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Home My WebLink About2025-12-15 (Regular) Meeting Minutes MINUTES City Council Regular Meeting Monday, December 15, 2025 1000 Englewood Parkway - 2nd Floor Council Chambers 6:00 PM 1 Study Session Topic - No Study Session items due to the Council Holiday Dinner 2 Call to Order The regular meeting of the Englewood City Council was called to order by Mayor Sierra at 7:00 p.m. 3 Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mayor Sierra. 4 Roll Call COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Othoniel Sierra Mayor Pro Tem Joe Anderson Council Member Jack Bethel- attended virtually Council Member Steve Ward Council Member Rita Russell Council Member Tena Prange COUNCIL ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: City Attorney Niles City Clerk Carlile Senior Deputy City Clerk McKinnon Deputy City Manager Dodd Chief of Police Jackson Director of Community Development Power Director of Information and Technology Isenbart Director of South Platte Renew and Utilities Van Ry Deputy Director and Business Solutions and Engineering Stone, Utilities Deputy Director of Environmental Programs Corning, South Platte Renew Chief Redevelopment Officer Poremba, Community Development Affordable Housing Program Manager Brown, City Manager's Office Deputy Director of O&M Kruenegel, South Platte Renew Page 1 of 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 90B96E91-88B7-4CC9-BC0F-528FFC647E4E City Council Regular December 15, 2025 Safety Coordinator Torres, South Platte Renew Maintenance Manager Vannice, South Platte Renew Audio Visual Engineer Hessling, Information Technology Officer Weeks, Police Department 5 Consideration of Minutes of Previous Session a) Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of December 1, 2025. Moved by Council Member Joe Anderson Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF DECEMBER 1, 2025 For Against Abstained Steve Ward x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Moved By) x Tena Prange (Seconded By) x 6 0 0 Motion CARRIED. 6 Recognitions a) Deputy City Manager Tim Dodd introduced Seth Brown, Affordable Housing Program Manager. b) Council recognized South Platte Renew for receiving the “2025 WEF Safety Award” from the Water Environment Federation for its SPR Safe Program development.  Izaiah Kruenegel, Deputy Director – O&M  Blair Corning, Deputy Director – Environmental Programs  Osvaldo Torres, Safety Coordinator  Vince Heiken, Operations Systems Manager  Scott Ball, Operations Supervisor  Justin Hiatt, Facilities Systems Specialist  Joe Morrissette, EI&C Manager  Caleb Vannice, Maintenance Manager  Adele Rucker, Lab Administrator 7 Appointments, Communications and Proclamations a) District 1 Vacancy Candidate Discussion and Appointment. Mayor Sierra requested that this agenda item be moved to follow Public Page 2 of 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 90B96E91-88B7-4CC9-BC0F-528FFC647E4E City Council Regular December 15, 2025 Comment. There were no objections from City Council. 8 Recognition of Public Comment a) Benjamin Ben-David, an Englewood resident, addressed Council. Council Member Prange responded to Public Comment. b) District 1 Vacancy Candidate Discussion and Appointment. Council Member Prange moved and Mayor Sierra seconded to nominate Rick Somerson for District 1 Candidate vacancy. Mayor Sierra withdrew the second and Member Prange withdrew the motion. Discussion ensued. Moved by Council Member Tena Prange Seconded by Council Member Othoniel Sierra Motion to appoint Rick Somerson to fill the District 1 City Council vacancy. For Against Abstained Steve Ward x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra (Seconded By) x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange (Moved By) x 4 2 0 Motion DEFEATED. Moved by Council Member Joe Anderson Seconded by Council Member Jack Bethel Motion to appoint Amy Cesario to fill the District 1 City Council vacancy. For Against Abstained Steve Ward x Jack Bethel (Seconded By) x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Moved By) x Tena Prange x Page 3 of 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 90B96E91-88B7-4CC9-BC0F-528FFC647E4E City Council Regular December 15, 2025 3 3 0 Motion DEFEATED. Moved by Council Member Othoniel Sierra Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange Motion to appoint Rick Somerson to fill the District 1 City Council vacancy. For Against Abstained Steve Ward x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra (Moved By) x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange (Seconded By) x 4 2 0 Motion DEFEATED. Moved by Council Member Steve Ward Seconded by Council Member Joe Anderson Motion to appoint Cash Parker to fill the District 1 City Council vacancy. For Against Abstained Steve Ward (Moved By) x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Seconded By) x Tena Prange x 4 2 0 Motion DEFEATED. Moved by Council Member Steve Ward Seconded by Council Member Jack Bethel Motion to appoint Michael Chisholm to fill the District 1 City Council vacancy. For Against Abstained Steve Ward (Moved By) x Jack Bethel (Seconded By) x Rita Russell x Page 4 of 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 90B96E91-88B7-4CC9-BC0F-528FFC647E4E City Council Regular December 15, 2025 Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange x 2 4 0 Motion DEFEATED. Moved by Council Member Steve Ward Seconded by Council Member Joe Anderson Motion to appoint Brandon Stiller to fill the District 1 City Council vacancy. For Against Abstained Steve Ward (Moved By) x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Seconded By) x Tena Prange x 3 3 0 Motion DEFEATED. Moved by Council Member Rita Russell Seconded by Council Member Steve Ward Motion to appoint Matt Crabtree to fill the District 1 City Council vacancy. For Against Abstained Steve Ward (Seconded By) x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell (Moved By) x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange x 3 3 0 Motion DEFEATED. Moved by Council Member Joe Anderson Seconded by Council Member Othoniel Sierra Motion to appoint Amy Cesario to fill the District 1 City Council vacancy. For Against Abstained Page 5 of 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 90B96E91-88B7-4CC9-BC0F-528FFC647E4E City Council Regular December 15, 2025 Steve Ward x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra (Seconded By) x Joe Anderson (Moved By) x Tena Prange x 4 2 0 Motion DEFEATED. Moved by Council Member Joe Anderson Seconded by Council Member Steve Ward Motion to appoint Ellie Burbee to fill the District 1 City Council vacancy. For Against Abstained Steve Ward (Seconded By) x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Moved By) x Tena Prange x 4 2 0 Motion DEFEATED. The meeting recessed at 8:11 p.m. for a break. The meeting reconvened at 8:17 p.m. with 5 Council Members present. Member Bethel attended virtually. 9 Consent Agenda Items Council Member Ward removed Agenda Item 9(a)(ii) from Consent Agenda. Council Member Russell removed Agenda Item 9(c)(ii) from Consent Agenda. Moved by Council Member Ward seconded by Council Member Prange to approve Consent Agenda Items 9 (a)(i), 9(b)(i-iii), and 9 (c)(i and iii). a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading i) CB 67 - Third Amendment to the Dry Gulch Intergovernmental Agreement COUNCIL BILL NO. 67, INTROCUDED BY COUNCIL MEMBER WARD Page 6 of 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 90B96E91-88B7-4CC9-BC0F-528FFC647E4E City Council Regular December 15, 2025 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AND URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT D/B/A MILE HIGH FLOOD DISTRICT FOR FLOOD AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS TO DRY GULCH. ii) CB 68 - Fourth Amendment to the South Englewood Basin Intergovernmental Agreement [Clerks note: This agenda item was removed from the Consent Agenda Motion and considered independently.] Moved by Council Member Tena Prange Seconded by Council Member Rita Russell COUNCIL BILL NO. 68, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRANGE A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AND URBAN DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT D/B/A MILE HIGH FLOOD DISTRICT FOR DRAINAGE AND FLOOD CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SOUTH ENGLEWOOD BASIN. For Against Abstained Steve Ward x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell (Seconded By) x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange (Moved By) x 6 0 0 Motion CARRIED. b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading. i) CB 49 - Acceptance of State Grant from Victims of Crime Act through the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice in the amount of $40,873.00 ORDINANCE NO. 60, SERIES OF 2025 (COUNCIL BILL NO. 49, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRANGE) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AND THE Page 7 of 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 90B96E91-88B7-4CC9-BC0F-528FFC647E4E City Council Regular December 15, 2025 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE FOR AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANT AGREEMENT FOR FUNDING OF A PART-TIME VICTIM ADVOCATE AND VOLUNTEER STIPEND. ii) CB 64 - South Platte Renew CDPHE PFAS Grant Intergovernmental Agreement in the amount of $100,000 ORDINANCE NO. 61, SERIES OF 2025 (COUNCIL BILL NO. 64, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRANGE) AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT AND THE CITY OF LITTLETON FOR A PFAS GRANT AWARD. Motion CARRIED. iii) CB 65 - South Platte Renew Farm Lease Renewal Agreements ORDINANCE NO. 62, SERIES OF 2025 (COUNCIL BILL NO. 65, INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER PRANGE) AN ORDINANCE APPROVING FOUR (4) AMENDED FARM LEASE AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE CITIES OF LITTLETON AND ENGLEWOOD AND PROGRESSIVE FARMS, CRAIG FARMS GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, GARY AND NANCY MEIER AND JASON MEIER, AND KENT BEICHLE FOR THE SOUTH PLATTE RENEW FARM PROPERTY c) Resolutions and Motions i) Resolution - Appointing City Hearing Officers RESOLUTION NO. 18, SERIES OF 2025 A RESOLUTION APPOINTING INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICERS TO PRESIDE OVER ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS. ii) Resolution - Amendment to the City Attorney contract Moved by Council Member Joe Anderson Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange [Clerks note: This agenda item was removed from the Consent Agenda Motion and considered independently.] RESOLUTION NO. 19, SERIES OF 2025 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE CITY ATTORNEY CONTRACT Page 8 of 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 90B96E91-88B7-4CC9-BC0F-528FFC647E4E City Council Regular December 15, 2025 AMENDMENT. AS AMENDED, the following language is added: “The City shall contribute one percent (1%) of the City Attorney’s current base salary, as of the effective date of this amendment, to the City’s 401(a) retirement plan.” For Against Abstained Steve Ward x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Moved By) x Tena Prange (Seconded By) x 6 0 0 Motion CARRIED. iii) Motion - Water Resources support contracts with Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, LLP and Martin and Wood Water Consultants, Inc for 2026 Approval of the Water Resources support contracts with Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti, LLP (BHGR) and Martin and Wood Water Consultants, Inc (M&W) for 2026. Moved by Council Member Steve Ward Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange Motion to approve Consent Agenda Items 9(a)(i), 9(b)(i-iii), and 9 (c)(i and iii). For Against Abstained Steve Ward (Moved By) x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange (Seconded By) x 6 0 0 Motion CARRIED. 10 Public Hearing Items There were no public hearings scheduled. 11 Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions Page 9 of 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 90B96E91-88B7-4CC9-BC0F-528FFC647E4E City Council Regular December 15, 2025 a) Approval of Ordinances on First Reading There were no additional Ordinances on First Reading (See Agenda Items 9 (a)(i-ii)). b) Approval of Ordinances on Second Reading There were no additional Ordinances on Second Reading (See Agenda Items 9 (b)(i-iii)). c) Resolutions and Motions i) Motion - Approval of an Amendment to the 2026 “bert” shuttle services contract with MV Transportation, Inc. for a not-to-exceed amount of $991,989 Moved by Council Member Tena Prange Seconded by Council Member Joe Anderson Approval of a 2026 transit services contract amendment with MV Transportation, Inc. (MV) to provide 2026 operations, maintenance, and support services for the Englewood shuttle (“b.e.r.t.”) not to exceed $991,989. As amended, Section 7 of Exhibit A (Statement of Work) shall be revised to change the Service Hours year from 2025 to 2026. For Against Abstained Steve Ward x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson (Seconded By) x Tena Prange (Moved By) x 6 0 0 Motion CARRIED. ii) Resolution - 2026 Bulk Chemical Purchases for the Allen Water Treatment Plant Moved by Council Member Rita Russell Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange RESOLUTION NO. 20, SERIES OF 2025 A RESOLUTION APPROVING 2026 BULK CHEMICAL PURCHASE ORDERS IN THE AMOUNT OF $316,000 FOR ALUM AND $56,000 FOR Page 10 of 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 90B96E91-88B7-4CC9-BC0F-528FFC647E4E City Council Regular December 15, 2025 LAS, BOTH WITH CHEMTRADE. For Against Abstained Steve Ward x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell (Moved By) x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange (Seconded By) x 6 0 0 Motion CARRIED. iii) Resolution - Prohibiting the Use of Graywater and Installation of Graywater Treatment Works in the City of Englewood Moved by Council Member Rita Russell Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange RESOLUTION NO. 21, SERIES OF 2025 A RESOLUTION PROHIBITING THE USE OF GRAYWATER THE INSTALLATION OF GRAYWATER TREATMENT WORKS WITHIN THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. For Against Abstained Steve Ward x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell (Moved By) x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange (Seconded By) x 4 2 0 Motion CARRIED. iv) Resolution - Adoption of Arapahoe County Hazard Mitigation Plan Moved by Council Member Tena Prange Seconded by Council Member Othoniel Sierra RESOLUTION NO. 22, SERIES OF 2025 A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ARAPAHOE COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN, 2025-2030, AS APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY AGENCY (FEMA). Page 11 of 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 90B96E91-88B7-4CC9-BC0F-528FFC647E4E City Council Regular December 15, 2025 For Against Abstained Steve Ward x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra (Seconded By) x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange (Moved By) x 6 0 0 Motion CARRIED. v) Resolution - City Manager Contract Amendment Moved by Council Member Steve Ward Seconded by Council Member Tena Prange RESOLUTION NO. 23 SERIES OF 2025 A RESOLUTION APPROVING AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO THE CITY MANAGER EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT. AS AMENDED, the following language is added: “The City shall contribute one percent (1%) of the City Manager’s current base salary, as of the effective date of this amendment, to the City’s 401(a) retirement plan.” For Against Abstained Steve Ward (Moved By) x Jack Bethel x Rita Russell x Othoniel Sierra x Joe Anderson x Tena Prange (Seconded By) x 6 0 0 Motion CARRIED. 12 General Discussion a) Mayor's Choice b) Council Members' Choice 13 City Manager’s Report a) Council reviewed the proposed 2026 Council meeting calendar and will bring back for a vote on Monday, January 5, 2026. Page 12 of 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 90B96E91-88B7-4CC9-BC0F-528FFC647E4E City Council Regular December 15, 2025 14 Adjournment MAYOR SIERRA MOVED TO ADJOURN. The meeting adjourned at 9:50 p.m. City Clerk Page 13 of 13 Docusign Envelope ID: 90B96E91-88B7-4CC9-BC0F-528FFC647E4E