HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025 - RESO 57 - Ridge Road TOCI GrantCITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 57
SERIES OF 2025
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR AN APPLICATION TO THE
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS TRANSIT ORIENTED
COMMUNITIES’ INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM FOR THE
RIDGE ROAD MASTER PLAN REDEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado (the “City”) adopted the Affordable Housing Strategy and Action Plan (AHS) in 2023 to support the development of affordable
housing; and
WHEREAS, the City is supportive of Foothills Regional Housing’s (“FRH”) Ridge
Road Master Plan, which will include the expansion of Red Rocks Community College
nursing program, and the development of 200 affordable units for seniors and families; and
WHEREAS, FRH is required to pay for the public improvements along three major
roadways adjacent to the site, including Ridge Road, Miller Street, and West 54th Avenue,
as part of the redevelopment process; and
WHEREAS, the Transit Oriented Communities’ Infrastructure (TOCI) Grant Program is a potential funding opportunity that will pay for 75% of the infrastructure improvements
and the City desires to submit an application to this program on behalf of Foothills
Regional Housing; and
WHEREAS, City Council supports a funding application to the Department of Local
Affairs TOCI Grant Program to provide funds to Foothills Regional Housing to support the cost of public infrastructure improvements for the Ridge Road Master Plan
Redevelopment.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CITY OF WHEAT
RIDGE, COLORADO THAT:
Section 1. The Mayor or the City Manager of the City or any other member of the City Council and all appropriate City officers are hereby authorized and directed to
execute and deliver and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to attest and
deliver such other agreements and certificates and to take such other actions as may be
necessary or convenient to carry out and give effect to the Assignment and this
Resolution.
Section 2. Nothing contained in this Resolution shall constitute a debt,
indebtedness, or multiple-fiscal year direct or indirect debt or other financial obligation of
the City within the meaning of the Constitution or statutes of the State or the home rule charter of any political subdivision thereof, nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the City
or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers.
Section 3. If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this Resolution shall
for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of
any such section, paragraph, clause, or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Resolution.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 8th day of December 2025
ATTEST:
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Margy Greer, Sr. Deputy City Clerk
_____________________________ Korey Stites, Mayor