Special meeting set to discuss Centerra South legal issues

Loveland City Council will hold a special meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday to discuss legal issues that have arisen for the city in the wake of the decision to rescind its support of the Centerra South urban renewal plan.

Mayor Jacki Marsh called for the meeting in response to a lawsuit filed by Mcwhinney Real Estate Services on Tuesday.

According to the filings, Mcwhinney is seeking a temporary restraining order and injunction to prevent the city from moving forward with the reversal, citing breach of contract, unlawful termination of an urban renewal plan and unlawful procedure.

At the Nov. 21 regular meeting, the newly constituted Loveland City Council approved two motions introduced by Marsh during the new business portion of the meeting that rescinded the resolutions that created Centerra South and ratified its master finance agreement. City Council originally approved the resolutions in May and subsequently approved a major modification to the plan in October.

As stated on the agenda, City Council will meet on Wednesday to discuss the pending legal issues and potentially hire outside legal counsel to defend against the suit.

How to participate

Loveland City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the council chambers at the Municipal Building, 500 E. Third St.

Comments from members of the public will be accepted in person as well as over Zoom.

Those wishing to join by Zoom can use the ID 975 3779 6504 with a passcode of 829866, according to the meeting agenda.

The meeting will be broadcast on Comcast Channel 16/880, Pulse TV channel 16 and streamed through the city’s website at lovgov.org/tv.

Tuesday’s agenda packet can be found through the Loveland City Council’s website at lovgov.org or at cilovelandco.civicweb.net.