Mayor Jason Gray  
Mayor Pro Tem Desiree LaFleur  
Councilmember Ryan Hollingshead  
Councilmember Laura Cavey  
Councilmember Kevin Bracken  
Councilmember Max Brooks  
Councilmember Tim Dietz  
Town Council  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, November 19, 2024  
6:00 PM  
Town Hall Council Chambers  
100 North Wilcox Street  
Castle Rock, CO 80104  
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COUNCIL DINNER & INFORMAL DISCUSSION  
INVOCATION  
Mayor Gray provided the Invocation.  
CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL  
6 - Mayor Gray, Councilmember Hollingshead, Mayor Pro Tem Cavey, Councilmember  
Bracken, Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember Dietz  
Present:  
1 - Mayor Pro Tem LaFleur  
Not Present:  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
COUNCIL COMMENTS  
Mayor Gray reminded citizens that this time of year can be difficult for some, and  
to be kind.  
Councilmember Bracken asked people to think about their neighbors, help clear  
snow, and to be kind.  
Councilmember Brooks wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.  
Councilmember Dietz commented the election is over, and asked everyone to  
remember joy and patriotism.  
PROC  
Proclamation Supporting Small Business Saturday (For Presentation -  
2024-012  
Approved on November 5, 2024 by a vote 7-0)  
Mayor Gray presented the Proclamation into the record and reminded citizens  
Small Business Saturday is November 30th.  
PROC  
Proclamation: Crash Responder Safety Week, November 18-22, 2024  
2024-013  
Mayor Gray presented the Proclamation into the record. Mayor Gray commented  
how dangerous it is for officers on traffic stops.  
APPT  
Appointment: Castle Rock Water Commission  
2024-006  
Moved by Councilmember Hollingshead, seconded by Mayor Gray, to Approve  
Appointment APPT 2024-006 as presented. The motion passed by a vote of:  
6 - Gray, Hollingshead, Cavey, Bracken, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES  
Citizens that addressed Council:  
Jaqueline Fuller commented on the bicycle laws and asked that officers are  
educated and aware of laws on placement of police vehicles.  
TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT  
ID 2024-122  
ID 2024-123  
ID 2024-129  
Update: Calendar Reminders  
Update: Monthly Department Reports  
Update: Third Quarter Financial Review, Period Ending September 30,  
2024  
ID 2024-124  
ID 2024-125  
Development Services Project Updates  
Update: Quasi-Judicial Projects  
TOWN ATTORNEY’S REPORT  
ID 2024-126  
Town Attorney’s Report November 19, 2024 [Lanterns Metropolitan  
District No. 1 Proposal to Refinance Outstanding Debt]  
Mike Hyman, Town Attorney, presented a request from the Lanterns Metro  
District 1. They would like to issue bonds and must submit their proposed  
financing to the Town.  
Councilmember Cavey inquired where the $6M will go towards. Megan Murphy,  
General Council to the District stated it will reimburse costs for public  
improvements - water, sanitary, sewer, streets, landscaping. Cavey confirmed  
that they will not raise the mill levy on the property taxes.  
Councilmember Dietz did get inquiries to ensure property taxes would not be  
increased. Megan stated they will have a community meeting this week.  
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA  
Moved by Councilmember Bracken, seconded by Councilmember Hollingshead, to  
Approve the Agenda as presented. The motion passed by a vote of:  
6 - Gray, Hollingshead, Cavey, Bracken, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Moved by Councilmember Brooks, seconded by Councilmember Cavey, to Approve  
the Consent Calendar as presented. The motion passed by a vote of:  
6 - Gray, Hollingshead, Cavey, Bracken, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
RES 2024-113  
RES 2024-114  
Resolution Approving a Purchase Agreement with Front Range Fire  
Apparatus for the Acquisition of One (1) Velocity 105’ Aerial Ladder  
Truck [Castle Rock Fire and Rescue Department]  
Resolution Approving a Construction Contract with 53 Corporation,  
LLC for the McMurdo Gulch Stream Reclamation Priority 3 Project  
[McMurdo Gulch south of the intersection of Castle Oaks Drive and  
Autumn Sage Street]  
RES 2024-115  
Resolution Approving the Third Amendment to the Participation  
Agreement for Design and Construction of Stream Reclamation  
Improvements for McMurdo Gulch [Near the intersection of Castle Oaks  
Drive and Autumn Sage Drive]  
PROC  
Proclamation of Commendation to Mayor Pro Tem Desiree LaFleur  
2024-014  
(For Presentation on December 3, 2024)  
MIN 2024-021  
Minutes: November 5, 2024 Draft Minutes  
QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS  
Mayor Gray confirmed that no members of Council expressed a conflict of interest  
and that the item was properly published.  
RES 2024-116  
Resolution Approving a Site Development Plan for Costco Retail  
Warehouse and Fueling Station Within the Dawson Trails Planned  
Development (Lot 1, Filing 1 Dawson Trails)  
Tara Vargish, Director of Development Services, presented the item.  
The applicant gave a presentation on the item.  
No public comment.  
Moved by Councilmember Brooks, seconded by Councilmember Bracken, to  
Approve Quasi-Judicial Resolution RES 2024-116 as presented. The motion passed  
by a vote of:  
6 - Gray, Hollingshead, Cavey, Bracken, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
ID 2024-127  
104 North Lewis Street Appeal [S ½ Lot 5 & All of Lot 6 Block 16 Craig  
& Gould’s Addition to Castle Rock]  
Tara Vargish, Director of Development Services, presented the item which as an  
appeal to conditions for approval of a proposed home design from the Historic  
Preservation Board.  
Councilmember Brooks commented that many of the guidelines are not specific  
or are not required; and that prior approvals that don't comply with the guidelines.  
He clarified the applicant originally wanted 10" boards, they now request 6" but  
the HP board wants 4".  
The applicants, Steve and Susan Thayer, presented their appeal.  
Mayor Gray asked if members of the HP Board live in the Craig and Gould  
neighborhood. Staff confirmed the board is made up of 2-3 residents, historians,  
architects, etc.  
Councilmember Cavey asked if they can amend their guidelines or does the HP  
Board do that. Vargish states that they are only a guideline.  
Citizens that addressed Council:  
Sandy Shet moved here in 2013 and commented that there is a lot of variety in  
the buildings.  
Moved by Councilmember Brooks, seconded by Mayor Gray, that the applicants’  
appeal be granted and their application approved without condition on the basis  
that: (1) applicants’ use of 6-inch lap siding and gable ends ornamented with a  
vertical board and batten in their design satisfies both the spirit and intent of the  
Castle Rock Style guidelines and is generally compatible with the existing character  
of the Craig & Gould neighborhood, and (2) the Board’s decision to approve the  
application upon the condition that applicants work with Town staff to modify their  
proposed siding materials failed to take into account the Board’s past decisions  
approving the use of the same or similar siding materials on new construction  
within the Craig & Gould neighborhood. The motion passed by a vote of:  
6 - Gray, Hollingshead, Cavey, Bracken, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS & DISCUSSION ACTION ITEMS  
ORD 2024-025  
Ordinance Approving the Third Amendment to The View at Castle  
Rock Redevelopment and Financing Agreement Between the Town of  
Castle Rock, the Castle Rock Downtown Development Authority and  
Castle Rock View Investors, LLC (First Reading)  
Kevin Tilson presented the item.  
The applicant briefed Council on the status of the project.  
No public comment.  
Moved by Councilmember Hollingshead, seconded by Councilmember Bracken, to  
Approve Ordinance ORD 2024-025 as presented. The motion passed by a vote of:  
4 - Gray, Hollingshead, Bracken, Brooks  
2 - Cavey, Dietz  
Yes:  
No:  
RES 2024-117  
Resolution Approving a Downtown Historic Preservation Grant in the  
Amount of $25,000 to the Little School on Perry Street (Saunders  
House, 203 North Perry Street)  
Tara Vargish, Director of Development Services, presented the item.  
No public comment.  
Moved by Councilmember Cavey, seconded by Councilmember Dietz, to Approve  
Resolution RES 2024-117 as presented. The motion failed by a vote of:  
6 - Gray, Hollingshead, Cavey, Bracken, Brooks, Dietz  
1 - LaFleur  
Yes:  
Not Present:  
DIR 2024-021  
2025 Philip S. Miller Resource Grant Program  
Pete Mangers, Assistant Finance Director, presented the item.  
Nate Marsh, Chair of the Public Safety Commission presented their  
recommendations.  
Councilmember Hollingshead explained what the two churches fund school  
lunches to children below the poverty line and New Hope assists for residents in  
need to pay bills.  
Mayor Gray commented that we do not have enough budgeted for what the  
requests are.  
No public comment.  
Moved by Councilmember Brooks, seconded by Councilmember Hollingshead, to  
Approve Discussion/Direction Item DIR 2024-021 as presented. The motion passed  
by a vote of:  
6 - Gray, Hollingshead, Cavey, Bracken, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
ID 2024-128  
Presentation: 2025 Service Contract Funding Requests  
Moved by Councilmember Hollingshead, seconded by Councilmember Brooks, to  
Direct Staff to approve the Service Contracts as presented. The motion passed by a  
vote of:  
6 - Gray, Hollingshead, Cavey, Bracken, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
ORD 2024-026  
Ordinance Amending Title 15.48.010 of the Castle Rock Municipal  
Code for the Purpose of Adopting by Reference as a Primary Code  
the 2025 Town of Castle Rock, Landscape and Irrigation Criteria  
Manual (Second Reading - Approved on First Reading on November  
19, 2024 by a vote 6-0) [Entire Castle Rock Service Area]  
Mark Marlowe, Director of Castle Rock Water, presented the item.  
Councilmember Bracken inquired how they oversee the program. Marlowe stated  
they inspect every one of them and work with them to get them fixed. They feel  
the criteria was too loose and they need to tighten it up.  
No public comment.  
Moved by Councilmember Cavey, seconded by Councilmember Dietz, to Approve  
Ordinance ORD 2024-026 as presented. The motion passed by a vote of:  
6 - Hollingshead, Cavey, Bracken, Brooks, Dietz, Gray  
Yes:  
ADDITIONAL UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES  
Citizens that addresseed Council:  
Gerald Bennett, Lanterns District 1, commented on the cost of the infrastructure.  
ADJOURN  
Adjourned at 8:57.  
Submitted by:  
____________________________________  
Lisa Anderson, Town Clerk  
Moved by Councilmember Brooks, seconded by Councilmember Hollingshead, to  
Adjourn. The motion passed by a vote of:  
6 - Gray, Hollingshead, Cavey, Bracken, Brooks, Dietz  
1 - LaFleur  
Yes:  
Not Present: