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The council voted unanimously on each item. Formal votes and outcomes are listed below; public testimony accompanied several items.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution 2025-58 — Willow Run at Midway & Lowell and Broadlands Drive traffic signal: Council approved a construction agreement with Sturgeon Electric Company Inc. The motion passed unanimously. During public comment, Jeff Walker and Julie Walker described a 2022 crash at the intersection that severely injured their son and urged council to install a full traffic signal. Jeff Walker said their son “was struck by a teen driver” and described the long-term impacts of his injuries; Julie Walker said the community “can't afford to wait until another family suffers what mine did.”

- Ordinance 2257 — Business incentive agreement with Restaurant Depot: Council approved the ordinance on second and final reading and ordered it published. Stephanie Mallory, director of construction and property development for Restaurant Depot, told the council the store will be open to the public and estimated construction could start in 2025 with a tentative opening target discussed for early 2026. The ordinance passed unanimously.

- Resolution 2025-41 — Utility infrastructure rehabilitation (2025): Council approved a construction agreement with Instiforme Technologies LLC, dba CNL Water Solutions, to perform trenchless ultraviolet cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) rehabilitation for selected stormwater mains. The contract amount stated in staff materials was $1,605,600. Council approved the resolution unanimously.

- Resolution 2025-27 — Outlook Lift Station site application consulting agreement: Council approved a consulting agreement with Burns & McDonnell to prepare the site approval application required by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) for the Outlook lift station. The vote was unanimous; the staff summary said the design work will precede a separate construction agreement and that state review times vary.

- Ordinance 2269 — Amending chapter 2-60, administrative organization: The council approved first reading of an ordinance updating code language to reflect organizational changes the city has implemented since 2020 (including separating communications from human resources, creating distinct public-health/human-services units, and a proposed split of public works and water utilities). The measure passed first reading unanimously; a second reading and public hearing were described in staff materials as scheduled for a later date.

What council said and next steps

Council members thanked community witnesses and staff. For the traffic-signal item, council members noted they had observed “near misses” at the intersection and expressed support for the signal installation. For the stormwater rehabilitation project, staff said the CIPP lining method reduces per-foot cost compared with full dig-and-replace and extends the life of pipe by several decades. For the lift-station item, staff said CDPHE inspections found four lift stations lacking site-approval numbers and that the consulting agreement is part of a multi-step compliance and repair program.

All of the items in this roundup passed with recorded unanimous approvals in the council’s electronic voting system. Further implementation steps — construction schedules, state permitting, and follow-up contracts — were described in staff presentations and will be scheduled and published in future council materials.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Sessions","oneSentenceSummary","BROOMFIELD — The City and County of Broomfield City Council approved several construction and policy items, including a traffic-signal construction agreement at Midway/Lowell and Broadlands Drive, a $1.6 million stormwater pipe rehabilitation contract, a consulting contract to secure CDPHE approval for a lift station, and a business-incentive ordinance for Restaurant Depot; all measures passed unanimously.","taxTitle","Broomfield County, Colorado","taxId",9320,"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},6573243,"Waste Connections reviews first weeks of service; city, contractor address missed pickups and billing issues",277,5525000,5802000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3090971-188ee73fb0ef27fdeaf5427d07211c5b&start=5525&end=5802","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3090971-188ee73fb0ef27fdeaf5427d07211c5b/thumbnail_5525000.jpg","/articles/6573243/Broomfield-County/Colorado/Waste-Connections-reviews-first-weeks-of-service-city-contractor-address-missed-pickups-and-billing-issues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6573243-0818d251bf5fe6e6f44d473a97bde6f1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159400&Signature=lQS5firlYoH-vw4x4peKOW~2kw-P6BuMMPF0mBZXYICrP4HZYwAi8F1gbsm2D7pCy5b005Rv7qA9fV6om0tFzjWzEqPKJNNSw5d5IUeDwgLxkjCZr1hjJBp76Sqe~QP0uhMZv04zFvX8QT-DSkzV1p8A-itYMzz6hdEp05kTEhoKASkRUrhY~0h-gsZvxjBpIH9fTHmNy1v7B03zW7k~eGwQCpxE9BfBphyxZ1I8j2~DNSy5MSMVhK4uxszuXKHZ6BDGdP2HihRo5y6Bh64zp39WzWnGO9o5qBugX4oj4fPQcGyRqI9218JQ9DHYh2OjfnwPuitE16RSQy4Z9gP42A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","BROOMFIELD — Representatives from Waste Connections and the city provided an update on the first weeks of the contractor’s service in Broomfield, reporting large-scale cart delivery, a small percentage of customer opt-outs and some operational problems that staff said are being addressed.

Pat Drezzi, district manager for Waste Connections in Colorado, said the company delivered 17,392 carts and that default sign-ups (residents who did not opt in or out) accounted for roughly half of eligible homes. He said there were about 43 missed pickup complaints reported during the initial three weeks of new service and that Waste Connections staff provided several “courtesy” pickups outside the standard contract scope to aid residents during the transition.

Drezzi said the company’s local customer service group handled a high volume of calls during the first week — as many as 1,200 calls on peak days — with average hold times that peaked and then improved. He reported a four-week average hold time of approximately 3 minutes, 27 seconds and an average talk time of about 4 minutes, 53 seconds, and said those metrics were improving.

On billing, Drezzi acknowledged a senior-discount issue that staff corrected and said the company would investigate reported late fees applied to some accounts. Council members and residents raised continued concerns about phone hold times, partially emptied containers and damaged cart wheels; Drezzi and city staff said they are tracking those reports and had already replaced some equipment and corrected identified billing errors.

Council members thanked the company for its presentations and for the post-launch responsiveness, while urging faster resolution on lingering customer-service and billing concerns. Waste Connections and public-works staff said they will continue to post status updates and be available for one-on-one conversations in the lobby after the meeting.","Waste Connections told council it delivered roughly 17,392 carts and logged 43 missed pickups during the first weeks of service; staff and the company acknowledged early problems with customer call volumes, some billing errors affecting senior discounts and late fees, and ongoing follow-up.",{"_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},6573248,"City presents redesigned Broomfield Voice engagement platform; staff report higher site engagement",388,4263000,4651000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3090971-188ee73fb0ef27fdeaf5427d07211c5b&start=4263&end=4651","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3090971-188ee73fb0ef27fdeaf5427d07211c5b/thumbnail_4263000.jpg","/articles/6573248/Broomfield-County/Colorado/City-presents-redesigned-Broomfield-Voice-engagement-platform-staff-report-higher-site-engagement","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6573248-a6a5c3e6844959dd1b7af6da74f7a0f5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771159400&Signature=ku26wru~YMAbQPy-2~PkjfT-3eruZ5h2dM4JGuzacaH2OuvRuWfncaRAOtbK6qhkS8IL8~RCXlzEgFhv3Wr71HCei7687bozhSoZH-qz08qUkvPgnm9xUkDdO8OrxCIBw5sXVENJH4R87ZvpONrb2xT-i~6v2JbGH87DqT1o0RRYH4lwiwxjvGEAH06UQyboFjVLTY5rG1ZcBEjqo0yVsaS8F844oWhvYMFmmKfJnK4oxT5oYOZ3z6G5WRoTFJGT3Jaqb8s-neMuXZjcTmRYAsNVMzHIg0QSzXddGj-qFxfDRJxSlS1FxdRwlzSplkvLrfpLYdwGDeArecYC7RgprQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","BROOMFIELD — Communications staff and the city’s community engagement team demonstrated a redesigned version of Broomfield Voice, the city’s online resident engagement platform, and described improvements intended to make public input easier to find and use.

Julie Story, communications director, and Melanie Ferraro, community engagement specialist, led a live tour of the site and said the goals of the refresh were to modernize the site design, standardize project pages, archive completed projects, and improve accessibility for assistive technology. Ferraro said the platform now shows a consolidated “Find your project” search and a transportation and planning project map that lets residents locate active development and engineering items in their neighborhood.

Ferraro highlighted three features she said will help residents: a standardized project overview and timeline on each page, a “who’s listening” staff contact block to identify the staff receiving feedback, and an “Engage Now” hub listing projects that are currently collecting input. She said the team also archived older project pages to reduce clutter and has seen an increase in site visits and link clicks since the refresh.

Council members asked how the city promotes Broomfield Voice to residents who use social platforms. Ferraro said project-specific posts on Facebook and Nextdoor link to Broomfield Voice pages, and the communications team runs periodic campaigns encouraging residents to use the site. Council members also asked whether other departments and partners — for example the police department — post events and listening sessions on the platform; Ferraro said city departments post their projects on Broomfield Voice while the platform is generally reserved for official city and county projects.

Council member feedback included a request to make the planning map more prominent on the home page and a suggestion to consider including construction status for CIP projects on a single map or hub. Story and Ferraro said they would review the suggestions and consider additional links and navigation changes to surface the planning maps more directly.","Communications staff previewed a refreshed Broomfield Voice online engagement platform with improved navigation, project pages, accessibility updates and a project map; staff said visits and click-throughs have increased and the platform is used to gather public input on transportation and planning projects.","actionData","errors"]

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