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City Council – City Council Meeting

Mon, Mar 24, 2025 at 6:30pm

Virtual and In-person

Public's Right to Speak

Item No. 1a - MOTION - Independent Salt Purchase

Pending

The city purchases and applies deicer materials each year as part of its snow and ice control efforts. The city has participated in a cooperative bidding process through the Colorado Multiple Assembly of Procurement Officials (MAPO) to obtain the best pricing. The city will utilize a City of Fort Collins contract with Independent Salt to purchase materials for 2025 in an amount not to exceed $135,000.

Item No 1b - Motion - purchase 3 Police Vehicles

Pending

Each year, the city identifies a proposed list of vehicle replacements within the city fleet. In 2025, eight vehicles were identified for replacement. Three of these vehicles were for the Police Department. Staff have researched various options with the Police Department and recommends the purchase of three Chevrolet Tahoes from John Elway Chevrolet at a total price of $173,170. Staff also requests approval to purchase and install auxiliary equipment required for the operation of the new vehicles along with the installation of lighting and markings at a total additional cost of $35,500. Therefore, the total requested amount is $208,670.

Item No. 1c - RESO - Accept Colorado Gives Foundation Grant

Pending

In February 2025, the Colorado Gives Foundation awarded the Wheat Ridge Homeless Navigation Program $25,000 to be used to support people experiencing homelessness. A supplemental budget appropriation is required to spend these funds.

Item No. 2 - ORD - Lutheran Legacy Campus Zone Dist.

Pending

The city intends to legislatively rezone the Lutheran Legacy Campus to the newly-created Mixed Use – Lutheran Legacy Campus (MU-LLC) zone district.

Item No. 3 - MOTION - Adopt The Green at 38th park name

Pending

The Green at 38th project is scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2025. The Policy and Procedure for Naming Parks and Recreation Department Parks and Facilities, adopted in February of 2009, requires the approval of a 2/3 majority of the City Council to name a new facility. As this project has been commonly known in the community as “The Green at 38th”, staff recommends its formal adoption by City Council.

Item No 4 - RESO - Support HB 25-1272

Pending

The Wheat Ridge Legislative Committee recommends that City Council adopt a resolution in support of House Bill 25-1272, Construction Defects and Middle Market Housing.

Item No. 5 - RESO - oppose SB 25-001

Pending

The Legislative Committee recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution in opposition of Senate Bill 25-001, Colorado Voting Rights Act.

City Council – Study Session

Mon, Mar 17, 2025 at 6:30pm

Virtual and In-Person

Public's Right to Speak

Item No. 1 - MEMO - 2025 Legislative Forum

The Legislative Forum is an opportunity for the City’s elected officials and staff to discuss legislative priorities, current legislation, and Wheat Ridge positions and priorities for the 2025 session. Senator Jessie Danielson and Representative Monica Duran will be in attendance, and Colorado Municipal League Legislative Advocacy Manager Heather Stauffer will be available to review legislation and answer questions.

Item No. 2 - MEMO - State Land Use Legislation

The State of Colorado Legislature passed several bills in the 2024 Legislative Session related to land use and housing. The specific bills that have direct impacts to Wheat Ridge are: • SB24-005: Landscaping Practices for Water Conservation • HB24-1313: Transit-Oriented Communities • HB24-1007: Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits • HB24-1304: Minimum Parking Requirements • HB24-1152: Accessory Dwelling Units The purpose of this memo is to present a summary of the bills to Council and to confirm Council’s direction for the city to respond to the legislation.

Planning Commission

Thu, Mar 6, 2025 at 5:30pm

Virtual and in-person. Click for more information.

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City Plan Phase 4 Update

Pending

The purpose of this study session is to provide Planning Commission with an update on the City Plan process and to have a discussion with commissioners regarding the content included in the fourth phase of City Plan public engagement.

City Council – Study Session

Mon, Mar 3, 2025 at 6:30pm

Virtual and In-Person

Public's Right to Speak

Item No. 1 - MEMO - City Plan Update

The purpose of this study session is to provide City Council with an update on the City Plan process and to have a discussion with council members regarding the content included in the fourth phase of City Plan public engagement. Phase 4 includes a set of tools that the city can use to guide public and private investment to align with community priorities. It also examines how these tools might be used in different locations around Wheat Ridge and maps out what implementation might look like after adoption of the plan. Attachment 1 is content provided by the City Plan consultant, czb, which includes the details of the City Plan to support this study session.

Item No. 2 - MEMO - 39th West St Improvement Project

In March 2023, the city began a planning study of the 38th Avenue corridor between Youngfield Street and Kipling Street with the goals of improving the roadway to accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists, while still accommodating vehicular traffic, as well as providing improved stormwater drainage. The study combined public input with technical analysis to develop a recommended alternative for the corridor. Staff will provide City Council with the results of the third round of public input, provide information on the Xcel overhead line undergrounding cost, and seek concurrence on the preferred direction for final design.

Item No. 3 - MEMO - HCA HealthONE Proposal

The City received a request from HCA HealthONE LLC and its affiliate HCA HealthONE Rose to amend the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws to allow for freestanding emergency departments (FSED) in the City and for the development of a health park at the northwest corner of 38th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard.

City Council – Special Study Session

Mon, Feb 24, 2025 at 7:00pm

Virtual and In-Person

Public's Right to Speak

Item No. 1 - Fruitdale School Lofts

On November 28, 2016, City Council approved an Amended and Restated Development Agreement with the Wheat Ridge Housing Authority (WRHA) and Fruitdale School Partners LLC (FSP), for the redevelopment of Fruitdale School into a sixteen-unit residential development with five of those units restricted as affordable. The investment from the City and the WRHA into this project assisted in the preservation and rehabilitation of a National Registered historic property and the creation of affordable rental units for Wheat Ridge residents. FSP is in active negotiations to sell this property to Foothills Regional Housing. A sale of this property will impact the terms and conditions of the Agreement the City and WRHA entered into with FSP.

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