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<v Maya>Welcome to CivicCast Brief. I'm Maya, and this is the Longmont City Council meeting from November third, twenty twenty-six.</v>

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<v Theo>This episode is AI-generated from the public meeting video; check the official record.</v>

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<v Maya>The minutes vote carried unanimously.</v>

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<v Theo>Right.</v>

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<v Theo>Okay.</v>

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<v Maya>The council moved to special reports and presentations, including the twenty twenty-six community satisfaction survey report out.</v>

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<v Maya>The survey was described as a sentiment analysis to hear from the community about overall quality of life.</v>

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<v Theo>What stood out?</v>

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<v Maya>It had been conducted about every two years since nineteen ninety-six.</v>

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<v Theo>How so?</v>

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<v Maya>Participation opened to the entire community rather than targeting specific addresses.</v>

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<v Theo>How did that change the numbers?</v>

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<v Maya>Participation increased from six hundred six in twenty twenty-four to nearly four thousand responses in twenty twenty-six.</v>

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<v Maya>The thirty-five to forty-four age group had five hundred sixty-one responses.</v>

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<v Maya>The natural environment rose from forty-six in twenty twenty-four to sixty-three percent in twenty twenty-six.</v>

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<v Maya>Another speaker said financial pressures were increasingly affecting the entire community.</v>

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<v Theo>What did another speaker ask?</v>

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<v Maya>Another speaker asked the council to take the survey more seriously than it had in the past.</v>

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<v Theo>And another suggestion?</v>

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<v Maya>Another speaker suggested bringing in more jobs and stopping the building of so many apartments.</v>

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<v Theo>Right, continue.</v>

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<v Maya>A speaker said a discount had been given since eighteen to the airport even though it was supposed to review and adjust its fees accordingly.</v>

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<v Theo>What else came up?</v>

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<v Maya>A speaker said the expected begin date was in twenty twenty-seven.</v>

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<v Theo>Okay.</v>

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<v Theo>Sure.</v>

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<v Maya>Public comments raised concerns about prairie dog habitat and humane relocation.</v>

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<v Theo>What did the planning commission do?</v>

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<v Maya>The planning commission recommended approval without condition, five to two.</v>

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<v Theo>And the city council?</v>

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<v Maya>The city council approved the ordinance to move forward to second reading, five to two.</v>

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<v Theo>What did a speaker ask for?</v>

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<v Maya>A speaker asked for approval of the annexation, zoning, and concept plans.</v>

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<v Theo>How many items were on the table?</v>

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<v Maya>A speaker said there were four individual items to vote on that night.</v>

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<v Theo>What else did a speaker say?</v>

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<v Maya>A speaker said a move to the north required a concept plan amendment.</v>

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<v Theo>And on density?</v>

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<v Maya>A speaker said the zoning has a minimum density of eighteen units per acre.</v>

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<v Theo>What about the road?</v>

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<v Maya>A speaker said the stop light drops the speed limit from sixty-five to forty-five about a half mile before the intersection.</v>

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<v Theo>Then came a motion?</v>

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<v Maya>A motion was made to pass and adopt ordinance twenty twenty-six dash seventy-three.</v>

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<v Theo>How did that vote go?</v>

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<v Maya>A speaker said he would be a no vote for the same reasons he was a no vote on first reading.</v>

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<v Theo>Yes.</v>

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<v Maya>The applicant asked the council to consider a mixed neighborhood designation.</v>

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<v Theo>What did the planning commission recommend?</v>

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<v Maya>The planning commission recommended conditional approval with a vote of forty-three.</v>

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<v Theo>What options did the council have?</v>

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<v Maya>The council had options to approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application.</v>

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<v Theo>And the density point?</v>

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<v Maya>An unidentified speaker said the requested zoning designation maxed out at eighteen units per acre.</v>

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<v Theo>All right.</v>

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<v Theo>Of course.</v>

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<v Maya>An unidentified speaker opened the public hearing on ordinance twenty twenty-six dash seventy-five.</v>

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<v Theo>What did a speaker urge?</v>

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<v Maya>An unidentified speaker urged the city council to listen to current residents and stop the building.</v>

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<v Theo>And on traffic?</v>

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<v Maya>A speaker asked that language about the volume of traffic be added.</v>

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<v Theo>What about the outfall?</v>

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<v Maya>A speaker asked for a possible fifth condition stating where the project's outfall would be.</v>

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<v Theo>Anything on signage?</v>

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<v Maya>A speaker suggested signage making right-hand turns illegal during morning hours, such as seven to nine.</v>

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<v Theo>Then a motion?</v>

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<v Maya>A motion was made to approve item zero two zero two six seven five.</v>

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<v Theo>And another motion?</v>

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<v Maya>The motion was made to pass and adopt ordinance twenty twenty-six dash seventy-five.</v>

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<v Theo>I see.</v>

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<v Theo>Good question.</v>

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<v Maya>Anything else?</v>

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<v Theo>For the full meeting video, visit the city's YouTube channel. Thanks for listening to CivicCast Brief.</v>