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What's Inside TM ™ © Copyright 2012 City of Littleton all rights reserved October/November 2012 2013 proposed budget maintains assets and capital projects What’s Inside NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Numerous energy efficiency and productivity projects slated DIRECTOR HIRED PAGE 2 The Littleton City Council concluded two nights of delibera- • E-ticketing software for the Littleton Police Department that tions on the 2013 proposed budget September 11 following will save data entry and officer time. 3,000 CITIZEN SURVEYS MAILED hundreds of hours of staff preparation that included evaluation • New hazardous materials equipment, dive suits and bunker PAGE 2 of programs, cost/benefits, needs and alternatives. gear for LFR. Through mid-year, General Fund revenues are 6.4 percent • New energy efficient HVAC units for Town Hall Arts Center greater than last year. Conservative revenue estimates combined and Bemis Library replacing units that are decades old. with tight fiscal policy will result in maintaining existing levels of services, a two-month operating reserve, and additional money • An upgrade to the library’s collections software and a new for capital projects. Although recent revenue results are encour- collections tracking and handling system to automate aging, the city is taking a cautious financial approach to 2013. A check-in and check-out, getting materials back on the significant challenge for the future however, will be maintaining shelves faster and substantially reducing check out time. SENIOR REFUND DEADLINE the high level and quality of services the city provides. Ameni- • An increase to the Main Street Historic District Grant Pro- PAGE 3 ties and discretionary programs are projected to meet or exceed gram from $25,000 to $50,000 for improvements to historic revenue growth in the near future making it increasingly difficult buildings. FRIENd’s craft fAIR to maintain a balance between core services and quality of life • Purchase of open space properties budgeted at $1,250,000, PAGE 3 services. significant support to maintenance of South Platte Park, Following an overview of the proposed budget, City Manager environmental improvements along the South Platte River, Michael Penny took a new approach to budget discussions asking and Phase II of the South Platte River Enhancement Plan. council members to consider 43 policy questions. Among the highlights of the 2013 budget: Penny said the 2013 budget is focused primarily on maintaining • Hiring three firefighter/paramedics for Littleton Fire Rescue the city’s existing assets that have been deferred for many years. (LFR). The $300,000 annual cost of salaries, benefits and However, several new projects and programs will be of benefit to equipment will be offset by a $250,000 reduction in the the community and contribute to Littleton’s quality of life. ROAD CONSTRUCTION AT overtime budget. The costs will be shared with the city’s fire Copies of the 2013 budget will be available December 10 on the COUNTY LINE ROAD AND partners - the Littleton Fire Protection District and High- city’s website, littletongov.org/finance or from the Finance Depart- SOUTH BROADWAY lands Ranch Metro District. LFR has applied for a grant that PAGE 4 ment. First Reading of the budget will be October 2 at the regular if awarded, will fund the positions for two years. city council meeting at 7 p.m. Second Reading and the Public Hear- LEAF AND TIRE RECYCLING • Hiring an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Captain to ing will be October 16 at 7 p.m. in the council chamber. PAGE 5 coordinate training and provide quality assurance regard- ing patient care. Seventy percent of LFR calls are medical ping4alerts! EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION and the cost of this position will be paid from the EMS PAGE 6 Enterprise Fund. • Hiring a Building Maintenance staff member and an Information Services Support employee. Five employ- ees currently maintain 34 buildings dating to the early ™ 20th century as well as a transmission tower and covered facebook.com/CityofLittleton bridge. Technology systems have increased from 50 to more than 250 over the last 11 years with no increase in staffing. • An increase in employee compensation will provide up to a two percent salary increase. The majority of city em- twitter.com/CityofLittleton ployees have seen only a one percent increase in the past four years. Of 472 city employees, 248 work in the police or In a letter sent to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Littleton fire departments. Mayor Debbie Brinkman expressed concern on behalf of the city • Expansion of wireless Internet capabilities in all of the council over “potentially significant impacts to aquatic and ri- city’s public buildings. parian habitat immediately below the reservoir in South Platte youtube.com/LittletonGov/#g/u Park due to altered Chatfield operations and reduced ‘base’ • Software that allows completely paperless city council flows” concerning the Chatfield Reservoir Reallocation Storage For more information, visit packets reducing staff time by 40 percent and also allow- Study. For more on the city council’s response, see Mayor Brink- littletongov.org/socialmedia ing public access to televised meetings on mobile devices. man’s message on page 2. THE LITTLETON REPOrt IS AN PRSRT STD ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY 2255 West Berry Ave. U.S. Postage PUBLICATION. Littleton, CO 80120 Paid Littleton, CO Permit No. 205 ECRWSS Postal Patron LITTLETON REPORT October/November 2012 • Page 2 Message from Mayor Debbie Brinkman regarding the Chatfield Reallocation Project I wanted to share a few thoughts with you regarding Littleton’s re- sponse to the Draft Environmental Impact Study (DEIS). Littleton has supported the reallocation of Chatfield from the beginning (this process started in 1994). The reason for the support was because we understand the need for water in the Front Range and since our water supplier (Denver Water) pulls from Chatfield, we have a major stake in assuring our water supply and the water supply of many of our Front Range neighbors. The issue that drew my attention was the effect of the realloca- tion on our own stream flows. Even though the DEIS indicates reduced flows, our problem will not be solved by a revision of their plan. Even if we get them to acknowledge our issues there is little chance they can do anything about the flows. So, we decided to approach a solution from another angle... Short version–flows in our section of the river are determined by downstream users who own water in State Senator Linda Newell (back left) joined Little- Chatfield. When they need water, they call for a release. These same folks also own water in many other ton Mayor Debbie Brinkman (back, second from left) storage basins. Many of them provide water for the communities without ever drawing from Chatfield, at the fourth City Council Outreach Event August 28 thus we have poor flows in our river. at Goddard Middle School. The events featured free Littleton owns no water in Chatfield. We have junior (meaning last in line) flow rights (30 - 100 cfs). pizza, ice cream, fire trucks, the South Suburban The irony is that when there is enough water for us to use our flow rights we don’t because the river Fitness Van, crafts and games. An Inspire Littleton is probably at a healthy level. A year like this one and all bets are off–even with our rights the drought Forum, attended by more than 60 people, followed in trumps all. the school’s gymnasium. The forums were designed to gather community input as the city updates its com- The good news–Littleton is taking the lead to formulate an agreement with downstream users so prehensive plan. that we can ensure a healthy and more consistent flow in the river regardless of conditions we have no control over. We are working with water engineers to determine the minimum flows required to keep our section of the Platte healthy for wildlife and recreation. The agreement with the downstream users Littleton conducting survey is intended to put healthy flows back in the river on a consistent basis. The work we are doing on the agreement was started in 2005 but went nowhere. There appeared to be Three thousand Littleton households solid support but it may have taken too long to get all the partners engaged and it dropped off the radar received a six-page survey asking at some point. We have brought it back and I believe that the DEIS combined with the drought are con- residents opinions on a range of tributing to the high level of interest and commitment we are seeing in regard to making this happen. city services, facilities, man- It is that important. The team working on this is top notch and we have the full support of Englewood, agement and programs. The Sheridan, Columbine Valley and Arapahoe County plus numerous upstream and downstream water recipients have the option of mailing the completed survey owners. City Manager Penny has reached out to every possible partner and is pulling together a team of in a postage-paid envelope, skilled and knowledgeable experts to make this happen. or answering the questions Littleton is taking the lead on this and I will be there every step of the way to make sure our interests online. are protected and we end up with a solid agreement that will give us back our river. “As we look toward the future, resident perspectives about the pressing issues and tradeoffs facing the city can be tested in a high quality, reliable survey,” said City Manager Michael Penny. “We can track the City hires new economic success of policies, programs and personnel changes development director over time, serving as a strong example of account- ability and a valuable resource for targeting where improvements need to be made,” Penny added.
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