Council approves traffic signal, utility and development agreements; several items pass unanimously

BROOMFIELD — The City and County of Broomfield City Council approved several actions on routine and action items, including contracts for traffic signal and utility work, a consulting agreement to obtain a state site approval for a sewer lift station, and a business incentive ordinance for a wholesale-retail business.

The council voted unanimously on each item. Formal votes and outcomes are listed below; public testimony accompanied several items.

Votes at a glance

- Resolution 2025-58 — Willow Run at Midway & Lowell and Broadlands Drive traffic signal: Council approved a construction agreement with Sturgeon Electric Company Inc. The motion passed unanimously. During public comment, Jeff Walker and Julie Walker described a 2022 crash at the intersection that severely injured their son and urged council to install a full traffic signal. Jeff Walker said their son “was struck by a teen driver” and described the long-term impacts of his injuries; Julie Walker said the community “can't afford to wait until another family suffers what mine did.”

- Ordinance 2257 — Business incentive agreement with Restaurant Depot: Council approved the ordinance on second and final reading and ordered it published. Stephanie Mallory, director of construction and property development for Restaurant Depot, told the council the store will be open to the public and estimated construction could start in 2025 with a tentative opening target discussed for early 2026. The ordinance passed unanimously.

- Resolution 2025-41 — Utility infrastructure rehabilitation (2025): Council approved a construction agreement with Instiforme Technologies LLC, dba CNL Water Solutions, to perform trenchless ultraviolet cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) rehabilitation for selected stormwater mains. The contract amount stated in staff materials was $1,605,600. Council approved the resolution unanimously.

- Resolution 2025-27 — Outlook Lift Station site application consulting agreement: Council approved a consulting agreement with Burns & McDonnell to prepare the site approval application required by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) for the Outlook lift station. The vote was unanimous; the staff summary said the design work will precede a separate construction agreement and that state review times vary.

- Ordinance 2269 — Amending chapter 2-60, administrative organization: The council approved first reading of an ordinance updating code language to reflect organizational changes the city has implemented since 2020 (including separating communications from human resources, creating distinct public-health/human-services units, and a proposed split of public works and water utilities). The measure passed first reading unanimously; a second reading and public hearing were described in staff materials as scheduled for a later date.

What council said and next steps

Council members thanked community witnesses and staff. For the traffic-signal item, council members noted they had observed “near misses” at the intersection and expressed support for the signal installation. For the stormwater rehabilitation project, staff said the CIPP lining method reduces per-foot cost compared with full dig-and-replace and extends the life of pipe by several decades. For the lift-station item, staff said CDPHE inspections found four lift stations lacking site-approval numbers and that the consulting agreement is part of a multi-step compliance and repair program.

All of the items in this roundup passed with recorded unanimous approvals in the council’s electronic voting system. Further implementation steps — construction schedules, state permitting, and follow-up contracts — were described in staff presentations and will be scheduled and published in future council materials.