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To the right of the United States of America and to the right of the United States of America and to the right of the United States of America. the United States of America and the All right Madam City clerk please call roll Mayor Mills here Mayor pro-10 blackers president council member green sure council member Johnston he had an emergency council member Petitia present council member Polesky here council member Pollock here council member today, you have a quorum, Your Honor. Thank you. Next is the approval of the agenda. Anyone want to make a motion on that? Council member Padilla, I'll move the agenda is presented. Mayor Protin, I would be happy to second that motion. We've brought her first and second to move the the agendas presented if there's nothing else. We'll call though. Motion passes 7 to 0 with one absent. Next is the consent agenda. Madam City Clerk, please read that into the record. Item 3A approval of the February 21st, 2023 City Council minutes. Item 3B approval of the February 28th, 2023 City Council minutes. Item 3C, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Brighton, Colorado, approving an agreement for co-responder services between the City of Brighton and Community Reach Center, Inc. Item 3D, a resolution of the City services between the City of Brighton and Community Reach Center Inc. Item 3D, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Brighton, Colorado, approving the distribution of funds received from the sale of the Denver Broncos, finding a public purpose for the use of those funds and authorizing the City Manager to execute grant agreements. Item 3E, a resolution of the City Council of the City of Brighton, Colorado, accepting the proposal of Moscow Sports Lighting LLC for the Adult Sports Complex LED Lighting Project for the contract amount of $825,000 and authorizing the City Manager or designate to execute the contract on behalf of the city. Item 3F, a resolution of the city council of the City of Brighton, Colorado, appointing Andrew Sord as a member of the district plan commission with a term to January 2026. Thank you. It's a pleasure council. Council member Plosky. Thank you, Mayor. I'm very happy to move for approval of the consent agenda. Council member Green. Thank you, Mayor Augustine. I'm just happy to second that motion. We have a proper first and a happy second. If there's no other, there's nothing else, we'll call vote. Motion passes seven to zero with one absent. Next, we'll go on to ceremonies. So we're in the new board and commission member. City manager Martinez. Thank you mayor. Good evening mayor mayor pro ten and members of council at this time. I will ask our city clerk to come down and swear in the new member of the district plan commission. One down to the mic. We're here. Here we go. Our city clerk will meet you down there and be sure to speak into it together. Raise your right hand, repeat after me. I state your name. I, Andrew Sord, do solemnly declare and affirm do solemnly declare and affirm that I will support the Constitution that I will support the Constitution of the United States, the United States, the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Colorado, and the Office of District Plan Commission Member, and will faithfully perform the duties of the office. I'm about to enter. Thank you. Thanks. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And would you like to say a few words? All right. Would you like to say a few words? If you do, you come to the mic. No. Okay. Well, thank you for your willingness to serve on the district plan. And this is a nice plug for everybody that's, I think there's some people that hear that don't come often. There are a lot of boards of commissions that the city has that you can serve in a variety of capacities and encourage you to one way to get involved is to be a part of one of those boards and have your voice heard. And so we appreciate those that commit to doing that. And it doesn't take too much time, so we appreciate you doing that. Next is Proclamation Item 4B. National Ag Day Proclamation. I'll go ahead and read that into the record. Whereas National Ag Day recognizes and celebrates the abundance provided by American agriculture. Whereas Agricultural Council of America and the National Ag Day program was started in 1973 to tell the true story of American agriculture and reminded citizens that agriculture is a part of all of us and whereas the National Ag Day program encourages every American to understand how food and fiber products are produced. Appreciate the role agriculture plays in providing safe, abundant, and affordable products, valuable or value the essential role of agriculture in maintaining a strong economy and acknowledge and consider career opportunities in the agriculture, food food and fiber industry. And whereas America's strong agriculture sector is a key component to our nation's robust economy and trade and every dollar of United States agriculture and whereas Colorado agriculture contributes $41 billion to the state's economy and employees nearly 170, 173,000 people additionally. Colorado agriculture provides abundant nutrient products for consumers within the state and around the globe. Whereas farmers and ranchers are critical to Colorado agri- agri- tourism, welcoming tourists from around the world and giving them a taste of the Colorado experience. Whereas Brighton is a home to a number of local farms, offering farm stores and a variety of daily activities as well as special events and festivals. And whereas it is important to recognize, appreciate and celebrate the men and women who dedicate their lives to growing food. Now, therefore be it resolved that I, Gregor Mills, Mayor of City of Brighton, on behalf of the City Council, do hereby proclaim March 21st, 2023, as Ag Day in Brighton in support of National Ag Day and National Ag Week, March 21st through the 27th, 2023, the date of this 21st day of March 2023. What is the pleasure council member, Padilla? Unable to resist a dad joke I would like to move the national ag day proclamation is red. That's a good one. That's something I would do in my kids. There's a proper first council member today. I would like to second that. I can't think of anything that fast. Proper first and a second to proclaim National Ag Day. If there's no other comment, we'll call vote. Motion passes seven to zero with one absent. City manager Martinez, who do we have to receive this tonight? Thank you, Mayor. We have Michelle Subbert and Mark Humbert from the District Plan Commission to receive this. And of course, we have a new member who was just sworn in. So if you'd like to come up as well, come on down and get your picture. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I'm going to say a few words. Either you like to say a few words or both of you. I guess on behalf of the district plan commission, thank you for this and agritourism and agriculture a big part of Adams County in Brighton. And we're happy to sit on that and hopefully do great things this summer promoting agriculture. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for this and agritourism and agriculture, a big part of Adams County in Brighton. And we're happy to I have a question. Move any head. Item 4C almost home. Incorporated 30th anniversary proclamation. About 30 years. I've asked councilmember Padilla to read that to the record. Happy to. So whereas almost home is celebrating its 30th anniversary this month, with a mission to promote self-sufficiency and provide assistance to those experiencing housing instability. And whereas, in 1992, the almost-home shelter coalition was formed, recognizing the significant need for shelter for our unsheltered neighbors. The coalition was co-founded by Sue Gomez, Paris Secretary for St. Augustine Catholic Church, and Reverend Dick Stratford of the first Baptist Church. The Almasthome Shelter Coalition was a volunteer group comprised of several churches, organizations, and concerned community members who wanted to do something to ease the plight of the homeless in the Brighton area. And whereas, through the hard work of the Almasthome Shelter Coalition, Almasthome Inc officially became a non-profit in March of 1993, area. And whereas, through the hard work of the almost home shelter coalition, almost home Inc officially became a nonprofit in March of 1993. The organization expanded its mission to focus on homeless prevention, providing direct financial assistance to those experiencing housing instability, including rent, mortgage, and utility assistance. And whereas, almost home Inc has experienced tremendous growth over the last handful of years, and in 2021, almost home Inc offices moved from the Hughes Station Community Center to our current location in Historic City Hall to meet the needs of the expanding programs and staff. This month, almost home Inc proudly celebrates its 30th anniversary of providing programs and services to community members in need. The success of the organization would not have been possible without the passion, vision and leadership of the staff, board members, volunteers and funders of the organization. The organization looks forward to many more years of finding creative solutions to confront and end homelessness in our community. Now, therefore, I, on behalf of Greg Mills, Mayor of the City of Brighton, on behalf of the City Council, do hereby recognize March 2023 as the 30th anniversary of almost home ink and celebrate its many contributions to the Brighton community. They did this 21st day of March. What is the pleasure council? We got council Member Poskey. I will be on. Thank you, Mayor. Along with the Council Member, we both serve on the almost home board. We're happy to second this. Great. Proper first and second for this proclamation. Did you know the comment? Recall the motion passes seven to zero with one absent. Did he manage a Martinez? Who do we have to resend here? I appreciate it. We have the executive director of almost home, Dr. Jessica Fiddler, who is here in the audience tonight to present this. Come on up, Jessica. And I will just add that it's more important now than ever to have community partners like almost home in Brighton doing the work that they're doing. So I, for one, am personally grateful for their work. Well, let's have you come down. We'll have some board members come down. Council member Pady is well. Right, man. Mark Height service on the board as well and Dave Rose service on the board. All right. Thank you We'll get a picture of the what you say with fjords I'm going to ask you to come in. I'm going to ask you to come in. I'm going to ask you to come in. I'm going to ask you to come in. I'm going to ask you to come in. I'm going to ask you to come in. I'm going to ask you to come in. I'm going to ask you to come in. I'm going to ask you to come in. I'm going to ask you to come in. Thank you. Thank you. On behalf of the almost home staff and the Board of Directors, I just want to thank you for the proclamation. 30 years and we've grown from its my understanding to employees to we are closing in on 21 going to be 22. So the organization has grown exponentially over the course of the last 30 years. We are currently serving Adams County, Brumfield County and Southern Weld County. So we have grown in territory as well. And it is just an honor to be a part of this organization and continue to serve in this manner. And I would be remiss if I did not mention that I expect to see all of you at our April 28th spring out of homelessness gala and you may celebrate the 90s by flashing back and wearing your 90s apparel. I wasn't born yet but I'm, I don't know why you're all laughing at that. Anyhow, I invite you to get your tickets and join us. It will be an excellent evening. And I would like to introduce Dave Rose is the longest serving board member, I believe, on the current almost home board. And then also Marquite. So I invite them to say a few words as well. Come on down, gentlemen. Thank you very much. I have not been on that board for 30 years. I want you to know. I have been on, I think, believed 12 years there, right? I've seen a lot of changes in the board during that period of time. Sometimes we're not as good as they've been now, but we've been able to through all the time issues that we've had throughout these last 30 years to keep the doors open. I think that's the important part that we would continue to serve the community as well as we could during the 30 years. I feel right now the boards, it's in really good hands. We have great leadership. And we continue to serve a lot of people in this area, not just in Brighton, but in Adams County, but Well County, Adams County, and even some in Brunefield County. So I think our future is very bright and it's been an honor to be on the board this period of time. And thank you for the proclamation. I'm gonna surprise everyone and not say much. And so thank you very much for your support of almost home and it is a great cause in Brighton. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. And Council Member Padilla, want to say a few words? Yep, just for a month. I do want to thank all of the people in the community who have made almost such an important part of the community. This is really one of the long serving homegrown organizations that came out of residents in the community seeing a need and developing it. So on top of that, 22 employees, almost home has gone from a budget of around $100,000, $200,000 a year to a $4.5 million budget this year, working to prevent homelessness wherever possible, and then address and provide a quick safety net for people when they do fall through. And then I'm very, very excited by the selection in the last six months of Dr. Jessica Fiddler as our executive director. She is an amazing leader for this organization. We're very, very grateful to have her and grateful for her bringing her father to tonight's meeting. But thank you. All for recognizing that very much. And we do hope to see you on the 28th. Nice job. Tell us a memorable ask you. Well, I just wanted to add this was what, 1993, but Terry Moore was the driver of getting this all going. And he turned out to be a great friend. He served on City Council for eight years, and he was just a great gentleman. He passed away several years ago, and I was able to attend his services. But he just, he was the driving central force for all of this, and I just wanted to give I'm not sure if you can see that. I'm not sure if you can see that. He was the driving central force for all of this and I just wanted to give that recognition tonight. Thank you very much. Thank you, Councillor member green. Thank you, mayor. And I've been on the board I really appreciate the addition of Dr. Fieler on our almost home team. She's really done wonders and it's amazing. Then, amount of people that we've been helping, that we couldn't even have dreamed of in those early days. So I'm really happy to thank you. It's good to recognize such a great organization that's been beneficial not only throughout Brighton but throughout the whole region throughout Adams County, Southern Weldon. It sounds like now you've been into Brumfield. Good job. The next time I'm on the agenda is our public invited to be heard on matters that are not on the agenda. This is a time that that citizens can comment on matters that are obviously not discussed on the agenda. So we have a few people signed up to speak and I asked that you don't be repetitive. Let's you know get to the point. This is a time when you're given five minutes, speak on whatever it is. Now there are some items, some people may be here for that may not be part of the agenda because it hasn't been put out as a public hearing or something like that. So be made aware that we may not have some answers to what you have, but you're welcome to give your five minutes. We're willing to listen. It's not a time of dialogue. It's just that time for you to speak. So I'll call the first one up. So the first one up is Tom Lampo. I think Tom's been here before. So Tom to come up and take your name for the record and we'll let you know when your five minutes are up. Thank you. Hello to everyone. Congratulations to almost home. That is, that's incredible and it's really neat that you have an organization like that here in Brighton. It's National Ag Day and Week. Agri culture is under attack in this nation. So that's important that we recognize that. So I'm here to pray for the City of Brighton in this meeting. Two weeks ago, I stated February was a very destructive and deceptive month. March started the same way. We had multiple bank failures, which were very destructive. The response and fixed to those failures were very deceptive. Our financial system is shaking, our freedoms are being taken. So let us invite our God to this meeting and the city of Brighton. Heavenly Father in Jesus' name we want to invite you here with us. We want you to guide us and all we do. We want to draw closer to you because we know you will draw closer to us. In James 4-8 it states, draw near to God and he will draw near to you. We claim this and expect and expectantly wait on you. And Lord, we want to lift up the first responders in this community. They are there for us, a presence we can't do without, strengthening them, give them comfort with Psalms 23-4. Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid for you to close beside me, your rod and your staff protecting comfort me. Watch over their words and their actions, give them peace and times of stress, let them think clearly with love and care for those they encounter. And for those that shape the course of the city, you want them to be mindful of the least in society. So in Psalms 82, 3 through 4, you state, give justice to the poor and the orphan, uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute, rescue the poor and helpless, deliver them from the grasp of evil people. And now, Father, you want us to be mindful and celebrate the changes ahead of us. You are taking back seven areas of influence, family, religion, education, media, entertainment, business, and government. These are the areas of shaking and shifts. You will accomplish this in unconventional ways. It is not man who is doing this. No one will be able to take credit for it. Changes will be dramatic. They will be overwhelming. Times are quickening to be with us. In your precious and holy name we pray. And finally, second Peter 1-5-8, but also for this very reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perseverance, to perseverance, godliness, to godliness, brotherly kindness, to brotherly kindness, love. For these things are yours and abound, you will be neither barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. Thank you guys. Have a good one. Thank you Tom. The next person that signed up to speak like Delina W.R. Sorry if I say name wrong again. Come on up, state your name and you got your five. Magdalena Delvia at 313 North 9th Avenue here in Brighton. As I look at City Council, I see you as the pillars that build our community up and hold this strong. And as I come to the meetings and I look at them on my phone and I went back and visit quite a few of the meetings, I noticed that a lot of you carry this city and attend board meetings and commissions. And then I started to ask questions. I thought, are they a council that doesn't receive a stipend or anything along that line? Well, come to find out. Yeah, upwards 18,000 year, 7.5% retirement fund, option to come into the city insurance plan in a family reg pass. Then I start to notice and I know that at the study sessions attendance is not taken. I have no problem with that. But when I start to notice that certain or a certain council member rarely attends and I was going to address Matt Johnson tonight and he's not here. I worry and I wonder because I'm going that council is not as strong as it could be because even when Matt is here I'll look up and he's gone. So even though he's here, he's gone. And my concern too is when he votes, he's votes know 90% of the time. That concerns me as a tax paying citizen of this community. So, and I know he doesn't attend border commissions and I just, does Mary Ellen and I know he doesn't attend board of commissions and I just does Mary Ellen and I know that health and Family and life just happens. I've lived all of that so I totally understand It's our tax dollars and I think the taxpayers need to speak up One of the things on to number two, I have three items. On to number two, I kept going back thinking about the election. And I kept thinking if I was sitting on city council and I asked my daughter in law, well why don't you run even if it's not in my ward but you run so I could have influence over my daughter and I. What as we as a city need to do to make sure that never happens? I don't think we need family members sitting on city council. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever. That's my opinion. I was going on my phone, not my phone, but I was cleaning out my calls and I happened to run across one on October the 6th, 2021, which I thought would have been a three to five minute phone call. 17 months later, here I am, still no return call from the mayor. And then I started to think back of during elections when we had some gentlemen that live up on 45th and bridge. They invited you over. It was during elections. You went over, you had coffee with them. And I remember the gentlemen saying you were there for an hour. And I thought what would have taken three to five minute phone call. And so then I kind of took a personal because I thought I had a simple question that needed a simple answer. And I thought, hmm, is it because there are men and there are anglos? Is it because I'm a woman and I'm Hispanic that I didn't even have the... Nobody had the decency to call me back. I take offense to them. Thank goodness I have a strong spirit and I don't let things really get to me but I must say 17 months later, it kind of works me. One minute. I'm sorry. Oh, I'm done. All right. I could go on. Next person that signed up to speak, Julie Ratliff. Julie, come up and state your name for the record. Mayor, Mayor before that, looks like you have somebody who's requested to. Let's get through everybody that signed up to speak and then we can do that. Mayor before that, it looks like you have somebody who's requested to. Let's get through everybody that's signed up to speak and then we can do that. Hello, my name's Julie Ratliffe, 1384, Cherry Way, Brighton, Colorado, 80601. I am here to talk about the love of Pickleball in this community. And hopefully to get some dedicated Pickleball courts, I know we're very much a growing community. That being said, we're one of very few communities in the area that do not have dedicated indoor and or outdoor pickleball courts. Pickleball is the number one growing sport in America. I'm sure you've all seen some tournaments even being played on the television nowadays. I've been playing here at Brighton Rec Center for 10 years. We started with two pickleball courts. We played Tuesdays and Thursdays. I think they were two hours eight to 10 o'clock. And it has grown dramatically across America. I've traveled the past three years playing Pickleball and I'm amazed even in little towns in the middle of Iowa or Kentucky, you know, might be 5,000 people. They have dedicated Pickleball courts for their people. We have none in Brighton. None. Currently, we shared the gym at the Brighton Rec Center with volleyball and basketball and I'm not even sure what else. We went from playing two days a week to five days a week from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. went from maybe 20 people participating to there's 50 a day at least. The game is typically played to 11 points. Often almost on a daily basis we are only playing to nine points so that we give everybody a chance to play. There are that many people involved in it. We have three inside courts and zero outside courts. It's in the gymnasium, so balls are everywhere. Sometimes it becomes a safety hazard as the balls go into someone else's court. But fortunately, the community that plays there is very observant to that, and we call ball on the court and the play stops. So anyhow, I'm here to ask for help in creating Pickleball Courts in Brighton, indoor and outdoor. The outdoor courts would be the fastest and simplest. Most pickleball courts are fenced. They're lighted. They have wind protection. And sometimes they're locked, depending on when they are. So they would be open from sunrise to 10 o'clock at night if lighting is provided. I think we have a lot of opportunity in here in Brighton. I know at Carmichael Park. There's a lot of space there that could be allotted to go towards Pickleball courts. The tennis courts are there. I'm not sure how much they're used. I know I've been there a lot and they're not being used. So that's a first quick remedy. It's already fenced. It's already lighted. We just need to put up some nets and our pickleball course, if you're not familiar, there are shorter nets, two inches shorter, I believe, than tennis. And the courts are a little bit smaller than tennis. So in playing over the years, we've gotten booted out of the gym on many occasions for volleyball, basketball, things like that. They send us out to the basketball courts around town. They're all broken. They're cracked. The majority of the people that play in Brighton right now are senior citizens. I don't want to go out there and break my ankle or break my leg on a crack in the court. So if we can repair the courts, fence in the courts, so the balls aren't all over the place. Put up permanent nets. We'd love to see that happen. I know money is obviously a big thing, but I think there's many resources, perhaps from grants, local businesses, all the corporations that are coming in to Brighton, the developers, but I'd love to see the city here consider dedicating some courts specifically for pickleball play. And I know there's a lot of people that want to play afternoon and evenings and at this point that's not even available either Young young love it to I think the number one pick-a-ball player in America's 20 years old so I'm asking the city to consider in their planning to add some dedicated pick-a-ball indoor and outdoor outdoor Easier faster. We don't have to build walls for that. We just have to fence. Thank you for your time. All right. And the next person that's handed to speak is Jack Cooney. So Jack, come up. State your name for the record. And you know when you're five minutes are up. Even Mr. Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem members of council. I'm Jack CUNY 875 Rose Court Brighton 80601. Two subjects of all just first one is pickable. I've been playing a lot since June after my wife passed away and there's some other members here that play as well. I'd like to be as good as they are someday and actually win a game sometime. But it is a great sport and as Joel said, it's a fastest-growing sport in America. You can pick up anything on TV. You can look, get on YouTube, watch things. You can read the papers from locally and other places. It's pickable. And maybe when Jessica's dad, I mean Chris retires. Next year, we can get him out to play a little pickleball as well. So anyway, I advocate as well for the dedicated courts. We are pretty limited here and given the population and the demand for the courts. We do get run off at the Rec Center. I will applaud the Rec Center for expanding the time. Once we got past Thanksgiving, they went from three days to five days and went from, I think, I don't know, seven to 10 to six to 11. But still, we get run off for other activities, obviously, to serve the citizens of Brighton. So outdoor courts and dedicated courts would be huge help for this growing sport here. So thank you for listening and I hope, maybe see some of you on the court. You're not a viewer too old to play. We've got a guy that's 89 years old, playing Bickelball. He's older than I am. That's saying something. Second subject, and I think it's okay since it's not on the agenda tonight. And that has to do with the proposed tax dedicated to the police department. Okay to talk about that since it's not on the agenda, even though I know it's been up for consideration. Two things about that. I know the two options. All I know is what I read in the paper based on the previous meeting and different quotes from some of the council members. But I really personally would want to advocate for the sales tax assuming it's going to, assuming it passes. The two options were sales tax or mill liby. The sales tax is clearly the most equally unfair tax increase that you could have. Demands on the police department and first responders apply equally to people visiting Brighton, apply to renters as well as property owners and would apply equally. And as I say, equally unfair, there's going to be a tax increase, at least it's spread evenly to those that place the man on the police department and other first responders. The millevi itself clearly differentiates and applies only to property owners that have already faced tax increases that get publicized all the time because of the increasing values and properties and limit and is limited to. I forget what the percentage was that was calculated, but it's still, what is it? Two thirds maybe you have property owners that are population in the city of Brighton is that about right? And so that would leave out a third of the people and other people that come to shop here from outside Brighton that use the resources. So, and the other thing about whatever tax is generated, assuming it's approved by the taxpayers. Another concern I have about that is I've seen it at the state level where so-called dedicated funds go into a certain purpose, and that's all good, except legislature and their wisdom just choose to take that money and then reduce what was otherwise in the budget. And there's no real incremental value or benefit for the so-called dedicated funds. And if there's going to be a mechanism here to create a appeal to the advance or support the demands of the police department, then that should be done in a way that the $12 million or so that's in the budget this year for the police department is it somehow reduced and yet should probably be proportionally increased over time plus it had dedicated funds. So that's something I guess just as heads up to watch for as you consider looking at that as the budgets, assuming that ordinance or that tax increase passes. But thanks very much and once again, go pickable. Thank you. All right. Next person, sign up to speak. Kevin Murray. Kevin, come up and state your name for the record. Would you know your five minutes are up? Good evening, Mr. Mayor, City Council. My name is Kevin Murray. I resided 458 Colorado River Avenue and Brighton, Colorado. I'd like to speak this evening regarding the 18, 875 East Bromley Lane, the proposed rezoning by Storbert Realty Partners, LLC. I'm going to read from the letter that I have addressed to Mr. Mike Tilka, who is the assistant director of community development. On March 13, 2023, a community meeting was held at the Fairfield Suites in Brighton, Colorado. While the meeting organizers tried to keep the discussion focused on rezoning, most of the questions from the roughly 100 residents in attendance concerned the announced future tenant of the property, Ampria's Technologies Inc. The proposed occupancy is a 775,000 square foot lithium ion battery manufacturing facility. A representative from Amprius was present at the meeting and offered an opening statement to those assembled. With something to the effect, all codes and regulations pertaining to the battery factory will be followed. While I'm sure the statement was made to appease a group of people concerned with the safety of their homes and families, further explanation into how building codes are developed is warranted. Building codes and building safety codes in particular are reactive and not proactive. That is, past experience, feeling with known hazards, allows the public to feel safe and familiar environments, knowing that the governments are enforcing established safety codes. In the case of emerging technology, of which lithium-ion battery manufacturing is an example, building safety codes are still on development, and as the emerging hazards become known. So before any rezoning of this property with amplious technologies clearly identified as the future occupant is allowed. I would like answers to the following questions and I believe the residents of Brighton and our local government officials also deserve answers to these questions. What will be the building occupancy hazard classification for a lithium ion battery manufacturing facility. What fire protection standards will be used for the fire protection plan review of this facility? What is the current maximum allowed square footage for a room storing lithium ion batteries? For anyone unaware is roughly 600 square feet. What fire suppression agent, that is water, gas, foam, etc., will be used for automatic fire protection of the lithium-ion battery production and storage areas. In the event of a fire involving a large quantity of lithium ion batteries, how effectively have other local fire departments dealt with that situation? What is thermal runaway? And what are the unique challenges of a lithium ion battery fire? I would like answers to all these questions prior to allowing any rezoning, which could result in Ampere's technologies locating on this site in Brighton, Colorado. Thank you. Applause I have two people that sign up to speak at the same time next. Joe Williams and Jesse Williams come up and say your name for the record and got five minutes. Hi, Jesse Williams, Joe don't make it in time. I live at 4459 Mount Sniffle Street. I would also like to talk about the proposed rezoning of the Kmart building. We have multiple concerns about our safety, our home property values, our insurance rates, are they going to skyrocket? We have our schools there. Why are we putting this in a residential area? We have so much land. Move it outside of the residential area. I understand we need to move forward. Green is the way to go. But we need to do it smart. This is concerning to everybody who lives around this facility. And it should be concerning to even those who don't live immediately next to this facility. Just as he stated, we have not gotten any answers as to how you're going to keep us safe. Lithium runoff is a real threat. The pollution, to the water, to the soil, to our air, how are you going to keep that under control? Should this place catch on fire, everything is going to go with it. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you for coming. Okay. I just want to respond to a resident from my ward. 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