The Wellington Board of Trustees on Sept. 9 approved Resolution 38-2025, authorizing a consultant agreement with Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig (FHU) for a transportation and mobility master plan, an impact-fee nexus study and street design guidelines and standards for an amount not to exceed $199,910.

Brittany Lenore, planner III with the Wellington planning department, introduced the project and said, "This is the first transportation master plan for Wellington." She told trustees the work will supplement the town's comprehensive plan by expanding goals on safe, multimodal transportation, bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, sidewalk connectivity and corridor alignment with the board's strategic plan.

The scope includes a transportation and mobility master plan, an impact-fee nexus study to analyze and propose updates to existing impact fees and priorities, and street design guidelines and standards that will consider Larimer County urban-street standards where appropriate. Lenore said public engagement will be extensive and that the request for proposals required prioritizing bilingual outreach, pop-up events and digital engagement to capture community input.

Lenore identified the selected consultant team as FHU with subconsultant DigStudio; Stephanie Ball was named as FHU's primary project manager. Lenore said the town received six proposals, interviewed three finalists and used an evaluation scoring matrix included in the packet; the recommended firm scored highest.

On funding, Lenore said the contract is budgeted and that a $100,000 private development contribution from the Village at Sage Farms annexation agreement will help fund the plan. Staff recommended approval of the contract "not to exceed the amount of a $199,910," which the board approved by roll call.

A motion to approve Resolution 38-2025 passed on a roll-call vote. Trustees recorded in the meeting record voted yes: Trustee Moyer, Trustee Wiegand, Trustee Cannon, Mayor Pro Tem Mason and Mayor Shosse. Staff said the board will be involved at multiple points during the plan's development and that draft materials will return to the trustees for review.

There was no public comment on the item at the meeting.