Mayor Jason Gray  
Mayor Pro Tem Laura Cavey  
Councilmember Ryan Hollingshead  
Councilmember Kevin Bracken  
Councilmember Mark Davis  
Councilmember Max Brooks  
Councilmember Tim Dietz  
Town Council  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Tuesday, January 7, 2025  
6:00 PM  
Town Hall Council Chambers  
100 North Wilcox Street  
Castle Rock, CO 80104  
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COUNCIL DINNER & INFORMAL DISCUSSION  
INVOCATION  
Invocation was led by Mayor Gray.  
CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL  
7 -  
Present:  
Mayor Gray, Mayor Pro Tem Cavey, Councilmember Hollingshead, Councilmember  
Bracken, Councilmember Davis, Councilmember Brooks, Councilmember Dietz  
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  
COUNCIL COMMENTS  
Councilmember Brooks spoke to information available to the public regarding  
inmates housed at the Douglas County Detention Facility.  
Moved by Councilmember Brooks, seconded by Mayor Gray, a request to review the  
Town's public land dedication to schools process and to provide an inventory of  
curent parcels that remain undeveloped. The motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
Yes:  
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Cavey, seconded by Councilmember Bracken, to request  
staff to prepare a memo for Council consideration regarding municipal court  
penalties for theft, burglary and related charges including penalties above state law  
or current municipal code. The motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES  
Mary Wilson, resident, spoke regarding the Meadows Metro District.  
Amy Windju, resident, addressed Councilmember Brooks ability to serve both as  
District 4 Town Councilmember and as representative for the Colorado House of  
Representatives District 45.  
ID 2025-006  
TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT  
Unscheduled Public Appearances: January 7, 2025  
ID 2025-001  
Update: Calendar Reminders  
DIR 2025-001  
Discussion/Direction: 2025 Council Meeting Schedule  
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Cavey, seconded by Councilmember Hollingshead, to  
Approve the Council meeting schedule as outlined to include a special meeting on  
May 13, 2025 and the cancellation of the meeting on August 5, 2025. The motion  
passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
DIR 2024-022  
Discussion/Direction: Designations for Liaisons to Town Boards and  
Commissions and other agencies  
Town Council board and commission liaisons were confirmed as follows:  
Youth Commission - Councilmember Dietz (primary) Mayor Pro Tem Cavey  
(alternate)  
Board of Adjustment - Councilmember Dietz (primary) Councilmember  
Hollingshead (alternate)  
Board of Building Appeals - Councilmember Hollingshead (primary)  
Councilmember Dietz (alternate)  
Castle Rock Water Commission - Mayor Gray (primary) Mayor Pro Tem Cavey  
(alternate)  
Design Review Board - Councilmember Davis (primary) Councilmember Brooks  
(alternate)  
Downtown Development Authority - Councilmember Bracken (primary)  
Councilmember Brooks (alternate)  
Election Commission - Councilmember Dietz  
Historic Preservation Board - Mayor Gray (primary) Councilmember Davis  
(alternate)  
Parks & Recreation Commission - Councilmember Dietz (primary)  
Councilmember Hollingshead (alternate)  
Planning Commission - Mayor Gray (primary) Mayor Pro Tem Cavey (alternate)  
Public Art Commission - Councilmember Hollingshead (primary) Councilmember  
Dietz (alternate)  
Public Safety Commission - Mayor Pro Tem Cavey (primary) Councilmember  
Hollingshead (alternate)  
Public Works Commission - Councilmember Hollingshead (primary)  
Councilmember Dietz (alternate)  
Audit Committee - Mayor Gray (primary) Councilmember Bracken (alternate)  
Police Forfeiture Committee - Mayor Gray  
Water Resources Committee - Councilmember Bracken (primary) Mayor Pro  
Tem Cavey (alternate)  
Castle Rock Economic Development Council - Mayor Gray (primary)  
Councilmember Dietz (alternate)  
Castle Rock Economic Partnership - Mayor Gray (primary) Councilmember  
Bracken (alternate)  
Castle Rock Fire Volunteer Pension Board - Mayor Gray  
Chamber of Commerce - Councilmember Bracken (primary) Councilmember  
Hollingshead (alternate)  
Downtown Merchants Association - Mayor Gray (primary) Councilmember  
Bracken (alternate)  
Centennial Airport Roundtable - Mayor Pro Tem Cavey  
Chatfield Watershed Authority - Mayor Gray (primary) Mayor Pro Tem Cavey  
(alternate)  
Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority - Councilmember Brooks (primary)  
Councilmember Dietz (alternate)  
Colorado Municipal League - Councilmember Dietz  
DRCOG - Mayor Gray (primary) Councilmember Dietz (alternate)  
Metro Mayor's Caucus - Mayor Gray  
Douglas County Community Foundation - Mayor Gray  
Douglas County Homeless Initiative Committee - Mayor Gray (primary)  
Councilmember Brooks (alternate)  
Douglas County Housing Partnership - Councilmember Brooks (primary)  
Councilmember Dietz (alternate)  
Douglas County Youth Initiative - Councilmember Dietz (primary) Councilmember  
Hollingshead (alternate)  
Partnership of Douglas County Governments - Mayor Gray (primary) Mayor Pro  
Tem Cavey (alternate)  
ID 2025-002  
Update: 2025 Community Survey Process  
Town Manager, Dave Corliss, spoke in favor of additional community surveys in  
the future.  
ID 2025-003  
ID 2025-004  
Castle Rock Water’s 2024 Sanitary Survey Results [Entire Castle Rock  
Water Service Area]  
Development Services Project Updates  
Development project and quasi-judicial updates were provided by Tara Vargish,  
Director of Development Services.  
ID 2025-005  
Update: Quasi-Judicial Projects  
TOWN ATTORNEY’S REPORT  
No report.  
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA  
Moved by Councilmember Bracken, seconded by Councilmember Dietz, to Approve  
the Agenda as presented. The motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
CONSENT CALENDAR  
Moved by Councilmember Bracken, seconded by Councilmember Hollingshead to  
Approve the Consent Calendar as presented. The motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
ORD 2024-026  
Ordinance Amending Section 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]  
RES 2025-001  
RES 2025-002  
Resolution Approving the 2025 Spot Water Lease Agreement  
Between the Town of Castle Rock and the Central Colorado Water  
Conservancy District [Chatfield Reservoir, Douglas County]  
Resolution Approving the Progressive Design-Build Agreement with  
S.J. Louis Construction, Inc. for the Sedalia Lift Station and Force  
Main to Plum Creek Water Reclamation Authority Project [Located in  
Sedalia, CO]  
RES 2025-003  
MIN 2025-001  
Resolution Designating the Public Place for Posting Notices of  
Public Meetings Pursuant to the Colorado Open Meetings Law  
[Section 24-6-402(2)(c), C.R.S.]  
Minutes: December 17, 2024 Town Council Meeting  
QUASI JUDICIAL HEARINGS  
RES 2024-122  
Resolution Approving a Site Development Plan for Single-Family  
Residential Development within the Dawson Trails Planned  
Development (Dawson Trails Filing No. 2, Tract Q) [55.98 acres,  
located south of Territorial Road and west of Dawson Trails Boulevard,  
Planning Area B1] Continued from December 17, 2024  
Director of Development Services, Tara Vargish, identified the proposed site  
development plan for 56 acres south of Territorial Road, southwest of the Crystal  
Valley Interchange and west of I25.  
Larry Jacobson, developer, Westside Property Investments and Stacey Weaks,  
design consultant with Norris Design, also presented to Council.  
Moved by Councilmember Hollingshead, seconded by Councilmember Bracken, to  
Approve Quasi-Judicial Resolution RES 2024-122 as presented. The motion passed  
by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS & DISCUSSION ACTION ITEMS  
RES 2025-004  
Resolution of the Town of Castle Rock, Colorado, to Establish a  
Youth Commission  
Becca Schnorr, Youth Commission Coordinator, presented item to Council. The  
commission is for students in grades 9-12 and provides opportunities for students  
to become involved with local government as well as represent the needs of the  
community's youth.  
Moved by Councilmember Dietz, seconded by Councilmember Davis to Approve  
Resolution RES 2025-004 as presented. The motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
ORD 2025-001  
Ordinance Approving the City Hotel Redevelopment and Financing  
Agreement Between the Town of Castle Rock, the Castle Rock  
Downtown Development Authority, and White Development, LLC  
(First Reading) [located at 415 Perry Street]  
Devin Visciano, Partner & General Counsel with White Development LLC,  
provided an overview of the project identifying the primary focus as the  
preservation and restoration of the historic City Hotel built in 1872. The  
redevelopment project will include a boutique hotel with 33 guest rooms, dining,  
rooftop bar and commercial space.  
Kevin Tilson, Director of the Castle Rock Downtown Alliance, addressed Council  
and strongly endorsed the project as a exciting opportunity to rehabilitate and  
restore this historic structure in downtown Castle Rock.  
Council addressed concerns as related to traffic flow, parking issues, and existing  
hotels and Airbnb rentals already available in Castle Rock.  
Sarah Miles, owner of Milestone Tech and Provision on Wilcox Street, spoke in  
favor of the restoration and development of the new City Hotel.  
Moved by Councilmember Brooks, seconded by Councilmember Hollingshead, to  
Approve Ordinance ORD 2025-001 as presented. The motion passed by a vote of:  
4 - Gray, Hollingshead, Bracken, Brooks  
3 - Cavey, Davis, Dietz  
Yes:  
No:  
ORD 2024-011  
Ordinance Amending Title 17 of the Castle Rock Municipal Code  
Regarding Local Regulation of Natural Medicine Businesses (Second  
Reading - Approved on First Reading on December 17, 2024 by a  
vote 5-2)  
Susan MacAfee and Amy Windju, residents, spoke to Council urging adoption of  
the strictest regulations & requirements allowed to regulate natural medicine  
businesses.  
Moved by Councilmember Dietz, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Cavey, to Approve  
Ordinance ORD 2024-011 as presented. The motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
ORD 2025-002  
Ordinance Amending Section 15.36.010 of the Castle Rock Municipal  
Code for the Purpose of Adopting by Reference as a Primary Code  
the 2025 Castle Rock Storm Drainage Design and Technical Criteria  
Manual (First Reading) [Castle Rock Boundary]  
Mark Marlowe, Director of Castle Rock Water, discussed the adoption of the  
Storm Drainage Design & Technical Criteria Manual to address challenges of  
existing stormwater infrastructure, as well as the management of stormwater  
runoff in new developments. The identified updates focus on providing adequate  
street drainage, emergency overflow paths and additional inlets to move the water  
below street level.  
Moved by Councilmember Dietz, seconded by Councilmember Davis, to Approve  
Ordinance ORD 2025-002 as presented. The motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
ORD 2025-003  
Ordinance Amending Chapters 13.12 and 13.15 of the Castle Rock  
Municipal Code by Adding New Sections and Definitions Which  
Allow for the Implementation of Drought Rates (First Reading) [Entire  
Castle Rock Water service area]  
Marlowe, introduced proposal to allow for drought rates which would include an  
increase to the surcharge tier usage rates along with implementing reduced  
customer water budget levels. The ultimate goal is to reduce outdoor water  
irrigation. The rate increase is relatively minimal so as not to impact a customer's  
financial situation but rather raise awareness that a drought declaration is a  
serious situation which requires additional conservation efforts.  
Council addressed concerns about the Water Wiser program and how that would  
be affected by a drought situation.  
Council also agreed with the tiered pricing structure as a balanced approach to  
incentivize conservation along with educational outreach.  
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Cavey, seconded by Councilmember Dietz, to Approve  
Ordinance ORD 2025-003 as presented. The motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
DIR 2025-002  
DIR 2025-003  
Discussion/Direction: 2025 Drought Management Plan [Entire Castle  
Rock water service area]  
Discussion/Direction: Fifth Street Water and Sewer Improvements  
Project [Sanitary and Water Service on Fifth Street near Valley Drive]  
Mark Marlowe and Dan Sailer, Director of Public Works, co-presented the item to  
Council. This project allows for an opportunity to install critical water and sewer  
infrastructure prior to the continuation of the Fifth Street Roadway improvements  
as an extension of the Four Corners Intersection Project. Allowing for the water  
and sewer improvements to be done prior to the roadway improvements will limit  
the impacts to the public, meets the criteria of federal funding timeline  
requirements and reduces future installation costs. This project also allows for  
opportunities for future customers to connect to Town utilities, including providing  
service for future annexations.  
Council endorsed and approved this direction to proceed as presented.  
ADDITIONAL UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES  
ADJOURN  
Meeting adjourned at 9.11 pm.  
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Cavey, seconded by Councilmember Hollingshead to  
Adjourn. The motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
Submitted by:  
_________________________________________  
Robbie Schonher, Deputy Town Clerk