MIN MINUTES THORNTON CITY COUNCIL 1423RD REGULAR MEETING JULY 12, 2016 1. CALL TO ORDER - By Mayor Heidi K. Williams at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Thornton City Hall. 2. INVOCATION - By Kristen Lichvarcik, Kadampa Meditation Center 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL - Those Present were: Mayor Heidi K. Williams, Mayor Pro Tern Eric Montoya, and Counciimembers Mack Goodman. Jan Kulmann, Adam Matkowsky, Sam Nizam, Val Vigil and Joshua Zygielbaum. Absent - Councilmember Jacqueline Phillips. STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT - Joyce Hunt, Assistant City Manager; Gary Jacobson, Interim City Attorney: Charles Long, Deputy City Manager for Management Services; Jeff Coder, Deputy City Manager for City Development; Bud Elliot, Deputy City Manager for Infrastructure; Brett Henry, Assistant Executive Director for Infrastructure: Mike Soderberg, Executive Director for Community Services; Randy Nelson, Executive Director - Police Chief; Gordie Olson. Executive Director - Fire Chief; Maria Ostrom, Finance Director; Jason O Shea. Development Director; John Cody, Economic Development Director; Robb Kolstad, Management and Budget Director; Grant Penland, Current Planning Manager; Adam Krueger. Assistant Economic Development Director; Andrea Short, Executive Assistant; Mark Koleber, Water Project Director; Adam Lovato, Environmental Services Manager: Martin Postma, Senior Policy Analyst; Emily Hunt, Water Resources Manager; Lisa Ranalli, Senior Citizen Program Manager; Greg Wheeler, Chief Building Official; Bob Sullivan, Interim Fire Marshal; Darrell Alston, Traffic Engineer; Nancy Vincent, City Clerk; and Kristen Rosenbaum, Deputy City Clerk. 5. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER ADAM MATKOWSKY TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED WITH THE REMOVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 8D, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF THORNTON AND ADAMS 12 FIVE STAR SCHOOLS. ADAMS COUNTY. COLORADO, FOR A JOINT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM ERIC MONTOYA AND PASSED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: Ayes: Nays: Matkowsky, Montoya, Nizam. Vigil, Williams, and Zygielbaum Goodman and Kulmann 6. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION Presentations 1) A resolution recognizing Chester F. (Bud) Elliot, Deputy City Manager for Infrastructure, on his retirement from the Citv of Thornton.
PAGE 2 COUNCILMEMBER MACK GOODMAN INTRODUCED. READ IN ITS ENTIRETY. AND MOVED TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING CHESTER F. (BUD) ELLIOT. DEPUTY CITY MANAGER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE CITY OF THORNTON. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JAN KULMANN AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Mayor Williams asked Mr. Elliot and his wife to come forward and presented a retirement plaque to him. B. Audience Participation Joseph W. Rutherford Ml, 4210 E. 100*^ Avenue, Lot 703, addressed Council regarding concern with small businesses going out of business because of the ingress and egress planned with the expansion on 112 ^ Avenue from Steele Street to Colorado Boulevard. He also expressed concern with the lack of police presence in his community: a recent example of which happened when his wife called the police because of fireworks going off in the neighborhood and a police officer did not respond. Robert Cable, Secondary Principal for Stargate Charter School. 3951 Cottonwood Lakes Boulevard, thanked Council for its support and collaboration regarding Stargate s new building construction on 144'^ Avenue and Washington Street and invited Council to the grand opening on August 23, 2016 at 4:30 p.m. He also asked for Council s support of the agreement between the City and Adams Courity School District 12 for the School Resource Officer Program and highlighted some of its benefits. Stephanie Liska, 12726 Eudora Drive, thanked Council.and law enforcement officers for their service to the community: addressed Council regarding speeding in their neighborhood and the difficulty of obtaining the amount of signatures required for the iwatch program and asked for additional police presence to reduce the speeding: and., voiced concern with a section offence along 128^^ Avenue that has not been maintained to the same level of the remainder of the community. Heather Hubbard, 12676 Fairfax Street, thanked Council for their service to the community and addressed Council regarding the difficulty of filing a complaint and the lack of follow up after the complaint with respect to fireworks in her neighborhood. C. Staff Reports None 7. COUNCIL COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS Councilmember Kulmann reported on the opportunity she had to be a panelist for the Women Rocking the Rockies Event. She congratulated Councilmember Phillips and Mayor Williams on their 2016 Denver Business Journal s, Outstanding Women in Business, nominations. She reminded residents of the Ward 4 Ice Cream Social on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Cherrywood Park. Councilmember Vigil explained the reason for his absence during the Fourth of July
PAGES Celebration. Mayor Pro tern Montoya thanked those who attended the Ward 2 Ice Cream Social and extended his thoughts and prayers to the families of the victims of the recent Texas event. Councilmember Goodman reminded residents of the Ward 1 Ice Cream Social on July 21. 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at Community Park. Mayor Williams, per Councilmember Phillips request, explained her absence from the meeting. She commended staff on the Fourth of July Celebration and all of the hours spent coordinating the event. She stated that the Thornton Police Alumni hosted a candlelight vigil for the Dallas officers and all police officers and read a statement she sent to colleagues and posted on Facebook concerning the event in Texas. 8. CONSENT CALENDAR MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMEMBER MACK GOODMAN AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER JOSHUA ZYGIELBAUM TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS PRESENTED. The City Clerk read into the record the titles of the ordinances contained on the Consent Calendar. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL DOCUMENTS WERE APPROVED ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR: A. Approval of Minutes - June 14, 2016 Regular City Council Meeting. B. An ordinance adopting the third amendment to the 2016 Budget amending section one of Ordinance 3352, making appropriations for the City of Thornton, Colorado for the fiscal year 2016 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) C. An ordinance vacating Claude Court right-of-way, north of 124 ^ Avenue/Eastlake Avenue, for a distance of approximately 797 feet. D. A resolution authorizing an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Thornton and Adams County for the paving of Holly Street. E. A resolution approving the agreement between the City of Thornton and the State Board of the Great Outdoors Colorado Trust Fund (GOCO) for the Big Dry Creek Recreation and Restoration Master Plan. F. A resolution appointing a member to the Building Code Advisory Board. G. A resolution appointing a member to the Parks and Open Space Advisory Commission.
PAGE 4 H. A resolution amending Council Policy No. 8.6 of Resolution C.D. No. 2016-073 regarding fund balances and cash reserves. 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS None ACTION ITEMS ^A. Two ordinances regarding a rezoning and a right-of-way vacation for land generally located at the northwest corner of Thornton Parkway and Welby Road to develop a self-storage mini-warehouse use and a retail center (Reserve at Thornton Storage). Grant Penland, Current Planning Manager, reviewed the June 14, 2016 public hearing and provided Council with additional information regarding the proximity of other mini-storage locations. COUNCiLMEMBER VAL VIGIL RECUSED HIMSELF FROM VOTING ON AGENDA ITEMS- 10A1 AND 10A2 DUE TO A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST. 1) An ordinance approving a rezoning from Community Retail to Planned Development, an Overall Development Plan/Conceptual Site Plan, and Planned Development Standards for approximately 6.328 acres of land generally located at the northwest corner of Thornton Parkway and Welby Road to develop a self-storage mini-warehouse use and a retail center. (Second Reading) COUNCILMEMBER JAN KULMANN INTRODUCED. READ BY TITLE, AND MOVED TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE, ON SECOND READING, WHICH APPROVES A REZONING FROM COMMUNITY RETAIL TO PLANNED DEVELOPMENT. AN OVERALL DEVELOPMENT PLAN/CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN, AND PLANNED DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR APPROXIMATELY 6.328 ACRES OF LAND GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THORNTON PARKWAY AND WELBY ROAD TO DEVELOP A SELF STORAGE MINI-WAREHOUSE USE AND A RETAIL CENTER. MOTION WAS.SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SAM NIZAM AND FAILED TO RECEIVE A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: Ayes: Nays: Abstain: Kulmann. Nizam, and Williams Goodman, Matkowsky, Montoya, and Zygielbaum Vigil An ordinance-vacating a portion of Welby Road containing an area of aodroximatelv 1,680 sguare feet. (Second Reading)
PAGE 5 COUNCILMEMBER JAN KULMANN INTRODUCED, READ BY TITLE, AND MOVED TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE, ON SECOND READING, WHICH VACATES A PORTION OF WELBY ROAD CONTAINING AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 1,680 SQUARE FEET. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER SAM NIZAM AND PASSED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: Ayes: Nays: Abstain: Kulmann, Matkowsky, Nizam, Williams, and Zygielbaum Goodman and Montoya Vigil B. A resolution approving the agreement between the City of Thornton and Adams County for the Big Dry Creek Recreation and Restoration Master Plan. Mike Soderberg, Executive Director for Community Services, provided an overview of the agreement with Adams County. MOTION WAS MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM ERIC MONTOYA AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MACK GOODMAN TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF THORNTON AND ADAMS COUNTY FOR THE BIG DRY CREEK RECREATION AND RESTORATION MASTER PIAH. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. C. An ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the Thornton City Code by adopting by reference the 2015 International Fire Code and amendments thereto, and setting the public hearing date for August 23. 2016. (First Reading) Gordie Olson, Fire Chief, summarized the purpose of adopting the 2015 International Fire Code with amendments and explained the public hearing will be heldon August 23, 2016. MAYOR PRO TEM ERIC MONTOYA INTRODUCED, READ BY TITLE, AND MOVED TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE. ON FIRST READING, WHICH AMENDS CHAPTER 10 OF THE THORNTON CITY CODE BY ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, AND SETS THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE FOR AUGUST 23. 2016. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MACK GOODMAN AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. -D. An ordinance approving the 2015 International Building Codes and 2014 National Electric Code and setting the public hearing date and second reading on August 23.2016. (First Readino) Greg Wheeler. Chief Building Officer, summarized the purpose of adopting the 2015 International Building Codes and 2014 National Electric Code with amendments and explained the public hearing will be. held on August 23, 2016. COUNCILMEMBER MACK GOODMAN INTRODUCED, READ BY TITLE, AND MOVED TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE, ON FIRST READING, WHICH APPROVES THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODES AND 2014 NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE AND SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING DATE AND SECOND READING ON AUGUST 23. 2016. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM ERIC MONTOYA AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
JULY 12. 2016, CITY COUNCIL MINUTES PAGE 6 E. An ordinance amending Chapter 10 of the Thornton City Code, by enacting Article V, entitled the South Thornton Urban Renewal Authority Non-Residential Property Maintenance Code pertaining to maintenance standards for commercial properties. (First Reading) 11. ADJOURNMENT Greg Wheeler, Chief Building Officer, presented the purpose and overview of the proposed South Thornton Urban Renewal Authority Non-Residential Property Maintenance Code. He stated a public hearing will be held on August 23, 2016. Staff responded to questions by Council regarding other areas of the Code that would address blighted property, the cost of hiring a Code Officer to enforce the proposed Code, conducting a study to evaluate the effect on small businesses, which businesses qualify for grants to help with the cost of maintenance, and the total number of businesses that would be impacted. COUNCILMEMBER VAL VIGIL INTRODUCED, READ BY TITLE, AND MOVED TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE. ON FIRST READING, WHICH AMENDS CHAPTER 10 OF THE THORNTON CITY CODE, BY ENACTING ARTICLE V. ENTITLED THE SOUTH THORNTON URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY NON- RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE PERTAINING TO MAINTENANCE STANDARDS FOR COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES. MOTION WAS SECONDED BY MAYOR PRO TEM ERIC MONTOYA AND PASSED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE.COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS: Ayes: Goodman, Matkowsky, Montoya, Vigil, Williams, and Zygielbaum Nays: Kulmann and Nizam MOTION WAS MADE BY MAYOR PRO TEM ERIC MONTOYA AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER MACK GOODMAN TO ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 8:27 P.M. MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. Respectfully submitted, ATTEST: Kristen Rosenbaum. Deputy City Cle^ Approved at the July 26, 2016, City Council meeting.