Votes at a glance: Council approves consent agenda, Jackass Hill grant application and contractor licensing ordinance
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Summary
At the April 15 Littleton City Council meeting the consent agenda passed, the council authorized an Arapahoe County Open Space grant application for Jackass Hill Park (4–3) and adopted a rewritten contractor licensing code (7–0). Several consent items were discussed or pulled for separate consideration.
Key outcomes from the April 15 Littleton City Council meeting:
- Consent agenda: Council moved to approve the consent agenda items A–N with the exception of item C (Jackass Hill grant application) and item I (removed from the agenda). The initial consent motion passed by a 7–0 electronic vote.
- Resolution 40‑2025 (Jackass Hill Park): Pulled from consent and later approved after debate and public comment. Motion passed 4–3. Yes votes: 4; No votes: 3. The resolution authorizes the city to apply for Arapahoe County Open Space funding for Jackass Hill Park improvements; the application requested $600,000 and South Suburban Parks committed $650,000. Approval at this meeting authorized only a grant application; award and final design approvals remain separate.
- Ordinance (Title 3, Chapter 16): On second reading the council unanimously approved a rewrite of the contractor licensing code to centralize licensing in Community Development, require ICC exams for several contractor classifications, set insurance minimums and add nonpayment as grounds for suspension (vote 7–0).
Other consent items listed on the agenda (as read into the record) included professional services and construction contracts, intergovernmental agreements, grant applications and two ordinances on first reading; these items were taken together in the consent action except for items pulled for separate discussion. Full consent list as read by staff included (verbatim descriptions from agenda):
• Resolution 29‑2025 — professional services agreement with HDR Engineering Inc. for Santa Fe Drive and Mineral Ave. operational improvement projects (City project 20‑22).
• Resolution 35‑2025 — construction contract with Institute Form Technologies, LLC (C&L Water Solutions) for Bellevue and Federal Stormwater Pipe Replacement (City project 24‑71).
• Resolution 40‑2025 — application for Arapahoe County Open Space Grant for Jackass Hill Park improvements (pulled; later approved 4–3).
• Resolution 43‑2025 — application for Arapahoe County Open Space Grant for Powers Park improvements.
• Resolution 21‑2025 — subrecipient agreement with Adams County Health Department to join Colorado local entity Air Network.
• Resolution 32‑2025 — intergovernmental agreement with City of Englewood for restorative justice services.
• Ordinance 3‑2025 (first reading) — five‑year master agreement with Xerox Corporation for print services.
• Resolution 27‑2025 — IGA with Arapahoe County and City of Centennial for High Line Canal underpass design/right‑of‑way/utility relocation.
• Resolution 36‑2025 — intergovernmental agreement with Arapahoe County for radio communications network use.
• Resolution 39‑2025 — creation of a charter review committee.
• Ordinance 8‑2025 (first reading) — temporary moratorium on new fuel‑sales applications.
• Miscellaneous appointments and minutes approvals.
Why it matters: The meeting combined routine contract and grant authorizations with two items that drew extended discussion: the Jackass Hill Park grant application and the contractor licensing code rewrite. The Jackass Hill decision was the closest vote and prompted staff to promise further engagement on trail surfaces and grant scoping.