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Loveland City Council, Oct. 6, 2026

·Loveland·Larimer County

Loveland City Council·Meeting of

Loveland approves 40-year deal to convey city water through C-BT, 7-0; Loveland adopts utility rates; staff project $13 monthly increase for average residential customer, 8-0; Loveland advances permits for all development in floodplain overlay zone, 8-0; 4 consent items adopted, 8-0.

Stories from this meeting

  1. Loveland approves 40-year deal to convey city water through C-BT

    The contract covers up to 16,200 acre-feet of non-project water a year, but does not guarantee capacity and deliveries can be interrupted for higher-priority uses. The excess-capacity charge starts at $157,140 in 2026, with separate maintenance and power charges.

    Item 3.1Carried, 7–0

  2. Loveland adopts utility rates; staff project $13 monthly increase for average residential customer

    The new schedule applies to bills mailed on or after Jan. 1, 2027, and adds a 2.85% charge to citywide transactions paid by card. The monthly recycling fee rises 25 cents for several types of residential properties.

    Item 11.2Carried, 8–0

  3. Loveland advances permits for all development in floodplain overlay zone

    Loveland City Council approved floodplain changes on first reading that would require a permit for all development in the city’s Floodplain Overlay Zone.

    Item 11.3Carried, 8–0

Decided5

  • 8. consent agenda 4 itemsAdopted with the calendar, 8–0

    Show the 4 items
    • Item 8.1Member appointments to city boards and commissions
    • Item 8.2Second reading, ordinance amending section 13.04.150 of the loveland municipal code concerning protection of loveland’s water and waterworks
    • Item 8.3Loveland approves 40-year deal to convey city water through C-BT
    • Item 8.4Resolution finding a certain petition for annexation known as the jayhawker ponds addition, filed september 18, 2026, to be in substantial compliance with section 30 of article ii of the colorado constitution and with the requirements of section 31-12-107(1), c.r.s.; and establishing a date, time, and place for a hearing to determine whether the proposed annexation complies with the applicable requirements of sections 31-12-104 and 31-12-105, c.r.s., and is eligible for annexation to the city of loveland, colorado

  • Motion to adopt the consent agendaCarried, 8–0

  • 5.622-acre addition would join LovelandCarried

    The proposal would annex 5.622 acres at 408 14th Street SE and zone the property I – Developing Industrial.

  • EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR ESTABLISHING NEGOTIATING POSITIONS, DEVELOPING NEGOTIATION STRATEGY, RECEIVING PROGRESS REPORTS, OR INSTRUCTING NEGOTIATORS PURSUANT TO CRS SECTION 24-6-402(4)(e), AND CHARTER SECTION 4-4(C)(1)Into executive session, 6–2

  • Extending the meeting to finish the agenda itemCarried

Present Patrick McFall (Mayor); Jen Swanty (Councilor); Geoff Frahm (Councilor); Andrea Samson (Mayor Pro Tem); Sarah Rothberg (Councilor); Caitlin Wyrick (Councilor); Kalina Middleton (Councilor); Laura Light-Kovacs (Councilor); Zeke Cortez (Councilor)