South Brighton General Improvement District Board Meeting - October 21, 2025
South Brighton General Improvement District Board Meeting - October 21, 2025
The South Brighton General Improvement District (GID) Board met on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at 6:45 PM in the Council Chambers following the City Council meeting. All eight board members were present: Chairman Gregory Mills, and members Christopher Fiedler, Tom Green, Peter Padilla, Jan Pawlowski, Jim Snyder, Ann Taddeo, and Lloyd Worth. The board unanimously approved the regular agenda, the prior meeting minutes, and three resolutions related to the 2026 budget and operations.
Consent Calendar
- Approval of Regular Agenda (ID-255-25): Motion by Member Green, second by Member Fiedler. Passed 8-0.
- Approval of Minutes (ID-237-25): Motion to approve the October 15, 2024, South Brighton GID meeting minutes by Member Padilla, second by Member Taddeo. Passed 8-0.
Public Comments & Testimony
- No members of the public signed up to speak, and no digital comments were submitted. The public hearing for the 2026 budget was opened and closed without testimony.
Discussion Items
- 2026 Budget Adoption & Mill Levy (ID-255-25 & ID-256-25): City Manager Holly Mortensen (referred to as "Commandant") presented the proposed zero-dollar budget and zero mill levy for 2026. She explained that the GID, created in 2004, covers approximately 100 acres across three parcels and has not been active. The board discussed a plan to approach voters in November 2026 (coordinated election) to reauthorize the tax levy, adjusting the existing $400,000 revenue cap to a fixed mill amount for 2027 implementation. Member Green requested a map be included in future packets to clarify the affected area. Member Padilla confirmed that the election would involve only the owners of the three parcels, not a citywide vote. The current landowners are different from the original petitioners. The board unanimously approved the zero-dollar budget (motion by Padilla, second by Taddeo, 8-0) and the zero-mill levy resolution (motion by Pawlowski, second by Worth, 8-0).
- Designation of Public Posting Location (ID-238-25): City Clerk Natalie Hole ("City Scribe") presented a resolution to designate the City of Brighton website as the official place to post notices and agendas of regular or special meetings for the 2026 calendar year. Member Green inquired whether this would remove the requirement to post physical signs for public hearings; City Clerk Hole clarified that the physical sign requirement remains for public hearings. The resolution was approved unanimously (motion by Padilla, second by Pawlowski, 8-0).
Key Outcomes
- Unanimous approval (8-0) of the 2026 budget (ID-255-25) with a zero-dollar budget and zero mill levy.
- Unanimous approval (8-0) of the 2026 general property tax levy (ID-256-25) at zero mills.
- Unanimous approval (8-0) of the resolution designating the city website for posting meeting notices and agendas (ID-238-25).
- Next steps: The board will seek voter approval in November 2026 to reauthorize the GID tax levy for implementation in 2027, with a shift from a revenue cap to a fixed mill rate.
Meeting Transcript
Good evening, everyone. I'd like to call the order this uh South of Brighton General Improvement District meeting for Tuesday, October 21st, 2025. Did I see South Brighton? You said South Brighton. Oh, South of Brighton. South Brighton. Um with that, we already did the pledge earlier, so we'll move forward. We'll go on to roll call. Um city clerk. Chairman Mills. Here. Member Fiddler. Here. Member Green. I'm still here. Member Padilla. I'm here again. Member Pulowski. Here. Member Snyder. Here. Member Tadea. Present. Member Worth. Here. We have a quorum, Your Honor. Thank you. With that. We have item 3A, approval of the October 15th, 2024 South Brighton General Improvement District meetings. Did I not? Oh, I skipped over the meeting. Okay. First of all, I'd like to entertain a motion to approve the regular agenda. Member Green. Thank you, Mayor. I move to approve the GID agenda. Thank you. And then Member Fiddler. Thank you, Mayor. I'll say it. We have a first and second to approve the agenda. Roll call vote. Motion passes eight to zero. Thanks for catching that. I was just ready to move forward. Now I'll move on to item 3A, approval of the October 15th, 2024, South Brighton General Improvement District Meeting Minutes. Who'd like to make a motion on that? Member Padilla. I move that we approve the minutes of the October 15th, 2024 South Brighton GID meeting. Great.
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