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Police described the packet as a low-cost tool for improving encounters with people who are deaf or hard of hearing, autistic, nonverbal or have other disabilities that may not be obvious to first responders.

\"What the blue envelope program is, is really a program designed to improve encounters with law enforcement for those with individual in I'm sorry, I'm struggling invisible disabilities,\" the police chief said during the meeting. The packets — available in the Brighton Police Department lobby — contain a sticker for a vehicle, instructions for first responders (for example, to \"speak calmly\" or \"approach slowly\"), emergency-contact information fields and suggested actions the participant can take during an encounter, such as stopping in a safe location and keeping hands visible.

The police chief emphasized the program is voluntary and not tracked by the department. \"This is not something that we track or keep a database of. This is completely voluntary participation,\" the chief said. The department will not collect participant data centrally, the chief added, because the intent is to provide a simple, private way for residents to inform first responders about communication needs.

Councilmembers who had done ride-alongs or recent community outreach praised the initiative as a low-effort measure that could improve safety and reduce miscommunication. Councilmember Tadeo, who took a ride-along, said the envelope packets could help officers during contacts with residents who communicate differently. The program mirrors efforts that began in Boulder and have spread through several Colorado jurisdictions, the chief said.

Packets and stickers are available at the police department lobby and staff said residents may request multiple packets to share with family members or others who might benefit. The department said it would publicize availability through press releases and social media.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Brighton City Council on 2025-06-03","oneSentenceSummary","The Brighton Police Department is offering voluntary 'Blue Envelope' packets and vehicle stickers to help officers identify callers with invisible disabilities and provide communication guidance; the program is voluntary and the department will not maintain a participant database.","taxTitle","Brighton, Adams County, Colorado","taxId",53161,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6210350,"Brighton council reviews rules update; members split on proclamations calendar and remote participation",1873,1357000,3230000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3717676-f190d83f61a7daf28556837d2a96880a&start=1357&end=3230","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3717676-f190d83f61a7daf28556837d2a96880a/thumbnail_1357000.jpg","/articles/6210350/Brighton/Adams-County/Colorado/Brighton-council-reviews-rules-update-members-split-on-proclamations-calendar-and-remote-participation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6210350-3ad5de157fe1942aef4eb6ac81a636cc/orig.mp4?Expires=1770781615&Signature=k8aL5xMnfiCzz~C9Kt46NdmkB20wBTpCQoh880Qv9t-UGgvwMZWoBYRW-9QtuXpqFpS3mI4R2~V1D2PuQsdbaKPML7NRtiMzCcqEyenKSsYpaXo3veUfm0c5LXoxGp1Q6CLcxyEJHXGveyCseE~PezpPnXJV0in7Vv4HGV9R4norotpYdJIKVyR3X12cQRmE5IQEEXWym7gNFeqW0FFHb1eTqyOwT69DuXGkO9FgGMJt4bn6IaDMlXp0BBZYCaO99Ceg~gZUkFHDTelht9UpasFnwBzR1jCpBmkSHbpQWGZH2SF4FXzjkaAL5sfiNEpoyXFUHMAcRajrxitO6~3Tig__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City Attorney Calderon led a June 3 study of proposed updates to Brighton City Council’s rules, asking council members for direction on proclamation procedures, thresholds for placing items on agendas and whether to permit remote participation in limited circumstances.

Calderon said the review was intended to clarify earlier discussion and to confirm the council’s preferences on several items, including a 21-day advance request window for proclamations and whether a calendar of recurring proclamations should be provided at the start of each year.

\"This is really just an opportunity for council to provide further direction on some of the rule updates that we might want or may be needed,\" Calderon said. She summarized prior changes — virtual participation, hearing procedures and behavioral expectations — and noted the packet included a draft with highlighted items for council direction.

Councilmembers debated whether to maintain a short list of routinely issued proclamations so members would not be surprised and whether two members should be able to place a new proclamation on a regular meeting agenda. Councilmember Green said a calendar listing the regular proclamations would be helpful so \"if 2 council members agree that we'd want to have that proclamation be part of it, I think that's what I'm looking for in the calendar.\" Councilmember Fiddler stressed the list would prevent surprises for items not historically issued regularly.

On agenda-setting thresholds, council discussed allowing three councilmembers to add items to a regular meeting agenda while two could place items on study session agendas; members said the lower threshold for study sessions was intended to guarantee conversation even if a majority did not support placing the same item on a regular meeting. Calderon summarized the apparent consensus: provide a list of routine proclamations for annual review, require 21 days' notice for proclamations, allow two members to place study-session items and require three members to add items to regular agendas.

Council also considered remote participation rules. After remarks about technological and public-participation limits, a majority of council expressed reluctance to expand remote participation but declined to remove the current accommodation that allows remote participation for excused reasons, noting the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) may require accommodations. Mayor Pro Tem Padilla said the policy had allowed a councilmember recovering from surgery to participate in a study session and called it a rare but useful accommodation. Calderon said the draft could remain and would be brought back for formal rule adoption in about three weeks.

Council did not adopt formal ordinance changes at the meeting; the discussion produced direction to staff to refine the draft rules consistent with council feedback and return the item for final action.","City attorney presented proposed rule updates including proclamation procedures, thresholds to add agenda items, and remote participation; council favored a yearly proclamations list and left remote participation accommodations in place for rare medical/ADA needs.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6210355,"Brighton council approves amendment removing two properties from affordable-housing fee-waiver agreement",990,339000,1329000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3717676-f190d83f61a7daf28556837d2a96880a&start=339&end=1329","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3717676-f190d83f61a7daf28556837d2a96880a/thumbnail_339000.jpg","/articles/6210355/Brighton/Adams-County/Colorado/Brighton-council-approves-amendment-removing-two-properties-from-affordable-housing-fee-waiver-agreement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6210355-9088c79e5038ad4f0aa6ef0982b7257d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770781615&Signature=Rz837wJBdJVbsgRbrvEB3uu1J8SoChai4FlJCRFkF-v53E32Zj9L-4t2mA0jgEksMjErc-SzQ2E5a6xlnJMmOiqzShgKVQcwSpd2WJU0wvOntn-21ZrGvuJmSHrR-umdrIfj2y1g5OhI-tdiMaSkLLiaP1kVSkV~nIV11iqzyX~HrMt6pZDWnorh0uXzQE3NOt2GnPFhqLR5Fds6~LWMVTqzw-Qms2WzWXd8eoJw-IMP263odGlZtheQl4YCeDKms5Sm3qrNZKmYdjnlN6l1foKqFISLd3Hj4tHdf2aAaGFgO6~NBu5xLpGIf6WBY1HSGioOuyx4yZcufBb86AeK-g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brighton City Council voted 8-0 June 3 to approve an amendment that removes two Brighton Housing Authority properties from a 2017 fee-reduction agreement while keeping affordability requirements on units at Jessup Street.

The change updates a prior agreement that provided fee reductions for 16 affordable units across three properties and adjusts reporting and income-limit measures after project scope and financing changed.

City staff told council that asbestos abatement and other scope changes made it financially infeasible to add the originally planned number of units at the North Fifth Avenue and South Eighteenth Avenue properties. Sean Wyman, the city’s affordable housing coordinator, said the 2017 agreement \"provided fee reductions for the construction of 16 new units across the 3 properties\" and that six units were added on Jessup Street as planned but the other properties saw three rather than 10 units added. Wyman told council that the Brighton Housing Authority asked to remove the 13 Fifth and Eighteenth Avenue units from the agreement and to report annually on the Jessup units by listing rents, family sizes, bedroom counts and income limits instead of using the CHFA form referenced in the original agreement.

Bristol, executive director of the Brighton Housing Authority, said the properties remain subject to multiple affordability restrictions. \"HUD has always had a covenant on that property restriction restricting the affordability requirements,\" Bristol said, adding that state grants and loans also include covenants. \"So there is a layer of 4 separate restrictions on the property to ensure its affordability.\"

Staff said no impact-fee reductions had been taken for the three units that were added at Fifth and Eighteenth and that those units participate in HUD’s Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program, which preserves them as affordable housing. Council members asked whether removing the two properties from the city agreement would allow the authority to sell the properties or convert them to market rate; staff and Bristol said the federal, state and county covenants and the Housing Authority’s mission limit those outcomes.

Wyman also told council that the units had originally been restricted to 50% area median income (AMI) in the 2017 agreement, but operating-cost increases had pushed some units above 50% AMI. He said the average AMI across the portfolio is about 59 percent. Staff recommended adopting the CHFA income-limit table as the city standard for income levels and annual unit-level reporting by list. The council approved the staff recommendation and the proposed resolution to amend the agreement.

Councilmember Snyder moved to approve the amendment (ID 13425); Councilmember Fiddler seconded. The roll-call vote was 8-0 in favor.

The city and the Housing Authority framed the amendment as preserving affordable units already protected under HUD and other covenants while removing an administrative fee-waiver obligation tied to a larger construction scenario that did not occur. Staff noted the change will keep the Jessup Street units under the original agreement’s reporting requirements, but will use a different reporting form and the CHFA income table going forward.","City Council voted 8-0 to amend a 2017 agreement with the Brighton Housing Authority to remove two properties from an impact-fee reduction commitment while preserving affordability protections on Jessup Street units.","actionData","errors"]

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