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, September 16, 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  
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  
Mayor Gray asked Council to consider granting staff December 26th as a paid  
holiday.  
Moved by Councilmember Bracken, seconded by Councilmember Hollingshead for  
December 26 to be a paid holiday for Town employees. Motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
PROC  
2025-012  
Proclamation: Constitution Week September 17-23, 2025 (For Council  
Action - Presentation on September 16, 2025)  
Mayor Gray read the proclamation into the record.  
UNSCHEDULED PUBLIC APPEARANCES  
Dana Bonham, resident, addressed Council.  
TOWN MANAGER'S REPORT  
ID 2025-098  
ID 2025-099  
Update: Calendar Reminders  
Update: Monthly Department Reports  
ID 2025-100  
ID 2025-101  
Emergency Bridge Repairs along Castle Oaks Drive  
Dan Sailer, Director Public Works, briefed Council on the Castle Oaks bridge  
repair.  
Overview of Downtown Infrastructure [Castle Rock Water]  
Mark Marlowe, Director Castle Rock Water, provided an update to Council  
regarding the Downtown infrastructure maintenance and rehabilitation necessary  
to continue to meet existing levels of service.  
ID 2025-102  
ID 2025-103  
Development Services Project Updates  
Update: Quasi-Judicial Projects  
TOWN ATTORNEY’S REPORT  
No report.  
ACCEPTANCE OF AGENDA  
Moved by Councilmember Bracken, seconded by Councilmember Hollingshead to  
Accept the Agenda as presented. 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. Motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
RES 2025-106  
Resolution Approving the Second Amendment to the Services  
Agreement with W.W. Wheeler & Associates, Inc., for the Castle  
Rock Reservoir Nos. 1 and 2 Construction Project  
RES 2025-107  
Resolution Approving the First Contract Price Amendment to the  
Progressive Design-Build Agreement with S.J. Louis Construction,  
Inc. for the Phase 2 Design Services for the Sedalia Lift Station and  
Force Main to Plum Creek Water Reclamation Authority Project  
[Sedalia, CO]  
RES 2025-108  
RES 2025-109  
Resolution Approving the First Amendment to the Infrastructure  
Development and Purchase Agreement and Water Lease Agreement  
between the Town of Castle Rock, acting by and through the Castle  
Rock Water Enterprise, and Tallgrass Colorado Municipal Water,  
LLC. [Lost Creek area of Weld County, Colorado]  
Resolution Waiving the Formal Written Bidding Requirement on the  
Basis of Sole Source and Approving a Three-Year Master Services  
Agreement with OpenGov Inc.  
PROC  
Proclamation: Fire Prevention Week October 5-11, 2025 (For  
2025-013  
Presentation - Approved on September 16, 2025, by a vote 7-0)  
MIN 2025-017  
Minutes: September 2, 2025 Town Council Meeting  
ADVERTISED PUBLIC HEARINGS & DISCUSSION ACTION ITEMS  
RES 2025-110  
Resolution Approving the Second Amendment to the Castle Rock  
Collaborative Campus Development Agreement  
Stephanie Fujii, President Arapahoe Community College, addressed Council.  
Frank Gray, Castle Rock Economic Development Council, spoke in support of the  
Sturm Collaboration Campus.  
Moved by Councilmember Brooks, seconded by Councilmember Dietz, to Approve  
Resolution RES 2025-110 as presented. Motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
DIR 2025-028  
Discussion/Direction of Applications for the 2025 3rd Quarter Council  
Community Grant Program, Seven Applications  
Trish Muller, Finance Director, presented overview of the third quarter applications  
for the Community Grant Program.  
The following applicants addressed Council:  
Erin Freeman, Parkinson Association of the Rockies  
Todd Warnke, Douglas Land Conservancy  
Moved by Councilmember Dietz, seconded by Councilmember Brooks to increase  
the 4th Quarter budget by $3500. Motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
Moved by Councilmember Dietz, seconded by Councilmember Davis to award  
grants in the amount of $1,000 each to Heroes Hall Foundation, Parkinson  
Association of the Rockies, and the Mane Mission and to also award grants in the  
amount of $500 each to the Douglas Land Conservancy and CV Ballers Club. Motion  
passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
RES 2025-111  
Joint Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas  
County, the Town Council of Castle Rock, the City Council of Lone  
Tree, and the Town Council of Parker in Support of Historic  
Countywide Park and Recreation Investments [Gold Crown Fieldhouse  
at Dawson Trails]  
Dave Corliss, Town Manager, introduced the joint resolution in partnership with  
Douglas County to construct a Gold Crown Fieldhouse in the Dawson Trails  
development, near the planned Costco warehouse.  
Bill Hanlik and Tara Leipheimer, Gold Crown representatives, spoke to Council  
Jim Pinello, resident, spoke in support of the Gold Crown Foundation.  
Moved by Councilmember Hollingshead, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Cavey, to  
Approve Resolution RES 2025-111 as presented. Motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
RES 2025-112  
Resolution Approving the Service Plan for the Alexander Way  
Metropolitan District; Authorizing the Execution of an  
Intergovernmental Agreement By and Between the Town of Castle  
Rock and the District [approx. 77.96 acres located east of Silver Heights  
subdivision, north of Alexander Place, and west of the Diamond Ridge  
Estates subdivision]  
Town Attorney, Mike Hyman, presented item to Council.  
No public comment received.  
Moved by Councilmember Brooks, seconded by Councilmember Davis, to Approve  
Resolution RES 2025-112 as presented. Motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
DIR 2025-029  
Discussion/Direction: Downtown Building Heights  
Tara Vargish, Director Development Services, addressed Council on this item.  
Public comment was received from the following residents and downtown  
business owners:  
Sasha Bailey  
Sarah Miles  
Diane Evans  
Harry Young  
Inger Hiller  
Ted Mische  
Gene Osborne  
Jillian Moster  
Brett Ogden  
David Boyd  
Kevin Tilson  
Jim Folkestad  
Jeff Sanderson  
Mark Neel  
Jamie Samuelson  
David Miles  
Andrew Wasson  
Chris Leevers  
Daniel Price  
Dan Berkenkotter  
KC Neal  
Moved by Councilmember Dietz, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Cavey, to extend the  
meeting beyond 9:30 pm. Motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
ID 2025-104  
Introduction of the 2026 Town of Castle Rock Proposed Budget  
Introduction to the 2026 proposed Town budget was provided by Town Manager,  
Dave Corliss.  
RES 2025-113  
Resolution Approving the Lost Canyon Ranch Open Space Master  
Plan and Management Plan  
Jeff Brauer, Director Parks & Recreation, presented item to Council.  
Moved by Mayor Pro Tem Cavey, seconded by Councilmember Brooks, to Approve  
Resolution RES 2025-113 as presented. Motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
RES 2025-114  
Resolution Waiving the Formal Written Bidding Requirement on the  
Basis of Sole Source and Approving a Construction Contract with  
Timberline TrailCraft LLC for the Lost Canyon Ranch Open Space  
Trail Construction  
Jeff Brauer, Director Parks & Recreation, presented item to Council.  
Moved by Councilmember Brooks, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Cavey to Approve  
RES 2025-114. Motion passed by the following vote:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
ADJOURN  
Meeting adjourned at 10:21 pm.  
Moved by Councilmember Bracken, seconded by Councilmember Hollingshead, to  
Adjourn. Motion passed by a vote of:  
7 - Gray, Cavey, Hollingshead, Bracken, Davis, Brooks, Dietz  
Yes:  
Submitted by:  
Robbie Schonher, Records Manager, CMC