ANNUAL REPORT 2018 steamboatsprings.net/annualreport
The new roundabout at the intersection of Mt. Werner Circle and Ski Time Square.
From the City Manager It’s amazing how fast a year can fly by. In a smaller community like Low snowfall and dry conditions sparked wildfires across NW ours, it’s important to reflect on our accomplishments and the fact Colorado that based multiple firefighting helicopters at the Steamboat that we are achieving all these endeavors collectively. Looking Springs Airport from June to October. The Yampa River dropped to back at 2018, the city exceeded milestones, advanced significant seriously low levels and the city called upon its water releases for a initiatives, and planned for the future. third year to maintain flows. For the first time, the Yampa River was placed under administration. These matters will remain before us as Highlighted by the long-sought Emerald Park Access and Railroad we look to the future. Crossing, the city implemented $4.7M in infrastructure improvements, including a new roundabout in the mountain Council continued onward with the West village, and the Arnold Barn standing in its proud Steamboat Neighborhoods annexation, long-term new home. funding solutions for fire services and facilities, as well as a new special events protocol. Additionally, At the city’s historic Howelsen Hill ski area, Ski Free Council meetings went live on the radio, new Sundays continued for a fourth season; the monthly columns were featured in the Valley Voice Continental Cup put on the first ever women’s event and Steamboat Pilot & Today, and Coffee with in North America, and a new Operating Agreement Council celebrated its 5th year. was finalized with the Winter Sports Club. While much has been accomplished, there is still Steamboat Springs Transit carried 1M+ passengers much to do. Steamboat Springs is a thriving, for the 12th consecutive year, returned to 20 authentic community and many critical decisions minute evening service, unveiled a new direction that will shape our future lie ahead. An engaged for paratransit, and navigated a reconfigured community is a healthy one, and your input, Gondola Transit Center. The Combined Law especially early in the process, is vital as we chart Enforcement Facility transitioned from design to our direction forward together. groundbreaking to construction. A new city website was launched with improved navigation On behalf of a dedicated staff, thank you for a and functionality. fantastic 2018, and here’s to another successful year ahead! New leadership took the helm in Parks & Recreation, Planning & Community Development and the Haymaker Golf Course, chart- Respectfully, ing a new direction for the city. Others also recognized our work as the city sprouted its Tree City USA designation for the 28th Gary Suiter, City Manager consecutive year, tallied up a certificate of excellence in Financial Reporting for the 30th consecutive year, and the city’s Innovation Initiative is taking a new look at how we do business. 32 0 1 8 ANNUAL REPORT
Steamboat Springs City Council Jason Lacy, President Kathi Meyer Scott Ford BE ENGAGED IN YOUR COMMUNITY District II Pro-Tem, District II At-Large jlacy@ Serve on a Board, Committee or Commission kmeyer@ sford@ steamboatsprings.net Community Development steamboatsprings.net steamboatsprings.net Board of Adjustment Historic Preservation Commission Robin Crossan Lisel Petis Sonja Macys Heather Sloop Planning Commission District I District I District III District III Urban Redevelopment Authority Advisory rcrossan@ lpetis@ smacys@ hsloop@ Committee steamboatsprings.net steamboatsprings.net steamboatsprings.net steamboatsprings.net Yampa Valley Housing Authority Economic Development Local Marketing District 2A Trails Committee Parks & Recreation Golf Management Committee Ice Rink Advisory Committee Parks & Recreation Commission Transportation Yampa Valley Airport Commission VISION STATEMENT MISSION STATEMENT VALUES To preserve our past while assuring We plan, partner, and provide for superior Friendliness • Integrity • Respect an economically, culturally and services and a safe environment in our Stewardship • Teamwork environmentally sustainable future. thriving authentic community. 4 CITY OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
2019 CITY COUNCIL GOALS PRIORITY GOAL • Develop a long-term Fiscal Sustainability plan for the city, which incorporates revenue diversification, cost recovery, asset performance for facilities, and community education and outreach. • Determine a long-term funding strategy for Emergency Services (Fire/EMS). ADDITIONAL COUNCIL GOALS (NON-PRIORITIZED) • Community Engagement: Develop and implement a community engagement plan which emphasizes key messages through multiple channels to the community and encourages participation in the public process in advance of council decisions. • Community Housing: Define city policies and processes to facilitate viable options for diverse community housing opportunities. • Long-Term Water Planning: Identify and implement strategies to promote water supply resiliency: prepare for growth, plan for drought & wildfire, plan for a Colorado River Compact Call, plan for water conservation, and develop redundant water supplies. • Environmental Sustainability: Create policy that advances environmental sustainability objectives. MONITOR • Howelsen Hill: Work with all public stakeholders to develop a long-term sustainable financial plan and long-term maintenance plan for Nordic, jumping, alpine and summer. • Downtown: - Downtown Master Plan: Community discussion and master plan for character of downtown area. (Including land uses, density, height, parking standards, etc.) - Define parking problem and investigate solutions for parking in the downtown area. 52 0 1 8 ANNUAL REPORT
Celebrating Service Jill Bergman The following individuals celebrated service milestones during 2018. 35 Years 20 Years 10 Years Gilbert Anderson, Public Works Dan Foote, Legal Jennifer Good, Animal Control Danny Paul, Engineering Tony Derisio, Fire Dave Burton, Streets 25 Years Thomas Delancey, Wastewater Claude Wilhelm, Transit Steve Hoots, Facilities Devin Dorvansky, Fire Sheila Weekly, Public Works Ernie Jenkins, Parks & Recreation Craig Malchow, Fire Chris Welch, Fire Community To ensure what we all enjoy lives on for future generations, several funds have been established to Initiatives: Funds support the long-term success of many of the elements we cherish in the community. From Art to Recreation to the Environment, numerous capital and endowment funds were formed in conjunction with the city through the Yampa Valley Community Foundation as a way to establish, improve and maintain key aspects of our mountain lifestyle. Contact yvcf.org to take action. Howelsen Park Operating Howelsen Capital Improvement Howelsen Capital Improvement Trail Maintenance Public Art Endowment Fund Fund - Ice Complex Fund – Rodeo Grounds Endowment Fund Endowment Fund WHILD – Wildlife Habitat Yampa River Botanic Park Steamboat Tennis & Pickleball Center Steamboat Digs Dogs Improvement Local District Maintenance Endowment Fund Endowment Fund 6 CITY OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS The Arnold Barn is placed in its new home after the quarter-mile journey up Mt. Werner Road.
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Financial Dashboard WHAT ARE THE SOURCES OF REVENUE? HOW IS THE MONEY SPENT? © Steamboat Art Museum Sales tax is a crucial component of the city’s funding The city provides services and amenities to residents and visitors. These include structure with 36% of revenue in 2018 coming from a multi-use trail system funded with accommodations tax, a municipally owned this single revenue source. The city does not have a airport, a professional fire department, a robust Parks & Recreation department, property tax for municipal purposes; therefore, capital and other essential services such as police, public works and transit. In 2018, the lease proceeds, charges for services and intergovern- city had 55 capital projects in progress accounting for 38% of the expenditure mental grant revenues are also important funding budget. Some of these projects included stormwater system improvements, sources and are relied upon heavily to provide city water and sewer line replacement, Combined Law Enforcement Facility, down- infrastructure, equipment, and services. town improvement project, and Howelsen Hill snowmaking line replacement. 8 CITY OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
Department Highlights CITY CLERK ranging from public education at schools and fire extinguisher training for lodging/hotel staff to an annual dinner for children The office of the city clerk provides city information to the community that are burn survivors. through posting meeting agendas, packets and minutes for the Steamboat Springs City Council, Steamboat Springs Liquor Licensing • July 4th fireworks were canceled due to dry conditions. During Authority and Steamboat Springs Redevelopment Authority. this same period, fire personnel assisted with wildfires burning Information is online and available upon request through the around the state. Colorado Open Records Act. In 2018, there were 97 open records requests, 102 liquor licenses, 44 special event liquor permits, 46 GENERAL SERVICES permitted events and 37 city council meetings. Facilities: The Facilities division maintains the city’s 132 facilities and FIRE RESCUE structure as well as managing several capital projects each year. In 2018, 950 projects were processed including the replacement of Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue (SSFR) serves the city and surrounding interpretive signs at the Mesa School, Legacy Ranch and Howelsen Fire Protection District, a 384 square mile area with an estimated Hill, the replacement of the Skatelite surface on the Howelsen Hill base population of 20,000 people, with upwards of 35,000 people skate board ramps, replacement of the concrete parking area at including visitors. SSFR is the only paramedic level service in Routt the Tennis Center, installation of ADA doors at City Hall, and the County and provides paramedic services when requested by other continuation of work with contractors to remediate the 2017 fuel agencies in the county through mutual aid agreements. release at the Transit shop. • During 2018, SSFR responded to 2,482 calls for service; a 7.7% Procurement & Contracting Division: This division provides a increase over 2017 calls (2,300). centralized source for procurement of goods and services and contracting with vendors. In 2018, the division issued 50 invitations • In non-emergent services, Fire Prevention saw a 23% increase for bids and requests for proposals and processed 206 contracts, 11 in inspections and permit reviews in 2018 and a 5.8% % increase grant agreements and 155 purchase orders. in fees. Risk Management: Risk Management continually provides for the • SSFR hosted a community open house at the Mountain Fire safety of city employees and the public by analyzing the risks and Station in September for the second consecutive year. exposures for city services, programs and special events, conducting audits on public facilities and programs, coordinating insurance • SSFR provided CPR/Basic Life Support classes to groups coverages and programs and promoting safety consciousness and including law enforcement, city employees as well as school loss prevention. In 2018, the city provided Disability Etiquette and staff and students as part of its community outreach goals. Sensitivity Training to over 120 employees covering: What is a Additionally, numerous educational events took place, Disability, Proper Language utilizing people or person first language, Disability Etiquette; and, Service Animals. 92 0 1 8 ANNUAL REPORT
South Metro donated five thermal imaging cameras to help The Colorado Dept. of Fire Prevention & Control brought one of the state’s firefighters see clearly in the heat of battle. two Mobile Live Fire Trailers for valuable live fire training in the city. Information Systems (IT): IT conducts major upgrades and carries GIS also is responsible for all addressing and street naming out critical and day-to-day technological operations needed to keep services. In collaboration with the Routt County Regional Building the city’s storage of information safe and secure and the technical department, all addressing for new building permits are verified operations and equipment running seamlessly. In 2018, IT handled and approved from GIS. 2,089 tech help tickets, continued its fiber deployment efforts at Parks & Recreation with a new Northwest Colorado Broadband INTERGOVERNMENTAL SERVICES (NCB) lateral, assumed day-to-day operations at Haymaker, planned for the new Combined Law Enforcement Facility (CLEF) The Intergovernmental Services Division wrote 30 grants in 2018, building, upgraded the fire suppression system in Parks & Recreation which brought in more than $1.8 million for identified city projects. server room, refreshed both Police and Fire mobile technologies, In addition, the division coordinated the 2A Trails Initiative and put completely replaced Spillman Records Management System (RMS) on the popular leadership program, City 101. hardware, upgraded to the latest Caselle version supporting our financial systems, replaced most network switches (due to manu- PARKS & RECREATION facturer defect) and deployed mobile device management software to most of the city’s mobile devices. Parks & Howelsen Park: Welcoming a new director, staff addressed key issues such as off-leash area, commercial river operations and Geospatial Information Systems (GIS): In 2018, the division provided defined a vision for West Lincoln Park. Park facilities hosted Ride the mobile applications to facilitate field data collection. This allowed Rockies for two days, 11 large sports tournaments, 2,200 baseball city departments to efficiently locate and manage assets while and softball games and issued 33 permits for events in city parks conducting inspections, installations and maintenance tasks. and trails. With nearly a ½-mile of new base area snowmaking pipe, With a new Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver, the historic ski area held 16 competitions, 5 Town Challenge ski employees are able to locate field assets with sub meter accuracy. races, 3 nights of the Hitchens Brothers Jump events and a record 15 Ski Free Sundays during the winter season. Next door, Howelsen 10 CITY OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS Rodeo corralled 21 PRCA rodeos, a weekend of Pro Bull Riding,
In conjunction with Friends of the The Pentathlon crossed the finish line for Riders compete in the Town Challenge, Yampa, volunteers cleaned up the last time after a 27 year run. a mountain bike race series, on trails and celebrated the Yampa River. across the Yampa Valley. Cattle Dog Trails, 9 nights of Gymkhana, a Fall Pumpkin Festival and community support and participation. The Steamboat Pentathlon served as the Nordic race stadium for the FIS Continental Cup and crossed the finish line for the final time and staff managed the Town NCAA Championships. Challenge MTB Race Series with sponsorship revenue associated with program increasing 11% over the previous year. Volunteer Open Space & Trails: Crews are responsible for 65 miles of trails programs continue to rise, seeing a 10% increase in hours. and held volunteer days focused on the T-Bar trail and protecting vegetation along the Yampa River. The Adopt-A-Trail program saw Howelsen Ice Complex: The division enhanced operations with a 18 groups collect 72 bags of trash. Crews partnered with various focus on locker rooms, the refrigeration skid and front desk renova- organizations on projects at Emerald Mountain, Bear River Bike Park, tions. In addition, bumper car revenues continued an upward Spring Creek Rd, NPR & Spring Creek downhill trails, and winter trajectory, zeroing in on $120,000 (333% increase since 2012). Adult grooming on fat bike trails. hockey participation, including new adult clinics, saw increases Recreation: Youth programing filled 13,351 school year sessions and 4,441 summer slots, accounting for over 90K participant hours. Most sessions saw enrollment increases including senior (55+) programs which grew by 46%. Adult recreation remains competitive with a four season focus and nearly 200 participating teams in combined sports. Marketing/Special Events/Volunteers: A new dedicated Parks & Rec website section and an inaugural Summer Recreation Guide launched this past spring, experiencing strong online visitation. The popularity of Ski Free Sundays ballooned and a new Local Sponsorship Program was developed to grow 112018 ANNUAL REPORT
Crews from Parks & Recreation are responsible for the maintenance Howelsen Ice Complex hosts a variety of programs including year- and management of a network of trails spanning nearly 55 miles. round hockey leagues for all ages. across the boards. Overall financials continue to trend up, including correct errors and omissions discovered since the adoption of the a substantial increase in adult league revenues, and utilities savings updated CDC in 2017. An update of the Sign Code is underway and from refrigeration scheduling and diligent ice maintenance. expected to be completed in 2019. The Downtown Plan process was successfully completed, and adoption of the Plan is anticipated in Haymaker Golf Course: Haymaker transitioned into an all-city staff early 2019 with implementation priorities to begin shortly thereafter. and welcomed a new Head Professional. The course drove out-of- town guest play with increases of 30% over 2017 and 12% over 2016. POLICE SERVICES In an effort to provide residents more affordable options, new season pass structures were created for the upcoming season. Haymaker is Twenty-nine sworn police officers and 13 support personnel provide in the process of a website and point-of-sale change that will allow around the clock public safety services. In 2018, there were: the facility to keep up with industry norms. • 12,613 calls for service, all of which required the attention of PLANNING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT police, community service or animal control officers. Development activity rose fairly significantly since 2017. The • 2,452 parking violations, 1,425 parking warnings and 1,000 number of applications received and reviewed by Planning was written warnings. Traffic enforcement is a mixture of education, the highest since 2008. In addition to ongoing development review awareness and enforcement, all in an effort to proactively activity, the department began process improvements to streamline improve the safety of citizens. development review in anticipation of land management software implementation in 2019. • 222 Records Checks, 639 Report Copies, 115 Liquor License Checks and 3 Marijuana License Clearances were requested A number of amendments to the Community Development Code by the public and released, all of which require the service, (CDC) were adopted to address minor policy revisions as well as to attention and processing of the Records Division. The Records Division are the first employees to greet citizens seeking police 12 CITY OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
An active wildfire season in Colorado landed a variety of different firefighting aircraft at the Steamboat Springs Airport over a five month period. 132018 ANNUAL REPORT
Animal Control Officers chat with students about animal safety. Numerous groups, like these girl scouts, visit the Steamboat Springs Police Station to experience first-hand how officers serve our community. assistance and provide access to critical information for enforcement partners, prosecutors, victim advocates and investigators, administrators, officers, and the public. forensic nurses to support survivors through the investigation and prosecution of sexual violence. The newly formed • Animal Control had a total of 1,142 calls for service, which Domestic Violence Response Team (DVRT) provides an included 65 bite reports. In addition, ACOs conducted 22 public additional opportunity to engage in a multidisciplinary team education and outreach programs to schools and businesses. focused on survivor experience, prevention and community outreach. • The Community Service Officers and River Rangers worked 156 special events including free concerts, rodeos, 4th of July, • The SSPD has adopted a victim focused Trauma-Informed Winter Carnival and many other events throughout the year. Interviewing model. Committed to victims of Sex Assault and Although there wasn’t an increase in the amount of events, Domestic Violence crimes, SSPD trains all of our personnel there was a noticeable increase in the size of some existing in this technique. A detective is certified to instruct Trauma- events. In addition, CSOs handled several functions including; Informed Interviewing and will train all new employees on VIN inspections, refuse storage requirements, lost and found conducting proper victim-focused interviewing. property, parking complaints and private tows. PUBLIC WORKS • Second annual Citizens’ Academy gave community members insight on the Police Department and an opportunity to Airport: The Steamboat Springs Airport/Bob Adams Field saw record interact closely with their local law enforcement. operations again in 2018 with 8,252 take offs and landings. 103,037 gallons of fuel were sold by the Fixed Based Operator (FBO) to tran- • As an active member of the regional Sexual Assault Response sient and based aircraft owners during the year. The Airport and FBO Team (SART), SSPD works collaboratively with law 14 CITY OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
Steamboat Springs Transit carried more than 1M passengers and The world’s first Pilatus PC-24 touched down at the Steamboat Springs launched a new paratransit service this year. Airport as part of high altitude testing. staff supported immense U. S. Forest Service wild firefighting operations Complex projects included Riverview, Eagles Vista, Overlook, from June through October with 11 different fire-fighting helicopters Sunlight Phase II, Urban Streets, Old Town Hot Springs, Combined based at the airport, including AStar, Huey, KMax, Chinook and Sky Law Enforcement Facility, Alpenglow Village, Residence Inn by Crane helicopters. Both Plane Sense and Cirrus tested their new Pilatus Marriott and the Woolery Subdivision. Additional street infrastructure PC-24 and Cirrus jets on the KSBS runway as they certified both air- was approved into the city with the River Queen Lane extension, craft. The Airport is embarking on updating the Master Plan, which is Sunlight Subdivision and Marble Court near the airport. completed every 10 years, and hosted multiple static and aerobatic displays at the final Wild West Air Fest over Labor Day weekend. The Healthy Yampa River program took steps to maintain compliance with the municipal separate stormsewer system (MS4) permit. Staff Engineering: The engineering division completed a third year of performed 152 site inspections at 21 sites. Permanent stormwater significant capital projects highlighted by Emerald Park Access, quality treatment devices, which treat the majority of downtown Mt. Werner/Ski Time Square Roundabout, Arnold Barn Relocation, runoff and capture trash and sediment before it enters the river, and drainage infrastructure under Village Drive, significantly were cleaned. Five acres of property at the airport were reclaimed, increasing flood resilience. Each of these projects have been years relieving the city of the burden and environmental liability of in the making and involved coordination with stakeholders, regulators maintaining the site. and partners at the local, state, and federal levels. This past year, a $90,000 grant was awarded for the installation of a stormwater Fleet: The Fleet division serves over 20 different divisions within the quality device at 7th & Oak Streets. city, accounting for over 178 vehicles and equipment with a staff of only 4 employees (3 technicians and 1 superintendent). In 2018, 3,375 335 development applications and 437 building permits were services and repairs were completed, down from last year by 125, reviewed, representing a 29% and 40% increase from 2017 levels. and 78,000 gallons of gas & diesel were dispensed, up from 72,000 152018 ANNUAL REPORT
The new Emerald Park access and pedestrian crossing opened after nearly a decade of work by several entities. in 2017. The Fleet division the local bus fleet to all Hybrid. Phase I replaced 6 gasoline powered replaced 8 vehicles/equip- mini buses with three diesel/electric hybrid buses. The second ment in its replacement phase replaced six 30-foot long diesel powered buses with six program and added one new 35-foot long diesel/electric hybrid buses. Starting in 2019, the final police patrol car. Overall, city phase will replace six 35-foot long diesel powered buses with six vehicles traveled a total of 35-foot long diesel/electric buses and is anticipated to be complete 532,000 miles in 2018 (that is by 2025. more than a trip to the moon and back). Wastewater Treatment Plant: In 2018, the SSWWTP treated 945 million gallons of wastewater (flat from 2017), and produced 408 dry Streets: In 2018, streets tons of biosolids (3% increase over last year). A monthly peak influent hauled 31,464 yards of snow loading of 6,959 pounds biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) (1,748 truckloads), distributed occurred in July and represents 72% of plant capacity. This maximum over 1,692 tons of scoria for monthly loading is basically unchanged from 2017 (CDPHE requires traction and spent nearly initiation of expansion design at 80% capacity and construction to 1,987 hours sweeping up commence at 95% capacity). Currently there is capacity to serve an 966 tons of material which additional 1,500 homes before hitting the 80% threshold. improved air quality and kept pollutants out of the Yampa The CDPHE Discharge Permit, obtained in 2017, remains in effect, River. In addition, 600 linear requiring considerably more effluent testing for metals and several feet of storm sewer pipes chemical compounds (500 annual tests compared to around 25 were replaced across the previously). Additionally, the permit requires quarterly WET (Whole city. The streets division, comprised of 15 full-time employees Effluent Toxicity) testing versus annual testing (each test costs and 5 winter seasonal staff, is responsible for maintaining approx- $4,000). The CDPHE permit includes compliance schedules for imately 160 lane miles of roads, 6 miles of alleys, 105 cul-de-sacs analysis of the ability to meet more stringent effluent metals and and 39 parking lots. In addition, the department maintains all effluent ammonia limits. Extensive analysis indicated additional street signage, three traffic signals and storm drainage including treatment is required to meet the new, more stringent effluent bridges, culverts, ditches and catch basin inlets. ammonia limits. Eight alternatives were evaluated, ranging in cost from $4M to $32M, with the selected compliance option coming in Transit: For the twelfth consecutive year, the transit division (SST) at $8M. Alternatives and strategies to meet the more rigorous carried more than 1 million passengers, with 1,093,637 total passen- effluent metal limits are underway. gers in 2018. The rebranded Access the Boat paratransit service experienced an 18% increase, and the regional bus, which travels The new lift station came online in March 2018, replacing a 35 year- between Craig and Steamboat Springs, carried 28,763 passengers old component. Construction of an additional digester is expected during the year. SST completed the second phase of transitioning to be complete in fall of 2019. However, all tank concrete associated with the digester as passed comprehensive strength testing. 16 CITY OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
Water & Sewer: In 2018, water use was 490 million gallons which is This past year, the Yampa River experienced declining flows and an 18% increase over 2017. The 2018 water use equates to an average unprecedented water shortages. The city called for its 552-acre-feet daily use of 1.93M gallons during summer and 920,000 gallons during pool in Stagecoach Reservoir to improve flows and water quality. winter. The 2018 increase may be due to the lack of precipitation which This marked the third time that the city has used its water in was identified as the fourth driest year on record for the area. The dry Stagecoach in such a way, with the first occurrence in 2016. Colorado conditions prompted the early mandatory closure of the Yampa and Parks & Wildlife also called for releases out of Stagecoach to marked the first time the Yampa was placed under administration. support instream flows and reduce the strain on aquatic life due to the low flow conditions. By utilizing its portfolio of water rights and The city and Mt. Werner Water partnered together on two planning implementing its water conservation plan, city customers saw no studies, the Water Supply Master Plan and the Critical Community interruption to drinking water service or park irrigation. Watershed Wildfire Protection Plan (CWP2), both anticipated to be completed in 2019. City Council adopted the Yampa River Health The capital projects for water and sewer in 2018 included the Assessment & Streamflow Management Plan in August and replacement of 4,845 linear feet of water main in the Riverside implementation of action items, such as enhancing Yampa River Subdivision and the lining of 7,506 linear feet of sanitary sewer. flows with releases from Stagecoach Reservoir and restoring the Water crews responded to and repaired 6 water main breaks. Yampa River Forest through and above town, are already underway. Left: The Yampa River experienced recreational closures to reduce the strain on aquatic life due to low water flow conditions. Middle: City crews utilize the FP5 flameless pothole patcher to repair potholes each spring, ensuring a smooth ride for motorists. Right: As part of its year-round MS4 Permit, the city spent nearly 2,000 hours sweeping up 966 tons of material this past year. © Upper Yampa Water Conservancy District 172018 ANNUAL REPORT
Community Engagement An engaged community is a healthy community. Active participation leads to dialogue and discussion that shapes the process of making Steamboat Springs a better place. The city provides educational opportunities for residents to discover how to engage, learn about local government and participate to a greater degree. WEBSITES: 24/7 COMMENT TO COUNCIL CITY 101 Steamboatsprings.net Send an email or comment form to the entire city Ever wondered what it’s like to pilot a snow plow or SST Community’s source for news, council, city manager, city attorney and city clerk. bus? Plan for future growth? Or go into a smoke filled information and questions on city • Email, [email protected] building completely in the dark? This annual leadership programs, services, documents, • Website, steamboatsprings.net/comment program offers in-depth insights into city operations, departments and operations. straight from the individuals responsible for them PUBLIC COMMENT – REGULAR Meetings day-in and day-out. EngageSteamboat.net • Public Comment for items not on the agenda- Engage Steamboat is spurring CITIZENS’ ACADEMY community conversation. This is typically occurs around 7 PM. your place to get involved, share • When recognized by president during Public The annual Citizens’ Academy is designed to enhance ideas, evaluate priorities, and the community’s knowledge about local law enforce- empower Steamboat Springs to Comment ment, their duties and responsibilities as well as public reach new heights as a city. – Come to podium safety programs and services. The multi-week interac- Spring into action! – Identify yourself by name & address tive curriculum covers topics associated with the police – All comments should not exceed 3 minutes department and general law enforcement. CITY LIMITS COUNCIL COLUMNS OPENGOV – BY THE NUMBERS The city’s radio talk show, City Limits, runs on Steamboat Radio Each month Councilors tackle a topic of interest to This powerful platform transforms data into an stations. The one-hour radio them in an effort to share information with citizens. interactive, digital format, so citizens may access and show airs monthly featuring Columns cover fiscal sustainability to civic engage- comprehend financial and performance indicators. A insights from Councilors, the City ment to pressing community issues and anything in variety of data sources have been complied into easily Manager, staff and special guests between and run in the Valley Voice and Steamboat accessible graphs offering an understanding into what tackling a variety of subjects in Pilot & Today. city government does and how these statistics shape front of the city. the direction toward financial sustainability. RELAXED SETTING WATCH & LISTEN SOCIAL • Coffee with Council – 2nd Friday of month • Farmer’s Market – Saturday (June-Sept) CityofSteamboat CityofSteamboat CityofSteamboat CityofSteamboat 18 CITY OF STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
The Ice Complex hosted a different kind of skating when the Bridgestone Driving School conducted tire testing. By the Numbers AIRPORT 2018 2017 POLICE SERVICES 2018 2017 TRANSIT 2018 2017 Calls for Service Take Off/Landings 8,252 8,222 Traffic Citations 12,613 12,560 Total Passengers 1,093,637 1,167,456 Traffic Warnings Aviation Fuel (gallons) 103,037 105,219 Records Checks 3,452 3,359 Regional 28,763 30,900 Records Copies CITY CLERK 2018 2017 Liquor License Checks 1,425 826 Paratransit 2,349 1,991 ACO Calls for Service Open Records 97 112 ACO Animal Bite Reports 222 184 WASTEWATER 2018 2017 CSO Events Liquor Licenses 102 106 CSO Time (hours) 639 684 H2O Treated (gallons) 954M 953M PROCUREMENT Permitted Events 46 50 Invitations to Bid 115 115 Biosolids (dry tons) 408 395 Contracts Processed Council Meetings 37 40 Grant Agreements 1,142 726 Annual Permit Tests 500 500 Purchase Orders ENGINEERING 2018 2017 STREETS 65 42 WATER & SEWER 2018 2017 Snow Removed (yards) Capital Improvements $4.7M $6.9M Scoria Applied (tons) 156 156 Consumed H2O (gallons) 490M 414M Sweeping (hours) FLEET 2018 2017 Material Cleaned (tons) 2,080 2,080 Average daily summer use 1.93M 1.9M Repairs & Service 3,375 3,500 2018 2017 Average daily winter use 920,000 840,000 Gas & Diesel (gallons) 78,000 72,000 50 44 FIRE SERVICES 2018 2017 206 136 Calls for Service 2,482 2,300 11 16 IGS 2018 2017 155 167 Grant Dollars $1.867M $1.8M 2018 2017 PARKS 2018 2017 31,464 51,192 Recreation Program Spots 18,689 18,204 1.692 1,456 Howelsen On Snow Events 21 17 1,987 2,334 Ski Free Sundays 15 13 966 2,823 Rodeo Events 21 21 Event Permits 33 31 192018 ANNUAL REPORT
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