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City manager previews 2025 policy priorities, asks council for direction on major projects
Summary
City Manager Michael Petty presented a policy‑level review of proposed 2025 projects — including Happy Canyon interchange funding, parks and recreation investments, Coyote Ridge park design, and transportation priorities — and asked council for direction on which items to advance into the formal budget process.
City Manager Michael Petty told the Castle Pines City Council at a study session on Aug. 6 that staff prepared the 2025 policy proposals from the council’s strategic‑plan directives and were seeking council direction, not votes, on which projects to advance into the formal budget.
Petty said the session was intended to be policy‑focused: “What we’re looking for from council on the 2025 pages, is have we identified all the projects that council wants to see happen in 2025? Are there things you want to take off? Are there things you want to add on that we didn’t catch?” He added that the formal appropriation of dollars will come later as part of the budget adoption process.
Among the largest items presented was the Happy Canyon interchange. Petty reviewed previous estimates and recommended creating a dedicated Happy Canyon interchange account so the city can show funds set aside and document a revenue stream to support possible federal funding matches. He said earlier, rough planning estimates had placed total costs in the multimillion‑dollar range and that staff would include placeholders for expected contributions in the 2025 budget package.
On land‑use and housing, Petty reported the city had applied for a state grant to assess zoning and procedures aimed at expediting affordable or workforce housing applications; staff said the grant was roughly $60,000 and that any code changes would return to council for formal adoption.
Petty also summarized transportation and safety priorities, noting the city is incorporating findings from the Safe Streets for All program into the updated transportation master plan. He described a proposed Phase 1 that could include a roundabout at Leggay Road and Chase Lane as a policy question for council consideration.
The manager closed by asking council members to review the strategic plan and return any additions or deletions to staff. He noted the internal timeline: staff will finalize the budget packet by Sept. 30 and the council is expected to adopt the budget and certify the mill levy in early December.
The study session did not include formal votes; Petty emphasized that approval of funding will occur later when the council reviews the full budget with dollar amounts.
