AUGUST 2017
CENTENNIAL
CONNECTION
FALL ISSUE
A PUBLICATION BY THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL
THE HIGH LINE CANAL PRESERVATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS
Above: The High Line Canal stretches through several cities and counties. Above, right: The High Line Canal Conservancy Council of Advisors, including Centennial City Council Member Kathy Turley (center).
The High Line Canal boasts 71 miles in length and more than 500,000 recreational visitors annually. Over the past year, the High Line Canal Conservancy has worked with several cities and residents to develop a Community Vision Plan for the canal’s future. Centennial has endorsed this plan, along with Denver Water and nine other jurisdictions. To date, Centennial has worked with South Suburban Parks and Recreation District, Arapahoe County Open Space and the City of Littleton to replace three bridges, install a new bridge at Franklin Street, upgrade the trailhead at Elati Street and build a new restroom at Milliken Park that is expected to be complete in September 2017. Learn more about the Community Vision Plan and how to support the High Line Canal Conservancy’s efforts at joinhighlinecanal.org.
CENTENNIAL CENTER PARK HOURS May 1 - October 31 5 a.m. - 10 p.m.
November 1 - April 30 6 a.m. - 8 p.m.
SPLASH PAD HOURS Memorial Day - Labor Day 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.
SPLASH PAD CLOSING SOON The splash pad at Centennial Center Park closes for the season at 8 p.m. on Labor Day, September 4.
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UP NEXT: Car Show & Concert | Sept. 9 Centennial Chalk Art Festival | Sept. 23 - 24 Learn more at centennialco.gov/events. 2
AGING WELL IN
CENTENNIAL Centennial’s Innovation Team has been hard at work gathering community input on solutions to common aging challenges. Areas of focus include work and volunteer opportunities, transportation, engagement, health, finance, community, housing and caregiving. The i-team gathered more than 475 ideas from a total of 83 participants and will be moving towards focusing on a particular solution in the coming months.
475 ideas
83 participants
Learn more at agewell.centennialco.gov.
CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULED
FIRE STATION 32
South Metro Fire Station 32, located near the intersection of Orchard and Quebec, will be under construction starting this fall. The existing 4,450 square foot station, built in 1972, will be expanded to a state-of-the-art, roughly 16,000 square foot, twostory fire station. The new station will provide apparatus bay space and the necessary functional spaces for the future. The external façade is proposed to be brick and decorative masonry. A nine-month construction period is anticipated. Crews and apparatus assigned to Station 32 will be relocated to nearby stations until the project is complete. For more information please contact South Metro Fire Rescue Assistant Chief Vince Turner at 720.989.2000.
REVIEW DRAFT MASTER PLANS
SHAPE YOUR CITY’S FUTURE
Over the past year, the City of Centennial has gathered community input for two master plans; the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Centennial NEXT, and the Trails and Recreation Plan, to develop a shared vision for Centennial’s future. Residents are invited to read the draft plans and provide comments, edits and suggestions at centennialco.gov/plancentennial. Please submit final feedback no later than September 22 and help make the draft plan better. 3
CITY COUNCIL IN
ACTION SHAREBACK EVENT WITH ARAPAHOE COUNTY
GOODSON REC CENTER PUBLIC ART UNVEILING
CENTENNIAL BREW-N-QUE
LOST HIGHWAY BREWING COMPANY RIBBON CUTTING
CITY OF CENTENNIAL
A GREAT WORKPLACE
The City of Centennial recently became the first city government to receive the Gallup Great Workplace Award, an honor that recognizes a select group of organizations around the world for their ability to create engaged workplace cultures that drive business outcomes.
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According to Gallup, great workplace cultures treat employees as stakeholders, with a focus on performance management activities such as clarifying work expectations, getting people the necessary tools to succeed, providing development opportunities and promoting positive coworker relationships. As a result, employees create more and better work
Left: The three Gallup awards given to the City of Centennial. Right: Paula Gibson, City of Centennial Director of Human Resources, accepts the Gallup Great Workplace Award from Gallup Director of Business Development Scott Brown during an award ceremony on August 2.
and tend to stay with their organization longer. Gallup has identified four areas as vital to cultivating a workplace culture of engagement: strategy and leadership, accountability and performance, communication and knowledge management, and development and ongoing learning. Learn more at centennialco.gov.
CENTENNIAL SELECTS CITY MANAGER WELCOME MATTHEW STURGEON Matt Sturgeon started as Centennial’s City Manager in mid-June, relocating to Centennial from Rifle, Colorado, where he was City Manager. Mr. Sturgeon brings 22 years of local government experience to Centennial. He was hired as the Planning Director for the City of Rifle in 2002, appointed to Assistant City Manager and then City Manager. In 2015, he was accepted into the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government Program. He received a balance of traditional and hands-on learning
experience to help meet the changing needs of public officials and constituents. Mr. Sturgeon has been married for 23 years and has two children. He enjoys hiking and traveling. “I am very excited to be here in Centennial. This has always been a high performing and efficient City and one that thrives on doing business differently. I look to continue this successful model,” says Matt Sturgeon. “I am impressed with the level of commitment and knowledge City Council and City Staff have in making Centennial a great place to live and work. I’m proud to be a part of this next chapter.”
INNOVATION MEETS PROGRESS CITY'S FIBERWORKS PROGRAM UNDERWAY The City’s FiberWorks program continues to progress. In early fall, the first of three planned fiber rings should be close to completion. The first ring is in the central part of the City with the remaining two on the east and west sides. A constructed fiber ring provides opportunities for private sector entities, including carriers and the City’s community anchor institution partners, to tie into a network and use the fiber. Once all three fiber rings are complete, the fiber backbone will be deployed Citywide and cover approximately 50 miles of new construction. Throughout the next few months, the Fiber Commission will consider various new agreements that enable the City to consider its first fiber leases, address operational and maintenance needs of the fiber backbone,
CONSTRUCTION STATUS BY FOOTAGE
and various activities required to connect fiber optic cable (extensions) to the backbone. For more information visit centennialco.gov/fiber. 5
FALL STREET SWEEPING
PROACTIVE PRUNING
STAY NOTIFIED
BEGINNING IN OCTOBER
Fall street sweeping is expected to begin in early October and is scheduled to be completed by mid-November, weather permitting. To view the sweeping schedule, visit centennialco.gov/streetsweeping. The street sweeping schedule is dependent upon the weather and may change slightly to account for weather delays. To receive email notifications regarding changes, register at centennialco.gov/notifyme. You may also receive notifications by subscribing to the private neighborhood social network, Nextdoor.com.
Beginning in October, the City’s Public Works Department will be performing proactive pruning of trees and shrubs obstructing traffic signs in the City’s street rights-of-way. This work will be performed by employees trained in proper pruning techniques and will not encroach onto private property at any time. If residents prefer to perform the pruning themselves, they should perform this work prior to October 1, before the City’s proactive service begins. As a reminder, low hanging branches and encroaching shrubs create a safety hazard for the community and are a violation of the Centennial Municipal Code. Every property owner is responsible for inspecting their landscaping to ensure branches do not hang lower than eight feet over a pedestrian path, or 16 feet over a roadway.
CHANGES TO CITY MUNICIPAL CODE STAY IN THE KNOW This is a friendly reminder to make sure your property complies with recent amendments to the Centennial Municipal Code. Please ensure you can check the following boxes:
Hazardous Trees
You are maintaining trees on your property in a manner that ensures a dead, broken, diseased or bug infested tree doesn’t present a threat to people, property, or other vegetation if the tree falls or a limb drops.
Junk or Inoperable Vehicles
Any junk or inoperable vehicles you may own are not parked or stored on any part of your private property (including rear and side yards), unless they are screened from view by a solid fence or enclosed within a structure.
Outdoor Storage (Stockpiling)
Your property is free of junk, debris, garbage, scrap, tires, inoperable equipment and other stockpiled items. These materials are not stored on any part of your private property (including rear and side yards), unless they are enclosed within a structure.
Refuse Containers
Your garbage cans have lids and have been placed for no longer than 24 hours in the public street, not on the sidewalk, to accommodate trash removal. Garbage cans are stored in areas not visible from the street.
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For more information, please visit centennialco.gov/code.
FREE CHIPPING & MULCH EVENT SEPTEMBER 30 | 8 AM - NOON Bring your branches and bushes to chip and turn into mulch for free on September 30 at two locations: Willow Spring Service Center, 7100 S. Holly St. Centennial Public Works Facility, 7272 S. Eagle St. Free mulch will be available at the Willow Spring Service Center throughout the event, and the Public Works Facility will have mulch available starting at noon. Please note: Lumber, salvage materials, or rounds larger than 10 inches in diameter will not be accepted. For more information, contact the Citizen Response Center at 303.325.8000.
GENERAL ELECTION
NOVEMBER 2017
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The City of Centennial will hold a non-partisan municipal General Election on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Centennial voters will elect five seats on the nine-member City Council including a Mayor and a Council Member from each of the four districts. Get voter information and learn more about the candidates at centennialco.gov/election.
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Every Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m., Mayor Cathy Noon is at the Centennial Civic Center to speak with citizens about ideas, concerns, questions or just about anything that is on your mind. Stop by and say hello!
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DISTRICT MEETINGS District 1
Monday, August 28 | 6 - 8 p.m. SouthGlenn Library | 6972 S. Vine Street
District 2 TBD
District 3
Thursday, October 5 | 6:30 - 8 p.m. Innovation Pavillion | 9200 E. Mineral Ave.
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