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6:30PM GDGID and City Council Business Meeting @ City Hall

,   and  Barb Warden
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Golden Downtown General Improvement District (GDGID) Meeting

For a history of the GDGID, see the background I provided for this same meeting last year.

This Board, which is comprised of the City Council members, is responsible for providing parking downtown. They meet at least once a year to discuss our parking needs and to budget for any needed repairs. This used to be a fairly bare bones operation, but since we started charging for parking, the downtown parking lots have become a cash cow. Tonight's meeting calls for Council to transfer $260K of the GDGID's budget into the General Fund so the money "may benefit both the downtown area and other parts of the community."

Business Meeting

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!).

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:

  • First reading to extend the time period to finalize the Annexation and Zoning agreement for the Junction property north of town. Second reading 12/16/25 (more)
  • Awarding a contract for $220,414 to replace the playground equipment at Lions Park. (more)
  • Authorizing an IGA with the Mile High Flood District for flood control on Lena Gulch. (more)
  • Approving an amendment to the IGA that established the Jefferson County Regional Crime Lab. (more)
  • Awarding a $4.36 million contract to replace the irrigation system at Fossil Trace Golf Course. (more)
  • Updating the City's fees for inspections, permits, RV site rentals, athletic field fees, cemetery fees, etc. (more)
  • Approving a $344,726.40 contract for a Microsoft subscription. (more)
  • Approving a resolution stating the Fossil Trace will reimburse the City for $9 million in Certificates of Participation that the City will take on in 2026. The funds will be used to replace the Fossil Trace pump station. (more)
  • Resolution setting the City Manager's salary and compensation (amount not included in the memo). (more)
  • Resolution setting the City Attorney's salary and compensation (amount not included in the memo). (more)

Housing types in form zone overlays

The Planning Supervision will address this topic with Council, but there is no memo describing the issues.

Contribution to Habitat for Humanity for Affordable Housing

The City expects to receive $3,15 million for Clayworks when they receive their certificate of occupancy for the new building. That fund is earmarked to go into an Affordable Housing Trust Fund.

Habitat for Humanity has requested that the entire amount be contributed to the "Calvary Flats" project (817 14th Street), which will create 40 housing units in place of the one house currently on that lot. Staff is recommending that they give $2 million with an additional future pledge of $600,000. The remaining $550K in the trust fund would be used for future affordable housing projects.

In addition to this $2.6 million, the City is contributing $179K in economic development funds and $950K through the Downtown Development Authority. (more)

Public Hearings

  • Establishing wastewater charges for the Golden Overlook Subdivision (more)
  • Adopting the budget for 2026 (more)
  • Setting the mill levies for property taxes, fire department property taxes, and DDA property taxes (more)
  • Updating the sustainability codes (more)
  • Eliminating the 1% growth limit that was adopted in 1995 but committing to provide an annual report regarding the number of dwelling units built. (more)
  • Reinstating the limitation on keeping of dogs and cats (more)

Executive Session

They will move into Executive Session (no public, no cameras, no microphones) to evaluate the performance of the Municipal Judge and the Hearing Officer.

Location:

City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street   (Map)

Highlights