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Castle Rock Town Council Meeting — November 3, 2026

Town Council — Tuesday, November 3, 2026
BodyCastle Rock, Colorado
SessionTown Council
DateTuesday, November 3, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

We begin this meeting.

0:01

We gather here today intent on doing good work.

0:03

We seek to represent fairly and well those who are given this task.

0:07

Help us engage in meaningful discussion.

0:09

Give us clarity and strength to use our best judgment and skills.

0:12

Bless this community, its residents, businesses, and visitors.

0:16

Help us continue doing good work in your name.

0:18

Amen.

0:19

Roll call, please.

Speaker 2

0:22

Councilmember Hollingshead.

0:23

Here.

0:24

Councilmember Bracken.

0:25

Present.

0:25

Councilmember Davis.

0:26

Here.

0:27

Councilmember Brooks.

0:28

Present.

0:28

Councilmember Deeds?

0:29

Here.

0:30

Mayor Pro Tem KV?

0:31

Here.

0:31

Mayor Gray.

0:32

Here.

0:33

All are present.

Speaker 1

0:34

Thank you.

0:34

Please rise as what present legions.

Unassigned speaker

0:45

And to

Speaker 3

0:45

Republic for which it stands.

0:47

One nation under the Sorrow.

Speaker 1

1:00

I just want to say thanks for being here.

1:03

Again, whether it's online or in person.

1:06

And that's it.

Speaker 3

1:07

Councilmember Hollinshead.

1:09

Election night, so just want to thank all the election workers who are out there spending a long day, long nights, making sure that our democracy keeps functioning.

1:17

Thanks.

1:17

Councilmember Bracken.

Speaker 4

1:19

Thank you, Mayor.

1:19

Yeah, I just uh want to make a comment about the candidates and best of luck to all of them.

1:24

I know uh how much work it goes into it from uh from the family side and from the uh personal side.

1:32

So best of luck to everybody and uh look forward to a great night.

1:36

So I'll cut it short so we can get out of here and go somewhere.

Speaker 1

1:40

Councilmember Davis.

Speaker 5

1:42

I just want to thank uh everybody really uh everybody that works for the town.

1:47

Uh we had um uh town academy here last last time, and that was amazing.

1:52

So if anybody has never taken that, please take that class.

1:55

That was I took that uh like as soon as I got elected.

1:58

So uh it really gets you in depth with everybody that works in this town and the behind the scenes stuff, and uh just really thankful for everyone.

2:08

So that's it.

2:09

Go out and vote.

2:10

Thanks.

2:11

Thank you.

2:11

Councilmember Brooks.

Speaker 6

2:13

Uh Mr.

2:13

Mayor, thank you.

2:14

Uh yeah, I guess I uh I could say that it might be after tonight safe to return to social media.

2:21

In as much as it's safe to be on social media to begin with.

2:26

Uh just appreciate y'all being here and

Speaker 1

2:29

thank

Speaker 6

2:29

you.

Speaker 1

2:29

Thank you.

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Summary of Proceedings

Castle Rock Town Council Meeting — November 3, 2026

The Castle Rock Town Council meeting on November 3, 2026 was scheduled for 6:00 p.m. and adjourned at 6:12 p.m. All seven Council members were present. The available record is a brief transcript; no official minutes were available. The meeting consisted mainly of opening ceremonies, Council comments, an executive session report, and adjournment. No members of the public signed up for unscheduled public appearances.

Consent Calendar

  • The agenda listed seven consent-calendar items, all second readings: the 10.54-acre RidgeView Town Center annexation; initial zoning for the same 10.54 acres; a development agreement and vesting site-specific development plan through December 31, 2036; a FY2026 supplemental budget ordinance; an ordinance eliminating the municipal sales-tax exemption for cigarettes and clarifying sales/use tax definitions; a sole-source purchase agreement for one Class 8 dump truck; and approval of the October 20, 2026 Town Council minutes. The agenda noted that the first readings had passed 7-0 on October 20, 2026. The transcript does not record discussion or a vote on these items.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No speakers signed up for unscheduled public appearances; no public testimony was recorded. The agenda allowed written comments to be submitted online by 1:00 p.m. on November 3, 2026, for inclusion in the public record.

Discussion Items

  • Executive session report: Mayor Gray reported that an executive session was held after the October 20, 2026 regular meeting to discuss a potential Town property acquisition associated with the proposed Chateau Valley residential development, generally located east of Plum Creek Parkway and South Street. He asked for any open-meetings concerns; none were stated.
  • Council comments: Councilmember Hollingshead thanked election workers; Councilmember Bracken wished candidates well; Councilmember Davis thanked Town staff and praised the Town Academy; Councilmember Brooks remarked on returning to social media after the election; Councilmember Dietz noted the upcoming holidays and Veterans Day on November 11; and Mayor Pro Tem Cavey thanked staff for the boards and commissions dinner and gift.

Key Outcomes

  • Roll call showed all seven Council members present: Mayor Jason Gray, Mayor Pro Tem Laura Cavey, and Councilmembers Ryan Hollingshead, Kevin Bracken, Mark Davis, Max Brooks, and Tim Dietz.
  • No public speakers were heard.
  • The transcript records a unanimous motion near the end without identifying the agenda item.
  • The meeting adjourned at 6:12 p.m. by unanimous roll-call vote, with Mayor Pro Tem Cavey moving and Councilmember Dietz seconding.
  • No substantive decisions on the consent-calendar land-use, budget, tax, or purchasing items are documented in the available transcript.

Meeting Transcript

We begin this meeting. We gather here today intent on doing good work. We seek to represent fairly and well those who are given this task. Help us engage in meaningful discussion. Give us clarity and strength to use our best judgment and skills. Bless this community, its residents, businesses, and visitors. Help us continue doing good work in your name. Amen. Roll call, please. Councilmember Hollingshead. Here. Councilmember Bracken. Present. Councilmember Davis. Here. Councilmember Brooks. Present. Councilmember Deeds? Here. Mayor Pro Tem KV? Here. Mayor Gray. Here. All are present. Thank you. Please rise as what present legions. And to Republic for which it stands. One nation under the Sorrow. I just want to say thanks for being here. Again, whether it's online or in person. And that's it. Councilmember Hollinshead. Election night, so just want to thank all the election workers who are out there spending a long day, long nights, making sure that our democracy keeps functioning. Thanks. Councilmember Bracken. Thank you, Mayor. Yeah, I just uh want to make a comment about the candidates and best of luck to all of them. I know uh how much work it goes into it from uh from the family side and from the uh personal side. So best of luck to everybody and uh look forward to a great night. So I'll cut it short so we can get out of here and go somewhere. Councilmember Davis. I just want to thank uh everybody really uh everybody that works for the town. Uh we had um uh town academy here last last time, and that was amazing. So if anybody has never taken that, please take that class. That was I took that uh like as soon as I got elected. So uh it really gets you in depth with everybody that works in this town and the behind the scenes stuff, and uh just really thankful for everyone. So that's it. Go out and vote. Thanks.

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