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Votes at a glance: Council approves pay schedule, minutes, engineering amendment and schedules hearings
Summary
At its meeting, the Loveland City Council approved minutes, adopted an ordinance setting nonunion employee compensation, approved an amendment to the Choice 1 Engineering agreement for SR‑48/Butterworth sidewalk design and set several meeting dates and hearings.
The Loveland City Council recorded several formal actions during the meeting, including adoption of an employee-compensation ordinance, approval of minutes and authorization to amend an engineering agreement for a sidewalk project. The council also set meeting dates and a public hearing.
Minutes - Item: Approval of minutes for the Sept. 23, 2025 meeting. - Motion outcome: Motion to approve as written carried by roll call (motion carries, recorded as 7 to 0; Vice Mayor Phelps stated an abstention because of absence).
Ordinance — municipal compensation - Item: Second reading and adoption of an ordinance establishing the schedule of municipal compensation of nonunion employees and repealing Ordinance 2025-20 (referred to in the meeting as Ordinance 86). - Outcome: Ordinance 86 adopted by a roll-call vote recorded as 7 to 0. - Notes: Councilmember Hart spoke in favor, citing the need to provide competitive compensation to retain staff.
Resolution — engineering agreement amendment (Choice 1 Engineering) - Item: Resolution authorizing the city manager to amend the agreement with Choice 1 Engineering for the State Route 48 and Butterworth Road sidewalk project to add right-of-way plan work and an associated fee increase. - Financial detail discussed in staff presentation: an additional fee of $75,262 for right-of-way plans; staff said ODOT will fund roughly 90% of the SR‑48 portion and the Butterworth portion is city-funded. Funding sources discussed included ODOT, OKI and recreation-land TIF funds for the city share. Construction was described as likely in late 2027. - Outcome: Resolution 87 adopted (roll-call outcome recorded in the transcript as "Resolution 87 is adopted by 7 to 6"). - Notes: Staff said the fee and scope align with ODOT metrics and similar recent projects.
Scheduling and hearings - Item: Set a special meeting for Oct. 28, 2025 at 6 p.m. for a 2026 CIP presentation. - Outcome: Approved by roll call (motion carries 7 to 0).
- Item: Revise the council meeting schedule to move the Nov. 11 meeting (Veterans Day) to Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. and set the December meetings as described in packet. - Outcome: Motion carries 7 to 0.
- Item: Set a public hearing for the Nisbet (Nisbet/Nisberg spelling varied in the transcript) District zoning text and map amendment for Nov. 12 at about 7 p.m. - Outcome: Motion carries 7 to 0.
Votes listed above reflect roll-call tallies as announced in the meeting transcript. Individual roll-call entries appear in the official minutes.
