Votes at a glance: Wheat Ridge council actions Oct. 27, 2025

Key formal actions taken by the Wheat Ridge City Council on Oct. 27, 2025 (motions, ordinance numbers, and outcomes). This summary records the motions and the outcomes as stated on the council record.

- Consent agenda (Items 1A and 1B):
• Item 1A: Waiver of city's right of first refusal related to the sale of Fruitdale School Lofts (purpose: sale to Foothills Regional Housing to ensure long-term affordability of 16 dwelling units). Motion to approve passed (clerk recorded "All ayes, no nays"). Proceeds later discussed as approximately $1,800,000 to be returned to capital funding sources.
• Item 1B: Resolution 51-2025 approving an intergovernmental agreement with Mile High Flood District to advance preliminary design for floodplain improvements on Clear Creek between West 40th Avenue and Balsam Street. Motion passed (clerk recorded "All ayes, no nays").

- Council Bill 52-2025 (Budget): Resolution adopting the city's 2026 budget and appropriating sums to funds and agencies. Motion to adopt the budget passed, as amended (see amendment below). Clerk recorded vote: "All ayes, no nays." See budget article for financial details and the $35,000 amendment for cultural awareness/community gardens.

- Amendment to the 2026 budget (late in the meeting): $35,000 to fund two cultural-awareness trainings, a needs assessment and community-garden strategic partnerships, tribal engagement and stipends for BIPOC participants in planning. Mover: Councilor Rachel Holtein; second: Councilor Janice Hoppe. Amendment passed 6–2.

- Council Bill 19-2025 (Rezoning of 10285 Ridge Road to MUCTOD): Motion to approve on second reading (includes concept-plan limitations on height/density; parcel for Red Rocks Community College anticipated). Motion passed unanimously (clerk: "All ayes, no nays").

- Council Bill 20-2025 (Adopt 2024 additions of the International Building Code and conforming amendments): Motion to adopt on second reading. Motion passed (clerk recorded: "8 ayes, no nays"). Building Code Advisory Board had recommended approval; townhome sprinkler requirement was approved to take effect January 1, 2027 for townhomes (single-family and duplex remained exempt in the near term).

- Resolution 53-2025 (Levying property taxes for 2025 to defray 2026 costs): Motion passed (clerk recorded "All ayes, no nays"). City mill levy remains at statutory level; staff reported assessed valuation increase of about 6%.

- Resolution 54-2025 (Adopt expedited review policy for affordable housing projects): Motion passed (maker: Councilor Jenny Snell). Policy directs staff to prioritize developments with at least 50% affordable units, with a target decision within 90 days of a complete application in accord with state requirements.

- Resolution 55-2025 (Adopt Wheat Ridge Parks & Recreation Pathway as the 10-year master plan): Motion passed (maker: Councilor Holtein). Council adopted the plan following an 18-month process with substantial community engagement.

- Motion designating automated speed corridors (Wadsworth/Kipling): Motion passed 7–1 (maker: Councilor Amanda Weaver; second: Mayor Pro Tem Corey Stites). Council also reached a consensus to delay automated enforcement on Wadsworth until at least July 1, 2026.

Procedural notes: when the record did not capture all individual roll-call names for every item, the clerk summarized outcomes as unanimous or with a tally; where the transcript recorded a speaker explicitly opposing an item, the speaker and the opposing position are noted in the related article. For items with separate provenance in the transcript, supporting excerpts are attached below.