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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 49
SERIES OF 2026
TITLE: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT CONCERNING
OPERATIONAL FUNDING FOR THE NAVIGATION CENTER
WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. §§ 29-1-201 and 203, and Colo. Const. Art. XIV, §
18(2)(a), the City of Wheat Ridge is authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with
other governmental entities to provide any function, service or facility each is authorized
to undertake; and
WHEREAS, there is an increasing number of individuals experiencing
homelessness which continues to be a regional issue that affects the health, safety and
welfare of the City, the other municipalities in Jefferson County, and the unincorporated
areas of the County; and
WHEREAS, the cities of Arvada, Edgewater, Golden, Lakewood, Westminster, Wheat Ridge and Jefferson County (the “Parties”) have determined it would be in the best
interest of their jurisdictions to coordinate efforts to address homelessness across
Jefferson County; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of this determination, the Parties have worked together
on regional housing solutions for unhoused residents, with a specific focus on opening a navigation center in the County to provide a range of services related to homelessness;
and
WHEREAS, the Parties have cooperated in the establishment of a Navigation
Center and wish to provide stable funding for the Center’s operations; and
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge wishes to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the cities of Arvada, Edgewater, Golden, Lakewood and Westminster, and
the County of Jefferson, for the purpose of establishing operational funding for the
Navigation Center.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge,
Colorado:
Section 1. The Intergovernmental Agreement concerning Operational Funding for
the Navigation Center, among the cities of Arvada, Edgewater, Golden, Lakewood,
Westminster, Wheat Ridge and Jefferson County, attached hereto as Exhibit A, is
hereby approved.
Section 2. This Resolution shall be effective upon adoption.
DONE AND RESOLVED this 28th day of September 2026
Korey Stites, Mayor
ATTEST:
Janeece Hoppe, City Clerk