Meeting was called to order at 6:55 p.m. and was adjourned at 9:35 p.m. with a total of 20 members present

Arapahoe Library District – Eloise May

• 2003 "InfoArapahoe" Community Guides are now available at all the libraries. Also available on-line at library web site
• The Arapahoe Library District is having a summer reading program for children, teens, and adults, with prizes at the end of the program. It started on Saturday, 31 May 2003
• Koelbel Library will be hosting a Small Business Community Resource Fair on Monday, 16 June, from 9 AM to 4 PM. Co-sponsored by: South Metro Denver Chamber, State of Colorado Small Business Development Center, U.S. Small Business Administration, and Councilors to America’s Small Business. Fair is free, but reservations required. Call 303-220-7704
• Arapahoe Library District will not be affected as much as Denver by the downturn in the economy. District will lose about $500,000.00 next year. Difference is that Denver is funded by sales tax, Arapahoe is funded by property tax

• The new Lone Tree recreation center construction is continuing on schedule
• It is illegal to dump broken tree branches on SSP&R Open Space property
• The bubble over the tennis courts at Centennial is being restored and inflated after damage by the heavy snowstorms
• The "Living Well" program is working in cooperation with the Koelbel Library summer reading program
• Each Thursday at noon, there will be a "Power Walk" at the Goodson Recreation Center, in cooperation with the South Metro Denver Chamber

• Sheriff’s Office used inmate labor to remove graffiti on public right of way, especially at Arapahoe Road and Quebec Street
• Largest burglary in Arapahoe County occurred recently at Advantage Wireless. About $1,000,000.00 worth of wireless telephones. Criminals were caught in Florida
• "Click It or Ticket" campaign continues to encourage wearing of automobile seat belts
• "Red Light" campaign also continuing at various locations in Centennial. In 90 minutes at Parker Road and Orchard Road, 37 tickets were written, and witnessed a total of 150 violations. Not all violators could be stopped since police were already busy dealing with previous violators. Average speed through the red light was 50 to 60 mph. In 3 days (5 total hours), 131 traffic citations were issued, 225 violations were logged, and over 400 violations were observed
• Sheriff’s Bicycle Patrol through the neighborhood common areas and parks will be starting soon, and continues for the summer
• There has been a rash of "drive-by" breaking of car windows in home owners driveways

• Ground breaking for the new Trails Recreation Center will be on 10 June. Work is on schedule and on budget. A new "logo" is being developed for the recreation center
• Ridge Park is nearing completion. Opening ceremony will be in late June
• The proposed new park at Piney Creek is facing opposition from the neighboring residents
• A new underground irrigation system was installed for the grass at Foxfield Park, near Himalaya and Chenango

• All 4 Fire Districts, Cunningham, Littleton, Parker, and South Metro, and the Arapahoe Sheriff’s Office participated in the large metro-wide Emergency Preparedness disaster drill this last weekend. This was only the fifth time in the history of metro Denver that a drill of this magnitude was held
• Sale of fireworks in Centennial is banned. Fireworks that are available in Wyoming are illegal in Centennial and the entire state of Colorado. Illegal fireworks will be confiscated
• Some of our fire equipment will probably be used in the foothills if we have more forest fires. There is a inter-governmental agreement before the County Commissioners that will provide for reimbursement of expenses if this happens
• HOA’s that are having 4^th of July parades should contact their local fire district to have a fire engine participate in the parade
• There will be a new program soon so that HOA’s will have local neighborhood people trained to assess damage in the local area and report back to the fire and police officials when a disaster strikes. This allows faster response to the areas hit hardest
• Many people attended the EMS activities and demonstrations at the local fire stations

• City has removed the damaged tree branches from the public right of way in all the city’s 36 square miles
• There have been recurrent power outages in the west side of Centennial. If this happens, call Excel, not the City. If Excel does not respond, call the Public Utilities Commission. A report on the frequency of the outages has been requested from Excel
• Many HOA’s along Arapahoe and Dry Creek had fences knocked down by the heavy snows. The City, upon request, helped to prop the fences up. The County is supposed to repair the damage done by the snowplowing. However, the City and the County each paid half of the deductible amount of the repairs
• Marathon Oil re-development will have 6 office buildings, 2 "big box" stores, 144 single family homes, and 123 patio homes
• The Municipal Court judges have been sworn in along with the Court Clerk
• Bell Policy Center is available to make a presentation on Amendment 23, the TABOR Amendment, and the Gallagher Amendment
• City has finally forced work to begin on a structurally fire damaged house in the Knolls. The insurance company was delaying the work

• Meeting was held on 22 May between the City Council and Planning Commission to discuss the City’s Comprehensive Plan
• Land Use and Planning & Zoning committees are meeting on 3 June to discuss what process will be used for the development of the Comprehensive Plan. City is required by the State to have a Master Plan. The City hopes to have the Comprehensive Plan complete by the end of the year
• There will also be at least 2 public meetings for the citizens to voice their comments
• There will be a meeting at the Mineral Clubhouse (8500 Mineral Drive) on Monday, 9 June at 7 PM to discuss the large Mountain View Homes development on the southeast corner of Dry Creek and Yosemite. Development is in unincorporated Arapahoe County, but is surrounded by the City of Centennial. The meeting is sponsored by the Willow Creek HOA’s

• Information about a law firm’s free newsletter concerning HOA issues will be forwarded to all members
• No final decision has been made concerning the future home of CenCON meetings
• The July "unofficial" meeting will be held on the new Route 66 bus as a promotional event

                                          - Treasurer - Gerry Cummins

- Secretary - Frank Green

• It was moved by Gerry Cummins and seconded by Ron Weidmann that the May 2003 minutes be approved as amended to change "Reverse 911" to "Emergency Preparedness Network 911". Approval was unanimous

                    - Membership - Michael Kirrane

• Letters have been sent to four "CenCON Association" candidates: Dreamhouse Acres, Cherry Hills View, Cherrywood Village, and Broadway Estates West. Howard McGregor from Broadway Estates West attended the June CenCON meeting

                    - Plans - Ron Weidmann

• Two new developer plans and 1 re-plat were discussed. Copies of the comments will be distributed to all members
• Planning Committee will meet before the regular CenCON meeting, at 6:15 pm

• Presentations  - Dave Morse

• Presentation of planned development at Yosemite & Dry Creek for a Wells Fargo Bank and an Eckerd Drug store

        - Don Schieferect

• Presentation of planned development at Smoky Hill and Himalaya for a Key Bank

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