Virtual Events
9-10AM Zumba
12-12:55PM All Levels Yoga Virtual
Real World Events
9:15-9:45AM Baby Time @ Golden Library
10AM, 1PM and 4PM Wild West Short Tour
10:15-10:45AM Preschool Time @ Golden Library
12-1:30PM Lunch ‘n Learn LOCAL MARKETING with the Golden Chamber @ Golden Library
Learn how to reach the Golden market through social media, local radio, newspapers, promotional materials, community magazine, and targeted advertising (including through GoldenToday.com!)
1:30PM Triad @ Jeffco District Attorney’s Office
2-4PM Google Docs @ Golden Library
6:30PM City Council Regular Business Meeting @ City Hall
Tonight’s consent agenda includes a resolution to allow the owner of 800 Marston Trail (map)–—which is outside the City limits—to connect to the City’s water system. A second resolution covers an amendment to our intergovernmental agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation regarding a wildlife cross at US6 and Kenny Run West Fork. The third consent item awards a contract for $255,222 to Colorado Barricade Company for the complete street project on Colfax.
Tonight’s proclamations include Women’s Equality Day, Suicide and Recovery Month, and National Preparedness Month.
They will consider approving the purchase of a new firetruck at a cost of $1.95 million. There was a 7.5% price increase on May 1st and will be another price increase of 6.5% on November 1st.
The Rooney Road soccer fields need significant maintenance and the County, which owns that property, wants to reclaim one of the five fields when our lease ends. City staff will review two alternatives. The first is repairing the four remaining fields on Rooney Road, at a cost of $3.4 million. The second is converting two of the baseball/softball fields at Ulysses Park to multi-use fields at a cost of $7.7 million, plus another $1.3 million to remove the old soccer fields from Rooney Road.
They will have a public hearing about the upcoming statewide fee for delivery and carryout bags. As the law is now written, there would be sales tax on top of those new fees. This new ordinance would make delivery fees and carryout bags tax exempt.
They will discuss the ongoing demolition of the Coors office building at 311 10th Street. The northwest corner of the foundation was contaminated with asbestos, and the current demolition company wants out. The City has hired a new firm to do the remaining asbestos abatement for $82K. Overall, asbestos abatement has added $100,000 to the demolition. The City also needs to revegetate the site to meet minimum standards. They plan to skip adding irrigation, to save money, and expect to spend less than $25K on some temporary landscaping. It’s “temporary” because they hope to start construction of a new City Hall, police station, parking garage and amphitheater in that area within the next two years.
They will discuss how to spend the new lodging tax, which will be capped at $2 million this year and is expected to rise in future years. Council suggested several directions, including
Senior and aging in place programs
Affordability in general
Food insecurity
Citizen benefit programs
Cultural programs
City staff has come back with the following recommendations:
$400K for visitor impacts (such as upgrading the public restrooms)
$1 million/year over the next three years (total of $3 million) for soccer fields
$1 million/year over the next two years to build a park on the Bachman property (in addition to the money already budgeted for that purpose)
$600K to be determined
Nothing has been specifically earmarked for the cultural organizations.
Staff suggests that some of this year’s lodging tax ($2 million) be used to repair the Lubahn Trail and pave the takeout point for tubers and kayakers in Vanover Park.
They will vote on a resolution to choose a partner-vendor for a solar garden. They are considering 3 sites: 56th Avenue, Catamount Drive, and the Rooney Landfill.
The Mayor will appoint two council members to study the proposal to combine fire departments with Pleasant View and Fairmount.
TO COMMENT ON ANY OF TONIGHT’S TOPICS, EMAIL PublicComment@cityofgolden.net. IF YOU SEND IT BY 3PM, IT WILL BE INCLUDED IN TONIGHT’S MEETING PACKET. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN ATTEND THE MEETING AND ADDRESS COUNCIL IN PERSON. PUBLIC COMMENT OCCURS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, SO BE PROMPT.
The business meeting will be followed by an Executive Session in which Council will review the performance of the City Attorney.
Live Music
6PM Karaoke with Linda @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6PM Open Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
Trivia
6:30-8:30PM Team Trivia Tuesdays @ Buffalo Rose
6:30-8:30PM Trivia Tuesdays @ Golden Mill
7PM Trivia Night @ the Ace Hi
7-9PM Team Trivia Night @ Tributary Food Hall
Golden History Moment
111 Years Ago
The August 24, 1911 Colorado Transcript described a lightning storm and its tragic aftermath. A barn was struck by lightning and many valuable items in it burned.
The human toll was worse.
Elmer Benson was panning gold in the creek bottoms when the storm came up. He had just picked up his tools and started home when a terrific flash of lightning came. He was rendered unconscious, and does not know how long he lay on the ground in the deluge of rain. When he came to himself one tooth was gone and his face was severely cut. It is believed his injuries were caused by the fall.
Worst of all, a baby died.
The baby was the three days old infant of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson, living near the round house. It is stated that the terrific shock when the lightning bolt struck near caused the death of the infant.
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!
