City Council Meeting – May 24, 2016 1420th REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL COUNCIL CHAMBERS 7:00 p.m. 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. INVOCATION – Imam Shemsadeen Ben-Masaud, Metropolitan Denver North Islamic Center 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL 5. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 6. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION A. Presentations 1. A ​resolution​ conveying the City Council’s gratitude and appreciation to Joyce E. Hunt for her many contributions during the past thirty-five years of dedicated service to the City of Thornton. [580-GE] 2. A resolution recognizing Margaret A. Emerich, City Attorney, on her Retirement after Twenty-five years of service with the City of Thornton. B. Audience Participation C. Staff Reports None 7. COUNCIL COMMENTS/COMMUNICATIONS 8. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Approval of ​Minutes​ of the May 10, 2016 Special and Regular Meetings. [220-BC] B. Monthly Financial ​Report​ for March 2016. [380-RS] C. An ​ordinance​ amending Section 18-472(3) of the Thornton City Code pertaining to multifamily residential design standards. (Second Reading) [500-CA] D. An ​ordinance​ approving the annexation of approximately 71.99 acres of property situated in the northwest quarter of Section 27 and the southwest quarter of Section 22, Township 1 South, Range 67 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, County of Adams, State of Colorado, generally located east of Yosemite Street and south of East 136th Avenue and assigning the annexed property to Ward 3 (27J High School Annexation). (Second Reading) [120-AG] E. An ​ordinance​ approving the Zoning for approximately 73.83 acres of property generally located east of Yosemite Street and south of East 136th Avenue to Single-Family Detached and amending the Official Zoning Map (27J High School Zoning). (Second Reading) [600-PR]

F. An ​ordinance​ amending Ordinance No. 3324 regarding the City Council Policy for reimbursement of expenses for travel, training, subsistence, and other business expenses. (Second Reading) [220-PL] G. An ​ordinance​ adopting the second amendment to the 2016 Budget amending section one of Ordinance 3352, making appropriations for the City of Thornton, Colorado for the fiscal year 2016 for all funds except that appropriations for certain individual projects shall not lapse at year end but continue until the project is completed or cancelled. (Second Reading) [380-BD] H. A ​resolution​ commending Dennis Tonsager for his service on the Thornton Arts, Sciences and Humanities Council Board of Directors. [570-BC] I. A ​resolution​ appointing Scott Twombly to the Board of Directors of the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District. [840-OR] J. A ​resolution​ commending Ronald Gianna for his service on the Senior Citizen Advisory Board. [560-BC] K. A ​resolution​ ratifying and approving a Collective Bargaining Agreement between the City of Thornton and the Thornton Firefighters Local No. 2376, International Association of Firefighters. [400-AG] L. A ​resolution​ appointing members to the Businesses of Thornton Advisory Commission. [340-BC] 9. PUBLIC HEARINGS None 10. ACTION ITEMS A. A ​resolution​ appointing Gary G. Jacobson as Interim City Attorney for the City of Thornton, effective June 3, 2016, and approving the associated Employment Agreement. [220-GE] B. A ​resolution​ approving the 2016-2017 Work Plan as the guide to achieving the high priority goals of City Council. [220-GE] 11. ADJOURNMENT Agenda prepared by Nancy A. Vincent, City Clerk for Jack Ethredge, City Manager Agenda & items subject to change