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Resident urges Littleton to fix staffing, cross‑department coordination and budgeting in environmental action plan; board member offers research to council
Summary
During public comment, resident Pam Chatburn told the Environmental Stewardship Board the city’s environmental action plan shows staffing gaps and siloed departments; a board member presented research on Colorado Communities for Climate Action funding and offered to draft a memo to council recommending a membership or next step.
Pam Chatburn, a Littleton resident who identified herself during public comment, told the Environmental Stewardship Board she is concerned the city’s Environmental Stewardship Action Plan is not advancing because of staffing gaps and departmental stovepiping.
Chatburn said the plan “isn’t advancing much,” and urged the board and staff to provide a staffing report on the hiring of a replacement arborist and to consider a broader position focused on the living environment rather than a single‑issue role. She also asked the board to integrate a citywide budget outlook that includes general, capital and enterprise funds (stormwater and sewer) and to assess the fiscal threat that underperforming metro district developments could pose to city finances.
Separately, a board member reported they had researched Colorado Communities for Climate Action and its funders and said the organizations supporting it include several environmental nonprofits and foundations; the board member offered to draft a memo for the group to consider forwarding to council for a decision on affiliation or membership. That same board member volunteered to present the draft at a future meeting for board review before it would go to council.
Why it matters: Chatburn framed staffing and interdepartmental coordination as inhibitors to implementing environmental priorities, and she asked for transparency on recruitment and resourcing. The board member’s research flagged funding sources for a potential intergovernmental affiliation and proposed a formal staff/board memo as the next administrative step.
Actions and next steps: No formal action or vote was taken. The board member offered to draft a memo summarizing their findings on Colorado Communities for Climate Action and submit it for review at a future board meeting, where the board could decide whether to recommend council consideration. Chatburn’s requests were entered as public comment and will require staff follow‑up if the board wishes to convert them into formal agenda items.
Ending: The board did not make policy decisions during public comment but recorded the concerns and the volunteer commitment to draft a council memo for future consideration.
