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2021
State
Legislative
Issues Guide
NEWSPAPER WHAT’S NEW IN NORTHGLENN
DRAFTING-COMPASS CIVIC CENTER MASTER PLAN
Northglenn is reinventing its Civic Center. Currently the residential and commercial. Construction on the new rec
location of City Hall and the Northglenn Recreation Center, center is underway, with completion in October 2021.
Senior Center and Theatre, the City’s Civic Center Master
• See more on the Northglenn Urban Renewal Authority’s
Plan will transform the 20-plus acres into a multipurpose
valuable assistance with this project, along with the City’s
landscape, complete with recreation, government services,
positions on urban renewal and redevelopment, on Page 8.
STORE MARKETPLACE REDEVELOPMENT
Northglenn is a steadfast supporter of re-stabilizing and rebranding the investments planned or already made.
its shopping areas before, during and shopping center. More than $550,000
Once pandemic conditions improve,
beyond the COVID-19 epidemic. The has been spent on parking lot
the City is ready to put its full
major shopping center in the City is improvements with more to come.
economic development weight behind
the Northglenn Marketplace, located
The Marketplace already has leases the success of the Marketplace.
off I-25 and 104th Avenue. In 2019,
with Bed, Bath & Beyond and Harkins
Hutensky Capital Partners, owners of • See more on the City’s positions on
Theatres that run at least a decade.
the majority of the Marketplace, began urban renewal and redevelopment
Both companies have multi-million
revitalizing, refreshing, renewing, on Page 8.
HOUSE KARL’S FARM DEVELOPMENT
The vision of the Karl’s Farm development is a residential development with some commercial off 120th
neighborhood village that reflects the agricultural and Avenue. Residents will be able to take advantage of the
historical heritage of the farm, and its role in the growth FasTracks Eastlake • 124th Station, located northeast of the
of the local community. The Karl’s Farm property is 63.8 area.
acres of undeveloped farmland in the northeast portion of
• See more on the City’s positions on attainable housing on
Northglenn. A master developer is in place with plans for
Page 7 and transportation on Page 8.
TRAIN N LINE NORTHGLENN • 112TH STATION
The City celebrated the opening Complex and Union Station. This is and businesses, it helps alleviate
of the Northglenn • 112th Station a huge boon for the City. Not only congestion on Interstate 25.
on Sept. 21. The 13-mile rail line do the Northglenn station and the
• See more on the City’s positions on
connects Northglenn with Thornton, nearby Eastlake • 124th Station make
transportation on Page 8.
Commerce City, the National Western the area more attractive to residents
THE CITY COUNCIL HAS IDENTIFIED SEVERAL
LEGISLATIVE ISSUES FOR 2021 AND DEVELOPED
A FORMAL POLICY STATEMENT.
The City of Northglenn is a vibrant, growing community that
blends a small town atmosphere with big city amenities.
The City of Northglenn was founded Times have changed and the City now including downtown Denver, Boulder
Conveniently l ocated m inutes f rom downtown Denver,
in a location that was once the finds itself encompassed
Boulder, by suburban
Denver and DenverAInternational
I nternational irport, Airport,
and t he
“edge” of the Denver metro region. growth but competitively positioned as well as a variety of employment
rapidly-expanding northern corridor of I-25, our community
along the Interstate 25 corridor, nearly centers in all directions.
in the centerResidents
of the Denver metro
enjoy a positive business climate, thriving arts and
Its competitive location strategically
region. culture, excellent schools, and abundant outdoor activities,
positions Northglenn for both future
including 2 5 parks spanning 337 a cres. We i nvite you t o
This advantageous position
discover provides www.northglenn.org/biz
Northglenn! residential and new business growth.
easy access to most destinations,
NORTHGLENN AT A GLANCE
$395K
2.7
HOUSEHOLD
SIZE AVERAGE
POPULATION MEDIAN
14,439
HOME PRICE
38,850 PROPERTY TAX RATE
$66,972
HOUSEHOLDS
11.597 MILLS
$23,262
MEDIAN AGE
33
INCOME
PER CAPITA
20%
HAVE BACHELOR’S
MEDIAN
HOUSEHOLD DEGREES
INCOME
LOCATION SALES TAX
RACE/ETHNICITY NORTHGLENN
4.0%
To Boulder
ASIAN
2.9% Northglenn
76
COLORADO
4.0%
CAUCASIAN
60%
AFRICAN Denver
AMERICAN International
1.8%
Airport
ADAMS COUNTY
HISPANIC/
MULTI RACE
1.7% Downtown
Denver
.75%
LATINO NATIVE
34% 0.5%
TOTAL
8.75%
AMERICAN
Letter published in the City’s monthly newsletter
SHIELD-VIRUS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC DICTATED
THE MAJORITY OF 2020
BULLSEYE-POINTER COUNCIL ADVANCING
GOALS RACIAL EQUITY we hear you.
The City Council has identified
eight main goals for the
community that guide the we see you.
legislative policy statement:
• High-Performance
Government we are with you.
• Community
Engagement
• Public Safety We Stand
• Business Retention Against
and Growth
Racism.
• Housing Opportunities
• Diverse Community
• Sustainability
Banners with this design
• Infrastructure went up across Northglenn
during the summer of 2020.
GAVEL LOCAL CONTROL &
MUNICIPAL HOME RULE
Colorado has a tradition of City strongly shares this belief.
local control and decentralized
Therefore, the City:
governmental authority that is
reflected in the home rule provisions • Supports State legislation that
of the State constitution and in enables and facilitates the resolution
substantial grants of power to of local issues locally.
Colorado municipalities in State • Opposes State legislation that would
statutes. pre-empt or otherwise limit municipal
These provisions reflect a belief authority, including legislation that
that local issues and local needs are aims to diminish or intrude upon the
generally best addressed locally. The authority of home rule municipalities.
For the past few years,
City arts and cultural
staff have worked with
Northglenn High School
students on a number of
projects, including a pho-
tography exhibit. The high
school is part of Adams 12
Five Star Schools, which
serves all of Northglenn.
EDUCATION
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HOUSE ATTAINABLE HOUSING
The City is committed to an environment that offers a and members of nonprofit organizations that directly serve
variety of housing options for all City residents, in every individuals experiencing homelessness.
stage of their life, including those on fixed incomes or of
Therefore, the City:
limited financial means.
• Supports a balanced approach to resolving construction
The General Assembly has enacted laws that have attempted
defects concerns between builders and homeowners, as
to include remedies for homeowners with construction
exemplified by the City’s adoption of a model ordinance on
defects, but are also widely regarded as having caused a
the topic.
dramatic decline in the construction of multi-family, owner-
occupied housing (condominiums) in Colorado. • Supports increasing local government’s ability, in
partnership with the county and neighboring jurisdictions,
The COVID-19 pandemic has only exasperated the already
in providing services to individuals, families and youth
growing issue of homelessness in our City and surrounding
experiencing homelessness.
municipalities. Understanding that this issue is complex
and needs to be approached with compassion, City Council • Supports increasing local government’s ability to regulate,
has tasked a community group to make recommendations manage or generate alternative sources of funding for
on policies, action steps, and guidelines that would attainable housing and public/private partnerships.
positively impact homelessness in the City. The Northglenn • Support leveraging funding through state and local
Homelessness Community Task Force is comprised of highly partnerships to provide homeownership assistance.
skilled, compassionate, educated and experienced residents
Construction of the new Northglenn Recreation Center, Senior Center
and Theatre, part of the Civic Center Master Plan project
USER-HARD-HAT URBAN RENEWAL/REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
The City’s urban renewal authority is shovel ready, spurring private sector available but for new investment. In
an extremely useful and proven tool to redevelopment. recent years, the General Assembly
remedy urban blight in economically has addressed a variety of bills on this
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) is a
depressed areas. subject, some of which have been
unique mechanism that enables an
enacted.
In 2019, the Northglenn Urban Renewal Urban Renewal Authority to use the net
Authority bonded $11.5 million for new tax revenues generated by projects Therefore, the City:
construction of public infrastructure within a designated urban renewal area
• Opposes further watering down of
improvements for the new Northglenn to help finance future improvements.
municipal urban renewal authority
Civic Center project. This will allow TIF is a new source of tax revenue, not
and/or downtown development
for 11 acres of the project site to be an additional tax, that would not be
authority by the General Assembly.
CAR TRANSPORTATION
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SACK-DOLLAR SALES AND USE TAXES
Like most Colorado municipalities, Under Colorado’s constitution, legal basis.
Northglenn is highly dependent on Northglenn and other home rule
• Supports efforts to facilitate “main
sales and use tax revenues, providing municipalities are entitled to locally
street tax equity” by requiring
65% of the City’s tax revenues collect and administer this tax.
collection of tax on remote sales by
annually.
Therefore, the City: Internet or mail-order vendors within
An effective sales tax has enabled the City.
• Supports efforts that would simplify
Colorado municipalities to generally • Opposes legislation that would
the tax system for those remitting tax,
avoid reliance on the far less popular jeopardize the City’s home rule
provided that such measures would
property tax, which funds most authority over sales and use tax
not materially jeopardize the revenue
municipal operations nationwide. matters, through resultant litigation, or
raising capacity of the tax system or its
otherwise.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
The City is committed to building financially-sound, reliable, safe and and Colorado’s local governments to
a framework for environmental environmentally-friendly manner. advance local climate protection.
sustainability for the future. • Supports equitable strategies to enable
Therefore, the City:
In fall 2020, the City kicked off a waste and accelerate building electrification.
• Supports maintaining or enhancing
optimization study geared toward • Supports accelerating retirement of
funds for parks, trails, forestry,
expanding current resident waste existing fossil fuel generation facilities
horticulture and recreation services and
services and exploring landfill diversion and their replacement with cost-
facilities.
options that prioritize cost savings and effective and reliable clean energy
environmental benefits. • Supports equal or greater funding supplies, through means that protect
levels of Great Outdoors Colorado both utilities and consumers.
The City is committed to mitigating grants awarded to municipalities.
the devastating impacts of climate • Opposes legislation that would
• Supports municipal and State reuse, diminish the authority of local
change, while providing the community
composting and recycling programs government to regulate environmental
with excellent parks and recreation
and exploring incentives for end impacts to the City.
services and facilities. Additionally,
markets.
the City operates water, wastewater • Supports limitation on plastic and
and stormwater utilities in a • Supports collaboration between State Styrofoam consumption.
and Federal government agencies
As part of the City’s COVID-19
response, people could request to
have signs like these placed in the
yards of Northglenn residents.
HEARTBEAT PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Public health and safety is a primary solution for all parties. opioid epidemic.
responsibility of the City.
• Opposes State legislation that would • Supports providing communities
Therefore, the City: jeopardize or impair the reliability of the with resources to address chronic
E-911 system. homelessness, supportive housing,
• Supports State legislation that resolves
mental health, suicide prevention and
the issue of medical expenses for • Supports state and local programs to
substance abuse.
individuals in custody with an equitable address the youth vaping crisis and
MONEY-CHECK-EDIT-ALT UNFUNDED MANDATES
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•SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Access to reliable, high-speed and affordable
broadband and cable programming is a priority for the
City.
Therefore, the City:
• Supports the retention of municipal regulatory authority
over broadband and cable television systems.
• Supports affordable access by all municipalities to state-of-
the-art telecommunication and information services.
• Opposes Federal or State restrictions on local control
of municipal rights-of-way or on the authority of
local governments to develop or acquire their own PUBLIC
telecommunications infrastructure. EMPLOYMENT
• Opposes Federal or State restrictions on municipal
The City supports efforts to maintain its ability to
franchising, regulatory and taxing authority over
determine the terms and conditions of municipal
telecommunications systems
employment.
PHONE CONTACT US
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303.918.1568 mleighty@northglenn.org
LLINS
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303.710.1140 jwillford@northglenn.org
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bbrown@northglenn.org
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303.457.3542 jdowning@northglenn.org
City Council, from left: Randall Peterson, Ashley Witkovich, Becky Brown, Julie Duran Mullica,
• Antonio B. Esquibel, Meredith Leighty, Katherine E. Goff, Joyce Downing and Jenny Willford.
720.365.7077 jmullica@northglenn.org
City Lobbyist
ROADWAYS
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303.450.8709 hgeyer@northglenn.org
• Bowditch & Cassell Public Affairs
303.941.8491 aesquibel@northglenn.org • Ed Bowditch, Partner
I-25 US HIGHWAY 36 • 303.489.8680 • ed.bowditch@
• bcpublicaffairs.com
720.668.8110 kgoff@northglenn.org
I-70 E-470 303.450.8716 • rvenkatesh@northglenn.org
• Jennifer M. Cassell, Partner
• I-76 NORTHWEST P 785.393.0472 • jennifer.cassell@
303.264.8728 rpeterson@northglenn.org bcpublicaffairs.com
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720.448.8734 awitkovich@northglenn.org Hoffmann, Parker, Wilson & Carberry, PC2021
State
Legislative
Issues Guide
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