Strategic Plan Progress Report: Quarter 3 2025

On March 3, 2025, Englewood City Council approved updates to the City’s strategic plan, including new key projects for 2025. 40 projects were targeted for completion in Quarter 3, with 20 successfully completed, 14 delayed, 3 put on hold, and 3 completed prior to Q3.

Completed Projects:

• Engage the community through focus groups or surveys to gather data on what makes community members feel most unsafe: Engaging specifically through the Citizen's Academy and S. Broadway Revitalization project. This is always ongoing and a key tenant of Community Policing strategies.
• Hold at least one emergency operations training: An Emergency Operations Center (EOC) exercise was held on May 14, 2025. The next one is planned for Dec. 2025.
• Complete the Dartmouth bridge widening project
• Provide wayfinding and placemaking elements such as creative crosswalks in commercial areas: Three traffic wraps installed in Spring with seven more to come. The Cultural Arts Commission is no longer pursuing creative crosswalks due to cost and potential for street damage.
• Create a calendar on the E-Hub that departments can update with information on their city events, programs and deadlines
• Develop and implement an artificial intelligence (AI) policy, including workshops on efficiently and ethically using AI as a tool
• Implement new pool car system for City's fleet vehicles
• Continue to implement the digital records system through the implementation of a communications and testing plan and update records and information management policies: This is an ongoing project but is on track.
• Review the City's passport acceptance program and make recommendations for improvements, including the enhancement of revenue generation opportunities
• Prepare and maintain five-year forecasting for the general fund
• Develop the 2026 budget, which will include performance metrics and identified opportunities for efficiency
• Implement the first phase of the Insights Discovery program
• Develop and implement a new approach to new employee orientation, including a tour of the city and city facilities: Changed from ½ day to two days with day one focusing on city culture and basic onboarding, and day two being a city bus tour.
• Implement internal staff survey
• Publish four editions of the Englewood Magazine
• Successfully manage the fourth annual Elevate Englewood program
• Expand and enhance community engagement campaigns and track general sentiment through surveys: 16 projects include formal engagement plans for 2025; improved survey tools and implemented standardized tracking.
• Plan, execute, and refine existing communications campaign related to the future redevelopment of CityCenter: Engagement plan has been developed, and communication efforts have begun.
• Complete the renovation at the Englewood Recreation Center
• Continue to implement the creative signal box wrap program, with a goal of adding three box wraps
• In partnership with the library, create and share digital and printed walking, biking and driving tours: The Historic Walking Tour project is nearing completion with final installs scheduled for Wellness District. CityCenter and Downtown brochures have been created and printed.
• Promote art through creating and promoting digital and printed walking, biking and driving tours: Completed in partnership with the Cultural Arts Commission.
• Host four sustainable business workshops
• Complete waste characterization study

Delayed Projects:

• Finalize review of risk management program and develop a plan to implement recommendations: Moved to Q4 2025; the city’s outside consultant completed the program on 10/14/25.
• Clean and televise the southern portion of the large stormwater system
• Continue to review rate studies
• Construct and connect interconnections with Denver Water
• Implement facilities work order management system: Project is in process with a Request for Proposal (RFP) for new software underway. Likely completion in Q4 2025.
• Construct the Oxford pedestrian bridge: In progress; completion anticipated in Q1 2026
• Review current resources on the city’s intranet page (“e_ Hub”) and ensure resources are accurate and accessible: In progress.
• Informational Videos - Create a short informational video to highlight each department, such as an overview of what each department does: In progress. Planning to switch to animated videos with a completion date for those of Q1 2026.
• Obtain Association of Workplace Investigations certification: Moved to Q4 2026 to save costs by aligning with Denver's training date.
• Draft ordinances to recommend updates to entire municipal code where necessary: Moved to Q4 2026 due to staff vacancy.
• Review the City's passport acceptance program and make recommendations for improvements, including the enhancement of revenue generation opportunities: In progress.
• Conduct a survey of Malley Center users: A survey of Malley users and non-users will be conducted in November-December 2025 as part of the Age-Friendly Action Plan.
• Evaluate the feasibility of ensuring all employees, including part-time employees, have access to a locked closet/ space for belongings
• Break ground at solar carports at Broken Tee Golf Course: To be completed by June 2026.

On Hold:

• Obtain access to Public Works live traffic cameras for police use: On hold due to potential technological challenges and cost.
• Create comprehensive mapping and documentation of the city and its assets: Pending an upgrade to ArcGIS Enterprise slated for completion in Q4.
• Expand City Manager's briefing program to include different populations: Spoken with Englewood Schools about expanding to include school families for an in-person briefing in Spring 2026. Would also like to include the Malley Center for an in-person briefing in 2026.