HomeMy WebLinkAbout5 Study Session Agenda Packet 03-02-20STUDY SESSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
7500 W. 29th Ave. Wheat Ridge CO March 2, 2020
6:30 p.m.
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sponsored by the City of Wheat Ridge. Contact the Public Information Officer at 303-
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interested in participating in a meeting and need inclusion assistance.
Citizen Comment on Agenda Items
1. 2020 Annual Legislative Forum
2. Draft 2020 Resident Survey
3. Staff Report(s)
4. Elected Officials’ Report(s)
ADJOURNMENT
Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Patrick Goff, City Manager
FROM: Marianne Schilling, Assistant to the City Manager
DATE: March 2, 2020
SUBJECT: 2020 Annual Legislative Forum
ISSUE: The 2020 Legislative Forum is on Monday, March 2, 2020 at City Hall in the City Council
Chambers at 6:30 p.m.
The Legislative Forum is an opportunity for the City’s elected officials and staff to discuss legislative priorities, current legislation and Wheat Ridge positions/priorities for the 2020
session. Senator Jessie Danielson and Representative Monica Duran will be in attendance, and
Colorado Municipal League Representative Meghan Dollar will be available to review legislation and answer questions.
Agenda:
•2020 Legislative Session Preview:
o Senator Jessie DanielsonoRepresentative Monica Duran
•Discussion of Priority Legislative Issues:
o CML
o City CounciloCity Department Directors
ATTACHMENTS: 1.CML Box Score of Bills2. 2020 Legislative Priorities
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Annexation • SB 20-147 -County Impacts From Municipal Annexation
February 3, 2020
SB 147 re-imagines the municipal annexation statute with no consultation
from CML or its member municipalities.
Courts -HB 20-1287 · Colorado Rights Act
February 7, 2020
HB 20-1287 allows plaintiffs to sue for any type of alleged violation of the
Colorado Constitution.
In This Section
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Affordable housing
CML is initiating legislation to clarify
that inclusionary zoning for new rental
housing developments is not a form of
rent control otherwise prohibited by
state law and restore local land use
authority over development decisions
to local leaders.
Broadband
Voters in 108 municipalities and
40 counties have overwhelmingly
voted to exempt themselves from
the requirements of SB 05-152. CML
supports legislation freeing up revenue
to bring fast, reliable broadband to
underserved and unserved areas
of the state.
Criminal justice
CML supports collaborative relationships
with the state on criminal justice
issues, but opposes unduly prescriptive
mandates on police and court operations
and procedures.
Elections CML is initiating legislation to clean up portions of Title 31 municipal mail ballot procedures, and procedures for Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act ballots. If passed, municipal clerks will have clear direction on municipal election timelines and ballot language standardization. Additionally, CML supports clarification of certain recall election provisions in Title 31, via the inclusion of language in the omnibus elections bill initiated by the County Clerks Association.
Fire and police pensions CML opposes proposed legislation that increases the employer contribution rate to the Statewide Defined Benefit Plan by 5% over 10 years and allows the Fire and Police Pension Association Board to require future increases without legislative approval. Furthermore, CML believes the 1% increase for a new early
retirement benefits allowing members to retire at 50 years of age with 30 years of service should be funded by employees. If amended to exclude unfunded contribution mandates, CML can support the portion of the bill that would increase funding of the Statewide Death and Disability Plan.
Hemp CML supports maximum local control in the authority to regulate business related to the processing, extraction, manufacturing, and sales of consumable and industrial hemp.
Marijuana CML supports maximum local control of medical and recreational marijuana issues. CML supports legislation and initiatives that ensure marijuana revenue is used to mitigate impacts, regardless of whether a municipality allows retail activity, delivery, or on-site consumption.
Public safety CML opposes legislation that purports to remove local control on the use of radio encryption as it is an important tool for law enforcement and firefighting agencies to protect municipal citizens.
Severance tax and federal mineral lease CML opposes reductions of severance tax and federal mineral lease revenue to municipalities and the appropriation of local governments’ energy impact or direct distribution revenue to finance state programs, state government administrative costs, and to backfill state TABOR refunds. CML supports referring a severance tax debrucing question to voters to protect revenues vital to impacted municipalities as well as water, wildlife, and conservation programs in the Department of Natural Resources.
Sustainability CML supports sustainability and sustainable solutions to meet the
needs of the present population without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. CML supports express local control to prohibit or restrict the use of certain plastic materials, as well the establishment of local standards for the use of certain containers or products.
Tax authority On average, over 70% of municipal tax revenues are derived from sales and use taxes. CML and self-collecting municipalities support efforts to simplify collection efforts without impairing local control, including collection of remote sales taxes in a manner that complies with South Dakota vs. Wayfair. CML supports the state as a partner with the business community and municipalities that self-collect their sales and use taxes, but opposes any efforts to undermine constitutionally-granted municipal home rule authority to set tax policy, administration, and audit in home rule municipalities. CML discourages state sales tax exemptions that negatively
impact statutory municipalities.
Property taxes are also important to
municipalities. CML supports efforts
to solve the impacts of continued
reductions of the property tax residential
assessment rate. CML opposes changes
to the business personal property tax
that do not “backfill” reductions to local
government tax revenues.
Transportation
Colorado’s transportation system of
roadways and transit is a state and
local network vital to Colorado’s future.
Municipal officials support increased
state transportation and transit funding
that includes the return of an equitable
portion of new revenue to cities, towns,
and counties. A statewide solution
includes planning and funding for all
public roads, not just state highways.
Key municipal issues
Legislative Priorities of
Colorado Cities and Towns20
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Colorado Municipal League 1144 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203 303 831 6411 / 866 578 0936 www.cml.org
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Meet the CML advocacy team
Colorado Municipal League
The Colorado Municipal League (CML)
is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization
that has served and represented
Colorado’s cities and towns since 1923.
As such, CML is a reliable source of
information about legislative issues and
their impact on Colorado’s cities and
towns and their residents.
270 cities and towns are members of
the League, and policies are determined
by members though the CML Policy
Committee and the CML Executive Board.
Local control and home rule
The Colorado Municipal League is a
strong advocate for the state’s tradition
of local control and constitutional
principle of home rule, both of which
allow cities and towns maximum
flexibility and discretion in municipal
finance, implementation of local policy,
and delivery of public services. Local
control should remain local and home
rule should stay at home. Neither should
be centralized at the Statehouse.
Municipal government is the cornerstone
of good government in Colorado, and
the League values the partnership that
exists with state and federal officials.
The citizens who municipal officials
represent are the same as those
represented by legislators. The policies
legislators enact affecting municipalities
must be implemented by municipal
leaders and local taxpayers. To maintain
the strength of this partnership, CML
urges legislators to consider the impacts
of decisions on the municipalities in their
respective districts.
Brandy DeLange
CML legislative and policy advocate
bdelange@cml.org
Advocacy issues: Beer and liquor/marijuana, building
codes, health care, hemp, land use and annexation,
oil and gas, public safety (incl. communications and
disasters), severance tax/FML/energy impact, state
budget/JBC, and telecom/broadband.
Heather Stauffer
CML legislative and policy advocate
hstauffer@cml.org
Advocacy issues: Natural resources and
environment, elections, governmental immunity,
historic preservation, lottery and gaming, open
meetings/open records, special districts, and water
and wastewater/water quality.
Morgan Cullen
CML legislative and policy advocate
mcullen@cml.org
Advocacy issues: Transportation and transit,
sustainability, economic development and TIF,
municipal debt and finance, purchasing, and utilities.
Meghan Dollar
CML legislative and policy advocate
mdollar@cml.org
Advocacy issues: Affordable housing, criminal justice
and courts, employment and labor, immigration,
retirement/pensions, and taxation and fiscal policy.
CML employs four full-time advocates to assist in development and
communication of policies. The team closely watches proposed legislation
and works with legislators to understand municipal impacts.
Colorado Municipal League 1144 Sherman St., Denver, CO 80203 303 831 6411 / 866 578 0936 www.cml.org
Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Patrick Goff, City Manager
FROM: Marianne Schilling, Assistant to the City Manager
DATE: March 2, 2020
SUBJECT: Draft 2020 Resident Survey
The enclosed survey is the seventh iteration of the City’s biannual survey. The most recent resident survey was conducted in 2018. Similar to the previous survey, the city is conducting the survey earlier than in years past to have results by early June. The early timing will help for
Council to make budget and policy decisions for 2021.
BACKGROUND: The resident survey serves as the City’s “consumer report card.” The purpose of the survey is as follows:
•To assess resident satisfaction with community characteristics and amenities, and
•To evaluate Wheat Ridge local government and employees, and
•To further understand the resident’s priorities regarding government services in Wheat
Ridge.
The Boulder-based National Research Center (NRC) administers the survey. A postcard and pre-survey notification letter will be sent in March to 4,500 randomly-selected households throughout the City. Following the notification, the survey will be mailed at least once to each
household; twice, if no response is received by a certain date. Residents will have the option to
complete the survey online instead of completing the mailed hardcopy survey. The online option includes a special access code for the randomly-selected resident to use in order to prevent multiple submittals.
Historically the City has had a high rate of participation, with a response rate of 26% in 2018 and 31% in 2015. The average response rate for a survey of this type ranges from 20 - 30%. By mailing the survey to 4,500 households, the city can expect to receive close to 1,100 completed surveys. The City is mailing the same number of surveys as 2018 and 1,500 more than in
previous years.
1,100 completed responses would yield a margin of error of plus or minus 3%. The margin of error for the 2018 survey was 3%. For the National Citizen Survey (NCS) and other surveys completed by NRC, approximately 1,200 households are mailed a survey and of those
households 300-400 surveys are completed, yielding a 5% margin of error. A margin of error of
5% is typically seen in other national surveys, and is generally viewed as a good and sufficient
Item No. 2
Draft 2020 Resident Survey
March 2, 2020
Page 2 margin of error to be statistically significant.
It is important to note that many of the survey questions allow for comparisons to national and front-range benchmark data, available through the NRC (policy questions excluded); therefore, these same questions appear on each iteration of the survey. This approach provides comparable trend data and benchmarks for Wheat Ridge. The NCS was among the first scientific surveys to
gather resident opinions on a range of community issues and has been used by more than 300
communities in 45 states. The NCS is the only resident survey tool endorsed by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and the National League of Cities (NLC). Following the data analysis and report writing phase of the project, City Council can expect an
update from staff regarding the citizen survey results during a study session by early June. Staff
also plans to include a snapshot of survey results in a future edition of the Connections Newsletter. POLICY QUESTIONS: The draft survey is attached for Council review and discussion. Questions on homelessness (#21
& 22), accessory dwelling units (#23-25) and sustainability (#26) remain on the survey from 2018 to gauge level of support, importance, and opinion of residents related to those topics over time. Given the 2020 implementation of the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy, staff recommends adding the following two policy questions:
1. One of the primary findings that came out of the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy process was that residents wanted the City to focus on the reinvestment of commercial corridors. Identify your top three (3) priorities for commercial corridor reinvestment:
Landscaping beautification/maintenance Better street lighting
Sign code enforcement Reducing overhead utility lines
Safe places for people to walk/bike Street improvements
Building design Others
Shopping/dining options None of these
2. A second primary finding that came out of the Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy process was that residents want the City to focus on its neighborhoods. Thinking about your neighborhood, identity your top five (5) priorities:
Neighborhood identity (branding/signage) Sidewalk connectivity
Civic educational opportunities Property maintenance
Grant programs Street lighting
Neighborhoods events Tree canopy Neighborhood services (dry cleaner, hair salon, etc.) Block parties
Neighborhood cleanup events/dumpster days Parking
Neighborhood traffic issues Others
Awareness of projects/developments in my neighborhood None of these
Draft 2020 Resident Survey
March 2, 2020
Page 2 Please keep in mind that the average length of a resident survey (or best practice) is five to seven
pages as lengthier surveys can negatively impact response rates. Currently, the attached draft is
seven pages. REQUESTED ACTION: Staff is seeking direction on the current policy questions included and direction on the addition
of additional policy questions.
Attachment: 1. Draft 2020 Resident Survey
Wheat Ridge Resident Survey Page 1 of 7
2020 Wheat Ridge Resident Survey
Please complete this questionnaire if you are the adult (age 18 or older) in the household who most recently had a birthday. The adult’s
year of birth does not matter. Your responses are confidential and will be reported in group form only. Thank you.
Community and Services
1.Circle the number that best represents your opinion:
Excellent Good Fair Poor Don’t know
How do you rate Wheat Ridge as a place to live? ....................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
How do you rate your neighborhood as a place to live? ............................................. 1 2 3 4 5
How do you rate Wheat Ridge as a place to raise children? ....................................... 1 2 3 4 5
How do you rate Wheat Ridge as a place to work? ..................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
How do you rate Wheat Ridge as a place to retire? .................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
How would you rate the physical attractiveness of Wheat Ridge as a whole? ........... 1 2 3 4 5
How do you rate the overall quality of life in Wheat Ridge? ...................................... 1 2 3 4 5
2.Do you think the quality of life in Wheat Ridge is likely to improve, stay the same or decline over the next 5 years?
Improve a lot Improve slightly Stay the same Decline slightly Decline a lot
3.What are your reasons for living in Wheat Ridge? (Please select all that apply.)
I feel safe here
I like the school my children
attend
My job is here
I like my neighborhood
I like the location in general
I like the access to dining and
entertainment
Housing and rental rates are
affordable
I’ve always lived here
I have friends and family in the area
Small town feel
Cost of living is affordable
I like that the community is forward-
thinking
The growing and diverse community
None of these
4.Please rate each of the following characteristics as they relate to Wheat Ridge as a whole:
Excellent Good Fair Poor Don’t know
Sense of community ........................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Openness and acceptance of the community toward people of
diverse backgrounds .................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Cleanliness of Wheat Ridge ................................................................................ 1 2 3 4 5
Overall quality of new development in Wheat Ridge ......................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Variety of housing options .................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Overall quality of business and service establishments in Wheat Ridge ............ 1 2 3 4 5
Shopping opportunities ...................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Opportunities to attend cultural activities ......................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Recreational opportunities ................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Employment opportunities ................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Educational opportunities .................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Opportunities to participate in social events and activities ............................... 1 2 3 4 5
Opportunities to volunteer ................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Opportunities to participate in civic matters ..................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Availability of parks............................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Availability of paths and walking trails ............................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Availability of bike trails ...................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Availability of affordable quality housing ........................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Availability of affordable quality child care ........................................................ 1 2 3 4 5
Availability of affordable quality health care ..................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Availability of affordable quality food ................................................................ 1 2 3 4 5
Availability of preventive health services ........................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Air quality............................................................................................................ 1 2 3 4 5
Quality of overall natural environment in Wheat Ridge .................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Overall image or reputation of Wheat Ridge ..................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
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Wheat Ridge Resident Survey Page 2 of 7
5. In the last 12 months, about how many times, if ever, have you or other household members participated in the
following activities in Wheat Ridge?
1-2 3-12 13-26 More than
Never times times times 26 times
Used Wheat Ridge Recreation Center ....................................................................1 2 3 4 5
Participated in a recreation program or activity ....................................................1 2 3 4 5
Used a Wheat Ridge park or trail ............................................................................1 2 3 4 5
Visited Wheat Ridge outdoor pool .........................................................................1 2 3 4 5
Visited the Anderson Building for a reason not related to the outdoor pool ........1 2 3 4 5
Used a Wheat Ridge bike/pedestrian path .............................................................1 2 3 4 5
Used Clear Creek Trail .............................................................................................1 2 3 4 5
Attended a meeting of local city officials or other local public meeting ................1 2 3 4 5
Watched a meeting of local city officials (on cable television, YouTube, etc.) ......1 2 3 4 5
Participated in a senior program ............................................................................1 2 3 4 5
Visited the Active Adult Center ..............................................................................1 2 3 4 5
Dined at a Wheat Ridge restaurant (other than fast food) ....................................1 2 3 4 5
Used the Wheat Ridge Library ................................................................................1 2 3 4 5
Attended a Wheat Ridge festival or special event .................................................1 2 3 4 5
Ridden an RTD bus ..................................................................................................1 2 3 4 5
Ridden the G-Line from the Wheat Ridge-Ward station ........................................1 2 3 4 5
6. The following are services provided by the City of Wheat Ridge. For each service, please first rate the quality of each
service and next rate the importance of each service.
Quality Importance
Don’t Very Somewhat Not at all Don’t
Excellent Good Fair Poor know Essential important important important know
Snow removal .................................................. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Street repair and maintenance ....................... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Street cleaning ................................................. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Traffic enforcement ......................................... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Code enforcement (junk vehicles, weed
control, trash, outside storage) ................ 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Animal control ................................................. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Land use, planning and zoning ........................ 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Building permits............................................... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Building inspections ......................................... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Maintenance of existing city parks .................. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Maintenance of open space and trails ............ 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Recreation programs ....................................... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Recreation facilities ......................................... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Community/public art ..................................... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Services/programs for youth ........................... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Services/programs for seniors ......................... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Municipal court ............................................... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Public information services ............................... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Community engagement by City staff ............. 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Policing services ............................................... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Police response time to emergency
police calls (not code enforcement) ........... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Police response time to non-emergency
police calls (not code enforcement) ........... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Crime prevention (School Resource Officers,
neighborhood watch, citizen police academy) . 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Community-oriented policing.......................... 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
Wheat Ridge Resident Survey Page 3 of 7
7. Overall, how would you rate the quality of the services provided by the City of Wheat Ridge?
Excellent Good Fair Poor Don’t know
8. Please rate the following aspects of transportation within the City of Wheat Ridge:
Excellent Good Fair Poor Don’t know
Condition of city streets ..................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Access to mass transit ........................................................................................ 1 2 3 4 5
Ease of car travel in Wheat Ridge ....................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Ease of bus travel in Wheat Ridge ...................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Ease of commuter rail use in Wheat Ridge ......................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Ease of walking in Wheat Ridge .......................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Ease of bicycle travel in Wheat Ridge ................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Traffic flow on major streets .............................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
9. Please indicate how likely or unlikely you are to do each of the following:
Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Don’t
likely likely unlikely unlikely know
Recommend living in Wheat Ridge to someone who asks ........... 1 2 3 4 5
Remain in Wheat Ridge for the next five years ............................ 1 2 3 4 5
City Government and Employees
10. How would you rate the overall performance of the Wheat Ridge city government?
Excellent Good Fair Poor Don’t know
11. Please rate the following aspects of Wheat Ridge city government performance.
Excellent Good Fair Poor Don’t know
The extent to which Wheat Ridge elected officials act in the best interest
of the community at large ............................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
The quality of work performed by City of Wheat Ridge employees .................. 1 2 3 4 5
The value of services for the taxes paid to Wheat Ridge. .................................. 1 2 3 4 5
The overall direction that Wheat Ridge is taking ............................................... 1 2 3 4 5
The job Wheat Ridge does at informing residents on major issues within
the community ............................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
The job Wheat Ridge government does at welcoming citizen involvement ........ 1 2 3 4 5
12. In the last 12 months, have you had any in-person, phone or email contact with a City of Wheat Ridge employee(s)?
Yes (go to question 13) No (go to question 14)
13. What was your impression of the City of Wheat Ridge employee(s) overall? (Rate each characteristic below.)
Excellent Good Fair Poor Don’t know
Knowledge .......................................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Responsiveness ................................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Courtesy .............................................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Making you feel valued....................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Overall impression .............................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
14. Please rate how safe you feel in the following areas in Wheat Ridge:
Very Somewhat Neither safe Somewhat Very Don’t
safe safe nor unsafe unsafe unsafe know
Parks and playgrounds ........................................ 1 2 3 4 5 6
Recreation centers. ............................................. 1 2 3 4 5 6
In your neighborhood ......................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
In your home ...................................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
On the trail system ............................................. 1 2 3 4 5 6
On roadways ....................................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
Retail/commercial areas ..................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
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15. Please indicate whether or not each of the following has applied to you in the last 12 months.
No Yes
Household member was a victim of a crime in Wheat Ridge ......................................................................... 1 2
Reported a crime to the police in Wheat Ridge ............................................................................................. 1 2
16. How important, if at all, is it for the City of Wheat Ridge Police Department to prioritize resources in each of the
following areas in the next 12 months?
Very Somewhat Not at all Don’t
Essential important important important know
Solving violent crimes ...................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Solving property crimes ................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Reducing illegal activities committed by youth ............................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Reducing illegal drug activity ........................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Enforcement of traffic laws ............................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Code enforcement ........................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Crime prevention (School Resource Officers, neighborhood watch, citizen police academy) .. 1 2 3 4 5
17. How much of a priority, if at all, should the City of Wheat Ridge Police Department place on each of the following in the
next two years?
High Medium Low Not a Don’t
priority priority priority priority know
Better connection with the community (i.e., community forums, events) ................ 1 2 3 4 5
Increased visibility of police ......................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Additional City resources directed towards crime-related mental health issues
in the community ..................................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Greater accessibility to police and police-related information ................................... 1 2 3 4 5
More community policing officers (problem solving at a community-level such as
neighborhood problems) ........................................................................................ 1 2 3 4 5
Adding officers in public schools ................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Adding surveillance cameras in high crime area ......................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Economic Development
18. How much do you agree or disagree that the City of Wheat Ridge should do each of the following?
Strongly Somewhat Neither agree Somewhat Strongly Don’t
agree agree nor disagree disagree disagree know
Promote efforts to revitalize Wheat Ridge’s housing areas ....... 1 2 3 4 5 6
Promote efforts to revitalize Wheat Ridge’s business areas ...... 1 2 3 4 5 6
Strengthen Wheat Ridge’s community image and identity........ 1 2 3 4 5 6
Promote efforts to attract and recruit new types of retail
businesses to Wheat Ridge ..................................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
Promote efforts to revitalize business corridors such as 38th
Avenue, 44th Avenue, Wadsworth Boulevard and Kipling St ..... 1 2 3 4 5 6
Promote efforts to attract new jobs ........................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
19. For each type of shopping, please estimate how frequently you make purchases in Wheat Ridge:
Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Don’t
Never infrequently infrequently frequently frequently know
Grocery shopping....................................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
Health services ........................................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
Meals and entertainment .......................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
Household items ........................................................ 1 2 3 4 5 6
Computers and electronics ........................................ 1 2 3 4 5 6
General retail (shoes, drug stores, clothing, etc.) ......... 1 2 3 4 5 6
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20. When you shop outside of Wheat Ridge, why do you shop outside of Wheat Ridge? (Check all that apply.)
Don’t shop outside of Wheat Ridge It is more affordable
It is convenient; on my way to or from work or near my home Visit a mall or other major retailers
I like the range of quality goods and services I shop online
Desired item is not available in Wheat Ridge Other
Policy Topics
21. To what degree, if at all, is homelessness a problem in the City of Wheat Ridge?
Major problem Moderate problem Minor problem Not a problem Don’t know
22. How important to you, if at all, is it for the City to contribute funding to community-based organizations that provide
each of the following services to the homeless populations?
Very Somewhat Not at all Don’t
Essential important important important know
Job training programs ...................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Mental health programs .................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Substance abuse programs .............................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Shelters for severe weather ............................................................................ 1 2 3 4 5
Housing/rental assistance programs ............................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Supportive housing, which combines housing with services
such as job training and substance abuse treatment .................................. 1 2 3 4 5
23. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are secondary, independent housing units with a separate entrance, kitchen, bath, and
bed created within a single family home or on its lot. Currently the City does not allow ADUs. To what extent do you
support or oppose the City allowing ADUs?
Strongly Somewhat Neither support Somewhat Strongly Don’t
support support nor oppose oppose oppose know
24. If ADUs were allowed, how important to you, if at all, would each of the following regulations be?
Very Somewhat Not at all Don’t
Essential important important important know
Ensure the ADU is architecturally compatible with the existing home ........... 1 2 3 4 5
Restrict the size of the ADU ............................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Limit the number of people allowed to live in the ADU .................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Require the property owner to live in either the main house or ADU ............ 1 2 3 4 5
Require off-street parking ............................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
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25. How likely, if at all, would you be to consider adding an ADU for each of the following reasons?
Very Somewhat Somewhat Very Don’t Not
likely likely unlikely unlikely know applicable
For an elderly family member ................................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
For a disabled family member ................................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
For an adult child ....................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
For visitors ................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5 6
For my own personal use........................................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
For rental income ...................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5 6
Some other reason (please specify):____________________________________________________________________
26. How important to you, if at all, is it that the City focus on each of the following areas of environmental sustainability,
which may or may not increase costs for taxpayers?
Very Somewhat Not at all Don’t
Essential important important important know
Expanding access to residential recycling and composting services ............... 1 2 3 4 5
Implementing organized trash hauling in neighborhoods .............................. 1 2 3 4 5
Promoting use of drought tolerant and native landscaping ............................ 1 2 3 4 5
Establish a dedicated funding sources for storm water management and
water quality for needed capital improvements and to improve the
City’s storm water drainage system. ............................................................ 1 2 3 4 5
Encouraging biking or walking, instead of automobile use ............................. 1 2 3 4 5
Ensuring availability of and access to public transit ........................................ 1 2 3 4 5
Implementing energy efficiency improvements for city facilities ................... 1 2 3 4 5
Promoting energy efficiency for the community............................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Requiring green building practices for new commercial and
residential construction ............................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Promoting renewable energy (wind or solar) in the community .................... 1 2 3 4 5
Promoting renewable energy (wind or solar) in the home ............................. 1 2 3 4 5
Creating walkable communities (providing sidewalk connections,
bike lanes, retail/shopping/grocery closer to homes, etc.) ......................... 1 2 3 4 5
Information Sources
27. In the last 12 months, about how many times, if ever, have you or other household members used the following
sources of information for news about Wheat Ridge?
1-2 3-12 13-26 More than
Never times times times 26 times
City Quarterly “Connections” Newsletter ................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Parks and Recreation Activity Guide ......................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Denver Post…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..1 2 3 4 5
Denver Post YourHub ............................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Wheat Ridge Transcript ............................................................................................ 1 2 3 4 5
Neighborhood Gazette ............................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Radio news ................................................................................................................ 1 2 3 4 5
Television news ......................................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
WRTV8 (Government Access Channel) ..................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
City live/on-demand videostreaming ....................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
City’s website: www.ci.wheatridge.co.us ................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
City website automatic notifications (e.g., community events, calendar listing) ..... 1 2 3 4 5
City of Wheat Ridge social media sites (Facebook, Twitter) ..................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Wheat Ridge Police Department social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram) . 1 2 3 4 5
Active Adult Center’s Facebook page ....................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Wheat Ridge Recreation Center’s Facebook page .................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Community-created Facebook groups/pages about Wheat Ridge .......................... 1 2 3 4 5
Neighborhood websites (e.g., NextDoor, etc.) ......................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
Word of mouth ......................................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
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28. In a typical month, about how many times, if ever, do you use each of the following social media sites?
1-3 times Once Multiple times
Never a month a week a week Daily
Facebook ................................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Twitter .................................................................................................... 1 2 3 4 5
YouTube .................................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
LinkedIn .................................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
NextDoor ................................................................................................ 1 2 3 4 5
Instagram ................................................................................................ 1 2 3 4 5
Snapchat ................................................................................................. 1 2 3 4 5
Demographics
Our last questions are about you and your household.
All of your responses are completely confidential and will be reported in group form only.
D1. About how long have you lived in Wheat Ridge?
(Write 0 if six months or less) years
D2. In what city do you work? (If you work in more than one
city, check the box for the city in which you most often
work.)
Arvada Louisville
Aurora Northglenn
Boulder Thornton
Broomfield Westminster
Denver Wheat Ridge
Englewood Other
Golden Do not work (student,
Lakewood homemaker, retired, etc.)
Littleton
D3. Please check the appropriate box indicating the type of
housing unit in which you live.
Detached single-family home Apartment
Condominium or townhouse Mobile home
Duplex
D4. Do you live in senior housing such as an assisted-living
or senior living community?
Yes
No
D5. Do you own or rent your residence?
Own
Rent
D6. How many people (including
yourself) live in your household? people
D7. How many of these household
members are 17 or younger? people
D8. Please indicate the number of dogs and cats in your
household. (Please write 0 if none.)
A. Number of dogs ______
B. Number of cats ______
D9. How much do you anticipate your household’s total
income before taxes will be for the current year?
(Please include in your total income money from all
sources for all persons living in your household.)
Less than $15,000 $50,000 to $74,999
$15,000 to $24,999 $75,000 to $99,999
$25,000 to $34,999 $100,000 to $124,999
$35,000 to $49,999 $125,000 or more
D10. What is your age?
18-24 45-54 75 +
25-34 55-64
35-44 65-74
D11. What is your race? (Please check all that apply.)
White
Black or African American
Asian or Pacific Islander
American Indian, Eskimo, or Aleut
Other
Prefer not to say
D12. Are you Hispanic/Spanish/Latino?
Yes
No
D13. What is your gender?
Female Prefer to self-describe:____________
Male Prefer not to say
D14. Did you vote in the last election?
Yes
No
Thank you very much! Please return the completed
questionnaire, in the postage-paid envelope provided, to:
National Research Center, Inc.
2955 Valmont Road, Suite 300
Boulder, CO 80301