Meeting was called to order at 6:58 p.m. and was adjourned at 9:12 p.m. with a total of 19 members present

• Library newsletter sent to HOA newsletter editors on 15 Sept. Next one will be on 15 Oct
• Southglenn and Koelbel libraries are sponsoring a food drive of nutritional snacks for low-income kids. Bring donations to these libraries
• Each of the libraries will have election information that can be picked up free of charge
• The opening of the newly remodeled Castlewood Library is targeted for 23 November. There will be a new Xpress Library in the Castlewood Library. You can find the latest releases in a "retail" style setting, make your selections, and self-check them out
• Sixth Annual Storytelling Festival will be held 9 to 13 October at the Koelbel & Smoky Hill Libraries
• Beginning Books (early childhood literacy) program needs volunteers on Tuesday & Thursday mornings in Glendale

• 2 Halloween events:
  • Spooktacular, Friday, October 25, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Goodson Recreation Center. $4 prepaid tickets available at Goodson or online at www.sspr.org - reference class #52161
  • The Hudson Gardens and Event Center for StageFright. Choose 5:30, 6:15, or 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 27 or Wednesday, October 30 for a $10 per person advanced ticket fee. Call 303-797-8565, ext. 321, for tickets and more information
• 2 November is the last day of this year’s athletic season. Season has been shortened to help save the grass which is suffering because of the drought
• The Altair playground improvements are complete, but no sod has been laid because of water restrictions
• Newton Middle School has had 2/3 of the grass as sod, the remaining 1/3 as hydro-seeding
• Several projects are on hold because of the drought
• SSP&R and several HOAs provided water for irrigation while draining their swimming pools

• Mark Campbell promoted to position of Under Sheriff, and Bruce Williamson promoted to Captain of the Patrol Division
• Sheriff’s Office will sponsor a hazardous waste removal program, starting the 1^st or 2^nd week of December. $38,000.00 of seized drug dealers’ money will pay most of the costs. A co-payment of $15.00 by the homeowner will be required. No tax dollars are being used
• Transition within Sheriff’s Office (reorganization) is well under way. Survey sent to all of staff (92 employees) asking for ideas
• Will hold an ADVANCE meeting to discuss the plan for the future
• Arapahoe County will get more judges. Sheriff will need to provide 8 additional deputies for court duty. Hiring 24 civilian employees will free 8 existing deputies for court duty, will provide 16 positions for "pod" control in the detention center, and will save $60,000.00 in tax dollars. The civilians will perform duties that do not require law enforcement abilities and will have no inmate contact
• Cross train existing Detention Operations Technicians to be inmate crew supervisors. Inmate crews do lawn maintenance around the county buildings, clean up trash, etc. Will allow more inmate labor to be completed. 5 inmates who are at a "trustee" level will be trained to remove graffiti, specialized equipment to do this will be paid out of asset forfeiture drug money

• Traffic fatalities up 10% statewide last year, 35% of those alcohol related
• Sheriff's Office targeted aggressive driving the last 3 weekends. Accounted for 107 moving violations, 56 warnings, 2 for driving with a revoked license, 2 DUI, 3 for drag racing, 3 for driving with a suspended license, and 1 for a minor with alcohol
• Two serious accidents last month in Arapahoe County resulting from drag racing: in Cherry Creek Vista and on Reservoir Road

• This week is Fire Prevention Week
• Schools have fire prevention exercises from September to November
• Make sure your house address is visible from the street so emergency teams can locate the address easily
• Danger of wildfires will extent throughout the winter unless we get a lot of rain / snow.
• Clean and remove combustible material from areas around house
• Try to clear / mow a 20 foot area between the HOA boundary and any adjacent open area, but do not trespass on another’s property to do so
• Homeowners should trim any trees that overhang their houses to help prevent spread of fires to neighboring houses

• New City clerk was sworn in at the last City Council meeting
• Centennial’s payments to Arapahoe County are "up-to-date"
• Mayor and City Council are studying the Waste Water report to determine what actions will be undertaken
• On the new Centennial City web site, there will be a section where individual HOAs can post information about their HOA. The web site will also contain a list of HOAs, their location and a contact name
• Roof inspections are being completed quickly, but the paperwork is lagging behind. Efforts are being made to correct the problem
• McDonalds rezoning request is on agenda for 10 October City Council meeting
• Mayor will appear at media conference with mayors from Denver & Arvada on 9 October at 11:30 a.m. to emphasize importance of watering trees during the winter to prevent damage or loss
• City is working with AT&T at Colorado Blvd and Dry Creek Road to minimize the noise from the emergency electrical generators, both on a temporary and a permanent basis. AT&T has been very co-operative

• List of HOA representatives from Arapahoe County needs to be updated
• Non paying and non attending member HOAs will be contacted by phone
• Land Use department needs to update their mail list and provide developer plan information to Brad Calbert
• Need to provide a means for Ward 1 residents who do not have formal HOAs to provide a contact name for the City’s web site
• CenCON will work with Sheriff’s Office to get additional information about missing HOA locations and contact names
• Some group is passing out flyers that contains "hate" literature. If you receive a copy, please let Cathy Noon know about it
• Will contact Sheriff’s Office about Neighborhood Watch program. HOAs have been unable to contact the deputy responsible for overseeing the program

- Treasurer - Gerry Cummins

- Secretary - Frank Green

• It was moved by Gerry Cummins and seconded by Michael Kirrane that the September minutes be approved with a correction of Cherry Hills Village instead of Cherry Hills Park as the last item for SSP&RD. 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.
• 5 plans (3 for land and 2 for buildings) were discussed briefly. Plans Committee will provide summary pages for each plan, which will be distributed to each CenCON member

Next meeting: 4 November 02, 6:45 p.m.

CenCON Web Site: www.cencon.net

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