Virtual Events
6-6:55AM Cycling
9-9:55AM Silver Sneakers Classic
10:15-10:45AM Virtual: Baby and Toddler Time
11-11:55AM HIIT & Sculpt
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga Virtual
Real World Events
9-10AM Women’s Exercise and Bible Study @ First United Methodist Church
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10-11AM Story Time and Craft @ Colorado Railroad Museum
10:15-10:45AM Preschool Time @ Golden Library
11AM-12:30PM Golden Community Table @ First United Methodist Church
1:30PM Triad – Senior Safety @ Jeffco District Attorney’s Office
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
Tonight’s consent agenda includes the first reading of a supplemental appropriation for the 2022 budget. It will be voted on at their next meeting, on May 10th. They will have the second reading and vote on an ordinance that will require developers to reimburse the city for the cost of reviewing their applications. They will be asked to approve a change request of $1,448,560 to Martin Marietta for the 2022 street improvement program. They will be asked to approve a bid for $172,732, plus a 10% contingency, for reclamation activities at Guanella Reservoir.
They will read a proclamation regarding Public Service Recognition Week.
They will present 2022 Sustainability Awards to Shiela DeForest, Janet Johnson, Thomas Schweich, Jim Dale, Spinster Sisters, and Trout Unlimited.
They will appoint members to the City boards and commissions, as follows.
Planning Commission:
Crystal Culbert, Ty Scrable, Kevin Yoshida, Ross Fraser, Monica Buhlig (alternate)
Community Sustainability Advisory Board:
Allison Schwabe,Todd Collins, Martha Gerdes, Tim Silverman, Samantha Cooke
Historic Preservation Board:
Sandra Knecht, Chelsea Rooney, Kathleen Jonke, Francine Butler
Public Art Commission:
No vacancies.
Volunteer Firefighters’ Pension Board of Trustees:
No vacancies.
Parks, Recreation, and Museum Advisory Board:
No vacancies.
Economic Development Commission:
Faustine Curry, Ryan Riegg
Mobility and Transportation Advisory Board:
Erik Peterson, Dixie Termin, Elaine Marolla, Christian VanWynGarden
Golden Urban Renewal Authority:
Ross Gammill, Marissa Trout
Downtown Development Authority:
Noah Heaney
Investment Advisory Committee:
Kasia Zak, John Nocera
Visit Golden Marketing Stakeholder Committee:
Sarah Samplonius
They will amend the Golden Municipal Code to incorporate certain provisions of the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Colorado School Of Mines and the City “regarding coordination of campus capital construction (IGA) and addressing conflicts between Title 18 [of the muni code] and the IGA.”
They will have the first reading of an ordinance to regulate tube rentals and prohibit disposable containers on or near the creek. They don’t usually accept public comment until the second reading, but they are accepting comment both tonight and at the second reading on May 10th.
The human resources director will provide an update on the recruitment process for the City Manager job.
The communications manager will present “a potential RFP and selection process for events within the City.”
The Acting City Manager will provide an update on the Heart of Golden project, including last night’s very lively public input session.
They will hear an update on the Public Art Framework Plan.
They will discuss how the City can support arts and culture in Golden.
To comment on any of these issues, either attend the meeting or send email to publiccomment@cityofgolden.net.
How to Make Comments that Last
From mid-2018 until mid-2020, City Council agenda instructed the public to send comments to citycouncil@cityofgolden.net.
In April of 2020, a new address appeared: councilcomments@cityofgolden.net.
Publiccomment@cityofgolden.net was introduced in September of 2020, and has been used since then.
Two weeks ago, I–and many others–sent comments about recreational marijuana to councilcomments@cityofgolden.net. I noticed that my comment was not included in the meeting packet, so I inquired. I learned that comments sent to the older address appear in a link about halfway down this page. The comments will be removed after 30 days.
If you want to see that last batch of comments, click here. They will disappear in two weeks.
If you sent comments for the last Council meeting and want them to be part of the permanent record, you need to resend them to publiccomment@cityofgolden.net.
Trivia
6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose
6:30-8:30PM Trivia Tuesdays @ Golden Mill
6-8PM Toad Trivia Tuesdays @ Mountain Toad Brewing
7PM Trivia Night @ the Ace
7-9PM Team Trivia Night @ Tributary Food Hall
Golden History Moment
146 Years Ago
The Colorado Transcript of April 26, 1876 showed that Golden’s industries were thriving.
The Golden Paper Mill, which had been idle for some time, was reopening and gearing up to produce wrapping paper.
The Cullom Smelting Works were roasting ore and producing “huge volumes of smoke.” The Transcript expected that smelter to begin shipping bullion soon.
The car shop at the Colorado Central Railroad was building ten narrow gauge box cars, which was part of a larger order. At that time, the Colorado Central employed 45 men in the shops.
A new owner had just leased the brickyards on the north side of the creek, which were located next to a coal mine.
At that time, the only way to cross Clear Creek was to take a bridge at Washington or Ford. The Transcript suggested that additional bridges would be useful at Hellen Street (now Maple) or Mary Street (now Illinois).
The growing importance of the western portion of this town would seem to demand the erection of another bridge at Hellen or Mary street, or above. The location of the coal mines, Collom’s smelting works, Bertenshaw’s Iron foundry, and both the fire brick factories, are all west of Mary street, and these works employ a large number of men, many of them residing upon the opposite side of the creek from their work, thus necessitating their walking to Washington Avenue to cross. The distance is considerable for a large number, and a foot bridge, even, would be a great convenience. Will our town Trustees talk the matter over?
Thanks to the Golden History Museum for providing the online cache of historic Transcripts, and to the Golden Transcript for documenting our history since 1866!
