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Public Comment
The meeting begins with public comment. If you want to address Council, you will have three minutes to speak. Any public comments received by email before 3PM will be posted in the meeting packet after 3 (so check back then!).
Consent Matters
Items on the Consent Agenda are considered non-controversial, not needing discussion. Everything in this section will be approved at once, with one vote.
Any councilor wishing to discuss one of the issues can request that it be removed from the consent agenda and discussed and voted on separately.
These are the items on the Consent Agenda:
Resolution 3166 Community Solar Garden Partner
The City has wanted to build a community solar garden (a shared array of solar panels) for several years. Last year, they went through a competitive process to win Xcel's approval on such a project. They did not win. This year, Xcel has eliminated the competitive process and made the program available to any who qualify. The firm that partnered with Golden on the competitive process has declined further involvement. This resolution will allow McKinstry Inc. to take their place as the City's solar project developer.
Resolution 3173 Sustainability Rebates
This resolution will approve a range of rebates for energy and water efficiency upgrades. Some are available only to low-income households.
Resolution 3177 Building Maintenance
This will extend the contract to provide custodial services to City facilities for a cost not exceeding $383,824.
Resolution 3179
City Council has had a “Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (“JEDI”) Subcommittee” since 2020. Two Councilors have served on that subcommittee. This resolution will eliminate the JEDI subcommittee and instead appoint a Councilor (Don Cameron) to serve on the REDI Task Force. REDI meetings are recorded and posted on the City's agenda page. As a sample, here are links to the last two meetings:
Jan 9, 2025 - Agenda - Video
Dec 5, 2024 - Agenda - Video
Ordinance 2265 First Reading - Election Code Updates
This ordinance makes several changes to our election laws & procedures. These changes were reviewed at the February 11th study session. They will discuss and vote on it at the March 25th meeting.
Mayors Appointments
The Mayor will assign councilors to serve on various regional and Golden boards, commissions, committees, task forces, and subcommittees.
Proclamation
International Women's Day 2025
2025 Creek Management
A staff memo summarizes steps the City has taken to control the summer crowds along Clear Creek. This year, they plan to increase staff to enforce rules along the creek corridor. They will continue water sampling to access the impacts on aquatic life. They will continue using cameras, RFID tags, and "AI tools" to monitor people using the creek. They will expand efforts to make creek information available in Spanish as well as English. They will add a lost and found at Vanover Park on weekends and holidays. They will continue working with the third party parking company to write tickets. They will encourage more people to use the shuttles and increase shuttle coverage during peak times. Learn more.
Redistricting
In order to keep the ward populations approximately equal, staff is recommending that 201 Ward 3 voters (currently represented by Don Cameron) be transferred to Ward 4 (currently represented by Bill Fisher). This is a different change than the one Council discussed at their February 11th study session. At that time, they were suggesting that 601 voters be moved. Per suggestions by Councilors Cameron and Fisher, a different group of voters will be transferred.
Tonight is the first reading of the ordinance. There will be a public hearing and a vote at the March 25th City Council meeting. Learn more.
Strategic Action Plan
This resolution lists the projects that Council intends to complete this year. Much time and money will be spent on the new city hall and the Clear Creek corridor this year.
Executive Session
Last year, the state passed some heavy-handed new land use and housing laws, designed to ease the demand for housing. Several of the new laws tread on local control. Some cities are resisting the new laws. Council will receive advice from their attorneys regarding 2024 state housing and land use legislation.
The public is not permitted to watch executive sessions.
