This month, Mayor Michael B. Hancock released his proposed 2019 City Budget. The proposed budget (PDF) document provides detailed information about the City and County of Denver's estimated revenues and expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year. It also serves as a work plan for the city and its departments, including a framework for setting priorities, strategic initiatives and performance measures.
The proposed budget includes:
$27 million more for transportation and mobility, with a focus on bike and pedestrian infrastructure
68 new police officers and firefighters
$3.1 million to expand the property tax rebate to cover more seniors, residents with disabilities, and families
More than $50 million for affordable housing
Purchase of 119 electric vehicles for city fleet to reduce emissions
A $14.7 million investment in homeless services and facilities
Funds to enhance maintenance and safety crews so our parks remain safe and welcoming to all
Funds to create the Neighborhood Equity and Stabilization Team (NEST) to deploy resources tailored to protect vulnerable neighborhoods under threat of displacement
Elimination of late fees for library books and materials
Funds for a dog park in South Denver
This budget is not finalized and I would love to hear your opinion. Take a minute to look over the proposed budget here and then send me an email letting me know what you think.
Jolon Clark
Councilman
Lucky District 7
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Green Roof Initiative Meeting with Public Comment
The City Council Special Issues Committee on the Green Roofs Initiative will meet on October 11th from 1:30-3:00 p.m. to consider an ordinance that is based on the Green Roofs Review Task Force consensus recommendations. The City Council committee meeting will take place in Room 391 of the City and County Building at 1437 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80202. The meeting will be open to the public and will have time for public comment. Check the online committee calendar the week before the meeting for copies of the proposed ordinance and background documents.
Join Denver Parks & Recreation for a second public meeting to discuss future uses of the College View Recreation Center.If you missed the first meeting and want to get an update, please email Laura.Morales@denvergov.org.
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
6:00pm - 7:30pm
College View Recreation Center
2525 S. Decatur St. Denver 80219
• Spanish language interpretation will be provided.
• Sign language interpretation (CART) provided upon request with three business days' notice: email SignLanguageServices@denvergov.org.
• For other public accommodation requests, please email DisabilityAccess@denvergov.org
Denver Water’s Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) is a 10-member volunteer committee that advises Denver Water staff and the Board of Water Commissioners on a variety of issues including rate changes, conservation activities, recreation issues, communication to customers, construction projects and other activities. This year Denver Water has two volunteer positions which will become vacant at the end of 2018. The CAC will review applications for replacements at their meeting on October 17 and will hold interviews for the two positions in mid- November.
Below please find the link to the CAC application.
As of October 1, 2018, Denver City Council agreed to rename the park situated at Asbury and Tejon. The unnamed park at Asbury and Tejon is nestled into the area affectionately known as “Goat Hill” in Southwest Denver. Historically, the people who lived in this area were a mixture of Spanish, Mexican and Native American ancestry. They were proud Americans who spoke both English and Spanish. The Goat Hill area quickly took on the nickname of “La Lomita” meaning “little hill.”
In the 1960s there was even a restaurant named La Lomita. This restaurant was owned and operated by various Abeyta family members. This was a gathering place for the humble people of the area. La Lomita was one of the few places where they could comfortably gather and enjoy homemade tortillas, fresh beans, red New Mexico style chili, and other foods that were common to their modest homes. La Lomita Restaurant sat at the corner of Vallejo and Evans when this now busy street was nothing more than a two lane dirt road.
Memorializing the name of this area will ensure that these soft-spoken Americans of Spanish/Mexican/Indian descent are never forgotten, and that their contributions to the Southwest Denver community will always be a part of our great City.
Fall is here and so is Denver’s LeafDrop
Three weekday drop-off sites will be open this year through December 7
The leaves changing colors are a pretty sight, but when they fall, make sure they don’t end up in the trash! Give those leaves a second life through Denver’s LeafDrop program, which will turn those fallen leaves into compost. Starting Monday, October 1, three free weekday drop-off sites will be open to Denver residents through Friday, December 7. The leaves collected through this program will be turned into a high-quality compost, which will be made available for residents to purchase in May. Learn more here!
Landlord-Tenant Mediation
Community Mediation Concepts is working with the Mayor’s Office, City Council and Office of Economic Development to help keep families in their homes. Too often tenants have a financial “event”, a sick child, a broken car, or something similar and they miss all or part of their rent payment. They are not comfortable or sure how to talk with their landlord, so they get further and further behind, until the day an eviction notice is filed. Then it is too late and many bad things can happen.
They are here to facilitate the conversation between tenants and landlords. They’ll help them talk to each other, figure the situation out and come up with a solution. Learn more about the program here.
Rescue Runway
Join Denver Animal Shelter on October 19 for Rescue Runway - a social, trend-savvy, and animal-filled evening of cocktails, dinner, silent auction bidding, and adoptable furry fashionistas strutting the runway.
Stick around after the show to meet the four-legged runway models, and even take one home if you’re ready to adopt! All event proceeds benefit the homeless pets at Denver Animal Shelter. Buy a Table Today!
Sanderson Gulch Stormwater Improvements
Excavation of Sanderson Gulch between Sanderson Gulch Park (at Lipan Street and Arkansas Avenue) and S. Platte River Drive is largely complete. The existing undersized concrete culverts have been removed. Work crews have begun to build the large, high-flow concrete culverts that will channel water under Lipan Street, the railroad tracks, and S. Platte River Drive to the South Platte River. Granite boulders are being moved on site in preparation for the landscaping features that will be installed around the planned low-flow open channel and at the outfall to the river. The current traffic configuration will remain in effect until spring of 2019.
Safety Note:
As a reminder, this remains an active construction site, please observe road and sidewalk closures and detours.
Academies to Work - Free Training Opportunities
The Workforce Development & Community Initiatives at Denver Housing Authority will be offering free training opportunities through our Academies to Work program. You do not have to be a DHA resident, there is childcare and transportation assistance available for those who are eligible. After completion of programs, if a job is attained there may be some temporary transportation assistance available as well.
Are you a homeowner? Contractor specializing in residential remodels, additions, pop-tops, or service work?
From fences to accessory dwelling units, Community Planning and Development will explain when permits are needed and how to obtain them. We'll also talk about our transition to e-permits, and how it's helping us keep up with demand, while saving you time. Bring your questions and join the conversation.
Wednesday, October 24 at 6 p.m.
Virginia Village Branch Library
1500 S. Dahlia St.
Denver, CO 80222
District Attorney's Citizen's Academy: DA 101
The Denver District Attorney’s Office is launching the revival of its Citizens Academy program to provide ongoing practical information to the citizens of Denver regarding the criminal justice system. The Citizens Academy is for individuals who live in or work in the City and County of Denver. To kick off its Citizens Academy program, the District Attorney’s Office will host a free, one-day, introductory “Denver DA 101” program featuring interactive presentations and discussions by the District Attorney and other members of the office.
WHEN: Saturday, October 13, 2013, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. WHERE: Blair Caldwell African American Research Library, 2401 Welton St.
1,000 Volunteers Needed for Project Homeless Connect
Denver’s Road Home is issuing a call for more than 1,000 volunteers for the annual Project Homeless Connect event on November 15 at the Colorado Convention Center. This free, one-day event is open to people of all ages who are experiencing homelessness or who are experiencing housing instability. Those interested in signing up to volunteer for the event can do so online atbit.ly/DenverPHC2018. The event is open to guests from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., but volunteer shifts are available from as early as 7:30 a.m. to as late as 6:00 p.m.
OTHER RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Neighborhood Association Meetings and Denver Police Department Meetings in Lucky District 7
Contact 311 online at pocketgov.com or Contact 311 By Phone:
Within Denver Dial: 3-1-1
Outside Denver: 720-913-1311
Job Opportunities
In order to better keep up with all of the events and current hiring opportunities, Denver Workforce Services will be posting the Hiring Events & Job Openings List every Friday at www.denvergov.org/workforce.
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As of October 1, 2018, Denver City Council agreed to rename the park situated at Asbury and Tejon. The unnamed park at Asbury and Tejon is nestled into the area affectionately known as “Goat Hill” in Southwest Denver. Historically, the people who lived in this area were a mixture of Spanish, Mexican and Native American ancestry. They were proud Americans who spoke both English and Spanish. The Goat Hill area quickly took on the nickname of “La Lomita” meaning “little hill.”
Join Denver Animal Shelter on October 19 for Rescue Runway - a social, trend-savvy, and animal-filled evening of cocktails, dinner, silent auction bidding, and adoptable furry fashionistas strutting the runway. 
Excavation of Sanderson Gulch between Sanderson Gulch Park (at Lipan Street and Arkansas Avenue) and S. Platte River Drive is largely complete. The existing undersized concrete culverts have been removed. Work crews have begun to build the large, high-flow concrete culverts that will channel water under Lipan Street, the railroad tracks, and S. Platte River Drive to the South Platte River. Granite boulders are being moved on site in preparation for the landscaping features that will be installed around the planned low-flow open channel and at the outfall to the river. The current traffic configuration will remain in effect until spring of 2019. 
Denver’s Road Home is issuing a call for more than 1,000 volunteers for the annual Project Homeless Connect event on November 15 at the Colorado Convention Center. This free, one-day event is open to people of all ages who are experiencing homelessness or who are experiencing housing instability. Those interested in signing up to volunteer for the event can do so online at
