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Record of Proceedings

South Brighton General Improvement District Board Meeting – July 21, 2026

City Council — Tuesday, July 21, 2026
BodyBrighton, Colorado
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, July 21, 2026
StatusFILED
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0:11

Good evening.

0:12

I'll call to order this uh meeting for the South Brighton General Improvement District for Tuesday, July 21st, 2026.

0:21

Let me get my there it is.

0:26

Madam City Clerk, please call roll.

0:30

Chairman Mills.

0:32

Here.

0:32

Member Carvajal?

0:34

Present.

0:34

Member Collins.

0:36

Here.

0:37

Member Fiddler?

0:38

Here.

0:39

Member Green.

0:40

In person.

0:41

Member Padilla.

0:43

Here.

0:43

Member Snyder?

0:45

Member Tadeo.

0:46

President?

0:47

Member Worth?

0:48

Here.

0:48

You have a quorum.

0:50

Thank you.

0:51

First off is the approval of the regular agenda.

0:56

Who'd like to make a motion?

1:00

Member Tadeo.

1:01

Thank you.

1:02

I move to approve the regular agenda.

1:06

Member Padilla.

1:08

I'll second that motion.

1:09

We have a first and second to approve the agenda.

1:13

Roll call vote.

1:28

Has everybody voted?

1:31

There we go.

1:32

Motion passes nine to zero.

1:36

Next item, item 3A, approval of the October 21st, 2025, South Brighton General Improvement District Minutes.

1:46

Who'd like to make a motion?

1:48

Member Snyder.

1:50

I'll move to approve the minute.

1:53

Member Padilla.

1:54

I'll second that motion too.

1:56

We have a first and second to approve the minutes.

1:59

Roll call vote.

2:09

Motion passes nine to zero.

2:12

Next resolutions, item 4A, a resolution of the South Brighton General Improvement District Board of Brighton, Colorado to conduct an independent mail ballot election to the eligible voters of the district authorizing the establishment of a mill levy to be imposed upon all properties within the district.

2:36

Executive Director Falkenberg.

2:39

Now you're just making things up.

2:42

Happy to have our finance director, Katrina Asher, up here to present this item.

2:48

Finance director.

2:50

Thank you, executive director.

2:52

Good evening, board, board members.

2:54

Yes, here to discuss the South Brighton General Improvement District and the resolution for you tonight is a request to authorize the election.

3:03

We'll talk about some previous discussions that have happened and then get into the request that's before you.

3:40

Well, with council in the past.

3:41

Around 2024 and into 2025, staff had discussions around how we could potentially utilize this GID that had been around at that point for about 20 years.

3:51

Could it generate some funding to help meet some of those infrastructure needs in that area?

3:56

So we uh can we contracted with a firm called Economic Planning and Systems to look at what would tax revenue potentially look like for this district.

4:05

Could we generate enough funding to actually make a difference in our uh funding needs for the area to finance um you know things like storm drainage improvements and that sort of thing?

4:13

So out of that study came a proposal that came to council last um August to levy 15 mills on the prod properties in that area with the intention to expand that um the air the GID area into the future.

4:26

Um while the uh city and GID do have the authority to levy those taxes under the original ballot language.

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Summary of Proceedings

South Brighton General Improvement District Board Meeting – July 21, 2026

The South Brighton General Improvement District (SBGID) Board met on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 6:30 PM in Council Chambers, following the City Council meeting. The board unanimously approved the agenda, the prior meeting minutes, and a resolution calling for a November 3, 2026 mail ballot election on a mill levy for the district.

Consent Calendar

  • The regular agenda was approved 9-0 on a motion by Member Taddeo, seconded by Member Padilla.
  • The minutes of the October 21, 2025 South Brighton General Improvement District meeting were approved 9-0 on a motion by Member Snyder, seconded by Member Padilla.

Discussion Items

  • Finance Director Katrina Asher presented Resolution ID-220-26 to authorize an independent mail ballot election for eligible voters of the district to establish a mill levy on all properties within the district.
  • Ms. Asher explained that the GID was formed in 2004, has no expiration date, covers about 100 acres of undeveloped land near 120th and South Platte Valley Avenue (Potomac), and includes 11 parcels held by three property owners. No taxes have been levied since formation.
  • The GID currently has a $400,000 annual revenue limit and no mill levy cap. Staff contracted with Economic Planning and Systems to study potential tax revenue, and a proposal for 15 mills was brought to council in August 2025. Council directed staff to seek voter reaffirmation because the district had been in place for about 20 years.
  • In November 2025, City Council approved a GID inclusion policy that would allow other areas to join the district as they develop and benefit from improvements.
  • Member Green confirmed that each of the 11 parcels gets a vote; property owners who own multiple parcels must designate their votes and cannot vote more than once.
  • Member Padilla asked about an affordable, deed-restricted housing complex under construction in the district and whether tax exemptions apply to GIDs. Ms. Asher responded that if a development is tax-exempt, the exemption would apply under the GID as well.
  • Member Snyder asked whether a separate election would be required for the mill levy. Ms. Asher stated that the ballot language brought back in August would propose a 15-mill cap with no revenue limit, and that the GID board would certify the mill levy on December 1 as part of the budget process.
  • A discrepancy was noted in the presentation timeline: Ms. Asher said the board would reconvene on November 1st to approve the mill levy and 2027 budget, but later stated the mill levy would be certified on December 1st.

Key Outcomes

  • Resolution ID-220-26 was approved 9-0, authorizing an independent mail ballot election to be held on November 3, 2026.
  • The board will consider the actual ballot language in August 2026.
  • The meeting adjourned after the vote.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening. I'll call to order this uh meeting for the South Brighton General Improvement District for Tuesday, July 21st, 2026. Let me get my there it is. Madam City Clerk, please call roll. Chairman Mills. Here. Member Carvajal? Present. Member Collins. Here. Member Fiddler? Here. Member Green. In person. Member Padilla. Here. Member Snyder? Member Tadeo. President? Member Worth? Here. You have a quorum. Thank you. First off is the approval of the regular agenda. Who'd like to make a motion? Member Tadeo. Thank you. I move to approve the regular agenda. Member Padilla. I'll second that motion. We have a first and second to approve the agenda. Roll call vote. Has everybody voted? There we go. Motion passes nine to zero. Next item, item 3A, approval of the October 21st, 2025, South Brighton General Improvement District Minutes. Who'd like to make a motion? Member Snyder. I'll move to approve the minute. Member Padilla. I'll second that motion too. We have a first and second to approve the minutes. Roll call vote. Motion passes nine to zero. Next resolutions, item 4A, a resolution of the South Brighton General Improvement District Board of Brighton, Colorado to conduct an independent mail ballot election to the eligible voters of the district authorizing the establishment of a mill levy to be imposed upon all properties within the district. Executive Director Falkenberg. Now you're just making things up. Happy to have our finance director, Katrina Asher, up here to present this item. Finance director. Thank you, executive director.

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