Longmont City Council – Study Session – May 7, 2024

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Longmont City Council – Study Session – May 7, 2024

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You Good evening everyone and welcome. I would now like to call the May 7 2024, Longmont City Council study session to order the livestream of this meeting can be viewed at the city’s YouTube channel. Also at long run public media.org forward slash watch, or on Comcast channels eight or eight ad may have a roll call please. Mayor Peck present

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councilmember Crist present. Councilmember Hidalgo fairing Here. Councilmember Martin. Councilmember McCoy. Councilmember Aaron Rodriguez. Councilmember Yarborough? Here. Mayor you have a quorum. Thank you this stand for the pledge. Make sure everyone.

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Before we start with our agenda, I have a statement that I would like to read. I’m going to start this meeting tonight to thank all of you for your passion and activism regarding the Israel and Palestine conflict. I understand why some of you are unhappy that council did not pass a resolution asking for a ceasefire and compassionate aid. Your council was elected to make Council policy concerning the city of Longmont. There are always two or more sides to a conflict. Our residents come from many parts of the world where wars are being fought representing many sides and viewpoints. As a council we must be impartial, not making resolutions or proclamations per attorney pertaining to.

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I am going to give you one more time and then we will

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recess.

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Everybody out and recess

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But before I finish my statement, I want to say that any disruption of this meeting it is a business meeting. Any disruption loud. Shouting will be we will give you one warning, we’re going to recess third warning, we’re during the meeting. civil discourse, so I’m going to finish my speech. So here we go. Your council was elected to make policy concerning the city of Longmont. There are always two or more sides of conflict. Our residents come from many parts of the world where wars are being fought representing many sides and viewpoints. As a council we must be impartial not making resolutions or proclamations pertaining to only one side of the conflict. That no way means that when we take off the council hats individually, we can’t sit down with you and express our personal views. Children are always the victims of international conflicts many times resulting in all out war. Two say that we do not care or should be ashamed that we aren’t making a resolution, a resolution or a proclamation is unfair. Whether it’s Israel, Yemen, Africa through wars, or the United States, where children are victims of mass shootings, I can assure you that not one of your council members are saddened and brought to tears by these horrendous acts. Hopefully the ceasefire that Hamas has accepted and Israel is leaning toward accepting will be honored. Thank you for listening to me. And with that, I will move on to the agenda agenda and read the following anyone wishing to speak at first call public invited to be heard will need to add his name to the to the list outside the council chambers. Only those on the list will be invited to speak at the first public invited to be heard. Members of the audience shall refrain from disruptive, vulgar or abusive language, applause, heckling or other actions that interfere with the orderly function of this council. The Chair may recess or call to adjourn the meeting after three attempts to maintain the orderly function of the council are ignored. So now we are on motions to direct the city manager to add agenda items to future agendas. And I see that Councillor Martin is in the queue.

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Yes, this is really just a point of order. I would like to remind the mayor that she voted in favor of a resolution for social equity in in January of 2017. And that she voted for a resolution begging the state and national legislature for firearm safety and in well, whatever your it was, it was triggered by the parkland in Texas shootings. And we there was a lot of division in Longmont about both of those resolutions. But the council voted for it anyway. So I really don’t like to let an inaccurate statement like the mayor’s stand. Thanks. I’m sorry, but

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that was within our, our country. And it pertained to what was going to be happening in our city. And that is part of our duty. It was also mentioned in the paper that I had a proclamation on nuclear proliferation. And that was a Global Proclamation not intended for one specific country. One specific war if we had a proclamation or a resolution stating that council was in favor of

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banning

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or having cease fires worldwide because we believe that children and people need to be protected against any type of conflicts or wars. That would be different, it wouldn’t be targeted for one thing and we cannot take a position on one certain action by one certain side of a conflict. So once again, are there any agenda items that counselors would like to add to future agendas? Seeing no one no I lost my place

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we are going directly to public invited to be heard remember This is the first one is through our residents only please state your name and address and you have three minutes the first one on the list is Shaquille dolla

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killed a while to maintain Francis street

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can we get the time there’s no other way to tell how much time we have left unless it’s on that TV

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we’re having it problems.

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Okay. Well I’ll do my best then. Mayor members of council I’m here regarding items six B, the cost of housing is a choice. Item six B is a choice of whether or not to resist resist restrict the construction of residential properties in the zone 5000 feet long and 1250 feet wide from the end of the airport runway. I believe that you should not make this choice and as far as I can tell, the FAA does not require you to make this choice. Quoting first two sentences that comprise the first of two sentences that comprise the entirety of grant assurance number 21. It meaning the city of Longmont will take appropriate action to the extent reasonable, including the adoption of zoning laws to stick the use of land adjacent to or in the immediate vicinity of the airport to activities and purposes compatible with normal airport operations, including the landing and takeoff of aircraft. The FAA also makes it clear that it has no jurisdiction over the over local land use. This is a negotiation. So the question is, what is the FAA is definition of compatibility? And what are the reasonable measures that we think that we should take? My opinion is that the course of action being proposed to you is unreasonable, and has no relationship to the FAA is actual requirements. Because of the rules governing quasi judicial communications. I’m prohibited from sharing with you the information I have about the number of residential units that would be prevented from being built by the ordinance and on the parcels that are covered by the putative zone B. But I would like to take this opportunity to describe the FAS compatibility requirements to you. In the Advisory Circular attach to the council communication the FAA defines compatibility using two criteria six criteria and section 2.2 which is page 36 of your council communication. These criteria govern everything from fans brand to Chicago’s international O’Hare International Airport, which is one of the world’s busiest airports and is surrounded on all sides by residential uses closer than what will be allowed in Longmont under this under this change. Do you think that Vance brand is less compatible with residential uses than O’Hare criteria one noise as his counselors away from the mini noise studies that have been performed the airport does not meet the threshold for raising compatibility with residential development. Pursuant to chapter 14 CFR Part 150. Airspace the proposed developments have received letters of no hazard from the FAA, visual obstructions there are no plane visual obstructions as defined in the circular wildlife and birds don’t encourage more wildlife near the airport. Check runway protection zones. The dimensions of runway protection zones are designated in the FAA circular 150 50 313 table two dash four for the level of service advancement airport the appropriate length of the runway protection zone is 1000 feet, this zone already exists and no one is planning to build anything their density. The FAA is scared of public noise complaints and would prefer the cities and minimize the number of people who live near the airport. This is not a requirement. Finally, I’d like to point to Section 2.3 of the FAA communication. Quote, It will be important for specific communities to tailor their use of this information to their specific needs. The proposed amendments and items six B are lifted directly from appendix D of the FAA Advisory Circular. The language restrictions in that appendix are not FAA requirements. The only example from one place that might not be very much like long mountain all and as such may not be appropriate for us without tailoring. So here’s my question. The cost of housing was a choice. Is this a good choice? Thank you.

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Thank you, Shaquille. Perfect, Maria, marine Nicholson.

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And don’t forget your address, please. Thank you. Good

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evening. Online City Council. Good evening, Mayor. Emery Nicholson hit 1193 followers circle resident of Longmont for 16 years. I’m a single mother of three kids, Mike Norris 16, Abdullah 14 and Khadija three years old, I work for the city of Longmont as a civil engineer and the development review. I converted to Islam 20 years ago, while at the United States Air Force Academy had been part of the Colorado Muslim community since my conversion in 2004. I have served in the active duty Air Force and was released from service in 2016. I love long line in this community. Yes, I occasionally am harassed for being visibly Muslim here but 95% of the time I’m embraced by this community, and moreover, my family is safe has a roof over their heads no fear of being bombed no fear of hunger, thirst and like our Palestinian brothers and sisters who have only fear. I wanted to call on the city council to recognize The power that you have and to respectfully request that you pass a resolution for immediate ceasefire in Palestine and a release of all hostage hostage is the claim that because we are a municipality we cannot engage in international affairs is wrong. For the first time in history a majority of people live in cities in the United States. Four out of five people live in cities. They are the building blocks of our country states and federal government. One month Sister Cities Association mission is to strengthen connections within our own community and through the world. community and our sister cities include Chino, Japan, sia di Guzman, Mexico, and Northern Arapaho tribe from Wind River Reservation in Wyoming. Historically, when President Reagan and the Congress refused to divest from apartheid in South Africa, more than 90 cities acted courageous courageously to divest from South Africa. We’re not even asking for divestment just resolution. And in doing so, I earn the support of Archbishop Desmond Tutu in the late Nelson Mandela that led to the 1986 passage of the comprehensive anti apartheid Act, a bill that had become so popular by then that it overcame a presidential veto. City leaders and mayors overcame a presidential veto. That is the power you have seen yet another devastating video last night of three young orphaned siblings huddled together with dust in their hair crying, literally shell shocked hugging each other in the absolute terror on their faces is too much where’s our morality? But not our city be complicit Let us at least saturnine to the over 100 cities who have already stood up and said genocide is wrong. Thank you.

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Thank you. Thank you Murray Democrat.

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Hello, my name is Deborah crab, and I’m at 1262 remembered circling online, then it wasn’t. I also wanted her to call in the City Council to pass the resolution calling for a ceasefire for Gaza, which includes the immediate, unhindered passage of humanitarian aid. It’s a humanitarian crisis. It’s not about taking sides at this point. And it does affect us all. As a nurse midwife whose job it has been to help women bring their babies safely into this world and help them feed and nurture their infants and care for themselves. I see the dire situation of women in Gaza trying to find a safe place to give birth. They struggled to feed their babies and they themselves are hungry. They not only can’t produce milk, they also have no access to formula or any other way to feed the child. The agony of a mother who was helpless to feed and care for her children is heartbreaking. And I’ve seen the suffering. The latest statistics I saw where over 34,000 civilians have been killed and 70% were women and children. Health care providers try to provide what is needed. But over 400 healthcare workers in Gaza had been killed and had been prevented from helping and 26 of the hospitals are out of service. Having worked myself in Afghanistan during the war, I was there as both a midwife and an educator. I know what it’s like to be taken to the hospital and armored vehicles to check plants with soldiers and guns along the way. I know what it’s like, but it’s far worse than Gaza for the health care workers. I had hoped this council would pass this revenue resolution and joining the other cities in this country not really insane. As Martin Luther King said, He who accepts evil without protesting is really cooperating that our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Thank you.

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Thank you, Deborah. Chris, alright.

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Good evening Council. Hi, my name is Chris Hall read. I’m an eight year resident of Longmont. I provided my address on the signup sheet for the sake of privacy. I’d like to keep it off of the video, please. You did. You did. Thank you. Go ahead. Thank you. Last week, Marcia Martin introduced a ceasefire resolution to this council, and I wish to commend her for her courage to do so. And it is not easy in the time that we live to speak out on this issue. Nevertheless, I would like to ask where was the second? Where was the second Vote for this motion Why were you silent? This issue does concern the city of Longmont. It concerns us all. That is becoming more evident simply by looking at the Daily News. We know it is affecting our communities. Did you want more members of the community to demand this? Were you waiting for others of your colleagues to express support? This country needs leadership right now. Last time I spoke about systemic violence, the US needs leaders who will speak out against systemic violence. There is a chilling effect on people right now. Trying to prevent the public and elected officials from speaking out for justice. The US has been disingenuous, calling for humanitarian aid, while providing billions in weapons to a humanitarian crisis. No, this cannot go forward without someone speaking out. That affects us all that affects everyone in government. The UN International Court of Justice ordered on January 26 2024, that it is plausible. Israel has committed acts that violate the Genocide Convention. This should give us all great pause. There is no cover for this. It affects everyone in the world.

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We all need to exercise our ability to speak out for justice. You sit in a position of power that can influence others in government to do the right thing. I hope the next time you are presented with an opportunity to speak out for justice that you will do so without hesitation. Free Palestine Long live Palestine.

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Thank you, Chris.

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The next one on the list. I can read the last name. It’s Meza.

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Thank you, council members. My name is evening so I’m sorry. What was your first name? apizza eight. Okay, thank you. Thanks. All the addresses provided on paper. Follow that lead. Thank you. Well, Councilwoman Crist, Councilwoman doggo Councilwoman Martin, Councilman McCoy, Mayor Peck. Councilman Rodriguez and Councilwoman Yarborough excuse my pronunciation? Um, I’m here because I was, would

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you mind lowering your mic down to your mouse? There you go.

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I mean, because I was constantly challenged by the code enforcer manager, Dane Hermsen. To come towards the council and attempt to raise my real concerns regarding city code and enforcement. And its relationship with the taxpaying homeowners of Emory and Doug with whom I was looking to have it available records of code violation reports through 2020 and 2023. Those are the only public ones available. And 2020 was 19,000 in 2023 21,000, with a tendency upwards, to the best of my knowledge. The middle class neighborhood was founded in the 80s. And when the public parking lots were also paved. That’s when the public parking lots were also paved. Code enforcer manager Dane McKinney, deferred my public safety concerns of these neighborhood parking lots to end their 40 year old crumbling infrastructure maintenance to the fact that code enforcement only applies to the public. If this is true, this is a dilemma. Now that homeowners usually work hard to live up to city code levels and avoid budget breaking fines or even jail time when their neighborhood infrastructure is not up to today’s needs. new pavement lighting and Lane painting is needed to say the least. I believe after 40 years of proud property tax paying and code enforcing compliance and fines. The working class neighborhood at least deserves an honorable public parking lot to come to home to at the end of the day. Respect for me, this may it may be a bit of a stretch but to some of the neighbors they may interpret this with the city as trying to have its cake and eat it too. In a less dramatic terms with it would earn the respect of the people by instead leading by example and showing the neighbors the love the city has for its people. and encourage their own betterment of their domiciles. Without fines and code enforcement have come up with this kind of thing years before and have seen the wonderful new infrastructure the city has built since, we humbly ask for and we’re just humbly asking for the two public parking lot city owned to be updated to my time by not asking you to fix foreign problems. I’m asking you to fix a problem here. London has undergone drastic, economical and cultural changes. And the citizens who have been here throughout that time also desire to grow and change with it, instead of being gentrified. I see a future where these changes are promoted and implemented through respectful and fair implemented in the city which they call home.

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Data Delvecchio?

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Hi, I’m David Delvecchio. 202 Ninth Avenue. I’m a mom, I’m an educator, I come from a family of teachers. My husband, my cousin, my aunt

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has stayed here with a heavy heart as a resident of long one who has seen the profound impact. The siege on Gaza has had on our community, our state in our country and frustrated by Longmont City Council. For about three months. I’m sorry, I also want to mention the two women in the back are not part of our group. We would we’ve tried to be as respectful as possible for the past three months. For the last three months, our coalition has engaged with the City Council. Some have shown their support to us that they would consider our resolution. But now I fear that they push our resolution to the side for fear that it will cause disagreement on the council isn’t a healthy Council, one that has different opinions, but can talk through it to figure out a way forward. Long Island City Council hasn’t offered any alternative ideas. They could edit the resolution language to something they’re comfortable with. They could offer a clean new dialogue session knowing that so many of us are suffering. Or they could offer to help us with a fundraiser to acknowledge the dire humanitarian crisis and famine. But they have offered nothing. Or we put our faith in local leaders because that is who we can access. We can’t really access our state legislators sometimes. I admit I feel discouraged. Now’s the time to follow your conscious not to worry about disagreement on the council. There are 175,000 Palestinian Americans in this country of which 3000 are in Colorado. Don’t tell me this isn’t a local issue. It is certainly affected Americans. Turn on the news and watch university students speak out for Gaza since they’re tired of adults turning a blind eye to this. Have you been to auroria? There’s an encampment there that was 45 minutes away in Denver. And at least 40 people were arrested there. And have you seen all the other university students thrown down to the ground by the police get kicked out of the universities for demonstrating the First Amendment. They should be protected. Don’t Palestinian American lives and their loved ones matter? One of our own members in our group is in Cairo right now because she feels so helpless and hopeless. Longmont isn’t doing anything. So she is helping families in Egypt, who have nothing who have lost everything. While they slaughter Palestinians you expect us to stay silent. Thank you.

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Thank you, Dana Jacob loss.

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Jacob,

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Jacob Ross 716 and one half Main Street disappointing as the only word Hapa lacking I can use to describe my emotions regarding the inaction of this council over the genocide currently being perpetrated in Gaza. The thought that this council can recognize that the usage of your constituents tax money is a local issue. And that your refusal to participate in Federation and claimed that it is not your duty somehow, to hold up the levels of government to account is disturbing, if not surprising. Regardless, those of us who want to see an end to this war to this genocide will keep going. We will help those in Gaza and the West Bank. We will do everything we can to secure a permanent ceasefire. We will force the United States to stop using our taxes for more weapons to the State of Israel. We will dismantle the apartheid that our government and the European Union helped to create. And we will do it without you. Because never again means never again for everyone. And we will stand by that, regardless of our government’s complicity. And so, we will leave here today, disappointed but not broken. But in our departure, I asked that this council reflect on the words of the Israeli Minister of Finance and minister in the Israeli Defense Ministry. Buffalo smoke Trichur one of many men using your constituents tax money for genocide on me Monday, May 29. I just the data on the last day of Passover small church clearly stated what he intends to use your constituents taxes for within seven Scout cities within southern Gaza the last refuge for Palestinians fleeing death smooch rich declared, including no half assed job with our deer elk below new seal that total annihilation replace the memory of analog from under the sky. Remember those words as the invasion of Rafa begins? Remember those words as an Israeli battalion opens fire on more Palestinians trying to get food remember those words as another American made a bomb kills an entire family and remember your silence

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Thank you Jacob. You carry me young me army

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see if this works. Yeah, okay. My name is Yukari Nehemiah, I have lived in Longmont for the last one is three years and in Boulder County for the last 33 years. I am deeply aware of the weight of the fact that I live within the territory of Allah, bajo Cheyenne and the youth nations. According to the 1851 Treaty of Fort Laramie. Over the years indigenous people have taught me the history of genocide, forced displacement, starvation and theft of the land imposed upon them. As an immigrant, I wish to align myself for atonement for the land I stand on, I support resistance by the indigenous people of Palestine against the genocide, theft of the land and the crime against humanity. I paid over many $1,000 for federal state and local municipality tax for 2023. I wish to have my tax money spent on the benefit of our local community, such as health care, housing, public education and infrastructure. While our own veterans toggle, US government has decided to spend another $26 billion for Israel, in addition to several billion dollars already allocated while settlers in Israel enjoy free college education, free health care and housing. Our own citizens are deprived of adequate sit still services with our tax money. Israel had killed 10s of 1000s of civilian, especially targeting children and women. occupation force has blindfolded handcuff to civilians ran over them with tanks flattened the dead bodies burned and buried them or stealing their organs. genocides is happening right now. As long among citizens we want ceasefire. You yet you have dismissed our local voice and turned your back on us. You chose to stand on the wrong side of history. You killed even the smallest symbolic symbolical act. Shame on you all over you except for blame Marsha, we will not forget your betrayal. We will not forgive you. Thank you.

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Thank you, you can do soils.

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Council juicers at 2328 Grand Street I’m concerned about the rezoning proposals near the Expand airport that threaten the lessons of our community stability and growth. The proposed changes in the airport influence overlay, have not been well thought through, and would result in unintended consequences including any adversity, excuse me, including inadvertently returning several people’s homes and community buildings due to non conforming uses. This is not just as an issue it’s a matter of security and sustainability for many homeowners and residents in our community. Imagine for a moment the distress of families and veterans living in homes that because they’re advised action might become illegal dwellings. These are not just buildings, they’re sanctuaries of safety, peace for many, six of the eight Habitat for Humanity homes and seven veterans community projects home, including the administrate to the building fell into this Jeopardy. Another area poised for affordable housing development is also at risk. The implications around should disaster strike be at fire or natural calamity, these homes might not be eligible for new building under the new zoning laws, consider the impact on property values in insurability. Lead one invest in or insure him that might not stand the legal grounds to be reconstructed. This proposal affects real people without adding anything to real safety, we must ask ourselves is the benefit of this reasonably outweigh the cost of potential homelessness and financial ruin for our fellow citizens. If these changes will take effect, it would undermine our ongoing efforts to foster affordable housing alignment. In order to do that this council has long supported by making these properties. What you’re actively illegal, we’re not in a stalled progress but potentially regress to a state where the lack of affordable housing becomes an even greater crisis. Equally important in the west side of life is living in any area of available land where we can most effectively address the housing shortage. It already has access to mountain views and a terrific trail system. When we promote using it. I propose that I propose the establishment of a task force comprising city council members community leaders from Habitat for Humanity, and veterans community project and urban planning experts. Together we can explore sustainable zoning solutions that support growth without compromising the essence of our community. The collaborative approach not only enhances our outcomes, but also ensures all voices are heard and valued. Please let us stand together to protect our rights and homes of our citizens and future citizens, ensuring that every zoom decision supports the rebuilding and resiliency of our community. Thank you.

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Thank you drew Lance Whitaker.

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Well, good morning mayor or evening, mayor and council. My name is Lance Whitaker. I live at 1750 Collier Street. I’ve been a resident for 33 years I’ve been sitting in this town. And I would like you guys to all know today is National Foster Care day. National Tourism Day, National packaging design Day, National barrier Awareness Day, National roasted label M day.

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And still pay stub day and most importantly National Teacher Day. Teacher Appreciation Day. I was also notified today was national fitness day, that no awareness day strikes a certain part of my heart so I will not go into that. And I would like to also say that, yeah, what’s going on in Israel and Palestine is horrible, but all wars horrible. And Mayor, I appreciate you trying to say that. And Maria and Marcia. I appreciate your work. But all wars horrible, and I would like to see a ceasefire on all war for at least one hour. If we could do that for one hour. That would be truly up ANC nevermind, who’s fighting who or what’s fighting? What if we could achieve a ceasefire around the world? For one hour? How amazing. Would that be?

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Thanks. Thank you lands, John level

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Good evening mayor, and city council. My name is John Lovell. I live at 1137 Fall River circle. I’m also director of development for Habitat for Humanity of the St. Brain Valley, and I’m here in that capacity tonight. Before expressing our concerns about one of your agenda items, I want to thank the city of Longmont for your long and critical partnership with our work. The average AMI in our recent mountain Brook with our recent mountain Brook homeowners is 44% and represents workers in the same frame Valley School District, childcare, retail and construction industries. What is brought me here tonight is to express habitats concerns about the proposed changes outlined on Agenda Item six be our executive director has had several questions answered by staff. That reduce but don’t eliminate some of these concerns. We do recognize that city staff is working hard to create compromise between several competing and legitimate interests. With that said, we still believe the changes to the airport influence overlay zone are of concern for several reasons. First, if adopted, these changes will take land out of our planning area that is supported by current code and long term planning documents for housing. We’ve even had early conversations with two of the landowners impacted about the possibility of building Habitat homes on that lands. Second, the change in the zoning is as shown is enacting the eight homes we just completed at Mountain Brook, and it looks like it is making their residence a non conforming use as a non conforming use. This adds an extra burden to those homeowners. During discussions with staff, we questioned rebuilding in the event of fire or some other loss. However, in paragraph, I’m going to read this out 15.0 3.050 A five F entitled procedure when non conforming uses are abandoned or destroyed. It states no building permit shall be granted other than for the demolition and removal of non conforming structures. So this change will have that effect. Finally, as a non conforming use, we’re concerned about future options and costs associated with insurance and financing. Discussion with two lenders suggest lending options may not be available or more costly for these families. We encourage you to keep the impacts to affordable housing in mind. It is our understanding that the type of development currently on the land at Mountain Brook is not an uncommon situation in our country. And we wonder if we are to quickly ceding ground that could serve a higher purpose. Thank you.

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Thank you, John. Mike Morgan.

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Mayor Council Good evening. I’m Mike Morgan. I’m an attorney with offices at 950 South Cherry Street Denver 80246. I’m here this evening representing modern West. A landowner in Longmont and a party that would be affected by your proposed change in the airport overlay zoning ordinance. As part of my practice, I’ve represented general aviation and air carrier airports for about 40 years. And based upon that experience, I’d like to share some comments with you about the proposed ordinance. First, the FAA Advisory Circular that the amendment is based upon is just advisory. It’s not mandatory. It’s not a regulation by its own terms that cannot be used by FAA in any kind of enforcement action against the airport or the city. FAA doesn’t require adoption of the sample ordinance attached to the Advisory Circular A matter of fact that that sample comes from Iowa. And so it doesn’t require that adoption. In fact, in my experience, most airports do not have zoning ordinances, which had anything like zone B, in which all residential uses are prohibited. Secondly, the amendment that you’re going to consider later this evening for proposal would prohibit, as I said, all residential uses within zone B. And yet, FAA is Noise Criteria provides that all residential uses outside a particular airports 65 LD and noise contour are compatible, they define them as compatible, and therefore by FAA zoning standards, everything in Zone B, residential uses are compatible with the airport. residential uses and zone B also can be compatible with every other FAA standard that’s out there in terms of compatibility, height, safety of aircraft, wildlife attracted electrical interference, all of those things can be met by residential uses and zone B. Even the sample ordinance that’s attached to the Advisory Circular and upon which this proposal is based, allows, in fact allows residential uses some residential uses inside zone B, but your proposed ordinance would allow None whatsoever. Third, the amendment is prompted by a letter of June 2023, from an FAA employee who asserted that without support asserted that allowing residential uses in what would be zone B might be incompatible with the airport and might constitute a violation of grant assurances. Thank you.

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Yes. Good job some.

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In some, there’s no reason under FAA to do it.

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By me, Mayor, we’re having some garbling issues so I’m gonna see if I can fix this. Okay.

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Well, thank you, Sandy. So it’s got.

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Test test test. Okay. Good.

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Thank you. Mayor, Members of Council. My name is Scott Dunn 1539 At Blue Mountain circle in Longmont. I’m an attorney and I represent modern West whose development is referenced in the letter from the FAA, which is attached as page 20 in the packet for tonight’s meeting. It is not advisable for the city to react to this communication from the FAA by starting this process to effectively down zone large areas of Longmont that could otherwise provide housing and other uses vital to this community. The area east of the airport that is proposed to now be subject to this zone B airport overlay zone is all currently zoned in up mixed use employment. The city engaged in the Envision Longmont process, including extensive public involvement as a result of that process. The zoning was changed for this area to em up as part of the for the vision for a balanced mixed use community with diverse housing types for ability alongside commercial and light industrial uses to achieve successful placemaking and create jobs. The zoning decisions this council would need to promote the Envision enrollment goals such as mixed uses higher density mixed income housing, integration of uses, it would be wrong to now effectively down zone away from achieving these community goals by permanently prohibiting multifamily residential along with other uses, which would occur if this overlay were to go forward. The new rezoning permits certain residential including high density residential which is crucell mixed use as a secondary use. As a secondary use there is a discretionary level view as to whether that residential will be permitted or a wide variety of factors can be considered. Under current city rules the city decision makers have an opportunity to review whether to permit the secondary uses on a property in this. In this existing process. Decision makers have flexibility to weigh the benefits to the community that particular project brings against any other considerations including any concerns the FAA may have, such as those containing the Advisory Circular. The city has already used this discretion to deny residential in some areas that would find the proposed zoning and in other words that are outside to proceed with the creation of an extended zone be replaced the current case by case process within flexible rules and allow this non mandatory FAA Advisory Circular circular to effectively rezone large amounts of ingrate property, or limiting the number of potential uses in perpetuity, without consideration of any competing factors that may be present on a given property. The city already has the tools to limit housing work concerns regarding FAA objection may override the community benefit. However, for those times when the city sees other benefits as carrying more weight, the flexibility to make a variety of decisions as the immunity developers should remain available. We urge this council directed staff not proceed with the creation to zone be in keep your flexible decision making process that now exists in place to preserve the possibility with zero area to realize intended housing and job roads. Envision in the me rezoning. Thank you.

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Thank you Scott.

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Derek, Gracia.

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Thank you. Good pronunciation.

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Thanks. Often.

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Mayor pack and members of council. My name is Derrick Grace Hill and I live at 6185 Brigadoon court in Longmont. I own land that is part of the area that would be impacted by the adoption of the ordinance staff proposes to create a new approach zoned B. This governing body pursued a long process with meaningful public engagement. When creating the Envision Longmont comprehensive plan. He chose to support a mix of uses including residential in this area, mostly undeveloped land at the western edge of our city. And the Envision Longmont planning process. The FAA raised none of the concerns of the letter in your packet. Your reports and residential residential with mixed use exist all over exist all over and are planned all over the country. The residential uses in this mixed use district are important to allow owners and renters to be in close proximity to the new jobs created, reducing carbon impact of traveling to work and while playing within the surrounding open space and trail networks that exist. This proposed ordinance overlay would strip the intent and erect barriers to successful placemaking in mixed income community. As proposed residential uses would not only be excluded, but also group living, skilled nursing rehab adult rehabilitation centers, lodging many kinds schools of any kind including daycares, medical and emergency clinic uses and any type of assembly uses. How does this impact Vance brand new airport. I understand that airports across the state and throughout the country are facing new pressures, as municipalities embrace various types of mixed use development to help solve the crisis with housing availability and affordability. Your decision to add a mix of housing types along with job creation was the right decision when you adopted the musc zoning district here in 2018. Any concerns with the airport and FAA can be addressed with tools that are already in place. What we really need here are cool, sustainable and intentional mixed use developments that center around more urban design, not huge, monolithic industrial buildings. This proposed ordinance is framed as being balanced, but the result is to impose inflexible rules that compromise other community goals. Please don’t let fears created by a large regulatory agency unraveling your policy goals and comprehensive planning. You have the time and current tools to mitigate any future FAA concerns without stripping a large land area of many uses and of its potential to meet your future objectives of affordable and attainable housing and employment. Thanks for listening. Thank you Derrick

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Kathy partridge.

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I’m Kathy partridge. I live at 2719 Denver Avenue. I’d like to use my three minutes to play another loan amount, a video of another long one person on member Giselle Hirschfeld, who is in. She’s in Cairo now.

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I apologize that I’m unable to be there in person to testify today. But I’m currently in Cairo to support humanitarian efforts for people living in and evacuating from Gaza. I made the decision to come to Cairo because after half a year of seeing the most horrific images of my life coming out of Gaza and spending virtually every waking moment organizing for a ceasefire and being ignored and dismissed by the people that I elected to represent me. I could not stand by on the sidelines and watch these horrors unfold any longer. Especially when these are horrors that I know that I helped to pay for. As I speak to you only six hours from where I am sitting Rafa is getting The carpet bombed and communities are getting massacred. The crossing to evacuate into Egypt has been blocked by Israel and no one is currently able to evacuate. All they can do now is run for their lives and pray for their survival. The stories that I’ve heard from the Gazan refugees that I’ve met in Cairo in the last three weeks are indescribably horrible and heartbreaking. Imagine having to leave your family in your home country, knowing fully well that there’s a genocide happening there and that you may never see them again. Imagine the pain of trying to eat knowing your family is starving. Imagine the pain of trying to sleep in a bed with a roof over your head knowing that your families Ruth could collapse on their heads at any instant. Imagine having been pulled out from under the rubble of your home and being the only surviving family member. Imagine watching your friends, family or children die in front of you. I cannot even begin to imagine the depths of the horrors that they are experiencing on a daily basis. But I can tell you that the stories that I’ve heard speaking directly to Gaza and evacuees have changed me forever. In the past three weeks, I’ve had the honor and privilege to meet the most kind of strong, beautiful and resilient souls I have ever met in my life. Despite all of the traumas that they have endured. The people of Gaza have not allowed themselves to become dehumanized. Israel and the US can take everything from them, but they cannot take away their humanity. Every single Palestinian I’ve met here has embodied the deepest generosity and kindness of spirit, even if they have lost everything. They will welcome with open arms of foreigner who not only does not speak their language, but who comes from the country that is funding the genocide of their people. Even though they hardly have any money to buy food, they will generously offer whatever they have available and they will do it with the utmost humility and grace. I am deeply deeply humbled. Longmont, city council members have said that this is not a local issue and therefore not worth their time. How can you say that it has no local impacts when it is affecting your constituents so deeply that they will show up to city council week after week begging you to step up and call for peace. How can you say that there are no local impacts when your constituent will literally spend all of their travel to a foreign country alone for a month.

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dimed technology being done by delivered?

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Council Mayor winning the story over and I live in the border block of emery Street. I am itching gonna in Spanish that means badass woman and I’m here representing life and innocent lives all over the world. globally. I’m here to find Councilwoman Marsha Martin for managing gonna there are not two sides when it comes to life or death. You either for life love either or death. I am both saddened and horrified. That Council has refused to support life and denounce death. I am begging you to pass a ceasefire resolution. Please, please, please choose life. Thank you.

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Thank you, Delia, for us drew up Jafar.

1:04:02
Good evening, I’m froster I live off North 75th Street in western Longmont, Colorado. I second your motion. My mom, Councilmember Martin. As with my friends, family, the umma, some of the Israelis and most of the Palestinians who are murdered in Gaza since seven months ago, and most of the world. However, we didn’t officially receive a second motion. And you know what? That’s right. I’m not mad or disappointed. I expected that this would take place. I did feel eerie though. And no one’s seconding the motion but I didn’t feel a sense of dismissal like I felt in Boulder. I sensed weariness and concern. What can our city council do? What what a proclamation servers city, how the reservation make a difference? Answer and make a small difference. I call it acknowledgement for just peace. And if you can’t put quickly make this acknowledgement that’s fine. See, there is a great deal of grief in life. And I’ve learned to streamline my grief towards acceptance. Through acceptance I’ve learned my my to ask myself this, rather than the grudge others, how do I begrudge myself? While the motion died? I’m okay, I’m still alive what didn’t kill me, made me stronger. Had it not been for my friends as movement, I never thought I’d be more engaged in civil matters regarding my town mama. That said, I owe it to my friends, family, my fellow citizens in the world to speak for my to continue to speak for my dear Palestine. So rather than asking what have you or what you should do for peace, I asked myself, What am I doing for peace? Answer along with prayer. I try and read books. Further, when I show my support for Friday on the agenda, May 15, as you know, as is Nakba, for my Palestinian people. It’s also a Nakba, for our fallen police officers here, in Longmont, Colorado, in America and worldwide. Also, if there’s an agenda item, I’d like to add one day, it would be to better fund men grow our library, because knowledge is power. Thank you.

1:06:35
Thank you for us, Mike Sandoval.

1:06:49
City council mayor, Mike sent about 240 Trees Mountain View, with a long wait about five decades. One of the problems I’ve had is someone stole my dad’s vehicle. And I called the police. And they can do to do anything. So I also went to a landlord associated meeting in Boulder County. And I talked to one of the police officers there. And I tried to find some answers. And I asked, because there’s some intersections, there’s some video cameras. And I’ve asked the police, can you look at those video cameras at these intersections? And I found out that most of them aren’t active. There’s only a few, like four. So one of my answers would be not just for me, but for all of Longmont to activate more video cameras at intersections. So if there is theft, least the lights in place can be looked in line, this person narrowed down. So that’s my recommendation. There the part would be since I see these global issues, and there’s a lot of funding for these global issues. Can we stop charging senior citizens property taxes, so they’ll be less funding out there for global issues? Thank you.

1:08:16
Thank you, Mike.

1:08:18
Harrison, Earl.

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Mayor Peck members of council hero Snell 1506, two car drive. As many of you know I serve as the airport advisory board chair. However, I’m speaking to you tonight on my own. I’m talking about airport issues but not representing those of the board. Really just wanted to thank you tonight for your interest in the airport. You have two agenda items, which is unusual for us to be in front of you with that. Excited for you to hear what’s going on at the airport and Item six A such as our air show coming up development at the airport and more. There is a discussion of alternative fuels at the airport. And do want to remind you that last year on the advice of the advisory board, you passed a sustainability resolution that set the framework for future more environmentally friendly fuels at the airport and ongoing efforts to electrify we wish that technology would move faster. We wish we were talking about it sooner with you. But do want to remind you that that is in place as a policy document and a vision for the airport and for the city of Longmont. Six B is about the airport influence on I am generally pro housing in the city broadly. I do think we need more of it and it is very important as it’s been stated the cost of housing is a choice. There’s two elements to this influence on discussion. One is navigation easements broadly across the entire zone. These are simply disclaimers. This is a note the airport has existed since 1945. Airports occasionally create noise. You’re aware you’re living close to an airport that’s been extensively discussed during our advisory board meetings and well I can’t speak for the other members. Every single one has been in favor Ever have that discussion up to this point. I do also generally support limiting residential uses in the immediate proximity of the airport. We have seen cases throughout the country where there are noise concerns, safety concerns, health concerns for being that close to the airport. I am sympathetic to the specific concerns that have been raised tonight. I don’t know enough to address them. I would encourage you to ask those questions of staff. But do generally believe that residential uses are incompatible in the immediate proximity of an airport with hot just want to thank you for your interest for your time. If you have any questions please reach out through the board I know you all know how to get in touch with me and love to talk the airport anytime. Thank you.

1:10:40
Thank you Harrison, love Beverly Claridge.

1:10:55
Beverly Claridge 1760s Sunlight drive Longmont 80504. Good evening, Honorable Mayor Peck and members of the council, I rise this evening to make a suggestion, I noticed that we have a lot of people participating in council meetings recently and that’s wonderful. But I also notice that many of them do not stand for the Pledge of Allegiance to our flag. And from my perspective, if you don’t care enough to stand for the flag, you shouldn’t be in the facility where we are repeating that. So I would like to offer that as a possibility. Or if they choose not to stay, I suggest that they stay in the lobby until such time as they are invited back in. Thank you very much for your time and attention. Thank

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you, Beverly, Peggy ALTSCHULER.

1:12:04
Good evening, Mayor and on what Council. I came across an article today with the topic at hand for this evening in the New York Post. And it was written by a gentleman that works for the Center for Immigration Studies. He’s addressing issues that pertain to our Biden administration when they consider bringing Gaza refugees into the United States. And some things that he wanted to point out are very pertinent to our topic at hand. Before the October 7 Tomas attack, Israeli citizens sponsored work permits for 1000s of security, vetted Palestinians to earn money working on some of their farms and towns not far from the Strip. Some of those guys in day laborers are believed to have used their access to provide tactical information that helped Hamas terrorists kill hundreds of Israelis on October 7. There are bad apples lessons that are coming from that developing story. And another were security visit vetted Palestinian UN workers directly assisted the October 7 hackers. It’s central to the problem with a possible American plan to import refugees into America. That’s because just about all of the Gaza strips 2 million inhabitants have gone through decades of institutionalized cradle to grave indoctrination into the ruling Hamas upside down seventh century Islamic value system, featuring at its core an extremely violent religious ideology. Hamas relentlessly preaches that humanity’s highest virtues are suicide bombing, armed combat genocide, intolerance of difference and a dehumanizing hatred of Jews and Americans. Recall the recent reports of jubilant children, women and men cheerio, spitting out and even beating on Israeli hostages, as they were paraded through Gaza after the October 7 attack. Hamas starts things up in kindergarten with the children of Gaza and ramps up the training all the way through their universities. Speaking of hatred and offering law degrees from a Sharia law department, and his engineering department is to turn out combat engineers for Hamas tunnels, required school textbooks and curriculum and fuse the next generation with its militant ideology. The children are never taught to recognize that modern Israel is more than anything, but a target of genocidal violence. Gaza school curriculum is replete with 1000s of examples of violent incitement against the Jewish state and the Jewish people. Even camp counselors during summer camps. dish out violent Islamic ideology and military training in order to prep them for their armed forces. Teachers teach the children that killed Jews as a solemn religious duty were murdered them earns the believers paradise and heaven, the next generation of Palestinians idolization of terrorists steady demonization of Jews and the conviction that sooner or later Israel should cease to exist. I commend you for your decision to not take a part in the in the proclamation Peggy

1:15:12
Steve ALTSCHULER.

1:15:21
Good evening, Steve ALTSCHULER 15 dealer drive. We also have ours up there Hagaman, which is which? First of all, I want to thank you all for having the courage to stay out of something that doesn’t really matter right here. And it is an important matter without a doubt. But it doesn’t really matter for city council and Walmart, in my opinion. Obviously, on October 6, there was peace. And that peace was broken by Hamas attacking Israel. They didn’t attack soldiers. They attacked individual citizens, babies, mothers, grandmothers raping, beheading. I know this because my nephew is in the IDF. And he had the wonderful task of picking up the dead bodies. So no one’s gonna tell me it didn’t happen. And if you had to deal with that, also on December 6 1940, when we were at peace, and then Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and over 3000 people were killed that they released a tag to soldiers, sailors on the ships, even though they didn’t know there was a war going on. Six months later do a little attacked Korea, Japan anyway. And nobody said okay, you got this many we got this many Let’s call a halt to it. Because Japan was raised that they had to kill everybody they did kamikazes which made killing themselves by flying the plane into a ship. And they did not care who they killed. And we knew we had to end that Japanese threat. We knew we had to end the German threat in World War Two is the same thing with Israel now. On October 7, when Hamas attacked Israelis. People in Gaza were seen in the streets cheering, just like they did on 911. They are happy to support Hamas. They voted in Hamas. I want peace over there too. I’ve got 20 family members. If you want to talk about peace, if Gazans want peace, then they need to turn over all the terrorists who are hiding in civilian clothes who are hiding in and under hospitals, because they’re afraid there’s the IDF has a uniform, they’re easily identifiable. So when they killed 1200 civilians that day, they knew who they were killing. It wasn’t an accident. Last week, Americans were attacked while they’re building a pier to bring in aid and Hamas attack them. They’re stopping the aid from coming to Gaza. This week, more Israelis were attacked while they were being aid into Gaza. It’s the Hamas that want to keep this war going. Many of us would like peace, but you can’t have peace until the terrorist threat is over. And if you look at all our colleges throughout our country, what are they saying? That Israel that to America? We’re not asking for? Steve, thank you.

1:18:27
So see no one else on the list. I will close first call public invited to be heard and let’s take a five minute break.

1:29:45
Well welcome back everyone. I put part of the agenda on hold so that the people that were in the chamber would have a chance to speak. So we’re gonna go back to the first part of the agenda again and we have a couple of Ah

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proclamations to read, and I hope that people are still in the chamber to receive these proclamations.

1:30:20
The first proclamation is a proclamation designating the week of Mayor may 12 through the 18th 2024 as National Police Week, and further designating may 15 2024, as Peace Officers Memorial Day in Longmont, Colorado, whereas the Congress and President of the United States had designated may 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which it falls is National Police Week. And whereas the members of the Longmont Police Department plan in his sin plan and a central role in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the residents of Longmont, Colorado. And whereas it is important that all citizens know and understand the duties, responsibilities, hazards and sacrifices of their law enforcement agency who serve the people by safeguarding life and property by protecting them against violence and disorder, and by protecting the innocent against deception and the weak against oppression. And whereas the northern Colorado regional peace officers memorial service will be held at 4:30pm on May 15 2024, at the Longmont Civic Center interior Mall. Now therefore, I Joan Peck Mayor by virtue of the authority vested in me in the City Council of the City of Longmont call upon all residents of Longmont to observe the week of May 12 through the 18th 2024 as National Police Week, commemorating law enforcement officers past and present who have rendered a dedicated service to their communities and in so doing have established for themselves an enviable and enduring reputation for preserving the rights and securities of all citizens. A further call upon all residents of Longmont to observe Wednesday, May 15 2024. Is Peace Officer Memorial Day in honor of those law enforcement officers who through their courageous deeds have made the ultimate sacrifice and service to their community or have become disabled in the performance of duty. And let us recognize and pay respect to the survivors of our fallen heroes. Do I have someone that is going to accept this proclamation and perhaps say a few words?

1:32:42
Mike There you go. Okay. James Taylor, the elite chaplain with public safety chaplains and this is Crystal or other chaplains. We’re here to accept the proclamation and when invite all citizens to join us on May 24 to be at 430 here in the civic center for the service we have fourfold officers will be honoring this year so we would welcome anyone to participate with us in service but also recognize our law enforcement agency here as well. So thank you so much.

1:33:09
You’re welcome. Do you want a picture?

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Yes, please Okay.

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Okay, yes, yes.

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Okay 123 Thank you, thank you

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so, I want to make a correction It is May 15 that we are going to have the commemorating the ceremony in the civic center mall. The next proclamation is a proclamation designating may 5 through the 11th 2024 as Public Service Recognition Week, recognizing advisory board members in Longmont, Colorado, whereas public servants include teachers, doctors and scientists, government employees, nurses, safety inspectors, laborers, computer technicians, social workers and countless other occupations. And whereas every year the first week of May is dedicated to recognizing these dedicated public service servants. And whereas this year, the city of Longmont wishes to recognize the almost 200 volunteer hours Excuse me volunteer advisory board members during Public Service Recognition Week for their dedication to public service. And whereas advisory board members fulfill the important function of advising and providing recommendations on policies, regulations and operations to the city council, and whereas advisory board members dedicate numerous hours of their own time each month to help ensure this community is a wonderful place to live in, work in and play in. Now, therefore, I joined Peck Mayor by virtue and the authority vested in me in the City Council of the City of Longmont, do hereby proclaim May 5 through the 11th 2024 as Public Service Recognition Week in Longmont, and urge all residents to recognize and acknowledge our hardworking city employees and our volunteer advisory board members for their dedication and service to our community. And I want to take a moment to do a little marketing, we would love to have everyone out there come and apply for to be on a board. It is a great opportunity. And we really need your help in helping us with our city policies and guiding all of us. So who is here to accept this? Do you want to accept it? Come on up. Okay. Do you want to say a few words or are you good to go?

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Do you want a picture

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okay dates to the end of the.

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we just put this together. Like we’re friends and they’re

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ready 123. And one more. Thank you. Thank you

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Father’s Day mother’s.

1:37:43
Day and we are now on the US 287 Vision Zero safety and mobility study presents presentation. And I see staff is here already.

1:37:59
Good evening, members of council Phil Greenwald, transportation planning manager with the city of Longmont. We’re going to try to find this presentation now that it’s up and maybe running. So we’re pretty excited that we might be able to show you. Yes, thank you. Oh,

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thank you. Yay.

1:38:12
We’re very, everybody’s very excited. We got three presentations coming up for you also. Appreciate that. I just wanted to say that we did bring this in front of the Council for your approval for acceptance of this study on April 23. And there were some questions and we were unfortunately did not have the staff available to answer some of those questions. So we have Alex hydrate and Landon Hilliard, both here tonight to help present on this topic. So I’m going to sit back and let them go ahead. Thank you.

1:38:45
Thanks, Phil. Hello city councillors. My name is Landon Hilliard. I’m a senior transportation planner with Boulder County. And to my right is Alex hydrate. He’s the manager of the regional multimodal transportation planning division with Boulder County are happy to have the time to speak to you briefly about this safety study. And we appreciate the fact that on April 23, you did pass a resolution and so we’re here to fill the gaps give a high level summary and then have a discussion to to whatever wishes that you would like. So it’s encouraging that we have the audio the visual back? Yes, if there are three takeaways from the safety study about us 27. The first is that the corridor is an essential spine for regional and local travel. The second is that the corridor is highly evolving, changing fast and a third is it’s there known safety problems both within the city of Longmont but also outside of Longmont on either end in the high speed rural areas, and that’s the primary reason that we’re here. So I’m give you just a bit of background, and then pass it on to Alex to talk about the safety analysis and recommendations. So the context here is that there are a number of stakeholders who are involved in the study and going forward to the recommendations from the city of Longmont up to regional and state and even federal level. And the stakeholders are part of the coalition that basically is part of a forum to coordinate the efforts, the analysis, the opportunities, and advance the goals to meet, increasing travel demand and improve safety along the corridor. So the background is the study area is about 24 miles in the southeast Broomfield in the north, it’s the city of Longmont with six key stakeholders. It’s a mix of urban, rural and suburban Landry’s Dr. cog through Denver Regional Council of governance has identified a corridor as a high entry corridor back in 2014. The Northwest Area mobility study identified the corridors important to give transit improvements and safety and transit feasibility study was performed as phase one of the safety study. So why is it important? Well, generally speaking, there’s social, environmental, and economic reasons. But practically speaking, we have problems with air pollution, traffic congestion, and safety and mobility. As I mentioned, this quarter is forecast to have great growth both in jobs and housing. And by 2020 45, and the 20 year horizon. Dr. cog has suggested through modeling that there’ll be 75% increase in both housing and jobs. The study timeline had to do with over what 15 months, looking at analysis and framing, basically, safety recommendations, and seeing those out into design. And then December 2023, a final draft or final report was produced, which is the basis of what we’re speaking to you about. So for outreach, we’ve done extensive outreach that included online opportunities, as well as community engagement to nonprofits and to stakeholders into organizations along the corridor. And the outreach confirms what we expected going into this that safety is by far the most important issue. Also, connectivity, improving the intersections and operations of traffic, and also multimodal options so that people can decide and have options to the car. Along those lines. We did a walk bike feasibility study to look at the possibility of some kind of separated multiuse path along the corridor. And of those who took the survey most of movement drivers, about three quarters said they’d be interested if the conditions if the circumstances are appropriate. And then there are a load of considerations that need to go into looking at it walk bike path disability. And there are two connections that citizens have said they’re important one between Vermont and Lafayette and then moving further south between Lafayette and Bloomfield. And with that, I’ll pass it to Alex hydrate to talk about the safety analysis recommendations.

1:43:51
Thank you Aidan. Anyone who’s been following the headlines in the Times call over the last several years knows that US duty seven is dangerous highway, we have a lot of serious injury and fatal crashes. And in fact, a very high percentage of all the fatal crashes in Boulder County occur on us 37. I’m not going to go through every test statistic on the slide. But our fatal crash trend has continued unabated throughout the analysis window of the crashes that we looked at as well as throughout the study itself. As part of our safety analysis, we’re looking in particular at the severe injury and the fatal traffic crashes, we’re also looking at those crashes where we have a high potential for reducing them. As well as working with all of our different stakeholders on these opportunities. Our existing conditions for our analysis, we grouped the crashes into several types. Those are shown in the different diagrams on the slide here. And then we paired each of those crash types with a countermeasure. And so there’s different countermeasures that we’ve recommended to address each of those crash Types, then intersection by intersection, we flagged which crash types are present at which intersections and therefore which countermeasures should be will be recommended to be implemented at the different intersections. Our study includes detailed analysis, we go intersection by intersection throughout Longmont as well as the rest of the corridor. We have a couple on the slide here and we’ll be happy to go into more detail with some of the specific recommendations if council would like after our presentation. In addition to this intersection by intersection approach, we also took a deeper dive into select locations where we, where we took concept design, to take those recommendations a little bit further and start designing those. We selected 12 locations throughout the corridor with a handful in each different jurisdiction, generally selected from among the higher crash intersections within the study area. I’m showing which of those intersections, we looked at within the city of Longmont for that concept design that includes starting at the north end 23rd Avenue 17th Mountain View ninth and in the south plateau road. Get over some of these intersection recommendations here. But just showing that we looked at the top countermeasures, and then additional countermeasures for each of those intersections. And so we have kind of a play by play of what we’d recommend for each intersection. And then we’ll be working with the city of Longmont staff, I’m turning over implementation of these recommendations to them and CDOT as and then as part of the city along with its upcoming Vision Zero efforts.

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Skipping now, to the rural unincorporated Boulder County sections of us 37. One of our more severe and persistent crash trends that we’re seeing is head on and crossing the center line crashes. And that’s where for whatever reason, a driver crosses the center median and enters oncoming traffic, which all too often results in a fatal traffic crash. Our study recommended medium barrier to prevent these types of crashes. And we’ve looked at three broad types of barrier the cable rail guardrail and cast in place, ultimately recommending a concrete cast in place concrete cast in place concrete barrier due to the negligible maintenance effort required as well as its ability to reduce those crashes that that we’re seeing.

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Our quick actions include pursuing grant funding for the construction of the center median barriers that are again, going to mitigate one of our more persistent and frequent crash trends. Working with CDOT on a speed study pilot in the Lafayette section of us 37 To look at adjusting the speed limits, consideration of photo of speed photo radar along the corridor, and then working on some of those quickbuild traffic signal timing improvements and visibility enhancements. And just want to highlight on that top note that we partnered with CDOT. They’ve taken a lead on a grant application that was submitted either late last week or yesterday to one of the federal grant rounds, the MPD G, which is the multimodal planning and design grant, I believe that would fund a number of safety improvements from the city of Lafayette all the way up to the Wyoming border, and in Boulder County would fund 12 miles of concrete medium barrier in those two rural sections of 27 north and south of Longmont. And with that, we’re happy to answer any questions that council has.

1:48:46
Thank you for this presentation. I know you went through it really fast. I was trying to read it. It’s great. And I know you’ve been working on it for a long time. So do we have any questions or concerns, comments from councillors? Councillor Hidalgo theory. Thank you, Mayor.

1:49:07
So this one actually goes back to what other study timeline where I see that community engagement pretty much pretty much runs through the entire process. So in part of the community engagement, is that really just kind of explaining to residents and what’s going to be happening? Are you eliciting input? Yes. They’ll be revisions to the plan as time goes on.

1:49:35
So we have three major touch points of community engagement throughout the project, one closer to the front of the study, and that was a bit more open ended and that was reaffirming the study goals asking the public about priorities for the process on what we should be focusing on. And then we took all that input and then in addition with our technical analysis, came up with a number of recommended recommendations and then went back out to the public to affirm, you know, did we take your recommendations and all the data that we’re seeing? Do we get it about right? Are these recommendations heading on what’s important to you? And then we took that input. And then we had a third round of review, which is essentially are known as a 90%. draft a report on that to the public. And then I got further refinements on that final report, before taking it from 90 to 100%. Done. And so we, we had surveys, I believe we had an online map where you could pin your comments. So we had a number of different formats are the two primary touch points were virtual open houses that we conducted? And we had a slide from one of the virtual open houses. So obviously emulating the traditional gymnasium where you go to the website, and then click on the different boards and sort of walk through the different study materials, and it would solicit feedback as you went along.

1:51:02
And how much participation did that type of platform get? And I mean, I can always email you later. I

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don’t have it off the top of your head 56.

1:51:13
Similar,

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Landon has the number 356. In his head. I believe that was comments.

1:51:22
Okay, thank you. And just as Alex suggests, it is an iterative process to go through identifying the needs, understanding what the existing conditions are, and then designing to reduce injury and make a more multimodal comfortable corridor. And because the next phase of this will seek funding, more community engagement will follow so it builds on itself Wonderful. Thank you

1:51:58
No, I’m I’m sorry.

1:52:02
It’s snowed on Oh, I didn’t see. Okay. Councillor Crist.

1:52:17
We have a Vision Zero Task Force for the city of Longmont in since 27. Goes all the way through online, is there going to be some interaction collaboration overlap with with a task force here?

1:52:36
Absolutely, absolutely. Our idea is to use this plan, when we’re going back through and the idea that we have a center of excellence, excellence has been put together, that’s going to include all the different aspects of the city for Vision Zero. Right now, Cami Edson in the back is putting that together for us. So we really appreciate her efforts. But it’s a process. So we’re starting to get to that process of getting the taskforce put together, and then the action plan put together after that. And that’ll include, I mean, these elements of the study are very important to us. So they’ll be very helpful to tell us kind of those next steps. We’re working on some of those right now. But it’ll help us with the full action plan.

1:53:16
Will there be a separate group

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for 27 separate task force for 27? I’ll be the

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idea right now is that we’d have the task force for the entire city of Longmont. But obviously 27 has a lot of those vulnerable road user crashes, and fatalities, unfortunately, so that’ll be a focus for our group. But it also, that’s what we have to do in partnership with CDOT. As they’re the typical, technically the owners of that road, the highway, it’s a state it’s a state highway, US Highway State Highway, so we do have to work with them in partnership. So okay,

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great. Thanks.

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Counselor, Roderick is like

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you my back. So my question is revolving around the median barriers. So having the cable rail, the guardrail and the cast in place, seems like all three would be effective in protecting oncoming traffic from a vehicle crossing center line. And you’ve stated that the cost in places the most cost effective from a maintenance standpoint, my question, though, is surrounding the survival rate of the car that would potentially be crossing center line in the three different scenarios. Because I thought that’s the reason that cable rail was essentially instituted in was to increase the survival rate of a car either going off one way or the other. Was that considered when talking about the three different options?

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So the safety analysis that we did as part of the study for the median barrier showed pretty similar safety benefits for all three barrier types. And ultimately, we looked to CDOT to really tell us what they’re comfortable with because as the owner of 27 in the rural sections, maintenance, construction and maintenance of the median barrier is ultimately going to fall to them. And they were, I would say, concerned about the maintenance implications of cable rail and guardrail, whereas when that’s hit, you have to go out and repair it for it to maintain its effectiveness, whereas concrete barrier is pretty much set it and forget it, you’ve got a multi decade lifespan. And so for, for the safety benefits, seeing similar benefits for all three barrier types, but we’ll see that really leaning towards the concrete barrier for not needing that much maintenance. That’s how we ended up with that recommendation.

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Okay, sorry, it was a CDOT heavy recommendation is what you’re saying? Yeah. All right. Thank you.

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I have a very simple question. I see on some of these different streets, you have as far as some of the protections, a bowl bout, what is the bolt out

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it’s on Ninth Avenue,

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is the first place I thought.

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So Abobe route is also known as a curb extension. And it’s typically done where you have on street parking. And so at the intersection, you don’t bring your on street parking all the way up to and through the crosswalk. And so at the crosswalk, you can bring the curb in by the width of your on street parking to reduce the crosswalk distance, which has a number of benefits for pedestrians and also signal operations because then you can shorten your pedestrian count down phase and it also gives more visibility between drivers in the traffic lanes and the pedestrians on the curb.

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Thank you. And I think maybe Phil can empty this is that what we have on Third Avenue is a is a bowl buyout.

1:56:51
We have we have a neck down there as on Third Avenue. I think it was where you’re talking about specifically, but we have used ball belts in different parts of the city. So we do have those available. And we’ve and we’ve been using them to extend the intersection or extend the walking area for the pedestrians, it makes them more visible to brings pedestrians protected into the intersection so they can be seen it brings stop signs out into the intersection so they can be more visible. So there’s a lot of benefits to the ball bout and the neck downs.

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And the reason I brought it up is because many people I travel out every day. And it works. I was very pleased with that re design of Third Avenue. So I just didn’t know what it was called. Seeing no one else in the queue for comments or questions. Thank you very much for this presentation. And for all your hard work. Thank you for your time

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we are now on our study session items. The first one is city of Longmont Vance brand airport update and I see Levi, the airport manager is here

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presentation

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get the microphone going here. I leave our airport manager band sprint board. And I’m here to give a quick update for you on the band sprint airport logically gots a few items go over today we’re gonna talk about current activities going out the airport. Just a little quick overall update, particularly things been going on the spring. Right talk about some of the projects that we got going on this year. And next year. We’ve been asked to talk a little bit about unleaded aviation fuel. So we’ll be talking about that commercial potential commercial development at the airport. And also we’d like to cover the air show we got coming up this September. Okay, current activities this spring, actually just ending a couple of weeks ago, the National Guard had their fire season preparedness exercise, they usually do that annually out here at our airfield. any given time they’ll have a couple times a week, we’ll have four or five helicopters out here over about a two week period in the middle of April. And that’s what they use as their preparedness training for the fire season. So they’ll send the crews up in the mountains. They’ll dry water from lakes, they’ll do practice dumps. They’ve also had their medical teams that come out and they do practice you know running back and forth simulating accidents and stuff like that. So that just wrapped up at the airport here a little bit ago. So great turnout, we usually get a lot of the public come out to watch the helicopters that time to do I’m in the National Guard guys are always really great. They like to talk to the kids and they show him the helicopters and stuff like that. So that went really well.

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But in that particular one, we did get a few noise complaints on that one, but not too bad. Just a couple of people called in on that. Additionally, just want to give Also, a quick update on noise complaints in general 2024 complaint specifically, so far, we’ve had 17 households complaints for the airport. So pretty good statistics, two complaints specific to mile high skydiving. So far, which is about on par. We had four total complaints from households last year from all high skydiving, so pretty good figures. And there’s some more of the National Guard guys, little picture taken off. Right airport projects, big project for this year, is going to be the completion of the airport wildlife and sell the airport. We’ve had a partially completed fence on the airport for quite a while now. We’re finally circling back to getting that completed, we’re going to be using our entitlement funding from CDOT. And from the FAA. The rent get about 13,000 from CDOT. And about 237,000 from the FAA. for that project. Grants currently working on that 2025 pe rehab project, we’re going to be doing a rehab of the apron area also known as the ramp that’s the large concrete parking area out there on the airfield. In addition to that some taxiway connectors to go to the runway, a little short chunks of taxiway that connect to the runway. Well, that one is a pure CDOT grant, they’re going to give us $421,000. For that one, that grant is actually already complete. So that’s nice to be able to have that already set. So it makes procurement and planning a whole lot easier for that. In addition to those two projects, we did just apply for emissions and energy discretionary grant with the FAA. That came out a now said about a month ago, and they gave everybody about a month to apply for it. So we kind of jumped on top of that. And got that out there. The FAA announced they had some additional dollars for essentially green initiatives, if you will, as you know, we just passed our sustainability resolution, we’re looking to head that way. So we put in a project for lighting and signage rehabilitation at the airport, which is something that’s going to be on our to do list sooner rather than later anyway, and that’s of course, the LED transition of the air fuel would help massively make the air for more efficient as far as energy costs go. And we did put in a request for $774,000 for that one. So here’s knock on wood, that one just went in about a week ago. So

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unleaded aviation fuel. unleaded aviation fuel is something that I personally have been following in industry for quite a while in this position. And in my previous position, I dealt heavily with this subject. Walmart’s actually a little bit ahead of the curve. We do offer Moe gas here. Or rather, I should say that our local FBR fixed base operator offers no gas for sale or on the fuel portion, the region which you can obtain gas without lead in it. So that’s good. There is some additional steps. It’s not quite like a car where you just pull up to the pump in and pump it into your plane. For individuals to utilize that they’ll have to actually go to the FAA, they’ll have to apply for what’s known as a supplemental type certificate to get their aircraft recertified to burn that fuel. We’ve had some good turnout on the airfield, we’ve had quite a few people go through that process, including one of the flight schools, which is great because you know, they’re one of the the users that use the most small airplane fuel. So that’s great to have them participating in that. Looking at a more broad view of it, the FAA is most recent incarnation of their unleaded fuel project is the Eagle project. There was a project that was in the works prior to the pandemic that kind of fell through when everything else down through but jet actually just got updated on that project. Last week at the National Air Force conference, Eagle Project, they’re shooting to have completely unleaded fuel nationwide by 23. So that would be fantastic if they can make that a reality. And it is something that they communicate with a lot of airports on with live airport users on so it is a big project with the FAA. And just kind of an incidental little comment to that. There very, they’re very serious about it. And there’s, there’s nothing hard written, but kind of the word of mouth is expect future grant assurances when they redo the grant assurances for airports to probably include requirements for unleaded fuel. At smaller airports, it’s probably coming. Little additional information on unleaded aviation fuel, it can kind of be kind of a hard concept to wrap your head around because, you know, we’ve been using unleaded fuel and cars forever, since I want to say was, was at 84, that they made it illegal in cars or something like that. With aircraft, it’s going to be kind of a similar transition, but with a little bit of extra regulatory headaches thrown in. Currently, our challenges, one of the biggest challenges that we’re actually suffering is just getting the supply just getting people to make it. Last year during the spring conference of the Colorado air porters Association, just the day that the conference began, one of the largest producers out in Washington actually closed their factory doors. So that was kind of a slap in the face to everyone and I know tell right airport was all excited about, they were going to switch to all unleaded fuel that kind of set them back also, other challenges mixability products being able to be mixed with current fuels, which is something that you might not necessarily think about in this process. But even if I pull my plane up to a pump at an airport that only serves unleaded fuel, I got to know that if I got laid it at the last airport, I can dump that unleaded right in there. And it’s not going to cause any maintenance issues. That’s a big sticking point where we’re talking about this and conferences and going back and forth, that they’re still working out with some of these products that they got going on. FAA regulatory approval, as always, the FAA is a is a paperwork heavy organization. And I say that as someone who’s worked very closely with them their whole life. Getting them to move forward with approving fuels, which they’re doing a decent job one, one recent one, the Swift fuel was approved not that long ago. But more to the point making sure that they’re actually allowing the airplane users to use the fuels, and their plane is going to be important. Currently, much like with the case of moe gas to go through that process, it takes a lot of initiative on the owners part, you’ve essentially got to go out to the FAA and recertify your plane to operate to use unleaded fuel. So my my personal hope as a formal former chief pilot, and as a pilot myself as I would hope that the FAA would step up and do some blanket approvals for our folks out there in the aviation industry to make that transition a little easier. And kind of last item I have there on our challenges infrastructure, and by that I mean fuel farms, fuel trucks. Anytime you have a new product out there, you’re going to have to have new tanks, new trucks to support it moving forward. Alright, a little additional information on current options out there. As far as unleaded aviation fuel goes, Mo gas, which is good, essentially, that’s just ethanol free, high octane gas. There are some options for that. And as I mentioned, we are providing some, that’s great, not all aircraft can use that, but they’re ones that can can potentially apply to get that transition. gammy is a unleaded aviation fuel has been around since 2015. That’s kind of lost a little bit of steam. They’ve had been having some issues with the success rate of that fuel. Swift is a newer one, which just came out a little while ago. There’s no hope for that it was the most recently approved FAA fuel. Just a few months back, though, unfortunately, un D, who was kind of their test case for the swift fuel had this completed their whole fleet over to at UMD course the University of North Dakota, and one of the largest flying schools in the nation, converted their whole fleet over to it and they’ve unfortunately stepped back and aren’t doing that anymore. They had some significant engine fouling issues and erosion on their exhaust valves. So they’re taking a pause from that but with all advances in technology, there’s going to be setbacks and and adjustments and moving forward commercially development out of band sprint airport, nothing set in stone in the works right now. Kind of the work that we’ve been doing recently, it’s just making sure that we use airport or potential is ready for commercial development, should we decide to move forward in that direction. So new infrastructure, commercial development, we recently completed completed a sewer project on the south side of airport so we have sewer we have relatively decent access to water Electricity is being expanded at the airport. Also, with new conduit, Ron. When they started to do that we did have conversations with the city’s electric team making sure that we had lots of conduit space, a potential transition to electric aircraft and stuff like that. So that was considered. Our big project right now on the airport to make sure we complete is a drainage review. So the runoff review the water review of the airport. And that’s kind of the one unknown factor on the land we have left to develop what it would take to make that land developable. So we’re currently having a survey, done a master drainage review. So we’ve asked the delivers deliverables come out of that being in a What’s your guys’s recommendation? What do we need to do to you know, phase in protecting, you know, any given amount of construction on the airfield, and where the approximate cost for that. So that survey is supposed to be done by the first of June, and we’ll have more information on it. And after that stage, we as the city can decide, you know, but our request for proposals, we do have many, many people are interested in potentially developing on the airfield. There is a rather significant shortage of hangar space on the front range in general. hangar space is a high premium. All right. See what else. All right, air show update. Future of air Aerospace is the title of our air show will be on September 14 2024, it is free to the public. The events team is estimating about 5000 people are going to be there. So it should be a pretty good sized event. Um, they also currently still looking for donors and sponsors for that. So that’s one of the big tasks we have moving forward at the moment. Some of the planning we’ve already been done and Airboss has already been secured. That’s a huge step right? There are bosses, the individual that the FAA requires to manage the show. They’re usually pretty pricey. We had a local gentleman give us a very good deal on that. acts are mostly set, we’ll have food trucks, there’s a band that’s going to come there’ll be stack displays, car shows and more. So it’s turning out to look like a pretty good event. All right. And that’s what I have for the airport update. Thank

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you, Levi. This

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is great. Are you open for questions? Yes, absolutely. Great. Councilwoman Martin.

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Thank you, Mayor peck

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on the subject of unlimited aviation fuel. You mentioned the recertification without a lot of detail about what that is but I mean, it’s so I assume that it’s just like testing out an any other internal combustion engine on you know, does it not too much doesn’t lose power does it because if you lose power in the air, that’s bad. But are there also going to be a little conversion kits for for the fuel train because you know, some of the planes we’ve got our at klm Oh are like 100 years old.

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There’s so there’s a couple ways suggested. So when you’re talking about certification, in that respect, I will talk about his certification and individual aircraft. So when an aircraft comes off the production line, it comes with what’s known as a type certificate. So that’s essentially the aircraft’s it’s a little bit different than cars. That’s, that’s aircrafts, permission to exist in run as an aircraft in the United States. So when you want to do something that’s out of the ordinary with that certification, which a different fuel is a big jump on that you actually have to go essentially back to the FAA and say, look, I can prove that my aircraft can run, you know, legally with this in it to my understanding most of the, the, the work being done currently has been trying to create a fuel, which you can just put into your plane without a whole lot of modification on the plane itself. But I certainly know with other supplemental type certificates that I’ve been familiar with that yet, that is certainly an option. So Should someone come up with a method of saying, hey, if I do XYZ to this engine, I can make it run, you know, add doctoring, dang car gas, then that could be a supplemental type certificate also, and that would be its own type, its own version and there’d be separate

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paperwork for that. Okay. But you don’t know of any such kids right now that I know to

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my understanding most of the research, the development is going into training a fuel that they can just put into the current aircraft. Okay.

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Thank you. Councillor McCoy.

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Thank you, Mayor pick on your slide for you had the current activities and 2024 complaints. And so, right now you’ve had about 17, from folks about noise and everything like that, we’ve

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had 17 complaints altogether, the vast majority of them, or I should say something household complaints all together, the vast majority of them are noise, but there’s few, we’ll get some random ones. Like, there’s just too many planes. You know, the noise doesn’t bother me, but there’s too many and stuff like that. But the vast majority of them are noise complaints. Okay.

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So as a as a parent of two Silver Creek graduates, on this coming Saturday, this may 25, Saturday, May 25. They’re they’re held in graduations outdoors at at all of our savoring schools, and consistently as a parent who’s had two students that graduated specifically at Silver Creek last moment for for students that have their choir presentation last moment for someone to give a speech. And there’s somebody who’s a bad neighbor, there. And we need to have a conversation with that individual, because there’s really only one, that seems to be a bad neighbor that doesn’t understand that flying over those events, even if they’re at at the proper altitude is is just like that buzzing droning when somebody’s trying to give their speech, and the parents are trying to hear it and the grandparents have come out here from somewhere else. Can you somehow in the next three weeks, say something to those folks, that’s really important. I mean, it’s really is outrageous, the best way

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of addressing that, and I’ve actually had success in doing this in the past. I had really good success last year, there’s just to make sure we’re doing a clear communication. That one might be a little harder, because I don’t know, the specific pilots that would do it. Whereas before I kind of had a general idea of exactly who but we could do general communications to our pilots. Oh, yes, yeah, I’ve been building a pretty good contact list that I can kind of send out little information blasts. But that’s most people overwhelmingly, when you ask them, like, hey, this happened or that happened. They’re like, Oh, yeah, let us know. You know, we don’t want to we’re not here to make.

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No, I don’t have a dog in that fight. But I’m just telling you, because I had two kids that graduated there. It just was one of those things. But I know that all of St. Drains outdoors. And it’s always seems to be an issue. So I just maybe like you said try to reach out to the general group of folks. You can’t control the guy that flying down from Miami to do stuff, but the other folks could certainly make an effort. Thank you.

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Councillor Hidalgo feeling? Thank you, Mayor.

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So what I say is,

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at least it’s not the trains.

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That would be loud. So my question actually goes back, I believe it’s slide five in going over some of the current challenges. And the supply the and one of them. In the previous slide, you had mentioned that future grants would most likely include unleaded requirement. So then how’s that going to impact people who are trying to acquire grants? And

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you know, that’s actually a port? I’m glad you brought that that’s actually something that I was just having a conversation with some colleagues last week about, it’s like, well, everyone’s talking about how they’re probably going to start requiring this. So probably what you’re going to see is requirements of sites based on provision of availability. So the pregnancy, like, you know, when available and stuff like so there. Yeah. It’ll be interesting to see how they word that.

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Yeah. I’ll be looking at that. Thank you.

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So see no more questions. I do want to say that. Congressman goose always has a mayor’s meeting of volunteers in his district, and they did there were a good majority of the mayor is having conversations about the unleaded fuel in their airports. And it’s a slow progress still working its way through the Senate Congress. And it’s

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something to keep in perspective, something that everyone wants. Yeah, I mean, the FAA wants it. Everyone’s working on it. No one likes handling wood fuel. It’s something that everyone wants, so it’s going to happen.

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Yeah. And I want to say congratulations on those complaints, very different than what we’ve had in the past. So a lot of that goes to the work of our staff as well. But you’re part of staff so thank you

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so now we are on be the amendments to Section 15.0 3.050 A airport influence overlay regarding compatible land uses within the a i ozone.

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Welcome, Jennifer. Me

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All right. Well situated here, give me one minute. All right, thank you so much, Mayor and members of the council, Jennifer Hewitt, Apperson, City Planning Development Services Department principal planner. So yes, tonight, I’d like to just we’d like to talk to you a little bit about some proposed amendments to the section of the land development code, specifically 15.0 3.05. A, that relates to the airport influence overlay. So in terms of what we’re going to go over tonight, one is a review of the current code provisions for the airport influence overlay some of the existing conditions in the area, communication, communications and guidance that we’ve had from the FAA, and some proposed amendments that staff has put together for your consideration and for feedback and direction on so the purpose of the airport include the stated purpose of the airport influencer overlay zone, I’m going to start calling it the aIIow because it’s a mouthful otherwise is to allow the airport to serve the city’s transit air transportation needs, and put protect the public investment in the airport to minimize risks public safety and the hazards to airport users, and also to protect property values and restrict incompatible land uses, as well as to promote appropriate land use planning and zoning and proximity to the airport. I have two computers going that was probably a mistake. So, this is the the current airport influence overlay aeoi map as well as the zoning. So this section of the code regulates development within the airport influence overlay zone surrounding Vance brand airport. So this overlay zone is the red oval on that on your screen, and you’ll know it’s a pretty large area. So the entire aeoi area is approximately 9541 acres or not just under 15 square miles of that 9.15 square miles is located within the Longmont planning area. So a pretty substantial portion of this aIIow to the north and to the west, are within unincorporated Boulder County or not within the city of Longmont or the Longmont planning area. Currently, the code does not address specific uses. Rather, it addresses restrictions that relate to height electrical interference navigation hazards. The other thing to note is there are no location specific standards currently within the aIIow such as standards that would apply only to certain parts of the overlay zone. So the other thing to note, just had this discussion on other possible overlay zones as well it’s as an overlay zone the requirements of the underlying zoning district will apply unless otherwise specified. Airport overlay zones are you see them where wherever there’s an airport, so they all have some fairly common features but ultimately the underlying zoning applies unless there is some other specification in the overlay zone that was superseded.

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So another item is aggregation easements, which are basically are easements that grant rights to the airspace above a property for passage of aircraft. It’s something that we typically require for developments that are in proximity to the airport to basically so any future purchasers would know, hey, by the way, you’re near the airport, there’s going to be planes going over you. So while we require these easements, it’s not specifically codified within section 15. So that’s one of the other items that we would like to address through through some amendments as well. So it’s not codified in terms that we require them. It’s also not specified exactly where in the AIA we require them So one of the big challenges we have with this particular part of Longmont is it is one of the very few remaining parts of the city with significant vacant and developable land. We’re seeing a lot of development pressure in this area, particularly the area bound by Rogers road to the north Nelson road to the south Airport Road on the west and Hoover Street on the east. This particular kind of subset of the aIIow is mostly zoned mixed use employment, which does allow high density residential as a secondary use. And I would say the vast majority of the inquiries and applications that we’ve seen in this general area do have a residential component or are requests for purely residential projects. So the pressures we’re seeing in this area even though it’s mixed use employment zoning are for that secondary use of high density residential. So this is the current zoning map for the area nearest advanced brand airport that the airport is the large blue rectangle on the map. Just want to give this show this to you for some context. So the green line to the left is the plan is the Longmont planning area. There we go. There’s my arrow. So this green line is the Longmont plan area. This is Vance brand new report. You can see this area does contain a number of county enclaves as well as undeveloped tracts of land, although it’s important also to note that much of this undeveloped land is designated as parks greenways and open space by envision Longmont and it’s not developable wood, in much of this protected area is also within the floodplain so it’s really not developable. So dark gray areas, I mean, at least out advanced Brian airport, our zone for primary employment, which does not allow any residential development, and then the light gray areas south east of the airport. This is really the area that that we’re really concerned with this the gray that lighter gray is zoned mixed use employment. The white areas on the map are unincorporated Boulder County enclaves that would have just as a general rule, the same envision Longmont designation. So as I mentioned, this light gray area is really where we’re seeing a lot of developer interest. It also happens to coincide with the runway approach path. So just to give you some context on that.

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So as a result of a

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proposed mixed use development with a significant residential component in the mixed use employment area just described, in June 2023, the FAA, Denver airports district office, community planners sent a letter to the airport manager stating that viewed the proposed development as an incompatible land use and contrary to the grant assurances with the city. The FAA did note in that letter, that failure to comply with these grant assurances might result in loss of eligibility for federal grant funds at vast print airport. I will no this is the first time that staff had ever received correspondence of this nature from this particular FAA office in response to a development proposal. We do usually in you know, for development applications near the airport. And in closer proximity, we’ll get something called a finding of no hazard to air navigation, which really relates to potential obstructions, so height, anything of height, that could impact but we had never received really, we we hadn’t received any any correspondence of this nature before. So needless to say, that prompted a flurry of discussion and really forced us to take a hard look at some things and have quite a few discussions. So staff has met with FA representatives on several occasions since we received this letter and an attempt to get some clarity on their expectations, and how they could be balanced with, frankly, our housing needs. That was a discussion I had with the author of this letter. Least once was that hey, look, we have this housing is a huge priority for us in the city, we have significant shortage of affordable units and just units and generally, and this is going to be a problem. So you know, our goal is how do we how do we we’re basically trying to figure out how do we address FAS needs while also addressing our very real housing needs as well. We did realize through this process that our overlay zone provisions in the code would likely require a minimum tends to add more specificity, because it is a pretty broad section of the code compared to other aeoi code sections I’ve seen in other cities. Pardon me. So staff did provide our FAA staff did provide an Advisory Circular with model ordinances. as guidance for moving forward, this Advisory Circular is included as attachment four in your packet. This document does include a breakdown of proposed breakdown of a larger airport influence zone into smaller sub zones that would relate more to proximity to the runway. And yeah, this is a guiding this is a guidance document. This is an Advisory Circular. And it was interesting because we said, Okay, we this might be solicit, let’s see what we can do with this type of approach. And we have received feedback that the FAA would provide a more restrictive approach and the model ordinances that they provided us would provide that we are recommending an approach similar to that really is a compromise that we think would help address FAS concerns regarding land use compatibility, while also considering our very real housing needs. So with that, proposed ordinances that staff has has drafted, are included as attachment one in your packet, we would amend we would recommend amending the zoning map to identify two sub zones nearest to the runway using criteria included in the Advisory Circular. And also amending the text portion of the code to identify these recommended sub zones and add more specific land use restrictions. We would also recommend that the navigation easement and additional disclosure documents for tenants be codified as part of this section. That is something we really talked about that, you know, in many cases, especially with the larger with some of the higher density residential, you’re more likely to have and also for the commercial properties, you’re going to have tenants more likely than you would owners, and they need to have they need to have the same disclosures as a property owner would, because they all ultimately are the ones using the property.

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So,

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this is the proposed these are the proposed map amendments that are proposed the mapping units that are proposed. So, in this particular map, the green large oval is the overall existing airport influence overlay zone. Within this area, we would recommend what we internally have taken to call in the paddleboard approach with the red line going through the airport as Zone A and the kind of orange hatched area as zone B. So, zone A basically encompasses the runway and trapeze oil area 1000 feet beyond the end of the runway, and then zone B extends an additional 4000 feet beyond zone a zone A is 450 feet wide at its widest point. And then zone B is 1250 feet wide, at its terminus 5000 feet from the end of the runway. In terms of overall area, Zone A encompasses approximately 46 acres and zone B contains 156 acres total. And that would that actually is the entire on all sides of Zone A in Zone B. So including the portion that’s outside of our planning area. So regarding specific uses in the sub zones, the proposed amendments would add a section on land use compatibility that identifies the location of zones A and B and establishes the following use restrictions within the zone a no development would be permitted. And then within zone B residential lodging schools, daycare centers assembly uses hospitals and any other unspecified uses that might that may be determined to be incompatible with airport operations would be prohibited which is a we recognize a shift from the current approach that would allow high density residential uses as a secondary use in the musc zone. In terms of the impacts on proposed development, there would be no impact on already approved projects. Speakers earlier did make reference to the non conforming use status. There is a section in our non conforming use section of the land development code that, and I will read that to you because it’s quite clear what it says. So it’s section 15.0 8.070 B. And it states if a non conforming structure is damaged or destroyed by unavoidable means, or cause the structure may be restored if the restoration does not increase the degree of nonconformity, and is otherwise consistent with this chapter. So there’s no prohibition on non conforming uses. being rebuilt or reconstructed, they just can’t be made bigger than they were before, is what it comes down to. So that section of the code is pretty explicit about that. In terms of projects that are currently under review, they would be subject to the current code. Though conditions of approval could be imposed. As with any, as particularly if it’s a discretionary action requiring counsel or Planning and Zoning Commission approval, there’s always that possibility that conditions can be imposed as as deemed necessary and appropriate. So with that, staff is seeking Council direction on whether and how to proceed with the public process for adoption of the proposed amendments to the airport influence overlay zone. And with that, I will stand by for any questions and have other folks on hand as well, including our city attorney’s office.

2:36:55
Okay. Councillor Martin? Thank you, Mr. Peck.

2:36:59
I just wanted to the nonconforming new non non conforming uses. There have been some I just want to hear you say it there. There was, what you said was that we would permit the rebuilding or repair of a building that was a non conforming use, as long as it wasn’t expanded. But there are some other related questions that I would like to also hear affirmed. Would that building be insurable after it was rebuilt? Would would add on an existing building that was a non conforming use? Or what became a non conforming use that for some reason was not insured now, but didn’t change? Could that building be insured by the owner? What about those two questions?

2:38:05
So I will not pretend to speak for the vagaries of the property insurance industry. I can tell you what our code says. Eugene, do you have any thoughts on that?

2:38:22
Mayor and council Eugene Bay City Attorney, we could certainly look into that question. I don’t have an answer. For that right. Now. We could talk to risk and our insurance broker and get some parameters on that. Yeah,

2:38:35
I think because I think an answer must exist, because the insurance industry is regulated too. So they’re, they’re pretty, you know, sometimes they change their minds. But usually it’s an only in terms of rates not in in terms of what’s insurable or not. So I would not want to give direction without knowing the answer to that, because there are quite a few existing developments that might be impacted by this. And

2:39:05
if those developers that raised those concerns can bring us specifics. That would be great and contacts to speak to.

2:39:14
So we don’t have to research it the developers do.

2:39:21
They apparently have information that that raises these concerns. So

2:39:26
I don’t know. I have not heard that. I have heard their concern raised but not by developers. Or property or property owners. Yeah. Okay.

2:39:38
We’ll look into it.

2:39:39
Thank you.

2:39:43
Councillor Rodriguez.

2:39:45
Thank you very much. It seems that this item was raised by a specific development in the queue based on the letter that was presented in the packet and as such could be labeled as a case by case basis in concept, especially noting that current properties in in the pipeline would fall under current code, with the ability for conditions to be imposed, as they often are by planning and zoning. So what precludes us from leaving the process as is noting that conditions can be applied, if significant objections are made by the FAA?

2:40:38
Mayor, council city attorney once again that that is an option that exists under our current code.

2:40:44
And so is staff asking for a streamline so they don’t have to worry about a case by case scenario.

2:40:55
May Mayor Council, I wasn’t in those FAA meetings, I’ve talked to staff who were and FAA s position is that residential in Zone B is an incompatible land use. And we are partners with them on the airport through our grant assurances and are trying to find the right spot balancing the needs of FAA and their concerns with our community needs.

2:41:22
So that’s residential regardless of density or massing just period because it seems like the concept that they’re arguing is more a mass assembly than it is just people being there. Because at any given time, in a non residential use, that doesn’t have hospital ramifications or daycare ramifications. What’s Jeopardy, what’s trivializing the lives of workers in primary employment.

2:41:56
So the rationale that was that I was given was that people typically aren’t sleeping in primary employment.

2:42:09
And I would assume that there’s ultimately be more air activity during the day than there is at night at a local airport. So I’m not quite sure if that justification, just the point I wanted to make.

2:42:21
Thank you. Appreciate it. So my question is, why was this not brought up by FAA? In previous grant assurances? Why is it just now coming to light? That’s a question we’ve been asking ourselves. So we haven’t really, it doesn’t make much sense at this point. Yeah, I

2:42:45
think part of it is when I was in part of the conversation with the FAA, and maybe Joni can can help me on this one, too, because she was I had other meetings, I was in and out of it. So Joanie, be ready to help me. So not sure why it was the first time for us. But definitely, we’re not the only ones that are now getting these letters. I think there’s other jurisdictions that are are receiving similar letters. And so I think it’s a product of just where they are. But Joanie, you were in longer conversations, and I was sharing

2:43:23
your pick members of council Jodie Marsh, city manager’s office. So have you been a land use planner at the city of Longmont for 23 years, I have never received a letter like this, which is what I asked them when we were on the phone. Basically, their response came down to land use compatibility is a priority, but it’s your problem to solve and to maintain. We are sending this letter going forward. So you will see this letter again, for this development and other developments. And we’re also sending it to other communities and develop development projects in those communities that are adjacent to airports like centennial, Erie, Rocky Mountain, so we certainly aren’t being singled out. But I would say this is certainly a shift. Again, having worked here and received these letters for a long time. It’s definitely a shift. And I think they are reacting to kind of the current climate around airport and noise and issues that they’re seeing in communities and also lawsuits that are being filed, if you’re familiar with what’s been filed by a couple of different parties for Rocky Mountain airport, including Boulder County is suing them for both superior fuels and noise. So I think that it’s accumulation of things. And so absent. Being able to articulate specifically what though they’ll send on each and every application, we’re here we’re here to share with you What that looks like for us. Okay.

2:45:01
And going back to a little bit of what counselor rhetoric is was hitting on if residential is a secondary use, and we go ahead and and approve that. What are the chances of FAA coming back on us after that has already been built and saying, This is not working so well for us? And then taking away our ability to get grants?

2:45:31
Has?

2:45:31
Is that a risk? Yeah, I

2:45:34
mean, I think in the letter, what they, what they’ve essentially said in the letter is, here’s this issue, you need to pay attention to it, and your airport funding could be jeopardized. Now, will they do that? We don’t know. But you know, what you’re what you’re seeing in this is to the point of, yes, they can’t dictate land use. What they’re saying is they can utilize the power of the purse to say, if you don’t do this, then we’re going to restrict your funding that we send to the airport. I mean, that that’s essentially the risk.

2:46:14
Okay, Kelsey Martin,

2:46:16
thank you, Mopac.

2:46:20
I’m looking at the map, which I was very kindly had some, some staff taught FaceTime, looking at the maps of the development around those other airports that Germany listed, I noticed that those airports are much more closely packed in by existing residential development, then that’s brand new airport ideas, which is is by comparison, in pretty open space. And so what I’m wondering, is, you know, the FAA when they’re talking about how we treat aviation businesses, they are really sticklers for us not discriminating against those aviation businesses. Do they have similar regulations about how they shouldn’t discriminate against municipalities one over the other because the build out in the other municipalities that have airports that have airports in the middle of them, you know, they’ve got an advantage because they were built, they built up before the before the FAA began this practice of sending these letters. So, I mean, I don’t know how the FAA, is, is regulated on that, but but it would be worth looking into on because it does put us at a disadvantage with respect to the surrounding communities.

2:48:05
If I may, Mayor, if I may, the sentence that I was referring to is his last sentence a paragraph three in the letter that says failure to comply with federal grant assurances may doesn’t say well may result in the FAA issuing an order terminating eligibility for grants or suspending the payments of grant funds to the Vance brand airport. So that’s, that’s the uncertainty in this in that they’re not saying shall they’re not saying will, they’re saying May. And I think that’s the piece that for us, got our attention pretty fast, because they are touching the federal funds, that they contribute to the airport. The frankly, without those federal funds, we’ve got a different problem on our hands. And so that’s why we’re bringing this I think what we what I’ve said to council is you have three choices. Maybe for now that I’ve heard from councilmember Rodriguez, one do not think leave it as it is understand the risk associated, that may come into play if the FAA chooses not to continue funding. Option, one B is take the approach of allowing it to be as it is understanding when you make the land use decisions on a particular project that’s in that area. If you do allow it, then you’re kind of triggering that issue again with the FAA in terms of potential funding. See, the paddle board concept and D. And we didn’t obviously didn’t suggest you suggest this. I think in conversations they would love it if we didn’t allow development within that dotted ring line. The larger factions which were They’re like, well, that doesn’t work. And so I think those are counsels decisions, we can certainly get more information for you and bring it back. But I think Eugene staff, that’s kind of what we were working through.

2:50:13
Well, is I have a second part to my question.

2:50:17
Still

2:50:19
on. The other question that I would have is, have we spoken with those other airports and see what their reaction is? Because we understand that they got the same letter? Yes, I

2:50:36
think we think they’ve gotten the letter. What they’ve said is, others have or will or

2:50:48
what they said to me was, they have sent the letter, and that development has continued into of those instances.

2:50:55
Interesting. I’d be really interested in hearing that because the last question I have is, what is the primary mission of the FAA when with respect to general aviation airports?

2:51:22
Mayor pet, Councilmember Martin, I don’t think I could opine on the FAA. Thoughts on that. Certainly, we could also ask them to come to a council meeting and see if they would be game for that. I don’t know the answer to that. You know, one example they gave me was in basement Lone Tree, Lone Tree developer next to Centennial airport a letter. Because they had an engine failure that went into a single family home near the airport, it sounded like that development continued. So that those were some of the examples they provided. They didn’t give me a ton of background, but those were a few that they they gave and again, we didn’t spend our whole conversation on this. i We have a lot of things to talk to during that meeting. So we could certainly go back to them too. Right.

2:52:06
I mean, I would like to, to hear what the FAA has to say. I would like to hear what the other airports position on this is. And I would like to understand what the insurance situation is, before we before we came to a decision, I think it’s a little bit premature to make such a weighty piece of direction on what we know now. That’s, you know, we’re just taking polls of the council. Well, that’s, that’s my conclusion on this for now.

2:52:44
So, So Jennifer, does this for you are where is this developer that’s here tonight? Where is their project?

2:52:53
They are currently in the review process. Okay.

2:52:56
So would they be under the old code? Correct.

2:52:58
Okay.

2:53:02
So this won’t affect them?

2:53:09
Or will it?

2:53:12
I’ll defer to city attorney may, but I think it would probably be a situate situation similar to Councilmember Rodriguez. statement about case by case conditions.

2:53:28
Okay, right.

2:53:29
This if we were to enact the airport or make the modifications to the airport influence on a prospective applied to future application.

2:53:43
Okay. Counselor crest.

2:53:50
So referring to the FAA Advisory Circular on the fourth bullet point number two, their rules more strongly worded, and that they say use of these standards and guidelines is mandatory for projects funded under federal grant assistance programs, including the airport Improvement Program, Sea Grant assurance is number 34. And number 21. So they say it’s mandatory in the Advisory Circular. And then, Jennifer, in your communication, you said that this was really a compromise that the FAA was requesting more than what you’re suggesting. What more were they wanting?

2:54:32
I think if they had their way there would not be any additional residential development in the larger airport influence area. I mean, it was implied that they would like to see much wider right restrictions on residential uses within the airport airplay.

2:54:49
And the sense I’m getting as they are concerned about litigation and safety and maybe engine failures and having a safe out for pilots who wanted to travel? Was that? That what I’m hearing?

2:55:05
I think it’s a variety of concerns.

2:55:10
They’re not just picking on us.

2:55:14
We’re not special in that regard sounds like okay

2:55:25
so do we have from councillors? Do you have any recommendations on what staff has proposed for actions? I think Councillor Martin basically says put everything on hold until she gets answers to the question. She asked. Councillor Rodriguez? Is that where you are as well, or?

2:55:52
It’s not that I have a lot of questions, per se. I have a lot of arguments, I guess, to make, for instance, who’s suing the FAA? They’re suing the airports, aren’t they? Whoever these lawsuits against Rocky Mountain airport, they’re not city of Boulder versus FAA. So where is it the FAA is business on whether a municipality incurs lawsuits?

2:56:24
I’m just curious. I mean, that’s our business, of course. But how’s it the FAA is business? And that’s my question.

2:56:32
So I think we can go back to obviously, if you remember, we talked about noise and other issues at the airports. The minute a plane, will the wheels go off the runway? That plane is under the control and jurisdiction of the Federal Aviation Administration? And so I think that’s part of what’s in the equation. I think it’s hard to answer that right now. But I mean, we can get that information. But I really think it is tied to their oversight. I mean, we heard it a lot. When it came to noises, you don’t control that. We control that. And so that’s inherently I think the tension, you know, that we’ve seen going through that process

2:57:32
is zone B of this is my ignorance of flight is zone B, air and airplane starts losing altitude to come in and land is that part of it? Not losing altitude.

2:57:47
It’s referred to as generally the approach zone approach.

2:57:51
Yeah, but because I don’t understand the reasoning for that, let the technical expert here speak

2:57:57
a little bit about that. So you can see the map that they put up, they call the paddle board, right and on either end of that map or the paddles to the paddle, if you will, so those two paddles would be either the approach or the departure leg. So that’s where, as with any object that’s in there must make a transition from, you know, the sky to the ground. So that’s where it’s getting very close. Either it’s coming away from the land or sitting very close to the ground. So for example, directly across the street from Airport Road, planes might be 50 feet above the ground, right coming in over that field.

2:58:41
So we have one counselor who has arguments, one counselor who has questions and wants to table any other input on what action counselor, Hidalgo faring.

2:58:57
You know, as they come here, as I was reading the packet, the letter, you know, just it didn’t sit right with me, it just feels like coercion. And, you know, this is our town, we make these land code, we build our ordinances, we have our priorities and objectives. And then here comes this agency that says you will not so you know, that’s my personal opinion. I just did doesn’t sit right with me. So I’m having a really hard time. I think we do need some questions answered. And, you know, what is the premise what, what is is it all having to do with litigation? I mean, that’s kind of my the sense I’m coming from it’s this fear of, of litigation. So they’ve, we’ve gone to another extreme, but they don’t live here. We do. So I just, you know, I like the idea of, well, you know, there’s some hope and knowing that you’re currently things that are in the pipeline, we’ll still be, we’ll be able to get those through. And we’ll push really hard to make sure that happens. But yeah, I’m just I’m not ready to move forward on this right now.

3:00:16
Kelsey McCoy,

3:00:17
Thank you, Mayor Peck. I agree with councilmember Martin. I think that’s get the questions answered. I think the community would feel better about that. And, and then in the end here, we can decide, you know, you know, how hard we’re going to argue this with them. But, you know, we did see earlier tonight, a three quarters of a million dollar grant. And the last thing we want to do is jeopardize opportunities like that. But, you know, maybe that’s what we have to do. So

3:00:57
that’s my opinion. Okay, another Wait. Come Seacrest.

3:01:07
Oh, my information is always helpful. So I’ll concur with waiting.

3:01:16
Okay, counselor, Yarbro. agrees. Jennifer, so you kind of mentioned did that, or was it Joanie, I can’t remember

3:01:25
to have FAA come and answer questions. You haven’t tried them?

3:01:32
Why not? Some of the ones that you didn’t have answers, you didn’t want to opine on them. So

3:01:41
we can always extend the invitation please do.

3:01:46
So it is not a done deal. I’m glad we have more questions that aren’t just rubber stamping some things. So with that, I guess. We are finished.

3:01:59
Thank you.

3:02:02
Thank you for this presentation. And for your work. I know it’s not easy. Working with another governmental agency. Thank you

3:02:22
so we are done with our items. Councillor

3:02:25
McCoy. No, I was just waiting for mayor and council comments. We are now at Marin Council comments. So last night, I attended Silver Creek Leadership Academy evening of excellence. And I wanted to say how proud I was of the students and to thank the class of 2014 who emceed this wonderful event and I also want to thank the mentors that helped the students you know, successfully complete their projects and the teachers that were also in some cases mentors but also support to them and especially Kerry Adams and principal Eric finish said for job well done. It was definitely having older my oldest daughter having gone through that program, the way they they held the whole ceremony was very interesting and I think a very

3:03:24
smart electric personality

3:03:33
I’ll keep my day job. So but So anyhow, why did it just thank them for the job? Well done. Thank you.

3:03:48
Any other comments from councillors?

3:03:52
Well, I’ll go first to city attorney because we lost our city manager.

3:03:59
Oh, comments, Mayor.

3:04:01
Okay. City Manager,

3:04:03
no comments. Can I have a motion to adjourn?

3:04:07
Second. All those in favor say aye. Those opposed? We are a jerk face something and then. Councilmember McCoy’s electric personality