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Department of Community Development
Reference: Metro District Model Service Plan
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
Clint Blackhurst, Acting City Manager
Prepared By: Mike Tylka, Associate City Planner
Date Prepared: August 9, 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 to create a model service plan to be used as a template for the approval of new special districts.
BACKGROUND
This item was continued by City Council to their August 15th meeting from their July 18th meeting. There were two Study Sessions held on this topic before July 18th where staff took policy direction from the Council. On August 8th City Council had a third Study Session discussion on the Model Service Plan. As a result of the discussion, the draft has not changed from the draft presented to the Council in their packets for the August 8th Study Session. In preparing the current draft, City Staff and the City's Special Bond Counsel, Sally Tasker of Butler Snow LLP., compiled comments from outside attorneys, and our City Attorney, and made edits where City staff and counsel saw fit. At the meeting on the 8th staff presented four major policy areas in order to seek further direction.
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 provid...
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