City Council approved changes to the city’s donation rules, a zoning amendment for 3080 South Broadway, and several spending items including a $2.47 million mill-and-overlay contract, a $95,021 Axon addendum, and parking garage repairs.

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Briefing

Jun 15, 2026

Council advances utility, parks, and housing actions

Council approved a series of contracts, agreements, and grant applications tied to water system work, parks improvements, school district agreements, and housing planning. It also postponed a donation-code amendment and approved a new slate of board, commission, and committee appointments.

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Briefing

Jun 1, 2026

Englewood City Council meeting summary

Council approved an amendment to a radio communications intergovernmental agreement with Arapahoe County, authorized a grant application for South Broadway signal upgrades, awarded a $2,004,892.85 contract (with a 10% contingency) for the 2026 Concrete Utility Project, and accepted a $275,000 behavioral health grant for EPD Co-Responder services. The Council held and closed an executive session on pending litigation and recognized two employees of the year.

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Briefing

May 18, 2026

Englewood City Council meeting summary

Council approved multiple ordinances and motions including updated water use rules and an inclining block water rate structure, housing code amendments implementing state law (including accessory dwelling unit changes), a DRCOG grant subaward, fee waiver and in-kind support for the Holiday Village event, and agreements related to City Ditch crossings and piping. The council also introduced intergovernmental agreements for shared public safety radio use and with Littleton for a ditch piping project, and tabled a contract modification with Energy Services Group.

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Briefing

May 4, 2026

Englewood City Council Regular Meeting — May 4, 2026: Budget items, code updates, air monitoring IGA, and multiple ordinances approved

Council received a Budget Advisory Committee presentation and completed liaison selections in study session. Council approved multiple ordinances (housing/code amendments, trash pickup expansion, clerk referral authority, chronic nuisance, petitioning processes), an IGA with Sheridan for a building electrification specialist, an IGA for local air monitors, and a 2025 budget supplemental. CB 33 (public safety radio IGA) was tabled to May 18. An executive session on pending litigation/negotiations was held.

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Briefing

Apr 20, 2026

Englewood City Council (Apr 20, 2026): Election certified, IGAs and utility projects approved, housing code and grant actions taken

Council certified the election results and swore in District 1 Council Member Rick Somerson. Council approved intergovernmental agreements for public safety radio use and for local air monitors, adopted an amendment with the Mile High Flood District, authorized utility project contracts and change orders (including City Ditch Piping Reach 2 and Allen Water Treatment Plant design work), accepted donations to the Malley Recreation Center, approved applications for two RTD Partnership Grants (requiring 20% local matches), held a public hearing on newly enacted state housing laws and Title 16 amendments, and advanced a chronic nuisance ordinance on first reading with two amendments.

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Briefing

Apr 6, 2026

Englewood City Council Regular Meeting — April 6, 2026

Council met for a study session on the 2027 budget calendar and 2027–2031 revenue/expenditure forecast, then conducted regular business. The consent agenda (including adoption of 2024 building/fire codes and a permanent easement for the West Dartmouth Multimodal Project) was approved. Council approved several ordinances (CB24 and CB29 on second reading), advanced CB26 on first reading, tabled CB31, awarded a construction contract for Old Hampden Utilities Improvements Phase 2, approved 2026 Budget Supplemental #2 as amended (removing a Wayfinding and Placemaking appropriation), and accepted a $200,000 bequest for park improvements. Public comment was heard and Council discussed the 2026 Community Satisfaction Survey.

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