Meeting was called to order at 6:50 p.m. and was adjourned at 9:10 p.m. with a total of 17 members present

 Arapahoe Library District - Eloise May

• "AskColorado" is a statewide program that offers a free online information service and is provided by Colorado State libraries. It is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in English or Spanish. To access the service, go to www.arapahoelibaries.org and click on AskColorado icon. More than 180 library staff from more than 40 public, academic and special libraries throughout Colorado will assist you online
• Koelbel Library will host a Author’s Open House on Sunday, 9 November from 2:00 to 3:30 PM. Colorado authors of children’s and adult books will be present for book signings
• Smoky Hill library will host Colorado photographer John Fielder on Monday, 24 November at 7:00 PM. He will be sharing images from his new book, Colorado’s Forests for the Trees. Further information can be obtained by calling 303-693-7449

• The person who committed a sexual assault in Palos Verdes has been captured with the help of DNA identification provided by the state of Oregon. Suspect is now in jail with a $1,000,000 bond
• Only one major crime not yet closed this year, a homicide in Byers. Arrest warrant has been issued, but suspect is out of state, and maybe out of the country
• Arapahoe Rescue Patrol assisted Arapahoe Sheriff’s deputies in finding a lost woman who wandered away from an automobile accident on October 31. Woman was missing over the Halloween weekend and found alive on the morning of November 3 about 1/2 mile from her car. Arapahoe Rescue Patrol is comprised of high school students
• Sheriff’s Office is conducting another Crises Intervention Training class for deputies. Goal is to have at least 25% of patrol officers trained
• Federal money from Homeland Security Department is being made available for training of police and fire personnel

• Living Well program at Goodson Recreation Center on Thursday, 13 November at 6:00 PM will be on Managing Shoulder Injuries
• Living Well program at Goodson Recreation Center on Monday, 1 December at 6:00 PM will be on Healthy Holiday Eating
• Annual Craft Festival will be at Goodson Recreation Center on Saturday, 6 December from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM
• Last public budget hearing on Wednesday, 12 November at 7:30 PM at Goodson Recreation Center
• Ground breaking ceremony for Littleton Recreation Center will be on Wednesday, 12 November at 3:00 PM

• Bids awarded for sod and irrigation work at the Peakview North park. All irrigation will be sub-surface
• Interviewing consultants for the new skate park at Orchard and Buckley
• Reviewing the bids for the water slide at Lookout Park at Picadilly & Riviera
• Currently interviewing for position of Recreation Center manager
• Further information and a web cam of the Rec Center construction can be found at www.aprd.org

• During the recent wild fires, normal neighborhood coverage was maintained by automatically back-filling the locations where equipment was provided for the wild fires. All four fire districts participate in back-filling equipment and personnel
• Parker’s snowcat was moved to the main Parker Fire station
• South Metro and Parker fire districts will potentially join together for a Fleet Services Consolidation. This will allow better service, repair, and maintenance of all the fire equipment
• Parker Fire has a new headquarters administration building at Parkglenn and Highway 83. Open and occupied by February 2004

• Introduced members of the new Centennial Youth Commission, who serve on an advisory board created by resolution of City Council

• Cameron Bardwell, a senior at Arapahoe High School
• Scott Braley, a senior at Arapahoe High School
• Maria Colantino, a junior at Cherry Creek High School
• Sean Diaz, a senior at Options High School
• Megan Gatseos, a senior at Denver Christian High School
• Amanda Powell, a junior at Heritage High School
• Adam Senn, a freshman at Cherry Creek High School
• Michael Wood, a senior at Cherry Creek High School
• Molly Yost, a junior at Smoky Hill High School

• Information about the Youth Commission can be found on the City of Centennial web site, www.centennialcolorado.com

• City is annexing about 28 acres at the location of the new Wal-Mart development
• City Attorney Bob Cole is resigning. City Council discussing options to determine future of legal services for the City
• Budget process will begin after the election when it is known if the City will have additional tax money

• Brad Calbert will be leaving as a CenCON representative and also as a member of the Plans Committee. CenCON needs to replace Brad and also to get additional people working on the Plans committee. Call or email Cathy Noon (303-766-2523 noon@ecentral.com) or Ron Weidmann (303-693-2352 wrcarol@qwest.net) to volunteer
• Plans Committee will move from a night-time meeting to a mid-month morning meeting to accommodate better availability of committee members. May also have a second meeting immediately before the CenCON meeting if necessary because of late arriving plans
• It was moved by Claudette Cooper and seconded by Michael Kirrane to provide $25/month, effective immediately, to the Plans Committee to cover the cost of coffee and donuts for the morning meeting. Approval was unanimous
• On 12 November at 7:00 PM, there will be a meeting concerning the Yosemite Park development at County Line and Yosemite. Meeting will be held at the Mineral Clubhouse, 8500 E Mineral Drive. Meeting is with the Willow Creek HOAs, but anyone is welcome to attend
• CenCON needs to have better attendance at the monthly meetings. We currently average about 18 members present, out of a total membership of approximately 45 HOAs
• CenCON will try to have a discussion with the City concerning the future City legal services and issues

- Treasurer - Gerry Cummins

- Secretary - Frank Green

• Moved by Jim Levy and seconded by Stephanie Pico that the October 2003 minutes be approved as read. Approval was unanimous

• No new members, but several lapsed members have returned

- Plans - Ron Weidmann

• One developer plan was discussed for The Village at Centennial at Arapahoe and Potomac. It was moved by Gerry Cummins and seconded by Michael Kirrane that the comments be approved as discussed. Approval was unanimous. A copy of the comments for the plan will be distributed to all members

 Member Comments/Information - Stephanie Pico

• The 5^th Annual Cherry Creek Stewardship Partners Conference will be held on Friday, 7 November from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM at the Embassy Suites Conference Center, south of Arapahoe Road and west of Havana. Meeting & registration will be in the Red Rocks/Divide and Belleview rooms. Registration starts at 7:45 AM

- Jim Levy

• An expansion of the C470 corridor is being evaluated. The need for a noise barrier for the neighborhoods will be an issue
• Another issue is the problem with the bike path where it crosses the major intersections
• CenCON will try to arrange a presentation of the proposed C470 planning in January or February

Developer Presentation - Francis Gay

• Presented plans for a car wash and an office building at Smoky Hill and Himalaya
• Property is about 1.75 acres in size next to the Key Bank.
• A 9 bay car wash will be on the east end of the triangular parcel
  

 December 1^st CenCON meeting is at:
City of Centennial Offices
12503 E Euclid Drive, Suite 200
Centennial, CO

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