Englewood City schedules public hearings, budget and contract items for September–October meetings

Englewood City officials on Sept. 10 reviewed and scheduled multiple public hearings, budget items, contracts and grant acceptances for meetings set Sept. 15, Sept. 22, Oct. 6 and Oct. 13.

The meeting, convened as the mayor–manager session, placed front and center a proposed update to the storm drainage criteria manual and city code section 12.5.9; planned contract approvals for facility and utility work; and several budget and grant items that city staff said will require public hearings or separate council consideration.

City Manager Sean Lewis presented a list of items slated for the Sept. 15 meeting, including the storm drainage manual and code update, a judge’s salary discussion, recognition of South Broadway revitalization volunteers, introduction of a new traffic engineering manager, a contract with RhinoTrax Construction for service center space improvements, a construction contract with GH Phipps for work at the Allen plant, and renewal of the on-call contract for water infrastructure repairs. Lewis also identified parks and recreation bond project contract approvals for work at Bellevue and Emerson locations as part of bond-related projects.

Some items were confirmed for consent while others were flagged for separate action or public hearing. Staff indicated the water and sewer board items would be appropriate for consent; the Chick-fil-A planned unit development amendment will be handled as a public hearing and not as a consent item. A proposed intergovernmental agreement (IGA) for a green business program with the City of Bridal and an IGA for sustainability program services with the City of Sheridan were noted; staff said the Sheridan sustainability IGA could be placed on consent.

Council Bill (CB) 45, identified in the meeting as an Arapahoe County open-space grant acceptance, would authorize acceptance of $500,000 in county funds for the Centennial Trail Enhancement Project; staff recommended that item remain off consent because it is not part of the parks bond program. City staff also described a compliance agreement with Denver Water (referred to as CB 44 in the agenda) related to City of Englewood responsibilities for emergency interconnections.

Looking ahead, the Sept. 22 meeting will include a public hearing and informational update on a proposed ground-lease termination for the former Weingarten property in Englewood City Center; an update from the Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce; and further work on the draft proposed 2026 operating and capital budgets. Staff also listed the August 2025 general fund monthly financial report and the Sustainability Commission’s native lawn certification program for that date. City staff noted some lengthier items may be moved to later dates depending on time needed for public testimony.

The Oct. 6 agenda as presented included the Englewood Downtown Development Authority (EDDA) proposed 2026 budget, a proposed resolution for a ground-lease agreement between the Englewood McClellan Reservoir Foundation and Page West Acquisitions for vacant property near McClellan, electrical instrumentation and controls contract renewals, first readings of 2026 budget ordinances, and acceptance of a state Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) grant through the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice in the amount of $40,873. The Oct. 13 meeting was listed to include an update from the director of the Aurora South Metro Small Business Center and a utility strategy execution update.

On scheduling and next steps, staff and the clerk’s office agreed to set the Sept. 22 public hearing to begin at 6 p.m. so the public can plan to attend; communications will publish notice of the hearing and the clerk’s office will publish the official notice. City staff reported they were moving some items to Oct. 6 to avoid an excessively long public hearing night and confirmed that study-session items would follow the public hearing as needed.

Councilmember Russell raised a facilities security item regarding locks on a gate at Global Storage, which staff said they are checking on. Councilmember Wright asked for data on the number of accidents — pedestrian and otherwise — on Broadway; staff said they are collecting that information for a subsequent meeting.

The meeting concluded with no formal votes taken; the session served to set agendas, clarify consent items and schedule public hearings and staff follow-ups.

Ending

City staff will publish formal public hearing notices and circulate updated agendas ahead of the next regular council meetings. Several items flagged as likely to draw public testimony — including the ground-lease termination for the former Weingarten property, the Chick-fil-A PUD amendment and proposed 2026 budget hearings — remain tentatively scheduled and may be rescheduled if needed to manage meeting length.