4/9/24 Council Meeting

Agenda — 21 items

1. A A resolution declaring April 2024 as Autism Acceptance Month in the City of Thornton, Colorado.
2. 7 DURING THIS PORTION OF THE MEETING, ANYONE MAY SPEAK ON ANY SUBJECT WHICH DOES NOT LATER APPEAR ON THE AGENDA AS A PUBLIC HEARING. SPEAKING TIME WILL BE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES PER INDIVIDUAL/TOPIC WITH A ONE HOUR LIMIT ON THIS SEGMENT OF THE AGENDA. IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK, PLEASE SIGN UP, PRIOR TO THE MEETING, ON THE REGISTER LOCATED INSIDE THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, BY CALLING 669-900-6833 AND ENTERING MEETING ID 814 1216 8625, OR BY GOING TO https://thorntonco.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DgzinWSSSPyXVX7yiAM2xA .
3. A Local Licensing Authority Annual Report.
4. B Planning Commission and Board of Appeals Annual Report.
5. C Commercial Projects Quarterly Update.
6. A A Motion approving the Minutes of the March 19, 2024 Special and March 26, 2024 Special and Regular City Council meetings.
7. B Monthly Financial Report for February 2024.
8. C An ordinance amending Ordinance 3572 regarding the City Council Policy for reimbursement of expenses for travel, training, subsistence, and other business expenses. (Second Reading)
9. D An ordinance amending Sections 38-386, 38-421, 38-429, 38-391, and 38-523 of the Thornton City Code to include box trucks, limousines, and mobile food trucks as prohibited vehicles, repeal a related provision in the Model Traffic Code as superfluous, allow only unladen emergency tow trucks to be stored or parked on a residential property, clarify restrictions on stored motor vehicles in residential zoning districts, and revise the permitting process to park or store certain commercial, non-passenger vehicles in residential zoning districts. (Second Reading)
10. E An ordinance amending Section 2-191 of the Thornton City Code to generally follow the Colorado Constitution’s monetary limit on gifts and other things of value that public officials and employees may accept, receive, or solicit. (Second Reading)
11. F An ordinance adopting the second amendment to the 2024 Budget amending section one of Ordinance 3670, making for appropriations for the City of Thornton, Colorado for the fiscal year 2024 for all funds except that appropriations for certain individual projects shall not lapse at year end but continue until the project is completed or cancelled. (Second Reading)
12. G A resolution approving a Master License Agreement between the Town of Firestone, Colorado, and the City of Thornton, Colorado, for the installation, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Thornton Water Project pipeline.
13. H A resolution approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Firestone, Colorado, and the City of Thornton, Colorado, for an emergency raw water interconnection.
14. I A resolution approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Firestone, Colorado, and the City of Thornton, Colorado, to lease excess Thornton Water Project pipeline capacity.
15. J A resolution approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Johnstown, Colorado, and the City of Thornton, Colorado including an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Town of Johnstown, Colorado and the City of Thornton, Colorado for an emergency raw water interconnection., for the installation, construction, operation, and maintenance of the Thornton Water Project pipeline in Johnstown’s current and future corporate limits, an emergency raw water interconnection between the Thornton Water Project pipeline and Johnstown’s water system pursuant to the terms set forth in a second
16. K A resolution approving an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation for the 124 th Avenue Multimodal Improvements from Claude Court to Colorado Boulevard Project.
17. L A resolution approving the First Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and Adams County regarding the development of the 88 th Avenue Open Space and Thornton Parkway.
18. M A resolution reappointing Scott Twombly to the Metro Water Recovery Board of Directors.
19. N A resolution declaring a portion of the parcel of land at 8300 Steele Street as surplus property and authorizing its disposition.
20. 11 IN ORDER TO SCHEDULE THE TIMING AND LENGTH OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE COUNCIL, THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND INTERESTED PARTIES, THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING WILL BEGIN AT OR BEFORE 7:30 P.M., OR AS SOON THEREAFTER AS POSSIBLE. THIS SEGMENT OF THE AGENDA WILL LAST NO MORE THAN TWO HOURS. PROPONENTS AND OPPONENTS WHO WISH TO SPEAK ARE REQUESTED LIMIT THEIR REMARKS TO THREE MINUTES. GROUPS OF CITIZENS BROUGHT TOGETHER BY A COMMON INTEREST ARE REQUESTED TO CHOOSE A SPOKESPERSON WHOSE TIME TO COMMENT MAY BE EXTENDED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE MAYOR. SPEAKERS MAY BE ASKED TO BE SWORN IN BY T
21. A A resolution of the City of Thornton in opposition to preemptions and burdens in House Bill 24-1313.