Monument Town Council, Aug. 4 and 18 – Ordinances, resolutions pass

By Marlene Brown

The Monument Town Council held its regular meeting on Aug. 4 at the Monument Town Hall. All members of the council were present except Kenneth Kimple, who attended remotely. An oath of office was performed for newly hired Officer Hileigh Leseberg and affirmed by Chief Regan of the Police Department.

Next on the agenda was a presentation by Becky Leinweber, executive director of the Outdoor Recreational Initiative. Outdoor Pikes Peak Initiative (OPPI) is a 501c3 nonprofit that partners with elected officials, the state Forestry and Wildlife departments, and county land managers, landowners who have similar goals and values for the Pikes Peak region, including El Paso, Teller, and Fremont Counties. For more information, see ppora.org.

Dan Ungerleider, director of the Monument Planning Commission, presented the following:

Ordinance No. 15-2025—approving a major amendment to the Planned Unit Development for Native Sun Construction at 15010 Woodcarver Rd. The Planning Department found a 2021 Annexation and Development Agreement, and if certain conditions are met, 1. Municipal water, probably from Forest Lakes Metro District, most likely will be brought to the property. 2. The owner of Native Sun is required to improve and dedicate a set portion of Woodcarver Road. Staff requested that this case be continued until Aug. 18.
Ordinance No. 16-2025—an ordinance adding Chapter 2.26 to Title 2 of the Monument Municipal Code to establish a town engineer. The ordinance will include duties and responsibilities of the position. The qualifications to fill the duties include engineering-related issues, ordinance modifications, public works standards, and construction specifications. Also, they must be able to work with the town staff to review and comply with federal, state, and county permits and applications, work with staff to help develop competitive and complete grant applications or funding proposals, serve as the town’s representative during reviews, plan approvals, construction management, and project close-outs. The engineer will be a subcontractor, work with the staff closely, and will be hired by the town manager. The ordinance was approved by the council.
The interview process has been completed. The candidate was scheduled to come to the Town Council on Aug. 18 for final approval, and the town manager will sign the contract.

Resolution No. 49-2025 was presented by Tom Tharnish, director of Public Works, for the contract with Implied Ingenuity for the repair to Well No. 7. The well has been offline since July 9, and it’s considered critical to get it done. Implied Ingenuity was able to get to the job done quickly and was able to identify the problems. The contract is now over $87,000 to get the repairs done and the well back online. The Council approved the resolution 7-0.

Resolution No. 50-2025, to appoint a new member of the Planning Commission, was also presented by Ungerleider, who asked the Council to approve Valerie Baumer as an alternate member with her term ending in December 2026. She will be eligible to become a member if a position becomes open. The council approved the resolution 7-0.

Resolution 51-2025—Human Resources asked for approval of a resolution regarding compensation.

Resolution 52-2025—Human Resources asked for approval of a new process to evaluate the town manager.

Both Human Resources resolutions were approved. The documents can be found on the town website, townofmonument.org.

At the Town Council’s regular meeting on Aug. 18, all members were in attendance, including Councilman Kimple calling in from Oklahoma City.

The Council considered the following:

Liquor License Authority—Festival Application/Liquor License for GDP Inc. dba Pikes Peak Brewing Co. applied to hold a one-day permit for the Bines and Brews Festival on Sept. 20, at Limbach Park, 151 Front St. The request was approved 7-0.
Ordinance No. 15-2025 was continued from the Aug. 4 meeting. The request involved consideration to approve a major amendment to the Planned Unit Development for Native Sun Construction. See the Aug. 4 information above. The Planning Commission has determined that the conditions of the agreement have been met and may apply to this request. The staff needs to complete its assessment request to move the public hearing to Sept. 15. A motion to continue action was approved 7-0.
Ordinance No. 16-2025, to establish an independent contractor position of town engineer. Ungerleider said the town has been using an on-call engineer since 2017. The Planning Department began to seek qualified applicants and formalized the role of town engineer by passing Ordinance No. 16-2025 on Aug. 4. Ultimately, a resolution to approve a Professional Services Agreement for town engineer between IMEG Consultants and the Town of Monument passed 7-0.
Resolution 54-2025, an amendment of the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Colorado Department of Transportation reducing contracted funds by $684,595, with the new contract amount of $8.177 million to be provided for design and construction of the Jackson Creek Parkway Expansion Project. The motion was approved 7-0.
Resolution No. 55-2025, to request that the Town Council recover costs related to processing online payments starting Sept. 1 that will be charged to the consumer at the time of payment, including late fees. The motion was approved 7-0

Town Manager Madeline VanDenHoek said that this year’s Fourth of July parade was one of the largest in terms of parade viewers, up to 24,000 people. She said Monument received a $100,000 grant from Community Block Grants to be used for the Heart of Monument Play Park. Also, the Strategic Plan is being finalized and is set to be presented in October. The document is posted on townofmonument.org.

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The Town Council normally meets on the first and third Monday, unless the Monday is a legal holiday, when the meeting will be held the following Tuesday. The next meeting was scheduled for Sept. 2. Meetings are held at the Town Hall, 645 Beacon Lite Road, Monument.

Marlene Brown can be reached at marlenebrown@ocn.me.

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