The meeting was called to order at 6:50 p.m. and adjourned at 9:05 with a total of 21 members present.

Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office - Bruce Williamson

• Arapahoe County has trained all police departments in Boulder County, Jefferson County & City of Lakewood in Project Lifesaver
• Armed robbery at on March 21 at Village Inn on Arapahoe Road and Glencoe Street. Suspect was caught sitting in his car across the street
• In 4000 block of East Dry Creek Road, there was an incident of road rage. Suspect was arrested
• Shots were fired by a suspect at a party in the 5400 block of south Jericho street. Suspect was arrested

• The sidewalk at Smoky Hill library is very uneven because of the expansive soil, and is being replaced
• Arapahoe Library District is celebrating its 40^th birthday. Distributed a pamphlet listing many activities at various libraries for April through June. Additional information will be provided later. April 1^st is the first of the activities at all the libraries
• All libraries will be closed Sunday, April 16, for Easter
• At Koelbel library on Tuesday, April 25 from 7:00 to 8:30 pm, there will be a program to learn about books that are developmentally appropriate for young children. Reservation required, 303-220-7704
• Representatives from southeast metro area pre-schools will be at Smoky Hill library on Saturday, April 29 from 10 am to 12 pm to discuss their programs and provide information. Call 303-693-7449 from more information
• There will be a College Planning program at Koelbel library on Sunday, April 30 from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Reservation required, 303-220-7704
• Blood Drive at Southglenn library on Monday, April 3 from 10 to 11:40 am and 1:00 to 3:30 pm. Call 303-363-2300 for appointment. For more information, go to www.bonfils.org and click on Donate > Eligibility

• Information on the tree purchase program is available. Email Rebecca at nashrebecca@comcast.net for more information. Average price is about $253 per tree, which includes planting by North Plains Nursery
• Meeting with the City concerning detention ponds. New method of landscaping ponds is "Rain Gardens" which allows a more natural look

• South Metro and Littleton dispatch center are working together so that the "closest" fire/rescue equipment will be dispatched to an emergency
• South Metro has received accreditation from the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the International Association of City Managers
• Littleton Fire rescue has received federal grants from the Department of Homeland Security of $400,000 for self-contained breathing apparatus and $700,000 for new communications equipment

• Centennial now has "Call-n-Ride" service. Arapahoe service at 303-944-6655 covers an area from Yosemite to Havana, Arapahoe to Union. Orchard service at 303-944-8332 covers an area from Holly to I-25, Arapahoe to Berry. Hours of operation are 5:30 am to 8 pm, Monday through Friday. No service Saturdays, Sundays, or holidays. Can transfer to regular bus service with a transfer. Go to www.southeastconnections.com for additional information
• Dry Creek "Call-n-Ride" service will be started in November
• City is not currently working on RTD services for the new Southglenn Mall development

• Council held a retreat last weekend to plan out its priorities for the next year
• Started with over 100 items of interest
• Highest priorities are:

• Pursuing a joint planning agreement with Arapahoe County concerning development on Centennial's borders
• Arapahoe Road projects:

• Arapahoe Road central corridor study
• Colorado to Holly reconstruction
• University Intersection redesign/reconstruction
• Waco to Himalaya repaving

• Southglenn Mall redevelopment
• Land use issues: rewrite of land use code, updating zoning regulations, and expanding the comprehensive plan
• Hiring of additional city staff (25 existing staff & 13 vacancies)
• TABOR concerns for the County's "Open Space" sales tax and other (non property and sales) sources of revenue

• Lots of other items fighting to get on list but restricted by size of staff. Other priorities will be tackled as time & energies permit
• Southglenn Mall redevelopment

• All leases have now been terminated by the mall owners, clearing way for project to move ahead
• The first public hearing, before Planning & Zoning, will probably be in late April
• If any HOAs have the plans packet and did not respond by deadline, you may still do so
• If anyone saw the Centennial Citizen story about "a Walgreen's drug storage facility" the reporter completely misunderstood. It is a Walgreen's retail store.
• Chamber’s mall farewell party was a success, with 250-300 attendees

• Discussion at April 3 City Council study session on the C-470 toll lanes
• Also on April 3, City Council will formally accept official GID representatives for the city’s 4 GID's
• Draft of vicious dog ordinance tentatively scheduled for April 10 study session
• County Line Road project public meetings ongoing. Check city website www.centennialcolorado.com for schedule

• Ward 3 meeting at 7 pm on April 19 at the City of Centennial Offices

• Ward 4 meeting at Smoky Hill library on April 4 at 7 pm

• Presented plans for a medium density residential development at southwest corner of Smoky Hill and Liverpool
• Project is in unincorporated Arapahoe County, but affects Centennial residents
• CenCON comments have already been submitted

• We have joined the Community Association Institute and are receiving many notices of meetings and events
• Jean Flynn has information about SSPRD's Aquatics Facility Operator Training course. Information was sent to all members
• TREX is closing I-25 between County Line Road and Dry Creek Road on Saturday & Sunday, April 1 & 2. Southbound Dry Creek on-ramp closed Thursday, March 30
• CenCON officer elections will take place at the April meeting. We need someone to take over the recording and publishing of the meeting minutes, and someone to take over the position of Vice-President - Membership
• 3 members from CenCON have been invited to serve on the Community Resource Panel for the Arapahoe Road Corridor study
• Only 4 HOA's have returned the database survey so far
• Need to change By-laws to include the CenCON Associations
• SB-89, which updates SB-100, is progressing through the legislature
• CenCON will write a letter to the Arapahoe County Commissioners concerning the recent approval of questionable developments in unincorporated county which affect Centennial residents

  - Minutes - Frank Green

• Moved by Don Doerr and seconded by Lynn Leader to approve the minutes of the February meeting. Approval was unanimous

                                - Treasurer - Gerry Cummins

                                - Plans - Jim Levy

• No representatives from the City of Centennial participated in any discussion of developer plans or comments
• Copies of the submitted comments for developer plans have been sent to all CenCON members

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