Greenwood Village Annual Report 2020

Left to right: Front: Jerry Presley, Libby Barnacle, George Lantz,
Judy Hilton, Donna Johnston
Back: Dave Bullock, Dave Kerber, Anne Ingebretsen, Tom Dougherty
"2020 presented some difficult challenges to Village residents,
businesses, and staff. Regardless of the issues, we tackled them together.
The resilience of our community and the support that was leant to each
other is helping us to recover. I am proud of all of you."
- George Lantz, Mayor
"2020 was a challenging year with massive social disruptions to our
society. In the Village, our approach was to provide a place where we
could count on as much normalcy as possible. We highlighted our
parks and open spaces for peace and recreation and kept our services
and operations to the levels that our citizens have historically come
to expect in order to create some form of stability that our society craves."
- Dave Kerber, Mayor Pro tem and District 2 Councilmember
"The challenges of 2020 were both significant and complex, which makes
me very proud of how everyone worked so diligently to keep service
levels at the height of what residents expect. We came together,
community and staff, to achieve the highest possible performance
outcome levels, which in turn maintained a high quality of life in the
Village."
- John Jackson, City Manager

Relationships, Outcomes and Improvements (ROI)
Are our guiding principles that provide the basis for employee
behavior and decision making.

Community Donations of
Food for Police
Hosted Four Public Input
Meetings at Parks; Two Virtual
261 Take-Home Art
Kits Distributed
Online Building and Code Inspections Were Made Available
10 Recreation
Contests
Hosted on
Facebook
Virtual Tour
of Four Art
Exhibits
17 Art
Classes Held
Online

Playgrounds Sanitized Weekly
Trail Sweeping and Trash Removal
Dog Bag Usage Up 35%
Village Greens Park Vehicle
Traffic Up 65%
Autumn Hills Pedestrian
Traffic Up 75%
Implementation of New Technology
New Phone System and Laptops to
Support Remote Work for
Employees
Conducted Remote/Hybrid
City Council Meetings
Electronic Court
Paging System to
Facilitate Efficient Check-In and
Maintain Social Distancing Efforts

Keeping Our Businesses Open
$6 million CARES Act Funding and Assistance went to
256 businesses
Extended Patio
Outdoor Eating Areas
Outreach and Social
Media Campaigns
Relaxed Enforcement of Sign Code
Partnered with Arapahoe
County to Implement
5-Star Program for
48 businesses

Major Highlights
Body-Worn Camera and Dash Cams
Provided for 67 Police Officers and
4 Code Enforcement Officers
* As required by State Law to build public
trust and transparency and to accurately
document police interactions
High Line Canal Trail Undercrossing
at Belleview Avenue to Install
Concrete Riding Surface and
Improve Lighting
Belleview and Steele Street
Traffic Signal Installed for
Safe Crossing of Drivers
and Pedestrians
Monaco Street Traffic Circle
Improvements to Reduce
Speeding and Enhance
Appearance

Major Highlights
Traffic Circle at Orchard
Drive and Ivy Street to
Reduce Speeding
Annual Shredding Event to
Protect Resident Safety of
Personal Information
Sundance Hills Speed
Humps to Reduce Speeding
Other Notable Accomplishments
Implemented Automated License Plate Reader System (ALPR)
Hosted Prescription Drug Take Back Day

Major Highlights
760 Street Lights Purchased
from Xcel Energy to Allow
the Village to Improve
Maintenance and Appearance
Belleview Avenue Median
Improvements Installed to
Enhance Aesthetics
Orchard Road Median
Landscaping at Colorado
Boulevard to Enhance Aesthetics

Major Highlights
High Line Canal
Volunteer Clean-Up
to Remove Debris
from the Channel
Other Notable Accomplishments
Implementation of Village Noise Wall Repairs
Residential Code Enforcement Policy Amended
Long Road and Long Lane Corner Landscape Improvements
Greenwood Estates Trail Landscape Improvements
Dayton Street Landscape Improvements at Orchard Hills
Landscaping at Orchard Hills Park Entrance at East Berry Avenue

Major Highlights
Two Pickleball Courts
Constructed at
Westlands Park
Art Sculpture, led by Arts Council,
Installed at Running Fox Park
Fun in the Sun
and Art in the Park
Expanded Programs With More
Sessions Each Day

Major Highlights
Outdoor Senior Fitness
Sessions Held at Curtis Park
New Features Installed at
Village Greens North
Mountain Bike Course
Six Exhibits Offered at
Curtis Center for the Arts
Other Notable Accomplishments
Elf on the Shelf Activity at Silo Park
Fall Recreation Activities
Outdoor Holiday Sports
Virtual Egg Hunt and Decorating Contest
Virtual Recreation Challenges
Virtual Pumpkin Decorating and Costume Contest

Major Highlights
Two Redevelopment Projects Approved in
Arapahoe Entertainment District (AED)
The (AED) is an overlay zoning district, to
revitalize and encourage redevelopment along
the Arapahoe Road Corridor
Grange Hall
Multi-restaurant food hall and brewery
Pindustry
Blend of food, entertainment and
games
Goldsmith Gulch Improvements
Channel Improvements; Restored
Conveyance Capacity and Functionality
Bridgwater Pond Improvements
Restored Functionality,
Increased Channel Capacity and
Removed Building Structures
from the Floodplain

Major Highlights
Orchard Road and Dayton Street Improvements
Completed to Better Accommodate Westbound Traffic
Flow and Reduce Traffic Back-Ups
Orchard Road and Holly Street Modifications
Completed to Improve Southbound Traffic Flow and
Reduce Traffic Back-Ups

Major Highlights
Fall Fishing Derby Attracted
150 Participants
Winter's Glow
(Pre-COVID)
Virtual Mayor's
Lighting of City Hall
6,000 Pairs of Socks
Collected for Annual Sock
Campaign

Virtual Waddle Race
With 300 Rubber Ducks
Major Highlights
Arapahoe Philharmonic Concert
(Pre-COVID)
Virtual GV 500
Remote Control Car Race
Art on the Green
Attended by 1700 people; 48 booths, 53 artists
Other Notable Accomplishments
Village Read
Arts Scholarship Recipients Performed at Carson Park
Local High School Students Played at Curtis Center for Social Media

Major Highlights
Real-Time Locations of the Village's Snow Plows Made
Available on the City's Website for Residents to Follow
Their Status During Storm Events
Other Notable Accomplishments
Award for Maintenance Facility Design
Implemented ArcGis Urban to model different developments and
impacts to the Village
GPS/Laser Rangefinder for Improved Pavement Inventory Process
Implementation of Tri-Tech Records Management System (RMS)
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award
Implemented Purchasing Card Rebate Program for Cost Savings
Second Accreditation from International Association for Property
and Evidence (IAPE)