Centennial Council of Neighborhoods 4
March 02 Minutes
Meeting was called to order at 6:55 p.m. and
was adjourned at 9:35 p.m. with a total of 18 members present
Arapahoe Library District – Eloise May
- Arapahoe Library District conducting Poetry Month. Deadline
for submissions is 31 March. Each person can enter one, never-before-published poem of 25
lines or less. Four winners will receive prize of $100.00 each Call 303-220-7704 for more
information
- About 50 people braved the snow and ice to attend the
District open house on 1 March at the new Library Support Center
- Library will deliver books to the homes of the sick /
disabled
- Library selected, purchased, and cataloged about 85,000 new
items last year
South Suburban Park & Recreation - Jean Flynn
- District residents should receive the updated Spring/Summer
catalog this week
- Registration for classes starts next week
- Meeting on Tuesday, 19 March at 6:30 P.M. at South Suburban
District Office (6631 South University Blvd) concerning the new Sports Complex at the
County Line landfill. Citizen involvement in development planning of the Complex is
desired
- Meeting at Walnut Hills school, Thursday, 14 March at 6:30
P.M. to discuss improvements to the park near Walnut Hills elementary school
- Maintenance of pedestrian bridges & possible elimination
of one of them
- Trail will be resurfaced
- Consideration of conversion of existing tennis court to an
inline skate park without ramps
- SSPRD Board election on 7 May 2002. 8 candidates for 3 open
positions
- Improvements proposed for Newton Middle School will have a
public hearing on Wednesday, 10 April
- New playfields
- Shelter
- Inline skating area
- Improved landscaping and irrigation
Arapahoe Sheriff’s Department - Mark Campbell
- Some intersections had problems during the 1 March snow.
Sheriff worked with Arapahoe County to get additional sanding completed
- Arapahoe Road (except west of Spruce Drive to Broadway),
Parker Road, County Line Road, and University Blvd are responsibility of Colorado DOT and
not Arapahoe County
- Methamphetamine labs in the hotels on the I-25 strip are
still a problem. Hotel management staff got "signs to look for" from sheriff,
and has provided tips to police which have led to arrests
- Checks on commercial vehicles will be increasing in the
future
- A scaled down Smoky Hill sub-station will be staffed by
deputies beginning 18 March
- Additional sub-stations are proposed for Southglenn Mall and
in the far eastern areas of Arapahoe County
- Grayson Robinson
- New web site in partnership with National Sheriff's
Association - www.usaonwatch.org which has to do with
the neighborhood watch program. Goal is to enhance the community policing efforts. Media
event announcing web site on Wednesday, 6 March at 6:30 P.M.
- To allow citizens to be more independent and not have to
rely on emergency response as much, the National Sheriff's Association and the Office of
Homeland Defense have established a web site www.weprevent.org
to provide information on how to be prepared for emergencies and prevent tragedy
- Grayson Robinson is a candidate for the office of sheriff in
the upcoming election. Sheriff Pat Sullivan is retiring.
Fire Districts - Dan Qualman
- South Metro, Parker, and Cunningham fire district will all
have issues on the ballot for the 7 May election. South Metro vote is a mail ballot
- Cunningham fire will have a "Chile Cook Off" at
the Rock Bottom Brewery on Saturday, 9 March at 12:00 noon at County Line & I-25
- All 4 districts (South Metro, Cunningham, Parker, Littleton)
participated in the recent hazardous material training at Mile High stadium
- Parker Fire has a program for teen driving skills.
Information on www.parkerfire.org and follow link to
Miller Safety Center
City of Centennial – Ward III - Andrea Suhaka
- City Manager (John L. Pazour) has been hired and will start
18 March
- Land Use Services has received many plans to review
- Arapahoe County will continue to perform all public works
projects until December 2003. At that time, Centennial will have selected someone through
a bidding process to continue the public works after that date
- "City of Centennial" identification appears on
approximately 78 of the sheriff's squad cars. Arapahoe County will also put this
identification of some of the road maintenance trucks
- Requests for snow plowing of residential streets may be made
at 303-792-5016. Plowing is done on a scheduled priority basis, with residential streets
done last
- Centennial Airport issues will be discussed at City Council
meeting on Thursday, 7 March. Solutions to the problem, as proposed by the Finance
Committee, are:
Arapahoe County-wide property tax mill levy increase of about 0.33 mills
Special property tax district for areas surrounding airport
Allow passenger service at airport
Arapahoe Parks and Recreation - Rebecca Nash
- New swimming pool construction in Lookout Park at corner of
Picadilly & Riviera is ahead of schedule
- Applied for a $150,000 grant to build a skateboard park at
the new recreation center location (Orchard & Buckley)
- Looking at repairs to the Piney Creek trail which goes under
Parker Road
Storm Water Committee - Bob Ross
- Sixteen member committee will provide recommendations to
Arapahoe County Commissioners and the Centennial City Council on design of enhanced storm
water management program and funding methods
- Existing infrastructure is vulnerable to substantial storm
water damage without improvements to the system
Public Transportation Committee - Ty Henken
- Looking at lack of existing RTD bus service in Centennial
and how RTD routes may eventually connect with the T-REX light rail
- Contact Andrea Suhaka at 303-770-0058 or standy@ecentral.com to participate on the committee
Officer Reports - President - Cathy Noon
- CENCON currently represents over 15,000 homes in Centennial.
Some HOAs still need to respond with the number in their HOA
- Year 2002 member dues are due on 1 April 2002
- Members who have not provided the number of homes in their
HOA should do so as soon as possible
- Centura Hospital will give a presentation to CENCON
concerning the new hospital at Parker and C-470 within the next few months
- Cherry Creek Basin Legacy Project will have an open house on
26 March at Smoky Hill Library from 7 - 8:30 P.M. to get public input on land conservation
areas
- RTD Fast-Trax will give a presentation to CENCON in the near
future
- There is a citizen's committee of 18 members to review the
proposed Centennial ordinances. A report is due by May 15th. Committee meetings are 11
March, 25 March, and 8 April at 7:00 P.M. at the City Council chambers at 12503 East
Euclid Drive. Meetings are open to the public, but public comments should be in writing
and sent to the Ordinance Committee at the Centennial City Offices
- Text of the proposed ordinances (noise, large vehicle
parking, nuisances ) will be available at - www.c-watch-news.com
- Treasurer - Gerry Cummins
- Checking account Previous balance:$340.52
Income (dues) $90.00
Expenses $31.34
Closing Balance $399.18
- Savings accountPrevious balance:$1251.46
Closing Balance $1251.46
- Secretary - Frank Green
- It was moved by Mike Sutherland , seconded by Tom Wood, and
the February minutes were unanimously approved
- Plans - Claudette Cooper
- Three developer plans were discussed
- The Plan comments, as discussed and noted, were unanimously
approved. In addition to the comments generated at the meeting, additional comments were
provided by from the Chapparal HOA concerning the Estancia subdivision
- Election of Officers for 2002
- It was moved by Claudette Cooper, seconded by Mike
Sutherland, and voted unanimously by voice vote to re-elect Cathy Noon as President, Gerry
Cummins as Treasurer, and Frank Green as Secretary
- Positions of 1st and 2nd Vice-Presidents were not voted upon
at this time. Changes to the structure of the planning review and uncertainty about the
current membership VP's status dictated that these elections would be held next month
T-REX Presentation - Hunter Sydnor
