10/22/24 Council Meeting

Agenda — 22 items

1. A Administration of the Oath of Office to Tansy Hayward.
2. B A resolution declaring October 14, 2024 as Indigenous Peoples' Day in the City of Thornton, Colorado.
3. C A resolution declaring November 2024 as National Native American Heritage Month in the City of Thornton, Colorado.
4. D A resolution declaring November 2024 as National Veterans and Military Families Month in the City of Thornton, Colorado.
5. E A resolution declaring October 2024 as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the City of Thornton, Colorado.
6. 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 821 7830 6626, OR BY GOING TO https://thorntonco.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ydeFzP3_Qw-AO5ABTqqCXw .
7. A A Motion approving the Minutes of the October 8, 2024 Special and Regular City Council meetings.
8. B An ordinance amending Thornton City Code Sections 1-8, 14-16, 14-22, and 14-58 to update the City’s restitution ordinance and certain Municipal Court procedure ordinances. (Second Reading)
9. C An ordinance approving a Zoning Amendment, with associated Planned Development Standards, for approximately five acres of land located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Grant Street and East 160 th Avenue at 16059 Grant Street (Larkridge F2 A10 L1 - K1 Speed) (Second Reading)
10. D A resolution approving a Common Interest and Confidentiality Intergovernmental Agreement with the cities of Northglenn and Westminster regarding the feasibility of severing the Standley Lake Division from the Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company.
11. 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
12. A A public hearing concerning an ordinance approving a text amendment to Chapter 18 and other applicable sections of the Thornton City Code for the purpose of revising the regulations for residential driveways. [Public Hearing]
13. B A public hearing concerning a resolution adopting a Pay Plan for Career Service employees of the City, for the calendar year 2025. [Public Hearing]
14. C A public hearing concerning the 2025 City of Thornton Budget. [Public Hearing]
15. 1 A resolution adopting a budget for the City of Thornton, Colorado, for the period beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025. [Public Hearing]
16. 2 A resolution adopting a Pay Plan for Excluded employees of the City, for the calendar year 2025. [Related Action Item]
17. 3 An ordinance making appropriations for the City of Thornton, Colorado, for the fiscal year 2025 for all operating funds and making appropriations for all capital improvement projects for the City of Thornton, Colorado, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025, and continuing for each project until that project is completed or cancelled, and regulating the payment of money out of the City treasury. [Related Action Item]
18. 4 An ordinance providing for the tax levy upon all taxable property in the City for municipal purposes. [Related Action Item]
19. A An ordinance repealing Ordinance 3591 and enacting a new ordinance prescribing stormwater rates and charges for the operation and maintenance of the stormwater system for the City. (First Reading)
20. B An ordinance repealing Ordinance 3678 and enacting a new ordinance revising and prescribing sewer rates and charges and solid waste charges for 2025. (First Reading)
21. C An ordinance repealing Ordinance 3677 and reenacting an ordinance revising and prescribing water rates and charges for the operation and maintenance of the water system for the City of Thornton, Colorado. (First Reading)
22. D An ordinance amending the City Council Policy regarding the Rules of Order and Procedure to include a Land Acknowledgment in the Order of Business for regular meetings. (First Reading)