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Bauer said the committee accepted Littleton Boulevard/Main Street (US 85 to Broadway) for federal‑aid eligibility, which could make that corridor eligible for additional federal funding programs in the future. He also summarized committee discussion of the DRCOG 2050 regional transportation plan update, which uses scenario analysis to evaluate outcomes such as ridership, delay, and network comfort under different investments, and projects slower population growth than prior forecasts — the committee cited a 2050 population projection near 800,000 for the region under some scenarios and emphasized an aging population.
Bauer said the committee examined transit and microtransit scenarios and modeled potential benefits such as increased ridership and reduced delay under different investment packages. He offered to share the DRCOG materials with council members.
The report was informational; no city action or funding decisions were made at the study session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Centennial City Study Session | 7/15/2025","oneSentenceSummary","A council member reported that the regional transportation committee added roadway facilities to federal‑aid eligibility and discussed the 2050 regional transportation plan’s scenarios and projections, including lower population growth and an older demographic profile.","taxTitle","Centennial, Arapahoe County, Colorado","taxId",5762,"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},6165219,"Faith Council hears presentation on Care Portal as a local route to assist people in need",169,2010160,2179240,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5425868-2eb22fe8b252bae22f65597d076e9ff1&start=2010&end=2179","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5425868-2eb22fe8b252bae22f65597d076e9ff1/thumbnail_2010160.jpg","/articles/6165219/Centennial/Arapahoe-County/Colorado/Faith-Council-hears-presentation-on-Care-Portal-as-a-local-route-to-assist-people-in-need","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6165219-42e3459a63a6fcee5e292c11588c2cfd/orig.mp4?Expires=1770438892&Signature=d8ggkG-d0M8LGbutUu896V7trYzlI35tDY0cBuW0cZSDEgBMZGRWlrM1-2yHA6o7D3nAQH6RCR~EcQi3fZYic6WAAYMgOLpnDagY3zbaM3ukiekAb2g3JxiUS2tKEYLtnq3wrPDygXviB1vEq2NRQmG7N4MgdgHpEf9z9NdkhcV223TYRfd9OleN2iYaRbOHKVuKxHd1b7JJHLXMQQ522FAyRNQqS20rOa-9SoSCMVUfRMFw6i9ncDn-XEqo~wHEI58qPJ1KTczLCM~dZKBGk44YD4ewDzO9yXtHvcAkD9YAH-0y66QZvPhQ1ck-yPclnz5MB3Bj-GjZSLkSy6j1AA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the July 15 study session a council member reported on a recent Faith Council meeting where Andrea Suhaka and a presenter from Care Portal described a web and QR‑code platform that connects screened local requests for goods and short‑term services with donors and volunteer groups.
According to the report, Care Portal provides a daily or weekly list of prescreened needs — such as beds, furniture, baby supplies, food assistance and short‑term transportation — that donors or employers can fill. The Faith Council report said requests are screened before being posted so the portal is intended to reduce time spent by donors searching for verified recipients.
Council members said they would explore connecting Care Portal to the city’s homelessness outreach work and that brochures and information about the portal were available from the Faith Council. No council action or funding commitments were made at the meeting.","A Faith Council presentation described Care Portal, a platform matching screened requests for goods and services (beds, furniture, cribs, food, rides) with donors and employers; council members said they will explore local coordination with homelessness outreach staff.",{"_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},6165224,"Council members report testing of quieter electric trainer at Centennial Airport and local advanced‑electric aircraft development",300,1674810,1974990,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5425868-2eb22fe8b252bae22f65597d076e9ff1&start=1674&end=1974","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5425868-2eb22fe8b252bae22f65597d076e9ff1/thumbnail_1674810.jpg","/articles/6165224/Centennial/Arapahoe-County/Colorado/Council-members-report-testing-of-quieter-electric-trainer-at-Centennial-Airport-and-local-advancedelectric-aircraft-development","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6165224-1a06d948ed31c488d29052be7cd2ce2f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770438892&Signature=IK6thyMOEgC1OM~rVoyrw9n1YtwXB4My~igie8TZX4E3hfdx0jW-zcrozBF4Epk1fprvt3gg5Cb-7O-mmipgEWY8qH62XPRu0c24NNdwMT09demArJRbxRi1c07hM8rR6YkBjc1LbEPprxWe2StFZoEk1biRM127bP7-QRGbsad1nPhzVFRwzGFDdC0FcFsq8MQNbK6iY5WpUtZ7yFMuZCyip68EwpgaTMj5Wh4MCsnKn5hNXIIKGkvZTQ4ZyWt6LcNyLNCa9tY~wt~ZNxup1xB6ppyaa86ot25icnmLyOxj9STMgKEYr0C8nbaWs6HTQUvXiuTkX5Qn34snYQHKIw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several council members used their weekly reports on July 15 to highlight local aerospace activity at Centennial Airport and nearby companies testing electric aircraft and advanced rotorcraft.
Council member Sheehan described an electric trainer aircraft that visited Centennial Airport for noise testing and said the airport compared that aircraft to a legacy Cessna 172. “It's about 25 dB reduction in noise,” Sheehan said of the electric trainer’s measured difference near airport monitors, adding that the trainer’s endurance is roughly 70 minutes and that the aircraft is not yet FAA certified.
Sheehan also described Cosmic Aerospace, a company in Centennial that is developing an electric passenger airplane with a distributed‑electric propulsion design. Sheehan said the design under development would seat about 24 people, put propulsion units (small electric turbines) into the wing — 16 per wing in the concept shared with council — and aim for a range of roughly 600 miles.
Council member Holt and other council members reported visiting local aerospace firms. Holt described a visit to a Cosmic Aerospace mock‑up and a separate tour of United Rotorcraft (United Rotocraft in transcript), a local company that produces the FireHawk helicopter and custom air‑ambulance interiors, and that hires former military personnel. Holt noted United Rotorcraft’s work on FireHawk airframes and that the company offers tours for community leaders.
Council members framed these reports as community economic development and technology highlights; there were no requests for city action, ordinance changes, or direct city investment discussed at the meeting.
The reports underscore the concentration of aerospace engineering and manufacturing activity in the Centennial area and offer early indications of quieter, electric propulsion technologies being tested locally.","Council members described noise tests of an electric trainer aircraft that reduced measured noise by about 25 dB and highlighted local companies developing electric passenger and rotorcraft technologies; no council action was taken.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6165229,"Centennial staff urges DRCOG to correct data gaps in regional housing needs assessment under SB 24-174",1617,25560,1642630,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5425868-2eb22fe8b252bae22f65597d076e9ff1&start=25&end=1642","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5425868-2eb22fe8b252bae22f65597d076e9ff1/thumbnail_25560.jpg","/articles/6165229/Centennial/Arapahoe-County/Colorado/Centennial-staff-urges-DRCOG-to-correct-data-gaps-in-regional-housing-needs-assessment-under-SB-24-174","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6165229-b7e46fd362e21963073faa377d960432/orig.mp4?Expires=1770438892&Signature=RvpAuwaQe35LP-C9MeP5m6cQeWiSfuLutKol2tSzHgucEcK8PIrYUbHrj74QMrKtTUvod52aJMC53f1fTBC5ZeXAJ9w5jv71d--8O-XlJSYaRbCRH4dWGKLSdT2tqz5906dWMmHoj2h63RdH-ISpFdWIfUjUHbzHajJdJ2rs8x6EN07K~IhaM8tKyiHmKGBhBpyvfgXvDNALmKpTpDTt9~OB-Vjg1-dvH1GML0amcBC~fxecB5eRfh7StqpT8PVHtHSLLuGhIjRGXoCKLGVs89gEa1Xmv4J9-yCYJgLBxpUo9fERaBQTYkV-PQ81KqS96MWGRI31578eTJug0gujtQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Centennial staff on July 15 told the City Council that the Denver regional housing needs assessment prepared by the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) and tied to Senate Bill 24-174 allocates 7,300 housing units to Centennial for the next decade but contains data differences the city wants addressed.
Melanie Ward, the city's manager of development, foresight and infrastructure readiness, told the council the DRCOG assessment “allocates a 10‑year housing need to Centennial of 7,300 units” and recommends the Denver region build roughly 223,000 units over the next decade toward a broader 500,000‑unit target by 2050.
Ward said DRCOG used a HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) permit dataset that shows about 1,700 units permitted in Centennial over the past decade; Centennial’s internal permitting records show almost 3,000 units permitted over the same period, an undercount Ward characterized as roughly 42 percent.
The DRCOG work is part of implementation of Senate Bill 24-174, cited by staff as the Sustainable Affordable Housing Assistance Act (also called the Housing Planning Act). Ward said the statute requires a housing needs assessment by the end of 2026 and gives jurisdictions the option to use either a local or a regional assessment. The statute also calls for comprehensive plan updates to add a water supply and strategic growth element and for a housing action plan, but those later steps await state rulemaking, Ward said.
Ward told the council that the state’s Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) suggested updates Centennial could add to its 2022 local housing needs assessment, including disaggregating housing need by income and adding a geographic analysis of displacement risk. She said DRCOG’s process accepts public comment and defines a 60‑day comment window that DRCOG set from July 14 through Sept. 12, 2024.
Council members raised several clarifying questions. Mayor Jack Pico asked whether staff could supply updated permit and pipeline counts to show projects under construction or approved since 2021; Ward said the city could and recommended including those more current pipeline figures in comments to DRCOG. Council member Sheehan asked for a definition of “displacement risk”; Ward replied it means areas where development may price existing residents out of their homes. Council member Austin asked whether units in the private market counted as “new” housing for DRCOG’s model; Ward said DRCOG appears to be focusing on the projected number of households rather than simple turnover, and staff will ask DRCOG for model details.
Staff proposed four formal comments for DRCOG: provide updated permitted‑unit counts to correct the undercount; reconcile local growth rates with DRCOG allocations that appear to assume Centennial will grow at the same rate as Arapahoe County and the Southeast submarket; include undeveloped and underdeveloped land capacity in DRCOG’s assessment; and note Centennial’s local analysis that shows a surplus of rental housing for households earning $50,000–$75,000 and a surplus of ownership units for households earning more than $100,000.
If the council agrees, Ward said staff would edit the draft comments and submit them to DRCOG by the Sept. 12 deadline and would return to council later with proposals for comprehensive plan updates and for the housing action plan once the state finalizes rules.
No formal vote was taken; council members indicated support for allowing staff to finalize and submit comments to DRCOG.
The discussion took place during the council’s study session; the city did not adopt new policy or a local housing action plan at the meeting.","City staff told the Centennial City Council the Denver-region assessment by DRCOG allocates 7,300 units to Centennial over 10 years but undercounts locally permitted units and omits land‑capacity details; staff recommended submitting formal comments to DRCOG by Sept. 12.","actionData","errors"]

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