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At a glance: major votes and contracts from the June 10 Westminster council meeting
Summary
Council approved a range of administrative and planning actions: a facilities condition assessment contract, two planning‑consultant amendments, a vacant property registration fee ($500/year), adoption of the 2025 Urban Water Management and Water Shortage plans, and funding for a signal‑box public art pilot ($25,000).
The Westminster City Council approved several formal items on June 10. Key actions adopted during the evening session included:
- Facilities condition assessment and master plan: Council authorized a professional services agreement with Partners Engineering & Science Inc. for $129,638 and a 10% contingency ($12,963.80) to produce an inventory and long‑term capital plan for city facilities (motion carried; roll call recorded in the minutes).
- Vacant property registration fee: Council adopted a vacant‑property registration and inspection fee of $500 per year for properties that meet the vacancy definition; staff projected about $62,000 in annual revenue to offset program administration (adopted 5‑0).
- Urban Water Management and Water Shortage Contingency Plans (2025): The city adopted its 2025 Urban Water Management Plan and the Water Shortage Contingency Plan after staff reported the city can meet demand under normal and multi‑year drought scenarios; the council adopted both plans (5‑0).
- Consulting agreements for planning support: Council approved a third amendment to City Advisors LLC for project management and planning support (+$250,000 to an aggregate $550,000 through June 30, 2027) and a second amendment with Denovo Planning Group (+$150,000) to support mixed‑use zoning and environmental work; both amendments were adopted (5‑0).
- Executive staff compensation adjustments: Council amended executive employee salary schedules and benefits consistent with recent MOU settlements and added a 457 deferred compensation match (city matches $0.30 per $1 contributed) for department heads; action recorded in the minutes.
- Signal‑box public art program: Council approved a Cultural Arts Commission recommendation to pilot a signal‑box art program and allocated $25,000 in FY26‑27 to install artwork on up to 10 traffic signal cabinets; program will use artist stipends, graffiti‑resistant coatings, a community application/selection process and school partnerships.
- Parking and safety updates: Council adopted no‑parking/no‑stopping segments near Hoover Street and clarified no‑parking hours around Bowling Green Park (new hours 9 p.m.–6 a.m.) to improve sight lines and enforcement.
Votes and follow‑up: The record includes roll calls and, where noted, the motions carry unanimous support on these administrative items. Several items require staff implementation: contract execution, contractor reimbursement language for developer‑funded environmental work, and conditions for recordation and CC&R language for approved developments.
For more detail: the official resolutions, agreements and adopted staff reports are posted with the city clerk’s office and the council agenda packet.
