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WE ARE GOING TO CALL TO ORDER
THAT
REGULAR MEETING AT THE THORNTON
CITY COUNCIL.
JOIN ME IN STANDING FOR THE
INVOCATION TO BE GIVEN BY
REVEREND
ANDY PRIOR AND REMAIN STANDING
FOR
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> LIBERTY ALLOWS US TO GOVERN
OURSELVES.
WE RECOGNIZE THAT WITH THIS
FREEDOM
COMES A GREAT RESPONSIBILITY TO
CONDUCT OUR GOVERNMENTAL
AFFAIRS
DECENTLY, FAIRLY, WITHOUT BIAS,
AND
WITH CAREFUL DISCERNMENT AND
CLEAR
SIDEDNESS ABOUT WHAT IS BEST
FOR
THE PEOPLE OF OUR CITY OF
THORNTON.
PRESENTATIONS WILL BE MADE
TONIGHT
AND REPORTS BROUGHT FORTH AND
DISCUSSIONS WILL INTO AND
ULTIMATELY DECISIONS ARE TO BE
MADE.
THE VARIOUS PARTS OF THIS
MEETING I
PRAY FOR ALL TO CONDUCT
THEMSELVES
WITH THE ATTITUDE YOU TEACHERS
IN
THE BIBLE TO TREAT OTHERS THE
WAY
WE WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED
OURSELVES.
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE THAT EVERYONE
INVOLVED IN THIS MEETING WILL
AGREE
ON EVERYTHING AND THIS IS GOOD
BECAUSE OUT OF DISAGREEMENTS WE
OFTEN FIND THE BEST SOLUTIONS
AND
THE BEST ACTIONS AND THE BEST
DECISIONS SO I PRAY FOR
EVERYONE TO
DISPLAY PATIENCE AND KINDNESS
IN
ALL ASPECTS OF THIS MEETING SO
THAT
IN THE END, THE DECISIONS MADE
TONIGHT WILL BE THE BEST
POSSIBLE
DECISIONS FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
AGAIN, WE THANK YOU FOR THE WAY
YOU
HAVE BLESSED US AS A NATION, AS
A
CITY, AND AS INDIVIDUALS.
WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL
FOR.
I PRAY THIS PRAYER IN JESUS
NAME,
AMEN.
>> THANK YOU REVEREND.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
>> I PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO
THE
FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, AND TWO THE REPUBLIC
FOR
WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION
UNDER
GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY
AND
JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> CAN YOU CALL THE ROLL OF C
OUNCIL.
>> MAYOR WILLIAMS?
COUNCILMEMBER JOSEPH?
COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ TO
MANIC?
COUNCILMEMBER TAKE?
THE QUORUM IS PRESENT.
>> ITEM FIVE IS APPROVAL OF THE
AGENDA.
MR. ETHERIDGE, ANY CHANGES
QUICK.
>> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE
IS
A CONCERN WITH AN ITEM EIGHT ON
THE
CALENDAR.
THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO
POTENTIALLY MAKE A CHANGE.
IF THAT IS THE CASE THAT ITEM
SHOULD BE MOVED FROM ITS
CURRENT
LOCATION ON THE AGENDA AT AP
AND
TAKEN AS AN ACTION ITEM AS
TENANCY
AND OTHERWISE WHO DON'T HAVE
ANY
CHANGES.
>> MAKE A MOTION?
>> I MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE --
REMOVE ITEM EIGHT THE AND MOVE
TO
ITEM 10 C.
>> ANY DISCUSSION?
>> PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL.
>> CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
>> ITEM SIX A IS PRESENTATIONS
BUT
WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THOSE THIS
EVENING SO WE WILL MOVE ON TWO
AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION.
THIS IS A TIME FOR CITIZENS TO
COME
AND ADDRESS COUNCIL ON ANY
ISSUES
THEY WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO US
ABOUT
AND NOT ON THE PUBLIC HEARING
FOR
THAT SEETHING.
>> ONE PERSON CARL SPRING.
>> THERE YOU ARE.
>> ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE THE BOY
SCOUTS HERE.
>> YOUR HONOR, I'M GLAD TO BE
HERE
THIS EVENING.
I REPRESENT NOT ONLY THE BOY
SCOUTS
AND WE ARE FEW IN NUMBER
TONIGHT
BECAUSE OF FAMILY ILLNESS AND
BOYS
OUT OF TOWN ARE ALREADY BUT WE
ARE GLAD
TO BE HERE AND APPRECIATE THE
OPPORTUNITY.
I'M ALSO HERE BECAUSE I WORKED
FOR
THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF
PUBLIC
HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT.
ONE OF THE RESOLUTIONS YOU WILL
DISCUSS THIS EVENING IS IN
AGREEMENT WITH THAT DEPARTMENT.
SO I'M HERE BRIEFLY TO SPEAK IN
FAVOR OF THAT.
THIS INVOLVES CLOSURE OF
CONTAMINATED SITE THAT IS
CURRENTLY
BEING REGULATED BY MY
DEPARTMENT.
THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT
WILL ACCELERATE THE CLOSURE OF
THE
SITE SO IT CAN BE REDEVELOPED.
THIS IGA DOESN'T IN ANY WAY
RESTRICT THE CITY'S AUTHORITY
TO
EXTEND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY TO
THE
STATE AS WELL.
IT TAKES ADVANTAGE OF AN
EXISTING
CITY ORDINANCE.
AND ALLOWS IT TO SERVE TO
SATISFY A
STATE REQUIREMENT.
IF APPROVED TONIGHT THIS IGA
CAN
SERVE AS A PRECEDENT FOR OTHER
CITIES TO USE.
ALSO FOR THE CITY OF THORNTON
TO
USE IN OTHER LOCATIONS.
I URGE YOUR FAVORABLE
CONSIDERATION
OF THIS RESOLUTION WHEN IT
COMES
BEFORE YOU.
THANK YOU.
>> WE APPRECIATE THAT.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO IS
SIGNED
UP TO SPEAK QUICK.
>> ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO
WOULD
LIKE TO SPEAK?
>> WE DO HAVE SOME BOY SCOUTS
HERE.
IF CHRISTIAN MARTIN IS HERE.
>> JOY DEALER?
YOU ARE THE ONLY ONES HERE.
WE HEARD FROM KARL AND JASON
MORTON.
NICE TO HAVE YOU GUYS HERE AND
WE
APPRECIATE NOT ONLY THE BOY
SCOUTS
BUT THE LEADERS.
MY HUSBAND IS THE DISTRICT
LEADER
FOR THAT DISTRICT.
I SPEAK FOR COUNCIL WHAT I SAY
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND WE
APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE.
>> MOVING RIGHT ALONG HERE.
WE ARE TWO STAFF REPORTS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY THIS EVENING
SO
WILL MOVE ON TO COUNCIL
COMMENTS.
I WILL START WITH COUNCILMAN
COLEMAN.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A
SECOND TO
RECOGNIZE THE STARGATE CHARTER
SCHOOL WHICH IS THE SCHOOL AND
THORNTON THAT SERVES OUR GIFTED
CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY.
ON DECEMBER /4 THEY WENT BEFORE
THE
ADAMS 12 SCHOOL BOARD AND THE
BOARD
UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE
CHARTER TO
BE RENEWED FOR ANOTHER FIVE
YEARS.
THIS IS ALL BECAUSE OF THE
STRONG
ACHIEVEMENT AND STAFF
COMMITMENT TO
THE KIDS AND ENGAGE PARENTS.
I'D LIKE TO CONGRATULATE
STARGATE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KATE.
>> I LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE
HAPPY
HOLIDAYS AND SAY THAT AFTER
TONIGHT
WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT YEAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER [
INDISCERNIBLE ]
>> I WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A
HAPPY
HOLIDAY AND HAVE A SAFE ONE.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ TO
MANIC.
>> I WANTED TO TELL EVERYONE
WHO
PARTICIPATED WITH THE
WINTERFEST
THIS YEAR THANK YOU FOR COMING.
WE HAD GREAT CROWDS EVERY
SINGLE
DAY AND THANKS SO MUCH TO OUR
GREAT
STAFF.
THEY ALWAYS DO A WONDERFUL
BANNER
JOB OF GETTING THE VILLAGE THE
TOGETHER AND WE HAD FUN
LIGHTING
THE LIGHTS ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
WE HAD GOOD ENTERTAINMENT.
I LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE
VENDORS
AS WELL AS THE FOLKS WHO
SPONSORED.
IT WAS AN IMPORTANT FESTIVAL.
WE HAD PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER AND
NOT
JUST FROM AROUND OF THE MATURE
AREA
BUT WE ALSO HAD PEOPLE FROM
NORTHERN FRONT RANGE AS WELL.
THAT OF COME TO THIS THAT NO
HEARD
ABOUT OUR FESTIVAL.
THANKS TO EVERYBODY WHO HAD A
PART
IN THAT AND THANKS TO ALL THE
RESIDENTS WHO PARTICIPATED.
IT IS A FUN EVENING OR DAY TO
GET
IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT.
I ALSO WANTED TO SAY MERRY
CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HANUKKAH
AND
HAPPY KWANZAA AND HAPPY NEW
YEAR.
WE HAVE A LET'S DO IT MAY COME
BACK
IN THE NEW YEAR AND SO WE WILL
GET
GEARED SO EVERYBODY NEEDS TO
REST
BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT ON THE A
GENDA.
THANKS TO THE STAFF ARE ALL
THEIR
HARD WORK THIS YEAR.
THOSE OF YOU AS RESIDENTS IF
YOU DO
RECEIVE THINGS OR YOU HAVE
CONCERNS
OR QUESTIONS, WE ARE HERE AND
WE
REPRESENT YOU AND WE ARE HAPPY
TO
LISTEN TO THOSE QUESTIONS OR
CONCERNS.
WE HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION ON
OUR
WEBSITE SO FEEL FREE TO GO
THERE
AND JORDAN CONNECTED YOU CAN
REPORT
24/SEVEN.
BE SAFE DURING THE HOLIDAYS.
>> COUNCILMAN BE HELP.
>> I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY
THAT
ATTENDED THE WINTERFEST AND THE
STAFF AND THE CITY STAFF
BECAUSE I
KNOW THEY PUT A LOT OF WORK
INTO
THAT AND DID A GREAT JOB AS
USUAL
EVERY YEAR -- I STILL HAVEN'T
GOTTEN THE STREET STORY AS TWO
HOW
MANY LIGHTS THAT ARE OUT THERE.
NORTHGLENN HAS A CONTEST ABOUT
COUNTING THE LIGHT BULBS THAT
ARE
IN THE FESTIVAL.
WE SHOULD HAVE ONE AND
WINTERFEST
-- SOMEONE CAN COUNT THE
LIGHTS THERE FOR NEXT YEAR.
THAT WOULD BE A HUGE CHORE.
I WANT TO THANK EVERYBODY THAT
SHOWED UP.
IT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE
WARMEST
WINTERFEST I'VE BEEN TO IN THE
LAST
FOUR YEARS.
IT WAS NICE AND WARM AND GREAT.
UNTIL THE FIREWORKS STARTED AND
THEN IT GOT COLD BUT IT WAS
VERY
GOOD.
I ALSO WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A
POLICE NAVIDAD.
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A
PROSPEROUS
NEW YEAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MONTOYA.
>> THERE WAS A TRUCK UP THERE
THAT
HAVE LIGHTS ON IT.
YOU CAN GO UP AND COUNT HOW
MANY
LIGHTS WERE ON THERE AND WIN A
PRIZE.
I DON'T KNOW WHO WAS BUT A GOT
ON.
THE ONE IMPORTANT.
>> THAT WAS BROTHERS.
SORRY ABOUT THAT.
>> I ALSO WANTED TO WISH
EVERYBODY
A MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW
YEAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER GOODMAN.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR.
I TO WOULD LIKE TO LET THE
STAFF
KNOW THAT THE HARD WORK WITH
ALL OF
THE FESTIVALS IS NOT
OVERLOOKED.
I HAVE MANY THANK YOU'S FROM
CITIZENS FOR THINGS THE CITY OF
THORNTON'S DOES FOR ITS
CITIZENS.
BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING AROUND
THE
METRO AREA AND THE PRICES ARE
SO
HIGH THAT HAVE THE THAT
FAMILIES CAN'T
ATTEND THAT HEARING THORNTON WE
DON'T CHARGE FOR THE FESTIVALS
AND
THEY APPRECIATE THAT.
I WANTED TO LET THE STAFF NO WE
APPRECIATE ALL THE HARD WORK
BECAUSE YOU ARE MAKING US LOOK
GOOD
OUT THERE WHEN WE ARE TALKING
TO
THE CITIZENS AND WE THANK YOU
FOR
THAT.
I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO WISH
EVERYONE
A MERRY CHRISTMAS, HAPPY NEW
YEAR,
AND WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO
COMING
BACK AND DOING A LOT OF THINGS
WE
NEED TO DO IN THE CITY THIS
YEAR
AND TAKING OUR DANCE AND MAKING
IT
INTO A WORK PLAN TO MAKE THE
CITY
BIGGER AND BETTER.
>> COUNCILMEMBER DOVE.
>> I WILL CONTINUE WITH THE
SAME
BEING HERE SO BEAR WITH ME.
I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A
HAPPY
HOLIDAY AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
AND
THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO
REPRESENT YOU AS ONE OF THE TO
COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR WARD ONE.
2014 WE'LL BRING BIGGER AND
BETTER
THINGS TO THE CITY OF THORNTON.
WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO THAT.
I WAS AT THE SENIOR CENTER LAST
WEEK FOR THE CHRISTMAS
LUNCHEON.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL LUNCH.
THE STAFF OVER THERE HAS SUCH
GREAT
FOOD AND THEY TAKE CARE OF YOU.
I WOULD LIKE -- I ATTENDED THE
WINTERFEST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
AND
THERE WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AS A
LWAYS.
I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT
WORK IN THE FESTIVAL TO MAKE AT
THE
BIG SUCCESS THAT IT IS.
I KNOW IT TAKES MANY HOURS TO
PUT
THIS FESTIVAL TOGETHER.
THE CARE THAT GOES INTO THIS
FESTIVAL IS INCREDIBLE.
EVERY DETAIL IS METICULOUS AND
DOES
NOT GO UNNOTICED.
I REALLY WAS AMAZED AT THE
STAFF
THEY HAVE DONE THAT WAS SO
GREAT.
I HEARD CITIZENS TALK ABOUT HOW
WONDERFUL IT WAS TO COME TO
THORNTON AND HAVE THE
FIREWORKS.
SHE SAID SHE THOUGHT WE WERE A
BUNCH OF PYROMANIACS BECAUSE WE
DO
SUCH A BIG THING FOR THE FOURTH
OF
JULY IN THE CHRISTMAS AND I
ASSURED
HER WE WEREN'T CRAZY BUT JUST
PYROMANIACS.
ONCE AGAIN I WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT
EVERYONE KNOWS I AM TRULY
GRATEFUL
FOR ALL THAT YOU DO.
I DO NOT WANT TO BE REMISS AND
NOT
TELL THE STAFF OF THE CITY AND
WHAT
A GREAT JOB THEY DO AND THANK
THEM
AS WELL.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW
YEAR.
>> COUNCILMEMBER MARTINEZ TO
MANIC.
>> I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU
AND
REMEMBER TO BE SAFE DURING THE
HOLIDAYS SO THANK YOU TO OUR
POLICE
AND FIRE RESPONDERS.
REMEMBER OUR TROOPS AND ALL
THOSE
WHO WILL BE ABLE TO BE HOME FOR
THE
HOLIDAYS.
>> MR. ETHERIDGE.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR.
ON THE BEHALF OF THE EMPLOYEES
AND
THE STAFF AND MYSELF WE WANT TO
WISH EACH OF YOU A VERY HAPPY
HOLIDAY AND MERRY CHRISTMAS.
FOR YOU AND YOU'RE FAMILIES AND
LOVED ONES.
WE BELIEVE THAT 2013 WAS A GOOD
YEAR.
AND WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO
AN
EVEN BETTER 2014.
A LOT OF EXCITING THINGS ARE ON
THE
CUSP AND ABOUT TO HAPPEN SOME
OF
WHICH WERE ANNOUNCED TOWARDS
THE
END OF THIS YEAR.
WORK WILL BE FULL SCALE
UNDERWAY
WITH THE ACTIVITIES FOR THAT
NEW
COMMUTER RAIL THAT WILL COME
INTO
THORNTON AND THE CITY COUNCIL
WILL
BE LOOKING AT THE MODERATE TO
MEDIUM TERM CAPITAL FACILITIES
PLANNING AS WE MOVE INTO 2014
IN
ALL AREAS.
AND SO THIS IS AN EXCITING TIME
TO
BE IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT AND
WE
ARE PROUD TO SERVE THE PEOPLE
OF
THE COMMUNITY.
AND SO HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF
Y OU.
>> MS. EMMERICH.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE A FEW ITEMS -- SATURDAY
NIGHT I WAS ABLE TO GO TO
CHURCH
THAT I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE
WAS
IMPORTANT.
FOUNTAIN OF LIFE CHURCH AND
IT'S A
HISPANIC CHURCH AND THEY PUT ON
A
CONCERT THAT WAS BILINGUAL SO
THEY
HAD SPEAKERS THAT WOULD
SPEAKING
RUSSIAN SOME THAT WOULD SPEAK
SPANISH.
THEY WEREN'T TRANSLATING SO IF
YOU
DIDN'T KNOW ENGLISH OR SPANISH
YOU
GOT TO ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL
LANGUAGES.
THEY CALLED IT POETRY.
IT WAS WONDERFUL AND THEY WERE
--
EVERY YEAR FOR THE LAST FOUR
YEARS
THEY PUT ON THIS CONCERT AND
THEY
PICKED A SUBJECT IN WHICH TO
BRING
AWARENESS AND SO THIS YEAR IT
WAS
ANTI- BULLYING CAMPAIGN.
IT WAS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
SEE A
CHURCH IN THE COMMUNITY BRING
THEIR
MEMBERS IN AND THEY INVITED A
BUNCH
OF OTHER PEOPLE.
ONE OF OUR OFFICERS CAME AND
SPOKE
AND I WAS ABLE TO SPEAK.
THEY HAD A LOT OF OTHER
SPEAKERS AS
WELL THAT BUT CAME IN AND
SPOKE IN
ENGLISH AND SPANISH ABOUT THE
PROBLEMS WITH BULLYING.
BROUGHT AWARENESS TO THEIR
CONGREGATION AND TWO ANY
COMMUNITY
MEMBERS WHO CAME.
IT WAS REALLY ONE OF THE MOST
FANTASTIC EVENTS I'VE EVER BEEN
TO.
EVERYBODY WAS NICE AND SO
RESPECTFUL OF EACH OTHER.
IT WAS A REALLY NICE CONCERT.
IF YOU GET INVITED NEXT YEAR I
WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO GO.
>> I DID GO TO WINTERFEST AND
MY
FAMILY AND I DECIDED WE
COULDN'T GO
SATURDAY SO WE WENT ON SUNDAY
TO
THE THORN COMMUNITY CHORUS.
AS ALWAYS FRANK AND HIS TEAM
DID A
GOOD JOB AND SO GOOD THEY DID
--
THEY PUT MY SON TO SLEEP.
SHE DOESN'T FOLLOW SLEEP OFTEN
BUT
HE DID AT WINTERFEST.
THEY DID A GREAT JOB AND I
WANTED
TO GIVE KUDOS TO OUR THORN
COMMUNITY CHORUS AND ALL OF OUR
VOLUNTEER GROUPS WHO HELP US
THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BRING THESE
GREAT EVENTS TO OUR CITIZENS.
THANKS TO OUR POLICE AND FIRE
AND
ALL THE DEPARTMENTS OF THE
CITY.
WE'RE
WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF
EVERYTHING YOU DO FOR US.
WE WISH YOU ALL MERRY CHRISTMAS
AND
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
>> MOVING ALONG.
WE ARE GOING TO BE AT THE
CONSENT
CALENDAR NOW.
WE ALREADY REMOVE AN ITEM FROM
THE
CONSENT CALENDAR.
SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE
THE
CONSENT CALENDAR AS AMENDED
WITHOUT
ITEMS EIGHT
>> ANY DISCUSSION?
I WOULD NEED THE CLERK TO READ
BE
APPROPRIATE TITLES INTO THE
RECORD.
>> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING
SECTION
38-386 AND 38-40 OF THE CITY
CODE
DEFINE THE TERM HOMESITE AS IT
PERTAINS TO MANUFACTURED HOME
PARK
AND UPDATED EXISTING
TERMINOLOGY.
IT'S PROVING EXTENSION OF THE
FRANCHISE AGREEMENT BETWEEN
COMCAST
COLORADO LLC OF THE CITY OF
THORNTON FROM DECEMBER 3120-1/3
TO
MARCH 3/0 FAST AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 26-387 OF THE
TORN
CITY CODE AND POSITION OF TAX
RATE
TO IMPLEMENT THIS TAX EXTENSION
FOR
PARKS AND OPEN SPACE TEXAS TO
JANUARY /1 2039 APPROVED BY THE
VOTERS NOVEMBER /5 2013.
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING
AMENDMENTS
TO THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT ZONING
INCLUDING THE PLAN DEVELOPMENT
STANDARDS AND THE OVERALL
DEVELOPMENT PLAN CONCEPTUAL
SITE
PLAN OF 22.62 ACRES PANGLE
SHOPPING
CENTER.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER
18 OF
THE TORN CITY CODE DEFINE THE
TERM
HOMESITE AND PAD SITE AND
UPDATE
TERMINOLOGY IT SECTIONS 18-78,
1 8-44, 18-50, 80-56, 18-72, 18-
69
AND AMENDING SECTION 18-282 TWO
UPDATE TERMINOLOGY IN
INCORPORATE
CROSS-REFERENCES TO OTHER TORN
CITY
CODE REQUIREMENTS GENERAL
MAINTENANCE STANDARDS TO
ADDRESS
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
CONCERNS
AND NEW MAINTENANCE
REQUIREMENTS
FOR INTERNAL ROADWAYS
SIDEWALKS,
DRIVEWAYS AND PARKING AREAS AND
MANUFACTURED HOMES.
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE SIXTH
AMENDMENT TO THE 2000 THE TO
BUDGET
AND SECTION ONE OF ORDINANCE
3220
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
CITY
OF THORNTON COLORADO FOR THE
FISCAL
YEAR 2013 FOR ALL FUNDS
PRIVATIONS
FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
SHALL NOT LABS AT YOUR AND THEY
CONTINUE UNTIL THE PROJECT IS
COMPLETED OR CANCELED.
COUNCIL, PLEASE CAST YOUR
VOTES.
>> MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
>> THANK YOU.
ITEM NINE IS PUBLIC HEARINGS.
ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE
INTENDING TO
GIVE TESTIMONY INCLUDING
CITIZENS
WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK
PLEASE
STAND.
>> WISH RIGHT HAND.
DO HEREBY SWEAR THAT YOUR
TESTIMONY
BEFORE THIS COUNCIL IS AND WILL
BE
TRUE AND CORRECT TO THE BEST OF
HER
KNOWLEDGE AND BELIEF?
>> YES.
>> ITEM NINE A IS A PUBLIC
HEARING
REGARDING RESOLUTION APPROVING
AND
AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF THE
2014
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND THE
ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT FUNDING.
PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN AT 7:20
P.M.
>> MR. ETHERIDGE.
>> IT'S MY PLEASURE TO CALL
UPON
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES
MANAGER
MR. COLE JEFFERS.
IF YOU WILL PRESENT THIS ITEM
TO
THE CITY COUNCIL AND ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND
MEMBERS
OF CITY COUNCIL.
I'M NICOLE JEFFERS NEIGHBORHOOD
SERVICES MANAGER, 9500 CIVIC
CENTER
DRIVE, AND I HAVE BEEN SWORN
IN.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC
HEARING
IS TO YOUR COMMENTS ON THE
PROPOSED
ACTIVITIES FOR THE CITY OF T
HORNTON'S 2014 COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING
AND
RECEIVE COUNSELS DIRECTION ON
THE
SUBMISSION OF THE ANNUAL ACTION
PLAN TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS HELD
ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS WHICH
REQUIRE THE CITY TO HOLD A 30
DAY
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD FOLLOWED
BY A
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ANNUAL
ACTION
PLAN.
THE PLAN HAS BEEN ON THE CITY'S
WEBSITE SINCE NOVEMBER 1/5.
NO COMMENTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED
THUS
FAR.
NOTICE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING
AND
THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD WAS
PROVIDED IN THE NORTHGLENN
THORNTON
SENTINEL ON NOVEMBER 1/4.
>> AS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
GRANT
AND HOW IT MONTH AGENCY THE
CITY OF
THORNTON IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WALK RENT
FUNDS DIRECTLY FROM THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN
DEVELOPMENT.
IN ORDER TO RECEIVE THE FUNDING
THE
CITY MUST SUBMIT AN ANNUAL
ACTION
PLAN WHICH SERVES AS THE
CITY'S
APPLICATION FOR THE FOLLOWING
YEARS
FUNDS.
THE ANNUAL ACTION PLAN OUTLINED
HOW
THE CITY WILL MEET THE NATIONAL
OBJECTIVES AND THE CITIES
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING GOALS
AND
THROUGH FUNDING THROUGH ALL
THIS
SPECIFIC PROJECTS PARTNERING
WITH
NONPROFIT AGENCIES AND
LEVERAGING
OTHER FUNDING SOURCES.
BASED ON THE LAST FEW YEARS WE
EXPECT TO RECEIVE APPROXIMATELY
500
$89,000 OF CDBG FUNDS AND 2014.
THE FINAL AMOUNT WILL BE
ANNOUNCED
BY CONGRESS AFTER THEY
APPROPRIATE
THE FUNDS NEXT YEAR.
UP TO 20% OF THE FUNDS WILL
COVER
ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROGRAM
AND
THAT WILL INCLUDE COMPLETING
THE
NECESSARY HAD REPORTS AND D
OCUMENTS.
THE 2014 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
PROPOSES TO FUND THE FOLLOWING
PROJECTS IN THE NEXT YEAR.
THE
THEY HELP FOR HOMES PROGRAM
WHICH
PROVIDES FREE MINOR HOME
REPAIRS TO
SENIORS AND DISABLED HOMEOWNERS
THAT ARE LOW INCOME.
THIS PROGRAM WILL BE FUNDED AT
$60,000.
A NEW HOME REPAIR LOAN PROGRAM
FOR
LOW INCOME RESIDENTS THAT NEED
TO
MAKE A MAJOR SAFETY REPAIR TO
THEIR
HOME SUCH AS A SEWER LINE.
THIS WILL BE FUNDED AT 80,000.
THE REMAINING AMOUNT OF CDBG
FUNDING OF $332,000 WILL GO
TOWARDS
THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTY,
RENOVATION, DEVELOPMENT OR SITE
PREPARATION OF A NEW SENIOR
CENTER
OR FOR A MAJOR EXPANSION OF THE
CURRENT SENIOR CENTER.
THIS PROJECT IS STILL IN THE
CONCEPT PHASE AS YOU ALL NO AND
IT
MAY NOT BE READY TO START BY
THE
TIME THE FUNDING IS AWARDED.
WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
WITH U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING
AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT THEY ARE
CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIMELINESS
OF
GRANTS AND MAKING SURE PROJECTS
ARE
READY TO GO WHEN FUNDING IS
AVAILABLE.
SO BASED ON THIS WE HAVE
DEVELOPED
A LIST OF PROJECTS THAT CAN BE
FUNDED IF THE SENIOR CENTER
PROJECT
IS NOT READY TO MOVE FORWARD BY
THE
TIME THE CITY RECEIVES THE 2014
CDBG FUNDS.
IN THIS CASE WE WILL REALLOCATE
THOSE CDBG FUNDS TOWARDS THE
FOLLOWING PROJECTS.
$117,000 TO REPLACE BASKETBALL
COURT OR INSTALL WALKWAYS AT
ASPEN
CREEK PARK.
$75,000 TO PURCHASE 20
PASSENGER
WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE BUS FOR
SENIOR SERVICES.
$16,000 TO RUN AND IRRIGATION
LINE
AND LEVEL AN AREA FOR A NEW
COMMUNITY GARDEN.
120 $4000 TO IMPROVE THE
ACCESSIBILITY OF THE ENTRANCES
AT
RENAISSANCE 88 APARTMENTS.
BESIDES THE PROPOSED PROJECTS
THE
2014 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN
OUTLINES
HOW THE CITY PLANS TO WORK TO
INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF DECENT
AND
SAFE AFFORDABLE HOUSING ASSIST
NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WITH
ADDRESSING HOMELESSNESS, AND
INFORM
THE COMMUNITY ABOUT HOUSING
DISCRIMINATION LAWS.
IN THE PLAN WE ALSO EXPLAIN HOW
THE
CITY IS IN THE PROCESS OF
COLLECTING DATA ON THE HOUSING
MARKET IN THORNTON TO USE IN
THE
NEXT CDBG STRATEGIC PLAN WHICH
WILL
BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT YEAR.
HUD REQUEST THAT ENTITLEMENTS
REVIEW THEIR MINISTRY TO
PROCEDURES
ON AN ANNUAL BASIS IDENTIFYING
IDENTIFY
NECESSARY UPDATES AND PRESENT
THE
UPDATES ALONG WITH THE ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN SO THIS YEAR'S
ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN HAS SOME UPDATES TO
THE
CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN I
NCLUDED.
THE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLAN
NOW
CLARIFIES A COUPLE OF THE
PROCESSES
ALIGNING THEM MORE CLOSELY WITH
HUD
CODE AFFECT RELATIONS AND,
PRACTICES OF THE CITY.
THIS PLAN WITH THE PROPOSED
UPDATE
HAS BEEN ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE
PAST 30 DAYS ALONG WITH THE
ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVING THE
2014
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR
SUBMITTAL TO
HUD IS THE PROPOSED PROJECTS
MEET
THE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES OF THE
CDBG
PROGRAM THE PROJECTS AND
ACTIVITIES
SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY
PRIORITIES
IDENTIFIED IN THE CONSOLIDATED
PLAN
WHICH IS THE CITIES LONG-TERM
STRATEGIC PLAN FOR CDBG FUNDS.
AND THE RECOMMENDED PROJECTS
ARE IN
ALIGNMENT WITH THE CITIES WERE
PLAN
TO USE CDBG FUNDS ON CITY
PROJECTS
THAT FOSTER STABILIZATION AND
IMPROVEMENT IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I
WOULD
BE HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE AT
THIS
TIME.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT.
>> MR. ETHERIDGE, ANY FURTHER
COMMENT?
>> NO, YOUR HONOR.
WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU OR YOU'RE MEMBERS
OF
COUNCIL MY CAP.
>> I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC
HEARING
-- PARDON ME.
>> I FORGOT TO ASK IF ANYONE
HAD
SIGNED UPPER COMMENT.
>> IS THERE ANYONE IN THE
AUDIENCE
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO THIS
PUBLIC HEARING?
NOW I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC H
EARING.
7:26 P.M.
>> I WOULD ACCEPT A MOTION ON
THIS
PUBLIC HEARING AT THIS TIME.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR.
I LIKE TO INTRODUCE A
RESOLUTION TO
AUTHORIZING SUBMISSIONS OF THE
2014
ANNUAL ACTION PLAN AND THE
ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES FOR
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDING
AND
ASK FOR ITS IMMEDIATE APPROVAL.
>> HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED.
PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL.
>> PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTE.
>> MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
>> WE WILL MOVE ACTION ITEMS.
ITEM 10 A IS THE RESOLUTION
APPROVING 2014 CITY OF THORNTON
STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA.
MR. ETHERIDGE.
>> THE STAFF HAS BRIEFLY STATE
DISCUSS THIS ITEM WITH YOU IN A
BRIEFING.
I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR ASSISTANT
CITY
MANAGER JOYCE WANT TO COME
FORWARD
AND TO PRESENT THE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA THAT WE DISCUSSED AT
THAT
TIME.
MS. HUNT.
>> THANK YOU.
I HAVE TO RESORT TO MY GLASSES
NOW.
WE HAVE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT THE
2014
LEGISLATIVE STATE LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA.
THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE
CONVENES
JANUARY /8 WHICH IS NOT FAR
AWAY
AND THE CITY COUNCIL HAS
HISTORICALLY APPROVED A POLICY
GUIDELINE FOR STAFF AS WELL AS
THE
CONSULTANT THAT WE HAVE HIRED
THAT
LOBBIES TO REPRESENT THE CITY
ON
VARIOUS MATTERS THAT ARE OF
IMPORTANCE AND THAT MAY IMPACT
THE
CITY ANNUALLY AT THE
LEGISLATURE.
THE POLICY -- 2014 LEGISLATIVE
AGENDA IS ORGANIZED AROUND FIVE
BROAD POLICY AREAS AND I WILL
JUST
IF WE GO THROUGH THOSE.
ESSENTIALLY THE PURPOSE OF THE
POLICY GUIDELINE IS TO HELP TO
PROVIDE THE GUIDELINES THAT WE
NEED
IN REVIEWING AND ANALYZING THE
BILLS AND BRINGING FORWARD ANY
RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL
AS
TWO WHETHER THE CITY COUNCIL
WOULD
LIKE TO TAKE A POSITION OR
INSTRUCT
THE LOBBYIST IN ANY PARTICULAR
BILL
THAT COMES FORWARD.
THE FIRST POLICY AREAS IS
TRANSPORTATION AND THAT HAS
BEEN AN
IMPORTANT POLICY AREA FOR THE
CITY
FOR THE LAST NUMBER OF YEARS
THE
CITY COUNCIL HAS FOCUSED ON THE
RAIL AND GETTING THE NORTH TO
METRO
RAIL CORRIDOR OF TO THE CITY
EVEN
THOUGH WE KNOW THAT IT WAS IN
THE
HANDS OF RTD AND OTHER
LEGISLATOR.
THE LEGISLATURE WILL WIELD
INFLUENCE AS IT COMES TO
FUNDING
AND FUNDING TO THE VARIOUS
STATE
PROGRAMS FOR BRIDGES AND
HIGHWAYS
AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THAT AS
WELL.
ESSENTIALLY A COUPLE OF THE
POSITIONS WE ARE GOING TO BE
WATCHING OUT FOR IS THAT THERE
HAVE
BEEN SOME INSTANCES IN THE PAST
FOR
THE STATE HAS WANTED TO PASS ON
SOME OF THE MAINTENANCE
RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS.
WITHOUT PROVIDING ANY REVENUE
IN
THAT REGARD.
THAT IS AN AREA WE PAY CLOSE
ATTENTION TO BECAUSE WE DO HAVE
A
STATE HIGHWAY THAT TRAVELS TO
THE
CITY OF THORNTON AND SO WHILE
WE
ARE NOT OPPOSED TO MAINTAINING
B ACK, WE ALSO DON'T THINK ITS
FAIR
FOR JUST OF LOCAL RESIDENTS TO
PAY
FOR THAT WHEN IT IS A STATE
HIGHWAY
SYSTEM.
THIS POLICY GUIDELINE
APPROPRIATES
-- SUPPORTS HIGHWAY
JOB STIMULUS PACKAGES THAT THE
STATE THROUGH THAT SEE .-DOT
AND
PROGRAMS CAN GENERATE AND SO
WITHIN
CITY IS IN SUPPORT OF THOSE
EFFORTS
AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY
THROUGH
RTD AND STATE AND LEGISLATIVE
DELEGATION TO REAUTHORIZE THE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL AND HOPEFULLY TO
INCREASE SOME OF THAT FUNDING
IN
THE FUTURE AS OUR
TRANSPORTATION
NEEDS ARE SIGNIFICANT IN THE
STATE
OF COLORADO AS WILL IS THE
ENTIRE
COUNTRY.
THE NEXT AREA I WILL COVER IS A
BROAD POLICY AREA AND IS IN
WATER
SUPPLY.
MANY YEARS AGO THE CITY OF
THORNTON
TOOK A VERY OUTSTANDING STEP
AND
ACQUIRED WATER FOR THE FUTURE
OF
THORNTON AND WE REFER TO THIS
AS
THE NORTHERN PROJECT IN THE
POWDER
BASIN AND THE CITY HAS INVESTED
OVER $100 MILLION OF THAT
EFFORT TO
SECURE THOSE WATER RIGHTS AND
TO
TRANSFER THOSE WATER RIGHTS
FROM
AGRICULTURAL USE TO MUNICIPAL
USE.
TO MANAGE AND OPERATE AND
MAINTAIN
THE FARMS AS WE TRANSITION FROM
BASICALLY AN AGRICULTURAL USE
TO
BRINGING THAT WATER DOWN TO THE
CITY IN THE FUTURE.
WHAT WILL BE THE NEAR FUTURE.
COMING VERY SOON.
ESSENTIALLY WHAT THIS POLICY IS
--
WE FOLLOWED ALL THE RULES WHEN
WE
TRANSFERRED THIS PROPERTY.
AND WHEN WE ACQUIRED THE
PROPERTY
TRANSFERRED THE WATER RIGHTS.
WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THOSE
RULES
CHANGED THAT WILL NEGATIVELY
IMPACT
HOW WE FULFILL OUR OBLIGATIONS
AND
IMPLEMENT THAT OPERATION.
BY THE SAME TOKEN THE CITY ALSO
RECOGNIZES OVER THE LAST NUMBER
OF
YEARS WE'VE BEEN IN DROUGHT
CONDITIONS AND THERE ARE SOME
RELATIONSHIPS THAT WE NEED TO
ESTABLISH AND ALLOW THE USE OF
AGRICULTURAL WATERS FOR
MUNICIPAL
USE ON A TEMPORARY BASIS IN
ORDER
TO HELP US THROUGH THESE
DROUGHT
TIMES.
WE SUPPORT THOSE KIND OF
EFFORTS AT
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
ANOTHER AREA IS WATER QUALITY
AND
THAT IS SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE
TO
US.
THE CITY OF THORNTON PROVIDES
WATER
TO OVER 100 DIRTY THOUSAND --
130,000 PEOPLE AND THE MAJOR
PATIENTS -- ONE COMES TO THE
SOUTH
PLATTE RIVER AND THE OTHERS ARE
CLEAR CREEK DRAINAGE AND
BECAUSE WE
TEND TO BE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
BOWL IF YOU WILL IN THE DENVER
METRO AREA WE ARE CONCERNED
ABOUT
OUR WATER AND THE QUALITY OF
THAT
WATER AS A TRAVELS TO THE
DENVER
METRO AND THE RESIDENTIAL AND
COMMERCIAL AREAS BEFORE IT GETS
DOWN TO OUR WATER TREATMENT
PLANT.
ESSENTIALLY THE POSITION IS
THAT IF
YOU PUT THAT WATER QUALITY
NEEDS TO
BE MAINTAINED AS A COMES DOWN
HERE.
THE CITY HISTORICALLY HAS BEEN
TRYING TO BRING THE FRONT RANGE
TOGETHER IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA
TO
DEAL WITH SOME OF THOSE ISSUES
AS
THE CITY MANAGER SAID IN THE
PAST.
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THE WASTEWATER DRINKING
AND
WASTEWATER STANDARDS IN
DRINKING
WATER STANDARDS.
THERE SHOULD BE A CONNECTION
THERE.
WE BEEN TRYING TO GET
UNDERSTANDING
OF THAT.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
THROUGH
THAT AT THE STATE LEVEL
ALTHOUGH
IT'S PRIMARILY A REGULATED --
THROUGH THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
THEY DELEGATE SOME OF THAT
RESPONSIBILITY TO THE STATE.
WE SEE THOSE EFFORTS COMING UP
EVERY OTHER YEAR.
ANOTHER MAJOR POLICY AREA IS
URBAN
RENEWAL.
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS USED THIS
IMPORTANT TOOL AND VERY WISELY
OVER
THE LAST 30 YEARS AND WILL
CONTINUE
TO USE IT.
THE MOST CURRENT URBAN RENEWAL
AREA
THAT THE THORNTON DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY CREATED WAS 144TH AND
THAT WAS THE FOUNDATION TO
ALLOW
CABELL IS TO LOCATE IN THAT
AREA.
IT WILL BE AN IMPORTANT TOOL IN
ORIGINAL THORNTON AS THE
DEVELOPMENT AND REDEVELOPMENT
OF
ORIGINAL THORNTON CONTINUES TO
TAKE
PLACE OVER THE NEXT NUMBER OF Y
EARS.
ESSENTIALLY THE POLICY POSITION
HERE IS THAT DON'T DIMINISH THE
VALUE OF THIS VERY IMPORTANT
TOOL.
IT HAS BEEN -- THERE ARE A LOT
OF
TIMES YOU HEAR IT'S NOT BEEN
USED
WISELY BY SOME COMMUNITIES AND
SO
WHAT WE'RE SAYING IS IT'S NOT
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT.
THE COMMUNITIES THAT USE THIS
FAIRLY AND EFFECTIVELY
SHOULDN'T BE
PUNISHED AND LET'S NOT DIMINISH
THAT IMPORTANT TOOL.
WE USUALLY TAKE A POSITION IN
OPPOSITION OF ANY REGISTRATION
THAT
WOULD REDUCE THE CITY COUNCIL'S
ABILITY TO USE THAT TOOL
WISELY.
THE LAST POLICY AREA THAT IS A
BROAD POLICY AREA IS HOME ROLE
LOCAL CONTROL GOVERNMENTAL I
MMUNITY.
THE CITY IS GOVERNED BY CHARTER
THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE
RESIDENCE
AND CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF
THORNTON AND THAT PROVIDES THE
PRIMARY LEGAL BASIS AND THE
THINGS
THAT WE CAN DO.
THAT WAS DONE IN 1967 AND
ESSENTIALLY THERE ARE SOME
THINGS
THAT ARE DONE AT THE STATE
LEGISLATOR BUT ARE A MATTER OF
STATEWIDE CONTROL BUT THERE ARE
ALSO SOME THINGS OCCASIONALLY
THAT
VENTURE INTO AREAS THAT ARE OF
LOCAL CONCERN.
WE DO PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE
AND
PARTICULAR ISSUES TO MAINTAIN
THE
LOCAL CONTROL INTO THE FUTURE.
THOSE ARE THE BROAD POLICY
AREAS AS
IN THE PAST HOUR LOBBYIST COMES
IN
AND MEET WITH THE CITY COUNCIL
EVERY TWO WEEKS AND WE'LL
PROVIDE
AN UPDATE AS TWO WHAT IS GOING
ON
IN ANY OF THE HOT TOPICS THAT
THE
CITY COUNCIL MAY WANT TO BE
FURTHER
BRIEFED ON WERE PROVIDE
DIRECTION
TO.
THAT IS THE MAJOR POINTS.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS I
WOULD
BE GLAD TO ANSWER.
>> ANY QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WOULD ACCEPT A RESOLUTION --
I
BELIEVE THE COUNCILMEMBER
MARTINEZ
TO MANIC WANTED TO MAKE THIS M
OTION.
>> THANK YOU MAYOR.
I LIKE TO ADD THIS RESOLUTION
APPROVING 2014 CITY AUTHORITY
LATE
STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND
MOVE
FOR ITS FAVORABLE APPROVAL.
>> MAKE IT A SECOND.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
ANY DISCUSSION?
PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL.
>> CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
>> ITEM 10 B IS AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 38-430 OF THE
TORN
CITY CODE.
TO PROHIBIT RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES,
MOTOR HOMES AND ANY TYPE OF
TRAILER
FROM PARKING CROSSWISE OR AT AN
ANGLE IN A DRIVEWAY ON A
RESIDENTIAL LOT.
MR. ETHERIDGE?
>> THANK YOU.
I'D LIKE -- I THINK THE TITLE
SAYS
WHAT THIS IS ABOUT BUT AT THIS
TIME
I LIKE TO CALL ON OUR CODE
COMPLIANT SUPERVISOR ROBERT
BROWN
TO COME FORWARD AND PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL DETAIL ON THIS ITEM
TO
THE CITY COUNCIL AND ANSWER
QUESTIONS.
>> GOOD EVENING MAYOR AND
MEMBERS
OF CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS ROBIN BROWN AND I
THE
SUPERVISOR CODE COMPLIANCE
DIRECTOR
FOR THE CITY.
THE TITLE DOES COVER THE TOPIC.
THE ORDINANCE FOR YOU TONIGHT
PERTAINS TO THE CROSSWISE OR
ENGEL
PARKING OF RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES
AND MOTOR HOMES OF TRAILERS ON
RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
IN RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAYS.
THE CURRENT CITY CODE ALLOWS
RVS
AND MOTOR HOMES AND TRAILERS TO
BE
PART IN THREE LOCATIONS.
IN THE DRIVEWAY, SYDOR REGARD
ON AN
APPROVED PARKING SERVICE AWARD
MANUFACTURED HOME PARKS IN A RV
OR
UTILITY VEHICLE STORAGE AREA.
THERE IS CURRENTLY NOT ANY
REQUIREMENTS IN THE CITY CODE
THE
TALK ABOUT HOW THAT TYPE OF
VEHICLE
NEEDS TO BE ORIENTED ON THE
DRIVEWAY OR ON THE PARKING
SERVICE.
COUNCIL, WE TALKED ABOUT THIS
AT A
PLANNING SESSION IN JULY OF
THIS
YEAR A CLUE DID IN THAT
DISCUSSION
WAS THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE
ILLUSTRATED BY THE PHOTO OF THE
FIFTH WILL PART CROSSWISE IN
FRONT
OF THIS HOME.
THIS WAS AN EXAMPLE OF THE
ISSUE.
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS
TYPE
OF PARKING IS THAT IT RENDERS
ANY
OF THE OFF STREET PARKING OR AT
LEAST PART OF IT DEPENDING ON
HOW
BIG THE RV TRAILER OR MOTORHOME
AS
-- UNUSABLE.
THERE IS NO WAY TO GET TO IT.
THAT MEANS THE RESIDENTS ARE
PARKING THEIR VEHICLES ON THE
STREET WHICH GOES AGAINST THE
WHOLE
POINT OF HAVING REQUIRED OFF
STREET
PARKING.
THE OTHER CONCERN WITH THIS IS
THAT
FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS THERE
IS
NO WAY TO SEE THE HOUSE THAT
THEY
ARE POTENTIALLY RESPONDING TO
AN
CAN'T FIND THE HOUSE NUMBERS
AND
CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON BEHIND
A
VEHICLE OF THIS SIZE.
THE ORDINANCE BEFORE YOU
TONIGHT
WOULD PROHIBIT RECREATIONAL
VEHICLES AND MOTOR HOMES AND
TRAILERS FROM PARKING AS YOU
SAW
PARALLEL TO THE STREET OR ALLEY
EXCEPT IN THE FRONT OF AN ENTRY
TO
A SIDE GARAGE.
THOSE COME IN SIDEWAYS SO WE
WOULD
WANT TO PROHIBIT SOMEONE FROM
PARKING BUT THEN THERE.
IT WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM
PARKING
IN AN ANGLE IN THE DRIVEWAY OR
PARKING AREA WHERE THE ANGLE IS
45 DEGREES OR LESS AND I WILL
ILLUSTRATE THAT MOMENTARILY.
AT AN ANGLE WAR AN ANGLE
WHIRRING
AWAY IN THE DRIVEWAY OR PARKING
AREA SO THAT THE ONLY WAY TO
GET TO
ANY OF THE OTHER SPACES IS
ACROSS
THE LANDSCAPING.
THIS IS THE ILLUSTRATION I
MENTIONED.
LET'S SEE IF I CAN DESCRIBE
THIS.
THE 45-DEGREE INDICATION ON THE
SCREEN -- THAT WOULD BE THE
RANGE
IN WHICH A VEHICLE OR AN RV OR
MOTORHOME OR TRAILER WOULDN'T
BE
ALLOWED TO PARK.
IT COULDN'T BE CROSS CROSSWISE
PARALLEL TO THE STREET OR
WITHIN
THAT ZERO TO 45-DEGREE ANGLE.
IN GENERAL, THAT'S THE TYPE OF
ANGLE THAT WILL BLOCK THE
MAJORITY
OF THE DRIVEWAY AND PREVENT
ACCESS
TO THOSE ENCLOSED PARKING
SPACES.
A SHORT PRESENTATION BUT THAT
CONCLUDES.
I'M HAPPY TO ELSE SO -- ANSWER
ANY
QUESTIONS.
>> THE PURPOSE OF THIS
ILLUSTRATION
IS BECAUSE THE ANGLE WOULD BE
SO
THEY WOULD CLEAR THE SIDEWALK.
IT WOULD NOT -- THAT VEHICLE OR
TRAILER WOULDN'T FIT A
VERTICALLY
UP AND DOWN OR HORIZONTALLY
AREA.
>> OBVIOUSLY THIS ISN'T TO
SCALE.
USUALLY WE EXPERIENCE VEHICLES
PARKED ACROSS WAYS LIKE THIS
WHEN
SOMEBODY IS NOT ABLE TO PULL
THEM
HAD IN.
THEY'RE TOO LONG SO THEY THE
TOYOTA
PARKED THEM CROSSWISE OR AT AN
ANGLE.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS?
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
COUNCILMEMBER KULMANN, WHICH
YOU
LIKE TO MAKE THIS MOTION QUICK.
>> I HAD A QUESTION.
I UNDERSTAND THIS IS
PROHIBITING
PARKING A PRIVATE PROPERTY.
IS THAT CORRECT QUICK.
>> YES.
RESTRICTING THE MANNER IN WHICH
SOMEONE CAN PARK THEIR THEIR
RV OR
MOTORHOME OUR TRAILER ON THE
PROPERTY.
>> ONE OF THE REASONS GIVEN WAS
AXIS FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
BECAUSE
THEY ARE UNABLE TO READ THE
NUMBERS
ON THE HOUSE?
>> THAT IS ONE ELEMENT.
>> IS THERE ANY TIMEFRAME
ASSOCIATED SO IF SOMEONE WAS TO
PARK -- IS THERE A THREE DAY
LIMIT
OR NON- LIMIT
>> THE WAY THE ORDINANCE IS
DRAFTED
IT IS AN IMMEDIATE NOT ALLOWED.
THE ENFORCEMENT PROCESS HERE
FOR
THE CITY TYPICALLY WE KNOCK ON
THE
DOOR AND EXPLAIN THE SITUATION
AND
WE ASK FOR THEIR VOLUNTARY
COMPLIANCE.
WE ARE HAPPY TO WORK WITH
SOMEBODY
IF THEY'RE IS A CIRCUMSTANCE IN
FRONT OF THEM.
THE SPECIFIC QUESTION ON HOW IT
IS
WRITTEN IT IS PROHIBITED.
>>
>>
JUST AS A NOTE OF
CLARIFICATION,
IF SOMEONE BROUGHT IN THEIR
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE OR
MOTORHOME
FOR THE PURPOSES OF LOADING IT
OR
GETTING READY TO LEAVE OR
BRINGING
HOME AT THE END OF THE SEASON,
THE
CITY OFFERS A FREE THREE-DAY
PARKING PERMIT TO PARK IT ON
THE
STREET SO THAT IS ALSO AN
OPTION.
>>
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS?
MR. ETHERIDGE?
>> WITH SOMEBODY --
COUNCILMEMBER
TADE.
>> I LIKE TO INTRODUCE AN
ORDINANCE
OF THE TORN CITY CODE TO
PROHIBIT
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND MOTOR
HOMES AND ANY TYPE OF TRAILER
FROM
PARKING CROSSWISE OR AT AN
ANGLE IN
A DRIVEWAY OR A RESIDENTIAL
LOT.
ASK FOR ITS APPROVAL.
>> IT HAS BEEN MOVED AND
SECONDED.
PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL.
>> CAST YOUR VOTES.
>>
MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
NOTING THE ONE EXTENSION.
>> ITEM 10 SEE IS A RESOLUTION
APPOINTING CITY COUNCIL
REPRESENTATIVES TO VARIOUS
COMMISSIONS FOR 2014 AND 2015.
>> MAYOR, WE WERE JUST NOTING
THE
EXTENSION I COUNCILMEMBER
KULMANN
AND PURSUANT TO OUR RULES OF
ORDER
WITHOUT A REASON FOR AN
EXTENSION
RELATED TO A CONFLICT OF SOME
SORT,
IT WILL RESULT IN THAT BOAT
BEING
REFLECTED AS A NO VOTE IN THE
MINUTES.
>> ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT?
>> THE REASON FOR THE ATTENTION
IS
THAT I WASN'T HERE FOR THE
PLANNING
SESSION.
>> THANK YOU.
SO ITEM 10 SEE -- I WILL
RESTATE IS
THE RESOLUTION APPOINTING CITY
COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES FOR
2014
AND 2015.
MR. ETHERIDGE?
>> IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING IN
OUR
EARLY DISCUSSION THAT
COUNCILMEMBER
KULMANN HAS FOUND OUT THAT
THERE IS
A JOB CONFLICT OR SHE HAS A
CONFLICT WITH ABILITY TO SERVE
ON
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT 27 J
CAPITAL
FOUNDATION BOARD DUE TO A
CONFLICT
WITH HER EMPLOYMENT.
SHE IS IN A BETTER POSITION TO
COMMENT.
IF THAT IS THE CASE, THEN
ANOTHER
MEMBER OF COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO
BE
APPOINTED.
>> COUNCILMEMBER KULMANN?
>> MY WORK HOURS CONFLICT WITH
THE
TIME OF THE MEETING.
>> IS THERE SOMEONE ELSE ON
COUNCIL
WHO WOULD LIKE TO SERVE IN THAT
POSITION?
>> I WANTED TO SUGGEST THAT
SARAH [
INDISCERNIBLE ] SINCE 27 J HAS
SCHOOLS THAT I WOULD BE HAPPY
TO BE
THE ALTERNATE.
>> SOUNDS GOOD.
ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE
COMMISSION
AS LISTED?
THEN I WOULD ACCEPT A MOTION
FOR
THIS RESOLUTION.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE
RESOLUTION APPOINTING
REPRESENTATIVES TO VARIOUS
BOARDS
AND COMMISSIONS AND ASK FOR ITS
APPROVAL.
>> SECOND.
>> ANY DISCUSSION?
PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL.
>> CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> MAYOR, WE NEED TO INDICATE
AS
AMENDED AND AMENDMENT -- WITH
THE
AMENDMENT REFLECTING THAT SAM
NIZAM
WILL SERVE AS THE
REPRESENTATIVE
FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE
ALTERNATE WILL BE COUNCILMEMBER
MARTINEZ HUMENIK.
>> I APPROVE AND SECOND.
>> NOW IT HAS BEEN AMENDED AND
SECONDED.
AND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION AT
THIS
TIME?
THEN HE -- PLEASE PULL THE
COUNCIL.
>> CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
>> I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION
TO
ADJOURN THE MEETING.
>> ALL OF A SUDDEN EVERYBODY IS
MOVING AND SECONDING.
>> I WOULD LIKE TO WISH
EVERYONE A
SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY AND ANY
OTHER DISCUSSION?
PLEASE PULL THE COUNCIL.
>> CAST YOUR VOTES.
>> MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.