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City Council – City Council Meeting
Today at 6:30pm
10 Agenda Items
Virtual and In-Person
Public's Right to Speak
Commenting closed
Item No. 1a - RESO - amend agreement for LLC Urban Renewal
City Council approved a resolution in June 2024 authorizing the Mayor to enter into a Tax Increment Revenue Agreement allowing for Renewal Wheat Ridge (RWR) to retain 100% of the City property tax increment generated within the Lutheran Legacy Campus redevelopment. Because the Lutheran Legacy Campus Urban Renewal Plan was not approved until 2025, an amendment is required to change the duration of the tax increment period to 2050, to ensure RWR is capturing the full 25-year period of tax increment as provided by Colorado Urban Renewal Law.
Item No. 1b - MOTION - approve Pinnacol payment
The City is required to provide workers’ compensation insurance to its workforce. In 2020, the City contracted with Pinnacol Assurance to provide workers compensation coverage. The January through December billing for 2026 is estimated and budgeted in the amount of $343,510. Staff requests approval of the estimated 2026 total expenditure so that monthly payments can be made in a timely manner.
Item No. 1c - RESO - rehabilitation of Parks parking lots
The City of Wheat Ridge was awarded $180,099.50 from Jefferson County Parks and Open Space (JCPOS) Trails Partnership Program. The award is approximately 25% of the estimated cost for asphalt mill and overlay work at Anderson and Prospect Parks parking lots in 2026. To receive the funding as reimbursement after the project is completed, the City must accept the grant award by directing the Mayor to sign the attached Grant Agreement.
Item No. 1d - RESO - amend Jeffco Crime Lab agreement
On May 14, 2013, an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) was reached between the County of Jefferson and the Cities of Arvada, Lakewood, and Wheat Ridge establishing the Jefferson County Regional Crime Laboratory (JCRCL) to regionalize forensic crime laboratory services. This will be the 3rd Amendment to the original IGA between the lab and all regional partners, including the City of Wheat Ridge which adds a definition of end-user agencies and procedures to join the JCRCL via a board vote versus an amendment to the IGA and removes the on-gong annual $10,000 fee that was initially charged to Boulder County to join the IGA.
Item No. 2 - ORD - amend Code of Laws align State law
Commenting closed
This ordinance amends the penalty authority of the municipal court for municipal code offenses which are identical to state law offenses (including, importantly, theft and shoplifting). This change is required as a result of a December 22, 2025, decision of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Item No. 3 - ORD - Vehicle Muffler Requirements
Noise produced by motor vehicles with noncompliant, altered, or missing mufflers is injurious to the public health and welfare. This ordinance adopts muffler-specific Code requirements to better address vehicular exhaust noise and its control.
Item No. 4 - MOTION - contract for 38th Ave refresh
Commenting closed
The 38th Avenue Corridor, between Wadsworth and Sheridan Boulevards, has long been recognized as a priority redevelopment area in Wheat Ridge. In 2011, the 38th Avenue Corridor Plan confirmed the area east of Wadsworth as a redevelopment priority and set forth a vision to transform the corridor into the community’s Main Street. In November 2023, Wheat Ridge voters approved the 2J sales tax extension, which focuses on funding critical public infrastructure projects including a “refresh” of 38th Avenue to achieve connectivity, safety, and placemaking goals. RVi Planning and Landscape Architecture was selected after a thorough request for proposal process as the contractor for this project.
Item No. 5 - RESO - Jeffco Open Space application
Commenting closed
The Parks and Recreation and Community Development Departments seek to apply for funding from the Jefferson County Parks and Open Space (JCPOS) Land Conservation Partnership Program to purchase an approximately 1.15-acre parcel at Taft Ct. and W. 51st Ave from the Regional Transportation District (RTD) for a future neighborhood park. The program will fund up to 25% of the cost of land acquisition, provided the land becomes a public park or open space area. A resolution of support is required from City Council to apply for this funding program.
Item No. 6 - RESO - amend budget for building services
Commenting closed
Charles Abbott Associates, Inc. (CAA) provides contractual Building Division services for the city. Payment to CAA occurs monthly and is based on permit-related revenues. The 2025 budget approved $868,000 for building division services; however, actual permit activity exceeded estimates resulting in higher contract expenses. This resolution amends the 2025 budget to reconcile revenues and expenses and to allow payment of year-end invoices.
Past Meetings
City Council – Special Study Session
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 7:00pm
1 Agenda Items
Virtual and In-Person
Item No. 1 - MEMO - Equity Audit
This study session agenda item is at the request of Councilmember Snell with consensus from City Council to discuss and consider actions items to gain an understanding of the needs in the Wheat Ridge community through the implementation of an equity audit.
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City Council – City Council Meeting
Mon, Jan 12, 2026 at 6:30pm
8 Agenda Items
Virtual and In-Person
Public's Right to Speak
Item No. 1a - RESO - Official Notice and Publication locatio
Approved
State statutes require that each municipality annually establish the location for posting public notices, as well as the newspaper in which the notices will be published. Local government entities are also allowed to publish notices online for public meetings. These include meetings at which the adoption of any proposed policy, position, resolution, rule, regulation, or formal action occurs or meetings at which a majority or quorum of the body is in attendance.
Item No. 1b - MOTION - Cancel 3.16 Study Session
Approved
The City Council Study Session on March 16, 2026, currently coincides with the NLC Conference located in Washington D.C. As multiple members of the City Council will be attending the NLC Conference when this meeting is scheduled to occur, staff is requesting to cancel the March 16, 2026, Study Session.
Item No. 1c - MOTION - CEBT Payment
Approved
The City offers employees a number of benefits in order to attract and retain a high-quality workforce. In 2023, the City joined the Colorado Employer Benefit Trust (CEBT) to provide a greater choice than previously offered of medical plans along with dental, vision, employee assistance program (EAP) and life insurance coverage. January through December billing is estimated and budgeted in the amount of $2,775,977. Staff requests approval of the estimated 2026 total expenditure so that monthly payments can be made in a timely manner.
Item No. 1d - MOTION - CIRSA Payment
Approved
The Colorado Intergovernmental Risk Sharing Agency (CIRSA) provides property and casualty coverage for the City of Wheat Ridge. The total premium payment due for 2026 is $720,064 and is split into quarterly payments.
Item No. 2 - ORD - Amend WR Code of Laws for State Law
Approved
This ordinance amends the penalty authority of the municipal court for municipal code offenses which are identical to state law offenses (including, importantly, theft and shoplifting). This change is required as a result of a December 22, 2025, decision of the Colorado Supreme Court.
Item No. 3 - MOTION - Elect Mayor Pro Tem
Approved
Each year City Council Members elect by a majority vote a Mayor Pro Tem who serves until their successor is elected. The election is conducted according to Section III (B) of the City Council Rules of Order and Procedure as follows: B. MAYOR PRO TEM 1. At the first or second Regular meeting in January of each year, the Council shall elect a Mayor Pro Tem who shall serve until their successor is elected. The procedure shall be as follows: a) The Chair will announce that the floor is open for nominations for the position of Mayor Pro Tem. b) Nominations will be taken from City Council members by voice. No second is needed. c) Each nominee will have the opportunity to address the Council. d) A motion and second is then in order to elect one of the nominees to the position of Mayor Pro Tem. If the motion is not carried, additional motions are in order until a Mayor Pro Tem is elected by a majority of Council present.
Item No. 4 - MOTION - Agreement WR and Intermountain Health
Approved
As a part of its relationship with Lutheran Hospital (operated by Exempla at the old campus and currently by Intermountain Health at the new campus), the City has maintained agreements defining and quantifying the number of sales and use taxes paid to the City. These agreements have been amended multiple times to address changing conditions but have always established a total payment amount and schedule. This mechanism has benefited both parties by making the administration of sales and use tax as applicable to a complex operation administratively streamlined. The parties have again revised the Agreement to address both the provider's legal name change and, importantly, the relocation of the main hospital while retaining some hospital functions at the old campus.
City Council – Study Session
Mon, Jan 5, 2026 at 6:30pm
2 Agenda Items
Virtual and In-Person
Item No. 1 - MEMO - Amusement Arcades and Amusement Centers
While reviewing the licensing procedures for amusement arcades, it became apparent that this section of the Code of Laws is outdated and no longer necessary for the protection of the public health, safety or welfare of the residents of Wheat Ridge.
Item No. 2 - MEMO - Legislative Advocacy Program
This memo provides a briefing on the City’s Legislative Advocacy Program and presents a draft of the 2026 Legislative Agenda. Council is asked to provide feedback on the document and to consider reaching consensus to bring it forward for adoption at a future Council meeting.
Planning Commission – Regular Meeting
Thu, Dec 18, 2025 at 6:30pm
1 Agenda Items
Virtual and In-person. Click for more information.
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Specific Development Plan at 11600 W. 44th Ave.
Approved
A request for approval of a Specific Development Plan (SDP) to redevelop Lot 1 of the site for 28 RV parking spaces on a property zoned Planned Commercial Development (PCD) and located at 11600 West 44th Avenue.
City Council – Study Session
Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 6:30pm
1 Agenda Items
Virtual and In-Person
Item No. 1 - MEMO - Lutheran Legacy Campus Update
In 2018, SCL Health purchased a 26-acre parcel at the Clear Creek Crossing (CCC) development to replace the existing, aging Lutheran Medical Center located on West 38th Avenue at the Lutheran Legacy Campus. The new state-of-the-art Lutheran Hospital opened in August 2024 at CCC, after a successful merger between Intermountain Health and SCL Health in 2022. The move of Lutheran Hospital to CCC provided the rare opportunity to reimagine the future of a 100-acre site in the heart of the City. This memorandum and study session will provide the newly elected Mayor and Council with a summary of prior actions and future steps for the redevelopment of this property.
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