HomeMy WebLinkAbout07-25-22 SPECIAL Study Session Agenda PacketSPECIAL STUDY SESSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO 7500 W. 29th Ave. Wheat Ridge CO July 25, 2022
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Public Comment on Agenda Items
1. Community Partners Grant Program Committee Recommendations
2. 2E Bond Update and Future Bonding Discussion
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: July 17, 2022 (for July 25 Special Study Session) SUBJECT: Community Partners Grant Program Committee Recommendations
ISSUE:
City Council created the Community Partners Grant Program (formerly the Outside Agency
Program) Committee in June 2016 to review outside agency applications and present
recommendations to City Council on the funding amounts each organization should receive. The purpose of creating this committee was to provide an additional opportunity for residents to participate in the budget process, and to give the committee members the opportunity to weigh community needs against available resources and provide recommendations to City Council.
BACKGROUND: The total amount of funds distributed in early 2021 was $133,800. In May 2022, two new Wheat Ridge residents were appointed by City Council to serve on the committee for a two-year term to
expire in July 2023. Moving forward each year, new members will join for a two-year term so
that the committee will be comprised of both experienced and new members each year. District I: Jerry DiTullio District I: Brooke Allison District II: Cathy Milkey District II: Lisa Rucker
District III: Sheila Red District III: Laura McGarry
District IV: Carol Mathews District IV: Vacant
In July 2021, City Council provided consensus to increase the funding budget for the program to $160,000. RECOMMENDATIONS:
The committee reviewed applications and listened to presentations from 23 different community organizations, totaling $182,630 in requests. This is an overall increase in funding requests of $25,480 compared to last year.
The total number of applicants is down by two agencies compared to last year; however, three new applications were received for the 2023 Community Partners Grant Program: Foothills Regional Housing, Hope Connection and Community, and The Rising/Mission Arvada.
The review committee is recommending granting $160,000 to community partners in the 2023
budget.
Community Partners Grant Program Committee Recommendations July 25, 2022
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Several members of the committee will be present at the July 25, 2022 Special Study Session. Jerry DiTullio (District I) and Cathy Milkey (District II) will present the committee’s
recommendations and answer any questions from Council.
Attachment(s): 1. 2023 CPGP Funding Request Summary
Community Partners Grant Program
Applicant Description of Program Description of Request
Active Transportation Advisory Team The Wheat Ridge Active Transportation Advisory
Team serves and engages the community by
connecting people of all ages, resources and
abilities with positive opportunities to safely
navigate the city without a car.
The ATATs are requesting additional funding
compared to prior years in order to obtain
dedicated storage space for the Cycle Trooper
pedicab, bikes and parts acquired and refurbished
for donation to the community, and books
collected in support of ride for reading programs.
Applewood Community Foundation The mission of Applewood Community Foundation
is to support business and community development
in the greater Applewood area. It endeavors to
foster community pride, local leadership, and
neighborhood improvement in all aspects of our
charitable activities.
Request includes funding for:
Creation of grant opportunities for community
activities, schools, non-profits and small
businesses in Applewood.
CASA of Jefferson & Gilpin Counties CASA of Jeffco/Gilpin's mission is to recruit, train
and manage volunteers who serve as independent
lay advocates for children who are victims of
neglect and physical and/or sexual abuse.
Request includes funding for:
CASA Jeffco/Gilpin to recruit, train and manage
additional CASA volunteers, who in turn would
advocate for child citizens of Wheat Ridge who
have been abused or neglected.
Community Table Community Table strives to improve the quality of
life for neighbors in need by providing the food and
resources people need to lift themselves from
poverty.
Request includes funding for:
• Hunger Relief - A portion of funding will be
used for emergency food assistance—Client
Choice Pantry and Feeding the Future
• Self-Sufficiency. The remaining funds will be
used to support the emergency financial needs of
struggling families and continued efforts to help
them become self-reliant.
Family Tree Family Tree's mission is to help Wheat Ridge
children and families overcome child abuse,
domestic violence and homelessness.
Funding request would help to support direct
services to Wheat Ridge residents and foster
positive, transformational impact in their lives
and the community
Foothills Regional Housing Foothills Regional Housing is the Public Housing
Authority serving Jefferson County residents.
Foothills Regional Housing owns and operates 21
affordable housing communities, 8 of which are in
Wheat Ridge.
Foothills Regional Housing will use these funds to
provide the roughly 200 residents of Caesar
Square, one of their affordable housing
communities, with a library of new books to be
housed in the property’s brand-new community
building.
Friends of Paha Friends of Paha is a non-profit organization
comprised solely of volunteers with the goal of
raising funds to help financially support Camp Paha,
the City of Lakewood's summer day programs for
youth and young adults with disabilities.
Friends of Paha is requesting funding to provide
direct program support to provide camperships to
youth and young adults to participate in Camp
Paha in 2023. Due to recent changes in how
Medicaid funding can be utilized, FOP is
anticipating a large influx of scholarship requests
for the upcoming year.
Hope Connection and Community HCC provides direct support to local residents
through a direct grocery order program, an annual
community garden, and their Hope for Kids
program which supports underprivileged youth by
providing school supplies and a day of shopping for
new school clothes.
The grant funds will enable HCC to increase the
monthly amounted budgeted for food assistance
to Wheat Ridge families.
2023 Funding Request Summaries
ATTACHMENT 1
Jefferson Center for Mental Health Jefferson Center provides a variety of outpatient
programming for both groups and individuals; has
established a presence in primary care offices
across the area to offer integrate
primary/behavioral healthcare; offers essential case
management and public resource navigation
services; and delivers effective substance use and
withdrawal management services to the area.
Requested funding would be used specifically to
continue support the 0.5 counseling position at
Kullerstrand Elementary. Approximately 200
students enrolled at Kullerstrand Elementary
School will have continued access to mental
health services. (Everitt and Stevens are bigger
schools with higher enrollment and more funding
available to support counseling services).
Jefferson County Library Foundation Jefferson County Library Foundation (JCLF) provides
critical support to Jefferson County Public Library
(JCPL), expanding free programs and services to all
Jefferson County residents. Through public
outreach, advocacy and fundraising JCLF
strengthens JCPL and promotes greater awareness
of its valuable resources and services, helping JCPL
ensure free and equal access to information and
great literature to all Jeffco residents.
Requested funds would be used for an art
submission event. The library will distribute art
supplies appropriate for 2D art to library patrons
of all age groups, through outreach events around
Wheat Ridge and at other library-sponsored
events. The library will host an art event at the
Wheat Ridge Library to drum up interest and to
give drawing, painting, or sculpting tips.
Jewish Family Services JFS helps seniors maintain a high quality of life,
provides quality mental health counseling to
children and adults, offers training and job
placement to people with significant barriers to
employment, and provides food and financial aid to
individuals and families in crisis.
Requested funding would be used to support the
vital services that ensure the health, safety, and
welfare of older adult residents of Wheat Ridge.
ACC care managers offer information about,
referrals to, and assistance connecting with
community resources designed to help older
adult residents in Wheat Ridge maintain their
independence and quality of life.
Outdoor Lab Foundation Outdoor Lab aims to develop stewardship of self,
community and environment. It builds social
cohesion among Wheat Ridge students by teaching
and focusing on I CARE core values—Integrity,
Commitment, Awareness, Respect, Empathy.
Outdoor Lab also improves students’ physical
health, health literacy and emotional well-being
through physical activity, self-care and healthy
eating, and offers a 24-hour clinic led by a
registered nurse.
The requested funding would support OLF in
ensuring that all students have the opportunity to
participate in programming, regardless of their
ability to pay. Funding will be used to offset
program costs for Everitt Middle School students
qualifying for free and reduced-priced lunch
(~110 students).
Regional Air Quality Council The RAQC’s program help ensure that residents can
enjoy the beautiful outdoors of Colorado by
maintaining federal health standards for pollutants.
The RAQC uses the funding from its local
government partners to implement air quality
programs and to match federal grants that
provide programs which allows the RAQC to
provide services to Wheat Ridge and the nine-
county Denver metro/North Front Range area
including: Ozone State Implementation Plan work
(compliance with federal air quality standards),
Fuels and Motor Vehicle Work, Charge Ahead
Colorado, Governor’s ALT Fuels Program, Clean
Air Fleets Program, Outreach and Public
Education, Simple Steps. Better Air, Public alerts
regarding high ozone days to citizens, Mow Down
Pollution Residential Lawn Mower Exchange
Program, Mow Down Pollution Commercial
Program, Voluntary Optical Gas Imaging Camera
Loan Program, Transportation/Air Quality
Planning and Coordination work, Local
Government Assistance.
Seniors' Resource Center The Seniors' Resource Center is dedicated to
enhancing the independence, dignity and quality of
life for seniors in the Metro Denver Area and
surrounding communities. Services include
transportation, in home care and adult daytime
programs which provide life enriching activities and
support both older adults and their caregivers.
The funding request would be used to support its
Community and In-home Care Services, and Adult
Day and Respite Services. Requested funds are
needed to pay essential program and operating
expenses, and other overhead expenses that
allow SRC to provide direct services for older
adults.
Sunshine Home Share Sunshine promotes aging in place through a safe,
care-managed, home-sharing model that generates
income and assistance for seniors while accessing
untapped affordable housing for home seekers.
The requested funding would support the
Financial Wellness and Empowerment Program,
which encourages clients to address financial
stressors helping focus on feelings, thoughts, and
attitudes about money to make long-lasting
behavior changes.
The Action Center The Action Center's mission is to provide an
immediate response to basic human needs and
promote pathways to self-sufficiency through a
variety of client services. With the assistance of a
dedicated staff and volunteer case management
team, participant’s needs are addressed and met.
Funding from the City of Wheat Ridge will support
operational costs of running the Food Program,
including food purchases and transportation
costs. The Action Center team makes about 30
runs a week to collect food
from local grocery distributors. The food is then
sorted and distributed, and as of this summer will
be back on the shelves of the indoor Self-Select
Grocery.
The Rising/Mission Arvada The homeless are invited to the Mission for
encouragement, food, and personal help. Visitors to
the day shelter can sign up to take showers, eat a
hot meal, visit the food bank, obtain clothing and
hygiene items, obtain severe weather gear and
participate in activities or service opportunities
being offered. As relationships are developed, the
current volunteer staff of Mission Arvada help work
with the needs of each homeless individual toward
a path of sustainability.
Funding will be use to support the Saturday food
pantry, which offers fresh produce, meat, dairy
and eggs, along with staples.
Wheat Ridge Community Foundation By enabling community organizations to accept
charitable and tax-free donations, the Wheat Ridge
Community Foundation directly supports the efforts
of the participating organizations in their missions
to improve the health, safety, welfare and quality of
life for Wheat Ridge residents.
The funding requested would support:
• Professional Accounting
• Client Fund Manager
• WRCF Endowment Matching Donation
Wheat Ridge High School STEM program The STEM program educates students in Wheat
Ridge and provides learning opportunities in the
areas of design, manufacturing, assembly, multi-
media, professional presentation practices, working
in group situations and working with the
community and City to allow for large hands-on
open-ended projects.
The funding requested would go directly to
purchasing materials for the students so they can
manufacture what they design in the engineering
classes. This would include: Shell Eco-marathon
cars, NASA Human Powered Rover and small
Battle Bots. The funding would also support the
fundraising golf tournament in the summer of
2023.
Wheat Ridge Optimist Club The Wheat Ridge Optimist Club focuses on
providing services to Wheat Ridge youth, primarily
through involvement with Wheat Ridge schools.
Their motto is: “By Providing Hope and Positive
Vision, Optimists Bring Out the Best in Youth,
Ourselves and Our Community”.
This funding will be used 100% for the Christmas
program. The requested funding would support
the Christmas Program. The Optimist Club
provides gift certificates for clothing and food
along with toys to Wheat Ridge families in need
as chosen by Wheat Ridge school administrators.
EVENTS
Intermountain Healthcare - Lutheran
Medical Center Foundation: The White Rose
Evening
The White Rose Evening is Lutheran Medical Center
Foundation’s annual celebration to support
Lutheran Collier Hospice Center. The support
received is essential to offer the very best hospice
and palliative care to their patients.
Requested funding would go toward a
sponsorship of the annual White Rose Evening.
This event raises money for Lutheran Hospice,
which provides a full spectrum of services
including home hospice care and inpatient
hospice services at Lutheran Hospice at the
Collier Hospice Center as well as palliative care.
Farmers 5000 Farmers 5000 is an annual fundraising event for
Wheat Ridge High School.
Requsted funding would go toward the cost of
the annual Farmers 5000 race.
The funds raised are used to support WRHS
students, enhance learning experiences, provide
necessary school and personal items for the most
needy, and update equipment for a variety of
departments, from Science to Music.
Friends of Stevens: Community Celebration
Event
Friends of Stevens is the
parent/teacher/student/family/community non-
profit Parent/Teacher Organization (PTO) for
Stevens Elementary, and FOS funds are managed
through the Wheat Ridge Community Foundation
Funds would support the Community Celebration
Event. The money would be used to purchase
food and related supplies for attendees (e.g.,
burgers, hot dogs, buns, condiments, beverages,
ice, cups, plates, utensils, etc.) and support
activities for attendees (e.g., the purchase of
sidewalk chalk, rental fees for an inflatable
jumping castle - the largest ticket-item for the
event, etc.).
Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Patrick Goff, City Manager DATE: July 19, 2022 (for July 25 Study Session)
SUBJECT: 2E Bond Update and Future Bonding Discussion
ISSUE:
At the regular general election held on November 8, 2016, the electorate of the City approved
ballot question 2E, which temporarily increased the sales and use tax levied by the City by one-half of one percent (3% to 3.5%) for up to 12 years or $38.5 million, whichever occurs first. It
also authorized the issuance of debt to finance City investment in public infrastructure to facilitate economic development opportunities. Sales and use tax revenue bonds were issued on May 2, 2017 to finance four specific City investments including Anderson Park, Wadsworth
Boulevard, Wheat Ridge Ward Gold Line station development and the Clear Creek Crossing
development. The purpose of this study session is to provide an update to City Council on the status of the 2E bond projects, the 2E Bond Fund and to start the conversation concerning a potential extension
of the 0.5% tax increase and the issuance of additional bonds for capital infrastructure projects.
PRIOR ACTION: City Council had discussions at the March 21, 2016, April 18, 2016, and May 2, 2016 study
sessions to discuss new or increased revenue sources for City operations and capital
expenditures.
City Council appointed the DIRT Task Force at a special meeting on May 2, 2016 to update and prioritize infrastructure needs in the City
The DIRT Task Force presented their recommendations to City Council on June 13, 2016.
City Council met in study session on July 11, 2016, July 25, 2016 and August 1, 2016 and discussed the DIRT Task Force recommendations and a consensus was reached to consider a sales and use tax rate increase for the 2016 ballot to fund a portion of the DIRT Task Force
recommendations.
On August 22, 2016, City Council approved Council Bill No. 17, an ordinance giving notice of and calling for a special municipal election to be held November 8, 2016 and submitting a ballot
question concerning a temporary increase of one-half of one cent (0.50%) in the City’s sales and use tax rate.
FISCAL IMPACT: The par amount of the bond issue was $30,595,000 with a net premium of $2,687,079 for a total
of $33,282,079. Of this amount $33 million was deposited into Fund 31 for the four specific City
investments, $152,975 was allocated for the underwriter’s discount and $129,104 for costs associated with the bond issue. The temporary 0.5% sales and use tax rate is required, by the approved ballot language, to expire
in 12 years (2028) or when $38.5 million in revenue is raised. Staff estimates $28.6 million will
be raised from the 0.5% tax rate through the end of 2022 and $38.5 by the 3rd or 4th quarter of
2024. The maximum repayment cost of the bonds will not exceed $38,500,000 and maximum annual repayment cost will not exceed $3,700,000. Final principal and interest payments will be made in
2027 for a total bond repayment amount of $37,809,255. The 2E Bond Fund is estimated to earn
just over $1.6 million in interest revenue through 2022. BACKGROUND:
On January 22, 2007, City Council officially ratified the creation of Mayor DiTullio’s Drainage,
Infrastructure, Roads and Trails (DIRT) Task Force. The mission of the Task Force was:
To identify and prioritize projects that will protect and improve the quality of life for citizens, complement the business community and make Wheat Ridge a city where citizens want to live, work,
play and become stakeholders within the community.
The Task Force was made up of ten Wheat Ridge residents, the Wheat Ridge City Treasurer, the WR2020 Executive Director, three council members, one rotating council member and two youth representing Wheat Ridge High School. The Task Force met over several months to review over $143 million of unfunded infrastructure projects identified by City Council and staff in the following
categories:
1. Parks, Trails and Recreation 2. Roadway and Streetscape
3. Power Line Under Grounding
4. Storm Sewer/Drainage Improvements 5. Facility Improvements
6. Information Technology Infrastructure 7. Land Banking
Each project was first prioritized based on the following criteria which originated from the City
Council Goals at that time: 1. Creating a Sustainable City Government 2. City Prepared for Growth and Opportunities
3. Strong Partnership Between City, Community and Region
4. Better Quality Housing Stock 5. Redevelopment of Major Corridors
The top four projects in each infrastructure category were than ranked based on the following criteria which originated from the City of Wheat Ridge Vision Statement and Core Businesses:
1. Enhances Public Infrastructure and Facilities
2. Contributes to a Safer Community
3. Enhances Community Aesthetics 4. Enhances Accessibility 5. Facilitates Economic Expansion 6. Builds Neighborhoods and the Community
7. Provides New or Enhanced Leisure Services
8. Enriches Citizens’ Lives
A final list of 26 projects were ranked in priority order but no new funding sources were identified at that time to fund these projects. On April 18, 2016, consensus was reached by City Council to revisit the DIRT Task Force prioritization list and update or reprioritize based on current circumstances. A
new task force of eight community members was appointed by City Council on May 2, 2016. The
task force presented their recommendations to City Council on June 13, 2016, at which time City Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance for the November 2016 ballot for a temporary, one-half of one cent (0.50%) sales and use tax increase and the authority to issue bonded debt for the
following four projects.
Improvements to Anderson Park
• Status: Project complete
• 2E funds spent: $4,599,945
This project included a complete renovation and modernization of the Anderson Building, which reconfigured the space to allow for additional
programming and improved the locker rooms for
the outdoor pool. The project also improved the sports fields, installed new baseball field lights, constructed a new performance pavilion, created new access to Clear Creek, built new trails, and resurfaced the parking lots.
Clear Creek Crossing Access Ramps
• Status: Project complete
• 2E funds spent through 2021: $20,958,735
The City initially allocated $10 million of 2E funds towards the construction of the on and off-ramps from I-70 to the Clear Creek Crossing mixed-use
development. The initial $10 million was spent
between 2017 and August 2020. A provision in the City’s intergovernmental agreement with Longs Peak Metropolitan District (LPMD) specifies the City will pay the total cost of the access ramp project and be reimbursed for all expenses above $10
million once bonds are issued by LPMD. The City diverted funds from the Wheat Ridge · Ward
Station project to complete the access ramps at Clear Creek Crossing. LPMD reimbursed the City in 2021 and 2022.
Wadsworth Improvement Project
• Status: Construction began October 2021
• 2E Funds spent through 2021: $7,439,950 In April 2016, the City of Wheat Ridge initiated the improvement project for Wadsworth Boulevard between 35th
Avenue and I-70. The first phase, an
Environmental Assessment, was completed in 2019 with input from the local community. Construction on the first phase of the project from 41st
Avenue to I-70 began in October 2021
at a project cost of approximately $35 million. 2E funding, along with $1.25 million of additional Capital
Improvement Program (CIP) funds, were used to provide the City’s local match for two federal
transportation grants and a CDOT Main Streets grant totaling $19.2 million. Additionally, the City was awarded two federal safety grants with CDOT matches for a total of $4.7 million.
CDOT has also committed $4.1 million in maintenance funding towards the project. Two other grants totaling $3.8 million were also received. Phase two of the project, with an estimated budget of $8 million, will finish improvements to Wadsworth from 41st Avenue to 35th Avenue.
City Council directed staff to encumber funds from the Longs Peak Metropolitan District
reimbursement for this phase of the project. In addition, the City has requested an additional $4 million from Congress for phase two of the project. The request has been accepted and included in the draft Transportation Committee budget for Fiscal Year 2022/2023.
Wheat Ridge · Ward Station
• Status: Design and right-of-way acquisitions underway
• 2E Funds spent through 2021: $2,474,464
The City originally allocated $12 million of 2E funds to address traffic, and multi-modal
transportation needs to facilitate redevelopment and
economic development opportunities in the area surrounding the G Line commuter rail station. However, a majority of this funding was diverted to complete the Clear Creek Crossing access ramp project. In 2021, the Wheat Ridge Urban Renewal Authority issued bonds which includes $13.7 million to complete these projects. In
addition, an application for up to $8 million for construction funding was submitted to DRCOG
in June. If the City is awarded this $8 million in funding from DRCOG, the Urban Renewal funding will be available for other projects or activities. Designs for 52nd Avenue, Tabor Street and Ridge Road street improvements were completed in
2021 and bids for construction will be out this summer. Designs for a pedestrian bridge, plaza,
and trail from the station area south to the I-70 Frontage Road are 30% complete. Updated conceptual plans have been completed for these improvements and are being reviewed by staff.
NEXT STEPS: Staff has identified over $113 million in unfunded transportation, bicycle/pedestrian, facility,
floodplain, drainage, and parks and recreation infrastructure and other maintenance projects.
Historically, major infrastructure and maintenance projects in the City have been deferred for long periods or were funded through a “pay-as-you-go” model. Although the 2E Bond Fund projects have not been fully completed, I believe this has been an effective model for funding major infrastructure projects in the City. Staff requests further discussion and direction from City
Council on continuing a bonding model to fund the City’s critical infrastructure needs.
1. Is bonding an effective model for funding critical infrastructure projects? 2. Considering the current temporary sales and use tax increase of 0.05% will expire in 2024, should the City consider a ballot question to extend the tax for a certain period of time?
3. Should the City issue additional bonds for infrastructure projects?
4. Should the City conduct polling to determine the communities’ level of support for an extension of the temporary sales tax and additional bonding authority?
ATTACHMENTS: 1. Council Bill No. 17-2016, Ordinance No. 1605
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER POND
Council Bill No. 17
Ordinance No. 1605
Series of 2016
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE GIVING NOTICE OF AND CALLING FOR A
SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD NOVEMBER 8,
2016 AND SUBMITTING A BALLOT QUESTION CONCERNING
A TEMPORARY INCREASE OF ONE-HALF OF ONE CENT
(0.50%) IN THE CITY'S SALES AND USE TAX RATE FOR
TWELVE YEARS, WITHOUT INCREASING PROPERTY TAX,
AND THE ISSUANCE OF DEBT TO FINANCE CITY
INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE TO FACILITATE
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
WHEREAS, the Home Rule Charter for the City of Wheat Ridge, Section 2.2
requires that a special election shall be called by resolution or ordinance of the City
Council no less than 60 days in advance of such special election; and
WHEREAS, the Council is authorized to refer questions to the voters by the
Home Rule Charter and by CRS 31-11-111; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to give notice of and call a special election to be
held on the same date as and coordinated with the general election on November 8,
2016.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
Section 1. Special election called
Pursuant to the Wheat Ridge City Charter Sections 2.2 and 6.3 and CRS 31-10-
501 and 31-11-111 , the City hereby gives notice of and calls a Special Municipal
Election to be held November 8, 2016 for the purpose of referring the Ballot Questions
set forth in Section 2 to the voters of the City.
Section 2.Ballot question referred to voters
Ballot Question and Title:
SHALL THE CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE DEBT BE INCREASED BY UP TO $33,000,000,
WITH A REPAYMENT COST OF LESS THAN $38,500,000, AND SHALL THE CITY OF
WHEAT RIDGE TAXES BE INCREASED BY UP TO $3 , 700,000 ANNUALLY IN THE
FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR, AND BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNT IS RECEIVED
FOR 11 YEARS THEREAFTER, WITHOUT INCREASING PROPERTY TAX, BY
ATTACHMENT 1
INCREASING THE RATE OF SALES AND USE TAX BY 1 /2 CENT PER DOLLAR, WITH
THE PROCEEDS TO BE USED ONLY FOR THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC INVESTMENTS:
• ANDERSON PARK IMPROVEMENTS
o IMPROVEMENTS TO ANDERSON PARK TO PROVIDE UPGRADED, RENOVATED
AMENITIES AND FACILITIES THAT ENHANCE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
AND MEET THE CURRENT NEEDS OF PARK AND FACILITY USERS AND TO
REDUCE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR COSTS; RENOVATIONS TO INCLUDE BUT
NOT BE LIMITED TO, RENOVATION OF THE ANDERSON BUILDING AND
OUTDOOR POOL LOCKER ROOMS AND IMPROVEMENTS TO SURROUNDING
PARK AMENITIES -ESTIMATED PROJECT COST $4,000,000;
• WADSWORTH BOULEVARD RECONSTRUCTION -35rH AVENUE TO INTERSTATE-70
o RECONSTRUCTION OF WADSWORTH BOULEVARD TO PROVIDE AN
IMPROVED MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION FACILITY AND STREETSCAPE
IMPROVEMENTS, TO RELIEVE AND MITIGATE SEVERE TRAFFIC CONGESTION
AND FACILITATE REDEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES -ESTIMATED CITY SHARE OF TOTAL PROJECT COST
$7 ,000,000;
• WHEAT RIDGE -WARD COMMUTER RAIL STATION AREA
o CONSTRUCTION OF STREET, BICYCLE/PEDESTRIAN, PUBLIC AMENITIES
AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS TRAFFIC
GROWTH AND FACILITATE REDEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA SURROUNDING THE GOLD
LINE STATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, RECONSTRUCTION OF
RIDGE ROAD, 52No AVENUE AND TABOR STREET, A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AT
THE WARD ROAD/RIDGE ROAD INTERSECTION AND A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
OVER RAILROAD TRACKS LINKING THE JOB CENTERS TO THE SOUTH -
ESTIMATED CITY SHARE OF TOTAL PROJECT COST $12,000,000;
• CLEAR CREEK CROSSING -MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT SITE ON THE WEST SIDE OF
1-70 AT 38TH AND YOUNGFIELD
o CONSTRUCTION OF ON AND OFF HOOK RAMPS FROM INTERSTATE 1-70
INTO THE CLEAR CREEK CROSSING DEVELOPMENT TO RELIEVE TRAFFIC
CONGESTION AND IMPROVE VEHICULAR ACCESS AND TO FACILITATE
REDEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN A NEW MIXED-USED,
SALES TAX GENERATING REDEVELOPMENT SITE -ESTIMATED CITY SHARE
OF TOTAL PROJECT COST $10,000,000;
SUCH INCREASE IN THE SALES AND USE TAX RATE TO BEGIN ON JANUARY 1, 2017 AND
END WHEN REVENUES FROM SUCH SALES AND USE TAX RA TE INCREASE REACH
$38,500,000 OR ON DECEMBER 31 , 2028, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST; SUCH DEBT TO BE
SOLD IN ONE SERIES OR MORE AT A PRICE ABOVE, BELOW OR EQUAL TO THE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF SUCH DEBT AND ON SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE CITY MAY
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DETERMINE, INCLUDING PROVISIONS FOR REDEMPTION OF THE DEBT PRIOR TO
MATURITY WITH OR WITHOUT PAYMENT OF A PREMIUM OF NOT TO EXCEED 3.00%; AND
SHALL THE REVENUES RAISED BY SUCH SALES AND USE TAX RATE INCREASE AND
PROCEEDS OF SUCH DEBT, AND ANY OTHER REVENUE USED TO PAY SUCH DEBT,
INCLUDING ANY INTEREST AND INVESTMENT INCOME THEREFROM, BE COLLECTED AND
SPENT BY THE CITY AS A VOTER-APPROVED REVENUE CHANGE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE
X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION?
YES: __
NO: --
Section 3. Severability, Conflicting Ordinances Repealed. If any section,
subsection or clause of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be unconstitutional or
otherwise invalid, the validity of the remaining sections, subsections and clauses shall
not be affected thereby. All other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect upon final
adoption and signature by the Mayor as permitted by Section 5.11 of the Home Rule
Charter.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 8 to 0 on
this Slh day of August, 2016, ordered published in full in a newspaper of general
circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge, and Public Hearing and consideration on final
passage set for August 22, 2016 at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers, 7500 West 29th
Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
ADOPTED on second and final reading following public hearing and ordered
published by a vote of _a_ to_o _on the 22naay of August , 2016.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this __ 2_2_nd~ __ Au_,g._u_s_t _____ , 2016.
ATIEST:
Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
First Publication: August 11 , 2016
Second Publication: August 25 , 2016
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date: August 22 , 2016
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