Meeting was called to order at 6:50 p.m. and was adjourned at 9:00 p.m. with a total of 19 members present

• Election information about candidate, polling places, etc. is provided on the library web site - www.arapahoelibraries.org
• "Dessert with the Candidates" on Sunday, 31 October at Koelbel Library at 7:00 PM
• Adding a "shopping cart" feature to the library catalog to make it easier to reserve books
• In November, library is adding a new feature "book letters" which are email newsletters concerning new books and books about to be published. Also have "Meet the Authors" newsletters. Working on providing "previews" of videos available from the library
• Marlu Burkamp will be retiring from the library staff at the end of this year after 17 years of service

• A judge has ruled that Cherry Hills Village can leave the recreation district, but must pay the district $9.6 million for the district assets that are within the boundaries of Cherry Hills Village
• Pottery Guild will have a holiday sale on November 6 and 7 at Goodson Recreation Center, and at the Lone Tree Recreation Center from November 29 to December 2
• There will be an Arts & Crafts Festival on Saturday, December 4 at the Goodson recreation Center from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM. They will also have specialty foods (jellies, honeys, etc.)
• Lone Tree Recreation Center will have a "Gypsy Swing Review" (Paris Hot Club era style) with Lannie Garret on Saturday, November 13 at 7:00 PM. Tickets are $18.00 per person for district residents
• For the kids, there will be an audience participation presentation of "Scrooge" at the Lone Tree Recreation Center on Sunday, Dec. 12, at 3:00 PM. Tickets are $6 ($5 District Rate) Call 303-347-1900 to reserve
• Jim Ryan, chairman of the SSPRD board, was awarded the "Special District Association Chairman of the Year"
• David Lorenz, also on the SSPRD Board, was awarded the "Distinguished Professional of the Year" by the National Recreation and Park Association

• Number of traffic crashes YTD in Centennial is 1880, with 4 fatal crashes in Centennial
• Top 10 traffic crash locations are:

1. 7100 to 8300 south I-25
2. East Arapahoe Road and south University Boulevard
3. East Dry Creek Road and south University Boulevard
4. 5900 to 6200 south Parker Road
5. East Arapahoe Road and south Revere Parkway
6. East Easter Avenue and south University Boulevard
7. East Arapahoe Road and south Havana Street
8. 20900 east Smoky Hill Road
9. East Arapahoe Road and south Holly Street
10. East Arapahoe Road and south Peoria Street

• Enhanced traffic enforcement will focus on east Arapahoe Road, especially at University, Holly, Havana, and Peoria
• Arapahoe County Sheriff's deputies have more training in traffic accident investigation than do the Colorado State Patrol
• Do not leave your unattended car to warm up in the driveway. Car thieves cruise the area looking for these cars to steal. It is against the law to leave the car running and unattended

• City has new signs being installed on I-25, C-470, and E-470 indicating that you are entering the City of Centennial
• Centennial's first newsletter will be going out in the mail very shortly. Page 3 contains a valuable resource of names and phone numbers
• City also is distributing a Code Enforcement brochure with the current ordinances and a list of important phone numbers
• Betty Ann Habig has provided a "business sticker" for Centennial businesses to indicate that the business is in Centennial
• City has several openings for the Planning & Zoning Commission, the Board of Adjustment, and the Board of Review. Applications can be obtained at the City Offices, or on the City's web site www.centennialcolorado.com. Call Nancy Reubert at 303-754-3327 for further information
• There will be a public hearing of the City of Centennial 2005 budget on the evening of November 1^st, at the City Offices at 7:00 PM
• There is an informational meeting on November 18^th, from 6 to 8 PM at the Family Sports Center, 6901 S. Peoria. This will discuss the recent survey of various parks and recreation facilities east of I-25, within the City of Centennial. It is an opportunity for citizens to provide feedback. Call 303-708-9500 for direction to the Family Sports Center
• There will be a new web page on the City's web site listing the current land use cases

• Two recent RTD schedule changes provide important new bus service to Centennial
• Route 473 expands service through Centennial to Park Meadows shopping mall, every half hour, all day and evening, 7 days a week
• Route 26X expands express service to downtown Denver along I-25. It runs every half-hour all day & evening, 7 days a week. Starts at Sky Ridge Medical Center, runs through Lone Tree, Arapahoe Park-n-Ride, then nonstop on I-25 to the Broadway Light Rail station
• Full schedule information is at 303-299-6000 or at www.rtd-denver.com

• The bridge at Bow Tie Park is complete
• The new Recreation Center will open in November

• SmARTS! (South Metro Arts Center Initiative) wants to build a new, permanent facility for regional Arts, Cultural and Conference Center in the south metro area, operated by a new public entity
• Regional facility proposal could include
• Theatre with seating for 2000 to 2500 people, concert hall with seating for 1000 people
• Two or three smaller playhouses (300 to 500 people)
• Community Expo center with 100,000+ square feet of convention space
• Central Piazza with galleries, cafes, coffee shops, restaurants, etc.
• Operations "Barn" for maintenance and storage and administrative offices
• Parking Space for future expansion & growth
• Funding will be based on property taxes with a new tax of between 4 to 6 mil levy
• Preferred locations will be near I-25 and C-470
• First public event is projected for June, 2010

• Radio Reading Service of the Rockies is looking for volunteer readers for books, newspapers, magazines, etc. for the visually impaired
• City of Centennial has provided a draft copy of the City's referral policy. Please provide feedback to Cathy Noon ASAP.
• This policy will make referrals part of the City's code for developers. Each HOA must notify the City with contact information. There are 3 kinds of referrals: neighborhood, local, and regional. Types of referrals are mailing application packet (Type 1), a postcard indicating that the HOA might be affected (Type 2)
• City will establish a lending library so citizens can "check out" the plans for review
• CenCON will continue to receive all the developer packets
• Horan & McConaty Funeral Homes wants to put in a 6000 square foot funeral home & memorial garden at County Line & Forest (near Heritage Greens HOA)

- Treasurer - Gerry Cummins

- Secretary - Frank Green

• Moved by Ron Weidmann and seconded by Gerry Cummins that the September 2004 minutes be approved as written. Approval was unanimous

• Ms. Andrea Suhaka, Mr. Todd Miller, Ms. Betty Ann Habig, Ms. Gail Carissimi, Ms. Nancy Reubert, & Ms. Betty Wotring left the CenCON meeting and did not participate in any discussion of the developer plans or comments

• One new developer plan (Denver Christian Schools) was received. Copies of the detailed comments will be sent to all CenCON members as usual. Very little information was received concerning this development

at the Library Administration Building, at 6:45 PM

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