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Woodland Park council approves consent items, liquor license and budget amendment; sets public hearing on proposed 120‑foot tower
Summary
At its June 18 meeting the City Council approved the consent calendar, authorized a special event liquor license, approved a supplemental budget ordinance covering DDA grants, legal costs and a pool repair, and set a July 17 public hearing for a Core Electric Cooperative tower special use permit.
The Woodland Park City Council on June 18 approved several routine and substantive items: the consent calendar, a special event liquor license for a nonprofit fundraiser, a budget supplemental ordinance to cover DDA and pool repairs, and it set a public hearing on a special use permit to replace an existing communications tower with a larger lattice structure.
Votes at a glance
- Consent calendar: Council approved the June 5, 2025 meeting minutes and the May 2025 statement of expenditures and authorized mayoral signature on warrants. Vote: unanimous (5–0).
- Special event liquor license — "Tails and Tunes" (Ute Pass Cultural Center, July 26, 4–9 p.m.): Council approved a special event liquor license for the Teller County Regional Animal Shelter (doing business as TCAS) to hold a daytime family event and a separate spirits tasting room later in the evening. Suzanne (city clerk) confirmed the nonprofit completed paperwork and paid applicable fees. Applicant representatives encouraged attendance to raise funds for spay/neuter and vaccine programs. Vote: unanimous (recorded as carried by roll call).
- Ordinance 1498 (series 2025) — initial posting and set public hearing for Core Electric Cooperative special use permit (proposed replacement of a 63‑foot tower with a 120‑foot lattice tower at 5955 Trout Creek Road): Council approved the ordinance as presented and set a public hearing for July 17, 2025. City staff noted the applicant will discuss tower‑type choices (lattice vs. monopole) during the public hearing. Vote: unanimous (5–0).
- Ordinance 1497 (series 2025) — 2025 budget supplemental ordinance (expenditure appropriations amendment): Council approved three appropriations: $11,000 additional for DDA microgrants; $20,000 increase to DDA legal expenditure lines; and $23,825 to replace the heat‑exchanger burner assembly and gaskets on the aquatic center pool boiler. City Manager Aaron Vasilotti (participating remotely) presented the items and asked council to approve the appropriations. Vote: unanimous (5–0).
What council said and why it matters: Suzanne (city staff) explained that the special event liquor license is needed because the event includes a fundraising spirits tasting in a private room; the license application met posting and documentation requirements. Aaron explained the budget amendment funds immediate maintenance (pool boiler) and program support (DDA microgrants, legal counsel line). Council approved each item to allow scheduled events and necessary repairs to proceed.
Procedural notes: The ordinance setting for the Core Electric Cooperative tower is an initial posting and establishes the July 17 public hearing date, when the applicant will present technical details and respond to public comment.
Ending: Council's actions clear the way for summer events and city maintenance work and set a public hearing for the proposed tower replacement in mid‑July.
