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Longmont City Council, September 22, 2026

City Council Regular Session - 22 September 2026, September 22, 2026

AI-generated from the public meeting video Published November 7, 2026 3:23 listen

Recap

  1. Minutes adoption

    A motion was made to adopt the minutes as corrected. Video at 0:22:45

    Words from the meeting
    I move we adopt the minutes as corrected.

  2. Minutes adoption

    A council member seconded a motion to adopt the minutes as amended. Video at 0:23:34

    Words from the meeting
    Prom McCoy, seconded by um Council Member Marcen to adopt the minutes as amended.

  3. Timeline

    An unidentified speaker said this would be after the election, probably sometime Q1 of next year. Video at 0:26:26

    Words from the meeting
    and it's and it's and my understanding is this would be after the election, probably sometime Q1 of next year.

  4. City clerk timeline

    An unidentified speaker asked for time until after the election, saying it was a heavy lift for the office. Video at 0:28:25

    Words from the meeting
    to pick that back up, but if you can give us time till after the election, which is a heavy lift for our office,

  5. Public comment - cell service

    An unidentified speaker said a change in towers affecting all carriers had occurred in July. Video at 0:43:11

    Words from the meeting
    there was a change in the towers and it's affecting all the carriers that had occurred in July.

  6. Public comment - affordable senior housing

    An unidentified speaker brought attention to the impending loss of a very valuable affordable senior living location. Video at 0:49:34

    Words from the meeting
    your attention to the impending loss of a very valuable affordable senior living location.

  7. Public comment - mobile home park sale

    An unidentified speaker said the intent for sale had been given and it was costing another $6 million. Video at 0:51:39

    Words from the meeting
    it's um the intent for sale is uh now been given um costing another $6 million.

  8. Public comment - October 6th meeting

    An unidentified speaker said there was still a meeting on October 6th. Video at 0:56:27

    Words from the meeting
    I understand there's still a meeting October 6th where

  9. Consent agenda date

    The second reading and public hearing for all ordinances introduced on the consent agenda were scheduled for October 6, 2026. Video at 1:05:48

    Words from the meeting
    The second reading and public hearing for for all ordinances introduced on this consent agenda will be held on October 6, 2026.

  10. Transit service

    A speaker said no additional service was necessarily planned for that area as of now. Video at 1:43:29

    Words from the meeting
    stop will be maintained. There is no additional service necessarily planned for that area as of now.

  11. Silo location statement

    An unidentified speaker said they were not sure the silos were on the property and that they might be just off the property or on a property line. Video at 2:10:12

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    Um so I'm not sure those silos are even on the property. They may be just off the property or on a property line.

  12. Ordinance 2026-63 amendment

    A motion was made to change the term "on bill charge" to "on bill improvement repayment" consistently throughout the ordinance. Video at 2:28:16

    Words from the meeting
    I would like to motion to amend the term quote on billill charge um to on bill improvement repayment consistently throughout the ordinance.

  13. Eligible improvement definition amendment

    A motion was made to amend the definition of eligible improvement to add 'and requested by the customer' to the end. Video at 2:30:24

    Words from the meeting
    motion to amend the definition of quote eligible improvement uh to add quote and requested by the customer to the end of

  14. On-bill financing program status

    A speaker said the city was not proposing a program at that time. Video at 2:36:07

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    Well, and um the city doesn't isn't proposing a program at this time.

  15. Ordinance 2026-63 motion

    A motion was made to approve Ordinance 2026-63 as amended. Video at 2:44:46

    Words from the meeting
    Okay. So, the uh motion has been made to approve ordinance 2026-63 as amended.

  16. Meeting extension motion

    A motion was made to extend the meeting beyond 11:00. Video at 2:55:00

    Words from the meeting
    um staff, etc., um, I move to extend the meeting beyond 11:00.

  17. 2027 budget and rates

    A speaker said there would be adjustments to rates, not additional proposals for 2027, and that within 2027 they would talk about what 2028 would look like. Video at 2:58:43

    Words from the meeting
    adjustments to rates not for 2027 uh additional proposals but uh uh within 2027 we'll be talking about what 2028 will look like.

  18. Utility billing

    A new bill print vendor would change the service that provided printed and mailed bills in early 2027. Video at 3:01:12

    Words from the meeting
    are also bringing in a new bill print vendor. Uh so our the the service that provides our printed and mailed bills will change in early 2027.

  19. Utility fund

    The fund was to be renamed the utility customer service fund. Video at 3:02:49

    Words from the meeting
    we will be changing the name of the fund to the utility customer service fund

  20. Waste services

    The waste services department was made up of around 28 employees. Video at 3:08:02

    Words from the meeting
    uh just as an overview uh our our waste services department uh is made up of around 28 employees

  21. Water master plan

    The water master plan was anticipated to be completed in December. Video at 3:18:24

    Words from the meeting
    that water master plan is anticipated to be completed in December

  22. Sanitary sewer master plan

    A sanitary sewer master plan was underway that year and was expected to be done in December or early January. Video at 3:22:07

    Words from the meeting
    we're doing a sanitary sewer master plan this year which should be done in December early January

  23. FEMA grant timeline

    The grant was released last week, and design was to continue through 2027. Video at 3:32:59

    Words from the meeting
    They just released it last week and released the grant. So we are back in design mode. We will be designing through 2027.

  24. Roadway mileage

    The city had added 9 miles of roadway. Video at 3:36:31

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    We've added 9 miles of roadway.

  25. Colorado connector rail service

    The Colorado connector rail service was expected to come to Longmont two years after that. Video at 3:44:33

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    two years later, past that, we are all expecting that Coco, the Colorado connector rail service, will also be coming to Longmont.

  26. Pavement resurfacing

    Resurfacing work was about five miles of roadway per year, while the sustainable level was 10 miles. Video at 3:48:39

    Words from the meeting
    that that resurfacing work on on about five miles of roadway per year, but really the sustainable level would be 10 miles.

  27. Adjournment

    The council adjourned. Video at 3:57:17

    Words from the meeting
    So, okay, we are adjourned.

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Episode transcript: what the hosts say

This is the audio script with speaker names. It is not the meeting record. Timed transcript (WebVTT).

  1. Maya: Welcome to CivicCast Brief. I am Maya. This is the Longmont City Council meeting of September twenty-second, twenty twenty-six.
  2. Theo: This episode is AI-generated from the public meeting video; check the official record.
  3. Maya: What did the first motion on the minutes do?
  4. Theo: A motion was made to adopt the minutes as corrected.
  5. Theo: What detail from that exchange should people keep in mind as they listen back?
  6. Maya: A council member seconded a motion to adopt the minutes as amended.
  7. Theo: What did one speaker say about the date?
  8. Maya: One speaker said this would be after the election, probably sometime in the first quarter of next year.
  9. Theo: And what did another speaker ask for?
  10. Maya: Another speaker asked for time until after the election, saying it was a heavy lift for the office.
  11. Theo: What else came up?
  12. Maya: Another speaker brought attention to the impending loss of a very valuable affordable senior living location.
  13. Theo: Was there anything about a meeting?
  14. Maya: Another speaker said there was still a meeting on October sixth.
  15. Theo: What was scheduled for that date?
  16. Maya: The second reading and public hearing for all ordinances introduced on the consent agenda were scheduled for October sixth, twenty twenty-six.
  17. Theo: What did a speaker say about service?
  18. Maya: A speaker said no additional service was necessarily planned for that area as of now.
  19. Theo: What was the first motion on the ordinance?
  20. Maya: A motion was made to change the term on bill charge to on bill improvement repayment throughout the ordinance.
  21. Theo: And the next amendment?
  22. Maya: A motion was made to amend the definition of eligible improvement to add and requested by the customer to the end.
  23. Theo: What did a speaker say about the program?
  24. Maya: A speaker said the city was not proposing a program at that time.
  25. Theo: What was the motion on the ordinance as amended?
  26. Maya: A motion was made to approve Ordinance twenty twenty-six dash sixty-three as amended.
  27. Theo: What was the motion on time?
  28. Maya: A motion was made to extend the meeting beyond eleven o'clock.
  29. Theo: What did a speaker say about rates?
  30. Maya: A speaker said there would be adjustments to rates, not additional proposals for twenty twenty-seven, and that within twenty twenty-seven they would talk about what twenty twenty-eight would look like.
  31. Theo: What about billing?
  32. Maya: A new bill print vendor would change the service that provided printed and mailed bills in early twenty twenty-seven.
  33. Theo: And the fund?
  34. Maya: The fund was to be renamed the utility customer service fund.
  35. Theo: What about waste services?
  36. Maya: The waste services department was made up of around twenty-eight employees.
  37. Theo: What about water?
  38. Maya: The water master plan was anticipated to be completed in December.
  39. Theo: And sewer?
  40. Maya: A sanitary sewer master plan was underway that year and was expected to be done in December or early January.
  41. Theo: What about the grant?
  42. Maya: The grant was released last week, and design was to continue through twenty twenty-seven.
  43. Theo: What about roadway mileage?
  44. Maya: The city had added nine miles of roadway.
  45. Theo: What about rail?
  46. Maya: The Colorado connector rail service was expected to come to Longmont two years after that.
  47. Theo: And pavement?
  48. Maya: Resurfacing work was about five miles of roadway per year, while the sustainable level was ten miles.
  49. Maya: Did the council adjourn?
  50. Theo: The council adjourned.
  51. Maya: Where can listeners find the meeting video?
  52. Theo: Thanks for listening. You can find the meeting video on the city's YouTube channel.

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