Study Session
Regular MeetingCentennial, CO · September 16, 2025
Minutes
MINUTES OF THE
CENTENNIAL CITY COUNCIL
Study Session
6:00 PM Tuesday, September 16, 2025
A Study Session of the City Council was held on this date in the Council Chambers at 13133 E.
Arapahoe Road, Centennial, Colorado. A full and timely notice of this meeting had been posted
and a quorum was present.
1 Call to Order
Mayor Piko called the meeting to order at 6:08 PM.
2 Roll Call
Those present were: Mayor Piko
Council Member Tharp
Council Member Carnes
Council Member Sweetland
Council Member Maurer
Council Member Sutherland
Council Member Holt
Council Member Alston
Those absent were: Council Member Sheehan, Excused
Also present were: Matt Sturgeon, City Manager
Elisha Thomas, Deputy City Manager
Christopher Price, City Attorney
Chuck Powers, IT Director
Melanie Ward, Development, Foresight, and Infrastructure Readiness
Manager
Christina Lovelace, City Clerk
Allie Esch, Deputy City Clerk
3 Generative Artificial Intelligence Approach Discussion; 6:09 PM
Melanie Ward, Development, Foresight, and Infrastructure Readiness Manager, and Chuck
Powers, IT Director, presented.
4 Reports; 6:31 PM
Moved from the Regular Meeting Agenda of September 16, 2025.
a. Council Reports
Minutes – Study Session
9/16/2025 6:00:00 PM
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Council Members Alston, Holt, Sutherland, Maurer, Sweetland, Carnes, and Tharp gave
reports.
b. Mayor Report
Mayor Piko gave a report.
c. City Manager
Matt Sturgeon gave a brief report
d. City Clerk (None)
5 Adjourn
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 6:56 PM.
Respectfully Submitted,
_____________________________
Christina Lovelace, City Clerk
Agenda
September 16, 2025 6:00 PM
Study Session
Council Dinner, Cherry Creek Room 5:00 PM
Council Chambers
13133 E. Arapahoe Road
Centennial, Colorado 80112
www.centennialco.gov
If you are unable to attend in person, you may access a live audio stream of
this meeting via the City’s website here.
AGENDA
Meeting Protocols:
PLEASE TURN OFF CELL PHONES; BE RESPECTFUL AND TAKE PERSONAL CONVERSATIONS
INTO THE LOBBY AREA.
The Centennial City Council Meetings are audio streamed live on the City’s website. Please remember
to mute the volume on your laptop computers and to turn off all cell phones as they may cause
interference with the microphones and audio streaming.
Proclamation 2025-P-04 celebrating Constitution Week will be presented during
the Liberty Tree Dedication Ceremony prior to the Study Session at the Civic
Center.
1 Call to Order
2 Roll Call
3 Generative Artificial Intelligence Approach Discussion (Ward/Powers)
4 Adjourn
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