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Brighton City Council Meeting - January 21, 2025: Annexations, Bonds, and Appointments

City CouncilTuesday, January 21, 2025
BodyBrighton, Colorado
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, January 21, 2025
StatusFILED
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1:59

Okay, uh we will call to order our January twenty first city council meeting, and I will have uh Councilman Tadeo lead us in the pledge, please.

2:34

Okay, Adam City Clerk, will you call roll?

2:38

Mayor Mills.

2:40

He was out of town.

2:41

Mayor Pro Tempadilla.

2:43

Present.

2:44

Councilmember Fiddler.

2:45

Here.

2:46

Councilmember Green.

2:48

Councilmember Johnston.

2:50

Present.

2:50

Councilmember Pulaski?

2:52

Here.

2:52

Councilmember Snyder.

2:56

He is out of town.

2:58

Councilmember Tadeo.

2:59

Present.

3:00

Councilmember Wirth.

3:01

Here.

3:02

You have a quorum, Your Honor.

3:04

Thank you very much.

3:06

Uh Madam City Clerk, will you read the consent agenda?

3:11

Item two A, approval of December seventeenth, twenty twenty-four city council minutes.

3:16

Item two B, a resolution of the city council of the city of Brighton, Colorado, approving an intergovernmental agreement, IGA between the city of Brighton and the town of Loch Bowie for the Brighton Recreation Center pass program for Lochbue residents, authorizing the mayor to execute said IGA on behalf of the city and authorizing the city manager to undertake such tasks and execute such documents as may be required to implement said IGA on behalf of the city.

3:44

A resolution of the City Council of the City of Brighton, Colorado approving acceptance of an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant JAG and authorizing the chief of police to sign the JAG grant agreement and any other public safety grant agreements from the federal government.

5:00

uh mayor pro tem i'm happy to motion for approval of the consent agenda thank you council member green and i'm happy to second that motion thank you roll call vote okay looks like we passed by uh seven to zero with two absent moving on to the regular agenda disclosure of council councilmember poleski uh thank you mayor pro tem i would like to motion the regular agenda be approved and council member today thank you i'll second that okay we have a first and second for the regular agenda for tonight a roll call vote the agenda is approved seven zero with two absent and we will proceed with ceremonies so uh first item up is sorting in of a new board and commission member uh mr city manager what's up we call up for that thank you mayor pro temp this time i will ask our city clerk and i will ask doug to come up and uh be sworn in raise your right hand repeat after me i state your name i dog lamber to solemnly declare do solemnly declare and affirm and affirm that i will support the constitution that i will support the constitution of the united states of the united states the constitution of the state of colorado the constitution of the state of colorado and the office of Brighton Housing Brighton Housing authority member authority member and we'll faithfully perform and we'll faithfully perform the duties of the office the duties of the office I'm about to enter I'm about to enter thank you so much thank you Mr.

6:34

Lambert for your continued service do you want to say anything tonight just uh it's been a pleasure to serve and thank you for allowing me to continue to do so it's nice to see some familiar faces here Ann and Michael Tom thank you so much thank you okay next item up uh regarding the Turkey Trot donation to the senior advisory board Mr.

7:00

City Manager thank you mayor pro tem at this time I will ask our assistant director of recreation services Carlene Watts to come up and introduce our guest yes and it is big check time good evening Mayor Pro Tem members of council thank you for having us here I am so excited to be celebrating another great um turkey trot event we celebrated and hosted our 40th annual turkey trot event on November 23rd we set a new participation record um with a thousand two hundred and ninety-three guests there um walker's runners ranging from the age of one and a half to eighty seven years old were registered which is pretty cool we had the best weather we could ask for so I'm not I'm gonna knock on wood we get it again um but not going to hold my breath it was bright sunny 40 ish degrees and we started on time with over 70 people helping out on this race um were volunteers which is amazing um between staff and community volunteers we couldn't be more thankful for all the dish additional hands we had we also had 18 community partners who donated a range of things from money food items and their time this event is such an amazing showcase of what our community community can do when we come together and I just want to give a round of applause for Jacqueline Ramsey our race director who put it on and did a phenomenal job so and at this time I would love to have our Eagleview Adult Center guests come they are board members as well as Sue Corbet our manager over there to join us in accepting the donation of 2000 886 dollars and 57 cents so great job I'll go ahead and let Sue give a little blurp about our Eagleview Adult Center and then go ahead and let um her introduce the board members thank you so much it's been our pleasure to be part of Turkey Trap for several years not only on the receiving end of of the uh the generous donation but also we get to go and hand out burritos we buy the burritos hand out the burritos and who doesn't love a burrito after walking and running a race right um we try uh we meaning our senior advisory board yeah they're so this good they're very generous stewards of of money and what we really try and and concentrate on with with these kind of donations is to to look at the health aspects and how we can benefit the most people at the center.

10:00

So part of what we did with the money last year is one of our partners is visiting Nurse Association.

10:06

We uh contributed $4,000 and paid a portion of everyone's foot care for 410 people last year.

10:14

We donated uh $2,000 to Pennock Center.

10:18

Pennock, Jodi or her staff come and do free presentations, and we had 96 people participate in in mental health programs at the center last year.

10:29

We also have a partnership with VIA, which is the uh door-to-door transit uh that's for people that are our mobility challenged.

10:41

We offer free trips both to the center and from their home to the center and then back again.

10:48

So we contributed over $2,000 and provided 476 free trips to Eagle View for participants to get to our center to participate.

11:00

Um we also, as you know, purchased a new van.

11:04

Um I shouldn't say we, it's really them, but um we were able to purchase a new van for our our trip program, and which is one of our most popular um programs.

11:14

So thank you to uh the recreation center.

11:18

They came to us several years ago and said, What do you think about?

11:21

And it's like, well, heck yeah, let's go for it.

11:24

Um and it's it's benefited our community and and our older population.

11:30

I'd like to introduce some of the board members that I have here tonight.

11:33

We just had a meeting this afternoon.

11:35

Our uh this is Llewellyn Bromley.

11:38

For most of you probably know Llewellyn.

11:40

And next to her is Janet Olivia Olivier, sorry, Janet.

11:45

Janet is our newest member.

11:47

She was just elected, so she had her first meeting today.

11:51

Next to her is Bill Alstorf, and Bill um serves as the chairperson of our board and has served as that chairperson for gosh, probably 10 years, I would say at least.

12:03

And Randy, everybody knows Randy, right?

12:05

Randy Thornton.

12:06

Randy is also a member of our board.

12:08

Um, in addition to being on the board, our uh our board members also volunteer and are very involved in various aspects of the center.

12:17

So I'm proud to work with each and every one of them.

12:27

Mayor Pro Tem, would you like to come down and take a picture with that?

12:31

Sure.

12:40

In as far away as you could go ahead and come over behind.

12:52

Where are you here?

12:55

I'm gonna be next to Randy.

13:01

Thank you.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural██████████████████████████████████34%
Annexation████████████12%
Zoning and Land Use███████████11%
Parks and Recreation████████8%
Water And Wastewater Management███████7%
Governance and Ethics███████7%
Homelessness████4%
Public Safety████4%
Economic Development███3%
Summary of Proceedings

Brighton City Council Meeting - January 21, 2025

The Brighton City Council met on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at 6:00 PM in Council Chambers. The meeting covered consent agenda approvals, public hearings on annexation and zoning, first reading of a water bond ordinance, final approvals for a planned unit development amendment, and appointments to ethics and board interview committees. Councilmembers Mills and Snyder were absent.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the December 17, 2024 City Council minutes.
  • Approved a resolution authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Town of Lochbuie for the Brighton Recreation Center pass program (2025-2035).
  • Approved acceptance of an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) and authorized the Chief of Police to sign the grant agreement and other federal public safety grants.
  • Approved on final reading an ordinance amending Article 13 of the Brighton Municipal Code for inspection of water service lines.
  • Approved reappointing Doug Lambert to the Brighton Housing Authority for a term ending November 2029.
  • All consent items passed 7-0 with two absent.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Leslie Cortez (local business owner) expressed concerns about downtown business support, rent control, a city liaison for businesses, parking, and the use of funds for a mural. She urged council to engage directly with downtown businesses.
  • Michael Baltwell spoke about human and drug trafficking, border issues, and called for increased attention to addiction and homelessness in Brighton.
  • Tom Lampeau offered a prayer and encouraged council to seek divine wisdom in addressing community challenges.

Discussion Items

  • Peters Property Annexation (Items 7A, 7B, 7C): The council conducted a public hearing for the annexation of approximately 2.859 acres (Peters Property) located near East Bromley Lane and Tower Road. Senior Planner Summer McCann presented the staff recommendation, noting the site is 100% contiguous with city limits and meets state statutory requirements. The resolution of annexation eligibility (7A) passed 7-0, and the first reading of the annexation ordinance (7B) passed 7-0. A separate public hearing and first reading for a zoning map amendment from Adams County A-3 to C-3 (General Retail and Services) also passed 7-0. No public comments were received.
  • Water Treatment Facility Bond Ordinance (Item 8A): Finance Director Katrina Asher presented the first reading of an ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of Water Activity Enterprise Revenue Bonds (Series 2025) to finance a new water treatment facility. The bonds will be repaid from water and wastewater revenues. The ordinance passed 6-1 (with two absent). The second reading is scheduled for February 4, 2025.
  • Kestrel Planned Development (Item 9A): The council approved a motion to continue consideration of the Kestrel Planned Development (26.21 acres) to the February 4, 2025 meeting by a vote of 6-1.
  • Bromley Park Planned Unit Development 32nd Amendment (Item 9B): The council approved the final reading of an ordinance for an 8.552-acre PUD amendment located near Cherry Blossom Drive and East Baseline Road. The vote was 6-1.
  • DHI Telluride Development Agreement Amendment (Item 10A): The council approved a continuance to the February 4, 2025 meeting by a vote of 6-1.
  • Appointment of Independent Ethics Counsel and Reappointment of Hearing Officer (Item 10B): City Attorney Aaron Boyd presented the resolution appointing Corey Hoffman as Independent Ethics Counsel and reappointing Jeff Wilson as Independent Hearing Officer for ethics complaints. The resolution passed 7-0.
  • Selection of Council Members for Board & Commission Interviews (General Business): The council appointed Councilmember Tom Green and Councilmember Jim Snyder (who was absent) to conduct interviews for boards and commissions in 2025, with a motion that interviewers cannot be from the same ward. The vote was 7-0.

Key Outcomes

  • Approved: Consent agenda items, Peters Property annexation (eligibility resolution, first reading of annexation ordinance), Peters zoning map amendment (first reading), water bond ordinance (first reading), Bromley Park PUD amendment (final reading), appointment of ethics counsel and hearing officer, and selection of interview committee.
  • Continued to February 4, 2025: Kestrel Planned Development (Item 9A) and DHI Telluride Development Agreement Amendment (Item 10A).
  • No votes: Councilmember Jan Pawlowski voted against several items (6-1 votes) but did not provide reasoning during the meeting. (He later indicated he would explain his no votes at a future date.)
  • Other announcements: City Manager noted the water slide grand opening on January 25 at 10:00 AM and the ribbon cutting for the MSC on February 11 at 4:00 PM. The meeting adjourned without an executive session.

Meeting Transcript

Okay, uh we will call to order our January twenty first city council meeting, and I will have uh Councilman Tadeo lead us in the pledge, please. Okay, Adam City Clerk, will you call roll? Mayor Mills. He was out of town. Mayor Pro Tempadilla. Present. Councilmember Fiddler. Here. Councilmember Green. Councilmember Johnston. Present. Councilmember Pulaski? Here. Councilmember Snyder. He is out of town. Councilmember Tadeo. Present. Councilmember Wirth. Here. You have a quorum, Your Honor. Thank you very much. Uh Madam City Clerk, will you read the consent agenda? Item two A, approval of December seventeenth, twenty twenty-four city council minutes. Item two B, a resolution of the city council of the city of Brighton, Colorado, approving an intergovernmental agreement, IGA between the city of Brighton and the town of Loch Bowie for the Brighton Recreation Center pass program for Lochbue residents, authorizing the mayor to execute said IGA on behalf of the city and authorizing the city manager to undertake such tasks and execute such documents as may be required to implement said IGA on behalf of the city. A resolution of the City Council of the City of Brighton, Colorado approving acceptance of an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant JAG and authorizing the chief of police to sign the JAG grant agreement and any other public safety grant agreements from the federal government. uh mayor pro tem i'm happy to motion for approval of the consent agenda thank you council member green and i'm happy to second that motion thank you roll call vote okay looks like we passed by uh seven to zero with two absent moving on to the regular agenda disclosure of council councilmember poleski uh thank you mayor pro tem i would like to motion the regular agenda be approved and council member today thank you i'll second that okay we have a first and second for the regular agenda for tonight a roll call vote the agenda is approved seven zero with two absent and we will proceed with ceremonies so uh first item up is sorting in of a new board and commission member uh mr city manager what's up we call up for that thank you mayor pro temp this time i will ask our city clerk and i will ask doug to come up and uh be sworn in raise your right hand repeat after me i state your name i dog lamber to solemnly declare do solemnly declare and affirm and affirm that i will support the constitution that i will support the constitution of the united states of the united states the constitution of the state of colorado the constitution of the state of colorado and the office of Brighton Housing Brighton Housing authority member authority member and we'll faithfully perform and we'll faithfully perform the duties of the office the duties of the office I'm about to enter I'm about to enter thank you so much thank you Mr. Lambert for your continued service do you want to say anything tonight just uh it's been a pleasure to serve and thank you for allowing me to continue to do so it's nice to see some familiar faces here Ann and Michael Tom thank you so much thank you okay next item up uh regarding the Turkey Trot donation to the senior advisory board Mr. City Manager thank you mayor pro tem at this time I will ask our assistant director of recreation services Carlene Watts to come up and introduce our guest yes and it is big check time good evening Mayor Pro Tem members of council thank you for having us here I am so excited to be celebrating another great um turkey trot event we celebrated and hosted our 40th annual turkey trot event on November 23rd we set a new participation record um with a thousand two hundred and ninety-three guests there um walker's runners ranging from the age of one and a half to eighty seven years old were registered which is pretty cool we had the best weather we could ask for so I'm not I'm gonna knock on wood we get it again um but not going to hold my breath it was bright sunny 40 ish degrees and we started on time with over 70 people helping out on this race um were volunteers which is amazing um between staff and community volunteers we couldn't be more thankful for all the dish additional hands we had we also had 18 community partners who donated a range of things from money food items and their time this event is such an amazing showcase of what our community community can do when we come together and I just want to give a round of applause for Jacqueline Ramsey our race director who put it on and did a phenomenal job so and at this time I would love to have our Eagleview Adult Center guests come they are board members as well as Sue Corbet our manager over there to join us in accepting the donation of 2000 886 dollars and 57 cents so great job I'll go ahead and let Sue give a little blurp about our Eagleview Adult Center and then go ahead and let um her introduce the board members thank you so much it's been our pleasure to be part of Turkey Trap for several years not only on the receiving end of of the uh the generous donation but also we get to go and hand out burritos we buy the burritos hand out the burritos and who doesn't love a burrito after walking and running a race right um we try uh we meaning our senior advisory board yeah they're so this good they're very generous stewards of of money and what we really try and and concentrate on with with these kind of donations is to to look at the health aspects and how we can benefit the most people at the center. So part of what we did with the money last year is one of our partners is visiting Nurse Association. We uh contributed $4,000 and paid a portion of everyone's foot care for 410 people last year. We donated uh $2,000 to Pennock Center. Pennock, Jodi or her staff come and do free presentations, and we had 96 people participate in in mental health programs at the center last year. We also have a partnership with VIA, which is the uh door-to-door transit uh that's for people that are our mobility challenged. We offer free trips both to the center and from their home to the center and then back again. So we contributed over $2,000 and provided 476 free trips to Eagle View for participants to get to our center to participate. Um we also, as you know, purchased a new van. Um I shouldn't say we, it's really them, but um we were able to purchase a new van for our our trip program, and which is one of our most popular um programs. So thank you to uh the recreation center. They came to us several years ago and said, What do you think about? And it's like, well, heck yeah, let's go for it. Um and it's it's benefited our community and and our older population. I'd like to introduce some of the board members that I have here tonight. We just had a meeting this afternoon. Our uh this is Llewellyn Bromley. For most of you probably know Llewellyn. And next to her is Janet Olivia Olivier, sorry, Janet. Janet is our newest member. She was just elected, so she had her first meeting today. Next to her is Bill Alstorf, and Bill um serves as the chairperson of our board and has served as that chairperson for gosh, probably 10 years, I would say at least. And Randy, everybody knows Randy, right?

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