11-09-2026 Lakewood City Council Meeting

At the November 9, 2026 regular meeting of the Lakewood City Council, members approved the consent agenda 11–0. It included a public benefit agreement with Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets, Inc. (Natural Grocers), in support of the company’s Lakewood headquarters; discussion cited a $5.5 million company investment and 50 new jobs. The consent agenda also included a rezoning item and approval of prior meeting minutes. No competitive solicitation, vendor award, or specific city purchasing expenditure was reported.

Council also held rezoning hearings. It approved the request for 2555 South Kipling Street to change from R1-43 to MGS zoning, with the final-reading motion passing 11–0; the property owner said there were no current plans for new buildings. A separate hearing on the Academy Park area focused on possible future mixed-use development, traffic and school safety, and pedestrian and transit access, but the transcript does not include its final decision. The city manager reported that the Wadsworth–6th Avenue project had started, without discussing a contract or procurement action.