Englewood officials preview Nov. 3 agenda, flag utility contracts, grant and quitclaim of abandoned railroad

City of Englewood staff on Oct. 29 reviewed City Council agendas for early November and December, flagging several utility and street contracts, a grant amendment and a quitclaim of an abandoned railroad right-of-way for council consideration.

City Clerk Stephanie Carlisle said the Nov. 3 study session will include the September 2025 general-fund monthly financial report and an overview of the council vacancy and appointment process. She listed consent and nonconsent items that staff recommended be assigned or pulled for discussion.

“We found an old railroad right away through the middle of the golf course, and so BNSF is just quit claiming it over to us. And our maximum out of pocket is 5,000, but I think that a developer on an adjoining property is actually paying for all of it,” Carlisle said, describing the proposed quitclaim affecting the Broken Tee golf course. Carlisle recommended the item could be appropriate for the consent calendar but acknowledged it could be pulled.

Staff identified a second amendment to the Old Hampton utilities construction contract, a construction-phase contract for the Union Avenue water main replacement (Phase 1), and construction and program‑management contracts for a lead and galvanized service property-line replacement program. Participants signaled that the Union Avenue contract could be a large-dollar item and might be pulled from consent.

Other Nov. 3 items listed included a West Union Avenue pavement-replacement contract and an amendment to a state grant for mental-health co-responder services. Carlisle said Council Bill 54, a second reading of a three-year intergovernmental agreement with the Aurora South Metro Small Business Development Center, was scheduled for consent along with a Community Development Block Grant amendment and a school-related IGA listed as second readings.

Staff previewed additional agendas: the Nov. 17 regular meeting will include a study session on revitalization branding, a resolution updating the 2026 rate-and-fee schedule, the third 2025 budget supplemental, and strategic-plan Q3 2025 updates. A Victims of Crime Act grant from the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice for $40,873 was listed for acceptance. Staff said the budget supplemental and possibly the rate-and-fee update were likely to be pulled from consent and that the city-ditch fence-and-gate license agreement may first go to the water and sewer board for discussion.

The Dec. 1 ceremonial meeting will open with a council reception and swearing-in of newly elected members, student art calendar recognition and a resolution setting the 2026 council holiday meeting schedule. Staff also listed a contract approval with Axon Enterprise Incorporated and first readings including South Platte Renew farm lease renewals, a municipal-code amendment related to electric-vehicle charging permits, and a memorandum of understanding with the Denver Police Department regarding Flock Safety.

Dec. 8 is scheduled for council vacancy interviews. Staff noted potential duplication of a calendar-setting resolution and said Deputy City Manager Tim Dodd would be consulted to avoid duplicative agenda items.

No formal council votes or final actions occurred at the Oct. 29 mayor–manager meeting; the session was limited to agenda review and scheduling. Several items were marked for consent placement pending staff or council direction and some high-dollar or policy items were identified as likely pulls for fuller council discussion at future meetings.