accomplishments report2019 ANNUAL

thornton, coloradofiscal year ending

december 31, 2019

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about this report

letter from the city manager

The purpose of this report is to cover the accomplishments of the 2019 fiscal year and an overview of the city’s financial positions. The financial information presented is unaudited and in a summarized and condensed form, and does not substitute for the city’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), which is prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

Residents of Thornton,

We are pleased to present to you Thornton’s 2019 Annual Accomplishments Report. This report illustrates the city’s commitment to providing high levels of service to residents while ensuring efficient use of taxpayer dollars.

Thornton operates as a full-service community. Residents receive the full range of general government services, from public safety to road repair, with no recent increases in sales or property taxes. The numerous departmental accomplishments highlighted in this report demonstrates the city’s mission in providing exceptional service to its community.

This report includes condensed and simplified information from the 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR). The goal is to provide the public with a snapshot of the fiscal health of the City of Thornton organization in an accessible and educational format. More detailed financial information can be accessed at www.thorntonco.gov/government/finance.

As the stewards of public tax dollars, the City of Thornton operates under conservative financial principles so that it can meet the needs of its residents today and position itself to be well prepared for the future of this growing community.

Kevin S. Woods City Manager

Letter from the City Manager

About Thornton

2019 Accomplishments

Ensure Outstanding Public Safety

Infrastructure: Water, Roads, and Services

Plan for Our Future and Economic Growth

Maintain Strong Parks and Recreation

Financial Results

How Do We Provide Core Services?

Which Industries Generate the Most Sales Tax?

What Core Services Do We Provide?

Breaking Down the Costs

Capital Projects

Responsible Fiscal Management

Enterprise Funds: Revenues and Expenses

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City Council Members (from top to bottom, left to right): Mayor Jan Kulmann, Jacque Phillips, Sherry Goodman, Julia Marvin, Jessica Sandgren, David Acunto, Sam Nizam, Adam Matkowsky, and Angie Bedolla

accomplishments & awardsRecreation at Trail Winds There is something for everyone at Trail Winds! Our new state-of-the-art recreation center officially opened November 4, 2019. Construction of the Trail Winds Recreation Center began May 2018. This new community center features climbing walls, a fitness garden complete with cross fit truck tire exercise areas, an indoor elevated running track, dance and group exercise rooms, and a slew of other workout possibilities.

More Recreation!Riverwalk Ballfields opened for enhanced recreational opportunities with four baseball/ softball fields, playground, and batting cages.

The new Active Adult Center will open by September 2020, increasing access and services for active adults throughout the Thornton community.

Public Safety The new Fire Station #1 will improve response time and safety in South Thornton, and will begin operations in December 2020.

In addition, we have already embarked on the design and construction of a new police training facility, to improve training for our police offers and centralize training operations.

The Thornton Comprehensive Plan Visioning Outreach won the 2019 APA Colorado Merit Award in the category of Community Engagement.

Thornton’s website redesign received national recognition, winning the 2019 Members’ Choice Award for a city with a population of 100,000 – 150,000, from the National Association of Government Web Professionals, (NAGW).

Thornton Parks, Recreation & Community Programs was a Finalist for the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) Gold Medal for 2019 along with three other cities with populations between 75,001 – 150,000.

Laura Wing, a Water Resources Administrator at the city, won the 2019 Alice Darilek Water Conservation Award, awarded by the Rocky Mountain Section of the American Water Works Association. The Alice Darilek Award recognizes a water conservation professional for exceptional performance and commitment to water conservation in the region.

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about thornton

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Thornton is a diverse community with a strong commitment to quality of life. The community’s location provides an ideal environment for business and recreation. Located in the Denver metropolitan area, Thornton is adjacent to Westminster, Broomfield, Northglenn, Federal Heights, and Commerce City. The community’s natural setting of ridgelines, wildlife, waterways, rolling hills, and undeveloped land provide Thornton residents with amenities that contribute to a unique quality of life.

Thornton is the sixth largest city in Colorado with a population of more than 140,000 in 37 square miles. Over the last decade, Thornton’s population has grown by 15%.

The median age of 34 and median household income is $73,000.

There are 48,000 residential housing units in Thornton.

employersBusiness services, retail, manufacturing, health care services, and construction comprise the largest share of employment locally with major employers including Amazon, Google, Sungard Availability Services, Avaya, Intrex Aerospace, The Northern Group, Allegro Coffee, and Dish Network.

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Adams 12 Five Star Schools

Amazon Distribution

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North Suburban Medical Center

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Thornton’s population has grown steadily since the city was first incorporated in 1956. This period of rapid expansion continued throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

Over the past 60+ years, Thornton has blossomed from a fledging residential development on the outskirts of Denver into a full-service community that is home to over 140,000 residents. By 2025, it is estimated that Thornton will grow to 160,000 people. Thornton is forecast to reach a population of between 190,000-205,000 by 2040. At full build-out, the population is expected to be 240,000.

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ensure outstanding public safetyThornton’s Fire Department supports public safety needs of the community by providing fire and emergency medical services quickly, competently, and compassionately.

The mission of the Police Department is to serve and protect our community. The department does this through a tradition of providing high-quality police services, deterring crime by engaging in effective partnerships, collaborative problem solving, and mentoring youth.

The Fire Department responded to a record 11,938 calls in 2019, an 8% increase from 2018.

The Fire Department reached 22 elementary schools and 2,000 children through the T-Town Clown Program, and installed over 200 car seats at 6 events.

The Police Department had 41 SWAT activations and deployed 55 body worn cameras in 2019

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Construction has been initiated on the new and relocated Fire Station #1 (Thornton Parkway and York Street) in 2019. When completed in late 2020, the new facility will improve response capabilities.

Pinpoint location accuracy at the Emergency Communication Center; we can now get 3D information on where a call is originating from and track call locations after calls are terminated.

Implemented the Thornton Home and Business Security Cam Registry Program. This voluntary program continues to build upon community partnerships to solve crimes. By the end of 2019, 233 residential and business partners participated in the program.

Our CARES (Community Assistance, Referral, Education, and Services) program provides pre- and post-hospital care, high utilization patient management, and referral services to improve patient outcomes. We reached 129 people and had 25 in-home visits. It is a program being modeled by neighboring fire departments.

We were selected as one of only 40 agencies in the country to pilot a new, financially-supported, program called ET3 (Emergency Triage, Treatment, and Transport). We will be able to treat and release patients using Telemedicine, and to transport eligible patients to alternative medical destinations other than Emergency Rooms if appropriate. This will save time and money for all parties.

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infrastructure: water, roads, and servicesThornton’s infrastructure includes planning and maintaining streets, traffic mobility, engineering services, utilities operations, water treatment, sewer, and collection of solid waste and recyclables.

These services allow all residents the opportunity to enjoy safe, well-maintained streets, traffic mobility throughout the city, efficient engineering services, cost-effective trash and recycle collection, drinking water that meets all safe drinking water standards, and a reliable wastewater collection system.

We maintain over 1,250 miles of road and added 12 miles of road in 2019.

We maintain over 63 miles of bike lanes.

We treated over 7.5 billion gallons of water in 2019.

We installed over 18,000 feet of fiber optic cable in 2019.

We repaired over 3,000 potholes in 2019.New bike lane miles

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what was accomplished?We established the Stormwater Fund to promote the health, welfare and safety of residents by reducing the risk of flooding and minimizing stormwater pollution. Properties pay for their portion of system expenses to create a predictable and sustainable funding source.

The Thornton Utility Assistance Program helps low-income households struggling to pay their water bill. These households have an income level of 185% of the federal poverty level or less. In 2019, the city assisted 375 households totaling $143,150.

We made our roads more safe by replacing traffic signal controllers at 109 intersections, installing uninterrupted power supply at 22 traffic signals, and improving communication at 71 traffic signals. We also installed 54 pavement LED lights on Quebec Street, north of 138th Avenue.

We resurfaced 35 lane miles in 2019, a 60% increase from 2018 when we resurfaced 22 lane miles.

We improved recycling service across the city by adding nine more curbside recycling collection days. We tested a new drop-off composting service to divert 23 tons of waste from landfills. Residents can now bring compostable materials such as grass clippings, fall leaves, and food scraps to the Infrastructure Maintenance Center during tree branch drop-off events and regular business hours.

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plan for our future & economic growthThe City Development Department is responsible for guiding the current and future growth, including promoting quality development that creates a safe, balanced community for living, working and playing.

Thornton is far from being built-out, with numerous opportunities for commercial, residential, and industrial development and redevelopment. The Economic Development Department keeps the Thornton economy strong by fostering primary job growth and capital investment, supporting existing and attracting new retail development, promoting redevelopment and revitalization in older areas of the city and supporting the success and vitality of existing local small businesses.

by the numbersOver 2,100 employers in Thornton employ over 28,000 people.

In 2019, over 450,000 commercial square footage was built. We issued over 400 commercial permits, and their total valuation was almost $29.5 million.

We resolved over 12,000 code violations in 2019, and reduced resident complaints by over 400 compared to 2018. We reduced the homeless encampments throughout the city by 50% in comparison to 2018.

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Above: North Washington Commerce CenterBelow: Topgolf at 16011 Grant Street, Thornton

We improved customer service by 1) launching the Active Development App which updates community members on current development projects, 2) making the Planner of the Day more accessible with contact information, new handouts and more transparent processes, 3) implementing drone inspections, and 4) revising all building codes. We have received positive feedback from residents and elected officials as a response.

Created the city’s first Transit Oriented Development (TOD) near the RTD Eastlake Station, located near 124th Avenue and Claude Court. The residential project is a first of its kind for Thornton, with a more compact, urban form and higher density to encourage transit use.

We attracted or retained seven primary employers, resulting in 560 primary jobs, three headquarter projects, and 695,000 SF of absorbed or contructed space. The average wages of these employees were over $60,000.

Two new speculative business parks broke ground for over two million square feet of employment space, including the North Washington Commerce Center (150,000 SF) and 25 North Business Park (900,000SF).

Formed the Alianza Spanish-speaking business service program, in partnership with Mi Casa Resource Center and a board of Spanish-speaking local business owners.

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• The Summit (50,000 SF, employing 225 people)

• Topgolf (600+ employees and entertaining almost half a millon guests annually)

• Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse inside the Hilton Garden Inn/Grove Shopping Center

• Floor & Décor in the Larkridge Shopping Center (77,000 SF)

• Sachi Sushi in Denver Preimum Outlets• Bassett Furniture in Larkridge

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maintain strong parks and recreationThornton Parks, Recreation & Community Programs (TPRCP) provides a wide array of activities and programs to meet the parks and recreation demand in the community, including Active Adult Services, Arts and Culture, and Community Connections. TPRCP also coordinates community events such as Thorntonfest, Harvest Fest, and WinterFest, among others.

Thornton has a total of 80 parks and sports facilities with the addition of Trail Winds Recreation Center. We had almost 360,000 visits to recreation centers in 2019. We also maintain over 150 miles of trails within the city.

Over 24,000 people attended Thorntonfest, 15,000 at WinterFest, and 50,000 at Fourth of July celebrations in 2019.

$150,000 in Thornton Assistance Funds were awarded to 33 nonprofits that help residents achieve self-sufficiency.

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We opened the Trail Winds Recreation Center in early November to accommodate the continued growth in Thornton. This 88,000 SF facility offers a large aquatics center, dance studios, pre-school options, gymnasium, climbing wall, fitness center, track, rentable spaces, active adult space and programs, and therapy studios. During the open house, we welcomed 14,000 visitors and had 15,000 paying customers in the first month.

We opened Riverwalk Ballfields complex with four baseball/softball fields, playground, restrooms, large parking lot, and batting cages. The complex is also connected with to Thornton’s trail system.

Implemented the Adaptive and Inclusive Recreation (AIR) program in 2019 with the sole purpose of being more welcoming and inclusive in all our programs, and adapt for the 25,000 residents in Thornton with an identified disability.

Initiated the water conservation program by starting the early phases of bluegrass conversion to native species requiring less water while offering similar aesthetics. In addition, we are also creating naturalized areas at our larger parks where mowing operations compromise safety due to slopes and wetness. The goal is to convert over half our acreage (1,250 acres) to natural grasses within five years to reduce our water bill significantly.

Above: Riverwalk BallfieldsBelow: blue grass conversion to native species at [location]

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how do we provide core services?The chart below shows General Fund revenues by source. Sales tax provides 59% of the total revenue for general operating activities. Sales and use tax is up

6.6% over 2018, due in part to the recent commercial growth in Thornton, such as Denver Premium Outlets, Topgolf, Floor & Décor and The Summit.

2017 REVENUES

The bulk of revenues is from sales and use tax. Charges for services are 12% of revenues and are assessed for specific users of services, such as facility rental fees, aquatic fees, and recreation fees. Only 10% of the governmental revenues are provided by property taxes and is unchanged at 10.21 mills. Licenses and permits (5% of revenues) are for regulating various activities; examples include building permits, mobile home permits, and liquor licenses. At 4%, franchise fees are levied on Xcel Energy and United Power to conduct business in Thornton.

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2018 SALES TAX BREAKDOWN BY INDUSTRY

2017 SALES TAX BREAKDOWN BY INDUSTRY

which industries generate the most sales tax?

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The below pie chart breaks out what types of industries support our sales tax base. This mix is particularly important during a recession as certain types of sales

tax generators are more stable in rough economic times. Thornton is well set-up to be able to provide core services to residents even during an economic contraction.

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General merchandise (including Target, Walmart, etc), grocery, restaurants, and liquor tend to be steadier during economic hard times, whereas automotive, construction, furniture, and electronics tend to be harder hit.

Sales tax in Thornton is 8.5%. 2.9% is for the state, .75% is for Adams County including .25% for open space. 1% is for RTD, and .1% is for cultural faciltiies. 3.75% is for the city of Thornton, including .25 for parks and open space, which was approved by voters in 2013.

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2018 TOTAL: $127.8M

2017 TOTAL: $119.6M

what core services do we provide?Every year, the city manager submits a budget for City Council’s adoption. The proposed budget must be balanced, meaning ongoing revenues must meet or

exceed ongoing expenditures. This budget takes into account feedback from the community and goals of the council, while remaining fiscally responsible.

Thornton’s 2019 general operating budget was approved at $137.2 million. The three largest departments are Police, Fire, and Parks, Recreation and Community Programs. 43.3% of the operating expenses were for public safety (police and fire), while 16.6% was spent on parks and recreation. These three departments also make up the majority of the full-time employees in the general operating fund.

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2018 TOTAL: $127.8M

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2017 BREAKDOWN

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2018 BREAKDOWN

2019 TOTAL: $136.4M

The chart below breaks down the city’s general operating budget. This information is important for modeling the city’s finances into the future. Certain types of costs are more flexible than others, and

others increase at different rates over the years. As an example, the cost of supplies will generally rise with inflation, whereas the cost of labor rises with the labor market.

The majority of the city’s costs come from personnel. In 2019, 76% of the city’s general operating budget went to fund the salary and benefits of its 903.25 general fund full-time employees, as well as part time or seasonal employees.

In 2019, charges for internal service were reallocated into the appropriate categories.

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FACILITIES

TRAILS INFRASTRUCTURE

Thornton Water Treatment Plant

Trail Winds Recreation Center

Riverwalk Ballfields

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Margaret W. Carpenter Recreation Center Pool Modifications

Police Training Facility

Fire Station No. 1

Thornton is heavily invested in improving and adding to our trail system. Several ongoing projects are:

• Villages North Trail Project will construct a 1,200-foot concrete trail extending from Yucca Way to Thornton Parkway (construction starting summer of 2020).

• Eastlake #2 Reservoir to 120th Avenue Trail Project will construct a 2,700-foot trail to provide increased connectivity to Eastlake Station (construction starting summer of 2020).

• Big Dry Creek Trail - Fairfield to 156th Avenue Project will add a new trail along the Big Dry Creek corridor. It will be constructed in three segments over a two year period (construction start late 2020).

Several infrastructure efforts have been focused on widening 128th Avenue and 144th Avenue.

For the 128th Avenue corridor, projects include improving the intersections at Washington Street and at Colorado Boulevard for $2.8M, and widening the street from York Street to Colorado Boulevard and at Claude Court for $7M.

For the 144th Avenue corridor, projects include improving the intersection at Colorado Boulevard and York Street for $2.5M, and widening 144th Avenue from York Street to Colorado Boulevard and from Washington Street to York Street for $12.9M.

capital projects: what has thornton built?

The city of Thornton maintains a five-year capital improvement program (CIP) that staff updates annually. The initial year of the CIP is adopted and approved by City Council as a component of the annual budget. Capital improvement expenditures provide for

the acquisition, expansion, and rehabilitation of the city’s physical assets. The appropriations for each individual capital project do not lapse at the end of the fiscal year and instead are available until the project is completed or canceled.

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trail winds recreation center

128th avenue improvements

144th avenue improvements

riverwalk ballfields

active adult center and margaret w. carpenter recreation center

thornton water treatment plant

fire station #1

police training facility

map of capital projects: facilities & infrastructure

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2019 CASH & INVESTMENTS

2019 TOTAL DEBT & PAYMENTS

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responsible fiscal management

Each of Thornton’s debt issuances is rated AA or better by Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s. This highly favorable investment rating allows the city to pay less interest on its debt issuances. On December 31, 2019, the city held a total debt of $174.4 million. Of this amount, $143 million was related to

Investment policies are governed by City Council-adopted policy. The principal objective of the city’s cash and investment strategy is preservation of investment principal. Thus, the policy allows for only fixed-income investments, such as state or local government debt, U.S. agency obligations, or U.S. corporate debt. Equity investments, such as common stock or mutual funds, are disallowed under the city’s policy.

On December 31, 2019, the fair market value of the city’s cash and investments was $375.6 million. The yield on market for the total assets in the portfolio for 2019 was 1.76% and total interest earnings were $13 million.

$405.4M

$368.7M

$109.3M $12.0M

$31.4M $2.9M

$33.7M $3.2M

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$323.3M $6.8M

2019 TOTAL DEBT: $174.4 M 2019 ANNUAL PAYMENT: $18.1 M

government activities and $31.4 million was related to business-type activities. The debt service due within one year is $18.1 million. Debt increased in 2018 due to a large bond issuance that funded the Fossil Ridge Public Safey Facility as well as Trail Winds Recreation Center.

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Personnel Contractual ServicesDebt Service Other Capital Improvement Projects

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2019 REVENUE: $17.7M

2019 REVENUE: $5.8M

2019 REVENUE: $83.8M

2019 REVENUE: $3M

2019 EXPENSES: $16.3M

2019 EXPENSES: $5.6M

2019 EXPENSES: $92.2M

2019 EXPENSES: $2.1MThe Stormwater Fund was established in 2019 and is responsible for the city’s drainage system.

The Sewer Fund is responsible for operating and maintaining the city’s wastewater collection system. On the expenditures side, city water is treated at the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District (MWRD) and accounts for the majority of sewer expenses.

The Environmental Services Fund provides curbside trash and recycling collection services to over 29,000 homes. Increases in revenue are due to a growing customer base.

The Water Fund is responsible for operating, maintaining, and planning for the future of Thornton’s water utility.

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