2021 CALENDAR 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 2020 ANNUAL REPORT
2020 Parker Town Council 2020 General Fund Budget Breakdown
Mike Waid, Mayor John Diak Debbie Lewis
Cheryl Poage Joshua Rivero Jeff Toborg Renee Williams
Well, what a year 2020 has been, Parker! Despite these challenges, Parker continued This year has been an unprecedented time to give it our all and accomplish a large with a wide array of challenges—many of number of projects and initiatives, which we haven’t seen in our lifetimes. Our including major road improvements and Over 50 percent of the Town of Parker’s General Fund revenues support two of the core great staff, community and Town Council updates to guiding Town documents, service areas communities expect from their local government—Police and Public Works. has risen to the occasion and met these which you can read about in our year-end challenges head-on. Though we still have recap on the following pages. some hard times ahead, we’re confident that we can continue to pivot, be flexible In December, Parker said goodbye to Sales Tax Collected - Recent History and navigate our community through it all outgoing Mayor Mike Waid, as well as to a brighter tomorrow! Councilmembers Debbie Lewis and Josh Rivero and thanked them for their selfless 2020 $46.6 million - projected* Even though our planned priorities service to the Parker community. We were upended this year, we’ve still also welcomed newly elected Mayor Jeff accomplished a lot and have some exciting Toborg and Councilmembers Laura Hefta projects on the horizon. While COVID-19 and Todd Hendreks, as well as re-elected kept us from our traditional gatherings Councilmember John Diak. Our Town 2019 $45.6 million and celebrations, Parker continued Council looks forward to working together to engage our community in new and to serve our great community. innovative ways. From our fun Porch Party Series and Birthday Parades to the These are just a few highlights of the Virtual Turkey Day 5K and Drive-In Trivia things that make Parker “Your Kind of 2018 $42.9 million events, we kept our community engaged Place!” Read on to learn more about what and entertained! Our Parks and Recreation was accomplished in 2020. We wish you and Cultural Departments offered online all a healthy and happy New Year! classes and workshops and our Building 2017 $41.2 million inspectors offered virtual services during the shutdown. Town Council meetings – Your Parker Town Council and study sessions were made available 0 10 20 30 40 50 virtually so our community could continue to stay involved and informed. * 2020 projected figures calculated with data through Nov. 16, 2020 Town of Parker Election Results COVID-19 Response Virtual Classes, Programs and Events New Department Directors Named The Town held a regular election on 2020 was a challenging year for Parker as Town staff got creative in finding ways to Two longtime staff members, Mary Nov. 3 in conjunction with the Douglas it dealt with the reality of the COVID-19 keep residents engaged with the Parker Colton and Jim Tsurapas, were promoted County general election. Councilmember pandemic. The Town declared a formal community as COVID-19 restrictions to department director roles in 2020. Jeff Toborg was chosen by residents as local disaster emergency in response to limited in-person events and classes: Colton, who has worked for the Town Parker’s seventh Mayor since the Town’s the outbreak on March 13. In the interest since 2007, was elevated to Parks and • Town of Parker Events: Since the incorporation in 1981, joining past Mayors of helping control the spread of the virus, Town’s major special events couldn’t Recreation Director after previously Dean Salisbury (1981-88), Ann Waterman many alterations to Town operations be held due to gathering restrictions, serving as Recreation Manager. The Parks (1988-92), Greg Lopez (1992-96), Gary were put in place: several new activities were created to and Recreation Director vacancy was Lasater (1996-04), David Casiano (2004- created following longtime director Jim • Facility Closures and Reduced help promote the hometown feeling 12) and Mike Waid (2012-20). Cleveland’s appointment to Deputy Town Occupancy Rates: Town Hall and that our residents hold near and dear. many other municipal facilities moved New events included the Parker Porch Administrator. Tsurapas, who began his In addition to the Mayoral election, John to being open to the public on an Party Series, Bike Parker Week, Parker career with the Parker Police Department Diak, Laura Hefta and Todd Hendreks appointment-only basis. Facilities Porch Parade Series and the Hometown in 1993, was named the new Police Chief were elected to four-year terms as with high rates of visitors, such as the Holiday Experience. The annual Civic following the retirement of former Chief Councilmembers. Diak was previously Recreation Center, Fieldhouse and Academy, which helps residents David King. Tsurapas previously served an incumbent, while Hefta and Hendreks PACE Center, aligned their occupancy learn more about how our municipal as Deputy Police Chief since 2016. earned their first terms, replacing rates to those allowed under the government operates, also transitioned outgoing Councilmembers Debbie Lewis State of Colorado’s “Stay at Home” to an online format for 2020. Memorial Banner Program and Joshua Rivero. and “Safer at Home” orders. Facilities The Town rolled out a new Veterans • Parker Arts: Parker Arts staff Memorial Banner Program in 2020 to that remained open benefited from developed a robust slate of virtual As of December 2020, There are two enhanced disinfecting and cleaning recognize and honor Parker residents vacancies on Town Council created programming, including member who served our county in the military protocols, revised operational book clubs, online art instruction, live- by Toborg’s election to Mayor and guidelines promoting social distancing and have since passed on. Banners were former Councilmember Renee Williams’ streamed concerts, family workshops, displayed on lamp posts in Living Wheel and mask wearing, and modified facility virtual classes on beekeeping, building resignation in September. The process layouts to allow for social distancing. Park from May 1 through July 4. The of filling both positions were still to be charcuterie boards and more. The new program, which accepted applications determined by Town Council at the time • Virtual Public Meetings: Public Parker Drive-In Series provided patrons from residents, was considered a success of this calendar’s printing. meetings for the Town Council, with a series of concerts, trivia nights and is expected to return in 2021. Planning Commission and Special and other events held in the PACE Town Awards and Honors Licensing Authority moved to virtual Center’s parking lot. Let’s Talk Parker settings through utilization of Zoom. Parker and the surrounding community • Parker Parks and Recreation: With The Town’s online community While these meetings have been continue to be highly regarded for capacity for Parker’s two major engagement platform, Let’s Talk available for live online viewing for several areas related to overall quality of indoor Parks and Recreation facilities Parker, saw nearly 13,000 visits through the past several years, this new virtual life, including safety, health and wellness. (Recreation Center and Fieldhouse) November by individuals interested in format allowed residents the ability Among the accolades received by our limited for much of the year, a getting involved in Town projects and to provide public comment without community in 2020 were: successful virtual and outdoor group initiatives. Among the nine new projects attending in person. • No. 2 - Best Places to Live in America fitness program was created, helping added to the platform that solicited (Money.com) • Local Business Assistance: The Town to motivate patrons in achieving their resident feedback and participation made many efforts to assist the local fitness needs during closure and limited were the Parker and Pine Subarea Plan, • No. 2 – Healthiest Communities in business community as it grappled in-person offerings. Also going virtual COVID-19 Business Impacts Survey America – Douglas County (U.S. News with the outcomes of COVID-19. for 2020 was the Turkey Day 5K, while and Parks and Recreation Safe Return & World Report) Town Council passed an ordinance to a new Grab-and-Go Bag program Survey. Additionally, the new Parker • No. 5 – Safest Cities to Live in Colorado allow extended outdoor patio areas provided local youth with at-home Porch Parade Series allowed residents (Home Security Advisor) for local restaurants and bars, while activities to help them stay occupied. who decorated their homes’ exteriors for certain provisions of the Town’s sign Halloween and the Holidays to pin their • No. 24 – Best Small Cities in America • Police Department Outreach: The address on a map for all residents and (WalletHub) code were relaxed to help businesses Parker Police worked to keep a strong visitors to see and vote for a winner. notify residents of changes in their connection to the community through business operations. Town staff also the introduction of new virtual and assisted with Douglas County efforts to socially distanced outreach programs, promote a variety of federal and state- such as Drive-by Birthday Parties and sponsored relief programs, such as the the Chalk Art Contest. CARES Act. 2020 ANNUAL REPORT
New Development in Parker • Parker Adventist Hospital: Construction • Chambers and Hess Sub-Area Plan: • Parker and Pine Sub-area Plan: This Town staff was busy again in 2020 was initiated on a four-story medical This targeted master plan, adopted targeted plan will provide a land use/ with requests for investment in our office building on the Parker Adventist by Town Council in October, assessed transportation/urban design framework community. Among the new projects of Hospital campus and is scheduled for economic and transportation for the future growth area centered note were: completion in early 2021. influences at the intersection of upon the intersection of Parker Road Hess and Chambers Roads, the site and Pine Lane. This is the largest and • The Big Tool Box: This hardware • Anthology North: Town Council of future commercial development most important remaining commercial business to be located east of Parker approved a Planned Development that is currently allowed by zoning. development area in the Parker Road Road between Hess and Stroh Roads Zoning Amendment and Annexation It also established a land use and corridor. will feature an Ace Hardware store, Agreement Amendment to allow a transportation framework to support garden center, nursery and outdoor Segment 1 development of 496 homes future development in this area. display/sales area. with multiple parks, open spaces and Communications Department the southern extension of Chambers • Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan: Efforts Highlights • Sportsman’s Warehouse: A new Road in Anthology North, located west began to update this plan that was • Responded to COVID-19 impacts by sporting goods retail store opened of the intersection of Motsenbocker initially adopted in 2005 to incorporate introducing alternative activities for in the former Gander Mountain and Stroh Roads. The Council also best practices, promote multi- the Town’s usual slate of in-person commercial building in Crown Point. approved the Planned Development modal transportation and reflect the special events, while also helping to • Douglas 234 Commercial Zoning Amendment of Planning Area substantial growth and change that has coordinate, produce and promote Development: Town Council approved 15 from Mixed-Use to Commercial and occurred in Parker since 2005. virtual programming for Parker Parks a Minor Development Plat to subdivide Mixed-Use to ensure that a minimum of and Recreation. • Land Development Ordinance an undeveloped 14-acre property at the one-third of the area is developed for Modernization: This comprehensive • Provided the Parker community with northeast corner of the intersection of future commercial use. update to the Town’s Land comprehensive COVID-19 messaging, Hess and Chambers Roads into 11 lots Development Ordinance governs all resources and updates to Town that will be used for commercial retail, Community Development Department development and, when completed, operations. restaurant and service developments. Building Division Highlights will align zoning with the Parker 2035 • Continued to build the Town’s social • Edge/470: The first phase of this Statistics as of Nov. 20, 2020 Master Plan, incorporate best practices media base, increasing Facebook flex commercial/light industrial • Single-Family Home Permits: 301 and modern zoning techniques, and followers by 9% for both Town and development in the Compark Business be more transparent and usable for • Multi-Family Residential Permits: Parks and Recreation pages, as well Campus was completed. The first two applicants, residents and Town staff. 2 Condominiums (53 units), 9 as by 81% for the Town’s Instagram buildings have been constructed and Apartments (204 units), 10 Townhomes • Sound and Noise Study: Staff initiated account. are available for business use. • Commercial Permits (All Types): 162 and led a Town-wide Sound and Noise • Introduced the new “Love Parker” • Havana’s Bakery: The Town approved Study to support an update to the • Other Permits: 3,755 marketing campaign that encouraged a planned Cuban restaurant and bakery Town’s Noise Ordinance. The update residents to share what they love most for an undeveloped site located on • Total Permits: 4,239 will incorporate standards based upon about living in Parker. Pikes Peak Avenue between Pine Drive • Total Building Construction Valuation: decibel levels and more effectively • Served on the Douglas County and Pikes Peak Drive. The two-story $259,596,727 address noise complaints to mitigate project will include outdoor seating and Complete Count Committee to • Total Inspections: 28,234 nuisance impacts and preserve dedicated parking. residential quality of life. promote the 2020 Census. With the help of the Town’s outreach • Parker/Pine Mixed-Use Development: Community Development Department • Park Dedication Standards Update: efforts, 81.3% of Parker residents self- The Town approved a mixed-use Planning Division Highlights Staff collaborated with the Parks and responded to the Census, which ranked development for a 16-acre site The Town’s Community Development Recreation Department to complete in the 93rd percentile for all cities located at the southwest corner of Department helps provide a vision for the the Park Standards Report, which nationally and well above the 70% rate the intersection of Parker Road and future of our community with the help identified and addressed a number of for the state of Colorado overall. Pine Lane. The project will contain of feedback from residents. Long-range issues and deficiencies with the Town’s commercial development in multiple existing park dedication standards. • Assumed oversight of Town Economic plans and studies that were worked on in Development marketing efforts. buildings for retail, restaurant and 2020 include: These standards were approved by service uses, as well as a multi-family Council and will be implemented and residential component and trail applied to future development projects. connection to the Baldwin Gulch Trail. Parker Arts Highlights • Received the Government Finance • High Plains Trail: Continued to Recreation Division Highlights • Developed innovative programming Officers Association (GFOA) Certificate work with Town partners, obtaining • Developed a successful virtual and in new spaces, including a drive-in of Achievement for Excellence in approval of a $2 million Great Outdoors outdoor group fitness program that concert experience, Tacos and Trivia on Financial Reporting for the 2019 Colorado grant for this regional trail accommodated and motivated patrons the PACE Terrace and outdoor music in Comprehensive Annual Finance Report, project, plus completed preliminary in achieving their fitness needs during the new Schoolhouse Plaza. as well as the GFOA Distinguished engineering plans for Segments I, II closure and limited in-person offerings. Budget Presentation Award for the and IV, including a grade-separated • Received a grant from the National • Became the first agency to offer safe Town’s 2019 Budget. crossing of Parker Road. This trail, Endowment for the Arts to support a and effective swim lessons and aquatic which is a collaborative effort between yearlong series of art gallery exhibits. • For the first time, the 2019 Budget programming in response to the state’s Parker, Aurora and Douglas and received special recognition for the Stay-at-Home Order, serving as a • Hosted 22 theater rentals from groups Arapahoe Counties, is expected to Capital Budget section. Also, during model for other recreation agencies. located in and around Parker. begin construction in 2021. a GFOA webinar presentation, the • Provided current members with Safe • Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, held a Town’s 2019 Budget was utilized in five • Auburn Hills Community Park: Return membership options during total of 63 summer enrichment camps different situations as providing a good Improvements for this Town-owned initial stages of Safer-at-Home phase. that allowed 407 campers to learn in a example in how to present data. community park within the Auburn safe environment. • Parker Recreation facilities were among • The Sales Tax team continued to Hills and Bradbury Hills communities the first such facilities to re-open in the • Presented Parker Arts Lectures on advocate for the Town through included renovation of the existing Denver metro area. Other Recreation visual art, healing arts, Front Range the Colorado Sales and Use Tax sports fields, a new playground and agencies throughout the state looked paleontology, skin cancer research, Simplification Task Force. Through additional trail connections. These to Parker for guidance and advice as urban coyotes and the Colorado Utes. sponsorship of several Town Charter improvements were funded by Public they began to re-open. Lectures resumed successfully amid the revisions and partnering with the State Service Company (PSCo). pandemic via limited in-person viewing of Colorado and other municipalities • Installed a new premium indoor turf and online streaming. on a sales and use tax system, Parker is Parks Division Highlights field surface at the Parker Fieldhouse. • Completed a feasibility and • Held the fourth annual Portfolio Day likely see an increase in the collection • Hosted Colorado’s first Aquatics of sales tax from remote sellers. environmental study to add a parallel and Bright Futures Student Exhibit, soft surface trail along the Cherry Creek seminar through the Colorado Parks where 65 Douglas County junior and Regional Trail. and Recreation Association. senior art students had the opportunity Parks and Recreation Capital • Planted over 70 tree replacements • Transitioned the Recreation Center to speak directly with college Project Highlights at Town facilities and parks following pools from liquid chemical to dry recruiters regarding their art programs, • Trails at Crowfoot Community Park: severe weather events, utilizing chemical feed systems, which scholarships and how to navigate Construction is underway in this new tree mitigation funds collected from resulted in a cleaner, safer swimming admissions. This year’s event secured residential development for a 17- developers. environment for both patrons and staff. several scholarship and internship acre community park funded by the • Implemented an Americans with opportunities from outside groups. developer and dedicated to the Town • Responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, Disabilities Act (ADA) transition plan • Hosted weddings, meetings and other featuring a multi-use sports field, implementing new park safety policies from the Master Plan to improve rented events in Parker Arts facilities baseball field, tennis courts, pickleball and procedures, such as cleaning accessibility in Recreation facilities. featuring 10,674 attendees. Thirteen courts, picnic/shade shelters, a protocols and closure and opening couples said “I Do” in these venues. playground, nine-hole disc golf course standards based on State and TCHD and soft-surface trails. recommendations and requirements. Police Department Highlights • Presented 132 diverse performances • Hosted a Town-wide mask giveaway by national performing artists, regional • H2O’Brien Pool Renovation: Completed • Completed park renovation of Auburn to support local businesses reopening groups and local arts organizations. a facility renovation and improvements, Hills Community Park. Utilizing primarily during the COVID-19 pandemic. including new aquatic play features, PSCo mitigation funds, redesigned and • Received four Henry Awards pool deck improvements and a renovated the irrigation system on • Implemented a comprehensive plan nominations for Roald Dahl’s Matilda: remodeled lobby and changing area. the north and south side of the park, for COVID-19 to keep officers safe and The Musical, earning recognition for resodded the existing soccer field, continuity of services available to the • East/West Regional Trail: Secured outstanding achievement by the created a new turf play area, added a community. $700,000 from Douglas County Colorado Theatre Guild. playground and new landscaping, built share-back funds to construct an • Launched the Parent Tip Tuesday a soft surface trail connection under the undercrossing of Jordan Road, as well program to provide vital public safety Finance Department Highlights powerlines and reconfigured the East- as $400,000 in trail grant funds for education to parents in the community. • Over 21,300 sales tax returns were filed West Trail though the park to activate reimbursement of prior construction • Hosted Fraud Prevention training and by Parker businesses, with 93% of those recreation between both sides of the costs from this trail project from Great a Document Shred event so residents returns being filed electronically. park. Outdoors Colorado. could shred sensitive documents safely. 2020 ANNUAL REPORT
Police Department Highlights (con’t) • Completed concrete repair/ • Installed new traffic responsive • Executed an IGA with the Colorado • Hosted a Living with Wildlife replacement improvements on several operations on Parker Road, including Department of Transportation (CDOT) presentation in partnership with the local, collector and arterial roadways. new algorithms and new mid-block for partial construction funding for Colorado Division of Wildlife to educate • Began work on a “grind, saw, seal” counting equipment, in the first phase the next segment of sidewalk/trail citizens about living safely with wild project on the concrete portion of of the Town’s Responsive Traffic Signal along Parker Road between the 20- animals in our community. Hilltop Road. operational equipment and associated Mile/Hilltop Road and Hess Road signal timings. intersections. • The Emergency Management Office • Repaired 830 potholes. coordinated distribution of supplies, • Secured grant funding of $400,000 • Completed a conceptual design for the masks and equipment for Town • Swept 13,000 miles of Town streets, through the Denver Regional Council elimination of the sidewalk gaps on Departments throughout the COVID-19 collecting and disposing of 1,300 tons of Governments (DRCOG) for further Hilltop Road between the Pine Drive pandemic response. of debris. expansion of traffic responsive and Narrow Pine/Hidden River Lane • Responded to 18 winter storms, plowing operations. intersections. Engineering Division Highlights 33,000 miles of Town roadways. • Designed and bid a new mid-block • Worked on design efforts for the • Reviewed and inspected the pedestrian crossing of Jordan Road next Parker Road multi-use trail/ infrastructure associated with Stormwater Division Highlights north of Cottonwood Drive that will sidewalks, located on the west side approximately 100 site plans and 30 • Performed 5,800 infrastructure connect housing on the west side of between the 20-Mile Road and Hess subdivisions. inspections and 1,350 maintenance the roadway with west Cottonwood Road intersections and on the east side • Completed review of all infrastructure activities. Park and Cherry Creek Trail. A signal between the Sulphur Gulch Trail and associated with the first seven • Performed 1,400 development project for this crossing is expected to be fully south of Parker Square Drive. subdivisions of the Hess Ranch inspections and issued 28 grading operational in December 2020. • Completed the Jordan Road Widening development. The project will also permits. • Completed access modifications at Project between the Hess Road and construct new major segments of • Completed design efforts for planned Jordan Road/Village Center Drive to Bradbury Parkway intersections. regional roadways Chambers Road and enhance safety and reduce accidents. Stroh Road. improvements to Lemon Gulch and • Continued design efforts for Brandy Gulch (Hess Ranch/Looking • Continued deployment of devices to improvements to Motsenbocker Road • Prepared revisions to the Town’s Glass developments), as well as Green keep traffic signal indicators clear of south of the Hess Road intersection. Roadway Design and Construction Acres Tributary (Compark Village snow during blowing snow events. • Continued design work for operational Criteria Manual that were approved by South). Town Council. • Replaced all end-of-life street lights in improvements to Parker Road between • Began work on improvements to Cherry the downtown area, providing better Lincoln Avenue and E-470. • Conducted construction inspections Creek at the KOA property (located illumination for pedestrian and driver • Continued design of safety and of significant public infrastructure north of McCabe Meadows) to repair comfort and safety. circulation improvements on/adjacent within the Trails at Crowfoot and eroded stream banks and channel. Looking Glass developments. This • Completed work on one-eighth of to Mainstreet in the downtown area. • Assisted the Mile High Flood District project will construct new segments street signs in Parker to meet night time • Completed design of operational (MHFD) in overseeing the completion of or improvements to major regional retroreflectivity requirements. improvements to the southwest corner of Lemon Gulch improvements roadways such as Crowfoot Valley • Constructed one new traffic signal at of the intersection of Mainstreet and downstream of Crowfoot Valley Road. Road, Chambers Road, Bayou Gulch the Hess Road/19500 block intersection Parker Road. Road and Stroh Road. • Began oversight and inspection of (Country Meadows commercial area). • Began the Cottonwood Drive developer-constructed improvements Widening Project featuring planned to Oak Gulch upstream of Streets Division Highlights Public Improvements Fund improvements between Jordan Road Motsenbocker Road. • Completed mill and asphalt overlays on Highlights and Parker Road. Crown Crest Boulevard and Dransfeldt • Executed an intergovernmental Road, which included 57,782 square Traffic Division Highlights agreement (IGA) amendment with • Completed the construction of Kings yards. • Completed traffic signal warrant studies Douglas County to jointly fund the Point Way, a new collector roadway, north of Cottonwood Drive. • Completed slurry/chip seal preventative to review if signals are appropriate at conceptual/preliminary design of a maintenance on multiple local, collector several locations throughout Town. proposed extension of Dransfeldt Road • Commenced the final design efforts for and arterial roadways and parking lots, Identified Parker Road at Parkglenn over Cherry Creek. Began design efforts the extension of J Morgan Boulevard a total of 611,000 square yards. Way as a new signal to be built in 2022. for the project. south of Stroh Road. FREQUENTLY REQUESTED CONTACTS
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24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Parker Planning Commission Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org 31 FEBRUARY 2021 Town of Parker Community S M T W T F S Events and Activities With many of the Town’s large- scale gatherings suspended due to 1 2 3 4 5 6 COVID-19 and health restrictions Town Council Meeting Groundhog Day www.ParkerOnline.org in 2020, we weren’t able to bring the community our traditional Parker Recreation Activity Registration Opens for season of events, such as the March/April www.ParkerRec.com Stars and Stripes Celebration, Mayor’s Holiday Lighting and Christmas Carriage Parade.
Town staff creatively 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 found other ways for Parker Planning Commission Meeting our community to stay www.ParkerOnline.org engaged and show their hometown spirit. At the time of this calendar’s production, COVID-19’s impact on 2021 events still remained unclear.
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Residents are encouraged 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 to view and participate Easter Sunday Town Council Meeting Parker Planning www.ParkerOnline.org Commission Meeting live in public meetings Recreation Facilities Closed www.ParkerOnline.org held by the Parker Town Council, Planning Commission and Special Licensing Authority via Facebook (view only) and Zoom (view 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 and provide public Tax Day comments). Parker Special Licensing Authority Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org For more information about how to participate, visit www.ParkerOnline.org/ VirtualMeetings. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Town Council Meeting Parker Planning www.ParkerOnline.org Commission Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org Photo Credits Above: Sherry Hunter Below: Sherry Jones
25 26 27 28 29 30 Arbor Day MAY 2021 Active Older Adults S M T W T F S Parker strives to meet the needs of its older adult population while promoting APRIL 2021 JUNE 2021 healthy living through innovative S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 programs and activities. Enjoy a 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 variety of classes in aquatics, 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 fitness, enrichment, arts, 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 dance and culture, along 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 with a number of volunteer 25 26 27 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 opportunities.
Senior volunteer opportunities are available 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 at the PACE Center. Town Council Meeting Cinco de Mayo Assignments may www.ParkerOnline.org Town of Parker Date include greeters, ushers, of Incorporation (1981) stage crew, musicians, office administration, merchandise sales and security.
For information, visit 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 us online at Mother’s Day Parker Planning www.ParkerRec.com Commission Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org and www.ParkerArts.org.
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23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Parker Planning Commission Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org 30 31 Memorial Day Town Offices Closed JUNE 2021 Digital Parks and Recreation S M T W T F S Activity Guide The new digital Parker Parks and 1 2 3 4 5 Recreation Activity Guide is the latest online resource for program Parker Recreation Activity Registration Opens for and sports registration, facility July/August www.ParkerRec.com information, special events and more. Find information about and register for your favorite fitness class; view a list of Kids’ Zone classes or youth sports camps and clinics; keep up-to-date 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 on special events, facility Town Council Meeting Parker Planning www.ParkerOnline.org Commission Meeting information, personal www.ParkerOnline.org training specials and seasonal highlights. Membership packages are also available for purchase.
Visit the digital 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Activity Guide at Flag Day Parker Special Licensing www.ParkerRec.com/ Authority Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org Guide. Call the Recreation Center at 303.841.4500 or the Fieldhouse at 303.805.6300 or email recreation@ parkeronline.org with 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 questions. Father’s Day Town Council Meeting Parker Planning www.ParkerOnline.org Commission Meeting Summer Begins www.ParkerOnline.org Photo Credits Above: Vicki Stansbury Below: Sara Ramsey
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30 31 JULY 2021 Parker Police Department S M T W T F S Education and Outreach The Parker Police Department offers a JUNE 2021 AUGUST 2021 variety of public education and other S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 outreach programs with the goal of being as transparent to the 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 community as possible. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Among the popular programs 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 available are the Citizen’s Police Academy, emergency preparedness classes focusing on Parker’s 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Community Response Independence Day Independence Day Town Council Meeting Parker Planning Team and severe Observed www.ParkerOnline.org Commission Meeting Recreation Facilities Closed www.ParkerOnline.org weather spotting, and Town Offices Closed other community classes, such as those focused on Parent- Teen Safe Driving, Women’s Self- Defense and TIPS 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Alcohol Training and Certification. Parker Special Licensing Authority Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org For a full list of programs currently offered, as well as other Police Department outreach events, visit www.ParkerPolice.org/ 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Education. Town Council Meeting Parker Planning www.ParkerOnline.org Commission Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org Photo Credits Above: Rick Yohn Below: Anna Hylton
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AUGUST 2021 Help Keep Our Town S M T W T F S Beautiful; Adopt a Street! Are you looking for a great way to give back to your community? Consider 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 joining the Town of Parker’s Colorado Day Town Council Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org Adopt-a-Street Program! Parker Recreation Activity Registration Opens for September/October Through the Adopt-a-Street www.ParkerRec.com Program, groups or individual volunteers can “adopt” a street to help keep our Town free of trash. Through this program, a volunteer 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 group agrees to pick up Parker Planning trash on an adopted Commission Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org section of street at least once per month April through September and once every two months October through March.
15 16 17 18 19 20 21 If you feel the Adopt- Town Council Meeting Parker Special Licensing a-Street Program may www.ParkerOnline.org Authority Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org be a fit for you or your organization, visit www.ParkerOnline.org/ AdoptAStreet for more details, including a map featuring streets that are currently 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 available to adopt. Parker Planning Commission Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org Photo Credits Above: Wendy Mosley Below: Rick Yohn
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25 26 27 28 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 SEPTEMBER 2021 Parker Recreation Mobile App S M T W T F S The Parker Recreation Mobile app provides quick access to important AUGUST 2021 OCTOBER 2021 information: real-time group fitness S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 schedules, pool schedules, events, 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 Parker Recreation Activity interactive maps and trails, 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Registration Opens for November/December Day Camp updates, facility 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 www.ParkerRec.com information and more. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
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Download the app on 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 either Android and Yom Kippur Begins Parker Special Licensing Apple devices for Authority Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org free. Visit www.ParkerRec.com/ MobileApp for download links, or search “ParkerRec.com” on either Google Play or 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 the Apple App Store. Town Council Meeting Autumn Begins Parker Planning www.ParkerOnline.org Commission Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org Photo Credits Above: Ginger Wick Below: Gillian Walsh
26 27 28 29 30 OCTOBER 2021 Ready, Set, Snow! S M T W T F S Winter in Parker can be unpredictable. Our area can experience snowfall events SEPTEMBER 2021 NOVEMBER 2021 ranging from as light as a dusting to S M T W T F S S M T W T F S 1 2 as heavy as a foot or more of the 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 white stuff. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The Town of Parker’s Snow 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Plowing and Ice Control Policy 26 27 28 29 30 28 29 30 helps provide for efficient and effective snow plowing and de-icing operations for more than 500 miles 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 of Parker roadways Town Council Meeting depending upon traffic www.ParkerOnline.org movement and safety, emergency response, budget allocations, special community needs and snowfall levels.
10 11 12 13 14 15 16 To learn more about Columbus Day / Parker Planning the Town’s snow Indigenous Peoples Day Commission Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org operations, including a list of FAQs and other resident resources, visit www.ParkerOnline.org/ Snow. 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Town Council Meeting Parker Special Licensing www.ParkerOnline.org Authority Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org Photo Credits Above: Chris Foster Below: Mike Schaffer
24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Parker Planning Commission Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org 31 Halloween NOVEMBER 2021 Volunteer in Your Community S M T W T F S Are you looking for a way to get involved in your community? Each year, there are positions available on a variety 1 2 3 4 5 6 of citizen commissions run by Town Council Meeting Election Day Parker Planning the Town of Parker, including www.ParkerOnline.org Commission Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org the Cultural and Scientific Parker Recreation Activity Registration Opens for Commission, Investment November/December www.ParkerRec.com Advisory Committee, Planning Commission and Special Licensing Authority. For more information on how to participate, visit 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 www.ParkerOnline.org/ Daylight Saving Time Ends Veterans Day Commissions. Town Offices Closed Numerous other chances to volunteer with the Town also exist, including opportunities with Parker Parks and 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Recreation and Parker Town Council Meeting Parker Special Licensing Arts. To view these www.ParkerOnline.org Authority Meeting www.ParkerOnline.org positions, visit the Volunteer Connect Douglas County online resource at VolunteerConnectDC.org. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Thanksgiving Town Offices Closed Town Offices and Recreation Facilities Closed Photo Credits Above: John Creighton Below: Ron Beller
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2020 Town Council Mike Waid, Mayor John Diak Debbie Lewis Cheryl Poage Joshua Rivero Jeff Toborg Renee Williams
Town Administrator Michelle Kivela
Deputy Town Administrator Jim Cleveland
Produced by the Communications Department Elise Penington, Director Andy Anderson Ryne Dittmer Brooke Jones Brooke Spain Jaime Vollertsen
Cover Photo Credits Top Photo: Alex Galimov Bottom Photos (L to R): Wendy Mosley, Travis Dieringer, John Ott, Anna Hylton and Lisa Binet