HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026 - RESO 37 - JCPOS Trails PartnershipCITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 37
SERIES OF 2026
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR A JOINT APPLICATION
WITH THE CITY OF DENVER TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY PARKS
AND OPEN SPACE TRAILS PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge manages seven miles of the regional Clear
Creek Trail; and
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge collaborated with the City of Denver,
Jefferson County Parks and Open Space, and the Mile High Flood District on a
feasibility study to connect a grade separated trail between W. 52nd Ave and Creekside
Park; and
WHEREAS, the feasibility study resulted in two concept options, with “Concept B-Double Bridge” being the preferred option to advance into the design phase; and
WHEREAS, the Wheat Ridge City Council supports this project and an application
for funding to the Jefferson County Parks and Open Space Trails Partnership Program to
advance the preferred trail concept route into the trail design phase.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE 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, or the Assignment 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.
This Resolution shall be in full force and effect upon its passage and approval.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 24th of August 2026
Korey Stites, Mayor
ATTEST:
Janeece Hoppe, City Clerk