Greenwood Village Annual Report 2020
A report of the activities and highlights of the 2020 year in the City of Greenwood Village
A report of the activities and highlights of the 2020 year in the City of Greenwood Village
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Left to right: Front: Jerry Presley, Libby Barnacle, George Lantz,<br />
Judy Hilton, Donna Johnston<br />
Back: Dave Bullock, Dave Kerber, Anne Ingebretsen, Tom Dougherty<br />
"<strong>2020</strong> presented some difficult challenges to <strong>Village</strong> residents,<br />
businesses, and staff. Regardless of the issues, we tackled them together.<br />
The resilience of our community and the support that was leant to each<br />
other is helping us to recover. I am proud of all of you."<br />
- George Lantz, Mayor<br />
"<strong>2020</strong> was a challenging year with massive social disruptions to our<br />
society. In the <strong>Village</strong>, our approach was to provide a place where we<br />
could count on as much normalcy as possible. We highlighted our<br />
parks and open spaces for peace and recreation and kept our services<br />
and operations to the levels that our citizens have historically come<br />
to expect in order to create some form of stability that our society craves."<br />
- Dave Kerber, Mayor Pro tem and District 2 Councilmember<br />
"The challenges of <strong>2020</strong> were both significant and complex, which makes<br />
me very proud of how everyone worked so diligently to keep service<br />
levels at the height of what residents expect. We came together,<br />
community and staff, to achieve the highest possible performance<br />
outcome levels, which in turn maintained a high quality of life in the<br />
<strong>Village</strong>."<br />
- John Jackson, City Manager
Relationships, Outcomes and Improvements (ROI)<br />
Are our guiding principles that provide the basis for employee<br />
behavior and decision making.
Community Donations of<br />
Food for Police<br />
Hosted Four Public Input<br />
Meetings at Parks; Two Virtual<br />
261 Take-Home Art<br />
Kits Distributed<br />
Online Building and Code Inspections Were Made Available<br />
10 Recreation<br />
Contests<br />
Hosted on<br />
Facebook<br />
Virtual Tour<br />
of Four Art<br />
Exhibits<br />
17 Art<br />
Classes Held<br />
Online
Playgrounds Sanitized Weekly<br />
Trail Sweeping and Trash Removal<br />
Dog Bag Usage Up 35%<br />
<strong>Village</strong> Greens Park Vehicle<br />
Traffic Up 65%<br />
Autumn Hills Pedestrian<br />
Traffic Up 75%<br />
Implementation of New Technology<br />
New Phone System and Laptops to<br />
Support Remote Work for<br />
Employees<br />
Conducted Remote/Hybrid<br />
City Council Meetings<br />
Electronic Court<br />
Paging System to<br />
Facilitate Efficient Check-In and<br />
Maintain Social Distancing Efforts
Keeping Our Businesses Open<br />
$6 million CARES Act Funding and Assistance went to<br />
256 businesses<br />
Extended Patio<br />
Outdoor Eating Areas<br />
Outreach and Social<br />
Media Campaigns<br />
Relaxed Enforcement of Sign Code<br />
Partnered with Arapahoe<br />
County to Implement<br />
5-Star Program for<br />
48 businesses
Major Highlights<br />
Body-Worn Camera and Dash Cams<br />
Provided for 67 Police Officers and<br />
4 Code Enforcement Officers<br />
* As required by State Law to build public<br />
trust and transparency and to accurately<br />
document police interactions<br />
High Line Canal Trail Undercrossing<br />
at Belleview Avenue to Install<br />
Concrete Riding Surface and<br />
Improve Lighting<br />
Belleview and Steele Street<br />
Traffic Signal Installed for<br />
Safe Crossing of Drivers<br />
and Pedestrians<br />
Monaco Street Traffic Circle<br />
Improvements to Reduce<br />
Speeding and Enhance<br />
Appearance
Major Highlights<br />
Traffic Circle at Orchard<br />
Drive and Ivy Street to<br />
Reduce Speeding<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Shredding Event to<br />
Protect Resident Safety of<br />
Personal Information<br />
Sundance Hills Speed<br />
Humps to Reduce Speeding<br />
Other Notable Accomplishments<br />
Implemented Automated License Plate Reader System (ALPR)<br />
Hosted Prescription Drug Take Back Day
Major Highlights<br />
760 Street Lights Purchased<br />
from Xcel Energy to Allow<br />
the <strong>Village</strong> to Improve<br />
Maintenance and Appearance<br />
Belleview Avenue Median<br />
Improvements Installed to<br />
Enhance Aesthetics<br />
Orchard Road Median<br />
Landscaping at Colorado<br />
Boulevard to Enhance Aesthetics
Major Highlights<br />
High Line Canal<br />
Volunteer Clean-Up<br />
to Remove Debris<br />
from the Channel<br />
Other Notable Accomplishments<br />
Implementation of <strong>Village</strong> Noise Wall Repairs<br />
Residential Code Enforcement Policy Amended<br />
Long Road and Long Lane Corner Landscape Improvements<br />
<strong>Greenwood</strong> Estates Trail Landscape Improvements<br />
Dayton Street Landscape Improvements at Orchard Hills<br />
Landscaping at Orchard Hills Park Entrance at East Berry Avenue
Major Highlights<br />
Two Pickleball Courts<br />
Constructed at<br />
Westlands Park<br />
Art Sculpture, led by Arts Council,<br />
Installed at Running Fox Park<br />
Fun in the Sun<br />
and Art in the Park<br />
Expanded Programs With More<br />
Sessions Each Day
Major Highlights<br />
Outdoor Senior Fitness<br />
Sessions Held at Curtis Park<br />
New Features Installed at<br />
<strong>Village</strong> Greens North<br />
Mountain Bike Course<br />
Six Exhibits Offered at<br />
Curtis Center for the Arts<br />
Other Notable Accomplishments<br />
Elf on the Shelf Activity at Silo Park<br />
Fall Recreation Activities<br />
Outdoor Holiday Sports<br />
Virtual Egg Hunt and Decorating Contest<br />
Virtual Recreation Challenges<br />
Virtual Pumpkin Decorating and Costume Contest
Major Highlights<br />
Two Redevelopment Projects Approved in<br />
Arapahoe Entertainment District (AED)<br />
The (AED) is an overlay zoning district, to<br />
revitalize and encourage redevelopment along<br />
the Arapahoe Road Corridor<br />
Grange Hall<br />
Multi-restaurant food hall and brewery<br />
Pindustry<br />
Blend of food, entertainment and<br />
games<br />
Goldsmith Gulch Improvements<br />
Channel Improvements; Restored<br />
Conveyance Capacity and Functionality<br />
Bridgwater Pond Improvements<br />
Restored Functionality,<br />
Increased Channel Capacity and<br />
Removed Building Structures<br />
from the Floodplain
Major Highlights<br />
Orchard Road and Dayton Street Improvements<br />
Completed to Better Accommodate Westbound Traffic<br />
Flow and Reduce Traffic Back-Ups<br />
Orchard Road and Holly Street Modifications<br />
Completed to Improve Southbound Traffic Flow and<br />
Reduce Traffic Back-Ups
Major Highlights<br />
Fall Fishing Derby Attracted<br />
150 Participants<br />
Winter's Glow<br />
(Pre-COVID)<br />
Virtual Mayor's<br />
Lighting of City Hall<br />
6,000 Pairs of Socks<br />
Collected for <strong>Annual</strong> Sock<br />
Campaign
Virtual Waddle Race<br />
With 300 Rubber Ducks<br />
Major Highlights<br />
Arapahoe Philharmonic Concert<br />
(Pre-COVID)<br />
Virtual GV 500<br />
Remote Control Car Race<br />
Art on the Green<br />
Attended by 1700 people; 48 booths, 53 artists<br />
Other Notable Accomplishments<br />
<strong>Village</strong> Read<br />
Arts Scholarship Recipients Performed at Carson Park<br />
Local High School Students Played at Curtis Center for Social Media
Major Highlights<br />
Real-Time Locations of the <strong>Village</strong>'s Snow Plows Made<br />
Available on the City's Website for Residents to Follow<br />
Their Status During Storm Events<br />
Other Notable Accomplishments<br />
Award for Maintenance Facility Design<br />
Implemented ArcGis Urban to model different developments and<br />
impacts to the <strong>Village</strong><br />
GPS/Laser Rangefinder for Improved Pavement Inventory Process<br />
Implementation of Tri-Tech Records Management System (RMS)<br />
Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial <strong>Report</strong>ing<br />
Distinguished Budget Presentation Award<br />
Implemented Purchasing Card Rebate Program for Cost Savings<br />
Second Accreditation from International Association for Property<br />
and Evidence (IAPE)
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