Golden Informer - May 2021

GoldenInformer MAY 2021

OUTDOOR EXPLORATION Enjoy Golden's 'Playground' This Summer

A New Welcome to Golden Billboard INSERT INSIDE

CBAC Budget Report

The Splash Opens May 29 for Summer!

2021 Golden City Council

Laura Weinberg Mayor

JJ Trout District One

Rob Reed Ward One

Paul Haseman Ward Two

Casey Brown Mayor Pro Tem District Two

Jim Dale Ward Three

Bill Fisher Ward Four

303-384-8179 E-mail: lweinberg @cityofgolden.net

720-880-5084 E-mail: jtrout @cityofgolden.net

303-431-9891 E-mail: rreed @cityofgolden.net

303-513-2310 E-mail: phaseman @cityofgolden.net

303-900-2003 E-mail: cbrown @cityofgolden.net

303-916-0810 E-mail: jdale @cityofgolden.net

303-588-3389 E-mail: bfisher @cityofgolden.net

To contact the entire City Council, e-mail citycouncil@cityofgolden.net.

IN T H IS ISS U E The Golden Informer is produced and published monthly by the Golden City Manager’s Office and mailed as a source of news and information to all residences and businesses inside the City limits. Comments on The Informer are welcome.

Cover photo by Photographer, Rich Grant. "Hikers on South Table Mountain Summit"

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11 G olden Farmers

6 Police Joins ABLE Project

Market Open

7 M eet Our New Sergeants 8 M ines Students Seeking

Please write to:

Engineering Design Projects

City of Golden 911 10th St.

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Golden, CO 80401 or e-mail communications@cityofgolden.net

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olden Gets New Highway G Billboard by Local Artist

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ay is Restaurant Appreciation M Month in Golden

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10 Greener Golden Event 12 Summer Camps at GCC 14 National Travel & Tourism Week

City of Golden Department Managers

Jason Slowinski City Manager

Carly Lorentz Deputy City Manager

Dan Hartman Public Works

Rick Muriby Monica Mendoza Interim Comm.

City Clerk & Econ. Dev.

Rod Tarullo Parks and Recreation

Bill Kilpatrick Police

Alicia Welch Fire Chief

Jeff Hansen Finance

Teresa Reilly Human Resources

Communications

Jiles McCoy Innovation and Technology

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HEADS UP: Important Upcoming Items Online Safety Academy

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Have you ever wondered if your home is secure enough? Would Go n learning skills and techniques in Crime Prevention make you feel safer in your home and community? Join us for the Academy Golden Safety Academy! The mission of the Golden Safety PO LIC E • FIR E Academy is to help educate and empower the community with information and resources that enhance their personal safety and prevent crime. This is a free class held by the Golden Police Department once a month from 6 to 8 p.m. on the second Wednesday of every month virtually on WebEx. This month's topic is "Fire Safety." For information on how to register, please visit www.cityofgolden.net/goldensafety-academy or email CRO@cityofgolden.net.

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As of this writing, Council meetings are being held virtually instead of in-person. Council calendars, agendas, videos and information are available at www.cityofgolden.net/agendas.

Housing is Preventative Medicine This is a Community Conversation about the relationships between housing insecurity and mental and physical health (Co-sponsored by Golden United and Golden Community Partners).

The meeting will be held online via Zoom on Thursday, June 3, 2021 from 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Register at bit.ly/HousingIsPreventativeMedicine.

Coffee with Councilors Grab a cup of coffee and join your District One and District Two city councilors online for a virtual chat. These take place on the first Saturday of every month at 10 a.m. through the Zoom platform. Councilors Casey Brown and JJ Trout will be on hand to listen, answer questions, and exchange ideas. You can find the link to the Zoom meeting at www.cityofgolden.net/Calendar. Look for the listing on the first Saturday of each month.

Golden Bike Library Opens June 3 The Golden Bike Library will open for its fifth season this year! Starting Thursday, June 3, visit the Golden Bike Library at its downtown location behind the Golden Visitors Center to check out a bike. Bikes are available Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and are sanitized after each use. The first two hours are free; those looking to rent for longer periods pay just $10 per day and may utilize a convenient key-drop box to return bikes after hours. Riders are required to sign a waiver and those under 18 must have a parent signature. A valid ID and credit card is required for rentals. More information can be found at www.cityofgolden.net/bikelibrary.

Annual Community Pride Days Rescheduled – Where Can I Bring My Things?

While the annual cleanup event will be moved to a date this fall, there are still plenty of places to bring your unwanted materials.

• Trees and Limbs: May 15 and 16, Golden Gate Canyon lot, west of Highway 93.

• Electronics or e-waste: May 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1445 10th Street. Resident ID required.

• P aper Shredding: Visit Jeffco’s Shred-A-Thon event on May 15 from 7 a.m. – noon at 200 Jefferson County Parkway.

• Tires: Recycled for a small fee at most tire centers in Golden.

• Appliances: Schedule a pickup through the City’s hotline at 303-953-5800.

• C heck out Golden's Recycling & Disposal Services guide at www.cityofgolden.net/ recyclingcenters for many more options on hard to recycle items.

For resources to help during the COVID 19 crisis, visit www.HelpGoldenNow.org.

*Meetings on TUESDAY Nights at 6:30 p.m.*

May 11 Regular Business Meeting

May 18 Study Session

May 25 Regular Business Meeting If you want to provide public comments during a council meeting, you will need to register online. The registration information will be available at least a week in advance of each scheduled meeting at www.cityofgolden. net/agendas.

If you want to send your comments to the City Council directly, you can email them councilcomments@ cityofgolden.net.

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MAYOR’S MESSAGE

By Mayor

Laura Weinberg

Graduations, Outdoor Adventures, and Cleaning – it must be Spring!

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ay in Golden brings different things to mind to those who live or work here. For many, May means graduation! Congratulations to Golden High School, Colorado School of Mines, and other local graduates.

Your final years in school were markedly different than your first years, but you have persevered and will soon have your diploma in hand. Whether you are native to Golden or arrived here for school, Golden is your home, so wherever your path takes you make sure to come back soon.

May is also a great time for spring cleaning. The City had to postpone the annual Pride Days this year, but there are plenty of opportunities to clean up your outdoor space and keep our neighborhoods beautiful. Large tree limbs can be dropped off the weekend of May 15 and the City’s curbside service will be accepting yard waste and bundles of smaller branches for the annual spring pickup. For those who are really going big with their cleanup this year, the city website provides information on places that handle recycling and disposal of larger items like appliances and mattresses. There will be more information in the coming months about a new date for the rescheduled Pride Days, but the City is hoping to schedule it for September.

Outdoor enthusiasts start gearing up (pun intended) for the season. Bike trails dry out, creek levels start rising for experienced kayakers, and the trails start filling with runners and walkers enjoying the many options in Golden to get outside. While the temptation is high to throw off the restrictions of the past year, use caution. We must still maintain 6 feet of distancing, even outdoors, and wear a mask when we cannot keep distanced. Keep up the great work following public health guidelines and getting vaccinated when eligible. We will pull through these next few months of the pandemic as we did the first few, together.

Active outdoors, clean neighborhoods, and support for education are some of our community values that were defined more than a decade ago and still resonate today. In a time when some people are looking backwards, whether to pre-pandemic times or the good old days, I am looking forward with excitement to new days ahead.

The City continues to thoughtfully advance initiatives that will shape our community for generations to come. Your voice and your ideas are critical to making sure we are a community for all. The Informer has a lot of great information about current projects that are underway. Additional information and opportunities to provide input are available on the Guiding Golden website. If there is a topic of interest to you, make sure to sign up to be notified of changes and new information.

Let’s keep working together to shape our Golden of the future. As we recover from the economic and health hardships of the past year and move forward, I know the Golden of the future will be vibrant, welcoming, and better than ever.

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Kinney Run Improvements

he Kinney Run Improvement Project is a Public/Private Partnership between the City and Molson Coors for improvements to the Kinney Run Flood Plain Area on the east side Ford Street in downtown Golden, between 14th Street and Clear Creek. This project is related to the G150 project that is within the Kinney Run flood plain. Coors was looking at options to remove their property from the flood plain, and determined that creating an open channel along Ford Street from 14th Street to Clear Creek would be the best way to accomplish this goal.

Under the project, much of the Molson Coors property will be removed from the Kinney Run 100 year flood plain, and would also positively impact this flood plain along Ford Street within the City as well. By helping to fund an increase in the capacity of this planned open channel, the City is enabling a future upstream project to remove even more of East Downtown from the flood plain on the west side of Ford Street.

The Kinney Run Improvement Project will also create a wider sidewalk on the east side of Ford Street between 14th Street and Clear Creek, and the channel bottom will feature naturalistic landscaping, as it will be visible during dry periods. A new bridge across the open channel at 13th Street will be constructed as part of the project, necessitating a detour from 13th to 12th Street while the 13th and Ford Street intersection is closed. In addition, the Clear Creek Trail will be closed for an extended period of time east of the

Ford Street bridge on the south side of the creek where it crosses into Vanover Park. However, a detour crossing at Water Street will allow a safe Ford Street crossing into Vanover Park and access to the Tucker Gulch Trail to the north.

There will be trail and street closures in the area from Spring 2021-Fall 2021.

Please follow the Guiding Golden page (www.guidinggolden.com/kinney-run) and sign up for updates for information on closures and the work being done.

Your active participation is helping to shape the future of Golden at GuidingGolden.com US 6 and Heritage Interchange Design: Staff and consultants continue to refine design ideas for the US 6 and Heritage Interchange. More public feedback will be sought following a third public meeting in May. City of Golden Zoning Code Update: A second draft of the zoning code update is underway.

Stay tuned for new feedback opportunities!

Creating an Equity Plan: The City is in the process of hiring a firm to assist with creating an Equity Plan, the JEDI Subcommittee is interviewing firms and hopes to bring a recommendation and summary of the process to Council in June.

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ou did it, you zoned in when we asked! We received over 50 emails as well as even more ideas on our Guiding Golden Idea Forums in the past few months. Thank you for all of the feedback and we look forward to incorporating it into the draft ‘formbased’ code. In March, staff and the consultants met with the Planning Commission and City Council to discuss your comments and determine goals for the second draft of the zoning code document. We heard loud and clear that small lot subdivision is not the preferred plan of the community for our singlefamily zone districts. We also heard that the form-based approach is well received overall by the community. Staff is now working on how to address things

Zone In of the zoning code regulations. We will be going back into production mode for the time being and when the second draft is released, we will engage with the community again for more feedback.

This project is ongoing and at any time if you have any questions or feedback about the code, please contact the planning division. If you haven’t had the opportunity to dive into the draft of the new code, you can find it on such as parking, maximum structure Guiding Golden www.guidinggolden. sizes, and landscaping (to name a few). com/zoning-code-update. If you missed The draft code is an evolving document that is open for feedback and questions. the City Council Study Session from Staff and our consultant team will March 23, you can view a recording at soon meet to work on a second draft www.cityofgolden.net/Agendas.

Golden Police Department Joins National ABLE Project: A PEER INTERVENTION TRAINING THAT HELPS PREVENT HARM

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olden Police Department (GPD) was accepted into the Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) project, Georgetown University Law Center’s national training and support initiative for U.S. law enforcement agencies committed to building a culture of peer intervention that prevents harm.

By demonstrating a firm commitment to transformational reform with support from local community groups and elected leaders, GPD joins a select group of more than 90 other law enforcement agencies and training academies from across the country.

Backed by prominent civil rights and law enforcement leaders, the evidence-based, field-tested ABLE Project was developed by Georgetown Law’s Innovative Policing Program in collaboration with global law firm Sheppard Mullin LLP to provide practical active bystandership strategies and tactics to law enforcement officers to prevent misconduct, reduce mistakes, and promote health and wellness.

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ABLE gives officers the tools they need to overcome the innate and powerful inhibitors all individuals face when called upon to intervene in actions taken by their peers. The ABLE Project seeks to ensure every police officer in the United States has the opportunity to receive meaningful, effective active bystandership training, and to help agencies transform their approach to policing by building a culture that supports and sustains successful peer intervention to prevent harm.

Chief Kilpatrick is excited to join this program and said, “Providing this type of training and setting clear expectations for our officers is critical and will increase the trust our community has in its police officers and the Golden Police Department.”

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Meet GPD’s Three New Sergeants

he Golden Police Department (GPD) is proud to announce the promotion of Adam Zutman, Stephanie Sipes, and Cody Schroeder to Patrol Sergeant. All three have been promoted within the last five months due to recent vacancies. The department held a very competitive selection process in September of 2020. Adam, Stephanie and Cody did an outstanding job of demonstrating the leadership acumen, knowledge and skills required to step into this first-line supervisory role. The department is excited about the promotion of these high character individuals who will help lead our organization into the future!

SERGEANT ADAM ZUTMAN: Adam has been a police officer with the City of Golden since 2005. Prior to that he had several years of service at the Colorado School of Mines Police Department. Adam has been recognized throughout his career achieving several formal awards and was the 2019 Employee of the Year for his outstanding performance and contribution to the department. Adam is the type of person who takes on more than his share of extra duties. He serves as a subject matter expert and instructor in several disciplines including Field Training Officer, Driving Instructor, Firearms Instructor and Drone Operator. Adam played a huge role in the department’s first effort to become Nationally Accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) by writing many of our current policies.

SERGEANT STEPHANIE SIPES: Stephanie is a Colorado native, born and raised in Frisco, Colorado.

She attended Colorado State University where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology and minored in Spanish. She began her career with the Breckenridge Police

Department in 2013 as a Police Officer. In 2015, she joined Summit County Sheriff’s Office as a Deputy Sheriff and served as a Field Training Officer, regional SWAT Team Operator and member of the Honor Guard. In 2017 she became a member of the Golden Police Department. She is a Crisis Negotiator with the Jefferson County Regional SWAT team and held the positions of Field Training Officer, and program coordinator of the Police Citizen’s Academy.

S ERGEANT CODY SCHRODER: Cody is also a Colorado native, born in Summit County, Colorado.

In 2007, Cody put himself through the academy and was hired by the Summit County Sheriff’s Office as a Patrol Deputy in 2007 where he spent about 4 years on patrol. In 2011 he came to Denver and worked as a police officer for the Colorado School of Mines and worked part time at Mountain View Police Department. In 2015, Cody joined the Golden Police Department where he was assigned to patrol.

During that time, Cody quickly took leadership roles in the Patrol Division, including being a Field Training Officer and Corporal. There were many occasions where Cody stepped up to run a team in the absence of a sergeant. Cody is an instructor and subject matter expert in arrest control and in the driving program, and also teaches part time at the law enforcement academy at Arapahoe Community College.

Homeless Navigator Assists Those Experiencing Homelessness

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new county-wide homeless navigation model was launched in 2020, comprised of six municipal and county-based housing navigators who work directly with persons experiencing homelessness or at imminent risk of homelessness. The shared navigator for the cities of Wheat Ridge, Golden and Edgewater, Rebekah Raudabaugh, began in December 2020.

Rebekah’s role as the Homeless Navigator is to assist those experiencing a housing crisis to find stable housing and obtain the services and resources needed to maintain that housing. While the Homeless Navigator isn’t able to increase available housing resources, she is helping people experiencing homelessness identify solutions to complex health and housing challenges and support those who are seeking a path out of homelessness. For individuals who are at-risk, already experiencing homelessness or looking for resources and wanting to work towards stable housing, she can provide support and assistance. Currently, Rebekah is available at First United Methodist Church, 1500 Ford St, Golden, CO 80401, on Thursdays during the mealtime of 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. If you have encountered an individual who is experiencing homelessness and asking for resources, send an email to Rebekah at HomelessNavigator@ci.wheatridge.co.us.

The navigator is not an emergency, on-call position. If there is a time sensitive concern, call the Golden Police non-emergency number 303-980-7300. For more information, visit www.cityofgolden.net/HomelessnessResources.

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Mines Students Want to Help With YOUR ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTS

ach semester, Mines students go beyond the textbook to solve open-ended, experience-based design problems sponsored by industry, community, non-profit, government and social organizations.

Students work on these categories of open-ended design challenge projects: • Product (physical item or assembly often with prototype) • Process (system, procedure, flow, traffic, etc.)

• Plan (layout, site plan, building plan, etc.)

Do you have an open-ended design project that a Mines student team could tackle over the course of one or two semesters? Mines students receive credit for mid- and upperlevel design classes by working on your challenge. The goal is to provide clients with innovative design solutions and practical recommendations, including any of the following deliverables: • Basic prototypes • Site plans • Engineering drawings • Operating instructions • Budget • Implementation plan • Assembly instructions • User or stakeholder studies • Analyses, research summaries, handoff instructions, etc.

One of the previous projects — a major overhaul to the lighting system for the ‘M’ on Mt. Zion.

The deadline for project submissions is July 1 with projects starting in August. Clients/sponsors will gain as much as they give to students: new ideas and fresh solutions to existing challenges, meaningful outreach and mentorship opportunities, additional recruiting opportunities, and enhanced recognition of your organization on campus.

View a gallery of projects and photos from last semester at www.mines.edu/capstoneseniordesign/ and learn more at https://eds.mines.edu/project-sponsorship/.

NEW WAYS TO PAY FOR PARKING

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e’ve made registering and paying for parking easier with the addition of brand new, contactless options from ParkMobile.

With these new ways to pay, you can check out as a ‘guest’ and do not need to create an account. Remember that downtown parking in the paid zones is enforced from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Fridays only. Coming on a weekend or evening? Just lock your car and go! No need to register or pay if it’s after hours. Questions about parking? Call 303-277-8799 or email Parking@ Cityofgolden.net.

Lot Spot is only available in the Jackson Street Garage between 12th and 13th Streets.

Ways to Pay Download ParkMobile

Scan to Pay at ParkMobile.io

Text “Park” to 77223* Park

*Message frequency will vary. Message and data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help or STOP to cancel. ParkMobile.io/privacy-policy • ParkMobile.io/terms-of-use

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Explore Your Outdoor Playground This Summer

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f you are excited to get outside and explore this summer, look no further than Golden’s backyard. Not only do we have the Mountains right next door, but we also have the Colorado Mountain Center (CMC) at 710 10th St. The CMC community inspires adventure, empowers progression, and protects the lands we love. Founded in Golden in 1912, the Club acts as a gateway to the mountains for novices and experts alike, connecting thousands of adventure-loving mountaineers.

CMC Instructor Jeff Speake has been an active member for over a decade. An opening line in his presentations is this: “In addition to learning some great mountaineering skills, look around you — the people in this class will become your future climbing partners and friends”.

The snow is melting and soon the skis will be put away in exchange for your favorite pair of beat-up hiking boots.

Planning an epic backpacking trip and in need of new friends to make the journey? Do you want to learn new techniques to help you scale that peak that's been daunting you on

the horizon? Whether you are a beginner or an expert, the CMC encourages you to grab your bike, your climbing gear, or your pack and head outside.

Get stoked and come meet new friends while learning new skills to safely and respectfully maximize living in an outdoor playground. Become a member today by visiting www.cmc.org/ Join.aspx.

Basic Creek Safety Reminders

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s the weather warms and our minds turn to outdoor activities, the Golden Fire Department would like to take a moment to present some basic creek safety reminders. Clear Creek is supplied by mountain snow runoff, and as the temperatures in the mountains rise, so too does the water level. We ask our creek adventure seekers to be mindful of these basic but important safety measures before entering Clear Creek.

• Be aware of the flow, or the cubic feet per second (CFS) of the river. As the speed increases through spring runoff, access to the creek may be limited to multi-chamber vessels, such as kayaks, and restricted to other users such as waders and tubers. The closure of the creek is determined by many factors, just one of which is the CFS, so know before you go whether it is safe to get in the creek.

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way in keeping you and your loved ones safe. The water is powerful, relentless, and unpredictable. Walk up the creek and note the location of large rocks, bends, and other in-water features that may pose a hazard.

N ever enter the creek alone and arrange a meet-up time for all members of your party. Identify areas where you can exit the creek, as well as rendezvous points in the event your party becomes separated.

Stay well hydrated and avoid alcoholic beverages, which are not only illegal to consume on the creek, but will impair your judgment. Save your celebrations for afterwards at one of our great eating and drinking establishments in the city.

Make sure everyone can swim and is comfortable in the water.

Do not enter the creek without the basic safety equipment: - Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) or

life vests.

- A helmet rated for moving water.

- Thermal protection for your body.

Remember that the water is only a few miles removed from a snow drift, and although it may feel good on a hot day, the temperatures can become dangerous quickly.

- Good footwear, such as an old pair of shoes that can be laced up tight, are recommended. There are all sorts of sharp rocks and other debris in the creek; flip flops will disappear in about 30 seconds.

A small investment in river education and personal protection equipment will increase your chances for a fun, safe creek experience, will reduce the rescues performed, and enhance the Colorado experience we’re all looking for.

Follow these basic steps and incorporate personal safety equipment before entering or allowing loved ones to enter Clear Creek. Stay safe and have fun.

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Social, Economic & Environmental Issues

Greener Golden – One Day Electronics Recycling!

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olden Sustainability is pleased to offer FREE electronics recycling for Golden residents at this year’s Greener Golden event on Saturday, May 15. This drop-off event will last from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the City of Golden Public Works and Planning Building (1145 10th St). Please bring a Colorado ID or driver’s license for verification of residency, be prepared to wear a mask, and social distance.

In addition to the annual Garden In A Box pickup event from 12 to 3 p.m. at the same location, residents can now take advantage of FREE compost and vegetable seeds! Event details can be found at www.cityofgolden.net/sustainability.

Slow the Flow Appointments Begin June 14

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ust like a car, your sprinklers need an occasional check-up to make sure they’re watering your lawn as efficiently as possible. Get your residential or commercial system checked with a FREE Slow the Flow sprinkler consultation provided by Resource Central and the City of Golden. Sprinkler consultations last about 75 minutes (longer for larger properties) and could help you save thousands of gallons of water each year while keeping your lawn healthy. It’s easy to sign up and get longlasting results! Simply call 303-999-3824 or sign up for the waitlist at www.resourcecentral.org/sprinklers. Consultations are first come, first served so don’t wait!

Irrigation Rebates Extended to Commercial Customers

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ommercial water customers are now eligible for the same great irrigation rebates available to residential customers.

If your Golden business has taken the next step in water conservation by installing rain sensors or smart irrigation technology for your landscape, the City will rebate up to $300 of your qualifying purchases. Eligible businesses will be registered users of Aquahawk Alerting at goco.aquahawk.us and have received a free Slow the Flow audit within the past year. More information can be found at www.cityofgolden.net/ sustainabilityrebates or by calling 303-384-8013.

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WASTE SERVICES REBID – NEXT STEPS A big thank you to everyone who participated in the Waste Services Survey! The City received over 300 responses which helped create the request for proposals that the City released in April. The Community Sustainability Advisory Board will review bid submissions at the May 26th meeting and public participation is welcomed!

City Council is then expected to discuss bid submissions and CSAB’s recommendations at their June 8 meeting.

Anonymous survey results and bid information can be found at www.guidinggolden.com/waste-servicessurvey as they become available.

The Golden Farmers Market 2021 Version SATURDAYS, 8 a.m. – 1 p.m.

June 5 – October 2 • 10th & Illinois

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he Golden Farmers Market is back for its 19th season, running from June through the first week of October.

Like other events facing the uncertainty of changing public health orders, the Chamber of Commerce is working hard behind the scenes to bring a safe but vibrant market to the community. Connecting shoppers to small growers of fresh produce and local vendors of artisanal food, health, beauty and wellness items is the market’s main goal, but as the summer progresses and restrictions lift, you may see more tables and chairs for socializing, live music and the neighborly gathering spaces that are just as important.

As always, the Golden Farmers Market welcomes SNAP Benefits and offers Double Up Food Bucks for patrons. Look for the market in its customary location next to the Golden Library at 10th & Illinois Streets on Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Please plan to follow COVID-19 shopping guidelines so we can keep the market up and running through October. For more information, visit www.GoldenFarmersMarket.org.

Snowy March Still Doesn’t Stop Drought Conditions for The Summer

SPRING LANDSCAPING REMINDER Expecting a delivery of landscaping materials? Bulk landscape materials can pose a traffic safety threat and a water quality threat if stored in the street or on the sidewalk. Piles of soil, compost, rock, or mulch can impede traffic and pedestrian access. These materials can also be washed into the storm drain, transporting pollutants to Clear Creek.

A FEW THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND: • Time deliveries so materials can be placed the same day they are delivered.

• If possible, place materials on the driveway or lawn - not in the street or on the sidewalk.

• Cover materials in case it rains.

• Sweep up at the end of the day, prior to a rainstorm and once the material is used.

If materials must be stored in the street or on the sidewalk, a Right of Way (ROW) Permit is required. In addition to the above steps, stockpile containment (e.g., rock socks) and delineators (e.g., cones, flashers) must be placed. The permit application can be found at www.cityofgolden.net/government/ departments-divisions/building/.

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ater suppliers across the Front Range celebrated our wet, snowy March. The much-needed moisture was a welcome end to a relatively dry winter. Unfortunately, most of Colorado remains in drought conditions.

As a result, Golden is asking water customers to implement the following voluntary restrictions for outdoor water use: • No watering between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

• Limit watering to three days a week.

• Use a hose nozzle and shutoff when watering gardens or washing cars.

• Avoid water waste that results in excessive runoff, pooling water, runoff to gutters, streets and alleys and watering or washing hard surfaces like driveways.

In addition, Golden requests the following best practices be considered: • Sign up for AquaHawk at https://goco.aquahawk.us and monitor your account for leaks, breaks and unusual use.

• Use the cycle and soak method to irrigate and adjust watering time each month. You can watch a short video about how to implement cycle and soak at www.youtube.com/watch/sPpmUrqS7mw.

• Check your sprinkler system at the beginning of each month and adjust the time.

• Avoid watering during high winds and after rain.

• Repair sprinkler system leaks and breaks or turn off system.

• Let your grass grow longer between mowing.

Please take advantage of city water conservation programs such as Garden In A Box, free irrigation audits, smart irrigation controller rebates, and our annual landscaping seminar. You can find information about these programs at www.cityofgolden.net/SaveWater. These programs will help us during this current drought and to meet our long-term conservation goal of reducing water use by 15% by 2030.

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Golden Community Center activities calendar For more information and to register, visit https://rec.cityofgolden.net.

DAY CAMPS Beach Party Camp Get ready for some wet and sandy fun!

Design your own sun visor, move to fun party music, or create some incredible underwater art! Learn about the worldfamous sidewalk chalk artist Julian Beevers while we create unique sidewalk designs. There will be an Obsta-COOL course, spray bottle painting, sand and shell designs, beach party day and more fun on the run. Bring a lunch, snacks and a water bottle.

OPENING DAY - SATURDAY, MAY 29 !

Advance reservations required.

Visit www.splashingolden.com for details!

Under the Sea Art Camp Make a big splash and join us for adventures in our Under the Sea Art Camp. Campers will learn all about jellyfish, octopuses, dolphins, whales and even mermaids! There's nothing fishy about using cool tools and materials to create fun paintings, collages, sculptures and more. Campers will have oceans of fun designing cool art projects, playing games, reading stories, learning about ecology and examining underwater habitats. So, dive in! You won't get wet, but you'll make some new friends and have tons of FUN under the sea! Bring a lunch, snacks and a water bottle.

Snapology Camp June 1 - Aug. 13 (Summer Break) 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Snapology Fun for older kids (8-12 years old).

Swimming, exploring, games, and FUN!

Pirates, Princes and Princesses Camp Calling all pirates, princes and princesses to join us as we re-visit our most popular camps of the past. Off we go to days when pirates ruled the seas and royalty ruled the land. We make castles, crowns, sea monsters, pirate maps and more. ARRRRGGG, your majesty this Abrakadoodle camp is filled with a bounty of games, activities, music and creative art experiences for our noble princes, princesses and sea-faring pirates! Bring a lunch, snacks and a water bottle.

Once Upon a Time Camp Calling all princes and princesses! Enter the enchanted kingdom of Abrakadoodle Land filled with castles, dragons, fairies and stories of magic and surprise! We’ll create our own royalty gear, design our own castles and sprinkle fairy dust to create colorful and whimsical art. We’ll learn about medieval life through the Book of Hours by the Limbourg Brothers and create fairies like the designs of Patience Brewster. We’ll even make a royal Faberge Egg! You’ll get the regal treatment in a camp filled with music, games, wonder and enchantment! Bring a lunch, snacks and a water bottle.

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Princess Dance Glamp Aug. 10-12, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Come join the fun in learning more about Ballet, Hip/Hop, Contemporary, Tumbling, poms and lots of FUN! Finale is last day dress up day!

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Rediscovering Virginia Mallen Chauvenet’s c. 1895 Battenberg Lace Coat

he Golden History Museum’s ongoing Legacy Inventory Project continues to bring to light forgotten pieces of Golden history. A particularly charming artifact was rediscovered recently — a unique Battenberg Lace coat handmade by Virginia Mallen Chauvenet, wife of the first president of the Colorado School of Mines, Dr. Regis Chauvenet. Donated to the Golden Pioneer Museum (now the Golden History Museum) in 1970, this garment occasioned much interest not only for its uniqueness but also for the story of how the coat came to be.

Journalist and long-time Golden resident Irma Wyhs captured the tale for the February 23, 1970 edition of the “Golden Transcript”. She wrote that Mrs. Chauvenet visited the old Daniels and Fisher Store in Denver in the 1890s and was captivated by an expensive Battenberg Lace coat. She visited the store several times but the coat’s price had not been reduced, so Mrs. Chauvenet, who had learned as a young girl to make Battenberg Lace, resolved to create a copy of the coat for herself. In order to study the details of the pattern, Mrs. Chauvenet frequently visited the store to examine the coat.

Irma’s story continues: “Mr. Fisher took notice of these visits and, at last, he questioned Mrs. Chauvenet about it.

She explained that she liked the coat very much but thought it was in a somewhat extravagant price-range, so she was making a copy of it for herself. One might expect the story to end right there as present day knowledge indicated that proprietors of stores rather frown on the practice of copying Lois Ehlers models the c. 1895 Battenberg Lace coat handmade by Virginia their merchandise. However, Mr. Fisher was unpredictably Mallen Chauvenet. Mrs. Ehlers donated the coat to the Pioneer Museum, understanding. He not only went along with Mrs. Chauvenet’s now the Golden History Museum, in 1969. Photo credit: Golden History ingenuity, but he also told her that she might come into the Museum, City of Golden Collection. store and sit there and work for short periods ever so often if it would help in the copy.

WHAT IS BATTENBERG LACE? Accordingly, the coat was finished and to this It’s a form of tape lace created by basting decorative woven cloth tapes day, some 75 to 80 years later, it is a very into a pattern. Whenever the tape crosses itself, it’s stitched together to elegant and very lovely garment.” hold it in place. Spaces formed inside the cloth tape pattern are filled The coat was donated to the Museum by Mrs. with decorative stitching to complete the pattern. Battenberg lace is of Lois Ehlers, sister to Virginia Chauvenet’s good American origin and was said to be named in honor of the wedding of friend Osie (Smith) Coolbaugh.

Queen Victoria’s daughter Princess Beatrice to Prince Henry of Battenberg.

Vanya Scott, Curatorial Assistant Golden History Museum & Park • 923 10th St. • 303-278-3557 Check GoldenHistory.org for hours of operation, calendar of programs, and special event details.

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Tourism Expected to Fuel Post-Pandemic Economic Recovery

ational Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) runs May 2 – 8, 2021, and this year especially, we honor the important role tourism plays in the economic health of our city, state and nation.

The pandemic brought travel to a standstill worldwide and we felt the impact in Golden where beloved annual events were cancelled, the Coors Brewery tours were suspended, and many attractions, businesses and even the Golden Visitors Center were closed for much of the year. Several long time businesses, such as Avenue Gifts, shuttered permanently.

The 2021 NTTW theme is the “Power of Travel,” and the travel industry can indeed help bring back our vibrant community

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and restore our economy. It’s important to keep welcoming visitors to Golden and for residents to continue to “be a tourist in your hometown” by frequenting Golden businesses, restaurants and attractions.

Places such as the Buffalo Bill Museum and Grave, the Colorado Railroad Museum, Foothills Art Center, Golden History Museum, and many great places to eat and stay help give Golden our charming

2021 Event Season

s many of you have experienced first-hand, making plans this past year has been challenging to say the least! Imagine the dilemma facing event organizers who coordinate the outdoor special events that bring Golden alive during the summer season. Many signature events, such as Buffalo Bill Days, take months, even years of planning; commitments to vendors and deposits for services that must be paid up front, all before knowing what will be allowed under public health orders in place at the time of the event. Given the uncertainty and amount of planning needed, organizers are just not sure if they can count on the attendance numbers needed to host a successful, profitable event.

Although some events have made the difficult decision to cancel, there are others who are forging ahead with plans even in the face of a changing public health environment. Keep an eye on the event calendar in the Golden Informer, the city website or your trusted local news source to stay abreast of which events are happening and when. Plan to go, be safe and follow the instructions of event organizers who have been busy figuring out how to help us all gather in fun, creative and safe ways.

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character and are counting on tourism dollars to recover.

In 2019, an estimated 1,167,992 people visited Golden and we are hopeful the city will return to these pre-pandemic levels soon.

Signs are encouraging. Recently, Golden was honored to serve as the backdrop as Governor Jared Polis signed the “Revitalizing Main Streets” bill into law. The Golden Visitors Center has reopened and several Golden attractions have returned to normal operating hours.

We encourage you to join Visit Golden in observing NTTW this year. Get social and follow @VisitGoldenCO on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to support the important role tourism plays during NTTW21 and every day.

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New Billboard along Highway 6 Offers a Warm Welcome to Golden

olden’s Highway 6 welcome billboard recently got an upgrade. Check out the new artwork as you drive west on Hwy. 6 before the turn off to 19th St. The artwork for the billboard was designed by local graphic artist and photographer Andrew Terrill. Andrew has taken some of the most incredible photographic images of Golden. His photos of Golden, as well as of Colorado and other locations, can be seen and purchased as fine art prints at his website www.andrewterrill.com.

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9:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. • 303-277-8700 With two body tube water slides, a leisure pool complete with play structure, small water slides, spray fountains, and a 500 gallon dump-bucket, Splash is the largest water park in Jefferson County and the 4th largest in Colorado! Enjoy a beach-like sand area or a gentle spray fountain play area for children ages 1-100. Lap lanes are available for lap swimming only for ages 12 and up. Advance ticket purchases are required for your visit in 2021 to ensure COVID-safe operations for all guests and staff.

Advanced Ticket Purchase Required • Purchase online at rec.cityofgolden.net.

• T ickets are valid for a specific 2 hour block on the date of reservation.

• A ll guests, regardless of age or participation, must have a valid ticket.

• B irthday parties are available to celebrate your special day at the Splash! Visit www.splashingolden.com for birthday party details.

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