Meeting was called to order at 6:50 p.m. and was adjourned at 9:24 p.m. with a total of 20 members present

• HOA newsletters editors will get more timely information directly from library for publication
• Annual used book sale this weekend - 13, 14, & 15 Sept. from 9 am to 5 pm Friday & Saturday, and 1 pm to 4 pm Sunday
• Garage sale for used library furniture and equipment on Saturday, 21 Sept, from 9 am to 4 pm at the Library Support Services Building
• Koelbel Library was 10 years old in May. Because of ongoing construction, "birthday" party delayed until 28 Sept from 9 am to 5 pm at Koelbel Library
• Landscaping at new Smoky Hill library will look at alternatives to using grass to avoid need for watering
• The "cone" at the remodeled Castlewood Library will house a children's room at the base of the cone. The outside will be surfaced with stucco and have a metal trim around the bottom

• Of the 11 playground improvements authorized by the voters, 10 are complete, the last needs turf planted, but waiting because of drought
• Have created a roller hockey area at Newton Middle school as part of improvements
• Have incorporated art into public places for the playground improvements
• The sports complex at the County Line landfill will be named County Line Regional Park
• Plans for the SE recreational center in Lone Tree are complete, waiting for deed to property from Lone Tree
• Swimming pool incorporates sprays, slides, and a "zero depth" area where swimmers, young, old, and handicapped can "walk into the pool" as if on a beach
• The Littleton Recreational Center will be on the site of the old Arapahoe County jail, behind the old County Court building
• SSPRD golf courses are not using Denver water, but are using non-potable water under self imposed restrictions
• Athletic fields are being given priority watering since heavy use would destroy the grass completely otherwise
• Some HOA pools are draining the water onto SSPRD land instead of down the sewer
• Cherry Hills Village will put issue of withdrawing from SSPRD on the November ballot for its citizens

 Arapahoe Parks & Recreation - Rebecca Nash

• There will be no grass planted at the new Ridge Park, next to the Antelope Ridge school because of the lack of water
• Master plan for the Saddle Rock area will be started soon
• Architect for the new recreation center at Buckley & Orchard is being chosen. Center expected to open in 2004

 Arapahoe Sheriff’s Department - Bruce Williamson

• There is heightened security at public buildings because of 9/11 anniversary
• Captain Mark Campbell has been reassigned to administrative duties
• Street drag racing contributed to traffic fatalities which are up 10% in Colorado through the middle of August, but there have been none in Arapahoe County
• Sheriff's Office will be targeting aggressive driving, with day & evening action plans
• The cameras being installed along the streets are for T-REX to monitor traffic bottlenecks during construction on I-25

 City of Centennial – Ward 3 - Andrea Suhaka

• There will be a Ward 3 meeting at City Offices on 17 September at 7:00 p.m. Any Centennial citizen is welcome & encouraged to attend
• Parking restrictions for the surrounding residential areas have been implemented at Arapahoe and Smoky Hill high schools. Restrictions can be created for any areas that have a problem, not just school areas
• Cherry Creek Center development has been annexed to the City
• There are 3 candidates for the position of City Clerk, also looking for a clerk for Municipal Court

• Annual pancake breakfast and Centennial's 2nd birthday party will be at deKoevend Park, shelter C (6631 S University Blvd) from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. on September 14. Family fun activities will continue until 11:00 a.m.
• City Councilman George Gatseos suffered a heart attack and had triple bypass surgery on 9 September

 CenCON Reports - President - Cathy Noon

• List of HOA representatives from Arapahoe County must be updated
• On the new Centennial City web site, there will be a section where individual HOAs can post information about their HOA
• Non paying and non attending member HOAs will be contacted by phone
• On January 1st, the City's Municipal Court will open
• Neighborhood Resource Center is having a conference in Longmont this year
• CenCON will provide a "contact" list for the member HOAs to the City based on information provided by the members
• There needs to be an education program for the citizens as to what ordinances have been adopted by the City, and what ones have been copied from Arapahoe County
• Land Use department needs to provide information in a format that is more generally acceptable to all users
• Because of the time constraints before the availability of the absentee voting ballots, CenCON will not host a forum to meet the 2 candidates running for Arapahoe County Commissioner
• The official spelling for Centennial Council of Neighborhoods is CenCON
• Still looking for a replacement for Tony Murray on the CenCON planning review committee
• Jess Edwards' letter concerning the ticketing of Ty Henken for gathering petition signatures at Dry Creek Elementary school was read to the members

                         - Treasurer         - Gerry Cummins

                     - Secretary            - Frank Green

• It was moved by Claudette Cooper and seconded by Gerry Cummins that the August minutes be approved. Approval was unanimous

- Membership - Michael Kirrane

• Contact will be made will those members who have not been attending the meetings, and also those who have not yet paid the annual dues

- Plans - Plans Committee

• Plans committee meets at 7:00 p.m. on the Tuesday before the CenCON meeting at Brad Calbert's office, near I-225 & Iliff.
• Heritage Greens Improvement District petition was received, but is "out of scope" for CenCON

• Assisted by Adam Writer - seller, Michael Hayes - K&G Stores, Bill Robison - McDonalds Corp, Galen Requist - R&R Engineering
• Discussed why they want to develop the property at Dry Creek Road and Yosemite Street with a McDonalds, a Shell gas station, a car wash, and a convenience store that is part of Shell
• Wanted to discuss technical issues rather than compatibility with existing neighborhood, which is main concern of surrounding neighborhoods
• Issue will be before the Planning & Zoning Commission on 24 September, and before the City Council for a final vote on 3 October
• CenCON has only sent one referral letter to Land Use department, concerning compatibility with surrounding areas. Other letters are from affected HOAs, or individuals

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