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Votes at a glance: Centennial council approves consent agenda and adopts ordinance allowing administrative approval of projects on city property
Summary
At the March 4 Centennial City Council meeting the council approved the consent agenda (8–0) and adopted Ordinance 2025‑O‑004 (8–0), which allows the city to administratively approve development on city-owned property; staff recommended the change as an efficiency measure.
At its March 4 regular meeting the Centennial City Council took two recorded formal actions: the council approved the consent agenda and adopted Ordinance 2025‑O‑004 amending the Land Development Code’s applicability to city‑owned property.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda — Motion to approve the consent agenda as read into the record; moved by Mayor Pro Tem Mike Sutherland; seconded by Council member Sheehan; vote recorded as 8 ayes; motion carries. Items included: Ordinance 2025‑O‑03 (first reading) amending Chapter 12 (sliding scale compliance requirements), Resolution 2025‑R‑10 (repealing City Council Policy 2015‑CCP‑02 and replacing with City Council Policy 2025‑CCP‑01, community sponsorship policy), and minutes of the Feb. 18, 2025 study session and regular meeting.
- Ordinance 2025‑O‑004 — Motion to approve Ordinance 2025‑O‑004, an ordinance of the City Council of the City of Centennial, Colorado, amending Chapter 12 of the Municipal Code (Land Development Code) concerning applicability to city‑owned property; moved by Mayor Pro Tem Mike Sutherland; seconded by Council member Allston; vote recorded as 8 ayes; motion carries. Staff explained the amendment is intended to allow the city to administratively approve development on city-owned property to avoid an inefficient process of the city seeking approvals from itself; staff noted budget approvals would still come to council when required.
Public comment: No members of the public signed up to speak on Ordinance 2025‑O‑004 during the hearing; staff also noted there was no presentation required for the ordinance.
Next procedural steps: Ordinance 2025‑O‑004 was adopted following the hearing; the items in the consent agenda were approved and will be processed according to the usual ordinance and resolution workflows.
