Englewood staff set multiple land‑use and calendar items for council review, including Chick‑fil‑A PUD and study session on lease conveyance

City staff placed several land-use and calendar items on upcoming council agendas during the Aug. 27 mayor–manager meeting, including a public hearing and first reading for a Chick‑fil‑A planned-unit development (PUD), a study session on a partial termination of a ground lease and conveyance of property for City Center, and a council-requested report on the McClellan Reservoir land purchase funding.

Staff read the draft Sept. 15 agenda, which included an item described as "First reading, Chick fil A PUD" and a separate "first reading for partial termination of ground lease and conveyance of property agreement." The study-session schedule also listed a topic described as "partial termination of town lease and conveyance of property agreement for city center." City Attorney Tamara Niles was noted as unavailable for one meeting; staff said another staff member (Vicky) would handle duties in her absence.

Why it matters: PUDs and lease-conveyance agreements can change development rights for specific parcels and may require more than one council meeting for review. City staff flagged the items for multiple upcoming meeting dates and discussed how to balance those items with other heavy agendas.

Other items and requests: staff also read a long Sept. 15 agenda with storm drainage criteria manual updates, contract renewals for utilities and treatment plant improvements, parks and recreation bond contract approvals, and other items. The mayor asked staff to provide historical funding information for the McClellan Reservoir land purchase and the year the later fund (LTAR or similar) was established; the transcript records a council request asking specifically "what was the funding source for the original purchase of McClellan Reservoir Land? And what year was the land purchased? What year was the LTAR or later fund set up?" Staff did not provide answers in the Aug. 27 meeting and the transcript records the request for a future response.

Council process and executive session planning: staff discussed moving an executive session on attorney-client privilege—regarding litigation and claims tied to homelessness service providers—to Sept. 8 or keeping it on Sept. 15. City Attorney attendance and the volume of first readings scheduled led staff and the mayor to discuss which meeting night would best accommodate the agenda.

No final council action: the mayor–manager meeting is an administrative scheduling and preparatory session; no formal votes, ordinance readings, or approvals occurred during the Aug. 27 meeting. Items were scheduled for future council consideration, and staff were directed to prepare background materials and draft ordinances/resolutions as needed.

Next steps: staff will compile the requested historical funding information on McClellan Reservoir, prepare the Chick‑fil‑A PUD packet for the first reading/public hearing, and provide lease/conveyance documents for the study session date when the item returns to the council calendar.