,760 --> 01:53:26,470
or creating risks to
pedestrian safety.

1825
01:53:26,470 --> 01:53:29,190
So the reason that it's being
recommended to remove this

1826
01:53:29,190 --> 01:53:31,430
and when we workshop this
with the planning commission

1827
01:53:31,430 --> 01:53:33,790
as well, it's just
that it's kind

1828
01:53:33,790 --> 01:53:35,490
of an objective requirement.

1829
01:53:35,490 --> 01:53:39,790
And we also have other standards
in our zoning and development

1830
01:53:39,790 --> 01:53:43,070
code that address
this, be it some

1831
01:53:43,070 --> 01:53:45,550
of our standards,
our access standards

1832
01:53:45,550 --> 01:53:48,630
or our pedestrian
connection requirement.

1833
01:53:48,630 --> 01:53:50,870
So just the thinking
behind that was

1834
01:53:50,870 --> 01:53:56,670
to reformat this and get this
more subjective requirement out

1835
01:53:56,670 --> 01:53:57,170
of it.

1836
01:53:57,170 --> 01:54:00,110
I mean, I think I said objective
earlier, but I meant subjective.

1837
01:54:00,110 --> 01:54:01,977
So to get the subjective
requirement out,

1838
01:54:01,977 --> 01:54:03,310
just because that
means different things

1839
01:54:03,310 --> 01:54:06,470
to different people
and to regulate

1840
01:54:06,470 --> 01:54:11,070
that particular portion
of it in our regulations

1841
01:54:11,070 --> 01:54:14,310
and not have that
language there.

1842
01:54:14,310 --> 01:54:17,470
There's also some
minor reformatting.

1843
01:54:17,470 --> 01:54:20,670
And really, the big thing
that's changing here

1844
01:54:20,670 --> 01:54:23,100
is the removal of
the requirement

1845
01:54:23,100 --> 01:54:25,340
that drive-thru lanes
shall not be located

1846
01:54:25,340 --> 01:54:28,140
between the designated front
of the building and the

1847
01:54:28,140 --> 01:54:31,420
adjacent public right of way.

1848
01:54:31,420 --> 01:54:34,200
We've received a lot
of talk and feedback,

1849
01:54:34,200 --> 01:54:38,020
just that this is making site
design pretty challenging,

1850
01:54:38,020 --> 01:54:42,260
especially on more
challenging lots that

1851
01:54:42,260 --> 01:54:49,180
have triple frontage or double
frontage multiple access points.

1852
01:54:49,180 --> 01:54:55,020
So our reasoning for removing
that language is just that it'll

1853
01:54:55,020 --> 01:55:00,180
provide more site flexibility
and that building orientation

1854
01:55:00,180 --> 01:55:02,980
and where it's
located can also be

1855
01:55:02,980 --> 01:55:08,780
from an urban forum standpoint,
just encouraged in other ways.

1856
01:55:08,780 --> 01:55:12,340
Just as an example, we
have greatly reduced

1857
01:55:12,340 --> 01:55:14,460
our setback requirements.

1858
01:55:14,460 --> 01:55:17,280
So just from an urban design
and building form standpoint,

1859
01:55:17,280 --> 01:55:21,900
that gives people a lot of
additional options as well.

1860
01:55:21,900 --> 01:55:24,820
Lastly, the last thing
that we're changing

1861
01:55:24,820 --> 01:55:31,780
is that adjacent is it's also
that the I guess the facilities

1862
01:55:31,780 --> 01:55:34,780
may not be between the
front of the building

1863
01:55:34,780 --> 01:55:36,800
and the adjacent
public right of way.

1864
01:55:36,800 --> 01:55:42,380
So we're changing it to read
abutting because adjacent

1865
01:55:42,380 --> 01:55:45,260
is defined as a radius of feet.

1866
01:55:45,260 --> 01:55:47,300
So that could get
kind of confusing

1867
01:55:47,300 --> 01:55:50,020
and challenging when we're
actually doing site design.

1868
01:55:50,020 --> 01:55:54,420
So we're changing it to read
abutting instead, just so it's

1869
01:55:54,420 --> 01:55:57,380
pretty clear that it's
the abutting public right

1870
01:55:57,380 --> 01:56:02,280
of way, not right away
that's feet away from it.

1871
01:56:02,280 --> 01:56:04,820


1872
01:56:04,820 --> 01:56:07,860
So in terms of our
review criteria,

1873
01:56:07,860 --> 01:56:10,540
you guys just did
this on the last one.

1874
01:56:10,540 --> 01:56:11,860
But the first one
is that it needs

1875
01:56:11,860 --> 01:56:14,820
to be consistent with
the comprehensive plan.

1876
01:56:14,820 --> 01:56:16,900
Staff believes that it's
generally consistent

1877
01:56:16,900 --> 01:56:18,720
with the comprehensive plan.

1878
01:56:18,720 --> 01:56:22,890
In subsection a
above establishes

1879
01:56:22,890 --> 01:56:25,210
an important policy objective.

1880
01:56:25,210 --> 01:56:29,210
Objective but we are removing
it because the current language

1881
01:56:29,210 --> 01:56:34,170
is broad and not specific as
to how those standards are met.

1882
01:56:34,170 --> 01:56:36,490
The intent of providing
pedestrian safety

1883
01:56:36,490 --> 01:56:39,870
is met by other specific
and more objective,

1884
01:56:39,870 --> 01:56:43,650
measurable standards
elsewhere in the zoning code.

1885
01:56:43,650 --> 01:56:45,970
With one example being
the pedestrian connection

1886
01:56:45,970 --> 01:56:49,770
requirement and then other
examples being our other site

1887
01:56:49,770 --> 01:56:54,610
design requirements such as
frontage orientation engineering

1888
01:56:54,610 --> 01:56:57,970
and access standards that
are found in Ted's that

1889
01:56:57,970 --> 01:57:02,770
address circulation,
queuing and conflict points.

1890
01:57:02,770 --> 01:57:08,730
So we feel like this
change in language,

1891
01:57:08,730 --> 01:57:10,630
advances the
comprehensive plans,

1892
01:57:10,630 --> 01:57:13,250
goals of providing more
predictable and transparent

1893
01:57:13,250 --> 01:57:17,600
development processes
instead of relying

1894
01:57:17,600 --> 01:57:22,280
on more subjective standards.

1895
01:57:22,280 --> 01:57:25,200
So, like I said before,
the existing prescription

1896
01:57:25,200 --> 01:57:29,000
or the existing
provision the lane

1897
01:57:29,000 --> 01:57:32,760
being in front of the
facade or the front

1898
01:57:32,760 --> 01:57:35,180
of the building and the
adjacent public right of way.

1899
01:57:35,180 --> 01:57:36,480
We also feel like
it's consistent

1900
01:57:36,480 --> 01:57:38,360
with the comprehensive plan.

1901
01:57:38,360 --> 01:57:40,380
It was prescriptive
and site design,

1902
01:57:40,380 --> 01:57:43,680
and when combined with the
rest of the city's regulations,

1903
01:57:43,680 --> 01:57:46,540
created some unintended
design consequences,

1904
01:57:46,540 --> 01:57:51,480
especially on constrained or
irregularly shaped parcels.

1905
01:57:51,480 --> 01:57:54,960
Its removal supports flexible
and context sensitive site

1906
01:57:54,960 --> 01:57:59,160
development, allowing site
layouts to further respond

1907
01:57:59,160 --> 01:58:02,560
to more unique conditions.

1908
01:58:02,560 --> 01:58:05,520
And it's also important to note
that the code still promotes

1909
01:58:05,520 --> 01:58:09,840
pedestrian oriented development
and high quality streetscapes

1910
01:58:09,840 --> 01:58:14,320
in other ways, such
as other spacing

1911
01:58:14,320 --> 01:58:16,490
standards and our standards.

1912
01:58:16,490 --> 01:58:21,430
And Ted's along
with, our reductions

1913
01:58:21,430 --> 01:58:24,270
and other requirements like
front setback requirements

1914
01:58:24,270 --> 01:58:28,070
to encourage more
urban form of building.

1915
01:58:28,070 --> 01:58:30,430
Planned principal 2
goal three strategy

1916
01:58:30,430 --> 01:58:35,670
f calls for reducing barriers
to entry for new businesses.

1917
01:58:35,670 --> 01:58:39,710
So this certainly would increase
flexibility for site design

1918
01:58:39,710 --> 01:58:41,150
standards for new
businesses that

1919
01:58:41,150 --> 01:58:43,710
are trying to come into town.

1920
01:58:43,710 --> 01:58:45,330
Plan principle 11 goal three.

1921
01:58:45,330 --> 01:58:49,390
Strategy C calls for continuous
evaluation of existing practices

1922
01:58:49,390 --> 01:58:52,390
and systems to improve
outcomes and provide

1923
01:58:52,390 --> 01:58:55,590
excellent and equitable
service to the public,

1924
01:58:55,590 --> 01:58:57,950
so this Amendment improves
development outcomes

1925
01:58:57,950 --> 01:59:00,190
and service to the public
by bringing consistency

1926
01:59:00,190 --> 01:59:04,110
to the design standards
for commercial properties

1927
01:59:04,110 --> 01:59:06,870
so staff finds that this
criterion has been met.

1928
01:59:06,870 --> 01:59:09,110
Next, we have consistency
with the zoning

1929
01:59:09,110 --> 01:59:11,390
and development code standards.

1930
01:59:11,390 --> 01:59:13,460
This is consistent
with and does not

1931
01:59:13,460 --> 01:59:18,300
conflict or contradict with any
other provisions of the code.

1932
01:59:18,300 --> 01:59:20,200
So it creates no
inconsistencies,

1933
01:59:20,200 --> 01:59:23,260
conflicts or contradictions.

1934
01:59:23,260 --> 01:59:26,580
So staff finds that this
criterion has been met.

1935
01:59:26,580 --> 01:59:30,580
And then the next one is the
specific reasons criterion.

1936
01:59:30,580 --> 01:59:31,480
And that.

1937
01:59:31,480 --> 01:59:35,700
At least one of the following
reasons have to be met.

1938
01:59:35,700 --> 01:59:38,580
So, the first one
to address trends

1939
01:59:38,580 --> 01:59:40,660
in development or
regulatory practices

1940
01:59:40,660 --> 01:59:42,000
isn't really applicable.

1941
01:59:42,000 --> 01:59:43,980
So I'll move on to the next one.

1942
01:59:43,980 --> 01:59:48,260
The next one is to expand,
modify, or add requirements

1943
01:59:48,260 --> 01:59:50,180
for development in
general or address

1944
01:59:50,180 --> 01:59:52,980
specific development issues.

1945
01:59:52,980 --> 01:59:56,780
So we received a lot of feedback
that these accessory use

1946
01:59:56,780 --> 01:59:59,980
specific standards have made it
difficult to develop commercial

1947
01:59:59,980 --> 02:00:02,380
uses on more challenging sites.

1948
02:00:02,380 --> 02:00:05,340
So this text Amendment addresses
the specific development

1949
02:00:05,340 --> 02:00:09,060
issue by allowing more options
when it comes to designing.

1950
02:00:09,060 --> 02:00:12,600
How these types of
facilities and an accessory.

1951
02:00:12,600 --> 02:00:16,060
Uses of these
facilities are designed.

1952
02:00:16,060 --> 02:00:19,300
Next is to add modifier
expand zone districts

1953
02:00:19,300 --> 02:00:21,620
which is also not applicable.

1954
02:00:21,620 --> 02:00:25,460
And then lastly to clarify or
modify procedures for processing

1955
02:00:25,460 --> 02:00:27,300
development applications.

1956
02:00:27,300 --> 02:00:29,060
So the design standards
for drive-through

1957
02:00:29,060 --> 02:00:32,020
as an accessory use is modified
to allow for additional options

1958
02:00:32,020 --> 02:00:35,260
on how an applicant designs a
drive-through on their site.

1959
02:00:35,260 --> 02:00:37,460
This allows it to be designed
in a way that makes sense

1960
02:00:37,460 --> 02:00:40,820
for context specific
conditions on the site,

1961
02:00:40,820 --> 02:00:43,420
rather than having a more
prescriptive regulation

1962
02:00:43,420 --> 02:00:45,700
that all sites are subject to.

1963
02:00:45,700 --> 02:00:49,900
So staff finds that
this criterion is met.

1964
02:00:49,900 --> 02:00:54,100
And then lastly, in accordance
with section 21.020 50d

1965
02:00:54,100 --> 02:00:56,780
of the Grand Junction
zoning and development code,

1966
02:00:56,780 --> 02:00:59,500
the proposed text Amendment
to Title 21 is consistent with

1967
02:00:59,500 --> 02:01:01,860
the comprehensive plan and the
zoning and development code

1968
02:01:01,860 --> 02:01:04,300
standards, and meet at
least one of the specific

1969
02:01:04,300 --> 02:01:07,100
reasons outlined at the
planning Commission's meeting

1970
02:01:07,100 --> 02:01:08,620
on April 28.

1971
02:01:08,620 --> 02:01:13,470
They voted to recommend
this request as well.

1972
02:01:13,470 --> 02:01:16,330


1973
02:01:16,330 --> 02:01:17,070
That's all I have.

1974
02:01:17,070 --> 02:01:18,810
Happy to answer questions.

1975
02:01:18,810 --> 02:01:20,650
OK thank you very much.

1976
02:01:20,650 --> 02:01:26,450
We will return to council
for comments or questions.

1977
02:01:26,450 --> 02:01:28,610
Yeah I had a question.

1978
02:01:28,610 --> 02:01:33,850
So it looks like this was passed
for 3 from planning commission.

1979
02:01:33,850 --> 02:01:36,570
And looking through
the notes here.

1980
02:01:36,570 --> 02:01:41,250
Could you clarify what
the alternative proposal

1981
02:01:41,250 --> 02:01:44,510
that was presented during
planning commission was.

1982
02:01:44,510 --> 02:01:48,590
And if you remember I'll
be honest I don't remember.

1983
02:01:48,590 --> 02:01:50,970
OK yeah.

1984
02:01:50,970 --> 02:01:53,110
I'm trying to remember
because I did watch it,

1985
02:01:53,110 --> 02:01:55,450
but I don't remember
off the top of my head

1986
02:01:55,450 --> 02:01:57,910
what was proposed there
as an alternative.

1987
02:01:57,910 --> 02:01:59,990
But I guess in any
case that yeah,

1988
02:01:59,990 --> 02:02:03,450
the fact that it was for
three maybe means there's

1989
02:02:03,450 --> 02:02:07,050
something to consider here.

1990
02:02:07,050 --> 02:02:11,460
So I see Tamara's
talking to you.

1991
02:02:11,460 --> 02:02:18,160


1992
02:02:18,160 --> 02:02:21,280
So Tamara was bringing up kind
of discussion that happened

1993
02:02:21,280 --> 02:02:24,420
during workshop, which isn't
necessarily applicable here,

1994
02:02:24,420 --> 02:02:29,600
but the discussion was maybe
having different areas where

1995
02:02:29,600 --> 02:02:32,720
it's not, I guess, a
requirement and then

1996
02:02:32,720 --> 02:02:34,520
keeping it in other areas.

1997
02:02:34,520 --> 02:02:36,760
But that is not what ended up
moving forward to the planning

1998
02:02:36,760 --> 02:02:40,133
commission, because it was
decided in workshop that that's

1999
02:02:40,133 --> 02:02:42,000
really more something that
we should probably be talking

2000
02:02:42,000 --> 02:02:45,200
about, the comprehensive
plan process and not

2001
02:02:45,200 --> 02:02:47,920
necessarily there.

2002
02:02:47,920 --> 02:02:52,020
I do remember one of our
commissioners, Ian Thomas,

2003
02:02:52,020 --> 02:02:55,260
did have a different
idea, but I'll be honest,

2004
02:02:55,260 --> 02:02:57,440
I do not remember
the specifics of it

2005
02:02:57,440 --> 02:02:59,380
just because it
didn't move forward.

2006
02:02:59,380 --> 02:03:02,160
And then maybe more
towards the substance

2007
02:03:02,160 --> 02:03:05,320
of what is being proposed here.

2008
02:03:05,320 --> 02:03:07,790
I'm curious.

2009
02:03:07,790 --> 02:03:09,670
As it's written now.

2010
02:03:09,670 --> 02:03:11,610
So if we didn't
adopt the change,

2011
02:03:11,610 --> 02:03:15,670
I'm curious how different
what we have in our code

2012
02:03:15,670 --> 02:03:17,450
is to other communities.

2013
02:03:17,450 --> 02:03:18,290
Do we know.

2014
02:03:18,290 --> 02:03:23,910
Because like I hear the concern
that it makes it hard to develop

2015
02:03:23,910 --> 02:03:24,930
on specific lots.

2016
02:03:24,930 --> 02:03:28,270
But I do think that
some of these things

2017
02:03:28,270 --> 02:03:30,570
are probably being implemented
in other communities, too.

2018
02:03:30,570 --> 02:03:34,110
And given that drive-through
facilities are often

2019
02:03:34,110 --> 02:03:36,190
these big national
chains, I'd be surprised

2020
02:03:36,190 --> 02:03:43,430
if they don't have some ways to
still get their projects built

2021
02:03:43,430 --> 02:03:47,310
that meet their needs, and
in the variety of constraints

2022
02:03:47,310 --> 02:03:51,230
that exist in all the
municipalities across the US.

2023
02:03:51,230 --> 02:03:54,290
Yeah so I mean, yeah,
that's a great question.

2024
02:03:54,290 --> 02:03:57,350
I obviously don't have data
off the top of my head,

2025
02:03:57,350 --> 02:04:00,670
but it is a fairly
it's a regulation

2026
02:04:00,670 --> 02:04:01,770
you see in other communities.

2027
02:04:01,770 --> 02:04:06,270
The previous community I was in
before here had that regulation.

2028
02:04:06,270 --> 02:04:08,350
So, I mean, I don't want
to shoot from the hip

2029
02:04:08,350 --> 02:04:11,710
and say what the percentage
is, but it is one that you

2030
02:04:11,710 --> 02:04:14,790
see around the country.

2031
02:04:14,790 --> 02:04:18,950
Yeah, I would add to that,
I don't data off the top

2032
02:04:18,950 --> 02:04:20,270
of my head either,
but I think there's

2033
02:04:20,270 --> 02:04:24,090
a mix of how this is applied
in many different communities.

2034
02:04:24,090 --> 02:04:27,310
I think one of the reasons we
brought it forward is staff

2035
02:04:27,310 --> 02:04:32,310
was if you picture like a
drive-through on North Avenue

2036
02:04:32,310 --> 02:04:35,390
currently and you're
walking or riding down

2037
02:04:35,390 --> 02:04:37,830
or you're walking down
the sidewalk per se

2038
02:04:37,830 --> 02:04:41,750
in front of that
storefront, if right now you

2039
02:04:41,750 --> 02:04:44,950
have to cross as a pedestrian,
the entry and the exit

2040
02:04:44,950 --> 02:04:47,790
off the main road
where this would allow

2041
02:04:47,790 --> 02:04:49,490
if it came around the front.

2042
02:04:49,490 --> 02:04:53,710
But that there's different
ways to orient that on the site

2043
02:04:53,710 --> 02:04:57,370
where a pedestrian may then be
crossing a drive-through lane,

2044
02:04:57,370 --> 02:04:59,950
but they're not
crossing the entry

2045
02:04:59,950 --> 02:05:02,110
and exit off of a main road.

2046
02:05:02,110 --> 02:05:03,840
And so it provides
more flexibility.

2047
02:05:03,840 --> 02:05:07,940
It doesn't dictate that you have
to bring it around the front

2048
02:05:07,940 --> 02:05:10,000
of the building.

2049
02:05:10,000 --> 02:05:11,820
And then there's other
unique properties

2050
02:05:11,820 --> 02:05:14,640
where if you think
of a shopping center,

2051
02:05:14,640 --> 02:05:16,620
where there's multiple
businesses that

2052
02:05:16,620 --> 02:05:20,080
are because there's not
multiple entries and exits,

2053
02:05:20,080 --> 02:05:25,340
it gives more flexibility for
coming around and crossing.

2054
02:05:25,340 --> 02:05:28,340
The other was we were
seeing some unique parking

2055
02:05:28,340 --> 02:05:33,440
to try and get to try and avoid
or try to get orient with this.

2056
02:05:33,440 --> 02:05:35,880
That wasn't necessarily
the desired effect either.

2057
02:05:35,880 --> 02:05:39,960
And so when we put
all that together,

2058
02:05:39,960 --> 02:05:43,640
it helped us get to a place
of this recommendation.

2059
02:05:43,640 --> 02:05:46,700
And what the staff brought
it forward versus it

2060
02:05:46,700 --> 02:05:47,640
while it was brought up.

2061
02:05:47,640 --> 02:05:49,580
And we've heard a lot
of feedback on it.

2062
02:05:49,580 --> 02:05:52,920
There's some challenges
in the orientation,

2063
02:05:52,920 --> 02:05:56,300
and doesn't mean it just
opens up more opportunity

2064
02:05:56,300 --> 02:05:59,620
to meet that flexibility.

2065
02:05:59,620 --> 02:06:00,770
Council Kennedy.

2066
02:06:00,770 --> 02:06:02,150
Yeah, just a few things on this.

2067
02:06:02,150 --> 02:06:05,370
I'm supportive of the changes
in looking at the testimony

2068
02:06:05,370 --> 02:06:06,830
from the planning commission.

2069
02:06:06,830 --> 02:06:09,090
One of the things
that was challenged

2070
02:06:09,090 --> 02:06:12,050
was to ask staff if
there was any documented

2071
02:06:12,050 --> 02:06:14,010
pedestrian injuries
in drive-thru lanes

2072
02:06:14,010 --> 02:06:16,610
that would justify it.

2073
02:06:16,610 --> 02:06:18,690
And there weren't.

2074
02:06:18,690 --> 02:06:21,290
But obviously, we're not
saying that we know of

2075
02:06:21,290 --> 02:06:23,250
every drive-through everywhere.

2076
02:06:23,250 --> 02:06:27,550
Importantly, I think that
in our staff presentation,

2077
02:06:27,550 --> 02:06:30,650
we covered that
the transportation

2078
02:06:30,650 --> 02:06:32,730
engineering design
standards or TEDs are

2079
02:06:32,730 --> 02:06:35,430
they still govern circulation.

2080
02:06:35,430 --> 02:06:38,130
Queuing and conflict
points is what we heard.

2081
02:06:38,130 --> 02:06:39,750
And that's important.

2082
02:06:39,750 --> 02:06:42,210
And I will say that I have
heard directly, actually, I

2083
02:06:42,210 --> 02:06:45,590
was in those chambers when after
right at the end of a meeting,

2084
02:06:45,590 --> 02:06:50,170
after a meeting that I'd gotten
a information that a very

2085
02:06:50,170 --> 02:06:53,650
large investment wasn't going
to happen specifically because

2086
02:06:53,650 --> 02:06:57,950
of that in our community
and the developer,

2087
02:06:57,950 --> 02:07:00,600
just with that frustration,
this has been probably

2088
02:07:00,600 --> 02:07:06,400
more than a year ago, but it's
that type of while there maybe

2089
02:07:06,400 --> 02:07:09,360
are some other ways to do it,
you're making this you make

2090
02:07:09,360 --> 02:07:11,520
you're making it much,
much more expensive

2091
02:07:11,520 --> 02:07:16,540
with these types of designs for
a business to come in there.

2092
02:07:16,540 --> 02:07:20,020
And while we're not just all
business in Grand Junction,

2093
02:07:20,020 --> 02:07:25,360
it is an important consideration
for us as council members

2094
02:07:25,360 --> 02:07:28,720
and as a city to try
to support businesses

2095
02:07:28,720 --> 02:07:30,860
for jobs and tax revenues
and all that type of thing.

2096
02:07:30,860 --> 02:07:34,040
So I'm supportive of the motion.

2097
02:07:34,040 --> 02:07:37,840
Any other comments.

2098
02:07:37,840 --> 02:07:41,000
Was there.

2099
02:07:41,000 --> 02:07:45,520
Were there any clear concerns
about pedestrian safety

2100
02:07:45,520 --> 02:07:48,780
that came out of the planning
commission discussion.

2101
02:07:48,780 --> 02:07:51,240
I don't know if
you have any but I

2102
02:07:51,240 --> 02:07:54,000
would guess that was
3 against this was

2103
02:07:54,000 --> 02:07:57,840
because of pedestrian safety.

2104
02:07:57,840 --> 02:08:01,720
Certainly we want to make things
work for the commercial side

2105
02:08:01,720 --> 02:08:03,720
of stuff.

2106
02:08:03,720 --> 02:08:06,120
Yeah I don't think
it was strictly

2107
02:08:06,120 --> 02:08:07,540
about pedestrian safety.

2108
02:08:07,540 --> 02:08:10,600
I think it was also
about just kind of

2109
02:08:10,600 --> 02:08:13,000
and obviously I'm just
paraphrasing from what

2110
02:08:13,000 --> 02:08:16,640
my memory of the minutes were
and what they talked about,

2111
02:08:16,640 --> 02:08:20,280
but it was just also
about urban design,

2112
02:08:20,280 --> 02:08:23,580
building a community that,
one would want to live in,

2113
02:08:23,580 --> 02:08:25,140
raise a family and all
that kind of stuff.

2114
02:08:25,140 --> 02:08:27,280
And people there were
certainly conversations

2115
02:08:27,280 --> 02:08:29,400
on both sides of that.

2116
02:08:29,400 --> 02:08:32,920
But just from what I
recall, there was some

2117
02:08:32,920 --> 02:08:34,900
about pedestrian connections.

2118
02:08:34,900 --> 02:08:38,480
And if it is closer to the road
and there's not a drive-through

2119
02:08:38,480 --> 02:08:41,800
the middle like it's
one less conflict point.

2120
02:08:41,800 --> 02:08:43,920
But, I mean, I think it
was a mixture of that

2121
02:08:43,920 --> 02:08:47,200
and more so kind of
urban design principles.

2122
02:08:47,200 --> 02:08:49,680
Yeah thanks.

2123
02:08:49,680 --> 02:08:50,340
One more thing.

2124
02:08:50,340 --> 02:08:53,160
I can address that directly.

2125
02:08:53,160 --> 02:08:56,950
The opposition in particular.

2126
02:08:56,950 --> 02:09:02,070
Commissioner Moore commented
that with every opposition

2127
02:09:02,070 --> 02:09:03,990
against pedestrian
access, it makes it harder

2128
02:09:03,990 --> 02:09:06,010
for alternate modes of travel.

2129
02:09:06,010 --> 02:09:09,550
So that was my takeaway, that it
wasn't necessarily about safety,

2130
02:09:09,550 --> 02:09:12,010
but about making
it more convenient.

2131
02:09:12,010 --> 02:09:14,210
And for multimodal
transportation,

2132
02:09:14,210 --> 02:09:16,290
which is also an
important consideration.

2133
02:09:16,290 --> 02:09:18,790
But just to segregate
that from the safety

2134
02:09:18,790 --> 02:09:20,310
part of the conversation.

2135
02:09:20,310 --> 02:09:23,870
And so did you want
to respond to that or.

2136
02:09:23,870 --> 02:09:27,110
Yeah, I was just going to say he
kind of Commissioner Moore kind

2137
02:09:27,110 --> 02:09:29,230
brought up some of
our bicycle, bicycle

2138
02:09:29,230 --> 02:09:30,950
and pedestrian plan
and stuff like that as

2139
02:09:30,950 --> 02:09:32,090
well in his comment.

2140
02:09:32,090 --> 02:09:34,130
So I think you're
right, Councilman.

2141
02:09:34,130 --> 02:09:37,390
That's kind of where he was
coming from specifically.

2142
02:09:37,390 --> 02:09:42,830
So in the example that
city manager Bennett just

2143
02:09:42,830 --> 02:09:45,830
shared with us, if
you're looking at North

2144
02:09:45,830 --> 02:09:48,270
and you have the
entrance and the exit

2145
02:09:48,270 --> 02:09:52,310
that are coming through
the sidewalk right there.

2146
02:09:52,310 --> 02:09:59,160
So that's two major points
of where a car is coming,

2147
02:09:59,160 --> 02:10:00,580
where a pedestrian is going.

2148
02:10:00,580 --> 02:10:04,740
And so I mean, and then
if you had the ability

2149
02:10:04,740 --> 02:10:06,740
to make the drive-through
go around the business

2150
02:10:06,740 --> 02:10:08,540
where it's not
doing that, you're

2151
02:10:08,540 --> 02:10:10,500
reducing the chances
of an accident

2152
02:10:10,500 --> 02:10:13,800
and you're increasing
the connectivity.

2153
02:10:13,800 --> 02:10:16,040
Am I misunderstanding that.

2154
02:10:16,040 --> 02:10:18,040
Well, I would say in
some cases, but I mean,

2155
02:10:18,040 --> 02:10:20,040
it depends on if
it's alley loaded.

2156
02:10:20,040 --> 02:10:22,980
It depends on if we
would even allow two

2157
02:10:22,980 --> 02:10:25,220
accesses in the first place.

2158
02:10:25,220 --> 02:10:29,080
North's a little bit unique
because it is alley loaded.

2159
02:10:29,080 --> 02:10:30,460
A lot of it is.

2160
02:10:30,460 --> 02:10:34,260
And then there's also a lot
of access points on North

2161
02:10:34,260 --> 02:10:36,680
and a lot of our more
newer development.

2162
02:10:36,680 --> 02:10:41,660
We have, spacing requirements
where we don't allow those many

2163
02:10:41,660 --> 02:10:43,560
that amount of access points.

2164
02:10:43,560 --> 02:10:46,060
So it really kind of
does depend on the site

2165
02:10:46,060 --> 02:10:48,620
and what makes the most sense.

2166
02:10:48,620 --> 02:10:51,810
But there is stuff on North
where there are two access

2167
02:10:51,810 --> 02:10:55,430
points and they're able to
design it in a way that works,

2168
02:10:55,430 --> 02:10:57,730
but it just kind of depends
on the size of the lot

2169
02:10:57,730 --> 02:11:00,030
where it's located,
if it's alley loaded,

2170
02:11:00,030 --> 02:11:01,210
all that kind of stuff.

2171
02:11:01,210 --> 02:11:04,450
And so this Amendment
is really allowing

2172
02:11:04,450 --> 02:11:07,090
for that flexibility based
on the lot and the property

2173
02:11:07,090 --> 02:11:08,670
and the surrounding roads.

2174
02:11:08,670 --> 02:11:09,510
That's correct.

2175
02:11:09,510 --> 02:11:11,530
And whatever the
separation requirements

2176
02:11:11,530 --> 02:11:16,010
might be on that road, with
our different circulation

2177
02:11:16,010 --> 02:11:17,650
plans and stuff like that.

2178
02:11:17,650 --> 02:11:18,710
OK thank you.

2179
02:11:18,710 --> 02:11:24,010
Is there any additional
council comments or questions.

2180
02:11:24,010 --> 02:11:25,350
I'd make a motion if you'd like.

2181
02:11:25,350 --> 02:11:27,010
I think we have to go
through hearing first.

2182
02:11:27,010 --> 02:11:27,510
Oh, yeah.

2183
02:11:27,510 --> 02:11:33,090
Sorry so with seeing no
additional questions or comments

2184
02:11:33,090 --> 02:11:35,730
we will open this
for public hearing.

2185
02:11:35,730 --> 02:11:37,150
Is there anyone present.

2186
02:11:37,150 --> 02:11:39,610
And I see several.

2187
02:11:39,610 --> 02:11:42,990
Go ahead and line up and
we'll hear from the public.

2188
02:11:42,990 --> 02:11:55,250


2189
02:11:55,250 --> 02:11:55,930
I just.

2190
02:11:55,930 --> 02:11:58,090
I'm sorry about that.

2191
02:11:58,090 --> 02:11:58,930
I don't know.

2192
02:11:58,930 --> 02:11:59,610
It's OK.

2193
02:11:59,610 --> 02:12:03,410
We're here all night Tonight
we're here all night.

2194
02:12:03,410 --> 02:12:05,410
It's that seat.

2195
02:12:05,410 --> 02:12:07,510
It's the jump.

2196
02:12:07,510 --> 02:12:08,730
The gun scene.

2197
02:12:08,730 --> 02:12:13,270
Hello so, will you start
with stating your name.

2198
02:12:13,270 --> 02:12:15,050
Yeah I'm Shayla.

2199
02:12:15,050 --> 02:12:18,330
Obviously not a city
planning expert by any means.

2200
02:12:18,330 --> 02:12:21,330
This is also the first time
I've heard of this thing today.

2201
02:12:21,330 --> 02:12:27,070
But I did have a concern
regarding the removal.

2202
02:12:27,070 --> 02:12:28,390
I understand that
it's subjective,

2203
02:12:28,390 --> 02:12:31,930
but the removal of
the idea that it needs

2204
02:12:31,930 --> 02:12:36,210
to be safe for pedestrians,
specifically that first line

2205
02:12:36,210 --> 02:12:43,330
item for because specifically,
it seems to me that we're

2206
02:12:43,330 --> 02:12:46,950
removing that idea that it needs
to be safe for pedestrians,

2207
02:12:46,950 --> 02:12:49,060
that all drivers need
to consider that.

2208
02:12:49,060 --> 02:12:52,560
And then later on, we're
removing a couple things

2209
02:12:52,560 --> 02:12:54,100
that actually make it safer.

2210
02:12:54,100 --> 02:12:56,320
You said that we're removing
it because it's redundant,

2211
02:12:56,320 --> 02:12:58,840
because there's already
things that clarify

2212
02:12:58,840 --> 02:13:00,900
or guarantee that safety.

2213
02:13:00,900 --> 02:13:05,440
And then later on we're removing
a few things that then guarantee

2214
02:13:05,440 --> 02:13:09,960
that safety, such as not
putting a drive-through

2215
02:13:09,960 --> 02:13:12,940
in between the building
and the pedestrian way,

2216
02:13:12,940 --> 02:13:18,120
or this conversation about
the language about abutting

2217
02:13:18,120 --> 02:13:20,860
versus adjacent the feet.

2218
02:13:20,860 --> 02:13:24,760
I do think that is worth
further conversation.

2219
02:13:24,760 --> 02:13:29,200
My suggestion to
the council would

2220
02:13:29,200 --> 02:13:31,840
be that if you do pass
this, that you would pass it

2221
02:13:31,840 --> 02:13:38,440
with the removal of
that language about that

2222
02:13:38,440 --> 02:13:42,800
the language stay adjacent, not
abutting because allowing drive

2223
02:13:42,800 --> 02:13:45,910
throughs to not that feet away.

2224
02:13:45,910 --> 02:13:48,910
It just seems like it's an
excuse for us to not follow

2225
02:13:48,910 --> 02:13:52,990
existing regulations around.

2226
02:13:52,990 --> 02:13:54,910
Pedestrian safety.

2227
02:13:54,910 --> 02:13:58,530
And every time that we
like hedge those things,

2228
02:13:58,530 --> 02:14:00,350
then it becomes a
way for developers

2229
02:14:00,350 --> 02:14:03,910
to continue to make
pedestrian safety

2230
02:14:03,910 --> 02:14:05,610
even a little more dangerous.

2231
02:14:05,610 --> 02:14:09,150
And North Avenue is already one
of the most dangerous places

2232
02:14:09,150 --> 02:14:10,410
to walk in this town.

2233
02:14:10,410 --> 02:14:12,390
It doesn't need to become worse.

2234
02:14:12,390 --> 02:14:15,550
Drive throughs are already
kind of a pedestrian hellscape.

2235
02:14:15,550 --> 02:14:16,650
A biker hellscape.

2236
02:14:16,650 --> 02:14:20,170
So that's just my
comment on that.

2237
02:14:20,170 --> 02:14:21,770
So thank you.

2238
02:14:21,770 --> 02:14:26,990


2239
02:14:26,990 --> 02:14:29,110
Is it this person.

2240
02:14:29,110 --> 02:14:32,810
Presentation that's
it right there.

2241
02:14:32,810 --> 02:14:45,860


2242
02:14:45,860 --> 02:14:47,720
Good evening, city
council members.

2243
02:14:47,720 --> 02:14:48,960
My name is Mark Austin.

2244
02:14:48,960 --> 02:14:51,220
I'm a civil engineer
with Austin civil group

2245
02:14:51,220 --> 02:14:53,580
here in Grand Junction.

2246
02:14:53,580 --> 02:14:56,500
I've been designing
drive-through facilities here

2247
02:14:56,500 --> 02:14:59,700
in Grand Junction for
over 25 plus years,

2248
02:14:59,700 --> 02:15:04,780
and just wanted to run through
some practical examples

2249
02:15:04,780 --> 02:15:09,020
of drive-through facilities
and why we're here tonight

2250
02:15:09,020 --> 02:15:11,660
to ask for some changes.

2251
02:15:11,660 --> 02:15:13,660
I've only got three minutes,
so I'm going to have to go

2252
02:15:13,660 --> 02:15:16,580
through this extremely quickly.

2253
02:15:16,580 --> 02:15:19,580
We talked about the two
access points on North Avenue

2254
02:15:19,580 --> 02:15:22,460
and North Avenue is a little
bit of an exception for that.

2255
02:15:22,460 --> 02:15:26,420
And the problem is that the
city code only allows one

2256
02:15:26,420 --> 02:15:29,260
access for these facilities.

2257
02:15:29,260 --> 02:15:31,140
North Avenue
sometimes you can get

2258
02:15:31,140 --> 02:15:33,660
away with two access locations.

2259
02:15:33,660 --> 02:15:35,260
But in order to
do it, you've got

2260
02:15:35,260 --> 02:15:38,340
to violate three
different Ted's provisions

2261
02:15:38,340 --> 02:15:40,380
to be able to make it work.

2262
02:15:40,380 --> 02:15:42,540
North Avenue it works
because there's a medium

2263
02:15:42,540 --> 02:15:44,220
that allows it to happen.

2264
02:15:44,220 --> 02:15:46,460
But most of the other
streets at Grand Junction

2265
02:15:46,460 --> 02:15:48,660
don't have that opportunity.

2266
02:15:48,660 --> 02:15:52,960
This is a typical example of
Burger King drive-thru facility,

2267
02:15:52,960 --> 02:15:55,100
which wraps around the
front of the building

2268
02:15:55,100 --> 02:15:57,140
and has the one access point.

2269
02:15:57,140 --> 02:15:59,080
That's a pretty
typical requirement.

2270
02:15:59,080 --> 02:16:01,900
We see where we are only
allowed to have one access

2271
02:16:01,900 --> 02:16:03,980
point onto a project site.

2272
02:16:03,980 --> 02:16:06,860
But you can see what it does is
it tends to push the building

2273
02:16:06,860 --> 02:16:09,340
back on the back side of the
lot so that you can't get

2274
02:16:09,340 --> 02:16:11,900
it up on the street frontage.

2275
02:16:11,900 --> 02:16:14,700
I was part of the
code committee that

2276
02:16:14,700 --> 02:16:17,660
looked at drive-thru facilities,
and that code committee

2277
02:16:17,660 --> 02:16:19,740
was 2 plus years long.

2278
02:16:19,740 --> 02:16:21,340
We spent a couple
of months looking

2279
02:16:21,340 --> 02:16:23,660
at drive-thru
facilities, and the one

2280
02:16:23,660 --> 02:16:26,300
that was selected that everybody
on the committee was happy with

2281
02:16:26,300 --> 02:16:30,020
was the North Avenue
Taco Bell at 29 road.

2282
02:16:30,020 --> 02:16:32,980
And you can see that
drive-thru facility has

2283
02:16:32,980 --> 02:16:35,820
a landscape buffer
between sidewalks

2284
02:16:35,820 --> 02:16:37,660
and the drive-thru facilities.

2285
02:16:37,660 --> 02:16:40,139
You've got two
pedestrian crossings.

2286
02:16:40,139 --> 02:16:42,610
You've got three
street frontages

2287
02:16:42,610 --> 02:16:46,190
and that was an option everybody
on the committee was happy with,

2288
02:16:46,190 --> 02:16:49,090
and that's what we literally
thought was going to be adopted

2289
02:16:49,090 --> 02:16:50,350
with the new code language.

2290
02:16:50,350 --> 02:16:52,250
But unfortunately it wasn't.

2291
02:16:52,250 --> 02:16:53,650
And so that's why
we're here tonight

2292
02:16:53,650 --> 02:16:55,850
to try to get that fixed.

2293
02:16:55,850 --> 02:17:00,730
And as far as pedestrian safety
goes and bicycle or anybody else

2294
02:17:00,730 --> 02:17:04,030
I want you to point out
to Chick fil A, I mean,

2295
02:17:04,030 --> 02:17:08,410
that place is pretty
intense that this is a plan

2296
02:17:08,410 --> 02:17:10,570
that you allow the
businesses to come

2297
02:17:10,570 --> 02:17:11,950
up with their own solutions.

2298
02:17:11,950 --> 02:17:13,570
This is what they can do.

2299
02:17:13,570 --> 02:17:16,809
But I can tell you, if
pedestrian safety and people

2300
02:17:16,809 --> 02:17:20,010
getting hit was a concern,
these corporations

2301
02:17:20,010 --> 02:17:22,910
would not be doing that because
they would have lawsuits.

2302
02:17:22,910 --> 02:17:25,969
And they would not be
having pedestrians crossing

2303
02:17:25,969 --> 02:17:27,730
these drive-thru lanes.

2304
02:17:27,730 --> 02:17:30,889
But I just wanted to point
out this would not be allowed

2305
02:17:30,889 --> 02:17:35,209
under the current code, and we
need to leave that flexibility

2306
02:17:35,209 --> 02:17:38,170
and options for these
businesses to come

2307
02:17:38,170 --> 02:17:41,620
up with creative solutions to
meet our code requirements.

2308
02:17:41,620 --> 02:17:42,639
Thank you.

2309
02:17:42,639 --> 02:17:43,420
Thank you.

2310
02:17:43,420 --> 02:17:59,360


2311
02:17:59,360 --> 02:18:01,180
Hi sorry for my voice.

2312
02:18:01,180 --> 02:18:04,219
I'm Kelsey Heath with
CBC prime properties.

2313
02:18:04,219 --> 02:18:06,040
I'm a commercial
real estate agent.

2314
02:18:06,040 --> 02:18:09,760
I'm here on behalf of the
owner of 2658 Tracy Anne road

2315
02:18:09,760 --> 02:18:12,680
on Highway 50, in Orchard mesa.

2316
02:18:12,680 --> 02:18:16,600
His site plan was terminated
in February of 2025 due

2317
02:18:16,600 --> 02:18:21,320
to the continued difficulties
presented by the New zoning

2318
02:18:21,320 --> 02:18:25,760
code, and the requirement that
drive-thru lanes cannot be

2319
02:18:25,760 --> 02:18:28,639
located between the facade of
the building and the adjacent

2320
02:18:28,639 --> 02:18:32,240
public road makes it impossible
of the application to design

2321
02:18:32,240 --> 02:18:35,719
and build a properly stacked
restaurant drive-through

2322
02:18:35,719 --> 02:18:38,750
on the property,
despite the fact

2323
02:18:38,750 --> 02:18:43,330
that it is allowed to have this
because of the accessory use.

2324
02:18:43,330 --> 02:18:47,910
Table 21.04 zoning codes.

2325
02:18:47,910 --> 02:18:50,110
As Mark stated, we have.

2326
02:18:50,110 --> 02:18:54,190
There's several buildings that
would not be here if it wasn't

2327
02:18:54,190 --> 02:18:57,309
for the codes that we had, that
would be Chick fil A. There's

2328
02:18:57,309 --> 02:19:00,129
a couple Taco Bell's,
Starbucks, Dutch brothers,

2329
02:19:00,129 --> 02:19:05,790
McDonald's, and we ask, what
are these annual city sales tax

2330
02:19:05,790 --> 02:19:08,830
receipts from the 10
locations cited above

2331
02:19:08,830 --> 02:19:13,230
and others like them that
were foregone future receipts

2332
02:19:13,230 --> 02:19:16,309
from the multiple
of future locations

2333
02:19:16,309 --> 02:19:20,190
that have been rendered
undeveloped by this facade

2334
02:19:20,190 --> 02:19:22,309
requirement as well.

2335
02:19:22,309 --> 02:19:25,070
We propose that Amendment
of the zoning code

2336
02:19:25,070 --> 02:19:28,389
to exclude the
drive-through lanes

2337
02:19:28,389 --> 02:19:32,450
from the facade requirement
has been attached below.

2338
02:19:32,450 --> 02:19:37,389
Sorry, I'm reading the letter,
but as the city has shown

2339
02:19:37,389 --> 02:19:40,190
these requirements, that there.

2340
02:19:40,190 --> 02:19:42,830
You were talking
about would help

2341
02:19:42,830 --> 02:19:45,290
with more of this development.

2342
02:19:45,290 --> 02:19:49,450
And bring more money and
taxes into our economy.

2343
02:19:49,450 --> 02:19:54,550
So we really hope that you
guys move forward with this.

2344
02:19:54,550 --> 02:19:56,430
Thank you.

2345
02:19:56,430 --> 02:19:59,310
Any other public comment.

2346
02:19:59,310 --> 02:20:02,910
Seeing none, we will go ahead
and close public hearing

2347
02:20:02,910 --> 02:20:05,070
and we will return to council
for additional comments

2348
02:20:05,070 --> 02:20:06,210
or questions.

2349
02:20:06,210 --> 02:20:10,750


2350
02:20:10,750 --> 02:20:13,070
Hearing none I would ask for.

2351
02:20:13,070 --> 02:20:13,710
Go ahead.

2352
02:20:13,710 --> 02:20:17,710
Yeah, I maybe would be
curious to hear from Thomas

2353
02:20:17,710 --> 02:20:21,230
about this adjacent and
abutting kind of thing that

2354
02:20:21,230 --> 02:20:22,890
came up during public comment.

2355
02:20:22,890 --> 02:20:25,630


2356
02:20:25,630 --> 02:20:29,870
Yeah, maybe I'm not
fully tracking the yeah.

2357
02:20:29,870 --> 02:20:35,460
Why that makes a difference
and why that's helpful.

2358
02:20:35,460 --> 02:20:42,620
Sure so with adjacent, it would
just be measured feet away

2359
02:20:42,620 --> 02:20:46,220
from where the facility is.

2360
02:20:46,220 --> 02:20:48,760
So if we're talking the
menu board or whatever else,

2361
02:20:48,760 --> 02:20:52,100
it would be feet from that
where a budding is just

2362
02:20:52,100 --> 02:20:54,720
like where the right of
way property line is,

2363
02:20:54,720 --> 02:20:55,780
if that makes sense.

2364
02:20:55,780 --> 02:21:00,800
Our legal team, I guess, kind of
recommended that we change that.

2365
02:21:00,800 --> 02:21:03,980
Just to clarify it,
just because it could

2366
02:21:03,980 --> 02:21:07,980
be kind of difficult to
regulate if it's a 100 foot

2367
02:21:07,980 --> 02:21:11,220
radius, as opposed
to directly adjacent

2368
02:21:11,220 --> 02:21:13,740
to the public right of way.

2369
02:21:13,740 --> 02:21:14,840
OK thank you.

2370
02:21:14,840 --> 02:21:18,420


2371
02:21:18,420 --> 02:21:19,300
Anything else.

2372
02:21:19,300 --> 02:21:21,760
Yeah I just like to
state, over the last year,

2373
02:21:21,760 --> 02:21:23,900
we've received
multiple emails on this

2374
02:21:23,900 --> 02:21:26,620
from different developers
and site planners

2375
02:21:26,620 --> 02:21:28,440
that we're trying to
get a project through.

2376
02:21:28,440 --> 02:21:32,650
And we're really seeing a hang
up as we look for Grand Junction

2377
02:21:32,650 --> 02:21:36,250
to grow, to develop, to have
the services that we all hope

2378
02:21:36,250 --> 02:21:40,690
and want to have, especially
a property up in Orchard mesa,

2379
02:21:40,690 --> 02:21:42,250
I think we really
we've got to get

2380
02:21:42,250 --> 02:21:45,570
behind these businesses and
really incentivize development.

2381
02:21:45,570 --> 02:21:48,690
And that's why I'm in favor
and passing this tonight.

2382
02:21:48,690 --> 02:21:52,890
If there's no additional
comments or questions

2383
02:21:52,890 --> 02:21:54,890
I would ask for a motion.

2384
02:21:54,890 --> 02:21:55,390
All right.

2385
02:21:55,390 --> 02:21:57,470
Now, now is the time.

2386
02:21:57,470 --> 02:22:02,810
OK I move to adopt ordinance
number 5320, an ordinance

2387
02:22:02,810 --> 02:22:05,690
amending sections of
the zoning code title

2388
02:22:05,690 --> 02:22:10,010
21 and Grand Junction
municipal code regarding

2389
02:22:10,010 --> 02:22:12,290
drive-through facilities
on final passage

2390
02:22:12,290 --> 02:22:15,170
and order final publication
in pamphlet form.

2391
02:22:15,170 --> 02:22:17,550
We have a motion on the floor
from council member Kennedy.

2392
02:22:17,550 --> 02:22:20,130
Do I have a second.

2393
02:22:20,130 --> 02:22:25,650
Second OK, we have a second
from Mayor Pro tem Van Dyke.

2394
02:22:25,650 --> 02:22:32,560
And with that, salicina
could you call the roll.

2395
02:22:32,560 --> 02:22:34,240
Council Member Kennedy.

2396
02:22:34,240 --> 02:22:36,540
Yes council member.

2397
02:22:36,540 --> 02:22:39,320
Nguyen yes.

2398
02:22:39,320 --> 02:22:42,180
Council Member Stout sent a
message that she was a yes.

2399
02:22:42,180 --> 02:22:45,100
She cannot say it verbally.

2400
02:22:45,100 --> 02:22:47,500
OK council member van Dijk.

2401
02:22:47,500 --> 02:22:49,580
Yes council member.

2402
02:22:49,580 --> 02:22:53,000
Ballard yes.

2403
02:22:53,000 --> 02:22:53,740
Council Member.

2404
02:22:53,740 --> 02:22:55,840
Beilfuss yes.

2405
02:22:55,840 --> 02:22:56,860
Mayor Lutz.

2406
02:22:56,860 --> 02:23:01,000
Yes The motion passes 7 to 0.

2407
02:23:01,000 --> 02:23:08,640
OK next we will be reviewing
an ordinance amending ordinance

2408
02:23:08,640 --> 02:23:12,520
4991 concerning the city,
Los colonias Development

2409
02:23:12,520 --> 02:23:15,000
Corporation, master lease
and the Third Amendment

2410
02:23:15,000 --> 02:23:18,720
there to for purposes of
amending the description

2411
02:23:18,720 --> 02:23:22,320
of lease parcel 2 for the
purpose of facilitating

2412
02:23:22,320 --> 02:23:27,000
the development of monument
business park on site de

2413
02:23:27,000 --> 02:23:29,050
at the Las colonias
business park,

2414
02:23:29,050 --> 02:23:31,830
and we have a staff
presentation from engineering

2415
02:23:31,830 --> 02:23:34,030
and transportation
director Trent

2416
02:23:34,030 --> 02:23:39,150
Powell, as well as interim
city attorney Jeremiah Boyce.

2417
02:23:39,150 --> 02:23:42,390
Good evening, Mayor
and members of council.

2418
02:23:42,390 --> 02:23:46,090
This evening, or back
in November of 2017,

2419
02:23:46,090 --> 02:23:50,110
the city council authorized
the development of 15 acres

2420
02:23:50,110 --> 02:23:53,990
down at the Las colonias Las
colonias park, known as the Las

2421
02:23:53,990 --> 02:23:55,990
colonias business park.

2422
02:23:55,990 --> 02:23:59,950
There was a master lease that
we put together there on four

2423
02:23:59,950 --> 02:24:06,190
different areas that we then
executed that lease with the Las

2424
02:24:06,190 --> 02:24:09,350
colonias Development
Corporation, who has then since

2425
02:24:09,350 --> 02:24:12,310
subleased some
portions of those areas

2426
02:24:12,310 --> 02:24:21,190
to Rocky Mountain and bonsai
and more recently, oak star.

2427
02:24:21,190 --> 02:24:23,910
And so the area that we're
talking about here this evening

2428
02:24:23,910 --> 02:24:30,030
is up here on the very,
very North end of the park.

2429
02:24:30,030 --> 02:24:34,110
And it has we've got a proposal
in running through planning

2430
02:24:34,110 --> 02:24:37,350
and through the LCDC called
the monument business park,

2431
02:24:37,350 --> 02:24:40,990
and their layout
is such that they

2432
02:24:40,990 --> 02:24:47,290
need to modify the Southern
boundary of this lease.

2433
02:24:47,290 --> 02:24:49,550
Area number two.

2434
02:24:49,550 --> 02:24:54,350
Lease area number two
encompasses all of the area here

2435
02:24:54,350 --> 02:24:59,310
North of the main entrance road
lease area one was this area

2436
02:24:59,310 --> 02:25:02,310
here, including
the butterfly park

2437
02:25:02,310 --> 02:25:06,350
lease Area 3 is where
oakstar ended up

2438
02:25:06,350 --> 02:25:08,410
taking a portion of that lease.

2439
02:25:08,410 --> 02:25:13,550
Area 4 is where the bonsai
warehouse is proposed.

2440
02:25:13,550 --> 02:25:17,790
So anyway, you can see from
the proposed business park,

2441
02:25:17,790 --> 02:25:22,470
the monument business park
here where the parking lot does

2442
02:25:22,470 --> 02:25:25,940
protrude over the leased area.

2443
02:25:25,940 --> 02:25:29,420
And so all this
does is clean that

2444
02:25:29,420 --> 02:25:36,460
up and be able to accommodate
that expanded parking lot there.

2445
02:25:36,460 --> 02:25:40,420
Other than that, I
would have to defer

2446
02:25:40,420 --> 02:25:43,900
to our city attorney
in regards to why

2447
02:25:43,900 --> 02:25:45,640
this requires an ordinance.

2448
02:25:45,640 --> 02:25:49,760
But anyway,
nonetheless, it does.

2449
02:25:49,760 --> 02:25:52,760
And this is our Third
Amendment to the lease.

2450
02:25:52,760 --> 02:25:56,500
The first one was amending
25 years to 99 years

2451
02:25:56,500 --> 02:26:01,060
after we had a positive
vote from voters on that.

2452
02:26:01,060 --> 02:26:05,340
And then the second one was
amending the lease for oak star.

2453
02:26:05,340 --> 02:26:08,180
So this is the third one
that we're needing to amend.

2454
02:26:08,180 --> 02:26:10,560
So with that, I'd be happy
to entertain any questions.

2455
02:26:10,560 --> 02:26:11,360
It is an ordinance.

2456
02:26:11,360 --> 02:26:15,340
So we will need to have a public
hearing to make that official.

2457
02:26:15,340 --> 02:26:19,820
Do you have anything to add.

2458
02:26:19,820 --> 02:26:20,320
I don't.

2459
02:26:20,320 --> 02:26:21,520
Trent did a great job.

2460
02:26:21,520 --> 02:26:22,570
Up OK.

2461
02:26:22,570 --> 02:26:27,810
Any council questions or
comments at this time.

2462
02:26:27,810 --> 02:26:31,930
OK with that, we will
open public hearing.

2463
02:26:31,930 --> 02:26:35,950
If anyone would like to
have public comment on this,

2464
02:26:35,950 --> 02:26:38,970
please approach the podium.

2465
02:26:38,970 --> 02:26:42,530
Seeing none, we will
close the public hearing

2466
02:26:42,530 --> 02:26:47,650
and return to council for
comments or questions.

2467
02:26:47,650 --> 02:26:49,990
Just quickly, thanks for
handling this, Trent.

2468
02:26:49,990 --> 02:26:54,290
I said because I'm on the
board, I also am on the LCDC

2469
02:26:54,290 --> 02:26:57,570
and this is just another
great development

2470
02:26:57,570 --> 02:27:00,130
along the Riverside Parkway
and a great development

2471
02:27:00,130 --> 02:27:01,230
in Las colonias.

2472
02:27:01,230 --> 02:27:02,550
So excited for this.

2473
02:27:02,550 --> 02:27:05,530
It sounds like there's some
great innovative concepts

2474
02:27:05,530 --> 02:27:07,230
that are moving forward here.

2475
02:27:07,230 --> 02:27:10,090
So thank you.

2476
02:27:10,090 --> 02:27:13,570
Any other questions or comments.

2477
02:27:13,570 --> 02:27:17,570
Seeing none, I would
ask for a motion.

2478
02:27:17,570 --> 02:27:19,730
I can do that.

2479
02:27:19,730 --> 02:27:20,480
Go for it.

2480
02:27:20,480 --> 02:27:26,420
OK I moved to adopt
ordinance number 5321,

2481
02:27:26,420 --> 02:27:32,200
an ordinance to amend ordinance
4991 concerning the city, Las

2482
02:27:32,200 --> 02:27:34,360
colonias Development
Corporation, master lease

2483
02:27:34,360 --> 02:27:38,480
and the Third Amendment thereto
for the purpose of amending

2484
02:27:38,480 --> 02:27:40,240
the description of the lease.

2485
02:27:40,240 --> 02:27:43,800
Parcel two for the purpose of
facilitating the development

2486
02:27:43,800 --> 02:27:46,560
of the monument
business park on site

2487
02:27:46,560 --> 02:27:52,100
D at the Las colonias business
park on final passage, in order.

2488
02:27:52,100 --> 02:27:54,640
Final publication
in pamphlet form.

2489
02:27:54,640 --> 02:27:55,920
OK, we have a
motion on the floor

2490
02:27:55,920 --> 02:27:57,260
from council member Kennedy.

2491
02:27:57,260 --> 02:27:58,920
Do we have a second.

2492
02:27:58,920 --> 02:28:00,960
Second we have a
second from council

2493
02:28:00,960 --> 02:28:05,800
member Wynn and celestina,
if you could call roll.

2494
02:28:05,800 --> 02:28:06,540
Council Member.

2495
02:28:06,540 --> 02:28:08,720
Nguyen yes.

2496
02:28:08,720 --> 02:28:09,540
Council Member.

2497
02:28:09,540 --> 02:28:13,400
Stoute yes.

2498
02:28:13,400 --> 02:28:15,040
Council Member van Dijk.

2499
02:28:15,040 --> 02:28:17,060
Yes council member.

2500
02:28:17,060 --> 02:28:19,320
Ballard yes.

2501
02:28:19,320 --> 02:28:21,000
Council Member.

2502
02:28:21,000 --> 02:28:22,580
Yes council member.

2503
02:28:22,580 --> 02:28:23,960
Kennedy yes.

2504
02:28:23,960 --> 02:28:24,980
Mayor Lutz.

2505
02:28:24,980 --> 02:28:31,380
Yes The motion passes 7 to 0 and
we will move to our next item,

2506
02:28:31,380 --> 02:28:33,680
which is an ordinance amending
the comprehensive plan

2507
02:28:33,680 --> 02:28:37,040
for approximately 19.83
acres from industrial

2508
02:28:37,040 --> 02:28:38,560
to residential low.

2509
02:28:38,560 --> 02:28:40,560
Located on lot two
of monument vista

2510
02:28:40,560 --> 02:28:43,180
subdivision at eight 6021 road.

2511
02:28:43,180 --> 02:28:45,360
And we have a staff
presentation from planning

2512
02:28:45,360 --> 02:28:46,700
manager Thomas Lloyd.

2513
02:28:46,700 --> 02:29:02,280


2514
02:29:02,280 --> 02:29:04,240
All right.

2515
02:29:04,240 --> 02:29:06,680
The mic is on now.

2516
02:29:06,680 --> 02:29:07,220
All right.

2517
02:29:07,220 --> 02:29:08,020
Good evening again.

2518
02:29:08,020 --> 02:29:11,440
City council as well as
members of the public.

2519
02:29:11,440 --> 02:29:12,600
I'm Thomas Lloyd,
I'm the planning

2520
02:29:12,600 --> 02:29:15,480
manager with the Community
Development Department.

2521
02:29:15,480 --> 02:29:21,190
And this is for a CPA that we
have on the Northwestern side

2522
02:29:21,190 --> 02:29:22,630
of the city.

2523
02:29:22,630 --> 02:29:26,050
But it is located
at eight 6021 road.

2524
02:29:26,050 --> 02:29:27,630
And more specifically,
it's lot two

2525
02:29:27,630 --> 02:29:31,430
of monument vistas filing one.

2526
02:29:31,430 --> 02:29:34,470
So just it may have been
a while since you guys

2527
02:29:34,470 --> 02:29:36,410
have done a CPA and a rezone.

2528
02:29:36,410 --> 02:29:39,830
So just to remind
everybody, the first step

2529
02:29:39,830 --> 02:29:41,450
is a comprehensive
plan Amendment,

2530
02:29:41,450 --> 02:29:45,990
and the CPA has to be done
prior to the rezone itself,

2531
02:29:45,990 --> 02:29:48,350
and the rezone will
move forward assuming

2532
02:29:48,350 --> 02:29:50,850
that the CPA is approved.

2533
02:29:50,850 --> 02:29:53,990


2534
02:29:53,990 --> 02:29:55,190
All right.

2535
02:29:55,190 --> 02:29:58,350
So the property owner,
Brookfield mixed use 65,

2536
02:29:58,350 --> 02:30:02,710
is requesting this CPA from the
industrial land use designation

2537
02:30:02,710 --> 02:30:09,550
to the residential land use
designation on 19.83 acres.

2538
02:30:09,550 --> 02:30:12,130
I'm not sure some of you may
have been on the council,

2539
02:30:12,130 --> 02:30:20,380
but previously there was another
CPA done here a few years back

2540
02:30:20,380 --> 02:30:21,480
where this was.

2541
02:30:21,480 --> 02:30:25,580
It was the same CPA type of
Amendment residential Industrial

2542
02:30:25,580 --> 02:30:28,340
Light to residential
low or excuse me

2543
02:30:28,340 --> 02:30:30,340
industrial to residential low.

2544
02:30:30,340 --> 02:30:33,300
So really the request
here from the applicant

2545
02:30:33,300 --> 02:30:38,620
is to do a continuation of what
they've done to the East here.

2546
02:30:38,620 --> 02:30:41,580
That is residential low.

2547
02:30:41,580 --> 02:30:45,980
So yeah, I'll just
go into the vicinity.

2548
02:30:45,980 --> 02:30:48,660
The properties outlined
here in yellow.

2549
02:30:48,660 --> 02:30:51,460
You got 21 road over here.

2550
02:30:51,460 --> 02:30:55,020
You got the Brookfield
residential development here.

2551
02:30:55,020 --> 02:31:00,820
This is really close to this
is the last corporate limits

2552
02:31:00,820 --> 02:31:02,900
area of town.

2553
02:31:02,900 --> 02:31:06,540
This is where we're kind of
getting to the end of our udb

2554
02:31:06,540 --> 02:31:09,860
on the Western
Northwestern area of town,

2555
02:31:09,860 --> 02:31:16,170
and where we're a lot closer
to our fruita buffer area.

2556
02:31:16,170 --> 02:31:17,670
So here's the land use map.

2557
02:31:17,670 --> 02:31:20,310
You have industrial
low or excuse me.

2558
02:31:20,310 --> 02:31:21,910
Industrial everywhere here.

2559
02:31:21,910 --> 02:31:25,470
And then residential
low to the North.

2560
02:31:25,470 --> 02:31:27,370
As well as the Middle East.

2561
02:31:27,370 --> 02:31:31,490
And, it kind of
crosses this area here.

2562
02:31:31,490 --> 02:31:33,250
So yeah.

2563
02:31:33,250 --> 02:31:37,570
In residential low
in terms of what

2564
02:31:37,570 --> 02:31:45,770
that land use means it is lower
density, larger lot residential.

2565
02:31:45,770 --> 02:31:49,170
But if you just look to
the surrounding area,

2566
02:31:49,170 --> 02:31:54,850
you have more residential
agricultural uses to the West.

2567
02:31:54,850 --> 02:32:00,050
You have light industrial uses
to the South, as well as more

2568
02:32:00,050 --> 02:32:06,450
residential lower density
uses anywhere from 2 to 5.5

2569
02:32:06,450 --> 02:32:09,830
units there to the Middle East.

2570
02:32:09,830 --> 02:32:12,930


2571
02:32:12,930 --> 02:32:17,050
In terms of implementing land
use designations or excuse

2572
02:32:17,050 --> 02:32:19,330
me, implementing zoning
districts of land of that land

2573
02:32:19,330 --> 02:32:23,670
use designation of
residential low RL 4, RL 5,

2574
02:32:23,670 --> 02:32:27,490
P1, P2, and PD
would all be zoned

2575
02:32:27,490 --> 02:32:29,070
districts that implement that.

2576
02:32:29,070 --> 02:32:32,710
That's not really important
for this part of the item,

2577
02:32:32,710 --> 02:32:38,850
but we'll revisit that if
and when we do the rezoning.

2578
02:32:38,850 --> 02:32:41,130
So if you look at
the current zoning,

2579
02:32:41,130 --> 02:32:45,970
you can see it's
RL 5 to the East

2580
02:32:45,970 --> 02:32:48,490
and then some RL 4 to
the North Northeast

2581
02:32:48,490 --> 02:32:50,210
and then Industrial Light.

2582
02:32:50,210 --> 02:32:54,730
Also this is more important
to next portion of this.

2583
02:32:54,730 --> 02:32:59,210
If this does move forward
here are site photos.

2584
02:32:59,210 --> 02:33:01,610
As you can see,
it's largely vacant

2585
02:33:01,610 --> 02:33:05,050
agricultural land right now.

2586
02:33:05,050 --> 02:33:10,120
So we'll get into the meat
of the analysis of this now.

2587
02:33:10,120 --> 02:33:13,920
So to amend the
comprehensive plan,

2588
02:33:13,920 --> 02:33:16,560
here's the criterion
that has to be met.

2589
02:33:16,560 --> 02:33:20,420
The existing comprehensive plan,
or any related element thereof,

2590
02:33:20,420 --> 02:33:23,680
requires the proposed Amendment,
and the community or area

2591
02:33:23,680 --> 02:33:25,940
will derive benefits from
the proposed Amendment,

2592
02:33:25,940 --> 02:33:28,540
and/or the Amendment will be
consistent with the vision,

2593
02:33:28,540 --> 02:33:30,880
goals, principles, and policies
of the comprehensive plan

2594
02:33:30,880 --> 02:33:32,400
and elements thereof.

2595
02:33:32,400 --> 02:33:34,620
So it's kind of similar
to our rezoning criteria,

2596
02:33:34,620 --> 02:33:36,640
but slightly different.

2597
02:33:36,640 --> 02:33:38,740
But we'll go through
this in more detail.

2598
02:33:38,740 --> 02:33:40,800
And just to start,
staff has found

2599
02:33:40,800 --> 02:33:43,400
that the criteria has been met.

2600
02:33:43,400 --> 02:33:47,320
But we'll discuss it more here.

2601
02:33:47,320 --> 02:33:47,940
All right.

2602
02:33:47,940 --> 02:33:51,120
So for the first criterion,
the current industrial land use

2603
02:33:51,120 --> 02:33:53,720
designation, just
so you're aware,

2604
02:33:53,720 --> 02:33:58,400
is implemented by zoning
districts of kg, I1 and I2.

2605
02:33:58,400 --> 02:34:03,480
But, with the residential low
designation that they're asking

2606
02:34:03,480 --> 02:34:07,830
for, it would be consistent
with multiple portions

2607
02:34:07,830 --> 02:34:10,950
of the comprehensive
plan, specifically

2608
02:34:10,950 --> 02:34:15,470
plan principle 3.1 be
responsible and manage growth.

2609
02:34:15,470 --> 02:34:18,630
This principle calls on the city
to support the efficient use

2610
02:34:18,630 --> 02:34:21,250
of existing public
facilities and services,

2611
02:34:21,250 --> 02:34:22,870
by directing
development to locations

2612
02:34:22,870 --> 02:34:26,270
where it can meet and maintain
level of services targets.

2613
02:34:26,270 --> 02:34:28,710
This is a tier 2
property, but the reason

2614
02:34:28,710 --> 02:34:32,070
I'm mentioning that principle
is just because there is already

2615
02:34:32,070 --> 02:34:34,950
sewer and services
available to that site,

2616
02:34:34,950 --> 02:34:38,950
with the residential areas
that are directly to the East,

2617
02:34:38,950 --> 02:34:42,510
and they would really just
be continuing that on.

2618
02:34:42,510 --> 02:34:44,390
It also, the
comprehensive plan also

2619
02:34:44,390 --> 02:34:46,910
acknowledges the growing
demand for housing

2620
02:34:46,910 --> 02:34:49,510
and a limited supply of
housing that we're kind

2621
02:34:49,510 --> 02:34:51,270
of struggling with right now.

2622
02:34:51,270 --> 02:34:52,430
And obviously,
we're kind of going

2623
02:34:52,430 --> 02:34:54,810
through the housing needs
assessment stuff right now also.

2624
02:34:54,810 --> 02:34:59,310
So that just acts as an
undercurrent of all of this.

2625
02:34:59,310 --> 02:35:02,550
But having additional
housing stock,

2626
02:35:02,550 --> 02:35:06,500
can help meet the community's
long term residential needs.

2627
02:35:06,500 --> 02:35:08,840
This is consistent with our
managed growth principles,

2628
02:35:08,840 --> 02:35:11,980
just because it aligns with land
use policy and changing market

2629
02:35:11,980 --> 02:35:14,500
and demographic conditions.

2630
02:35:14,500 --> 02:35:16,420
A comprehensive
plan Amendment is

2631
02:35:16,420 --> 02:35:19,260
the formal or formal
mechanism for evaluating

2632
02:35:19,260 --> 02:35:21,820
whether a property should
transition to a more appropriate

2633
02:35:21,820 --> 02:35:25,700
future use with
a site like this,

2634
02:35:25,700 --> 02:35:27,920
it is adjacent to
existing services.

2635
02:35:27,920 --> 02:35:31,480
So redesignate redesignated it
to residential low supports,

2636
02:35:31,480 --> 02:35:34,580
orderly expansion
rather than scattering

2637
02:35:34,580 --> 02:35:38,140
or having inefficient
development patterns.

2638
02:35:38,140 --> 02:35:40,500
I did want to touch on just
because the comprehensive plan

2639
02:35:40,500 --> 02:35:44,380
is very supportive of preserving
industrial properties,

2640
02:35:44,380 --> 02:35:49,260
but more specifically,
it's protects and preserves

2641
02:35:49,260 --> 02:35:53,020
industrial properties and
more certain established areas

2642
02:35:53,020 --> 02:35:56,100
and with areas that
have railroad access.

2643
02:35:56,100 --> 02:35:58,540
So this property is
not within an area

2644
02:35:58,540 --> 02:36:02,020
that has railroad Spurs
or special infrastructure

2645
02:36:02,020 --> 02:36:04,660
to serve industrial properties.

2646
02:36:04,660 --> 02:36:08,580
And in the comprehensive plan,
there's even a specific h road

2647
02:36:08,580 --> 02:36:12,860
Northwest subarea that
it really encourages

2648
02:36:12,860 --> 02:36:15,500
us to protect in the future.

2649
02:36:15,500 --> 02:36:17,640
This area is not
within that area,

2650
02:36:17,640 --> 02:36:21,380
so staff feels like it
is consistent to rezone

2651
02:36:21,380 --> 02:36:23,780
this to a residential use.

2652
02:36:23,780 --> 02:36:27,180
And just further if
industrial is no longer

2653
02:36:27,180 --> 02:36:30,860
viable or appropriate
changing the designation

2654
02:36:30,860 --> 02:36:33,580
to residential low
can reduce future land

2655
02:36:33,580 --> 02:36:38,820
use conflicts, especially with
the site to the Middle East.

2656
02:36:38,820 --> 02:36:43,460
It is a more consistent use
with the properties that

2657
02:36:43,460 --> 02:36:46,100
are to the North,
the West and the East

2658
02:36:46,100 --> 02:36:48,420
so it can help maintain a
better neighborhood quality

2659
02:36:48,420 --> 02:36:50,860
and promote a more
predictable land use pattern.

2660
02:36:50,860 --> 02:36:54,140
Obviously, there will still be
industrial land use designations

2661
02:36:54,140 --> 02:36:57,020
to the South, but
staff kind of sees

2662
02:36:57,020 --> 02:37:02,610
this as lessening the intensity
of the uses in that area.

2663
02:37:02,610 --> 02:37:06,630
So staff finds that this
criterion has been met.

2664
02:37:06,630 --> 02:37:09,370


2665
02:37:09,370 --> 02:37:11,650
Secondly, that
the next criterion

2666
02:37:11,650 --> 02:37:13,650
is that the commuter
area will derive benefits

2667
02:37:13,650 --> 02:37:16,290
from the proposed Amendment.

2668
02:37:16,290 --> 02:37:18,670
So we touched on housing.

2669
02:37:18,670 --> 02:37:21,570
I think that's really
the largest benefit.

2670
02:37:21,570 --> 02:37:25,410
I'll touch on it very quickly
because we did already

2671
02:37:25,410 --> 02:37:27,090
talk about it.

2672
02:37:27,090 --> 02:37:29,130
But residential low
creates the opportunity

2673
02:37:29,130 --> 02:37:31,330
for additional housing.

2674
02:37:31,330 --> 02:37:35,850
Is a more compatible transition
between the surrounding land

2675
02:37:35,850 --> 02:37:37,330
uses.

2676
02:37:37,330 --> 02:37:40,170
And the properties,
especially to the North,

2677
02:37:40,170 --> 02:37:42,450
the East and the West.

2678
02:37:42,450 --> 02:37:44,690
These types of low
density residential uses

2679
02:37:44,690 --> 02:37:47,930
are typically more consistent
with the neighborhood character

2680
02:37:47,930 --> 02:37:51,490
that you would see in that area.

2681
02:37:51,490 --> 02:37:55,290
So lastly, just that
land use plan should

2682
02:37:55,290 --> 02:37:57,930
adapt when conditions evolve.

2683
02:37:57,930 --> 02:38:02,160
If the site such as this is no
longer optimal for industrial

2684
02:38:02,160 --> 02:38:03,400
use.

2685
02:38:03,400 --> 02:38:05,360
Redesignating it
to residential low

2686
02:38:05,360 --> 02:38:07,680
is certainly a use
that it can still

2687
02:38:07,680 --> 02:38:10,840
be used in a
productive manner that

2688
02:38:10,840 --> 02:38:14,960
does benefit the city with our
housing shortage right now.

2689
02:38:14,960 --> 02:38:18,200
So staff finds that the proposed
comprehensive plan Amendment

2690
02:38:18,200 --> 02:38:20,320
will benefit the community
by increasing housing

2691
02:38:20,320 --> 02:38:22,400
opportunities, promoting
compatible neighborhood

2692
02:38:22,400 --> 02:38:26,300
development, reducing
potential industrial impacts,

2693
02:38:26,300 --> 02:38:30,040
and efficiently utilizing
existing infrastructure,

2694
02:38:30,040 --> 02:38:33,720
as well as supporting
long term, orderly growth.

2695
02:38:33,720 --> 02:38:37,840
So staff finds that
criterion has been met,

2696
02:38:37,840 --> 02:38:40,240
and then lastly, that
the Amendment will

2697
02:38:40,240 --> 02:38:42,100
be consistent with the
vision, goals, principles,

2698
02:38:42,100 --> 02:38:43,640
and policies of the
comprehensive policies

2699
02:38:43,640 --> 02:38:46,160
of the comprehensive plan.

2700
02:38:46,160 --> 02:38:50,080
So this was kind of touched
on earlier mentioned planned

2701
02:38:50,080 --> 02:38:54,600
principle 3.1b earlier
and the acknowledgment

2702
02:38:54,600 --> 02:38:58,310
of grand junction's
growing housing needs.

2703
02:38:58,310 --> 02:39:03,390
Lastly, there's also
a plan, principle 5.1,

2704
02:39:03,390 --> 02:39:05,490
which is strong neighborhoods
and housing choices.

2705
02:39:05,490 --> 02:39:08,030
This calls on the city to
promote more opportunities

2706
02:39:08,030 --> 02:39:12,310
for housing choices to meet
the needs of all people,

2707
02:39:12,310 --> 02:39:14,230
ages and incomes.

2708
02:39:14,230 --> 02:39:16,990
So this principle
also calls on the city

2709
02:39:16,990 --> 02:39:20,710
to monitor and periodically
update the land use plan

2710
02:39:20,710 --> 02:39:23,670
to ensure the city has an
adequate supply of land

2711
02:39:23,670 --> 02:39:27,110
designated for
different housing types.

2712
02:39:27,110 --> 02:39:32,070
So staff has also found that
this criterion has been met

2713
02:39:32,070 --> 02:39:33,910
and that it's consistent
with the comprehensive plan

2714
02:39:33,910 --> 02:39:35,850
because it responds to
current housing needs,

2715
02:39:35,850 --> 02:39:38,950
promotes compatible and more
cohesive land use patterns,

2716
02:39:38,950 --> 02:39:42,710
and supports efficient use
and orderly of infrastructure

2717
02:39:42,710 --> 02:39:45,950
and orderly growth patterns.

2718
02:39:45,950 --> 02:39:49,870
So staff finds that
criterion has been met.

2719
02:39:49,870 --> 02:39:52,470
And just in terms of
our findings of fact

2720
02:39:52,470 --> 02:39:57,010
and in accordance with section
21.0205 5 minus 0 C4 romanet.

2721
02:39:57,010 --> 02:39:59,550
Three of the zoning
and development code.

2722
02:39:59,550 --> 02:40:01,350
The application
meets the criteria

2723
02:40:01,350 --> 02:40:05,470
identified in the
comprehensive plan criteria.

2724
02:40:05,470 --> 02:40:09,750
So the planning commission
also heard this request

2725
02:40:09,750 --> 02:40:11,290
at their April 28 meeting.

2726
02:40:11,290 --> 02:40:14,710
And they voted 7 to 0
to recommend approval.

2727
02:40:14,710 --> 02:40:15,650
That's all I have.

2728
02:40:15,650 --> 02:40:17,750
Happy to answer questions.

2729
02:40:17,750 --> 02:40:20,150
Thank you.

2730
02:40:20,150 --> 02:40:21,710
Is the applicant here.

2731
02:40:21,710 --> 02:40:23,130
Do you have a presentation.

2732
02:40:23,130 --> 02:40:26,950


2733
02:40:26,950 --> 02:40:28,290
Good evening, council members.

2734
02:40:28,290 --> 02:40:29,330
My name is Chris Hernandez.

2735
02:40:29,330 --> 02:40:31,550
I'm representing the
applicant this evening.

2736
02:40:31,550 --> 02:40:36,230
We just have a quick little
slide right here that we're

2737
02:40:36,230 --> 02:40:38,090
going to just power through.

2738
02:40:38,090 --> 02:40:39,830
Thomas has already kind
of gone over everything

2739
02:40:39,830 --> 02:40:40,890
that we have here.

2740
02:40:40,890 --> 02:40:46,750
So he's already done a real
good job explaining everything.

2741
02:40:46,750 --> 02:40:48,390
The one thing that
we did want to hit on

2742
02:40:48,390 --> 02:40:53,740
is that we do understand the
importance of the Industrial

2743
02:40:53,740 --> 02:40:56,980
zoning and how we're keeping
that industrial zoning

2744
02:40:56,980 --> 02:40:58,540
South of the.

2745
02:40:58,540 --> 02:41:00,980
Requested residential.

2746
02:41:00,980 --> 02:41:06,660
And they are developing in
two sections of that already.

2747
02:41:06,660 --> 02:41:16,580
Well so here in I1
and one here, they

2748
02:41:16,580 --> 02:41:23,220
are already having plats done
to develop industrial there.

2749
02:41:23,220 --> 02:41:25,100
And then we're just
mirroring really

2750
02:41:25,100 --> 02:41:31,500
the RL five the North
section of this parcel here.

2751
02:41:31,500 --> 02:41:32,880
And that's really all we had.

2752
02:41:32,880 --> 02:41:35,860


2753
02:41:35,860 --> 02:41:39,820
Let me go ahead and read that.

2754
02:41:39,820 --> 02:41:41,380
Read this.

2755
02:41:41,380 --> 02:41:42,600
No, no.

2756
02:41:42,600 --> 02:41:46,260


2757
02:41:46,260 --> 02:41:49,280
No sorry I'm Tracy with
River City consultants.

2758
02:41:49,280 --> 02:41:51,040
And could you speak into
the microphone, please.

2759
02:41:51,040 --> 02:41:51,940
Sorry thank you.

2760
02:41:51,940 --> 02:41:54,630
My name is Tracy Stetson
with River City consultants,

2761
02:41:54,630 --> 02:41:57,830
and Chris here is training
as a project coordinator.

2762
02:41:57,830 --> 02:42:00,290
And so we're kind of letting
him take the wheel tonight.

2763
02:42:00,290 --> 02:42:01,610
There were some
points that we wanted

2764
02:42:01,610 --> 02:42:04,550
to make just on this sheet.

2765
02:42:04,550 --> 02:42:07,070
I'm going to let him read it
because I do have a sore tooth.

2766
02:42:07,070 --> 02:42:09,770
So I'm going to let
him go with this.

2767
02:42:09,770 --> 02:42:12,990
And so because of the
comprehensive plan priorities,

2768
02:42:12,990 --> 02:42:15,310
the use of existing public
facilities and services,

2769
02:42:15,310 --> 02:42:17,890
this property is a
target for Amendment.

2770
02:42:17,890 --> 02:42:19,530
The property is already
within the city limits

2771
02:42:19,530 --> 02:42:21,450
and has access to sewer.

2772
02:42:21,450 --> 02:42:22,810
There's a growing
demand and limited

2773
02:42:22,810 --> 02:42:25,930
supply of attainable
housing in Grand Junction.

2774
02:42:25,930 --> 02:42:29,410
There is limited demand
for industrial development,

2775
02:42:29,410 --> 02:42:31,330
and this Amendment
would increase

2776
02:42:31,330 --> 02:42:33,010
opportunity to
create new housing

2777
02:42:33,010 --> 02:42:35,770
and help to meet
long term needs.

2778
02:42:35,770 --> 02:42:39,090
Residential low designation
is better aligned

2779
02:42:39,090 --> 02:42:42,210
with the surrounding residential
development to the East

2780
02:42:42,210 --> 02:42:45,130
and the residential low
designation to the North,

2781
02:42:45,130 --> 02:42:48,570
and we're still preserving
14.36 acres of industrial land

2782
02:42:48,570 --> 02:42:49,850
for development.

2783
02:42:49,850 --> 02:42:53,320
And the applicant is committed
to industrial development

2784
02:42:53,320 --> 02:42:55,960
in this area and is
currently developing

2785
02:42:55,960 --> 02:42:59,920
the industrial properties
adjacent to the East

2786
02:42:59,920 --> 02:43:00,980
of this parcel.

2787
02:43:00,980 --> 02:43:03,600


2788
02:43:03,600 --> 02:43:04,640
Thank you.

2789
02:43:04,640 --> 02:43:07,500
OK we're available to answer
any questions you might have.

2790
02:43:07,500 --> 02:43:08,680
OK thank you.

2791
02:43:08,680 --> 02:43:11,560
If you just want to
remain there while we

2792
02:43:11,560 --> 02:43:14,480
in case any of the Council
members have a question,

2793
02:43:14,480 --> 02:43:17,540
we will come back to council
for comments or questions.

2794
02:43:17,540 --> 02:43:21,200


2795
02:43:21,200 --> 02:43:23,020
The one question I have is.

2796
02:43:23,020 --> 02:43:24,460
So when I was
reviewing the packet,

2797
02:43:24,460 --> 02:43:26,440
I did notice that the
neighborhood meeting

2798
02:43:26,440 --> 02:43:29,720
was held in October 24 of 2024.

2799
02:43:29,720 --> 02:43:34,240
And I was just wondering
why it was so long ago.

2800
02:43:34,240 --> 02:43:35,340
Yeah, I can speak to that.

2801
02:43:35,340 --> 02:43:38,480
So this has been an
ongoing application,

2802
02:43:38,480 --> 02:43:41,080
and we also had to
do a subdivision

2803
02:43:41,080 --> 02:43:44,040
prior to this rezone happening.

2804
02:43:44,040 --> 02:43:46,880
So with the subdivision
happening, the minor subdivision

2805
02:43:46,880 --> 02:43:49,800
that happened to make this
rezone reason possible.

2806
02:43:49,800 --> 02:43:52,880
This has just been kind
of a longer process.

2807
02:43:52,880 --> 02:43:54,320
OK thank you.

2808
02:43:54,320 --> 02:43:57,160
Council Member stout.

2809
02:43:57,160 --> 02:44:01,600
Yeah I wanted to say that I will
be voting yes for the Amendment

2810
02:44:01,600 --> 02:44:04,480
because I find staff and the
applicants presentations to be

2811
02:44:04,480 --> 02:44:07,220
complete and to be compelling.

2812
02:44:07,220 --> 02:44:10,600
And I find that all the
criteria has been met.

2813
02:44:10,600 --> 02:44:11,660
OK thank you.

2814
02:44:11,660 --> 02:44:14,760
Are there any other questions
or concerns from or questions

2815
02:44:14,760 --> 02:44:16,660
or comments from council.

2816
02:44:16,660 --> 02:44:19,880


2817
02:44:19,880 --> 02:44:21,760
OK thank you so much.

2818
02:44:21,760 --> 02:44:22,380
You can go ahead.

2819
02:44:22,380 --> 02:44:26,400
Have a seat and we will open
the floor for public hearing.

2820
02:44:26,400 --> 02:44:28,640
If anyone has comment
that they would

2821
02:44:28,640 --> 02:44:31,020
like to enter into the record.

2822
02:44:31,020 --> 02:44:33,640


2823
02:44:33,640 --> 02:44:36,400
Seeing none, we will
close the public hearing

2824
02:44:36,400 --> 02:44:41,160
and we will move for last
comments or questions

2825
02:44:41,160 --> 02:44:42,060
from council.

2826
02:44:42,060 --> 02:44:44,640


2827
02:44:44,640 --> 02:44:46,940
Seeing none, I would
ask for a motion.

2828
02:44:46,940 --> 02:44:52,050
Emotion all right.

2829
02:44:52,050 --> 02:44:57,910
I would move to adopt
ordinance number 5322,

2830
02:44:57,910 --> 02:45:00,430
an ordinance amending
the comprehensive plan

2831
02:45:00,430 --> 02:45:03,910
for approximately
19.83 acres from

2832
02:45:03,910 --> 02:45:06,430
industrial to
residential low, located

2833
02:45:06,430 --> 02:45:10,070
at 860 21 road on
final passage and order

2834
02:45:10,070 --> 02:45:13,430
final publication
in pamphlet form.

2835
02:45:13,430 --> 02:45:16,570
We have a motion on the floor
from council member Kennedy.

2836
02:45:16,570 --> 02:45:17,490
Is there a second.

2837
02:45:17,490 --> 02:45:20,550
Second we have a second.

2838
02:45:20,550 --> 02:45:25,170
I think Mayor Pro tem
van Dijk got that first.

2839
02:45:25,170 --> 02:45:27,470
So that would be our second.

2840
02:45:27,470 --> 02:45:30,830
And celestina, if
you could call roll.

2841
02:45:30,830 --> 02:45:32,910
Council Member Stout.

2842
02:45:32,910 --> 02:45:35,350
Yes council member van Dijk.

2843
02:45:35,350 --> 02:45:37,170
Yes council member.

2844
02:45:37,170 --> 02:45:39,270
Ballard yes.

2845
02:45:39,270 --> 02:45:40,010
Council Member.

2846
02:45:40,010 --> 02:45:45,260
Beilfuss yes.

2847
02:45:45,260 --> 02:45:46,040
Council Member.

2848
02:45:46,040 --> 02:45:48,220
Kennedy yes.

2849
02:45:48,220 --> 02:45:49,000
Council Member.

2850
02:45:49,000 --> 02:45:50,540
Nguyen yes.

2851
02:45:50,540 --> 02:45:51,540
Mayor Lutz.

2852
02:45:51,540 --> 02:45:56,940
Yes The motion
passes 7 to 0, and we

2853
02:45:56,940 --> 02:46:00,580
will move to our next ordinance,
which is an ordinance rezoning

2854
02:46:00,580 --> 02:46:04,020
approximately 19.83 acres
from Industrial Light

2855
02:46:04,020 --> 02:46:08,460
L1 to residential low
five RL 5, located

2856
02:46:08,460 --> 02:46:10,980
on lot two of monument
vista subdivision

2857
02:46:10,980 --> 02:46:14,920
at eight 6021 road and Thomas.

2858
02:46:14,920 --> 02:46:15,480
Go ahead.

2859
02:46:15,480 --> 02:46:17,060
We'll kick it back to you.

2860
02:46:17,060 --> 02:46:19,640
Sure yeah, I'll try
to shorten this a bit.

2861
02:46:19,640 --> 02:46:20,920
Won't be quite as verbose.

2862
02:46:20,920 --> 02:46:23,420
I can read the
room a little bit.

2863
02:46:23,420 --> 02:46:27,380
So this request
is from Industrial

2864
02:46:27,380 --> 02:46:31,740
Light to residential low five.

2865
02:46:31,740 --> 02:46:34,340
So it's the same site
we just talked about.

2866
02:46:34,340 --> 02:46:35,820
And if you just look
at the current zoning

2867
02:46:35,820 --> 02:46:38,300
it is I1 right now.

2868
02:46:38,300 --> 02:46:42,460
And then to the East is
the RL four the RL and

2869
02:46:42,460 --> 02:46:44,690
as well as the RL five.

2870
02:46:44,690 --> 02:46:47,870
And then more industrial load
to the South and Southeast.

2871
02:46:47,870 --> 02:46:50,610


2872
02:46:50,610 --> 02:46:51,270
All right.

2873
02:46:51,270 --> 02:46:53,370
So we'll get into our analysis.

2874
02:46:53,370 --> 02:46:56,570
Really a lot of the consistency
and comprehensive plan elements

2875
02:46:56,570 --> 02:46:58,630
are very similar
to the last one.

2876
02:46:58,630 --> 02:47:00,730
So rather than getting
in too much detail

2877
02:47:00,730 --> 02:47:03,050
I'll just hit on some
of the principles.

2878
02:47:03,050 --> 02:47:05,970
So the first thing we got to
discuss when we're looking

2879
02:47:05,970 --> 02:47:07,250
at a rezoning,
consider when we're

2880
02:47:07,250 --> 02:47:08,770
looking at rezoning
is that it's generally

2881
02:47:08,770 --> 02:47:10,530
consistent with the
applicable provisions

2882
02:47:10,530 --> 02:47:12,450
of the comprehensive plan.

2883
02:47:12,450 --> 02:47:15,290
So you all just amended
the comprehensive plan

2884
02:47:15,290 --> 02:47:18,370
for it to be consistent with
the future land use map.

2885
02:47:18,370 --> 02:47:23,810
So that area does have a
residential low designation now.

2886
02:47:23,810 --> 02:47:26,450
And, our L5, what
they're requesting

2887
02:47:26,450 --> 02:47:30,210
is an implementing zoning
district of residential low.

2888
02:47:30,210 --> 02:47:35,530
So we touched on responsible
and managed growth policies,

2889
02:47:35,530 --> 02:47:38,250
to support the efficient
use of existing facilities

2890
02:47:38,250 --> 02:47:39,690
and services.

2891
02:47:39,690 --> 02:47:43,040
This area is supported by that.

2892
02:47:43,040 --> 02:47:45,760
Obviously, the comprehensive
plan acknowledges

2893
02:47:45,760 --> 02:47:48,000
the growing demand for housing.

2894
02:47:48,000 --> 02:47:52,640
So rezoning area
from I1 to RL five

2895
02:47:52,640 --> 02:47:54,520
increases opportunities
for new housing

2896
02:47:54,520 --> 02:47:57,160
stock in terms of
strong neighborhoods

2897
02:47:57,160 --> 02:47:59,320
and housing choices.

2898
02:47:59,320 --> 02:48:02,640
It calls on the city to monitor
and periodically update its land

2899
02:48:02,640 --> 02:48:05,680
use plan and zoning to
ensure that the city has

2900
02:48:05,680 --> 02:48:08,600
an adequate supply
of land for housing.

2901
02:48:08,600 --> 02:48:15,100
So it checks that box as
well, so just to summarize,

2902
02:48:15,100 --> 02:48:16,860
it's consistent with the
vision, goals, principles,

2903
02:48:16,860 --> 02:48:19,880
and policies of the Comp
plan because it responds

2904
02:48:19,880 --> 02:48:21,020
to current housing needs.

2905
02:48:21,020 --> 02:48:25,320
It promotes compatible and
cohesive land use patterns.

2906
02:48:25,320 --> 02:48:27,340
It supports the efficient
use of infrastructure,

2907
02:48:27,340 --> 02:48:32,300
and it advances orderly growth
and community livability.

2908
02:48:32,300 --> 02:48:36,320
So staff finds that
criterion has been met.

2909
02:48:36,320 --> 02:48:39,160
Second, we have development
patterns, and that the proposed

2910
02:48:39,160 --> 02:48:41,640
zoning will result in logical
and orderly development

2911
02:48:41,640 --> 02:48:43,080
patterns.

2912
02:48:43,080 --> 02:48:48,760
So a rezone from r I1 to R5
results in a logical and orderly

2913
02:48:48,760 --> 02:48:51,880
development pattern because
it aligns the subject property

2914
02:48:51,880 --> 02:48:55,480
with the established pattern
that is directly to the East as

2915
02:48:55,480 --> 02:48:59,880
well as the North, so it creates
a more coherent transition

2916
02:48:59,880 --> 02:49:01,800
of land uses.

2917
02:49:01,800 --> 02:49:04,320
It's already bordered
by residential zoning

2918
02:49:04,320 --> 02:49:06,020
to the Northeast and the West.

2919
02:49:06,020 --> 02:49:12,120
So RL five it's just a logical
extension of that with the I-1

2920
02:49:12,120 --> 02:49:15,160
zoning to the
South, you RL 5 can

2921
02:49:15,160 --> 02:49:18,240
serve as a transitional district
between the more intense

2922
02:49:18,240 --> 02:49:21,800
industrial activity to the
South and then the more ag

2923
02:49:21,800 --> 02:49:23,120
uses to the North.

2924
02:49:23,120 --> 02:49:26,280
I did just wanted to make sure
everybody was aware that we do

2925
02:49:26,280 --> 02:49:29,760
have residential
compatibility standards

2926
02:49:29,760 --> 02:49:33,280
between industrial properties
and residential properties.

2927
02:49:33,280 --> 02:49:36,880
So any industrial property
that does develop to the South

2928
02:49:36,880 --> 02:49:39,590
if it develops to
the South, you we'll

2929
02:49:39,590 --> 02:49:43,270
have to have adequate
buffers and screening,

2930
02:49:43,270 --> 02:49:47,170
where it is adjacent
to industrial property.

2931
02:49:47,170 --> 02:49:49,110
So I just wanted to make sure
that was clear in case there

2932
02:49:49,110 --> 02:49:51,430
were any questions about that.

2933
02:49:51,430 --> 02:49:58,750
But lastly, residential zoning
uses allowed in RL 5 being two

2934
02:49:58,750 --> 02:50:02,290
or I guess minimum of 2, maximum
or no, it's a minimum of three,

2935
02:50:02,290 --> 02:50:03,330
maximum of 5 and 1/2.

2936
02:50:03,330 --> 02:50:07,350
Dwelling units better match the
established neighborhood context

2937
02:50:07,350 --> 02:50:10,950
and reduce future conflicts
between adjoining properties.

2938
02:50:10,950 --> 02:50:13,670
This rezone provides an
appropriate transition.

2939
02:50:13,670 --> 02:50:15,510
It supports infill
development and promotes

2940
02:50:15,510 --> 02:50:19,270
a more cohesive and
compatible land use pattern.

2941
02:50:19,270 --> 02:50:22,630
So staff finds that
criterion has been met.

2942
02:50:22,630 --> 02:50:24,090
And then lastly benefits.

2943
02:50:24,090 --> 02:50:27,790
We talked about this at
the last item in the CPA.

2944
02:50:27,790 --> 02:50:30,790
Resigned from IO to RL
5, can help the community

2945
02:50:30,790 --> 02:50:34,150
and surrounding land area
derive meaningful benefits

2946
02:50:34,150 --> 02:50:37,600
by aligning zoning with our
current community needs,

2947
02:50:37,600 --> 02:50:41,060
one of our main ones
being additional housing

2948
02:50:41,060 --> 02:50:43,460
and improving
neighborhood compatibility

2949
02:50:43,460 --> 02:50:45,980
and long term growth.

2950
02:50:45,980 --> 02:50:48,440
So staff also finds this
criterion has been met.

2951
02:50:48,440 --> 02:50:50,460
I'm not going to get as
much into these details

2952
02:50:50,460 --> 02:50:52,500
just because I think
they've already been stated

2953
02:50:52,500 --> 02:50:56,580
and they are in the staff
report for the record.

2954
02:50:56,580 --> 02:51:01,380
So lastly, findings of fact in
accordance with section 21.0205

2955
02:51:01,380 --> 02:51:05,340
M3 remnant, two of the zoning
and development code, staff

2956
02:51:05,340 --> 02:51:08,340
has found that this application
meets the criteria identified

2957
02:51:08,340 --> 02:51:11,580
in the rezoning criteria,
and the planning

2958
02:51:11,580 --> 02:51:16,340
commission also recommended
approval of this 7 to 0.

2959
02:51:16,340 --> 02:51:18,000
That concludes my presentation.

2960
02:51:18,000 --> 02:51:19,820
Happy to answer any questions.

2961
02:51:19,820 --> 02:51:21,780
OK thank you.

2962
02:51:21,780 --> 02:51:22,940
With the applicant.

2963
02:51:22,940 --> 02:51:24,860
Like to add to that.

2964
02:51:24,860 --> 02:51:25,640
Good evening again.

2965
02:51:25,640 --> 02:51:27,160
My name is Chris Hernandez.

2966
02:51:27,160 --> 02:51:30,740
I'm with River City consultants
and just available to answer

2967
02:51:30,740 --> 02:51:32,580
any questions if there was any.

2968
02:51:32,580 --> 02:51:38,070
And with that, is there any
council comments or questions.

2969
02:51:38,070 --> 02:51:41,050


2970
02:51:41,050 --> 02:51:43,330
If you'll go ahead and
have a seat and then

2971
02:51:43,330 --> 02:51:47,130
we will open the public hearing.

2972
02:51:47,130 --> 02:51:50,410
If anyone has any comment.

2973
02:51:50,410 --> 02:51:53,410
Seeing none, we will
close the public hearing

2974
02:51:53,410 --> 02:51:56,190
and return to council for
comments or questions.

2975
02:51:56,190 --> 02:51:59,450


2976
02:51:59,450 --> 02:52:02,130
Seeing none, I would
ask for a motion.

2977
02:52:02,130 --> 02:52:06,210
I move to adopt ordinance number
5323, an ordinance rezoning

2978
02:52:06,210 --> 02:52:11,050
approximately 19.83 acres
from light industrial I-1

2979
02:52:11,050 --> 02:52:14,610
to residential low
five RL 5, located

2980
02:52:14,610 --> 02:52:17,130
on lot two of the
monument vista subdivision

2981
02:52:17,130 --> 02:52:20,910
at eight 6021 road on
final passage, in order.

2982
02:52:20,910 --> 02:52:23,290
Final publication
in pamphlet form.

2983
02:52:23,290 --> 02:52:26,910
We have a motion on the floor
from Mayor Pro tem Van Dyke.

2984
02:52:26,910 --> 02:52:28,210
Do we have a second.

2985
02:52:28,210 --> 02:52:31,090
Second We have a second
from council member Nguyen.

2986
02:52:31,090 --> 02:52:34,890
And so if you could
call the roll.

2987
02:52:34,890 --> 02:52:36,370
Council Member van Dijk.

2988
02:52:36,370 --> 02:52:38,350
Yes council member.

2989
02:52:38,350 --> 02:52:40,610
Ballard yes.

2990
02:52:40,610 --> 02:52:41,310
Council Member.

2991
02:52:41,310 --> 02:52:43,850
Beilfuss yes.

2992
02:52:43,850 --> 02:52:44,590
Council Member.

2993
02:52:44,590 --> 02:52:46,530
Kennedy yes.

2994
02:52:46,530 --> 02:52:47,930
Council Member.

2995
02:52:47,930 --> 02:52:49,610
Nguyen yes.

2996
02:52:49,610 --> 02:52:50,390
Council Member.

2997
02:52:50,390 --> 02:52:53,570
Stoute yes.

2998
02:52:53,570 --> 02:52:54,810
Mayor Lutz.

2999
02:52:54,810 --> 02:52:59,290
Yes The motion passes 7 to 0.

3000
02:52:59,290 --> 02:53:03,470
And just a quick reminder,
council member beilfuss,

3001
02:53:03,470 --> 02:53:04,910
if you can use your microphone.

3002
02:53:04,910 --> 02:53:08,590
Because just when I'm
watching remote or not here,

3003
02:53:08,590 --> 02:53:09,590
it's very hard to hear.

3004
02:53:09,590 --> 02:53:11,230
So if you could do that.

3005
02:53:11,230 --> 02:53:12,970
Thank you.

3006
02:53:12,970 --> 02:53:15,170
OK next.

3007
02:53:15,170 --> 02:53:16,390
Are we doing OK still.

3008
02:53:16,390 --> 02:53:18,730
Everybody OK.

3009
02:53:18,730 --> 02:53:20,850
We're going to
discuss an ordinance

3010
02:53:20,850 --> 02:53:24,210
to vacate the Eastern
15 feet of 24.25 road

3011
02:53:24,210 --> 02:53:26,370
public right of way
between Canyon view park

3012
02:53:26,370 --> 02:53:28,590
and 2426 grams road.

3013
02:53:28,590 --> 02:53:34,240
We have a staff presentation
from associate planner Sam

3014
02:53:34,240 --> 02:53:36,040
wubbels.

3015
02:53:36,040 --> 02:53:38,320
Did I say that correct.

3016
02:53:38,320 --> 02:53:38,980
You did.

3017
02:53:38,980 --> 02:53:39,540
Thank you.

3018
02:53:39,540 --> 02:53:43,080


3019
02:53:43,080 --> 02:53:43,580
Thank you.

3020
02:53:43,580 --> 02:53:44,460
Mayor good evening.

3021
02:53:44,460 --> 02:53:47,000
Members of the Council
and members of the public.

3022
02:53:47,000 --> 02:53:48,560
As stated, my name
is Sam wubbels,

3023
02:53:48,560 --> 02:53:49,760
associate planner
with the Community

3024
02:53:49,760 --> 02:53:51,020
Development Department.

3025
02:53:51,020 --> 02:53:55,060
This presentation regards a
request by 2426 grams road,

3026
02:53:55,060 --> 02:54:00,520
LLC to vacate the Eastern
15 feet of the 24.25 road

3027
02:54:00,520 --> 02:54:02,560
public right of way
between Canyon view park

3028
02:54:02,560 --> 02:54:05,600
and 2426 grams road.

3029
02:54:05,600 --> 02:54:08,660
The subject properties are
located along the Eastern 15,

3030
02:54:08,660 --> 02:54:11,360
along 24.25 road and g road.

3031
02:54:11,360 --> 02:54:13,400
The city and applicant
came to an agreement

3032
02:54:13,400 --> 02:54:16,140
to perform a land exchange
in which the applicant,

3033
02:54:16,140 --> 02:54:20,780
the applicant will receive the
Eastern 15 along 24.25 road,

3034
02:54:20,780 --> 02:54:22,720
and the city will
receive right of way

3035
02:54:22,720 --> 02:54:25,720
along g road, which supports
the circulation plan to where

3036
02:54:25,720 --> 02:54:26,920
the road is brought
up to standards

3037
02:54:26,920 --> 02:54:29,470
and provided a detached
sidewalk in the future.

3038
02:54:29,470 --> 02:54:31,710
The site map in front of you
highlights the right of way that

3039
02:54:31,710 --> 02:54:34,670
will be in the land exchange.

3040
02:54:34,670 --> 02:54:36,190
The surrounding
properties are currently

3041
02:54:36,190 --> 02:54:41,670
zoned P2, Rm 12 LHRH
24, mu2, and PD all

3042
02:54:41,670 --> 02:54:43,650
lying within the
24 road corridor.

3043
02:54:43,650 --> 02:54:46,230
Design standards.

3044
02:54:46,230 --> 02:54:50,230
Pursuant to Section 21 two
0.50 pounds of the zoning

3045
02:54:50,230 --> 02:54:51,550
and development code.

3046
02:54:51,550 --> 02:54:54,030
Request for a vacation
of public right of way

3047
02:54:54,030 --> 02:54:56,110
shall demonstrate conformance
with the following review

3048
02:54:56,110 --> 02:54:59,790
criteria as identified on
this and following slides.

3049
02:54:59,790 --> 02:55:01,430
Specific discussion
and detail regarding

3050
02:55:01,430 --> 02:55:04,630
these individual review criteria
for the vacation request

3051
02:55:04,630 --> 02:55:08,270
can be found and identified
within the staff report.

3052
02:55:08,270 --> 02:55:10,010
Looking at review
criteria number one,

3053
02:55:10,010 --> 02:55:13,430
the request does not conflict
with the comprehensive plan

3054
02:55:13,430 --> 02:55:15,710
or the Grand Junction
circulation plan.

3055
02:55:15,710 --> 02:55:17,630
Further, the vacation
request is consistent

3056
02:55:17,630 --> 02:55:19,030
with the following
goals and policies

3057
02:55:19,030 --> 02:55:20,470
of the comprehensive plan.

3058
02:55:20,470 --> 02:55:23,690
Plan principle three responsible
and manage growth plan.

3059
02:55:23,690 --> 02:55:25,190
Principle five
strong neighborhoods

3060
02:55:25,190 --> 02:55:26,700
and housing choices.

3061
02:55:26,700 --> 02:55:28,740
Policy one promote
more opportunities

3062
02:55:28,740 --> 02:55:31,680
for housing choices that meets
the needs of people of all ages,

3063
02:55:31,680 --> 02:55:33,200
abilities, and incomes.

3064
02:55:33,200 --> 02:55:36,380
Policy two encourage infill
and redevelopment to leverage

3065
02:55:36,380 --> 02:55:37,900
existing infrastructure.

3066
02:55:37,900 --> 02:55:40,740
And lastly, policy four maintain
and build infrastructure that

3067
02:55:40,740 --> 02:55:44,020
supports urban development.

3068
02:55:44,020 --> 02:55:46,380
Looking at review
criteria number 2,

3069
02:55:46,380 --> 02:55:48,720
the New subdivision will
have access from G road,

3070
02:55:48,720 --> 02:55:49,940
with new streets
being constructed

3071
02:55:49,940 --> 02:55:52,880
inside the subject property for
the subdivision development.

3072
02:55:52,880 --> 02:55:55,660
The vacation will not
landlock any property.

3073
02:55:55,660 --> 02:55:57,820
Review criteria
number three access

3074
02:55:57,820 --> 02:56:01,120
will not be restricted
with required conditions.

3075
02:56:01,120 --> 02:56:02,820
Additionally, because
the parcel does not

3076
02:56:02,820 --> 02:56:06,900
rely on the unconstructed 24.25
road right of way for ingress

3077
02:56:06,900 --> 02:56:08,500
or egress, the
proposed vacation will

3078
02:56:08,500 --> 02:56:10,620
not reduce or
devalue the property

3079
02:56:10,620 --> 02:56:13,700
or any adjacent properties.

3080
02:56:13,700 --> 02:56:16,260
Review criteria number
four the proposed

3081
02:56:16,260 --> 02:56:19,920
vacation will not negatively
affect public health, safety,

3082
02:56:19,920 --> 02:56:20,860
or welfare.

3083
02:56:20,860 --> 02:56:23,980
The right of way is unbuilt and
unused, and access via G road

3084
02:56:23,980 --> 02:56:26,900
remains adequate for
emergency services.

3085
02:56:26,900 --> 02:56:28,580
Review criteria number five.

3086
02:56:28,580 --> 02:56:31,600
The vacation will not impact
public facilities or services.

3087
02:56:31,600 --> 02:56:33,700
A private irrigation line
that conveys wastewater

3088
02:56:33,700 --> 02:56:36,140
for the subject property
is located within the right

3089
02:56:36,140 --> 02:56:39,300
of way area proposed for
vacation, because this line

3090
02:56:39,300 --> 02:56:41,120
serves only the subject parcel.

3091
02:56:41,120 --> 02:56:43,300
This function will not be
impaired by the vacation

3092
02:56:43,300 --> 02:56:44,900
and will remain
the responsibility

3093
02:56:44,900 --> 02:56:47,260
of the property owner.

3094
02:56:47,260 --> 02:56:50,060
Lastly, review
criteria number six.

3095
02:56:50,060 --> 02:56:53,420
The proposed vacation will not
hinder public or city functions.

3096
02:56:53,420 --> 02:56:55,940
The city the right of way,
has not been constructed

3097
02:56:55,940 --> 02:56:57,160
and is not utilized.

3098
02:56:57,160 --> 02:57:01,300
Upon vacation, the property will
revert to private ownership.

3099
02:57:01,300 --> 02:57:04,020
The proposed vacation is part of
a land exchange between the city

3100
02:57:04,020 --> 02:57:05,040
and the applicant.

3101
02:57:05,040 --> 02:57:06,300
Through this exchange,
the applicant

3102
02:57:06,300 --> 02:57:08,100
will acquire the
vacated right of way

3103
02:57:08,100 --> 02:57:10,020
and the city will obtain
additional right of way

3104
02:57:10,020 --> 02:57:11,140
along g road.

3105
02:57:11,140 --> 02:57:12,820
The acquisition of right
of way along g road

3106
02:57:12,820 --> 02:57:14,740
supports the city's
transportation network and

3107
02:57:14,740 --> 02:57:17,900
public infrastructure needs.

3108
02:57:17,900 --> 02:57:20,880
After reviewing the 2426 grams
road public right of way,

3109
02:57:20,880 --> 02:57:25,050
vacation file
number vac 2025 202.

3110
02:57:25,050 --> 02:57:27,730
Located between Canyon
view park and 2426 grams

3111
02:57:27,730 --> 02:57:29,710
road, the following
findings of fact,

3112
02:57:29,710 --> 02:57:31,530
have been made with
the recommendation

3113
02:57:31,530 --> 02:57:33,370
with the recommended
condition of approval

3114
02:57:33,370 --> 02:57:35,370
that can be seen on the screen.

3115
02:57:35,370 --> 02:57:37,490
The request with the
following conditions,

3116
02:57:37,490 --> 02:57:40,890
conforms with section 21 two
0.50 pounds of the zoning

3117
02:57:40,890 --> 02:57:42,290
and development code.

3118
02:57:42,290 --> 02:57:44,490
Therefore, staff recommends
approval and the planning

3119
02:57:44,490 --> 02:57:46,090
commission at the
April 28 hearing

3120
02:57:46,090 --> 02:57:48,730
recommends approval
with a 7 0 vote.

3121
02:57:48,730 --> 02:57:50,250
Other requested right of way.

3122
02:57:50,250 --> 02:57:51,590
This concludes my presentation.

3123
02:57:51,590 --> 02:57:53,470
I'm happy to answer
any questions.

3124
02:57:53,470 --> 02:57:54,370
Thank you.

3125
02:57:54,370 --> 02:57:57,450
Is there any questions now.

3126
02:57:57,450 --> 02:58:03,750
Is the applicant here all
right Yes it's me again.

3127
02:58:03,750 --> 02:58:04,990
Hello Chris Hernandez.

3128
02:58:04,990 --> 02:58:06,710
Welcome back River
City consultants.

3129
02:58:06,710 --> 02:58:09,310
Yeah just available
for any questions OK.

3130
02:58:09,310 --> 02:58:11,210
Great are there any
council comments

3131
02:58:11,210 --> 02:58:12,710
or questions at this time.

3132
02:58:12,710 --> 02:58:15,930


3133
02:58:15,930 --> 02:58:17,010
OK thank you so much.

3134
02:58:17,010 --> 02:58:17,510
Thank you.

3135
02:58:17,510 --> 02:58:18,010
Have a seat.

3136
02:58:18,010 --> 02:58:20,210
We will go ahead and
open the public hearing

3137
02:58:20,210 --> 02:58:23,920
if anyone has comments.

3138
02:58:23,920 --> 02:58:26,020
OK, I'm seeing no one.

3139
02:58:26,020 --> 02:58:28,360
So we will close
the public hearing

3140
02:58:28,360 --> 02:58:31,040
and return to council for
any additional comments

3141
02:58:31,040 --> 02:58:34,640
or questions.

3142
02:58:34,640 --> 02:58:38,480
Hearing none, I would
ask for a motion.

3143
02:58:38,480 --> 02:58:41,180
I move to adopt
ordinance number 5324,

3144
02:58:41,180 --> 02:58:45,240
an ordinance vacating the
Eastern 15 feet of 24.25 road

3145
02:58:45,240 --> 02:58:47,000
public right of
way between Canyon

3146
02:58:47,000 --> 02:58:51,300
view park and 2426 grams
road on final passage,

3147
02:58:51,300 --> 02:58:53,800
in order of final
publication in pamphlet form.

3148
02:58:53,800 --> 02:58:56,420
We have a motion on the floor
from council member Nguyen.

3149
02:58:56,420 --> 02:58:57,660
Do we have a second.

3150
02:58:57,660 --> 02:58:59,760
Second We have a
second from council

3151
02:58:59,760 --> 02:59:02,820
member Kennedy and celestina.

3152
02:59:02,820 --> 02:59:05,000
If you could call roll.

3153
02:59:05,000 --> 02:59:05,700
Council Member.

3154
02:59:05,700 --> 02:59:08,360
Ballard yes.

3155
02:59:08,360 --> 02:59:09,880
Council Member.

3156
02:59:09,880 --> 02:59:12,020
Yes council member.

3157
02:59:12,020 --> 02:59:14,120
Kennedy yes.

3158
02:59:14,120 --> 02:59:14,940
Council Member.

3159
02:59:14,940 --> 02:59:16,720
Nguyen yes.

3160
02:59:16,720 --> 02:59:17,540
Council Member.

3161
02:59:17,540 --> 02:59:19,830
Stoute yes.

3162
02:59:19,830 --> 02:59:21,270
Council Member Van Dyke.

3163
02:59:21,270 --> 02:59:22,410
Yes mayor.

3164
02:59:22,410 --> 02:59:23,810
Lutz yes.

3165
02:59:23,810 --> 02:59:29,870
The motion passes 7 to 0, and
we will now move to number 6

3166
02:59:29,870 --> 02:59:33,150
on our agenda procurements.

3167
02:59:33,150 --> 02:59:35,470
And this is to
authorize a contract

3168
02:59:35,470 --> 02:59:40,390
for water treatment plant South
tank, interior road recoding.

3169
02:59:40,390 --> 02:59:43,390
And we have a staff presentation
from interim utilities

3170
02:59:43,390 --> 02:59:48,090
director Ashley ferl who
waited all night to present.

3171
02:59:48,090 --> 02:59:48,930
So thank you.

3172
02:59:48,930 --> 02:59:54,790


3173
02:59:54,790 --> 02:59:57,310
Thank you for having me.

3174
02:59:57,310 --> 02:59:58,010
Good evening.

3175
02:59:58,010 --> 03:00:16,090
Council I'm Ashley Farrell, I'm
the interim utilities director.

3176
03:00:16,090 --> 03:00:21,870
And this is a presentation
regarding the contract

3177
03:00:21,870 --> 03:00:25,590
to award the interior
recoding for the city's

3178
03:00:25,590 --> 03:00:29,770
water treatment plant,
South water storage tank.

3179
03:00:29,770 --> 03:00:38,110


3180
03:00:38,110 --> 03:00:45,470
So this is a partial diagram
of the water treatment process.

3181
03:00:45,470 --> 03:00:47,990
Two four million
gallon tanks store

3182
03:00:47,990 --> 03:00:50,870
treated water that
is distributed

3183
03:00:50,870 --> 03:00:55,190
to the system and the
community, but they are also

3184
03:00:55,190 --> 03:00:58,110
part of the treatment
process because they allow

3185
03:00:58,110 --> 03:01:00,990
for the contact
time or residence

3186
03:01:00,990 --> 03:01:04,950
time necessary to ensure
adequate disinfection

3187
03:01:04,950 --> 03:01:06,870
per regulations.

3188
03:01:06,870 --> 03:01:10,250
So water demand can
quadruple in the summer,

3189
03:01:10,250 --> 03:01:12,870
requiring that both
tanks stay online

3190
03:01:12,870 --> 03:01:17,940
and operate in sequence so that
contact time is maintained,

3191
03:01:17,940 --> 03:01:21,460
unlike cure in
place pipe projects

3192
03:01:21,460 --> 03:01:24,840
where environmental
conditions like temperature,

3193
03:01:24,840 --> 03:01:27,420
humidity, and
precipitation can be more

3194
03:01:27,420 --> 03:01:29,900
easily controlled underground.

3195
03:01:29,900 --> 03:01:32,860
A large coating project
like this on a steel tank

3196
03:01:32,860 --> 03:01:35,860
is a much more
intensive process.

3197
03:01:35,860 --> 03:01:39,980
The existing coating has to be
stripped from every surface,

3198
03:01:39,980 --> 03:01:42,220
and then the raw steel
has to be prepped

3199
03:01:42,220 --> 03:01:46,620
for a primer coat, which can
involve spot repairs, welding

3200
03:01:46,620 --> 03:01:48,460
and rust removal.

3201
03:01:48,460 --> 03:01:51,260
The primer coat and
all subsequent coats

3202
03:01:51,260 --> 03:01:54,940
should be allowed to cure in
moderate ambient temperatures

3203
03:01:54,940 --> 03:01:59,380
and normal humidity, ideally
without large fluctuations in

3204
03:01:59,380 --> 03:02:01,900
temperature whenever possible.

3205
03:02:01,900 --> 03:02:06,900
So, since the steel tank is
so large, 170 in diameter,

3206
03:02:06,900 --> 03:02:10,500
25 feet tall in the
walls, it's really not

3207
03:02:10,500 --> 03:02:14,010
feasible to heat the interior
of the tank during this project

3208
03:02:14,010 --> 03:02:17,430
if we were to hit really
bad weather conditions.

3209
03:02:17,430 --> 03:02:20,050


3210
03:02:20,050 --> 03:02:25,370
So the storage tank rule is
a state regulation, initially

3211
03:02:25,370 --> 03:02:30,930
enacted in 2016 and updated
in 2021 with policies

3212
03:02:30,930 --> 03:02:34,370
to clarify certain aspects,
including what constitutes

3213
03:02:34,370 --> 03:02:38,850
a sanitary defect and requiring
certain qualifications

3214
03:02:38,850 --> 03:02:42,590
for personnel that perform
certain inspection methods,

3215
03:02:42,590 --> 03:02:45,410
including diving
into tanks, which

3216
03:02:45,410 --> 03:02:48,930
is how our tanks are inspected.

3217
03:02:48,930 --> 03:02:53,330
They're required to be performed
by these skilled set of divers

3218
03:02:53,330 --> 03:02:56,370
that are experienced very
specifically with this kind

3219
03:02:56,370 --> 03:03:00,170
of work to do these inspections,
these guys are completely

3220
03:03:00,170 --> 03:03:02,630
disinfected before
they enter our tanks,

3221
03:03:02,630 --> 03:03:06,610
and we're able to have video
and photographs taken of all

3222
03:03:06,610 --> 03:03:10,550
the interior surfaces without
having to take the tank offline,

3223
03:03:10,550 --> 03:03:14,240
which is a really advantageous.

3224
03:03:14,240 --> 03:03:17,760
As you can see, there's some
photos here from the inspection

3225
03:03:17,760 --> 03:03:23,680
where we identified this
peeling on the ceiling

3226
03:03:23,680 --> 03:03:28,940
and on the interior posts as
critical sanitary defects.

3227
03:03:28,940 --> 03:03:33,480
So once those are identified
as critical defects,

3228
03:03:33,480 --> 03:03:38,480
the storage tank rule requires
that we should establish

3229
03:03:38,480 --> 03:03:41,160
a corrective action
plan to address

3230
03:03:41,160 --> 03:03:43,540
them in the South water tank.

3231
03:03:43,540 --> 03:03:46,280


3232
03:03:46,280 --> 03:03:50,600
We needed to address those
pretty much immediately.

3233
03:03:50,600 --> 03:03:54,500
And we're making an
attempt to do that.

3234
03:03:54,500 --> 03:03:58,240
We wanted to do that
last year, but this year

3235
03:03:58,240 --> 03:04:00,220
is the best that we can do.

3236
03:04:00,220 --> 03:04:03,500
So that's what the
regulation requires us to do.

3237
03:04:03,500 --> 03:04:08,080


3238
03:04:08,080 --> 03:04:12,320
So the project timeline.

3239
03:04:12,320 --> 03:04:18,000
We identified these critical
defects in fall of 2024,

3240
03:04:18,000 --> 03:04:21,800
and then in the first
quarter of this year,

3241
03:04:21,800 --> 03:04:25,360
we specified the project
scope with the work

3242
03:04:25,360 --> 03:04:28,600
breakdown and the coding type.

3243
03:04:28,600 --> 03:04:33,360
The IFB invitation for
bids closed on March 4,

3244
03:04:33,360 --> 03:04:37,360
and after that date, the
contractors guarantee

3245
03:04:37,360 --> 03:04:41,760
their prices for 60 days.

3246
03:04:41,760 --> 03:04:45,920
Now, in the second
quarter of 2026,

3247
03:04:45,920 --> 03:04:51,120
we have asked for an extended
guarantee one time 30 days

3248
03:04:51,120 --> 03:04:58,920
from the contractor that we
intended to award the bid to

3249
03:04:58,920 --> 03:05:04,440
or rather had the
lowest price on the IFB

3250
03:05:04,440 --> 03:05:07,950
per procurement
policies, the city

3251
03:05:07,950 --> 03:05:10,130
performed additional
due diligence,

3252
03:05:10,130 --> 03:05:14,710
including checking
references and checking

3253
03:05:14,710 --> 03:05:17,630
contractual requirements.

3254
03:05:17,630 --> 03:05:20,670
And doing some research
on how we could

3255
03:05:20,670 --> 03:05:25,630
include those into
the final contract.

3256
03:05:25,630 --> 03:05:31,710
So due to the constraints of
our corrective action plan

3257
03:05:31,710 --> 03:05:36,510
and the weather and demand
in the summertime needing

3258
03:05:36,510 --> 03:05:39,110
to keep those tanks
online, we really have

3259
03:05:39,110 --> 03:05:41,090
to take those tanks offline.

3260
03:05:41,090 --> 03:05:43,870
The day after
Labor Day, mobilize

3261
03:05:43,870 --> 03:05:45,630
the contractor immediately.

3262
03:05:45,630 --> 03:05:51,510
They have approximately 94
days to complete that project,

3263
03:05:51,510 --> 03:05:56,030
and then we can close the
corrective action plan

3264
03:05:56,030 --> 03:06:01,530
and call the tanks
sanitary defect free.

3265
03:06:01,530 --> 03:06:10,060
Finally funding for this project
is included in the 2026 water

3266
03:06:10,060 --> 03:06:15,140
enterprise fund
adopted budget already,

3267
03:06:15,140 --> 03:06:17,620
and that is a picture
of the empty water

3268
03:06:17,620 --> 03:06:21,340
tank, which is actually
really cool to be inside of.

3269
03:06:21,340 --> 03:06:23,780
It's very large.

3270
03:06:23,780 --> 03:06:26,800
If now I will see any questions.

3271
03:06:26,800 --> 03:06:27,700
Thank you.

3272
03:06:27,700 --> 03:06:29,580
Thank you very much.

3273
03:06:29,580 --> 03:06:31,060
So with that, we'll
return to council

3274
03:06:31,060 --> 03:06:32,620
for comments or questions.

3275
03:06:32,620 --> 03:06:34,140
Council Member Kennedy go ahead.

3276
03:06:34,140 --> 03:06:34,640
Thank you.

3277
03:06:34,640 --> 03:06:35,800
Thank you Ashley.

3278
03:06:35,800 --> 03:06:37,040
Thank you for that presentation.

3279
03:06:37,040 --> 03:06:39,500
And my sincere
appreciation to staff

3280
03:06:39,500 --> 03:06:42,000
for doing the extra due
diligence that we asked for.

3281
03:06:42,000 --> 03:06:45,780
And it's more than satisfies
all my concerns and I

3282
03:06:45,780 --> 03:06:48,060
and there was a lot of
additional information

3283
03:06:48,060 --> 03:06:48,920
in the packet.

3284
03:06:48,920 --> 03:06:50,680
And I thank you for doing that.

3285
03:06:50,680 --> 03:06:54,160
And I didn't mean to make
to add the extra work.

3286
03:06:54,160 --> 03:06:56,900
I know you're already
very busy, so thank you.

3287
03:06:56,900 --> 03:07:01,300
I also just as a side note, I
mean, again, very supportive

3288
03:07:01,300 --> 03:07:02,720
of the staff recommendation.

3289
03:07:02,720 --> 03:07:05,070
No hesitation on
supporting that tonight.

3290
03:07:05,070 --> 03:07:09,210
But just going forward, I think
for the sake of that in the best

3291
03:07:09,210 --> 03:07:11,690
interest of the city,
part of the way council

3292
03:07:11,690 --> 03:07:13,210
makes that decision.

3293
03:07:13,210 --> 03:07:16,270
Just for the broader discussion
with council at some point,

3294
03:07:16,270 --> 03:07:20,510
I do like the idea of a
local preference policy.

3295
03:07:20,510 --> 03:07:21,730
And I know that's
not in place now

3296
03:07:21,730 --> 03:07:23,770
and that's not what
we're talking about here.

3297
03:07:23,770 --> 03:07:27,510
But I do see that
as being preferable.

3298
03:07:27,510 --> 03:07:30,770
But just to keep money
in the local market

3299
03:07:30,770 --> 03:07:35,410
and employing local people
every chance that we can.

3300
03:07:35,410 --> 03:07:37,890
That said, you
certainly satisfied

3301
03:07:37,890 --> 03:07:38,870
the due diligence here.

3302
03:07:38,870 --> 03:07:40,810
Thank you for that.

3303
03:07:40,810 --> 03:07:46,930
Any other questions or comments.

3304
03:07:46,930 --> 03:07:50,030
OK hearing none let's see.

3305
03:07:50,030 --> 03:07:52,750
We will open OK.

3306
03:07:52,750 --> 03:07:54,970
So we are not going to
have comment on this

3307
03:07:54,970 --> 03:07:58,290
because it is not a hearing.

3308
03:07:58,290 --> 03:08:02,690
We will go ahead and
ask for a motion.

3309
03:08:02,690 --> 03:08:05,450
I moved to authorize the city
purchasing division to enter

3310
03:08:05,450 --> 03:08:08,570
into a contract with mandros
painting incorporated of Rock

3311
03:08:08,570 --> 03:08:11,690
Springs, Wyoming
for the WT South

3312
03:08:11,690 --> 03:08:19,130
tank interior recording project
in the amount of $821,300.

3313
03:08:19,130 --> 03:08:21,310
OK, we have a motion on the
floor from council member win.

3314
03:08:21,310 --> 03:08:22,730
Do we have a second.

3315
03:08:22,730 --> 03:08:27,770
Second We have a second
from council member Kennedy.

3316
03:08:27,770 --> 03:08:31,190
And we do not need to do
roll call for this one.

3317
03:08:31,190 --> 03:08:31,890
We do.

3318
03:08:31,890 --> 03:08:33,450
Oh, OK.

3319
03:08:33,450 --> 03:08:35,890
So all in favor.

3320
03:08:35,890 --> 03:08:41,090
Hi Any opposed.

3321
03:08:41,090 --> 03:08:45,050
The motion passes 7 to 0.

3322
03:08:45,050 --> 03:08:49,310
And we will now move to
non-scheduled comments.

3323
03:08:49,310 --> 03:08:51,130
This is an opportunity
for individuals

3324
03:08:51,130 --> 03:08:54,210
to speak to city council about
items on tonight's agenda.

3325
03:08:54,210 --> 03:08:55,650
And time may be
used to address city

3326
03:08:55,650 --> 03:08:58,010
council items that were
discussed at a previous city

3327
03:08:58,010 --> 03:08:59,070
council workshop.

3328
03:08:59,070 --> 03:09:04,040
Do we have anyone that has
a non-scheduled comment.

3329
03:09:04,040 --> 03:09:07,500
OK hearing none, we would
move to other business.

3330
03:09:07,500 --> 03:09:09,560
Does anyone have other business.

3331
03:09:09,560 --> 03:09:11,620
Yeah I just have
one quick thing.

3332
03:09:11,620 --> 03:09:15,440
I want to extend a
very sincere thank you

3333
03:09:15,440 --> 03:09:19,160
to Councilman beilfuss, who
reached out to me today and was

3334
03:09:19,160 --> 03:09:23,040
generous enough to let me take
the lead with the business

3335
03:09:23,040 --> 03:09:26,000
incubator role as
well as the Riverview

3336
03:09:26,000 --> 03:09:28,040
Technology Corporation.

3337
03:09:28,040 --> 03:09:30,980
And just I truly
do appreciate that.

3338
03:09:30,980 --> 03:09:35,300
And Scott's going to stay on
as a backup on it as well.

3339
03:09:35,300 --> 03:09:38,700
So we'll be working together
with the BIC and Riverview tech.

3340
03:09:38,700 --> 03:09:40,220
So thank you very much Scott.

3341
03:09:40,220 --> 03:09:43,760
I do truly appreciate it.

3342
03:09:43,760 --> 03:09:44,460
Thank you.

3343
03:09:44,460 --> 03:09:48,840
Any other business.

3344
03:09:48,840 --> 03:09:50,040
Is it bedtime.

3345
03:09:50,040 --> 03:09:51,020
I think so.

3346
03:09:51,020 --> 03:09:53,300
OK with that, we are adjourned.

3347
03:09:53,300 --> 03:09:56,360


3348
03:09:56,360 --> 03:09:58,130
Oh, yeah.

3349
03:09:58,130 --> 03:10:00,000