https://thorntonco.cvlcollections.org/files/original/739f83debc7ecc25577c5ca57025cecd.pdf 6d640f165277f9c58ae563e04eda0408 PDF Text Text . ~ ... .-;-e atter City \fONTHLY ~E\\'S FOR THORNTON CITY E:\IPLOYEES Vol. 10 No. 3 March 31, 1981 'Prom tlz,e.City-cfJJailflger:S CJJes~ One topic of interest to many citizens in the past several months has been the City's position on cable TV. Since many of the employees are also concerned citizens, an upto-date report on the subject might be in order. The subject of cable TV is not a new one. It has been around the metropolitan area for at least 10 years, and brought up for discussion in Thornton at least once every year or two during that period. The reason no one in Thornton got all that interested in the past was because cable was economically feasible only in .those parts of the m~tropol itan area where Denver .t e l ev is i on signals cou l d not be received. Many other iities did issue permits to one or more companies to install cable equipment within their city boundaries. Now that the cable comp~nies fin~lly feel that cable television is financially feasible most cities that i~sued permits sever~] years ago have merely updated those permfts. Thornton never issued any permits. Now that construction is beginning to take place in those cities which did, the problems inevitable with any project of this scope are beginning t6 crop up, not only here in Denver but all over the country. At this poi~t, it would seem that Thornton was correct and· farsighted in its thinking in not rushing into.the m~tter until the ~hole picture (no pun intended) could be seen and evaluated. We now have the opportunity to build into our bidding process the solutions to many of the problems being experienced by other c1 ties. · Tom Clouser has spent a lot of time in the past year contacting representatives of cities all over the co~ntry. and talking with a consultant who is available through a cable information organization to which the City belongs. Late last year, he began preparing. an ordinance g1v1ng the City the authority to issue permits and stipulating controls which the City could exert over companies operating within its limits. That ordinance wis approved by the City Council on February 10. Requests for Proposals (RFPs) were picked up by nine of the eleven companies who had originally shown an interest in building in Thornton. These nine include all of the companies that are currently constructing facilities in other cities in the metropol itan area. T~e dead! ine, unless extended, for the receipt of proposals from these nine companies fs June 12. Upon receipt of the proposals, a consult~ ant has been retained to evaluate them, seek clarification on any unclear statements, and meet with the City Council to aid them in making a determination as to which company, if any, will do the best job. The evaluation period is scheduled ~o be complete in aprox1mately 90 days from receipt of the proposals. The target date for issuance of the permit (s). is early fa 11 . Since it takes time for any company to mobilize, construction will probably begin in the spring of 1982, but could begin as early as late this fall. Actual construction time for th~ total City network is one of the bid i terns. It wou 1 d be to any company's advantage to propose the least amount of con~truction time; however, that is not the only it~m which must be taken into consideration. �NEWS FROM: ODTI10Cs0u0~~ 0 -To put occupational educational programs into local community schools. -To prepare students to enter professional and non-professional occupations of the Utilities Department. UTILITIES TRAINING PROGRAM Dave Bata, Utilities Community Relations Specialist, and Salvatore Diliberto, Job Placement Coordinator for School District No. 1, have coordinated the program. Credit goes to the Plant Operators for giving of their time to help the interns, with special credit due to Terry Jerman. The Utilities Department has been conducting a cross-training program in order to familiarize each Division with other Divisions within the Department. All sessions are meeting in the Conference Room at the City Hall Annex on Friday mornings from 8:30 to 10:30. Topics being covered a~~: Water Resources (Walid Hajj), Water Treatment (Mark Speed), Engineering and Maintenance (Bud Elliot), Water Quality (Annette Barnard), Utility Billing (Jim Lease), Public Relations (Dave Bata), and Contract Administration. Procedures (Miriam Black). According to those w~o have attended, the sessions have been very interesting and helpful. All Utility employees are invited to attend. STUDENT TRAINEES AT COLUMBINE PLANT Four seniors from Highland and Mapleton High Schools have been selected as trainees with Thornton Utilities Department at the Columbine Treatment Plant. The seniors (Debbie Davidson and Cam Bolden of Highland and John Ciancio and Michelle Grise of Mapleton) had to pas~ the Plant Operator I test, which is the same test· given to any plant operations applicant. The trainee program lasts one semester and the students receive 2 credit hours plus an hourly wage of $3.80. The program combines classroom work~ onthe-job training, and tours of water treatment faciliti~s. Its goals and objectives are: UTILITIES ENGINEERING WELCOMES NEW EMPLOYEE Utilities Engineering has a new employee. Joe DeRenzo is the new man on Doug Scheffel ls Tapping Crew. Welcome, Joe--we all are happy to have you with us! CONGRATULATIONS, HEIDENS! -To offer our expertise to educational institutions to enhance practical learning. · -To have students and community share in common goals. -To develop an appreciation for the life-sustaining role and limitation of the abundance of water. -To benefit the Utilities Department through public relatioris with school and collTTiunity. Heartiest congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Ken Heiden, proud parents · of Travis Lee Heiden, born Friday~ March 6, at Lutheran Hospital. Travis weighed in at 7 pounds, 9 3/4 ounces, and ts 21 inches long. After three false alarms, on the big day, Ken had to spend 15 minutes looking for his car keys before they could 1 eave for the hos pita 1 ! Ask the proud papa,· a meter reader in the Utility ~illing Department, to show off the photos he took during the delivery! V.B. -2- �, l inur 1Juuttattnu NEWS FROM: [P(lJJffi~O~ W@m~@ Thornton City employees are invited to attend a performance of the musical, WEST SIDE STORY on Thursday, September 10, 1981, at Boulder's Dinner Theater. Group discount tickets are available for $14.32 per person, which is a savings of over $5.00. Boulder's Dinner Theater features gourmet meals served at your table. Menu offerings at a recent show were: Prime Rib of Beef, Chicken Cordon Bleu, Red Snapper with Hollandaise Sauce, and Ricotta crepes. ~ We have two new employees to welcome to our Department this month. They are Dave Glass and Lisa Woros. Dave is a college student who is doing an internship for us. Right now he is working on the Solid Waste Transfer Station Study. Lisa is an Adams County Youth Employee working in the Traf-. fie section of the Engineering Division as a Traffic Engineering Aide. Our new . furniture arrived this past week. These are desk units, and they will ·accomodate Howard McGee and Don Fields. Now, if we can only get our phones in and straightened out, we should be all settled once more. With the two latest employees~ we now have fifteen people in our area. Our congratulations go to Jim Scheer, Equipment Operator in the Sanitation Division, for being selected as Employee of the Month for the month of February. Jim was honored at a luncheon. S.B. Make plans to join us on September 10! Vicki (ext. 234) for reservations and information. V.B. f1UJriil t fF H~fn'l®::f::f A group of Thornton employees has been meeting_ at the Thornton Recreation Center on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 to 1 to play volleyball. Employees from Planning, Finance, Public Works, Parks, and Utilities play two to three games a day. Anyone who is interested is welcome to join them. Call Kim in Planning for details and come join the fun! No charge! V.B. HAPPY NEWS FROM: BIRTHDAY Utterback Roy Fritts Donald Mercier Ricky Young Sharon Burge John MuZhall Robert Dawson Mark Speed· Jeff Case Jon Christensen Charles Long Bud Elliot Jay Ruchti PhiZlip Henderson Da.le · Holden ,; udi th Prudhomme ?a+:ay Kallman Frank. Slechta Larry 4/1 4/4 4/4 4/8 4/10 4/10 4/12 4/13 4/13 4/15 4/16 4/20 4/21 4/21 4/22 4/22 4/29 4/30 Call more rnrn~rnrnffiTI□®~ Utility Billing Data Processing Police Ordinance Enf. Bldg. Maintenance Parks Fire Colwribine Plant Utility Engineering Police Police Utility Engineering Building Line Maintenance Police Police Planning Ci'ty Council HEAL TH FAIR On April 8, 1ga1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Thornton R~creation Division is jo1n1ng KBTV, Channel 9 in sponsoring the 9 Health Fair. The major focus of the 9 Heal th Fa i r" is to provide free health screening tests and review and referral of tests at sites throughout the state. Special emphasis is placed on educating the public on how life-style and health habits affect one's health. The 9 Hea-lth Fair" will be held at the Thornton Recreation Center, 2211 Eppinger Baul evard, in Thornton. For more i nformati on, call· 287::.5569. 11 11 11 11 -3- �don't iust tell the "'..., to a FEW people q•• L · ~Mrite it downand ·. send it to . . ~~- ~ e Ci(v_~tter · · so EVERYONE can· read a-bout it -4- � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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