SUSTAINABILITY

Open Space and Land Use

A target for Open Space and Land Use is to “concentrate new and re-development in compact, human-scaled, walkable centers and neighborhoods to connect to transit, o er diverse uses and services and provide housing options for families of all income levels.”

One of the successes was the adoption of the Uni ed Development Ordinance in 2019, which includes new mixed-use zone districts in the city. at policy may aid in one of this section’s goals, which is to imple- allows us to lean into these challenges to improve outcomes for our most vulnerable residents.” e Board of County Commissioners has identi ed several partnerships and initiatives to distribute the funds. ose include $4.3 million for respite housing for Adams County residents eeing domestic violence. Domestic violence is currently the leading cause of homelessness in Adams County. e Land Trust received $7 million in partnership Maiker Housing Partners, the county’s housing authority. e partnership will use the funds for market-timed acquisition of parcels for a ordable housing projects. e Colorado Coalition for the Homeless ment land use and transportation policies that are “encouraging open space, parks, trails and mixed-use communities.

Housing

With the development of Karl’s Farm, the diversity of Northglenn’s housing stock is going to increase. e committee sees that as an achievement, as well as allowing Accessory Dwelling Units on singlefamily home properties.

ey hope to see a 10% decrease of cost-burdened residents by 2028. To see if they’re on track to do so, looking at the type of housing available will be one indicator.

e committee also hopes for a decrease in residential energy usage of 25% by 2038.

Partnership received $3.8 milion to acquire property for transitional and permanently supportive housing.

e Homeless Campus Partnership with the City of Aurora will receive $5 million for the creation of a $70 million campus. e campus will feature 150 shelter beds, 80 transitional units, and a full-service day center with laundry, mental health services, housing navigation, and case management. e Mental/ Behavioral Health initiatives will receive $9.1 million in funding. e initiatives include identifying community needs, resources, and gaps in access to care.

e Mobile Mental Health/Human Services will receive $1.8 million for

Resource conservation

Potable water use has dropped by 7% since 2018 and residential waste diversion is between 12% and 13%.

Also since 2017, 231 commercial energy e ciency projects and 2,603 residential energy e ciency projects have been completed. at resulted in over 527,000 kWh of electricity saved. As well, 289 new participants in roof-top solar have been added to the 2017 baseline.

Community Education and Civic Engagement

Northglenn wants community members of all demographics to be involved in civic a airs and community improvement e orts.

So far, the update didn’t list any increase in engagement. But some of access to outreach for people experiencing homelessness. e Strengthening Families Partnership with the Early Childhood Partnership of Adams County, and the Human Services and Public Health departments will receive $1.2 million for early childhood prevention services for mental health intervention. e county will work closely with the county commissioners, local stakeholders and other community leaders to ensure the funding is allocated e ciently and e ectively, and it produces tangible bene ts for the people of Adams County. With this second round of ARPA funding, Adams County will have received a total of $101 million in relief. their goals are to increase voter registration by 10% by 2024, see 15% more voters by 2024 and hold various events to help get people involved.

Environment and public health

Two air quality monitoring stations have been installed in the city, and residents can check the data from those stations whenever they want. ey, and other sites around the Denver metro area, are available at www.denveraq.com/tricounty on the internet. For the future, some of the goals include increasing public outreach on topics about environmental protection and health, increasing the number of community gardens in the community and decreasing the average residential distance from fresh produce by 15%.