Sunflowers at the History Park
Photo by Richard Luckin
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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Tuesday, Jul. 8th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 8-10AM - DeLong Park Weedbusters
- 9:15-9:45AM - Baby Time - Registration Required
- 10:15-10:45AM - Preschool Time - Registration Required
- 10:30AM - Front Porch Friends Meeting @ The Community Center
- 4:30-5:30PM - Teen Advisory Board - Golden Library
- 5PM - Meet and Greet New City Management Staff
- 5-7PM - Golden Women in Business Happy Hour*
- 5-7PM - Ribbon Cutting: Etta Jeanne's Libation Lounge
- 5-7PM - VIBE@Five
- 5PM - City Council Study Session and Business Meeting @ City Hall
- 5:30-7:30PM - Exploring the Elements of Art
- 6:30-8:30PM - Team Trivia Tuesday
- 6:30-8:30PM - Trivia Tuesdays
- 6:30-8:30PM - Bar Bingo Night
- 7PM - Pub Trivia
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
10:30AM Front Porch Friends Meeting @ The Community Center
Meet Jeremy Sweat, new Parks & Recreation Director, at our July Front Porch Friends meeting.
Check out the Meeting Agenda and plan to join us as we welcome Jeremy Sweat to Golden!
Front Porch Friends Meetings are occurring once a month. Join us at the Golden Community Center for friendly conversation and to support in planning and implementing future Front Porch activities.
More information
Location:
Golden Community Center
1470 10th Street (Map)
When:
10:30AM on Tuesday, Jul. 8th
5:30-7:30PM Exploring the Elements of Art @ Foothills Art Center
Meeting on Tuesday evenings 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., our group of artists takes on advanced explorations in the elements of art, with an emphasis on refining skills, building on strengths, and supporting areas for improvement. Experienced artists working in any medium, including drawing mediums, are welcome as we meet and support one another in a spirit of fellowship with the intent of finding and/or enhancing our own personal voice.
Explorer & Creator Members $40 / Catalyst Members $80 / Non Members $110
Location:
Foothills Art Center
809 15th Street (Map)
When:
5:30-7:30PM on Tuesday, Jul. 8th
5-7PM VIBE@Five
July's Very Important Business Event (V.I.B.E.) will join forces with Golden Women in Business and also feature a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially welcome Etta Jeanne's Lounge to Golden! Etta Jeanne's is the new evening concept at Humble House Cafe.
VIBE@FIVE is Golden's Happy Hour! Come join other members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce for this "Very Important Business Event" - VIBE!
This event is for members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce and their guests as well as for members of the Golden Young Professionals.
Become a member
Stop in for a quick hello and a refreshment right after work and a chance to get to know fellow members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce and Golden Young Professionals. This is a great networking and socializing event.
Location:
Etta Jeanne's Libation Lounge
1208 Washington Avenue (Map)
When:
5-7PM on Tuesday, Jul. 8th
5PM Meet and Greet New City Management Staff @ City Hall Council Chambers
Come meet new City staff from the Management Team prior to City Council meeting.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
5PM on Tuesday, Jul. 8th
5:30PM City Council Study Session @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 5:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to PublicComment@cityofgolden.net BEFORE 3PM
- Provide in-person comment (limited to 3 minutes) during the Business Meeting, at 7PM.
Tonight's Study Session begins at 5:30PM (after the new staff meet and greet) and ends at 6PM. The Councilors will then have dinner. The Business Meeting will begin at 6:30PM. Public comment is not allowed during the study session, though you can send written public comment ahead of time. In-person public comment must wait until the Business Meeting at 7PM.
These are tonight's Study Session topics:
Open Space Master Plan
The Deputy City Manager will present the City's Open Space Master Plan. This document identifies the parcels that have been defined as "Open Space" and discusses how they will be both protected and made available to the public.
The "New" Zoning Code
The Planning Staff will discuss the now 3-year-old zoning code to identify where the code has worked well and where they have continued to adjust it. The meeting memo says that staff will share a significant number of approved projects during the presentation (but they are not included in with the memo).
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
5PM on Tuesday, Jul. 8th
6:30PM City Council Business Meeting @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 5PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to PublicComment@cityofgolden.net BEFORE 3PM
- Provide in-person comment (limited to 3 minutes) during the business meeting, which begins at 7PM.
Public Comment
The meeting begins with public comment. If you want to address Council, you will have three minutes to speak. Any public comments received by email before 3PM will be posted in the meeting packet after 3 (so check back then!).
Consent Matters
Items on the Consent Agenda are considered non-controversial, not needing discussion. Everything in this section will be approved at once, with one vote.
Tonight's entire agenda was considered uncontroversial, so unless one of the councilors requests discussion of an item, the meeting will be over in a few minutes.
These are the items on the Consent Agenda:
- Building Codes
First reading with a public hearing and vote scheduled for July 22: enact new versions of our building, electric, plumbing, mechanical, energy conservation, fuel gas, and residential building codes. More - Fire Code
First reading with a public hearing and vote scheduled for July 22: 2024 International Fire Code, 2024 International Property Maintenance Code, new chapter or fire restrictions or bans, and new penalties for vioations. More - Affordable Housing Fee in Lieu
First reading with a public hearing and vote scheduled for July 22: this will allow the City Manager to "apply existing eligibility criteria, priority selection criteria, and uses; and negotiate and enter into affordable housing trust fund agreements on behalf of the city for amounts requested up to the city manager’s authorization limit" (which is $177,000).
Projects must first be deemed eligible. This requires two eligibility tests. The first involves household income. Rental units (such as the projects in the Central Neighborhoods) must be affordable to households with 60% AMI or less. For-purchase units (such as the project planned for 14th Street, across from Calvary Church) must be affordable to households with 100-120% AMI or less. The second eligibility test is that the housing be "permanently affordable."
After eligibility is proven, staff can consider several "squishier" elements, called "Criteria for Priority Selection." This includes the income limits (again); promoting affordable housing throughout the city; prioritizing Golden residents or workers; "filling a gap in currently available affordable housing;" being close to multi-modal transportation; being close to schools, grocery stores, parks.
At the last study session, three Councilors (Cameron, Reed, and Evans) remarked that those criteria (particularly the one about proximity to transportation infrastructure) would continue to concentrate affordable housing projects in the Central Neighborhoods, since the RTD bus goes through that neighborhood. Councilor Evans remarked that we're requiring "permanent affordability" based on a bus line that may not be permanent. The Ore Cart busses are not considered part of the transportation infrastructure.
The Mayor disagreed that geographic diversity (putting affordable housing in other neighborhoods) should be part of the evaluation criteria.
"Close proximity to multi-modal transportation infrastructure" is still listed among the "Criteria for Priority Section."
After the City Manager approves a project, City Council will have 15 days to request a review of his decision. More
- Budget Amendment
First reading with a public hearing and vote scheduled for July 22: this Ordinance will authorize City staff to spend an addition $9,357,300. This is money that was budgeted but not spent last year. More - Banning amplified music in the public right of way downtown
First reading with a public hearing and vote scheduled for July 22: this would prevent "buskers" (sidewalk musicians) from using amplifiers. Acoustic music would still be allowed. More
- Charging the company that built DeLong Park $88,500
This item will charge IMEG, which built DeLong Park, $88,500 to compensate for their mistake in building a sidewalk through an adjacent property owner's front yard. The City will use this money to buy the property. More - Purchasing property near DeLong Park
This authorizes the City to pay $80,000 to purchase the private property on which they accidentally built a sidewalk. It also provides $7,000 to enable the owner to build a privacy fence to define the new boundaries of his yard. More - Purchase two backhoes
This authorizes the City to purchase two new backhoes--one for $140,721 (for the cemetery) and one for $163,524 (for streets). More - Vacating a City easement for the Bobcat of the Rockies project
This vacates a 23.5 foot wide portion of an easement that was originally intended for public drainage, utility, access, and emergency access. The City Engineer and Fire Marshal have approved this change. More - Applying for a grant from the State's gaming fund
The state maintains a fund of money collected from gambling operations in Central City, Black Hawk, and Cripple Creek. Cities that are affected by the gambling operations are entitled to apply for funds to offset their costs. Golden uses this funding to offset the cost of emergency response arising from increased traffic and accidents in Clear Creek Canyon. More
Live Music for Tuesday, Jul. 8th
- Live Music
6PM Karaoke with Linda @ Dirty Dogs Roadhouse
6PM Open Bluegrass Pick Night @ Over Yonder Brewing
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: More, more, MORE!
88 Years Ago
The July 8, 1937 Colorado Transcript included an editorial that was so familiar, it could have been written last week. In "IS SIZE ALONE SO GREATLY TO BE DESIRED?" The editors were questioning the necessity of growth and change. This conversation has been going on for more than 150 years. What made this iteration unusual was that the Transcript was asking the question. Usually, the Transcript was all in favor of growth and regarded growth resisters as crackpots.
America’s fetish for mere size is an amazing thing which many of us are apt to take as something to be desired. “The biggest dam in the world–; the longest bridge–; the highest building–; the greatest increase in population–.” What do these things mean in the life of the average citizen? The answer is obvious.
We hear much, right here in Golden, at meetings of various civic organizations, of the possibility of attracting more people to Golden, of making it bigger, but not necessarily better. What would be gained for the average Golden citizen if the city were twice as large as it is today? Possibly five per cent of the present population would benefit financially by the expansion. And ninety-five per cent would find that the change made no difference in their mode of living or brought actual discomfort….
…We like Golden as it is, as it has been for the past half dozen decades as as it probably will be for years to come–a grand, good place in which to really enjoy living. And if that be smugness, make the most of it.
Colorado Transcript, July 8, 1937
Golden spent much of the 19th century trying to attract industry–any industry, no matter how dirty or disruptive. Each new mine, mill, dredge, smelter, or gunpowder factory was a cause for celebration.
The 20th century was one long, plaintive howl for more housing and more residents. Even during the Depression, our leaders pleaded for more housing. After World War II they campaigned fiercely to get rid of the Industrial School so that space could be filled with new subdivisions.
The 21st Century sees a continuation of the campaign to attract more housing and accommodate more residents.
Are the citizens of Golden longing for more housing? As the Transcript editors wrote back in 1937,
Possibly five per cent of the present population...ninety-five per cent would find that the change made no difference in their mode of living or brought actual discomfort….
And so, the conversation continues.
Weather
Overnight: Clear. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Southeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 65, with temperatures rising to around 67 overnight. West wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly Clear, 65°F
Wednesday: Sunny, 97°F
Wednesday Night: Partly Cloudy, 69°F
Thursday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 94°F
Thursday Night: Mostly Clear, 63°F
Friday: Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 85°F
Friday Night: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy, 58°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 84°F
Saturday Night: Mostly Clear, 61°F
Sunday: Sunny, 92°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 64°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 92°F
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($100/month and up)
Buffalo Rose, Buglet Solar, Foothills Art Center, Golden Cultural Alliance, Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, The Golden Mill, Golden Chamber of Commerce, Golden History Tours, Miners Saloon, Golden Hayride Outpost, Unite Fitness, Tom Reiley, Michael Mason, Colorado Railroad Museum, and Goosetown Station
Friends:
($50-99.99/month or $550/yr)
Tall Pines Painting, Baby Doe’s Clothing, Goozell Yogurt & Coffee Paul Haseman, Donna Anderson, Carol & Doug Harwood, Beth Bidwell, Stephanie Painter, Greg Poulos, Ann Norton & Jonathan Storer, Mary & Don Parker, Saré Merrigan, The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Vic DeMaria, and Joy Brandt
Supporters:
($25-49.99/month or $250/yr)
Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, The Golden Hotel, Kurt & Janet Siegfried, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, and Robert Thresher.
Members:
($10-24.99/month or $110/yr)
Brad Miller & Julie Bartos, Holly Thomas, Jim and LouAnne Dale, Ann Pattison, Thomas Hoffman, Carol Abel, Brian Quarnstrom, Sandra Curran, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Kathy Smith, Karen Smith, Carlos & Nancy Bernal, Robert Storrs, Michele Sannes, Elaine Marolla, Dixie Termin & Ron Miller, E Tom Hughes, Crystal M Culbert, Patrick A. Madison, Alice Madison & Jim Kalivas, Deb Goeldner, Christopher Ball, 6th Chair Home Services, Dot & Eric Brownson, Rosemary Coffman, Emeline Paulson, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, Frani R Bickart, Jennings and Litz, Bill Sedgeley, Nancy Hughes, Justin L Wade, Kathi Eggers, Traci Case, Donna Owen, Leslie D Lutz, Karen Oxman, Catherine Skokan, Ross Fraser & KC Gilliland, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, Cheryl Williamson, San Daugherty, Jim Garner, John and Carol McEncroe, the Golden Welcome Center, the Golden Transcript, Koshare Eagle, Ken and Colleen Krantz, Traci Neuman Lacey, Jo Barber, Jamie Cookinham, Kermit Shields, Meridee Cecil, Vicki Olson, Colleen & Michael Ramey, Nancy & Pete Torpey, Jax Baker, Simon Maybury, Rose McLaughlin, Cameron Chambers, Joyce Gravina, Patrick Klein, Barb Robie, and Mary Rains, Richard Caldwell, Janice Waring, Sam & Marilyn Baron, Carmen Johnson, Cherryln Parker, Mary Eiberger, Kevin Nichols, Ed & Carol Freza, and Laura Moore
Followers:
($5-9.99/month)
Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser, Mel Perkins, Bob Hamilton, Kim Linton, Steve Stevens, Vicki Olson, and Emily Kurzinski
