The Golden City Council wants to be proactive in finding ways to combat systemic racism. The first step is to hear from you, our residents and business owners, and to do that, the City has held three Community Conversations. The most recent meeting was held on Jan. 13, and facilitated by Dr. Nita Mosby Tyler, Chief Catalyst and founder of The Equity Project, LLC., to help achieve a productive conversation.

Many members of the community joined the meeting live that evening, but if you missed it, we invite you to watch the recorded meeting at GCO.tv or on YouTube, and give us your thoughts and insights at www.guidinggolden.com/striving-for-racial-equity. 

Every voice matters!

The City has resumed paid parking for the downtown Golden area.

You can find downtown and visitor parking information on the Visitor Parking Page.  For contactless payment, download the ParkMobile app to your phone.

The City also now offers Lot Spot to find real time available parking in the Jackson St. Parking Garage, with more locations to be added soon. 

Attention Golden Residents: The Golden Police Department (GPD) is releasing information, pursuant to state law, to inform you of a Sexually Violent Predator who has registered with GPD as a resident of Golden. The purpose of this notification is to enhance public safety and protection. For full details, visit www.cityofgolden.net/Police. Scroll down to "Sexually Violent Predator Information." 

If you’re looking for a way to bring about positive change in these turmoiled times, think local and apply to join a Golden board or commission.

Visit cityofgolden.net/ServeYourCity for more information on boards and commissions with openings and the application process.

The Jeffco Hazard Mitigation Plan is due for its 5-year update! This important plan analyzes the County's vulnerabilities to natural and human caused hazards, and identifies mitigation actions the County can take to minimize the danger.

The County is looking for feedback from the community with a survey that will help identify and understand vulnerabilities within the County and how best to mitigate and address those needs. Take the survey, which will remain open until January 31.

The State of Colorado has allotted $37 million for direct relief payments to small businesses. Grant applications are due on Monday, Jan. 25 by 6 p.m.

Eligible businesses include:

Learn about Jeffco’s Small Business Relief Program at www.jeffco.us/4223.

Christmas tree recycling is underway and will run through this Sunday, Jan. 24. The Forestry Division will give your tree a second life by turning it into mulch! Please remember to remove all ornaments, metal, tinsel and rope.

For more information call 303-384-8141.

The Golden History Museum & Park is open Thursday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. by reservation or walk-up. Make a reservation to visit by calling 303-278-3557.

City facilities are open by appointment only, Tuesday through Thursday. Please use our contact list to speak with, or make an appointment with, the city department you need.

As we open facilities and resume additional city services, we'll keep you updated on our Status of City Services page.

City Council met in Study Session last night, Jan. 19. Watch the full meeting at GCO.tv.

Golden City Council held a Study Session last night to discuss two items related to strategic planning. Golden Fire Chief Alicia Welch spoke about the City hiring a consultant to provide technical expertise to conduct a Cooperative Efforts Feasibility Study for the Golden, Fairmount and Pleasant View Fire Departments. The study will help the agencies determine if they are providing adequate fire, rescue and emergency medical service coverage in their individual departments, or if there are opportunities for the departments to collaborate to provide redundant services, or if a complete consolidation is the best option. The study should take at least 6 months and will be seeking input from community members, elected officials and fire department staff. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Fire Chief Alicia Welch at (303) 384-8090.

City Manager Jason Slowinski and his staff presented to Council a revised version of the Strategic Action Plan based on previous feedback from Council and staff. Also presented were the measures of success that will be utilized to track the City’s progress on each action item described in the plan. You can see the entire meeting from last night at GCO.tv or www.cityofgolden.net/Agendas.

Planning Commission will meet virtually on Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 6:30 p.m.

For more information, see the meeting agenda.

The meeting will be streamed live, as well as recorded and available to watch at your convenience on our Agendas and Meetings page on the City of Golden website. 

The Parks Recreation and Museums Advisory Board will meet virtually on Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m.

The meeting will be streamed live, as well as recorded and available to watch at your convenience on our Agendas and Meetings page on the City of Golden website. 

The Downtown Development Authority will meet virtually on Monday, Jan. 25 at 7 p.m.

The meeting will be streamed live, as well as recorded and available to watch at your convenience on our Agendas and Meetings page on the City of Golden website. 

The Community Sustainability Board will meet virtually on Wednesday, Jan. 27 at 6 p.m.

The meeting will be streamed live, as well as recorded and available to watch at your convenience on our Agendas and Meetings page on the City of Golden website. 

Interested in seeing a draft of the new zoning code? Join us for a virtual community meeting on Thursday, Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. to hear the breakdown of the draft regulations.

The draft code will be released the same day and available to download at GuidingGolden.com/zoning-code-update. You'll also find instructions there on pre-registering for the meeting.