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Department of Community Development
Reference: Brighton Crossing Metropolitan District Nos. 5-8
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Holly Prather, AICP, Community Development Director
Marv Falconburg, AICP, Assistant City Manager of Development
Philip Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Mike Tylka, Associate City Planner
Date Prepared: September 11, 2017
PURPOSE
Pursuant to Article 1, Title 32, Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended, the City of Brighton has the authority to approve service plans for special districts (also known as metropolitan or simply metro districts) that are organized within the City's boundaries and now has before it a proposal for a multiple district service plan covering sections of the Brighton Crossing development.
BACKGROUND
This item was first received by City staff on August 25th, and this is the first submission for a new Metro District using the recently adopted Model Service Plan. The plan submitted is in a multiple district format as the applicant desires to create four new districts that are planned to have distinct boundaries.
The formal applicant, the districts' organizer, is Brookfield Residential LLC, and their team is additionally comprised of counsel, White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron, financial advisor, D.A. Davidson and Co., and engineering firm, Redland Consulting Group Inc.
The districts have an organizational deadline set on September 20th determined by the State and are seeking approval prior to this date so that they can each hold elections this coming November.
CRITERIA BY WHICH COUNCIL MUST CONSIDER THE ITEM
Per the Special District Act, Article 1, Title 32 of the Colorado Revised Statues, service plans must include the following items:
* Description of services,
* Financial information,
* Preliminary engineering or architectural survey showing how the services, are to be provided,
* ...
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