7/22/25 Council Meeting

Agenda — 18 items

1. A A resolution commending Jacqueline Phillips for her service on the Local Licensing Authority.
2. B A resolution conveying the City Council’s gratitude and appreciation to Scott Twombly on his retirement from the City.
3. A A public hearing concerning a resolution approving and authorizing submission of the 2025 – 2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan and the associated projects for Community Development Block Grant Funding. [Public Hearing]
4. B A public hearing concerning an ordinance repealing and reenacting Chapter 18 of the Thornton City Code, adopting a new Official Zoning Map for the City, and repealing Ordinance 2399. [Public Hearing]
5. A A motion to approve the Minutes for the July 8, 2025 Special and Regular City Council meetings.
6. B Monthly Financial Report for May 2025.
7. C An ordinance vacating a portion of Eastlake Avenue and Claude Court rights-of-way, located east of Lafayette Street and west of Claude Court. (Second Reading)
8. D A resolution accepting the City of Thornton Firefighters’ Old Hire Pension Plan Annual Report of the plan’s financial status.
9. E A resolution appointing a member to the Environmental Sustainability Task Force.
10. F A resolution declaring the City of Thornton’s Farms 6, 26, 44, 52, 63, and 83 as surplus property and authorizing disposition.
11. G A resolution appointing members to the Businesses of Thornton Advisory Commission.
12. A An ordinance amending City Council’s Rules of Order and Procedure to move the Audience Participation portion of the Agenda before Public Hearings. (Second Reading)
13. B A resolution approving an Intergovernmental Agreement between the Adams County Board of County Commissioners and the cities of Arvada, Northglenn, Federal Heights, Thornton, Commerce City, and Westminster regarding the Adams County Community Transit Program.
14. C An ordinance amending certain sections of the Thornton City Code regarding stormwater and floodplain regulations and adopting by reference the Mile High Flood District Urban Storm Drainage Criteria Manual and other flood hazard area studies and reports. (First Reading)
15. D An ordinance submitting to the registered electors of the City of Thornton, Colorado, proposed amendments to Section 4.3 of the Thornton City Charter to provide that a partial term of office of less than two years served by a Councilmember or Mayor does not count as a term in office for purposes of term limits provided in the Colorado Constitution. (First Reading)
16. E An ordinance submitting to the registered electors of the City of Thornton, Colorado, proposed amendments to Section 4.5.A of the Thornton City Charter to fill Mayoral vacancies by special election when more than one year of the term remains. (First Reading)
17. F An ordinance submitting to the registered electors of the City of Thornton, Colorado, proposed amendments to Sections 8.13(a) and 8.16(a) of the Thornton City Charter to increase timeframes to gather signatures on initiative and referendum petitions. (First Reading)
18. G An ordinance submitting to the registered electors of the City of Thornton, Colorado, proposed amendments to certain sections of the Thornton City Charter to eliminate superfluous, obsolete, outdated, and ambiguous language; clarify the applicability of anti-nepotism provisions; clarify authority related to intergovernmental agreements and revocable permits; clarify provisions related to budget procedures and control; correct grammar and citations; conform to changes in the law; and make other non-substantive revisions. (First Reading)