The meeting was called to order by Cathy Noon, president, at 6:47 pm and adjourned at 9:12 pm with 19 members present.

• CERT classes are scheduled for May 5, 12, 19, 26, 2007, at the Sheriff’s office. Arapahoe has one of largest CERT programs in the state. CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) provides backup assistance to respond to emergency situations until Fire & Police can get back on track.
• Planning is underway related to after-prom parties in the City. Many parties are at the Family Fun Center. Sign boards will let students know that the department will be out in force for these events with underage drinking targeted. Six high schools are located in the City.
• A listing of Legislative bills related to law enforcement was passed around for review of their status.
• Ron Podboy, Knolls HOA, recognized Capt. Fisher for his assistance on a neighborhood matter.
• www.arapahoesheriff.org

• On-line program registration will be implemented in June & will include classes at alternative locations with vacancies.
• Central call number will begin operation in August to respond to typical questions. Call center will be located at Koelbel Library. It will be called ‘Ask ALD’. This will free the staff to assist library patrons who are onsite.
• Meeting rooms at libraries can be scheduled online in the fall. Groups can enter their own scheduling information and this must be done on a quarterly basis rather than once a year.
• www.arapahoelibraries.org

• Trails Rec Center will host its last Kids Night Out on May 19 and resume this service the fall.
• An Art & Pottery sale will be held this week-end, April 28-29 at the Trails Rec Center.
• A First Aid & CPR course is scheduled on June 19-20 for those 14 years and older.
• Quincy & Himalaya construction occurring with wetlands developed at Himalaya and Hampden including trails
• Trees have been planted at Piney Creek and Hollow Park. The quality of the trees is good.
• Village Park shelter is under construction with the playground completed and the shelter soon to be completed.
• www.aprd.org

• Centennial-only data will now be consolidated or captured and included in one quarterly report from the 4 fire districts.
• Parker: Household Chemical Roundup on April 28 at Parker training facility. Information on the web site.
• Parker’s new station at Euclid & Arapahoe is under plan review.
• Event on April 20: Ponderosa HS had an event with a small explosive with material available for a second explosive.
• Cunningham: April 30 at Eaglecrest HS, the department will have a crash scenario with Air Life, Sheriff’s Dept., school personnel and students. Students participating in the scenario will wear gray makeup during remainder of week and do not speak with anyone to carry out the impact of the scenario. A program for parents has been developed to help deter underage drinking in homes.
• EMS Week – May 19-26 – Open House at Cunningham Station 3 at Piccadilly & Riviera in on May 19, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.
• ‘Moving on with Mark’ event, a fundraiser for Mark Mather to assist with the cost of prosthetics is underway. Mark had contracted bacterial meningitis and lost both arms and legs.
• Littleton: Airlife Memorial on Sunday, April 29 at Hudson Gardens
• South Metro: The fire district asks that everyone think prevention with the wild-land season coming up.
• Family Fun & Fitness Festival is scheduled on May 5 at Centennial Health Plaza.
• www.cfpd.org www. littletongov.org www.parkerfire.org www.southmetro.org

• Jean Flynn submitted the following information: A summer fun pass is available for everyone. Youth, 2-17 years and seniors 65+ can have unlimited play from May 26-September 3, at 3 recreation centers and 4 outdoor pools for $100. Special pricing is also available for adults & families. Rec Centers: Buck, Goodson, Lone Tree. Pools: Harlow, Franklin, Holly, & Cook Creek.
• www.sspr.org

• Distributed the first City of Centennial annual report at 3^rd State of the City. Mayor Pye called for a community visioning project involving citizens to determine the city’s long range future. Citizens are asking for more services raising the question of whether the original vision of minimal government is still valid.
• Cost of city services is rising faster than city revenues projecting a problem in the near future.
• Public works and public safety are about ¾ of the city budget and drive city costs. Cost increases in materials for roads created increases in public works budget. It is timely to ask citizens what the do/do not want to pay for.
• Council Workshop: Maximizing city revenue sources & options for possible new revenue streams. As a statutory city, options are limited. Council has directed staff to begin process of beginning home rule efforts.
• Other projects of interest to Council: noise ordinance, how to improve/preserve visual appeal of our rights of way, graffiti removal, tightening up on home businesses that cause property deterioration, preserving older neighborhoods, revising the look & functionality of the city website, working through Centennial airport-related issues.
• City will begin negotiating two biggest contracts this year: 1) County for public works and public safety, and a contract to run the city’s land use services department (this will be bid out with an extensive rfp)
• April 16 meeting, Council adopted neighbor traffic calming policy; created a park & open space advisory board which will advise Council on how to spend open space dollars. Council Members from each ward will recommend two people & the mayor will choose one member from each ward. A study designed to determine the city’s open space philosophy is underway. Recommendations must be received from Council Members by June 1.
• Ward I meeting, April 30, 6:30 pm at Southglenn Library includes an update on the Streets of Southglenn.
• John Newhouse, Arapahoe County, tracks 90 locations for mosquitoes and treatments.
• www.centennialcolorado.com

• Due to Memorial Day, the May meeting was re-scheduled to May 21 at the same location.
• Snow & Ice Task Force: A presentation was made to a large group about snow removal costs during the past winter. Numerous stakeholders are represented on the committee [fire, police, school districts, staff, bus bench, etc.]. From Dec. 20-Feb 12, $1.6 million was spent on snow removal with $347,000 paid to contractors. The Task Force is reviewing the current plan, road treatments, emergency operations center, 720-874-ROAD number for reporting and other items. Sub-groups have been established and the next large group meeting is scheduled for June.
• Cathy Noon reported on a Centennial Airport Authority meeting held on April 14 to discuss the airport influence area. Present: County and City staff, airport businesses, city council members, county commissioners, airport staff. An education piece was put on by the airport with additional meetings being considered. Douglas County does not recognize airport guidelines re: influence area and noise boundaries. The East-West runway typically has 5%-10% usage and on any given day can receive 30% of usage. Additional information was discussed. The Centennial Airport has a $1 billion annual impact on the community.

Ron Podboy, 1st Vice President: Has made a few contacts and requested information regarding CenCON membership.

Elections: Discussed changing the bylaws to create a co-chair/co-president position. Several options were discussed and a proposal based on member suggestions will be formulated by the board and sent to the membership for consideration. The use of electronic communications as a method of voting was approved by the members present at the meeting.

Re-elected as officers:

• Moved by Jim Levy, seconded by Ron Podboy, to approve the March 26, 2007 minutes. Motion carried.

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