Votes at a glance: Wheat Ridge council approves public-art and budget tweaks, sets hearings on parking and landscaping

The Wheat Ridge City Council on Monday approved a set of consent items, selected a public-art installation for The Green at 30th and set public hearings on two code amendments for multiunit parking and landscaping.

Key results

- Consent agenda: Council approved Resolution 31-2025, amending the 2025 Public Art Fund with a supplemental appropriation of $250,000 for public art related to the Youngfield Beautification Project. Council also approved Resolution 32-2025 to amend the 2025 Open Space Fund with a supplemental appropriation of $254,299 to accept a Colorado State Forest Service reimbursement grant of $380,350 (reimbursement timeline through Oct. 31, 2025). The consent items passed on a voice poll recorded as "All ayes, no nays."

- Public art selection: The council approved the Cultural Commission's selection of "Fun Fun Fungi" by artist David Farquharson (Far Horizon Studio LLC) to be installed at The Green at 30th. The proposal, funded from the project's $60,000 art allocation, was presented by Parks & Recreation staff and the public-art consultant and was unanimously recommended by the selection panel. The council’s vote was recorded as unanimous.

- Code updates — hearings set: Council approved on reading motions to set public hearings for two proposed ordinances: • Council Bill 11-2025 (amending Chapter 26 regarding multiunit residential parking requirements) — public hearing set for Monday, June 23, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. • Council Bill 12-2025 (procedural updates to landscaping requirements in Section 26-502) — public hearing set for Monday, June 23, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

What changed and what’s next: The consent resolutions amend budget lines to reflect previously approved projects and an accepted state forestry reimbursement grant; they require city accounting steps to receive reimbursements and spend the art allocation on the Youngfield project. The art selection will proceed to fabrication and installation work coordinated with the parks project; staff said electrical and engineering details will be finalized after contract approval. The parking and landscaping ordinances will return to council for public hearings on June 23.

Votes and record: The consent motions and ordinance hearing motions passed by unanimous voice poll (recorded as "All ayes, no nays" in the transcript); the public-art selection motion also passed unanimously. Where specific roll-call tallies were recorded, the clerk reported unanimous approval for the items listed above.