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Lakewood Council approves two property purchases on unanimous consent
Summary
The Lakewood City Council on April 14 approved two consent-agenda items authorizing purchases of real property for municipal and open-space purposes, voting 11-0 to introduce related ordinances and set public hearings.
The Lakewood City Council on April 14 voted unanimously to introduce ordinances and schedule public hearings for two real‑property purchases included on the consent agenda.
Both items were approved on the consent agenda and ordered published in the Denver Post with public hearings set as indicated in the ordinances.
The consent agenda listed two property acquisitions: authorization to purchase property at 1275 South Heller Street for municipal purposes and authorization to purchase property at 10500 West 20 Fifth Avenue for open-space and park purposes. The city clerk read both items into the record before the council approved the consent motion and the subsequent procedural motion to publish and set hearings.
A council member moved that all ordinances introduced on first reading be published in the Denver Post with public hearings set for the dates included in the ordinances; another council member seconded the motion. The motion passed 11 yeses, 0 nos.
The council did not discuss the items in detail at the dais during the public portion recorded in the transcript; one consent item (item 10) was removed from the agenda earlier in the meeting for later consideration.
Votes at a glance: - Item 9A (authorization to purchase 1275 South Heller Street): introduced on first reading as part of the consent agenda; public hearing to be set per the ordinance; outcome: passed (consent). - Item 9B (authorization to purchase 10500 West 20 Fifth Avenue for open-space/park purposes): introduced on first reading as part of the consent agenda; public hearing to be set per the ordinance; outcome: passed (consent).
Council action was procedural: ordinances were introduced and publication/hearing steps were approved. The transcript does not record additional details such as purchase prices, closing timelines, or department implementation steps; those specifics were not specified in the portion of the record provided.
