ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Englewood City Council on Jan. 21, 2025, approved several contracts for city maintenance and infrastructure, confirmed new board and commission appointments, amended a public-art contract and extended a regional homelessness plan through 2026; council members also recognized city staff and a county office for securing $850,000 in FEMA reimbursement following a June 2023 storm.

The council voted to contract with Lane (described in the meeting as a granite company) for repairs to a deep well at McClellan Reservoir to maintain water infrastructure. It approved a separate contract with Environmental Designs to provide landscaping and grounds maintenance at the City Center, including the parking garage, walkways and exterior areas. The council also approved a contract with DCPS Cleaning for snow- and ice-removal services at the City Center.

Council members amended a contract with Historic Inglewood to fund murals at the Civic Center, intended to celebrate local history and engage visitors. The council additionally approved appointments to multiple advisory boards and commissions, including the Historic Preservation Commission and the Cultural Arts Commission; the transcript did not specify the appointees’ names.

The council extended the Tri Cities Homelessness Action Plan through 2026. The transcript describes the plan as a joint effort with Littleton and Sheridan focused on governance, community education and coordination of services; no further implementation details or funding breakdowns were provided in the meeting recap.

City staff and the Arapahoe County Office of Emergency Management were recognized for securing $850,000 in FEMA reimbursement for storm-damage repairs stemming from a June 2023 storm. The meeting recap identified the Englewood Public Works and Finance teams as having worked with the county office to obtain the funds.

The transcript supplied for this article did not include individual motion language, the names of movers or seconders, or vote tallies for the approvals. Where the meeting text listed approvals, this article reports the actions as described in the council recap; specific vote counts and named appointees were not specified in the provided transcript.

FURTHER ACTIONS AND TIMELINE: The transcript did not state dates for contract starts, completion timelines, or specific follow-up assignments to departments. The council’s extension of the Tri Cities Homelessness Action Plan was presented as continuing the regional agreement through 2026; the meeting recap did not provide next steps or reporting requirements.