To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Jennifer Ludwig, Director, Arapahoe County Public Health
Prepared By:
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Jennifer Ludwig, Director, Arapahoe County Public Health
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Presenter: Jennifer Ludwig, Director, Arapahoe County Public Health; Breanna Paderewski, Director of Finance and Administration, Public Health
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Subject:
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10:30 AM *Use of Funds for Arapahoe Plaza Project
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
Arapahoe County Public Health is requesting a change in the scope for the build-out of Arapahoe Plaza. We would like to open a new Vital Records office to service the area and are seeking direction from the BOCC on how to proceed.
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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Good Governance - Plan for future service, infrastructure, and fiscal needs.
Background and Discussion: Arapahoe County Public Health (ACPH) has provided services out of its Belleview and Broadway location since 1968 (known as the Englewood Office). The Board-approved 2023 Space Study identified disposing of the Englewood Office, which is the worst asset in the county’s portfolio, and relocating ACPH services to Arapahoe Plaza. The facilities and fleet management department worked with the public health department to design the necessary space improvements to support sexual health, WIC, Immunizations and Harm Reduction operations in 2025. The project was competitively bid in December 2025 and the construction services contract executed in April 2026. Onsite construction started July 20, 2026.
The Harm Reduction Program is one program within public health that is constantly adapting its service model based on a variety of factors including safety issues, security, funding, capacity, and needs of participants. Upon moving from Englewood to APZ, the team will shift its focus to street outreach, fixed location sites, and Prevention Point, leaving the new APZ space mostly vacant. The revised Harm Reduction service model will consist of s...
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