Department of Community Development
Reference: Mountain View Estates Metropolitan District Nos. 1 & 2 Service Plan
To: Mayor Gregory Mills and Members of City Council
Through: Michael P. Martinez, City Manager
Prepared By: Nick Di Mario, AICP, Senior Planner
Date Prepared: July 22, 2025
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. City Council now has before it a proposal for a service plan (the "Service Plan") for two new metropolitan districts known as the Mountain View Estates Metropolitan District No. 1 ("District No. 1") and Mountain View Estates Metropolitan District No. 2 ("District No. 2") (together, the "District" or "Districts"). The proposed Districts intent is to include the property known as the Mountain View Estates Subdivision Filings 1 and 2, located north of Bridge Street, east of the Brighton Lateral Ditch, west of Telluride Street and the Adams County subdivision of Brighton East Horizons, and south of Baseline Road (the "Property").
Service Plans are accompanied by an Intergovernmental Agreement ("IGA") that outlines additional details and requirements. These items are typically beyond what is required per state statue and are deemed necessary by the City and/or the District in connection with the development of the project and the financing of public improvements.
BACKGROUND
The applicant, owner and District's organizer is Eric Eckberg of CW-Bluesky, LLC (the "Applicant"), and their team is additionally comprised of legal counsel from the Law Offices of Michael E. Davis, LLC, and land use and engineering professionals from Redland. The Applicant's Financial Plan was formed by Piper Sandler & Co. City staff has reviewed the proposal in conjunction with Butler Snow LLP, the City's outside counsel for Metro...
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