HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-03-2025 - Study Session Agenda PacketSTUDY SESSION AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
Monday, March 3, 2025
6:30 p.m.
This meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting, and in person, at: 7500 West 29th
Avenue, Municipal Building, Council Chambers.
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Public Comment on Agenda Items
1. City Plan Status Update
2. 38th West Street Improvement Project – Study Results
3. HCA HealthONE Rose Development Proposal
4. Staff Report(s)
5. Elected Officials’ Report(s)
ITEM NO. 1
Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Lauren Mikulak, Community Development Director Patrick Goff, City Manager
FROM: Ella Stueve, Senior Neighborhood Planner
DATE: February 21, 2025 (for March 3 study session)
SUBJECT: City Plan Status Update
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study session is to provide City Council with an update on the City
Plan process and to have a discussion with council members regarding the content
included in the fourth phase of City Plan public engagement. Phase 4 includes a set of tools that the city can use to guide public and private investment to align with
community priorities. It also examines how these tools might be used in different locations around Wheat Ridge and maps out what implementation might look like after
adoption of the plan.
Attachment 1 is content provided by the City Plan consultant, czb, which includes the
details of the City Plan to support this study session.
BACKGROUND:
The City Plan is the next iteration of the Comprehensive Plan and will supersede Envision Wheat Ridge, which was adopted in 2009. The City Plan will articulate a
community vision for Wheat Ridge through 2040. A specific focus has been to ensure robust community input and to create a plan that balances different values and
tradeoffs that emerge from community conversations. A successful City Plan process
will result in an adopted document that reflects community values and acts as a foundation for future decision-making on all topics related to the physical development
of the city for years to come.
PROJECT STATUS:
Timeline
This process formally began in late January 2024 with a project team kick-off and the
first phase of engagement from mid-April to early May. The second phase of engagement took place from early June to mid-July. The third phase was in September
and October.
Study Session Memo – City Plan Status Update
March 3, 2025 Page 2
The fourth phase of engagement includes the following events:
• A steering committee meeting on Wednesday, February 19
• A public open house on Thursday, February 20
• City Council Study Session on Monday, March 3
• A Planning Commission discussion on Thursday, March 6
This is the final full engagement phase for the City Plan process. Staff anticipates a
Draft City Plan available for public review in late spring to early summer. The final plan
will be brought to Planning Commission and City Council for final adoption in the
summer of 2025.
Public Process
Since December 2023, the City Plan project page on What’s Up Wheat Ridge has been
live: https://whatsupwheatridge.com/city-plan. Since then, the project team has
encouraged community members to subscribe to project updates and become neighborhood champions. Neighborhood champions are community members who
want to stay up to speed on the City Plan and help promote participation. As of February
18, the City Plan has 743 subscribers and 98 neighborhood champions.
The fourth public open house was held on Thursday, February 20 from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center. At this event, participants reviewed the proposed
toolkit to guide public and private investment to align with city priorities, reacted to
illustrations of how these tools could be implemented in locations in Wheat Ridge, and
previewed what implementation of the plan might look like. The information and
activities from the Open House are available online on the project website until March 21.
Communications for this phase of public engagement includes the following:
• What’s Up Wheat Ridge newsletters
• Connections newsletters
• Rooted in Fun Activity Guide advertisement
• Mayor’s Matters articles
• City of Wheat Ridge’s website newsflash
• Yard signs distributed to neighborhood champions and steering committee
members and displayed at city parks and facilities
• Social media ads and posts
• Coasters with a QR code to the project webpage distributed to local businesses to give to customers
An outreach summary for the entire project up to this point is included as Attachment 2.
Study Session Memo – City Plan Status Update
March 3, 2025 Page 3
Next Steps
The project team has been integrating content from the first three engagement phases into a draft City Plan document. Following Phase 4 input, the final draft will be shared
for review by the public, the steering committee, Planning Commission, and City Council in late spring to early summer 2025. Staff anticipates study sessions with City Council
and Planning Commission during this time. After incorporating input from the draft
review, the formal adoption process will begin.
CITY COUNCIL FEEDBACK REQUESTED: This study session is intended to provide a forum for council members to learn about
and share input on two topics that are detailed in Attachment 1. Specifically,
1. Do you think the toolkit proposed in Attachment 1 to guide public and private
investment aligns with community priorities? What feedback do you have on this approach?
2. Do you have feedback on the proposed implementation plan in Attachment 3 (a summary of implementation and discussion questions are included in
Attachment 1)?
No formal consensus or direction will be required from Council to move the project
forward.
The focus of the March 3 study session will be on Attachments 1 and 3. Attachment 4 includes the application of tools in Focus Areas. The focus areas are locations within
Wheat Ridge where the project team has illustrated how the tools described in
Attachment 1 could be applied to address issues that are common across Wheat Ridge. The illustrations in these focus areas are intended to be prototypes for other places in
the city facing similar challenges. If there is feedback on Attachment 4, comments or questions may be provided directly to City Plan project manager, Ella Stueve, or
submitted through the online survey at whatsupwheatridge.com/city-plan.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. City Plan Status Update Presentation, February 2025 2. City Plan Outreach Summary, February 2025
3. City Plan Draft Implementation Plan, February 2025
4. City Plan Focus Area Boards, February 2025
Wheat Ridge City Plan City
Council Check In #4
March 2025
ATTACHMENT 1
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025
PROJECT OVERVIEW
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Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025
The City Plan will be an update to the
City’s existing comprehensive plan
It should:
•Articulate the community’s vision and establish shared values
•Identify priorities for the future
•Provide the framework for many decisions for years to come
•Provide guidance for property owners, residents, elected and
appointed officials, City staff, and others.
Project Basics
3
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025
Timeline WE ARE
HERE 2025
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Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025
WHAT WE HEARD
5
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 6
PHASE 1
Spring 2024
Emerging
Consensus:
•We know what is
working and worth
celebrating today
•We know what we want
for a stronger future
PHASE 2
Summer 2024
Community
Confirmed:
•Core Values
•Planning Principles
•Planning Priorities
PHASE 3
Fall 2024
Shaping our
Future:
•How we get around
•How to manage new
development
Intercept event at Wheat Ridge High
School with participation by more
than 100 students
over 170 attendees
over 230 responses
WHAT WE HEARD:
PAST ENGAGEMENT
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 7
Improving Mobility
WHAT WE HEARD:
PHASE 3 - MOBILITY
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 8
Place Types and Peaceful Coexistence
0
100
200
300
400
Parking andTraffic BuildingHeight Landscapeand
Streetscape
Physical andVisual
Separation
Noise BuildingArchitecture Lighting Other
Choose the
THREE most
important
items that you
think must be
addressed
when new
development
is proposed.
WHAT WE HEARD:
PHASE 3 – PEACEFUL COEXISTENCE
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025
PLANNING FOR CHARACTER IN WHEAT RIDGE
BASED ON WHAT WE’VE HEARD
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Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 10
Evolution of our Places: Incremental change; maintain our
character of distinct areas with their own look and feel.
Peaceful Coexistence: Ensure that new development
peacefully coexists with existing neighborhoods.
Improved Connectivity and Access: Move around town more
easily, especially on foot or by bicycle.
Making Great Places: Improve the space between buildings
and curb; enhance the experience of spending time in our
public spaces.
What are we trying to achieve?
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 11
Use Tools Form Tools Going Places Tools Staying Places Tools
How and for
what our
properties and
buildings are
used.
Size, shape,
placement,
and nature of
buildings,
parking, and
landscaping.
Infrastructure and
treatments on our
streets and
sidewalks to travel
around the city.
Infrastructure and
treatments on our
streets and
sidewalks to create
places where we want
to spend time.
What tools do we have to help us achieve these outcomes?
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 12
How and for what our properties and
buildings are used. Some examples include:Use Tools
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025
Size, shape, placement, and nature of buildings,
parking, and landscaping. Some examples include:
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Form Tools
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025
Infrastructure and treatments on our streets and side-
walks to travel around the city. Some examples include:
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v
v
Going Places Tools
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025
Infrastructure and treatments on our streets and sidewalks to
create places where we want to spend time. Some examples:
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v
v
v
v
Staying Places Tools
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025
Staying
Places
16
Going
Places
Balancing
Going Places
Tools and
Staying Places
Tools involves
evaluating trade-
offs.
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 17
How we apply
Going Places
Tools and
Staying Places
Tools depends
on location.
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 18
Discussion:
1.Does the concept of Gateways and Gathering Locations resonate with you?
2.Does this categorization of Going Places Tools and Staying Places Tools make
sense?
3.Is the categorization of Going Places Tools and Staying Places Tools a
workable approach to discussing tradeoffs in capital project planning?
4.Are there any missing Gateways and Gathering Locations?
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 20
Focus Areas
•Prototype areas that illustrate
how these tools should be
applied in different locations in
Wheat Ridge
•Review the Focus Area
content in Attachment 4 and
share your
comments/questions with the
project team
IMAGINING OUR FUTURE:
APPLYING TOOLS IN WHEAT RIDGE
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025
IMPLEMENTATION
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Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 22
•Overview of high-level next
steps to implement the City
Plan
•Organized by key City Plan
Principles and Priorities
•Short-term actions to
ambitious, long-term direction
•Some of these actions are
not funded and will require
future community
conversations about if and
how we fund them
IMPLEMENTATION:
A ROADMAP
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 23
Near -Term: 0 -3 Years
2025-2027
Mid-Term: 4 -8 Years
2028-2032
Pilot for frontage improvements on
commercial corridors
Expand pilot program
as appropriate
Revise zoning code for appropriate
temporary and short-term commercial
development
Study feasibility of
BID on 38th Ave
Complete 38th Ave Refresh Study
and Final Design
Construct 38th Ave
Refresh Project
Planning
Priorities
IMPLEMENTATION:
A ROADMAP
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 24
Near -Term: 0-3 Years
2025-2027
Mid-Term: 4-8 Years
2028-2032
Long-Term: 9-15 Years
2033-2040
Planning
Priority
IMPLEMENTATION:
A ROADMAP
29th painting,
restriping pilot
Ongoing multimodal projects
Secure future trail
connection through
Kullerstrand
Bike/Ped or Mobility MP
Expand pilot with future repaving schedule
44th traffic analysis Implement traffic analysis
recommendations
Long-term CIP funding and
prioritization strategy
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 25
Planning
Priority
IMPLEMENTATION:
A ROADMAP
Near -Term: 0-3 Years
2025-2027
Mid-Term: 4-8 Years
2028-2032
Long-Term: 9-15 Years
2033-2040
Stormwater utility, fee, and Master Plan implementation
Emergency
stormwater repairs
Continue proactive infrastructure programs and projects
Water/Sewer
Master Plan
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 26
Near -Term: 0 -3 Years
2025-2027
Mid-Term: 4 -8 Years
2028-2032Planning
Principle
IMPLEMENTATION:
A ROADMAP
Analyze regulatory codes through filter of
City Plan guidance
Update codes based
on analysis
Coordinate with JCSD on redevelopment
of closed school campuses and
preservation of public park space
Quick Win regulatory code updates
aimed at achieving peaceful coexistence
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 27
IMPLEMENTATION:
A ROADMAP
Near -Term: 0-3 Years
2025-2027
Mid-Term: 4-8 Years
2028-2032
Long-Term: 9-15 Years
2033-2040
Implement other adopted plans, e.g.:
•Prosperity Plan
•Sustainability Action Plan
•Parks and Rec Pathway
•Lutheran Legacy Campus Master Plan
•44th Ave. Subarea Plan
•Affordable Housing Strategy
Reassess and/or
update City Plan
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 28
Discussion:
1.Does this framework include the key action items for implementing the plan?
2.Is there anything you’re concerned about?
3.Is there anything missing?
4.Are there any opportunities for the City Plan to better set up the future
community conversations about if and how we fund these items?
IMPLEMENTATION:
A ROADMAP
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025
NEXT STEPS
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Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025
NEXT STEPS
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Engagement Round 4 Activities
•What’s Up Wheat Ridge online open house and survey open through March
21 at 5 PM
•Share your feedback on the Focus Areas online or via email
(estueve@ci.wheatridge.co.us)
•Planning Commission study session on March 6
Draft Plan
•Draft plan released for public review in late spring/early summer
•Additional Study Session during the public draft review period
•Formal adoption over the summer
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025 31
Thank you!
Wheat Ridge City Plan | City Council | March 2025
REMINDERS
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ONLINE SURVEY STILL OPEN
Available until Friday, March 21 at 5 p.m.
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Attachment 2: Planning Process Outreach Summary
As of February 21, 2025
Meetings and Online Engagement:
The project includes a total of four engagement phases. Each include a public open house, an online
survey or activities that reflect the content in the open houses, a City Council study session, a
presentation and discussion at Planning Commission, and a steering committee meeting. The events and
online engagement for these four phases include:
•Phase 1:
o A steering committee meeting on March 14, 2024 – 14 attendees
o A City Council study session on April 15th
o A public open house on April 16 – approximately 120 attendees
o Online activities from April 12 to May 3 – 267 respondents
o A steering committee meeting on April 17th –17 attendees
o A Planning Commission meeting on May 2nd
•Phase 2:
o City Council discussions on June 4 and June 6, 2024
o Online activities from May 25 to June 28 – 395 respondents
o A public open house on June 6 – approximately 140 attendees
o A steering committee meeting on June 4 – 16 attendees
o A Planning Commission discussion on July 18
•Phase 3:
o City Council Study Session on September 16, 2024
o Online activities from September 6 to October 11 – 155 survey respondents and 36
mobility map contributors
o A public open house on September 17–approximately 170 attendees
o A steering committee meeting on September 18 – 14 attendees
o A Planning Commission discussion on October 3
•Phase 4:
o City Council Study Session on March 3, 2025
o Online activities from February 14 to March 21 – respondents TBD
o A public open house on February 20– over 85 attendees
o A steering committee meeting on February 19 – 17 attendees
o A Planning Commission discussion on March 6
Additionally, the project team attended several community events in 2024 to provide information and
activities related to the City Plan, including:
•Performance in the Park on June 26
ATTACHMENT 2
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• Ridgefest on June 29
• New Lutheran Hospital Open House on July 20
• Carnation Festival on August 9-11
• Wheat Ridge High School: staff led discussions in six classes at the Wheat Ridge High School on
October 25, 2024, hearing from over 100 students about what they hope to see in Wheat Ridge
in the future
Direct Mail:
Staff sent every residence in Wheat Ridge two postcards notifying residents of the open house and
directing them to the project website to complete online surveys/activities in both phase two and phase
three of the engagement. The first postcard was sent in May 2024, and the second postcard was sent in
August 2024.
The City’s Connections newsletter is mailed to every household and business in Wheat Ridge and is the
primary source of direct mail for citywide projects such as this one. The project appeared in six editions
of Connections:
• November 2023 – The City Plan was featured as the City Manager letter on page 3, introducing
the plan effort and directing the community to the webpage to subscribe to project updates
• March 2024 – City Plan and the upcoming April meeting date were featured on the cover
• May 2024 – Public launch of the City Plan and the upcoming June meeting were featured on
page 5
• July 2024 – City Plan and the upcoming September meeting were featured on page 5
• November 2024 – City Plan and the February 20 meeting were features on page 7
• March 2025 – City Plan and the final weeks of online activities will be featured on page 7
The Parks and Recreation quarterly newsletter, Rooted in Fun, included a quarter page ad in the 2024
Summer, 2024 Fall/Winter, and 2024/2025 Winter/Spring issues advertising the open houses for phases
one, three, and four.
Email:
Several different distribution lists were utilized to send email updates directly to stakeholders:
• Mayor’s Matters is a monthly e-newsletter containing updates on the City’s latest news, current
projects, and upcoming events. It is emailed on or just before the 1st of each month. The City
Plan project has been featured in eight editions so far: March 2024, April 2024, May 2024, June
2024, September 2024, October 2024, January 2025, and February 2025
• In each engagement phase, an email was sent to all active board and commission members
informing recipients of upcoming open houses and directing them to the What’s Up Wheat
Ridge page to register and subscribe for updates.
• What’s Up Wheat Ridge allows users to register on the site and subscribe to various projects.
The City can send newsletters through the site to all registrants or to the subscribers of specific
projects. On January 4, 2024, an announcement of the City Plan and an invitation to subscribe
to project updates was sent to all site registrants (2977 recipients with a 73% open rate). Since
that initial newsletter, the following newsletters have been sent to project subscribers only:
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March 28, 2024 email to 237 recipients with a 101%1 open rate
April 17 email to 270 recipients with a 93% open rate
April 30 email to 390 recipients with a 78% open rate
May 23 email to 435 recipients with an 84% open rate
May 28 email to 448 recipients with an 87% open rate
June 11 email to 557 recipients with a 78% open rate
June 25 email to 647 recipients with a 71% open rate
September 3 email to 699 recipients with a 71% open rate
September 10 email to 705 recipients with a 73% open rate
September 24 email to 719 recipients with an 85% open rate
October 8 email to 735 recipients with a 77% open rate
January 23, 2025 email to 745 recipients with a 79% open rate
February 6 email to 742 recipients with a 71% open rate
February 18 email to 743 recipients with a 69% open rate
(industry standard is a 21.06% open rate)
Additionally, the City Plan website has invited community members to become Neighborhood
Champions throughout the planning process. Neighborhood champions are a group of people who want
to stay up to speed on the City Plan and help promote participation. As of February 21, 98 people have
signed up to be Neighborhood Champions. During each phase of engagement, Neighborhood
Champions have received between three and four emails describing how to get involved and reminding
them to spread the word. During phase three, Neighborhood Champions were also invited to pick up a
meeting in a box, or a take-home version of the phase three open house round table discussions.
Traditional Media:
• CBS ran a story on the City Plan, “Wheat Ridge asking for community feedback on future city
plan north of Denver” on June 19
• The Neighborhood Gazette prints 16,000 copies and has included the following story related
to the City Plan:
May 2024 “City Begins Year-Long Update Process for Guiding Plan”
July 2024 “The City of Wheat Ridge Brings the City Plan to Carnation Festival”
September 2024 “Wheat Ridge City Plan Engagement Continues”
• Staff created a promotional video discussing the City Plan and advertising upcoming open
houses and opportunities to get involved. The video was promoted on social media, sent to local
reporters, and airs in rotation on Wheat Ridge TV 8. The video is available at
https://whatsupwheatridge.com/city-plan/widgets/84432/videos/5488
Social Media:
The City’s social media channels were used to advertise project-specific events including upcoming
public meetings and active surveys, including on Next Door, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
Social media posts also include notice of Connections, Mayor’s Matters, and City Council meetings/study
sessions.
1 The email was sent to 237 people and 241 opened it, meaning it was forwarded and opened by others outside the original list.
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Miscellaneous:
• Approximately 90 yard signs were distributed to steering committee members, neighborhood
champions, and other community members or installed on city property
• Flyers were distributed to neighborhood champions, at other city events, to large apartment
complexes, and upon request
• The front page of the City’s website included several newsflashes for the project
• Public meetings were included on the City’s website calendar
• Coasters with the City Plan logo and a QR code leading to the project website were distributed
at local restaurants in the weeks leading up to each public open house
What’s Up Wheat Ridge:
In addition to emails sent to registrants and subscribers (see page 2), the What’s Up Wheat Ridge
platform allows staff to see how many people interact with the site.
• The project site launched on November 6, 2023.
• As of February 13, 2025, there were 5,213 unique visitors to the project page. Of these, 1,925
individuals interacted with the project in some way (downloaded documents, viewed key date
details, visited multiple pages, or engaged in an activity).
• The chart below shows the volume of pageviews and visitors for thus far.
Planning
ConsultantsCity Plan: A New Comprehensive Plan for Wheat Ridge
Visit Whatsupwheatridge.com/city-plan
IMPLEMENTATION: A ROADMAPSTATION #5
Do you have any comments
or questions about City Plan
implementation? Share them
on a sticky note and post here:
Initiate pilot program for frontage improvements on commercial corridors
Review and revise zoning code to allow appropriate temporary and short-term commercial development
Complete 38th Avenue Refresh Study and Final Design
Initiate pilot program for paint/striping improvements in coordination with repaving schedule, starting with 29th Avenue
Execute agreements to ensure possibility of future trail connection through closed Kullerstrand campus
Create a stormwater utility and associated fee and implement Stormwater Master Plan
Complete ongoing emergency stormwater repairs
Coordinate with JeffCo School District to pursue a partnership that allows private redevelopment and public parks on closed campuses in Wheat Ridge
Update regulatory codes with Quick Wins to facilitate peaceful coexistence
Analyze regulatory codes to identify opportunities to implement the City Plan
Implement other adopted plans
Examples include: Wheat Ridge Prosperity Plan, Sustainability Action Plan, Parks and Recreation Pathway, Lutheran Legacy Campus Master Plan, 44th Avenue Subarea Plan, Affordable Housing Strategy
Expand pilot program as appropriate
Study feasibility of Business Improvement District on 38th Avenue
Construct 38th Avenue Refresh Project
Expand pilot program for paint/striping improvements in coordination with repaving schedule as appropriate
Implement recommended findings from analysis
Coordinate a Water/Sewer Master Plan with special districts
Update regulatory code based on analysis
Reassess/Update City Plan
Update Bike and Pedestrian Master Plan and/or create Mobility Plan
Establish long-term Capital Improvements Program funding and prioritization strategy
Conduct a traffic analysis for multimodal improvements to 44th Avenue
Continue to implement proactive infrastructure programs and projects
Examples include: Pavement and sidewalk maintenance program, 44th Avenue/Clear Creek bridge upgrade, Anderson Pool Replacement
Near Term: 0-3 Years2025-2027 Mid-Term: 4-8 Years2028-2032 Long-Term: 9-15 Years2033-2040
Proactive
Infrastructure
Management
Network of
Pedestrian and
Bicycle Facilities
Across the City
Improved Retail
and Business
Environment and
38th Ave Main
Street
Preserve our
Patchwork Quilt:
Manage New
Development
Ongoing
Planning Efforts
Key City Plan Principles and Priorities
Design and construct ongoing multimodal improvement projects
Examples include: 38th Avenue West (Kipling to Youngfield), Tabor bridge over I-70, 35th Avenue (Wadsworth to Sheridan), Clear Creek Trail crossing at Kipling
HOW DOES IMPLEMENTATION WORK?
After the City Plan is adopted, work will begin to implement the
priorities and policies identified in the plan. The graphic on the
right provides an overview of what to expect after adoption. It
doesn’t list every project or program going on in the city—instead,
it illustrates the high-level next steps needed to advance key
principles and priorities. The full City Plan document will include
more detail on the items shown here. It will also provide a decision-
making framework, based on community-driven core values and
principles, to provide guidance around unforeseen challenges that
arise in the future.
Because the City Plan is intended to provide direction across topics
over the next 15 or so years, it will include both near-term actions
as well as ambitious, long-term direction. These are shown in three
phases: Near Term (the next three years), Mid-Term (approximately
four to eight years from now), and Long-Term (approximately
nine to 15 years from now). These timeframes are not exact, but
they illustrate what to expect based on funding and staff capacity.
Additionally, some actions can only happen after other steps have
been taken. Instances that require specific sequencing of multiple
steps are illustrated with a connecting arrow. Some of the actions
on the right are funded; some are not and will require future
community conversations about if and how we will fund them.
ATTACHMENT 3
Planning
ConsultantsCity Plan: A New Comprehensive Plan for Wheat Ridge
Visit Whatsupwheatridge.com/city-plan
Wadsworth Shopping Center
Wadsworth Boulevard from 38th Ave to 44th Ave
The major public investment in modernizing and improving Wadsworth Boulevard from 35th
Avenue to I-70 is scheduled to finish in 2026. As the project wraps up, private investment in the
properties along the corridor may follow. Many of the commercial centers along this stretch of
Wadsworth are characterized by older multi-tenant shopping plazas. Many of these feature large
parking lots along the street lacking landscaping and pedestrian or bicycle amenities. While these
have been appropriate uses in the city’s history, this area is a location where city officials have long
planned for additional mixed-use development.
Future redevelopment could create opportunities to strengthen the city’s tax base while connecting
new development, existing residential neighborhoods, important civic spaces on W. 38th Ave, and
the improved Wadsworth Boulevard corridor.
APPLYING OUR TOOLS
The following renderings are for illustrative purposes only and are meant to help visualize how various tools could look if
implemented in Wheat Ridge. Those tools are organized into the following four categories: Use Tools, Form Tools, Going
Places Tools, and Staying Places Tools. The city already uses many of these tools today. Through the City Plan, we will
evaluate our tools and refine them as necessary.
Issues and
Opportunities
•Underutilized Land
•Superblock
•Placemaking
SETBACKS
Smaller setbacks from
Wadsworth boulevard could
be achieved by building new
structures at the front of a
large shopping center parking
lot. This helps create a more
welcoming and pedestrian-
friendly streetscape.
COMMERCIAL / RETAIL
This style of retail center is well-
suited for infill development or
redevelopment opportunities.
This also creates new commercial
and retail opportunities to
serve the community and
increase the city’s tax base.
PARKING
Parking is located behind
potential new retail buildings
and includes landscaping
and other shade elements.
Parking remains close to the
businesses it serves, but visitors
don’t have to walk through
vast lots to visit businesses.
MULTI-USE TRAIL
A wide trail with an expanded
planter strip creates a safe
and pleasant walking and
biking experience.
STREET TREE AND
LANDSCAPING
REQUIREMENTS
Street trees along a regional
corridor like Wadsworth Blvd.
help soften the visual impact of
buildings and asphalt. They also
provide shade, improve air and
water quality, and create a sense
of enclosure that may contribute
to reduced traffic speeds.
LIGHTING AND STREET
FURNITURE STANDARDS
Pedestrian-scale lighting along
the sidewalks improves safety and
fosters a sense of place within an
otherwise busy regional corridor.
ATTACHMENT 4
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44th Avenue
From Clear Creek to Independence Street
Home to Anderson Park, the Clear Creek Makerspace, and some of Wheat Ridge’s few commercial
properties along Clear Creek, this area has unrealized potential. While much of the commercial
history of 44th Avenue has had a strong presence of auto-serving uses, adaptive reuse of some
buildings has shifted to community commercial uses. Additionally, the intersection of 44th Avenue
and the Clear Creek is an important location for connecting a large portion of the city’s households
to Anderson Park and the Clear Creek Trail. However, insufficient bike and pedestrian infrastructure
hinders its effectiveness. Issues include large curb cuts along the corridor, narrow sidewalks on the
bridge, and a lack of bike facilities along the street.
Future public and private investments in this area could create opportunities to implement
community priorities by enhancing connections to Clear Creek and bringing in more neighborhood-
serving retail.
Issues and
Opportunities
• Underutilized Land
• Placemaking
• Inadequate Bike/
Pedestrian Facilities
• Speeding and Traffic
• Underleveraged Trail/
Creek Access
RESIDENTIAL &
COMMERCIAL/RETAIL
(MIXED USE)
The 44th Avenue Corridor features
a diverse mix of commercial uses,
many of which are likely to evolve
over time. Additional housing
units help support more retail
demand. As new commercial/
retail uses develop, buildings
should be positioned closer to
the street whenever possible
to enhance the streetscape
and pedestrian experience.
PARKING
44th Avenue reflects typical
suburban corridor development,
with parking lots fronting the
street. As the corridor redevelops,
parking should be relocated
behind buildings and thoughtfully
designed with lighting and
landscaping. Remaining
oversized parking lots also
offer opportunities for creative
temporary uses like outdoor
dining or pop-up markets.
TRAIL-ORIENTED
DEVELOPMENT
If properties adjacent to the Clear
Creek Trail or city parks ever
redevelop, new development
should prioritize publicly-
accessible, trail-oriented design.
Buildings that face the trail and
landscape designs that allow
people to recreate and gather
can enhance the community’s
access to these key amenities.
NEIGHBORHOOD
CONNECTIONS
The Clear Creek Trail system is the
city’s most heavily used network.
Expanding and improving
access through additional
connections should be prioritized,
particularly at key community
gathering destinations.
MULTIMODAL IMPROVEMENTS
44th Avenue has been identified as a key gap in pedestrian and
bicycle infrastructure. A critical first step to any updates to the
lane configuration is a traffic study to determine whether bicycle
lanes could be added via restriping and reconfiguration.
BRIDGE REPLACEMENT
Due to flooding patterns, the
44th Avenue bridge over Clear
Creek has been identified as one
that will need to be replaced in
the future. This major investment
provides a key opportunity to
build a replacement that provides
safe, comfortable access for
bicyclists and pedestrians across
this bridge and to both Anderson
Park and the Clear Creek Trail.
APPLYING OUR TOOLS
The following renderings are for illustrative purposes only and are meant to help visualize how various tools could look if
implemented in Wheat Ridge. Those tools are organized into the following four categories: Use Tools, Form Tools, Going
Places Tools, and Staying Places Tools. The city already uses many of these tools today. Through the City Plan, we will
evaluate our tools and refine them as necessary.
Planning
ConsultantsCity Plan: A New Comprehensive Plan for Wheat Ridge
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38th Avenue
From Upham Street to Harlan Street
The stretch of 38th Avenue from Upham Street to Harlan Street is considered by many to be the Main
Street of Wheat Ridge. The corridor generally has smaller local commercial establishments and is
surrounded by neighborhoods. While the corridor has seen improvements over the years through
multiple planning processes, the community continues to desire more neighborhood-serving
commercial and a walkable main street, and they also want to retain as many of the existing buildings
and character as possible. The overwhelming passage of the 2J sales tax extension, which focuses
on funding critical public infrastructure projects, allows the city to re-evaluate this critical corridor for
enhancements to the public space. Additionally, 38th Avenue is part of an urban renewal plan area
with access to tax increment financing for eligible improvements through 2040.
Historical investments, current conditions, and the ongoing desire to improve the experience of
spending time on Wheat Ridge’s main street yield an opportunity to find ways to encourage private
investment while prioritizing reuse and activating street life.
Issues and
Opportunities
• Underutilized Land
• Placemaking
• Inadequate Bike/
Pedestrian Facilities
SCREENING &
LANDSCAPING
The lots fronting 38th Avenue
are relatively shallow and
require effective screening from
adjacent residential properties.
In limited space, a combination
of a decorative fence or wall with
dense vegetation can provide
the necessary separation.
HEIGHT & BULK PLANE
As infill development occurs,
designs often maximize heights
so projects are financially feasible.
However, taller heights should
be consolidated near the street.
Buildings should step back
from adjacent residential.
RESIDENTIAL &
COMMERCIAL /
RETAIL (MIXED USE)
38th Avenue is zoned Mixed
Use Neighborhood (MUN),
permitting both commercial and
residential uses. This corridor
should continue to emphasize
commercial uses. Vertical
mixed-use development - with
residential units on the upper
floors and commercial spaces on
the ground floor - can enhance
vibrancy and functionality.
BIKE LANE
A painted bike lane designates a
dedicated portion of the right-of-
way for cyclists. Clearly defining
this space reinforces cyclists’
right to use the roadway safely.
LIGHTING AND STREET
FURNITURE STANDARDS
Lighting and street furniture,
including benches, bike racks,
and art installations, enhance
public spaces and helps activate
key blocks along 38th Avenue.
STREET TREE AND
LANDSCAPING
REQUIREMENTS
When space allows, a sidewalk
separated from the street
by street trees enhances
pedestrian comfort and safety.
CONSOLIDATING
CURB CUTS
Streets with numerous or
oversized curb cuts pose a
safety risk to pedestrians.
Consolidating these curb cuts
creates a safer, more consistent
pedestrian experience.
STREETSCAPE
IMPROVEMENTS
When parking lots adjacent to the
sidewalk are not redeveloped,
streetscape improvements like
planters or masonry walls are
lower cost options for improving
the pedestrian experience.
ACTIVATING COMMERCIAL SPACES
Repurposing older buildings and new construction are often prohibitively
costly, particularly for new or small property owners. Evaluating
development codes to allow more flexibility both in uses and in
architecture would encourage investments and new business incubation.
APPLYING OUR TOOLS
The following renderings are for illustrative purposes only and are meant to help visualize how various tools could look if
implemented in Wheat Ridge. Those tools are organized into the following four categories: Use Tools, Form Tools, Going
Places Tools, and Staying Places Tools. The city already uses many of these tools today. Through the City Plan, we will
evaluate our tools and refine them as necessary.
Planning
ConsultantsCity Plan: A New Comprehensive Plan for Wheat Ridge
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RESIDENTIAL &
COMMERCIAL /
RETAIL (MIXED USE)
Mixed-use neighborhood nodes,
such as along 29th Avenue, will
be noticeably smaller in scale than
other mixed-use areas in the City.
29th Avenue
From Fenton Street to Chase Street
This section of 29th Avenue is an example of a commercial center that is tucked into a neighborhood.
The community has expressed a desire to have walkable and bikeable businesses easily accessible
within their neighborhood, and this is one of the places that could continue to fulfill that desire for
nearby residents. However, neighbors would like to have these opportunities while still maintaining
privacy and other qualities of their neighborhoods.
This location provides an opportunity to explore tools that nurture a growing business mix, create a
sense of place, and improve mobility.
Issues and
Opportunities
• Underutilized Land
• Placemaking
• Speeding and Traffic
SCREENING &
LANDSCAPING
Narrow lots along 29th Avenue
will necessitate rear buffering and
screening options that include
decorative walls and/or fences
combined with landscaping.
ON-STREET PARKING
Commercial sites on 29th Avenue are often small with limited on-site
parking opportunities. Designating street parking lanes helps serve
these desired businesses while slowing traffic by visually narrowing the
travel lanes. The effectiveness of on-street parking to slow traffic and
protect the sidewalk increases as more cars are parked on the street.
HEIGHT & BULK PLANE
Positioning buildings toward the
front of the lot and then stepping
them down as they get closer to
adjacent residential fosters a more
pedestrian friendly streetscape
while also minimizing impacts on
adjacent residential properties.
SETBACKS
Buildings that are built to the
front property line provide for a
much more active streetscape.
STRIPING FOR
TRAFFIC CALMING
Repainting lanes that are
narrower with clearly delineated
parking bays can slow drivers
down. This can be a low-cost
traffic calming intervention that
is implemented in coordination
with ongoing repaving efforts.
APPLYING OUR TOOLS
The following renderings are for illustrative purposes only and are meant to help visualize how various tools could look if
implemented in Wheat Ridge. Those tools are organized into the following four categories: Use Tools, Form Tools, Going
Places Tools, and Staying Places Tools. The city already uses many of these tools today. Through the City Plan, we will
evaluate our tools and refine them as necessary.
Planning
ConsultantsCity Plan: A New Comprehensive Plan for Wheat Ridge
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ENCOURAGING
TEMPORARY USE
Ward Station is easily accessible
to all residents within the transit
village and should be enhanced
with amenities such as food carts,
seating areas, and other features.
These improvements will not only
enhance the commuter experience
but also serve as a prototype for
future development in the area.
Ward Station
Emerging Transit Village
Home to Wheat Ridge’s only rail stop, the Ward Station transit village is an emerging neighborhood
in the northwest portion of the city, north of I-70. There is a mix of new apartments and townhomes,
existing single-unit homes, warehousing, and light industrial uses, and the area also has significant
redevelopment opportunities. As in many areas of the city, residents have expressed a desire for
commercial activity in this area, particularly since it is somewhat isolated from other parts of the city.
As residential growth continues and the area becomes more commercially viable, the city should
focus on incentivizing and attracting these much-needed commercial uses, while retaining light
industrial activity which plays an important role in the city’s jobs and economic development.
Issues and
Opportunities
• Underutilized Land
• Placemaking
• Emerging Neighborhood
PEDESTRIAN PLAZA
Pedestrian improvements should extend
beyond sidewalks to include plazas, outdoor
gathering spaces, and other amenities, all of
which contribute to a vibrant environment.
RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL / RETAIL (MIXED USE)
The residential component of the Ward Station transit village has
expanded significantly over the past decade, while commercial
development has remained largely absent. The city should
prioritize and incentivize commercial growth in the near future
to create a more balanced and vibrant mixed-use district.
SCREENING & LANDSCAPING
Open spaces offer essential opportunities for recreation
and social gathering. As the transit village continues to
develop, preserving and integrating green spaces or
recreational amenities will become increasingly important
for maintaining community well-being and livability.
APPLYING OUR TOOLS
The following renderings are for illustrative purposes only and are meant to help visualize how various tools could look if
implemented in Wheat Ridge. Those tools are organized into the following four categories: Use Tools, Form Tools, Going
Places Tools, and Staying Places Tools. The city already uses many of these tools today. Through the City Plan, we will
evaluate our tools and refine them as necessary.
ITEM NO. 2
Memorandum
TO: Mayor and City Council
THROUGH: Patrick Goff, City Manager
FROM: Maria D’Andrea, Director of Public Works
DATE: March 3, 2025
SUBJECT: 38th West Street Improvement Project – Study Results
ISSUE:
In March 2023, the city began a planning study of the 38th Avenue corridor between
Youngfield Street and Kipling Street with the goals of improving the roadway to
accommodate pedestrians and bicyclists, while still accommodating vehicular traffic,
as well as providing improved stormwater drainage. The study combined public input with technical analysis to develop a recommended alternative for the corridor.
Staff will provide City Council with the results of the third round of public input, provide
information on the Xcel overhead line undergrounding cost, and seek concurrence on
the preferred direction for final design.
PRIOR ACTION:
Staff presented the results of the first round of public outreach, which was completed in
June 2023, to City Council on August 28, 2023. The presentation at that meeting
included an overview of the existing conditions along the corridor, study goals, results of the initial traffic analysis, and public input received.
Staff presented the results of the second round of public outreach on January 22, 2024.
At that meeting, City Council also concurred with staff’s recommendations to pursue
Alternative #3 which would construct one travel lane in each direction along with continuous sidewalks and on-street bike lanes. They also concurred with the direction
to preserve, to the degree possible, the rural character and context of the corridor while
preserving and re-using as much of the existing infrastructure as possible.
City Council approved a contract for final design and land acquisition services with Ayres & Associates on February 10, 2025.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The study consultant, Ayres Associates, prepared a high-level cost estimate based on
the conceptual plans completed as a part of the study process. Their estimate assumes
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that the entire pavement section is replaced as opposed to a mill and overlay of the
pavement surface. While there will certainly be segments where the pavement section
will need to be removed and replaced, such as where storm sewer is installed, a mill and overlay of the remaining pavement may be a viable, cost-effective alternative. This will
be explored further once soil borings are collected, and more design is completed.
June 2024 Cost Estimate (assumes full-depth asphalt removal and replacement)
Item Engineer’s Estimate
Construction Costs
• Mobilization $1,459,400
• Storm Sewer-related items $1,738,800
• Pavement-related items $6,234,700
• Sidewalks $1,215,300
• Lighting $371,400
• Traffic Control $1,460,000
• Other Items $1,665,400
• Minor Contract Revisions $1,751,300
• Contingency (30%) $3,367,800
Construction Costs-Subtotal $19,264,100
Land Acquisition $100,000
ROW plans, appraisals, & acquisition services $387,500
Design Engineering $2,000,000
Construction Management $2,300,000
Total $24,051,600
Funding for the construction phase is not yet budgeted.
BACKGROUND: As discussed, and confirmed at the January 22, 2024, Council Study Session, the final
design presented to the public for the third round of public engagement showed a two-lane road with on-street bike lanes and a continuous sidewalk on both sides of the
street. Three mini-roundabouts, located at Tabor Court, Parfet Street, and Miller Street,
were shown along with rain gardens for water quality, an improved storm sewer system, and three new crosswalks.
The final design will not be a one-size fits all approach but, instead, the design will strive
to:
• Preserve and re-use as much of the existing infrastructure as possible,
• Design around existing trees,
• Limit rights-of-way use and avoid the need to acquire additional right-of-way,
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• Limit additional lighting to key areas – not the entire corridor,
• Limit street furniture, irrigated vegetation, and other amenities to reduce both
construction costs and future maintenance costs; and
• Implement other measures to make crossing the roadway and traveling along it
safe and pleasant.
Public Outreach
The top three priorities for the corridor, identified by the public during the first round of public outreach, were:
• Enhance pedestrian safety
• Provide comfortable bicycle facilities
• Resolve drainage problems
Based on this feedback as well as the results of the traffic analysis, the Ayres team
prepared three conceptual alternatives:
1. Shared use path on the north side and sidewalk on the south side
2. Shared use path on the south side and sidewalk on the north side
3. Sidewalks on both sides and on-street bike lanes
These alternatives were presented to the public during the second round of public
engagement in October 2023 to gather public preferences on the different concepts. In
addition, an online option for engagement was available on the What’s Up Wheat Ridge
site, throughout the month of October 2023.
As mentioned previously, Alternative 3 was the preferred option which was presented to
the public for the third round of public engagement. Two opportunities were provided in
July and August 2024 to review the preferred alternative design concept. A summary of
this public engagement effort is shown in Attachment 1. In addition, three block-by-block meetings were also conducted.
Common themes heard during this round of outreach included:
• Excitement: the vast majority of people are excited about the redesign and are
ready for it to be built.
• Logistics: when will the project be built and how will it be funded?
• Mini-roundabouts: support for any traffic calming elements including mini-
roundabouts. However, discussion about why these locations were selected and
safety for all users.
• Loss of parking: several adjacent property owners are concerned over the
possible loss of parking.
• Underground overhead lines: existing utility poles are an obstruction to walking
and are unsightly. There is broad community support for undergrounding utilities.
• Roadside drainage: there is broad support for drainage improvements. Ditch
flows and localized ponding will be addressed with a new storm sewer system.
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Undergrounding Overhead Utilities
Staff has received a preliminary estimate of $7M to underground the existing overhead utility lines that parallel West 38th Avenue from Youngfield Street to Kipling Street. There
is an opportunity to use the city’s 1% Xcel Fund to pay for a portion of these costs, if
desired. The current balance of the 1% fund is just under $2M.
Design Process & Timeline Final design is anticipated to take approximately 11-12 months or early 2026. Staff are
exploring grant opportunities and other funding sources to be able to move to
construction as soon as possible after design completion.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Staff requests direction from the City Council on the following questions:
• Shall staff move forward with final design that incorporates the elements as
currently proposed?
• Is there a desire to pursue undergrounding of the overhead utility lines in
conjunction with this project?
• Are there any other items that staff and the consultant should explore during the
final design process?
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Public Engagement #3 Summary
1
Public Engagement #3 Summary
August 2024
Two engagement opportunities were provided in July and August 2024 to review the preferred
alternative design concept for the 38th Avenue West End Improvement project. The project team
had refined the preferred alternative roadway design based on community feedback received in
June 2023 and October 2023 (public engagement #1 and #2). We specifically invited people
who had previously interacted with the project and people whose properties or organizations
would be the most directly impacted. Therefore, we did not receive as much input as earlier
public input sessions and due to thorough public engagement, the input we received was
overwhelmingly positive.
Preferred alternative features:
•Continuous sidewalks on both sides of the street. Existing sidewalks will be preserved
where possible.
•On-street bike lanes provide a location for higher speed users, i.e. bikes, e-bikes, and
scooters, that is separate from the sidewalks used by lower speed pedestrians. The bike
lanes will have a painted buffer to separate bikes from vehicles wherever possible.
•Traffic calming due to narrowing travel lanes, formalizing the edge of the roadway,
removing some turn lanes, and adding three mini-roundabouts.
•Three mini-roundabouts at Tabor Court, Parfet Street, and Miller Street will reduce
vehicle conflicts with other vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists, create smoother traffic
flows at the intersections, and slow traffic near these intersections.
•New curb and gutter, inlets and storm sewer connections will mitigate existing drainage
issues.
•Utilizing existing sidewalks as much as possible to help maintain corridor character,
reduce construction cost, construction duration, and overall disruption to the area.
•Existing facilities that are not ADA-complaint will be brought up to current standards.
•Adequate curb-to-curb width for both emergency responders and RTD buses to navigate
the street.
•Three new crosswalks are planned at:
o Quail Street (marked crosswalk and pedestrian crossing warning signs)
o Lee Street (marked crosswalk and pedestrian-activated flashing light)
o Union Court (marked crosswalk and pedestrian-activated flashing light)
In July 2024, property owners directly on 38th Avenue and agency stakeholders were invited to
review the preferred alternative, share their thoughts, and ask questions (Block x Block #2). This
input will inform the final design revisions and establish a plan for the future of traveling along
this corridor.
ATTACHMENT 1
2
The following outreach opportunities were available:
Block-by-block Meetings: On July 31, a series of three meetings (referred to as block-by-
block) were offered for people who own property, live or have a business directly on 38th
Avenue between Youngfield Street and Kipling Street as well as agency stakeholders. The
project team met with property owners and business owners who would experience the most
direct impacts of a redesign of 38th Avenue and stakeholders who represented organizations or
groups of people who would be directly and regularly impacted by the redesign. Approximately
40 people attended the block-by-block meetings.
The in-person experience was set up in as an open-house; attendees were invited to sign in and
then walk around the room to review project materials. Information boards and a roll plan were
available for community members to learn about the project and talk in small groups or 1:1 with
any of the four project team members in attendance. Several feedback opportunities were
provided including writing notes, drawing on maps, and filling out a comment form.
A copy of the in-person content is attached in Appendix A: In-Person Photos and Exhibits.
Online Activities: Online activities were available from July 16 to August 5 on the City’s What’s
Up Wheat Ridge (WUWR) website at https://whatsupwheatridge.com/38th. All community
members were given the opportunity to review the preferred alternative and provide feedback.
The Preferred Alternative Survey asked participants about their relationship to the corridor and
two open-ended questions soliciting their opinions and questions regarding the conceptual
design.
The project page logged over 922 visitors and 13 survey respondents during the 20-day
reporting period. Nearly all survey respondents were either immediately adjacent property
owners or nearby residents.
A copy of the online content is attached in Appendix B: Online Content and Results.
3
Key Takeaways from Public Engagement #3
• Over 950 people reviewed the materials and/or participated in one of the outreach
opportunities. Online engagement outpaced in-person events by approximately 23:1.
Some in-person participants may have also taken the online survey.
• 13 online participants (<2% of online visitors) took the unscientific1 survey, which
asked open-ended questions about the preferred alternative. For comparison, 74 took
the survey during round 1 engagement and 184 took the survey during round 2
engagement.
• Of the 13 comment forms received online, 11 (85%) expressed project support and
excitement with the remaining 2 expressing specific concerns with roundabouts
and turn lanes, but no issues with the overall design.
• One of the approximately 40 in-person attendees filled out the feedback form, but most
of the in-person attendees supported the plan. There were a few people with
concerns about the location of roundabouts, the landscaping in front of their homes, and
the bike lane transitions through roundabouts and at the project limits.
• West Metro Fire is agreeable to the roundabouts and understands that the center islands
will be mountable for their fire engines as well as other large trucks and buses.
• Common themes heard during this round of outreach included:
o Excitement – the vast majority of people are excited about the redesign and are
ready for it to be built
o Logistics – when will the project be built and how will it be funded?
o Mini-roundabouts – support for any traffic calming elements including mini-
roundabouts. However, discussion about why these locations were selected and
safety for all users.
o Loss of parking – Several adjacent property owners are concerned over the
possible loss of parking.
o Underground overhead lines – Existing utility poles are an obstruction to
walking and are unsightly. There is broad community support for undergrounding
utilities.
o Roadside drainage – There is broad support for drainage improvements. Ditch
flows and localized ponding will be addressed with a new storm sewer system.
1 Unscientific surveys are based on people’s opinions, while scientific surveys are based on proven methods of
sampling, data collection, and analysis.
4
Appendix A: In-person Photos, Exhibits, and Feedback
In-person Exhibits
• What Did We Hear? Summary of Public Outreach #1 and #2
• Preferred Alternative Description and Features
• Mini-Roundabouts on 38th Avenue
• Why Mini-Roundabouts?
• Next Steps: Schedule & Contact Information
• Table-top roll plot of the preferred alternative
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[PDF of roll plot with attendee feedback typed up]
ITEM NO. 3
Memorandum
TO: Mayor and Council
FROM: Patrick Goff, City Manager
Lauren Mikulak, Community Development Director
DATE: February 24, 2025 (for March 3, 2025 Study Session)
SUBJECT: HCA HealthONE Rose Development Proposal
ISSUE:
The City received a request from HCA HealthONE LLC and its affiliate HCA HealthONE
Rose to amend the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws to allow for freestanding emergency
departments (FSED) in the City and for the development of a health park at the northwest corner of 38th Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard.
PRIOR ACTION:
On April 11, 2016, City Council adopted an ordinance placing a 365-day temporary moratorium on the submission, acceptance, processing and approval of applications for
FSED. The ordinance was eventually extended to August 27, 2018.
On August 13, 2018, City Council adopted an ordinance creating a new Section 26-643
of the Wheat Ridge Code of Laws prohibiting the use of FSED in the City.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no direct financial impact to the City in amending the Code to allow for FSED in
the City. If amended, future development could occur with these types of facilities which would generate development related fees and potential sales tax.
HCA HealthONE has submitted a Letter of Intent to purchase the former Midas property
from the City for the as-is appraised price of $422,500.
BACKGROUND:
FSED increased in number and popularity in Colorado in 2016/2107, increasing from
two in 2012 to at least 35 by mid-2016. These facilities provide emergency medical
treatment and care similar to a hospital-based ED. Ambulances deliver to these freestanding facilities and many offer more sophisticated on-site services – such as
radiology and lab services – than urgent care facilities. These types of facilities were
unregulated by the state during this time. New rules regulating FSED were approved by
the state in 2021.
FSED likely generate land use impacts that are more akin to hospitals than to other
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March 3, 2025
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medical facilities, such as clinics, doctor’s offices and urgent-care facilities. Unlike
these other types of medical facilities, FSED accommodate ambulance and other
emergency-vehicle traffic, and they are often open 24/7. They produce light, noise, glare
and traffic beyond that of a non-emergent medical care facility.
In addition, during this time, there were media stories on FSED and patient confusion
between FSED and urgent care facilities. Because FSED were not licensed or regulated
by the state at that time, patients may have been uninformed about the relative costs,
benefits, advantages and disadvantages of visiting a FSED versus a hospital-based ED.
For these reasons, City Council decided to study and evaluate whether the City’s
existing zoning regulations adequately addressed FSED facilities.
Current Code The property at 38th and Wadsworth is zoned Mixed Use-Commercial (MU-C) which
allows for medical office uses. MU-C does not allow for FSED, however, a prohibition
that dates back to 2015.
At that time, the term “freestanding emergency department” did not appear in the municipal code. Related terms in the code included “medical office/clinic” and
“hospital,” the latter of which is defined in the code:
Hospital. An institution providing health services for patients suffering from illness,
disease, injury, deformation and other abnormal physical or mental conditions, including as an integral part of the institution such related facilities as inpatient and outpatient
care, laboratories, training facilities, central service facilities and staff offices.
A code interpretation in 2015 determined that FSED were allowed only where hospitals
were permitted based on EDs being more similar to hospitals than medical office buildings. This would have permitted a FSED in the MU-C zone district where hospitals
are permitted as conditional uses.
In 2015, a zone change application was submitted for a property on Wadsworth south
of 38th Avenue requesting a rezone to MU-C for the purpose of establishing a FSED. The application was denied by the Planning Commission and withdrawn before going to City
Council.
At the time, FSED were prevalent in local news because of their rapid proliferation in
Colorado and a lack of transparency in billing practices. The Colorado Legislature was evaluating potential action to protect consumers, and City Council adopted a series of
moratoriums from 2016 to 2018 allowing time to evaluate the land use and any
potential state action.
Council evaluated a range of regulatory approaches, and in 2018 ultimately decided to
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March 3, 2025
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create code Section 26-643, defining and prohibiting FSED throughout the city. That
section reads:
Sec. 26-643. - Freestanding emergency room facilities.
A. For purposes of this section, freestanding emergency room facilities shall mean
and include a medical facility that is not physically attached to a hospital facility
that has the capability of providing medical care and services to patients with
emergency medical conditions in a manner similar to emergency rooms located within hospitals. Features of a freestanding emergency room facility may include,
but are not limited to, expanded hours of operation, drive-lanes or vehicle bays to
accommodate ambulance arrivals and departures, board-certified emergency
physicians, board-certified emergency nurses, on-site lab and imaging
capabilities and similar equipment, services and treatments not commonly available in urgent-care facilities.
B. The use of freestanding emergency room facilities, as defined in this section, is
strictly prohibited in all zone districts within the city.
This decision was based in part on the small size of Wheat Ridge and the centrally
located Lutheran Hospital at the former medical campus at 8300 W. 38th Avenue.
Medical uses in the City’s base zone districts are summarized in the table below. The
former and current Lutheran Hospital were both part of planned development zone districts.
Table of Medical Uses by Zone District
(P = Permitted, C = Conditional, NP = Not Permitted)
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Potential Zoning Code Amendment
Rose Medical is proposing a medical campus on property zoned MU-C which would
include medical office uses as well as a FSED (see Attachment 1 for more detail). Based on the 2023 move of the Lutheran Hospital to the far west side of the city, it may
be appropriate to reevaluate the code’s prohibition on freestanding ERs.
If Council is seeking to allow but limit FSED, the code could be modified such that
emergency rooms are allowed only if they are within a medical campus of a certain size.
Study Session Memo – Freestanding Emergency Departments
March 3, 2025
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This would limit proliferation of FSED and could be achieved by modifying the code
related to FSED as well as the permitted use chart:
Sec. 26-643. - Freestanding emergency department facilities.
A. For purposes of this section, freestanding emergency department facilities shall
mean and include a medical facility that is not physically attached to a hospital
facility that has the capability of providing medical care and services to patients
with emergency medical conditions in a manner similar to emergency departments located within hospitals. Features of a freestanding emergency
department facility may include, but are not limited to, expanded hours of
operation, drive-lanes or vehicle bays to accommodate ambulance arrivals and
departures, board-certified emergency physicians, board-certified emergency
nurses, on-site lab and imaging capabilities and similar equipment, services and treatments not commonly available in urgent-care facilities.
B. The use of freestanding emergency department facilities, as defined in this
section, is strictly prohibited in all zone districts within the city. Where permitted
by the table of uses in Sections 26-204 and 26-1111, freestanding emergency departments must be co-located with other medical uses (such as office, clinic,
and laboratory use) on a site of at least 5 acres in size.
If this approach is desired, staff recommends FSED be a conditional use in the MU-C
zone district. This is shown in the proposed table of uses below.
Proposed Table of Medical Uses by Zone District
(P = Permitted, C = Conditional, NP = Not Permitted)
NC RC C-1 C-2 I-E MU-N MU-C MU-C TOD MU-C Int MU-LLC
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
Staff is seeking further direction from City Council if the proposed approached to
amending the Code is appropriate.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Memo from HCA HealthONE Rose, dated December 30, 2024
2. HCA HealthONE Rose presentation
DATE: December 30, 2024
TITLE: CONSIDERATION OF AMENDING THE WHEAT RIDGE
CODE OF LAWS PROHIBITING THE USE OF
FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOM FACILITIES
ISSUE:
Moratorium on free standing emergency departments (FSED) in the City of Wheat Ridge and
Lutheran Medical leaving the city center has caused a lack of convenient access to emergency
healthcare services for the citizens of Wheat Ridge as well as adjacent eastern municipalities.
REQUEST:
Request the City of Wheat Ridge lift the moratorium on free standing emergency departments
(FSED) within the City of Wheat Ridge to allow HCA-HealthONE LLC and its affiliate HCA
HealthONE Rose (formally Rose Medical Center) to build a Health Park including a FSED on
the northwest corner of Wadsworth & 38th Ave.
DEFINITION OF FSED
FSEDs are departments of the main hospital that operate 24/7 365 days a year. HCA FSEDs are
staffed with board certified emergency physicians and nurses trained to treat the same clinical
conditions as hospital emergency rooms. FSEDs are equipped to handle true medical emergencies
such as life-threatening illnesses and injuries expertly and efficiently and with many of the same
resources and personnel of a hospital ER, including laboratory techs, radiology/imaging CT techs,
security and paramedics.
BACKGROUND:
In 2016, the city of Wheat Ridge placed a moratorium on FSED’s within the City of Wheat
Ridge. At the time, FSEDs were a relatively new and unknown concept in the state of Colorado.
Questions arose regarding what services these facilities provided, what regulations governed
them, and what price a patient could expect to pay for the services provided at this type of
facility. Many of these new facilities began popping up in and around the state which were built
and operated by existing Colorado based hospitals systems, but some were built and operated by
healthcare organizations new to the state and located outside the state of Colorado.
At this time, the legacy Lutheran Medical Center provided residents in the community access to
emergency care and additional services at their centrally located hospital campus at 8300 West
38th Avenue in Wheat Ridge CO 80033.
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PRESENT DAY CIRCUMSTANCES:
Since enacting the FSED moratorium in 2016, there have been many changes within this market
to consider.
• The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) regulates FSED’s
in the state and each facility is issued a license. CDPHE’s Health Facilities and
Emergency Medical Services Facilities Division issues regulatory standards for health
care and the state health board can also adopt rules to ensure FSED’s comply with the
law.
• On June 2, 2023, Governor Polis approved SB-23-252 requiring hospitals to make public
and post each hospital’s Medicare reimbursement rates (Price Transparency).
• On September 11th, 2024, Governor Polis and the Department of Health Care Policy and
Financing announced the hospital price transparency tool, which allows employers,
municipalities, consumers, advocates, policy makers, and other health care payers and
state regulators to compare the costs of more than 5,000 procedures at 82 Colorado
hospitals (including procedures within FSEDs).
• In August of 2024, Lutheran Medical Center moved their facilities roughly 4 miles west
of their previous campus to the West side of I70. This relocation has presented access
challenges for emergency services and other healthcare related services.
• Multiple EMS Ambulance Services now consider the new Lutheran Medical Campus to
far for their ambulances to transport patients too. As a result, many patients are being
redirected to St. Anthony’s main campus and the Denver Health Campus.
City of Wheat Ridge Emergency Services Demand Estimates:
Even prior to the Lutheran Medical Center Campus relocating to its new hospital campus, market
data showed that many Wheat Ridge citizens needing emergency care were not receiving those
services in Wheat Ridge (Lutheran) and were leaving the community for care.
For a rolling 12 months ending Q1 2024, there were 46,853 emergency room visits completed by
residents from Wheat Ridge (80033, 80034, 80212, 80214 & 80215). Nearly 60% of those visits
were completed outside of the Wheat Ridge area. Following is a breakdown from an Inpatient
and Outpatient perspective:
Total ER Visits Outmigration % Outmigration
Inpatient 6,221 3,069 49.3%
Outpatient 40,632 24,389 60.0%
Total ER Visits 46,853 27,458 58.6%
Source: Colorado Hospital Association; Rolling 12 months ending Q1 2024
With the new Lutheran Medical Center now located on the far west side of Wheat Ridge,
convenient emergency care access for citizens will be even more challenging.
Serving the Community:
HCA HealthONE Rose has a vision to support the current and future healthcare needs of the
Wheat Ridge community. Our vision is to bring increased access and additional services in a
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convenient and accessible way by developing a state-of-the-art Health Park, from an award-
winning hospital with long standing ties to the community, at the intersection of 38th Avenue and
Wadsworth boulevard with the address of 7615 West 38th Ave.
This location was selected for its central location to the population center at the intersection of
two main travel corridors within the city. The overall strategy of the Health Park builds on
HCA-HealthONE’s existing ambulatory surgery center located on the adjacent property at 7809
W. 38th Avenue and will expand the healthcare services provided to better meet the needs of the
community.
The Health Park will consist of a re-development of the Willmore Shopping Center in two
phases. Phase One will include the demo of the existing Building B (Wilmore Shopping Center)
& Building C (Vacant Midas Building) and build a new FSED at the northwest corner of the
intersection of 38th Avenue and Wadsworth boulevard. Phase Two will consist of converting
Building A (Wilmore Shopping Center) into a new Class A medical office building by refacing
the exterior of the building and converting/improving the interior space for medical office space.
The medical outpatient building will be the future home of additional medical providers and
service lines bringing increased convenient healthcare access to the community. We plan to
bring the premier services such as Rose OBGYN, Women’s Imaging, and Rocky Mountain
Pediatric Subspecialty care, and other’s based on community need.
Our goal is to be an integral part of the Wheat Ridge community and a convenient trusted
resource for the healthcare needs and demands for community members in need. HealthONE’s
network of hospitals throughout the metro Denver area will wrap around the proposed clinic and
FSED emergency departments for patients that need premier subspecialty or hospital-based care.
Our network of services is the most robust in the region and offers premier service lines such as
Rose Women’s, Rocky Mountain Children’s Hospital, and Swedish Burn/Neuro
Current Aerial - Willmore Shopping Center
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Current Site Pictures - Willmore Shopping Center
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Current Site Pictures - Willmore Shopping Center
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Proposed Aerial Site View of a newly developed Health Park
This proposed project is a multi-phase project to provide the City of Wheat Ridge and
surrounding community better access to healthcare.
• Phase 1 – Demo existing Building B (Wilmore Shopping Center) & Building C (Vacant
Midas Building) to build a new Free-Standing Emergency Department (FSED).
• Phase 2 – Convert Building A (Wilmore Shopping Center) into a new medical office
building by refacing the exterior of the building and converting/improving the interior
space for medical office space to provide the needed additional service lines to the Wheat
Ridge community. (Examples – Women’s Health, Pediatrics, etc..).
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Health Park Architectural Renderings (Example)
Northwest view from Wadsworth & 38th:
North view from 38th Avenue:
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FSED Visitor / Ambulance & Traffic Impacts
• Visitors/Day –
HCA HealthONE Rose is projecting 18 – 30 patients/day to be seen at the FSED ED
location.
• Ambulance Visits/Day -
It is rare for an ambulance to transport an FSED patient from the FSED to a Hospital. As
a result Rose is expecting 1 or less ambulance visits per day to this location resulting in
minimal impact on traffic and siren noise to the surrounding community.
• Traffic / Noise Impacts –
Rose is expecting no impact to existing traffic patterns or pedestrian sidewalk traffic at
this location associated with the FSED. Additionally, noise should not be an issue as
ambulances with active sirens on will be minimal and the location of the FSED will be on
two major thoroughfares – Wadsworth and 38th.
Wadsworth Road Widening Project
With the existing Wadsworth & 38th Ave Road Widening project, this proposed FSED site is
strategically located within the Wheat Ridge population center and will allow safe and easy
accessibility for vehicles and pedestrians alike minimizing any traffic congestion on Wadsworth
and 38th Ave.
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Who is HCA-HealthONE
HCA Healthcare is dedicated to giving people a healthier tomorrow. As one of the nation's
leading providers of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare is comprised of 186 hospitals and
approximately 2,400 sites of care in 20 states and the United Kingdom. In addition to hospitals,
sites of care include surgery centers, freestanding emergency rooms, urgent care clinics,
diagnostic and imaging centers, walk-in clinics and physician clinics.
Many things set HCA Healthcare apart from other healthcare organizations; however, at our
core, our greatest strength is our people. Every day, more than 309,000 colleagues go to work
with a collective focus: our patients. Our focus positively impacts the care experience at the
bedside and beyond.
Who is HCA HealthONE Rose
HCA HealthONE Rose is a part of HCA Healthcare’s HealthONE network. An acute care hospital
founded in 1945 with the goal of “to serve the need of every creed”, Rose is known as the “baby
hospital” in the Denver market delivering over 4,400 babies annually, providing comprehensive
women’s care, orthopedics and total joint replacement, weight loss treatment, internal medicine
and emergency care. Rose is licensed for 422 beds, employs 1,160 associates, 1,119 active medical
staff providers, performs approximately 12,000 surgeries annually and cares for 39,000
Emergency Department visits per year.
HCA HealthONE Rose prides itself on a culture of excellence across all pillars of healthcare as
demonstrated by top quartile patient experience, top quartile employee engagement and top decile
physician engagement. Rose is one of fifteen hospitals in the country to maintain a straight “A”
Leapfrog score since its inception in 2012 proving that safe high-quality care is hardwired and is
part of the foundation of Rose. Rose has been recognized and designated as a Magnet hospital
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since 2017. With over 5,000 Google reviews patients and visitors rate the hospital a 4.6 out of 5
stars.
HCA HealthONE Rose Emergency Services Department provides the highest quality care in the
most efficient manner achievable. Rose consistently delivers top quartile Press Ganey Patient
Experience scores in the emergency department. Rose provides immediate bedding services upon
arrival to the emergency department with wait times averaging less than 10 minutes at each of its
emergency department locations. HCA HealthONE Rose was awarded the “Lantern Award” by
the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) to recognize the exceptional delivery of emergency care
and showcase the department’s commitment to quality.
HCA HealthONE currently owns and operates multiple Free-Standing Emergency Departments
(FSED) in and throughout the Denver Metro area, including the Rose affiliated FSED in Central
Park (currently with 95%tile+ patient satisfaction).
HCA HealthONE FSED Services in Metro Denver:
Currently HCA HealthONE maintains and operates 6 FSED facilities providing convenient 24/7
Emergency Department services with board certified ED physicians & nursing staff and fully
equipped with CT/Xray and laboratory services for patients.
HCA FSED Locations within the Denver Front Range:
1) HCA HealthONE Belmar FSED 260 S Wadsworth Blvd Lakewood
2) HCA HealthONE Southwest FSED 6196 S Ammons Way Littleton
3) HCA HealthONE Rose FSED 4930 Wabash St Denver
4) HCA HealthONE Northwest FSED 11230 Benton St Westminster
5) HCA HealthONE Northeast FSED 12793 Holly Street Thornton
6) HCA HealthONE South Parker FSED 260 S Wadsworth Blvd Lakewood
PROPOSED SITE
Urgent Care Map
(Perimeter – 5 Miles)
Urgent Locations* near Wadsworth & 38th Ave (Est. Drive Time from Proposed Site):
*Please Note – The Urgent Care facilities listed below do NOT provide 24/7 patient care.
The proposed FSED will help provide a higher level of care for Urgent Care patients needing
convenient emergency services. Additionally, urgent cares typically do not have evening or
night hours and the FSED would offer convenient 24x7 access to urgent/emergent care.
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1) HCA CareNOW (Drive Time: 14 Min) 6413 Fig St Arvada
2) AFC Urgent Care (Drive Time: 8 Min) 6335 Sheridan Blvd Arvada
3) NextCare Urgent Care (Drive Time: 6 Min) 7380 W 52nd Ave Arvada
4) NextCare Urgent Care (Drive Time: 5 Min) 7595 W Colfax Ave Lakewood
5) ThreePeak Urgent Care (Drive Time: 8 Min) 98 Wadsworth Blvd Lakewood
6) Kaiser Urgent Care (Drive Time: 9 Min) 8383 W Alameda Ave Lakewood
7) AFC Urgent Care (Drive Time: 12 Min) 12105 W Alameda Pkwy Lakewood
8) AFC Urgent Care (Drive Time: 11 Min) 3722 W Colfax Ave Denver
9) AFC Urgent Care (Drive Time: 7 Min) 3800 Irving Street Denver
10) AfterHour Urgent Care (Drive Time: 5 Min) 4500 W 38th Ave Denver
11) Concentra UrgentCare (Drive Time: 11 Min) 420 E 58th Ave Denver
12) Concentra UrgentCare (Drive Time: 13 Min) 1730 Blake St Denver
13) AFC Urgent Care (Drive Time: 14 Min) 3177 N Downing St Denver
14) AFC Urgent Care (Drive Time: 16 Min) 777 Speer Blvd Denver
15) Denver Health (Drive Time: 17 Min) 1545 California St Denver
16) Denver Health Urgent (Drive Time: 13 Min) 777 Banock St Denver
17) Concentra UrgentCare (Drive Time: 12 Min) 500 E 84th Ave Thornton
Wadsworth Art Project Partner:
Rose is willing to partner with the City of Wheat Ridge on the Wadsworth Art Project.
In Closing:
HCA HealthONE Rose appreciates your consideration regarding this specific request to
lift the FSED moratorium within the City of Wheat Ridge. It is our goal and vision to
deliver increased access and patient care in a convenient and accessible location to
support the needs of the Wheat Ridge community.
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Wheat Ridge 2025
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Babies!
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•# of Hospitals: 9
•5 Free Standing EDs
•Colleagues: 12,226
•Active Medical Staff: 2,500
•Admissions: 87,500
•Total Surgeries: 80,000
•Total Deliveries: 11,500
•ED Visits: 330,000
HCA Healthcare is one of the
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•309K colleagues
•99K registered nurses
•45K active physicians
•$300M invested to education
& training of our nurses
•$45M in tuition or loan
forgiveness
•$43M in community giving
•Worlds Most Admired
Companies (Fortune)
•Best for Vets (Military Times)
•Best Place to Work for
Disability Inclusion (AAPD)
•One of the Worlds Most
Ethical Companies
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•$478 million in taxes
•$1.1 million in philanthropic contributions
•$253 million in capital equipment and
construction
•$1.2 billion in total payroll & benefits
•$85.6 million in charity care, uninsured
discounts and other uncompensated
medical care
•Largest Medicaid provider in metro
Denver, serving 25.5% of patients
•Galen School of Nursing
Investments in the Community
Excellence In Quality
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•HCA Rose 25.3%
•Lutheran 21.9%
•St.Joes 16.9%(includes Kaiser)
•Denver Health 15.2%
•HCA PSL 4.3%
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Total ER Visits Outmigration % Outmigration
Inpatient 6,221 3,069 49.3%
Outpatient 40,632 24,389 60.0%
Total ER Visits 46,853 27,458 58.6%
Source: Colorado Hospital Association; Rolling 12 months ending Q1 2024
2024 Rose Main ED Central Park FSED
Arrival To Bed 7 3
Average Time To See a Provider 9 5
Low Acuity Discharge Time 81 56
Admitted Length Of Stay 243 242
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