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Regular MeetingLongmont, CO · August 8, 2023
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AGENDA
City Council Regular Session
August 8, 2023, 7:00 PM
City Council Chambers, 350 Kimbark St., Longmont, CO
If you need special assistance in order to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s
Office at 303-651-8649 five days in advance of the meeting to make arrangements.
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
The Longmont City Council meets in person for two regular session meetings and
one study session meeting each month.
Regular and study session meetings are live-streamed and can be watched at:
• The City’s Agenda Management Portal webpage
at https://www.longmontcolorado.gov/online-services/agendas-and-
minutes/agenda-management-portal
• The City’s YouTube channel at https://Bit.Ly/Longmontyoutubelive
• Via Longmont Public Media’s website
at https://LongmontPublicMedia.Org/Watch/
• On Comcast Channels 8 or 880
All City Council meetings are open to the public. Masking is voluntary.
2. ROLL CALL - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. CHAIR REMINDER TO THE PUBLIC
Public participation at regular and special City Council meetings is regulated by Rule
5 of City Council Rules of Procedure.
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• Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes and one person may not give or
assign their time to others. The Chair may regulate the time for public
participation, may restrict cumulative or redundant presentations, and may
require that each speaker’s comments pertain to the subject under discussion
• Only those on the list prior to the start of the meeting will be invited to
speak at “First Call – Public Invited To Be Heard”
• Persons wishing to speak on a specific Second Reading or Public Hearing
Item (Item 10) are asked to add their name to the speaker list prior to the
start of the meeting
• No sign-up is required to speak at “Final Call – Public Invited To Be
Heard” (Item 13)
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
A. July 11, 2023 – Regular Session Minutes
B. July 25, 2023 – Regular Session Minutes
5. AGENDA REVISIONS, AND SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS, AND MOTIONS TO
DIRECT THE CITY MANAGER TO ADD AGENDA ITEMS TO FUTURE AGENDAS
A. Informational Item #7 regarding Information About The City’s West Nile Virus
Prevention Program was added to the packet on 8/4/2023 at 3:47 p.m.
6. CITY MANAGER'S REPORT
7. SPECIAL REPORTS AND PRESENTATIONS
A. A Proclamation Designating August, 15, 2023 as "Habitat for Humanity Day" In
Longmont, Colorado.
B. Project Recovery Through Boulder County Community Services (Partnership with
Tribe Recovery Homes, Inc.)
C. Longmont Public Media Quarterly Update
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8. FIRST CALL - PUBLIC INVITED TO BE HEARD
9. CONSENT AGENDA AND INTRODUCTION AND READING BY TITLE OF FIRST READING
ORDINANCES
Second Reading and Public Hearing for ordinances on this agenda (including the
ordinances appearing under General Business) will be held on: August 22, 2023
A. O-2023-35, A Bill For An Ordinance Making Additional Appropriations For
Expenses And Liabilities Of The City Of Longmont For The Fiscal Year Beginning
January 1, 2023
B. R-2023-61, A Resolution Of The Longmont City Council Approving The
Intergovernmental Agreement Between The City And Boulder County For The
Conduct And Administration Of The 2023 Coordinated Election To Be Held On
November 7, 2023
C. R-2023-62, A Resolution Of The Longmont City Council Approving The
Intergovernmental Agreement Between The City And Weld County For The
Conduct And Administration Of The 2023 Coordinated Election To Be Held On
November 7, 2023
D. R-2023-63, A Resolution Of The Longmont City Council Authorizing A Loan From
Fund Balance In The City’s Fleet Fund To The Golf Enterprise Fund, And Providing
For Repayment Of The Loan From The Golf Enterprise Fund
E. R-2023-64, A Resolution Of The Longmont City Council To Approve A Portion Of
Land To Be Dedicated As A Public Right Of Way For Iron Horse Drive
F. R-2023-66, A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Longmont, Colorado,
Approving The Mayoral Appointment Of Chris McGilvray As A Longmont Urban
Renewal Authority Commissioner
G. Approve Two Capital Improvement Program Amendments
10. ORDINANCES ON SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ANY MATTER
A. O-2023-31, A Bill For An Ordinance Making Additional Appropriations For
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Expenses And Liabilities Of The City Of Longmont For The Fiscal Year Beginning
January 1, 2023
B. O-2023-32, A Bill For An Ordinance Conditionally Approving The Vacation Of One
Irrigation Ditch Easement, Two Waterline Easements, And Two Utility Easements,
Generally Located On Two Parcels South Of East Rogers Road, East Of Martin
Street And North Of East Second Avenue
C. O-2023-33, A Bill For An Ordinance Conditionally Approving The Vacation Of A
Portion Of Public Right-Of-Way Known As East Second Avenue, Generally Located
At The Eastern Terminus Of East Second Avenue, South Of East Rogers Road And
East Of Martin Street
D. O-2023-34, A Bill For An Ordinance Conditionally Approving The Vacation Of A
Portion Of Public Right-Of-Way Known As East Rogers Road Generally Located
East Of Martin Street, West Of Lashley Street And North Of East Second Avenue
E. Approve Amendments To City Council's Rules of Procedure
11. ITEMS REMOVED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
12. GENERAL BUSINESS
A. Seeking Direction On Proposed Changes To Backflow Program
B. 2023 Potential Ballot Questions
Arts & Entertainment Center Ballot Item
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1. O-2023-36, A Bill For An Ordinance Concerning The Funding Of An Arts And
Entertainment Center And In Connection Therewith Amending Chapter 4.04 Of
The Municipal Code For The City Of Longmont, Colorado, Increasing The City
Sales And Use Tax Rate From 3.53 Percent To 3.62 Percent Beginning On The First
Day Of The Sixth Month Prior To The Projected Completion Date Of The Arts And
Entertainment Center, Authorizing An Increase In The City Property Tax Of Not
More Than 1.9 Mills For Not More Than Twenty Years Beginning With The Year In
Which $35,000,000 In Private Funding For Construction Has Been Made Available
To The City, And Referring Said Tax Increases To A Vote Of The Qualified Electors
Library Funding Ballot Item
2. O-2023-37, A Bill For An Ordinance Concerning The Funding Of Libraries And In
Connection Therewith Amending Chapter 4.04 Of The Municipal Code For The
City Of Longmont, Colorado, Increasing The City Sales And Use Tax Rate From
3.53 Percent To 3.68 Percent Beginning January 1, 2024, Authorizing An Increase
In The City Property Tax Of Not More Than 1 Mill For Not More Than Twenty
Years Beginning With Tax Collection Year 2024, And Referring Said Tax Increases
To A Vote Of The Qualified Electors
Recreation Facilities Ballot Items
There are various options to consider with the Recreation Facilities Ballot items.
Council will need to decide which of these to refer to the November ballot.
3. O-2023-38, A Bill For An Ordinance Concerning Funding Recreation Facilities,
Including The Construction Of A Recreation Center At Dry Creek Community Park
And In Connection Therewith Amending Chapter 4.04 Of The Municipal Code For
The City Of Longmont, Colorado, Increasing The City Sales And Use Tax Rate From
3.53 Percent To 3.64 Percent Beginning January 1, 2025, Authorizing An Increase
In The City Property Tax Of Not More Than 2.78 Mills For Not More Than Twenty
Years Beginning With Tax Collection Year 2024, And Referring Said Tax Increases
To A Vote Of The Qualified Electors
4. R-2023-65, A Resolution Of The Longmont City Council Concerning Funding, In
Partnership With The YMCA, A Recreation Facility And Affordable Housing And In
Connection Therewith Authorizing An Increase In The City Property Tax Of Not
More Than 2 Mills For Not More Than Three Years Beginning When The YMCA
Has Received A Low Income Housing Tax Credit Award, Authorizing A Conveyance
Of Land, And Referring Said Tax Increase And Land Conveyance To A Vote Of The
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Qualified Electors
5. O-2023-39, A Bill For An Ordinance Concerning Funding Recreation Facilities,
Including The Construction Of A Recreation Center At Dry Creek Community Park,
And In Partnership With The YMCA, A Recreation Facility And Affordable Housing,
And In Connection Therewith Amending Chapter 4.04 Of The Municipal Code For
The City Of Longmont, Colorado, Increasing The City Sales And Use Tax Rate From
3.53 Percent To 3.64 Percent Beginning January 1, 2025, Authorizing An Increase
In The City Property Tax Of Not More Than 2.78 Mills For Not More Than Twenty
Years Beginning With Tax Collection Year 2024, Authorizing An Increase In The
City Property Tax Of Not More Than 2 Mills For Not More Than Three Years
Beginning When The YMCA Has Received A Low Income Housing Tax Credit
Award, Authorizing A Conveyance Of Land, And Referring Said Tax Increases And
Land Conveyance To A Vote Of The Qualified Electors
13. FINAL CALL - PUBLIC INVITED TO BE HEARD
14. MAYOR AND COUNCIL COMMENTS
15. CITY MANAGER REMARKS
16. CITY ATTORNEY REMARKS
17. ADJOURN
Current Balance in General Fund Council Contingency: $184,753
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Appendix of Informational Items
1. City Council Calendar of Upcoming Events and Meetings
2. The “Unity Project” At Kensington Park Landscape Transformation
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3. Financial Statements for the Month ending March 31, 2023
4. City of Longmont Investment Report for June, 2023
5. Planning & Development Services June 2023 Month in Review Report
6. LEDP Quarterly Report Q2 2023
7. Information About The City’s West Nile Virus Prevention Program
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