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Wheat Ridge Council reappoints municipal judge, approves playground contract and advances trail IGA
Summary
At its June 22 meeting, Wheat Ridge City Council reappointed its presiding municipal court judge on second reading, approved a $530,000 contract for two playgrounds, and authorized an intergovernmental agreement to establish the Clear Creek Trail Collaborative; several other ordinances moved forward or were set for later hearings.
Wheat Ridge City Council on June 22 reappointed Jonathan Lucero as presiding municipal court judge, approved a parks contract for new playgrounds and took action on several ordinances and intergovernmental matters.
Council Bill 11-2026, to reappoint Jonathan Lucero and approve a municipal judge services agreement (including a small compensation increase), was presented on second reading. Judge Lucero summarized changes in court staffing, including the hiring of a new prosecutor and expansion of some hearing types. The council voted to adopt the ordinance on second reading; the clerk recorded a 7–0 vote in favor.
On a separate item, the council approved a $530,000 contract with GameTime to replace playgrounds at Fruitdale Park and the eastern playground at Prospect Park. Staff said vendors were selected after public surveys, student engagement at nearby charter schools and staff evaluation; the motion passed 7–0.
Council also authorized the mayor to sign Resolution 30-2026, an intergovernmental agreement establishing the Clear Creek Trail Collaborative, a multi-agency governance structure for the regional trail that formalizes quarterly meetings, branding and coordination without obligating member agencies to fund the collaboration. That motion carried 7–0.
Other business included second-reading consideration of an ordinance (Council Bill 13-2026) to update city code on disposition of lost, abandoned and unclaimed property to comply with the amended Colorado Unclaimed Property Act; staff asked the maker of the motion to adopt a technical exception to a repealer clause. The transcript does not include a recorded vote for that item. Council set a July 13 public hearing on amendments to park rules restricting recreational-vehicle parking in parks and open spaces (Council Bill 14-2026).
Council also ratified multiple appointments to boards, commissions and committees and received a brief update from the city manager that the homeless navigation program has placed 200 people into housing. Several councilors praised the Citizens Police Academy graduates and welcomed eight new police recruits introduced earlier in the meeting.
Items requiring further action — including the unclaimed-property ordinance’s formal adoption and any draft ordinances responding to public comment on immigration enforcement — were referred to future meetings or study sessions for additional staff work and public hearings.
