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Residents press council on pet limits, sidewalks and school safety; council backs e-bike policy work
Summary
During public comment, residents asked the council to clarify pet limits in agricultural/neighborhood-conservation zones, deliver a petition to require residential sidewalk snow removal, and to improve walking/biking safety near Gaskill Elementary; council unanimously asked staff to draft an e-bike and e-scooter policy and supported a DRCOG peer-exchange trip.
Three residents used the public-comment period at the April 7 council meeting to raise community concerns and deliver materials to staff.
Mike George (6525 South Andes Place) asked the council to clarify Centennial’s regulated-pet limit and to treat properties in Neighborhood Conservation or Agricultural zoning differently; he said his family keeps five licensed dogs and believes the city’s current language is ambiguous about the “unless” exemption for those zones. His spouse identified herself as Patty George and said lot size (they live on 2.5 acres) should be considered when applying a four-pet limit.
John Holtz (6028 South Pennsylvania St.) delivered a petition asking the city to require residential property owners to remove snow and ice from adjoining public sidewalks within 24 hours after a snowfall, saying the change would improve safety and accessibility for all residents.
Kevin Fasing (7130 South Franklin Way) told council that the primary walking and biking route to Gaskill Elementary School (South Franklin Street and the Arapahoe Road crossing) is unsafe for children and cited the city’s Comprehensive Safety Action Plan mapping to argue that the route is among the city’s highest-risk corridors. He asked council to direct staff to focus attention on that neighborhood and consider targeted improvements.
On other business, Councilmember Sandhu asked staff to develop a city policy on e-bikes and e-scooters with school-district and sheriff’s-office partners; the direction was unanimous. Councilmember Vaidya asked for council support for a DRCOG peer-exchange trip to the Puget Sound region (Seattle/Redmond) to study transit-oriented development; estimated participant cost was about $1,000 and council expressed support. City Manager Sturgeon reported that redevelopment is expected at the former Centerra Health site with approximately 368 residential units across 14 buildings, staff secured a loan at 4.75% for the Cherry Park General Improvement District, and construction on the Lone Tree Creek Trail Underpass will require lane closures into next year.
Staff said they will follow up on the petition and the public-safety materials and that outreach is underway for budget and revenue issues coming before the council later this year.
