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Mayor Pro Tim Joe Anderson, staff preview Englewood council agendas; west Dartmouth traffic-calming set for consent
Summary
At a brief April 1 mayor–manager meeting, Mayor Pro Tim Joe Anderson and city staff reviewed upcoming council agendas, highlighted a 2027 budget presentation and code updates, noted a proposed $200,000 park bequest, and agreed to place a west Dartmouth traffic-calming item on the consent agenda.
Mayor Pro Tim Joe Anderson and city staff on April 1 reviewed the Englewood City council agendas for April, flagging a 2027 budget presentation, several municipal-code and intergovernmental agreement updates, and a proposed $200,000 bequest for park-design services.
City Manager Shawn Lewis read the April 6 agenda and enumerated items including the 2027 budget presentation with preliminary revenue and expenditure forecasts, board and commission appointments, a permanent easement request for the West Dartmouth multimodal project and several code amendments and contract awards. "We'll start with April 6th. We have the 2027 budget presentation," Lewis said as he listed the items under consideration.
The meeting also previewed forthcoming agenda items for April 13 and April 20. Staff noted the Englewood Public Library strategic plan status update and a preliminary review of the city's five-year capital needs for 2027–2031. For April 20 the list included a study session on the city's proposed strategic plan, a contract renewal for a ditch-piping project, and a public hearing on state laws related to housing and proposed Title 16 amendments.
Among the April 20 items was a proposed acceptance of a bequest for park improvement design services. The agenda text recorded a proposed motion "to approve acceptance of a $200,000 bequest;" the mayor–manager meeting reviewed that item for council consideration but did not take a formal vote during this call.
Staff also listed a series of code and administrative items by their identifiers, including CB26 (an ordinance amending the municipal code on the city's petitioning process), CB15 (an amendment to the Valley Sanitation District connector agreement), CB20 (transfer of stormwater functions), CB21 (adoption of the 2024 International Building and Fire Codes), CB24 (a data-sharing agreement between CBI and the Englewood Police Department) and CB29 (uniform hearing codes). The packet also referenced intergovernmental agreements on local error monitors and public-safety radio usage.
The clerk's authority to refer Fair Campaign Practices Act (FCPA) complaints to the Secretary of State "as permitted by CRS section 14511.7" was also listed on the April 20 agenda; the meeting materials and staff review identified that statutory reference but no formal action occurred at the mayor–manager call.
Staff discussed a permanent easement request tied to the West Dartmouth multimodal project, described as between the Plat River and the city limits to the west. One participant said they were unfamiliar with that easement and staff agreed, "Okay, we can leave it off for now." Separate from the easement question, staff described traffic-calming work in the west Dartmouth (Tahhon) area between the new Dartmouth Bridge and the border with Sheridan; a participant noted, "I think that can be on consent," indicating staff planned to place the traffic-calming item on the council consent agenda.
The meeting ran short by design; Mayor Pro Anderson closed the call after reviewing the items and thanking staff for keeping the meeting brief. No formal votes or council actions were taken during the mayor–manager meeting; the session was a staff-level review and scheduling discussion ahead of council consideration.
Next steps: the city will carry these items to the stated council meetings and study sessions on April 6, April 13, April 20 and April 27 for formal consideration and any required public hearings.
