City Council Meetings - 2025

Fruita City Council Minutes 1 February 18, 2025 FRUITA CITY COUNCIL MEETING FEBRUARY 18, 2025 7:00 P.M. 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Breman called the regular meeting of the Fruita City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. The meeting was held both in person and with virtual access provided through Zoom. Present: Mayor Matthew Breman Mayor Pro Tem Aaron Hancey City Councilor Jeannine Purser City Councilor Rich Parrish City Councilor Andrea Downs City Councilor Amy Miller City Councilor James Williams Excused Absent: (None) City Staff Present: City Manager Shannon Vassen Executive Assistant to the City Manager Kaydee Lucero Communications and Engagement Manager Ciara Amann City Clerk Deb Woods Finance Director Joe Zaher Planning and Development Director Dan Caris Civic Engineer John Vasey Engineering Project Manager Steve Martinez Engineering Project Manager Chris Dehmel City Attorney Mary Elizabeth Geiger (virtually) Also Present: Members of the public (in person and virtually) 2. MOMENT OF SILENCE AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Breman called for a moment of silence for reflection. He then led the Pledge of Allegiance. 3. AGENDA - ADOPT/AMEND • COUNCILOR MILLER MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. COUNCILOR DOWNS SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED WITH SIX YES VOTES. 4. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS A. PRESENTATION – RECOGNITION OF NEWLY APPOINTED CITY MANAGER Mayor Breman noted there is no official swearing in ceremony for the City Manager, but Council wanted to recognize the new City Manager Shannon Vassen as a group. Mr. Vassen came to the front of the room Fruita City Council Minutes 2 February 18, 2025 with his wife and children and the Council administered an oath which was written by them. Each Council member read a portion of the oath. 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION AND CONSENT AGENDA AND CONSENT AGENDA. PUBLIC COMMENT: Paul Schultz, Red Rocks Subdivision, Fruita provided photos of Compton Ditch and Skiff Avenue to the Council. He suggested that these wetlands are being destroyed by the City and called on the Council to stop it. He said that the wetlands were home to many different native animals and plants, and that the removal of them is threatening biodiversity. Mr. Schultz continued, saying that the 19 Road project is encroaching on family farms. He demanded that Council, 1) immediately cease all wetland activities at the Skiff Avenue and Compton Ditch wetlands sites, 2) convene in an urgent meeting with all affected community members by going up and down 19 Road like he has to talk to environmental experts and stakeholders to transparently discuss these projects, and 3) develop and implement a comprehensive Preservation Plan that safeguards Fruita’s natural habitats and honors the legacy of Fruita’s family farms and wetlands. He stated that the photos he had just handed out to the City Council vividly depict the “ongoing destruction of the Skiff Avenue and Compton Ditch wetlands,” and added that the images serve as “undeniable evidence” of the City’s ongoing assault on what makes Fruita exceptional. Schultz demanded action from the Council now in order to “preserve the essence of Fruita before it is lost forever.” Janet Wyatt, 235 Drumlin Circle, Fruita said that she was present on behalf of herself, many Western Slope Sierra Club members and over 200 Fruita residents who have grave concerns regarding the proposed Astera plastics processing plant. She asked that the City Council lean on Mesa County and Health and Air board to block the passage of the proposal because there will be air pollution and chemicals that will affect the community around them and the plant should not be near agricultural land. She stated that turning plastic into fuel should not be considered “recycling” and that these processing plants usually emit more greenhouse gases than fossil fuel fire powerplants. She provided a list of toxic chemicals that may be the result of the processing. Ms. Wyatt said noise pollution would also be an issue, that farmland is disappearing and that Council should take a strong stance against the Astera Plan. Ellie Schultz, 1204 Periwinkle Lane, Fruita also opposed the Astera Recycling Plant. She lives in the Village at Country Creek, which is the community 200 homes for those 55+ and Ms. Schultz stated that the whole neighborhood opposes the plant. The residents of Village Creek are asking the City of Fruita to take the position of not allowing it to be built for a number of reasons including setting a precedent for farmland, decreases in home values, pollution problems and lack of history/experience of having previously built one of these types of plants. Ms. Shultz said she sent articles to the Mayor with more information. She said that in the interest of the health and well-being of Fruita residents, the proposed location of the plant is inappropriate. Tessa Binam, 255 North Ash Street, Fruita asked about Resolution 2024-32 from October 15, 2024, which approved $25,000 to Columbia, Ltd. She stated that this included $2,500 more than was needed in case of emergencies. She stated she didn’t hear about any emergencies and wanted to know if that money was just gone. Ms. Binam continued that four months and three days later, staff is asking for another $4,500 via Resolution 2025-09 (on the Consent Agenda) to go to Columbia, Ltd. to cover travel expenses incurred during the City Manager recruitment process, bringing the total to potentially $7,000. She stated that if Fruita City Council Minutes 3 February 18, 2025 this was the case, that is $2,333 per candidate and she wanted to know where the “emergency” money went, which would be another $1,500 per candidate. She said the City Council kept the candidates busy from sunup to after sundown on January 9th and 10th, so they shouldn’t have any expenses those days and added that although hotels are expensive, but not that expensive. Ms. Bynum asked where the first $2,500 went and why the City is paying another $4,500 because residents deserve some transparency and some answers. Hearing no further public comment, Mayor Breman closed Public Participation and referred to the Consent Agenda. Mayor Pro-Tem Hancey asked staff to explain the budget amendments set forth in Resolution 2024-32 and Resolution 2025-09 (Consent Agenda) that was mentioned by Ms. Binam. City Manager Shannon Vassen explained that there were expenses for recruitment in both 2024 and 2025. Council initially budgeted $25,000 for the entire recruitment and out of that, $22,500 was for the Executive Recruiter Columbia, Ltd. and $2,500 was left over for any kind of contingency expenses. In 2024, the City ended up spending $23,000 total just to Columbia, Ltd., which included the $22,500 for the process, but Council also added a half day on top of that to help with finalizing the brochure, which was an additional $500. This means that last year, the City only spent $23,000 total. Since there was nothing budgeted in the recruitment line item for the 2025 Budget year, staff had to go back before Council for the additional $4,500 in travel expenses that were used for the three candidates, who also brought their spouses. These expenses include flights, per diems for meals while in Fruita and three nights of hotel stays. In total, the recruitment process cost about $27,500 and Vassen explained that the City did go over budget. Mayor Breman said that Columbia, Ltd. cost more because the Council asked them to do extra work on the brochure, and they also reached out to the recruiter additional times because the Council went more in-depth in the process by bringing the recruiter in to help guide the Council through additional meetings. He recalled that the Council initially budgeted for two and a half or three hours for the recruiter after the interviews, but Council ended up asking him to stay for another four or five hours of discussion on the following Tuesday to work through the process and come to a final decision. Vassen added that the recruiters have a day rate, so that was an extra $500 and the $2,500 for contingencies was before the travel expenses were submitted. Those are always estimated because staff doesn’t know how many candidates are actually going to be brought to Fruita; it could have two or three candidates, but it ended up being four and their spouses. Councilor Purser recalled that the initial thought was that two candidates would be brought to Fruita. Vassen went on to explain the next budget amendment which transfers funds for legal expenses to the General Fund so that all numbers are even for auditors. He said out of 14 funds, the only program that went over budget was the legal program. A. MINUTES – A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 7, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING B. MINUTES – A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 9, 2025 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING C. MINUTES – A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 10, 2025 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING Fruita City Council Minutes 4 February 18, 2025 D. MINUTES – A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 14, 2025 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING E. RESOLUTION 2025-09 – A REQUEST TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2025 BUDGET AND TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT FOR OVERAGES ON THE CITY MANAGER RECRUITEMNT PROCESS F. RESOLUTION 2025-10 – A REQUEST TO APPROVE A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE 2024 BUDGET AND TRANSFERRING FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL FUND CONTINGENCY ACCOUNT TO THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT G. ORDINANCE 2025-05 – FIRST READING – AN INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE ANTENNA COLLOCATION LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN T-MOBILE WEST LLC, A DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AND THE CITY OF FRUITA AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH 18, 2025 H. ORDINANCE 2025-06 – FIRST READING – AN INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE CITY OF FRUITA AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR PUBLIC HEARING ON MARCH 18, 202. • COUNCILOR PURSER MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. COUNCILOR PARRISH SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED WITH SIX YES VOTES. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA A. FINANCIAL REPORTS – A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE DECEMBER 2024 FINANCIAL REPORTS, FINANCE DIRECTOR JOE ZAHER City Manager Shannon Vassen stated that staff provides financial reports for every month and they are usually on the Consent Agenda, but staff likes to give two presentations per year for June and December so that Council can ask further questions and get more information. There are three reports after the coversheet: sales and use tax, a budget comparison report, and a revenue report. Finance Director Joe Zaher stated that overall, the City is in a good financial position. He said that tax revenues of $11.5 million were slightly above the budgeted amount of $11.2 million; however, there was a downward trend for use tax on motor vehicles and building materials. Property taxes came in about 10% higher than anticipated and county sales tax was slightly above 3%. He contributed these to good, conservative budgeting by the City. Use tax on building materials overall for the year was down almost 17% and lodging tax came in at about 5% over the budgeted amount. County sales tax and the Public Safety tax both came in a little higher at about 1% and licenses and permits came in at about 20% higher than anticipated as well. Mayor Pro-Tem Hancey asked why the sales and use tax on motor vehicles was down. Zaher said he could speculate, but could not give a definitive answer. Mayor Breman asked how long it takes for the City to receive tax revenues and Vassen said it takes two months. Councilor Wiliams asked how staff handles late sales tax returns. Zaher responded that delinquent numbers are not very big and do not happen often. He Fruita City Council Minutes 5 February 18, 2025 said even if they are late, they are included in the month in which they are received. He said they annotate Financial Statements to reflect that and he and Vassen gave examples of those nuances. Mayor Pro-Tem Hancey asked whether staff implements an accrual basis or cash basis when revenues are received. Zaher explained that it’s on a cash basis when received and then at year end when Financial Statements are prepared, there is a modified accrual system for government accounting that is used. Mayor Pro-Tem Hancey asked why building materials were down $55,000 after there was such a large increase previously and considering consistent construction. Vassen said that it is a combination of a few aspects such as the timing of when building materials and impact fees are paid, the decreasing cost of building materials, less people are buying homes, and developments are not being built out as fast as was previously anticipated. Planning and Development Director Dan Caris added that the 535 West Aspen Avenue project (the old Car Barn) was pretty close to about $48,000 of use tax on building materials, so that is what is skewing the $55,000 decrease; it’s not that the actual activity has changed. He said the project is so big it is equivalent to about 35 homes and the revenues were received in 2023 but the project didn’t start getting built until 2024. Mayor Pro-Tem Hancey asked if the City is still seeing construction at a 1.5 to 2% growth rate. Caris responded that that was correct year-to-date, but over the last 18 months, a lot of lot inventory has been created and there are other factors that could cause those numbers to increase. He declined to speculate on exactly what the percentage will be but assured the City Council that staff would keep them up to date as the months go on to see if Fruita has an influx of building permits that come in. Mayor Breman asked Zaher to break down the City sales tax into online retail sales versus brick and motor retail sales. He noted that the City was down year-to-date in 2024 at 1.8% and wondered whether it was a continued trend of a decline in brick and mortar sales and an uptick in online sales. Zaher stated he didn’t have that information on hand, but he knew the City was trending upwards on online sales tax revenues. Vassen pulled up the sales tax revenues by category and noted that online retailers are up 12% over the year while other categories such as oil & gas are down and rental leasing. Overall, sales tax revenues as a whole are down 2%, but retail trade is up 16%. He also pointed out that some of these numbers are specifically project-based, so if there’s a large project happening in Fruita, it would show up in the year- over-year numbers. Mayor Breman underscored the importance of paying attention to how well Fruita’s brick and mortar businesses are doing. He also pointed out that as part of the Council’s review process, the Council is working towards making a tighter correlation between connect legal activity and legal costs. • COUNCILOR DOWNS MOVED TO ACCEPT THE DECEMBER 2024 FINANCIAL REPORTS AS PRESENTED. COUNCILOR MILLER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED WITH SIX YES VOTES. B. ADMINISTRATIVE UPDATE – 2025 CAPITAL PROJECTS UPDATE, CIVIC ENGINEER JOHN VASEY Planning and Development Director Dan Caris explained that the purpose of this presentation was to update the Council on two projects that have been in the works for multiple years at this point. City of Fruita’s Civil Engineer John Vasey noted that he was going to update the Council on both the South Mesa Street Revitalization Project and the Maple Street Bridge Project. He explained that both of these projects have funding grants with Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) oversight, so the Fruita City Council Minutes 6 February 18, 2025 City must go through the CDOT process. His PowerPoint presentation included a Project Flowchart and CDOT’s Local Agency Project Flowchart. SOUTH MESA STREET REVITALIZATION PROJECT Vasey said that it is currently in the Project Development stage. They are working on plans, specifications, and estimates as part of the final package that will be submitted to CDOT. The next step is Construction Authorization. All properties that will be affected have been contacted and compensated. They have already obtained utility and right-of-way clearances, meaning that staff has contacted all utilities so that everyone is on the same page and understands what the City is doing with the project. The Environmental Clearance is still pending while the City’s consultant is currently working through comments. Once the comments are addressed, the City will resubmit to CDOT and Vasey stated that staff does not anticipate having any problems with getting the Clearance. Vasey continued that City is expecting to start construction on the project once staff finishes all CDOT requirements. Staff is targeting a “window of opportunity” for the contractors, who can start between June 2 and September 29. Vasey broke down the revenues for the South Mesa Street Revitalization Project as follows: ▪ $1.7 million from CDOT grant ▪ $434,000 from the General Fund ▪ $240,000 from the Sewer Fund Expenditures for this project are as follows: ▪ Design Contract at $121,500 ▪ Construction Management Contract at $595,000 The Construction Contract amount is not yet known since there needs to be a bid process first. NORTH MAPLE STREET BRIDGE PROJECT This is another CDOT project that is currently at the Field Inspection Review stage. Land acquisition is on hold pending a new design, but staff has been in contact consistently with residents so that they will be informed about the project and know what is happening. The schedule is as follows: ▪ Final Office Review (CDOT): March or April 2025 ▪ ROW Plan Review: March or April 2025 ▪ Final Plan Submittal: June or July 2025 ▪ Advertise the Project: September 2025 ▪ Construction: Fall or Winter 2025/2026 Vasey explained the process as follows: ▪ Staff provides the plans to CDOT for their review ▪ Then there is typically a six-week period where CDOT will review the project; and ▪ Then someone will get CDOT’s group of people together to have a meeting. He said this why CDOT projects take an extended period of time to complete. Vasey noted that the City does have a consultant under contract to do the Right-of-Way Plan Review. Fruita City Council Minutes 7 February 18, 2025 Vasey said the revenues include: ▪ $1.7 million in a CDOT Congressional Directed Spending (CDS) Grant ▪ $500,000 in a Mesa County Grant ▪ $81,400 from the General Fund The project’s expenditures include: ▪ Design Contract for $250,000 ▪ Land Acquisition/Environmental Contract for $81,400 Vasey stated that the Construction Administration Contract (may be managed in-house to save the money) and Construction Contract are not estimated yet because the City needs to go through the bidding process first. Councilor Purser pointed out that Fruita Fall Festival this year will be held September 26th and 27th and asked staff to keep that in mind when scheduling the construction for the South Mesa Street Revitalization Project. She also asked how many residents will be affected by the North Maple Street Bridge Project and Vasey said that he has been in contact with three of those residents, but with the latest revision of the plans, it may affect a fourth property owner that staff has not yet contacted (but will). Mayor Breman asked if there are administrative fees on any of the grants mentioned in the presentation. Vasey said he was not aware of administrative fees that would reduce the amounts of the grants, but on the South Mesa Street Project, there is a 20% match (the $434,000 from the General Fund) as well as a 20% match on the Maple Street Bridge Project. He stated that any additional expenditures will need to come from the City’s Budget. Mayor Pro-Tem Hancey asked if the Maple Street Bridge Project was comparable to the Pine Street Bridge Project and if the Maple Street Bridge project would be completed in a more timely fashion. Vasey said the two projects are comparable and that he expects the construction period to be much shorter. Hancey then asked if there were property lines extended to the middle of the road on this project like they did on the Pine Street Bridge and Vasey said there are, so staff will clean those up through the right-of-way process. Mayor Pro-Tem Hancey asked if affected business owners have been notified of the construction on the South Mesa Street Revitalization project and Vasey explained that every business that will be affected has been contacted. He said he will also be talking to adjacent businesses when staff knows the exact dates of the construction. He added that the project will be phased so not all businesses will be affected at once. Mayor Pro-Tem Hancey asked if staff anticipates spending not more than the costs listed and Vasey declined to speculate on that yet. Caris explained that because there is going to be a competitive bid, staff does not want to divulge that information. He noted that staff will come back to Council with more information as the projects progress. 7. CITY MANAGER’S REPORT City Manager Shannon Vassen reported a few items to Council: • He thanked Council for the swearing in and said he appreciated being able to have his family participate. Fruita City Council Minutes 8 February 18, 2025 • The first Boards & Commissions Mixer is next Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Fruita Civic Center where board members, liaisons and staff can learn about each other and collaborate. This will be one of four mixers held over the course of the year. The Chair of each board will give a quick update and then all board members can discuss opportunities for coordination and collaboration in the future. Each member will also be receiving an annual gift of appreciation for serving. • The Council’s tour of Fruita Middle School is scheduled for March 18th at 5:30 p.m. Representatives from the School District and the City’s Leadership team will also be in attendance. • He and Communications and Engagement Manager Ciara Amann have been working on the Community Survey to make all the edits based on Council’s feedback. They will finalize it and bring it back before Council again at the February 25th Council Workshop meeting and for approval at the March 4th Regular Council meeting. • The Colorado Municipal League (CML) is soliciting testimony on Senate Bill 25-001 (The Colorado Voting Rights Act) for which they are requesting an amendment to exclude municipalities from the bill and apply it to state and coordinated elections only. Mayor Breman asked when comments need to be submitted and Vassen said he would forward the information to the Council in an email and that it may be an agenda item for the March 4, 2025 Regular Council meeting when Council can consider sending a letter from the Mayor to the Colorado General Assembly. The bill opens the door for potential liability and other repercussions for municipalities who conduct their own elections. 8. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ACTIONS A. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ACTIONS COUNCILOR ANDREA DOWNS Andrea noted that tickets for Coco Vino are now available. The event funds the HeART of Fruita sculpture program. The Arts and Culture Board has already sold quite a few tickets. Andrea asked if the other Council members had registered for the Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) Conference on May 1st. She said she would reach out and get a secondary link for anyone that didn’t or couldn’t register. COUNCILOR AMY MILLER Amy asked if the Eminent Domain timeline as part of the staff report could be added to the files listed on the 19 Road page on the City’s website. Shannon confirmed staff would do that. Amy said she will be attending the Resource Tour in Grand Junction. COUNCILOR JEANNINE PURSER Fruita City Council Minutes 9 February 18, 2025 Jeannine asked if anyone else would be interested in a possible “Preservation Plan” concerning any areas of the City that the Council would like to see conserved and not developed. Shannon indicated that staff would put the matter on a workshop agenda. Jeannine also asked if staff could find out who is in charge of the Astera Recycling Plant and whether that person could give a presentation to the Fruita City Council as soon as possible. She said she thinks the City should take a position on the project, but that the Council should be more educated about it first. Matthew said it sounded like the Council wants to take a stand, but it would be best to be fully informed. Shannon said staff could definitely look into that and that the plant is going through a Conditional Use Permit (CUP), so there will be two public hearings: one before the Mesa County Planning Commission and one before the Board of County Commissioners. He noted that staff still has direction to write something to both boards that is narrow and based upon the criteria of their CUP. Mesa County has been receiving public comment. James asked if there was a Fruita staff member that provide more information to the public and Dan responded that staff would have no issues directing them to the appropriate resources, but that interpreting Mesa County’s regulations isn’t really something Fruita City staff should do with the public, however. Jeannine said the Business After Hours event went well and there was great representation from Fruita businesses. MAYOR PRO-TEM AARON HANCEY Aaron thanked everyone who stayed through to the end of the meeting. He stated that information about the 19 Road project is and will continue to be posted to the “In the Spotlight” section of the City’s website. He asked if during public comment, people need to always state their full name and address because speakers are beginning to announce the name of their subdivisions or neighborhoods only. Matthew stated that speakers should be giving their full and specific address and City Attorney Mary Elizabeth Geiger agreed, saying that it is really important for the record and minutes to have that information, and it does not matter whether they live in Fruita or not. Aaron noted that it is important for the Council to evaluate projects on their merits and pursuant to processes that are in place. He said Shannon had mentioned that there is a strict process and criteria for evaluating the Conditional Use Permit application for the Astera Recycling Plant, and the Council has had to be patient while waiting for that information before Council can address it on the public’s behalf. COUNCILOR JAMES WILLIAMS James stated that he has been going to the new Fruita Downtown Business Committee meetings for downtown stakeholders hosted by the Fruita Chamber and there is a map being worked on that will have all the businesses on it that the group would like to put on the pedestal in Mulberry Plaza. The group praised the Council for the “Live at the Plaza” winter concert that was held on January 31st in Mulberry Plaza and may be coming before Council to ask for another concert or two. James added the Chamber is trying to steer the Committee toward tourism as they have some pretty good ideas and apparently, they will start working on becoming the committee that organizes Fruita Fall Festival. He added that it makes sense because the businesses have always been the ones that complain about the lack of foot traffic in their stores because they are blocked off. James commended the Chamber for putting the Committee together. Matthew said he had a Chamber meeting the following morning at 7:00 a.m. and may get more updates on that. He asked James to let him know if there was anything else he should mention at the Chamber meeting. Fruita City Council Minutes 10 February 18, 2025 Jeannine recalled that several Council members attended the Business After Hours event the previous week and it was a good representation of Fruita and was fun. She thanked Ciara and other staff that may have helped put it together. James recalled that the Fruita Monument High School Girls’ Wrestling team won the state tournament and the coach won “Coach of the Year.” He said he thought it would be awesome for the Council to recognize the program. Amy volunteered to write a Proclamation to recognize them. B. EXECUTIVE SESSION – IF REQUESTED • COUNCILOR PARRISH MOVED TO CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO C.R.S. SECTION 24-6-402(4)(B) TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH REGARD TO MESA COUNTY DISTRICT COURT CASE NUMBERS 25CV360 AND 25CV359, CONDEMNATION ACTIONS. COUNCILOR MILLER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED WITH FIVE YES VOTES AND ONE NO VOTE. COUNCILOR WILLIAMS VOTED NO. Mayor Breman called a ten-minute recess at 8:38. The Council convened in Executive Session at 8:48 p.m. The Regular meeting was reconvened at 9:31 p.m. 9. ADJOURN With no further business before the Council, Mayor Breman adjourned the meeting at 9:31 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kaydee Lucero Executive Assistant to the City Manager City of Fruita and Deb Woods City Clerk City of Fruita