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Westminster council approves multiple grants, project appropriations and development agreements in Sept. 22 session
Summary
Council approved a series of measures including grant acceptance, open space grant execution, appropriations for the replacement municipal courthouse and the Westminster Boulevard raw water pipeline; several zoning and development votes also took place.
The Westminster City Council on Sept. 22 approved a slate of administrative and budget actions, accepted grant awards and voted on several development items. Most consent and appropriation items passed by recorded roll call; one zoning ordinance failed to reach the supermajority required to change the municipal code.
Passed items and vote tallies (at a glance) - Consent agenda (items 8a–8g): approved (5–0). The motion to approve the consent agenda carried on a unanimous roll call.
- Council Bill No. 34 (first reading): authorized the city manager to accept the Denver Regional Council of Governments Building Performance Collaborative grant and appropriate funding — passed (5–0).
- Motion to continue item 11B to Oct. 13 so all councilors could vote: passed (5–0).
- Item 11C — Adams County Open Space Grant for the Municipal Court Park project: council authorized the city manager to execute the grant agreement (motion passed 5–0); related motions to appropriate Adams County matching funds and to increase the construction authorization for FCI Constructors, Inc., for the replacement municipal courthouse project also passed (motions passed 5–0).
- Council Bill No. 36 (first reading): authorized a supplemental appropriation of $1,400,000 for the Adams County open space grant and related carryovers for the replacement municipal courthouse project — passed (5–0).
- Council Bill No. 37 (first reading): established a City of Westminster Noxious Weed Advisory Board — passed (5–0).
- Council Bill No. 29 (second reading): approved a development agreement with Volker Development Inc. for Lot 2, Block C6 in Downtown Westminster — passed (4–1). Roll call: Councilor Carmelia Yes; Councilor DeMott Yes; Councilor Hart Yes; Mayor Nancy McNally Yes; Councilor Ireland No.
- Council Bill No. 31 (second reading): approved comprehensive plan amendments for approximately 74 acres near Westminster Boulevard and West 104th Avenue — passed (4–1). Roll call results recorded with Councilor Ireland voting No.
- Council Bill No. 32 (second reading): proposed rezoning (planned unit development) for the same Westminster Boulevard / West 104th area — failed on a 3–2 vote. Roll call was Yes from Councilors Carmelia, DeMott and Hart; No from Councilor Ireland and Mayor McNally. City staff and the city attorney noted that Westminster’s charter requires a supermajority (four affirmative votes) to adopt ordinances that change the municipal code; the 3–2 vote therefore did not meet the legal threshold and the ordinance failed.
- Council Bill No. 33 (second reading): appropriated a $4,000,000 transfer from the utility capital reserve account to the Utility Water Fund for construction of the raw water line serving the Westminster Boulevard drinking water facility — passed (4–1).
Votes on minutes and routine items - Minutes of the Sept. 8, 2025 city council meeting: approved (motion carried; roll call vote recorded as affirmative by the councilors present).
Context and notable discussion Councilors asked several detailed questions during discussion about infrastructure capacity (water and power) tied to development approvals. Councilor Ireland recorded several “No” votes on development or rezoning items, citing concerns about parking, water and power capacity. City staff explained that several items were appropriations, grant acceptances, or first readings; where second readings and code changes were proposed an ordinance requires a majority per charter, and in at least one case (Bill 32) that higher threshold was not met.
Ending All actions are recorded in the official minutes. Staff said they will return with additional memos and ordinance language where council asked for clarifications or changes; several items will return for second readings or additional council consideration at later meetings.
