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Public Works & Natural Resources Report To The Community - 2016 by City of Longmont, Colorado
Public Works & Natural Resources Report To The Community - 2016 by City of Longmont, Colorado
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PUBLIC WORKS&
NATURAL RESOURCES
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PUBLIC WORKS
NATURAL RESOURCES
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Public Works & Natural Resources (PWNR) is one of the
largest and most diverse departments within the City of
Longmont. It pulls together work in engineering, environmental
$98.8M safety, forestry, parks and trails, open space, solid waste, transportation,
water utilities, and sustainability. The variety of services provided by
the department allows for efficient, effective and economical delivery of
those services to the community.
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D E PA R T M E N TA L B U D G E T
Rep orting on Progress
This report describes the major work that was completed by
$48.8M
in operating funds PWNR in 2016 and connects that work to the six principles of
the Envision Longmont Plan and the topic areas in the Citys
$38.6M Sustainability Plan.
in capital improvement projects
Coming S oon!
$11.4M
in bond & loan payments Watch for an online dashboard to be launched later in 2017.
It will allow residents to easily see how the City of Longmont
225.25 as a whole is moving forward under these two plans.
permanent employees
bit.ly/city-budget LongmontColorado.gov/pwnr
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In early 2015, the City of how to grow, ways to expand
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community-wide effort to approaches to balance growth
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talk about Longmonts vision and embrace diversity.
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for the future. In 2016, City Y B IT
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Council officially adopted the
resulting Envision Longmont
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Total
FOSM
Cost $15.3 M funds provided
by state and
federal agencies $5.2 M
Take a video tour at LongmontColorado.gov/fosm
Its super exciting whats coming in this area. Clara Natasha White,
You feel it bubbling, and in about five years it Owner & Manager at
will just be amazing to see where weve come. Cheese Importers
Sustainability
Topics
Buildings &
Infrastructure
Community Cohesion
& Resilience
Natural Environment
City of Longmont
Public Works & Natural Resources
1962
in existing parks. The issue became generates approximately $900,000
evident as many of the Citys parks were annually and serves as dedicated
reaching 30, 40 and even 50 years old. funding for the maintenance and
ACRES
Several facilities like skate parks and renewal of existing parks, recreation
playgrounds were being removed due to facilities, and greenway areas.
unrepairable safety issues. Since the fees enactment, PWNR
To address the problem, City has been hard at work implementing
Council guided staff and the Parks the Park Renewal Program and bringing 1,499 ACRES: 8 Nature Areas
& Recreation Advisory Board numerous amenities back to a usable, 259 ACRES: 6 Community Parks
1962
(PRAB) to develop a Parks, safe and fun condition. 194 ACRES: 25 Neighborhood Parks
Recreation & Trails Master Plan.
10 ACRES: 2 Dog Parks
ACRES
HIGHLIGHTS
Replacement Renovation of E d u c at i o n a l N o t e
of playgrounds the shelter/
at Lanyon Park, restroom building The Park & Greenway Maintenance
Spangler Park, and tennis court Fee jumpstarted the Park Renewal
Affolter Park and resurfacing at Program, but it is still not enough
Kanemoto Park Carr Park to fund all needed replacements of
existing park infrastructure. The cost
is estimated at $20 million over the
next 10 years. To help bridge the gap,
2016
A new sand Path lighting
volleyball court at upgrades at the Citys Public Improvement Fund
Spangler Park, as Hover Park and Conservation Trust Fund also
well as restroom contribute to the program at varying
replacement
amounts each year, depending on
Pa rk other citywide capital improvement
needs.
Stay tuned for more renewal
Renewa l
coming to a park near you!
Projects
COMPLETE, BALANCED&
CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Sustainability
Topics
Ri
Air Quality
Transportation
City of Longmont
Public Works & Natural Resources
nset Bridge
Offering Longmont FA ST FAC TS
Travelers a Free Ride
In 2016, the City of Longmont extended
the Ride Free Longmont program through
2017 due to its proven success for the
community. Ride Free Longmont provides
342 MILES
of city-maintained roadway
in Longmont
unlimited trips on Longmonts local buses
at no charge to riders and a $2.60 transfer
credit to RTD regional bus routes. No
cards, passes, or ID of any kind are needed
to ride the four local routes. The program is
paid for through the Citys Street Fund.
Taking the bus can be a smart choice
for many reasons including avoiding traffic
or limited parking, saving gas money, and
57 MILES
of roadway with
reducing carbon emissions. For some, its dedicated bike lanes
also a primary means of transportation.
151 MILES
2016 Cost of According to surveys, 79% of Longmont
ride Ride
freeFree Longmont
long mont transit riders dont have access to a car,
and 62% have a total annual household
income of less than $25,000. This means of snow plowed roadway
the people that can most benefit from
$250,487
the transit system are the ones least able S N OW & I C E P R O G R A M
to afford the fare ($2.60/trip). Ride W I N S AWA R D
Free Longmont alleviates this burden by
American Public Works Association
covering the cost of local transit service Excellence in Snow & Ice Control
so people can get to work, medical
60% Funded by Boulder County appointments, personal business,
40% Funded by City of Longmont shopping and school. It also encourages
those with other transportation options to
give the bus a second look.
The City of Longmont assumed full Feedback from local bus riders to
responsibility to fund the programs City staff has been very positive. Many
extension through 2017. $265,000 has people report that they previously had
been budgeted.
to bike, or more typically, walk across
town for groceries, jobs, appointments, E d u c at i o n a l N o t e
RIDERSHIP DOUBLES etc. One appreciative rider relayed her
The Street Fund Sales & Use Tax
600 1,200
story of having to walk to the hospital
adds 3/4 of a cent onto every dollar
while in active labor before Ride Free
purchase in Longmont. This voter-
Longmont started! This program provides
approved tax funds a variety of
a valuable benefit for Longmont residents
City transportation improvements
trips per day trips per day now and commuters, and for many it is life-
including street and sidewalk
prior to Ride changing.
Free Longmont maintenance and repair, as well as
Transit has a lot to offer, whether it transportation system safety and
be vital transportation, monetary savings, efficiency. The tax is in effect until
longmontbus.com stress reduction, environmental benefits December 31, 2026.
or simply convenience. If you have never
taken the bus before, or its been a while,
now is a great time to get onboard. LongmontColorado.gov/
Lets all enjoy a free ride, Longmont! transportation
RESPONSIBLE STEWARDS
OF OUR RESOURCES
201 6
data 5.5 billion gallons of
water produced
Explore Longmonts Water
Quality Report for details
Sustainability
Topics
2.6 billion gallons of
wastewater treated 3.5 million square feet of road
maintenance/repair treatments
Air Quality
700 inspections for
stormwater compliance 30,191 tons of trash
collected
Buildings &
Infrastructure
Energy
Food System
Natural
Environment
Waste
Water
TAKE ACTION
In 2016, Longmont residents kept 35% of waste out of landfills by recycling and
composting. Find recycling tips and learn about curbside composting service at
LongmontColorado.gov/solidwaste
City of Longmont
Public Works & Natural Resources
Honoring Natures that offer fun and sport also store water
Beauty & Function later treated for drinking, cleaning and
irrigation. Native soils allow agriculture
Button Rock Preserve, St. Vrain to thrive, creating pastoral views, while
Greenway, Union Reservoir, and at the same time producing food, fiber
Sandstone Ranch are just a handful of and forage for Longmont and beyond.
Longmonts natural areas recognized Such features also create ideal habitat
by name. From mountain lakes high in for native pollinators, mink, elk, white-
Boulder County to the junction of St. tail deer, mountain lions, Bald Eagles,
Vrain and Boulder creeks on the plains white pelicans, and a multitude of other
of Weld County, Longmont is rich in species that call Longmont home.
natural resources and environmental Public Works & Natural Resources
diversity. While the grandeur of this is tasked with acquiring, maintaining
backdrop is visible to anyone who and preserving these precious resources.
drives the I-25 corridor, those who call Whether it is the purchase of Open
Longmont home know that, beyond Space to provide wildlife habitat and
its beauty, Longmont also provides a buffers between communities, a new Longmont tree canopy
unique place to live, work, recreate
and relax.
Many of the features residents value
and enjoy also provide a wide variety
park to increase the urban forest and
enhance recreational opportunities, or
a greenway to protect waterways and
expand multimodal transportation, the
1,478 ACRES
8% of total city area
of ecosystem services. Trees that line goal is to integrate nature and human
streets and beautify parks also cool and activity. Through continued foresight Carbon sequestered per year
purify the air. Wetlands add diversity and science-based management,
around lakes and streams while cleaning
the water returning to rivers. Reservoirs
Longmont will remain a special place
now and into the future. 489.5 TONS
E d u c at i o n a l N o t e
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) was
Over discovered in Longmont in 2016.
2,500
The non-native, wood-boring beetle
can attack all ash tree species and
poses a serious threat to the urban
acres of forest. EAB is responsible for the
open space death of millions of ash trees in the
United States. Longmont has an ash
tree population of approximately
43,000. Learn more about what the
Conservation
City is doing and important actions
easements
residents can take.
23 LongmontColorado.gov/forestry
HOUSING, SERVICE, AMENITIES
& OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL
Restoring significantly damaged during the flood
Kanemoto Park that ripped through Longmont in
2013. After much work and community
In 2016, Kanemoto Park began a involvement, a ceremony was held Aug. 8,
new chapter in its long life as a valued 2016 to officially celebrate the reopening
community amenity. The park was of this treasured neighborhood park.
$154 K $15 K
provided by provided by grants
prosperity. City of Longmont and donations
Sustainability
Topics
Buildings &
Infrastructure
Community Cohesion
& Resilience
H I G H L I G H T S o f wo r k co m p l e t e d
194 miles of
g r e e n way s , t r a i l s
& b i k e way s 26 pedestrian
u n d e r pa s s e s
Sustainability
Topics
Air Quality
Community Cohesion
& Resilience
Food System
Transportation
TAKE ACTION
Help reduce motor vehicle traffic around schools and get your student safely
walking or rolling. Find tips & maps at bit.ly/longmont-safe-routes. Then, track trips
and earn rewards at bocotriptracker.com
City of Longmont
Public Works & Natural Resources
15,892
TO N S
8,285
Corn Silage
1,640
Hay (alfalfa, new
seeding, grass)
136
Barley
radio group, Scouting troops, a weather-
chaser RV, and area financial institutions.
Watch for another PreparAthon &
5,280 409 3 Resilience Fair in the fall of 2017.
Sugar Beets Winter Wheat Corn, shelled
229 Primary
Employers in
Longmont Area 14,845 Total
Primary
Jobs 582 New
Primary
Jobs in 2016
MORE INFO
Check out the Longmont Economic Development Partnerships 2016 Annual
Report for details on new investments and job creation at longmont.org
Sustainability
Topics
Community Cohesion
& Resilience
Economic Vitality
City of Longmont
Public Works & Natural Resources
HIGHLIGHTS
Construction
on the east
side alleys was
32 21 on the east side
and 11 on the west
side of Main Street
completed in
Total investment
2012. After a
on private property
delay due to
Longmonts
2013 flood
recovery work,
the west side
$499,749
alleys were
completed in
2016.
DISCOVER
Events, shopping and dining easily
accessible from the new alleys at
downtownlongmont.com
CITY OF LONGMONT
Public Works & Natural Resources
Presorted Standard
1100 S Sherman Street
U.S. Postage
Longmont, CO 80501
PAID
Boulder, CO
Permit No. 909
POSTAL PATRON
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