Town Administrator April 15, 2019

ULI Technical Advisory Panel

Thanks to our Economic Development Director, Ben Pratt’s quick and thorough work in preparing the Town’s application, Urban Land Institute and Denver Regional Council of Governments selected the Town of Erie to receive a $5,000 match for a Technical Advisory Panel (TAP). We expect to convene the TAP on July 11th and 12th. The TAP will help the Town and the four different private developers working on plans in the Four Corners area (Erie Parkway and East County Line Road) create thriving and attractive development in that location.

Meeting with Mountain View Fire Rescue

I had a good meeting with Fire Chief David Beebe. In response to my question about their annual report showing that Mountain View Fire and Rescue (MVFR) response times are longer than their goal in the Nine Mile area, the Chief explained the illustration shows only MVFR's response, and in that area their mutual aid with Lafayette Fire Department and “closest available unit” policy results in Lafayette usually being first on the scene. Because the response time statistics show only MVFR response, it overstates the time to first response, while the actual response time is less. Thanks for working collaboratively to keep Erie covered!

Serene Park Opening

Mayor Carroll, Trustees and I all thank the Parks and Recreation and other Town staff, and the Town’s partner CDG Development, for all of their hard work to get the Town’s most recent park designed and built. Town staff also provided a truly fun grand opening last Friday. Thank you!

Police

VIPS

Erie PD celebrated their 18 dedicated Volunteers in Policing Services (VIPS) on Monday evening, April 8, 2019, during National Volunteer Appreciation Week. Dinner was provided at the Colorado National Golf Course. VIPS conduct a wide variety of duties for the Erie PD to include:

Assisting with new hire oral board panels
Data entry, filing
NIBRS
Preparing court dockets
Chaplaincy
Viewing surveillance videos for detectives
Annual case file retention
Evidence destruction
Staffing booths at special events
Role playing for police training
Providing training on airport rules/protocols and safety around airplanes
Managing Restorative Justice circles, and,
many, many, more assignments!

Certified Records

Administrative Manager Sarah Lambert attained her Master Certification in the Colorado Certified Records Network (CCRN). CCRN is endorsed by the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police and the County Sheriff’s Office of Colorado. CCRN works to promote excellence in the performance of Records personnel duties through consistently superior training and peer-centered organizational participation. We are extremely proud of Sarah!

McGruff Spotted

Sources spotted McGruff at the grand opening of Serene Park in Collier’s Hill on Friday. Rather than work his many assigned cases, McGruff chose to spend the afternoon making new friends.

Public Works

Public Works has swept 38 tons of debris so far this year.

The Board of Trustees adopted the North Water Reclamation Facility Master Plan which lays the road map for the facility for the next 20 years.

Erie Parkway Bridge work continues full steam. The girders (cross-beams) will be placed April 22-24.

Survey Time!

Please help us shape the future of Erie! The first wave of surveys will be sent mid-April to a randomized sample of residents. If you don't receive the survey in the mail, you'll still have an opportunity to send your submission in May.

It won't take much of your time to make a big difference! Thank you in advance for helping create a better Town!

Coffee & Conversations with Mayor Carroll

Erie residents are invited to join Mayor Carroll and Board of Trustee members for Coffee & Conversations. This is an opportunity to ask questions and discuss issues or concerns related to the Town of Erie. There will not be a formal presentation, so please stop by whenever you can to chat this Monday, April 22 from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Erie Community Center Mitchell Room.