2013 City of Durango Annual Report City Manager’s Office
City Council Approved 46 resolutions and 24 ordinances in 2013.
Hosted the British Consul General.
Approved contract for citywide fire and rescue service.
Negotiated new cable franchise agreement.
Adopted cable television franchise agreement. Approved bylaws for Airport Commission.
Worked with City Council and City departments to develop goals for 2013-2015.
Approved capital maintenance budget for water and wastewater infrastructure. Approved single stream recycling. Adopted a balanced Fiscal Year 2014 budget.
Expanded city communications to inform residents.
Adopted goals and objectives for 2013-2015.
Human Resources
Emergency Operations City of Durango employees volunteered 104 hours of time to community non-profits. 20 staff members attended the City’s Leadership Academy.
Conducted 44 hours of training for City employees. Participated in 12 exercises with 186 hours logged. Conducted training for outside agencies totalling 47 staff.
Airport
22 City staff achieved 5 years of service, 8 attained 10 years, four attained 15 years, three attained 20 years, three attained 25 years, and one attained 35 years of service in 2013.
191,980 enplanements in 2013
up 2.5% over 2012 28% increase over 2009
Revised personnel regulations.
Planning and Community Development Continued development of Animas River and SMART 160 Trails, open space acquisitions, management planning, completed design for Horse Gulch trailhead and parking area, completed engineering design for Whitewater Park features. Reviewed 89 development projects, performed 7 traffic studies, reviewed and approved 134 building permits, issued 296 traffic control plans, and issued 129 excavation permits. Spent more than $3 million on improvements to the downtown business district, including trees, sidewalks, electrical, fiber optics, and irrigation.
80% of seats departing Durango were full
Finance Awarded Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for 5th year. Awarded Certificate of Achievement for Financial Reporting for the 29th year. Reformatted budget book and launched new business license/sales tax software.
As a result of single stream recycling, the Recycle Center processed approximately 3,500 tons of material in 2013, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by nearly 13,400 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent. This is equivalent to removing annual emissions from 2,623 passenger vehicles, and conserving 1,499,681 gallons of fuel.
2013 City of Dur Utilities
Parks and Recreation
93% cost RECOVERY Total cost of water treated
$2,244,813
Awarded a $100,000 grant from the Bureau of Land Management for fuels reduction at Twin Buttes Open Space. Preserved 143.29 acres of open space including the purchase of Santa Rita Properties (26.0 acres), Dalla Raiders Ridge (85.0 acres) and Hidden Valley Tract B (32.29 acres). Received the Tree City USA Award for 33rd consecutive year from National Arbor Day Foundation.
Parks & Recreation exceeded the 90% cost recovery goal for all recreation services including the operation of the Recreation Center, Mason Center, Chapman Hill and the provision of youth and adult programs.
Initiated construction of the Animas River Trail sections in Animas City Park and Memorial Park. Development of the in-stream features in Animas River at Whitewater Park.
Streets Removed 2,715 cubic yards of material during Spring Cleanup 2013, a 41% increase over 2012. Removed 3,540 cubic yards of material during Fall Cleanup, a 34% decrease.
Cleared 186,295 feet of sewer mains. Repaired 86 feet of sewer mains. Repaired 968 feet of water main. Replaced or repaired 29 fire hydrants. Responded to 25 water main breaks. Performed 3,332 calls for service. Treated and distributed 1,494,611,000 gallons of water at the Water Treatment Plant. Exceeded historic daily-use record in 2013 with 8,081,000 gallons of treated water used in one day. Diverted 110,160,000 gallons of raw water to Fort Lewis College in 2013. Diverted 13,205,000 gallons of raw water to Hillcrest Golf Course. Treated and redistributed 698,469,000 gallons of wastewater back into river cleaner than the raw water.
Patched 1,456 potholes using 305 tons of asphalt. Used 4,100 gallons of paint for road marking. Cleaned 10,840 lane miles with street sweepers.
20% Increase In New Asphalt Applied Over 2012
Warehouse, Fleet and Building Maintenance Processed 17,894 transactions with sales of $670,510 at central warehouse in 2013. Completed building maintenence work on police department records office, Carnegie training room, police department squad room, cemetery office, vactor garage, asbestos abatement at 830 Florida Road, and HVAC replacements at police department and service center. Installed concrete base and power for new electric vehicle chargers at Durango Transit Center. Spent just over $851,000 to replace twenty-three pieces of equipment and vehicles as well as 2,636 repair orders. Sold thirty-four pieces of surplus equipment for over $270,000 on Public Surplus.
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City purchased just over
4million kW of green power for nearly
40%
of total consumption in 2013
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Police Department
Clean Commute Week 2013
Saved an estimated 6,200 pounds of Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
Responded to 34,105 calls for service in 2013.
Expanded safety and awareness for youth and area residents.
Averaged 3.59 minutes to respond to in-progress calls.
largest participation Gave away 160 bicycle helmets. numbers to date Held 5 events with over 1,420 participants present.
Completed 16,075 man hours of training.
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Recovered stolen property valued at $85,075.
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Graduated 19 students in the 16th session of Civilian Police Academy.
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from 2012 reports Installed 365 credit card enabled parking meters and 790 smart card enabled parking meters in Central Business District.
Issued 743 notices,19 summons, 2 cease and desist, towed 102 vehicles, and issued 196 parking citations.
19.78 service calls
5.2%
Parking
Found voluntary compliance in 80% of 4,967 service calls.
average
Violent crime down
Diligently worked to improve customer service and reduced number of complaints in 2013. Installed 160 Durango-design bike rack attachments on parking meter posts.
Refocused on increasing public service and engagement reduced service calls in 2013. Responded to 587 abandoned vehicle complaints.
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Library Total circulation for 2013 increased 5.34% to 449,110 items. Visitors totaled 411,697; up 4.64% from 2012. The library and branches held 746 events.
Library was open
2,823 hours in 2013
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Durango installed two public art pieces in 2013, “Semper Fi” located at 950 E 2nd Ave and youth art on loan program’s “Train Goes Round and Round” behind the library.
transit Received Colorado Association of Transit Agenies Service Award for Durango Transit Driver. Received the Durango Business Recognition Award for Intercity and Rural Bus Transportation. Achieved total Ridership of 613,621. Announced four Durango Transit drivers reached 100,000+ safe driving miles without accidents.
Transit ridership up
2%
based on 3 year average
The City received six awards in 2013: Employer Support for Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Award, Government Finance Officers of America (GFOA) Award, CIRSA Safety Award, Governor’s Awards for Downtown Excellence, Durango Herald’s Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Health Club/Gym, and Rocky Mountain Water Environment Association One-Year Safety Award.
2013 City of Durango Annual Report Boards and Commissions
City Clerk
The City of Durango would like to thank the volunteers and advisory board members for their work, time, and efforts.
Revised the Open Records Request Policy providing the public with timely, orderly, efficient and appropriate access to public records.
File clean-up and training
reduced
The City of Durango website received over
400,000 visits in 2013
441GB of e-files 2.5 tons of paper
17% 15%
over 2012, and down
over 2011.
Recorded 19 Ordinances and 46 Resolutions. Held 24 Regular and 12 Special meetings, 63 Public Hearings.
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Safety/Risk Management Total accidents in 2013 were down
Recorded 64 City Council meetings; 19 Study Sessions, 5 Special Study Sessions, 24 Regular meetings, 12 Special meetings, 3 Joint meetings and 1 Retreat.
Conducted two City elections.
Information Systems
Conducted safety training covering 36 subjects.
Enhanced Geographic Information Systems architecture to conform with multiple platforms.
Documented 129 job site visits in 2013.
Upgraded library wireless network.
Facilitated federally-mandated drug and alcohol testing for all safety-sensitive employees.
Upgraded licensing and two additional host servers added to cluster.
Completed bi-monthly safety committee meetings with representatives from all City departments.
Executed fiber optic network enhancements in conjunction with Main Avenue sidewalk improvement project.
Achieved overall score on property/casualty of 105 and a worker’s compensation score of 97 from CIRSA audit on city wide safety program.
Implemented Enterprise Asset Management system for City Operations departments. Built and configured new data center at the Airport.
Passed FTA Drug and Alcohol Program audit.
Communications Center Received 77,572 total incident calls, down 2% from year prior. Took 4,927 total animal control incident calls, increase of 92 calls over 2012. Processed 67,634 law enforcement incident calls, a 3% decrease from prior year. Actioned 5,303 fire and medical incident calls in 2013, up 8% from 2012.
Garbage Collection & Recycling Renovated Recycle Center in January 2013 with new high density baler, conveyors, parking lot, storage area, truck garage and wash bay, and storm water management systems installed. Held public grand opening in August 2013 Partnered with Colorado Parks & Wildlife to implement a bear-study program and deliver trash containers to over 700 residents.
96,293 incoming calls in 2013
80%
of all single-family residences participate in single stream recycling
In 2013, City Span 10 aired 6,335 hours of programming and live meetings to Durango residents