Staff has completed the third Boards and Commissions Annual Report, highlighting the achievements of each public body through the 2025 calendar year, outlining anticipated activities for 2026, and providing information about current members. Staff liaisons and commission members will attend the April 6, 2026, Study Session to present their updates.

The City was recently awarded a grant by the Colorado State Internet Portal Authority (SIPA) for the purchase of a new municipal court management system. The award provides $228,237 for the initial implementation costs and for one year of services.

The Cities of Wheat Ridge and Lakewood both engage in annual pavement rehabilitation and resurfacing projects. 26th Avenue serves as a common boundary between the two cities, between Wadsworth Boulevard and Pierce Street. In such instances where more than one municipality shares a common boundary or street, it has consistently proven more cost effective and less disruptive if a single project is performed by a single entity, rather than each individual city conducting its own project. This intergovernmental agreement (IGA) provides for the street resurfacing to be administered by the City of Lakewood with the City of Wheat Ridge compensating Lakewood for its appropriate share of the project costs. Such arrangement has occurred on 26th Avenue in the past and the Cities have alternated being the lead agency.

The item under consideration is to amend Chapter 26 of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws to update the review process for qualifying affordable housing projects and to update accessory dwelling unit (ADU) setback requirements for some zone districts to ensure compliance with state regulations, to remain eligible for state funding opportunities.

The purpose of this action is to request City Council approval for the sale of approximately 0.31 acres of City-owned real property located at 3805 Wadsworth Boulevard to HCA-HealthONE LLC for a purchase price of $422,500. Approval of this ordinance will also authorize the execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement (PSA) and associated closing documents.

Several sections of the City’s animal code are outdated, inconsistent, confusing, or do not reflect current needs or practices. As such, Staff propose several amendments to the Wheat Ridge Animal and Land Use Code for City Council’s consideration.

During the 2022 budget process, City Council asked staff to prepare a Facilities Master Plan (FMP) to assess the current and future needs of City facilities. The City contracted with Stantec to develop a comprehensive FMP for all primary City functions, with the goal of developing a roadmap and living documents for facility decisions over the next decade. City Council consensus was reached at the February 5, 2024, study session to move forward with the recommendations of the FMP and to bring back next steps. One next step was to contract with an architectural firm to explore the potential reuse of the Lutheran Legacy Campus as a future home for the Wheat Ridge City Hall and Police Department. City Council approved a contract with Anderson Hallas Architects on September 23, 2024 for this scope of work. Representatives from Anderson Hallas will present an update on the planning process to date and recommended next steps at the March 9, 2026 study session.